PRINCIPAL FAIRS

February

The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair. Including drawings, watercolours, prints, photographs and posters, over a wide range of dates and prices. Level 2 Galleries, Science Museum, South Kensington, London SW7. www.worksonpaperfair.com 2 – 5 February.

20|21 International Art Fair. Modern and contemporary art from the UK and overseas: oils, original prints, drawings, collage, some photography and sculpture. Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7. www.20-21intartfair.com 16 – 19 February.

Parallax AF. Contemporary art from West and East Europe, USA, Asia, South America, Turkey, UAE and Oceania. Buy direct from the artists. Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, London. barlowfinedrawings.com/parallaxaf 16 – 18 February.

March

TEFAF Maastricht. Silver Jubilee celebration for this great international fine art fair. Among the many rare and notable items to be exhibited are: a bronze figure of the Farnese Bull (The Punishment of Circe) by Giovanni Francesco Susini, c. 1613, shown by Tomasso Brothers from the UK; a gold, diamond and enamel dragonfly pendant by René Lalique, c.1903, shown by Epoque Fine Jewels from Belgium; a 17^th century silver-mounted Humboldt Cup, shown by Kunstkammer Georg Loue from Munich; an alabaster relief of the Annunciation by Tilman Riemenschneider, 1515-1420, shown by Daniel Katz, from London. The Harvest by Pieter Breughel the Younger, signed dated 1621, shown by De Jonckheere from Paris. By Gustave Courbet, Effet de Neige, 1866-68, shown by French & Company from New York. And a gold-ground panel painting of the Virgin and Child in Glory by Rossello di Jacopo Franchini, c. 1376 – 1456, shown by Moretti Fine Art of New York, London and Florence. MECC, Maastricht, The Netherlands. www.tefaf.com 16 – 25 March.

BADA Antiques and Fine Art Fair. Twentieth anniversary for a fair deservedly claiming itself to be the “UK's premier national art and antiques fair.” Loan Exhibition: 16^th, 17th and 18^th century ceremonial polearms from a private collection. The Duke of York Square, Chelsea, London SW3. www.bada-antiques-fair.co.uk 21 – 27 March.

April

Art Brussels. Thirtieth anniversary of a leading contemporary art fair with some 170 galleries, one quarter from Belgium and the rest from Europe and overseas. Special sections: Young Talent, and, First Call. Brussels Expo, Place de Belgique, BE-1020 Brussels, Belgium. www.artbrussels.be 19 – 22 April.

London Original Print Fair. The oldest of its kind with prints ancient and modern, costly and inexpensive. The Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1. www.londonprintfair.com 19 – 22 April.

The Spring Decorative Antiques & Textile Fair. Garden antiques and ornaments to the fore. The Marquee, Battersea Park, London SW11. www.decorativefair.com 24 – 29 April.

Please check opening times and days before travelling any distance.