Stuart Lochhead Sculpture returns to TEFAF Maastricht in 2026 with a presentation devoted to master sculptors from the Renaissance to the Symbolist period, alongside a small but exceptional selection of European paintings dating from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century.
A highlight of the display is an exquisite terracotta relief by the itinerant Roman sculptor Tommaso Righi (c. 1722–1787). Trained in Rome under Filippo della Valle, Righi contributed to some of the city’s most important palaces and churches, including Palazzo Chigi, the Villa Borghese, and Santi Luca e Martina. Celebrated for his inventive approach to relief sculpture, Righi produced works of remarkable refinement; the present relief, datable to around 1770, stands among the finest expressions of his mature style. Later in his career, the sculptor moved to Vilnius and subsequently to Warsaw, where he worked for Stanisław August Poniatowski.
The presentation moves to the late nineteenth century with a rare plaster of Auguste Rodin’s Seated Bather (also known as the Zoubaloff Bather). This elegant work captures Rodin at a moment of profound experimentation, as he reimagined the female nude through expressive pose, elongated proportions, and sensitive modelling. The work dates to the late 1880s, a period marked by increasing intimacy and psychological depth in his sculpture. Presented at TEFAF Maastricht for the first time, the plaster formerly belonged to the distinguished Marseille collector Anthony Roux, one of the most important champions of Rodin’s work at the turn of the twentieth century.
Stuart Lochhead Sculpture has a long record of museum acquisitions and important presentations at TEFAF Maastricht. Recent highlights include a bust by François Girardon, acquired by the Château de Versailles (2020); a French Renaissance Madonna and Child acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum (2022); and a rare cast of Striding Mars by Giambologna, acquired by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. In 2025, the gallery sold a tripod by Joseph Chinard to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, further affirming its commitment to placing exceptional works in major public collections.