The must-see event of the beginning of the year for art lovers will be held from 21 to 29 January. The Brafa (Brussels Art Fair) is home to 132 art galleries and antique dealers from sixteen countries.

at the Brussels Art Fair (Brafa), which will take place from 21 to 29 January 2017, the specialties are very diverse, since it spans the centuries, from egyptian archeology to contemporary painting, art of China or of Africa to the comic, from the Haute Epoque to Art deco.

But for the French who makes a kick-Thalys, the major interest of the Brafa is to discover the amazing richness of belgian art. Belgium has the reputation of being a country of great collectors. It is a reality, because the professionals there are an endless supply of objects, furniture, paintings, sculptures.

A trip back in time

over The alleys, you can admire the virgin of Mechelen or Antwerp of the Sixteenth or the Seventeenth century, the contemporary creations of Jan Fabre (born in 1958) or Wim Delvoye (born 1965), the artists neo-impressionists or realists of the school of Laethem-Saint-Martin, from the late Nineteenth to the 60s, the symbolists, as Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921), or Léon Spilliaert (1881-1946).

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You can admire the sculptors of wildlife, including Albéric Collin (1886-1962), an accomplice of Rembrandt Bugatti, the creations of new Art of the goldsmith Philippe Wolfers (1858-1929), the prints of James Ensor (1860-1949). And of course, the boards of BD supporters of the clear line…

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antique fairs, flea markets and vide-greniers

Taxes : do I have to declare this one wins the opportunity to a vide grenier ? Small selection of fairs and flea markets not to miss this summer Art : these accessible areas offering good prospects for capital gains

the difference of the great names in French, belgian artists are cheaper yet of equal quality. Please do not hesitate to acquire them. In addition to the pleasure of owning these “beautiful things”, these will enhance the value with the time.