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Sunday, July 26, 2026 · No. 206

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3 stories across Collection, Paris, Decorative Arts, and Contemporary. Latest: Musée d'Orsay Features Christofle Lotus Box from Decorative Arts Collection.

Musée d'Orsay Features Christofle Lotus Box from Decorative Arts Collection

Musée d'Orsay Features Christofle Lotus Box from Decorative Arts Collection

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris holds a copper box by the House of Christofle & Cie, dating to circa 1910–1913, with a lotus-leaf decoration created through turned, patinated, acid-etched and gilded techniques. The box, measuring 5.8 cm high and 9.7 cm in diameter, was acquired by the museum in 2007.

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Almine Rech Announces Alejandro Cardenas Work Joins Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Almine Rech Announces Alejandro Cardenas Work Joins Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Almine Rech has announced that Alejandro Cardenas's 2024 painting 'Elements of Chance' has entered the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. The work, executed in oil on linen measuring 127 x 101.6 cm, will be placed on loan to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain.

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Musée d'Orsay Spotlights Manet's 'L'Asperge' and Its Witty Backstory

Musée d'Orsay Spotlights Manet's 'L'Asperge' and Its Witty Backstory

The Musée d'Orsay has published an in-depth feature on Édouard Manet's 1880 painting 'L'Asperge' (The Asparagus), a small still life measuring 16.9 x 21.9 cm. The work was donated by Sam Salz in 1959.

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