From Aix to Ghent by Zoom

BRAFA, held at the end of January, is one of my favourite annual fairs: it offers a good balance from antiquity to modern, without being swamped by contemporary, and a good mix of exhibitors from different countries and traditions. Belgian specialities—tribal arts, medieval works of art, cartoons, turn-of-the-20th-century painting and Surrealism —are suitably represented. There would normally be a press trip to Belgium the previous autumn to visit some of the dealers who would