Alexandre Devals, a gallerist, said he wasn’t just attracted to Paris because it is where he was born and raised, but because he could tell the city was on the brink of something © Courtesy of Dmitry Kostyukov
Many of the galleries showing at TEFAF Maastricht are from France, a sign of the country’s growing presence in fairs and overall rising influence in art and collecting.
“We have a history not only of art dealing, but also of creation,” said Alexandre Devals, founder of Galerie Devals in Paris.