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Sunday, August 9, 2026 · No. 220

Still Life

All Still Life news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

2 stories across Still Life, Impressionist, Paris, and Collection. Latest: Musée d'Orsay Spotlights Manet's 'L'Asperge' and Its Witty Backstory.

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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Getty Publications Releases New Scholarship on Michaelina Wautier and Anne Vallayer-Coster

Getty Publications has issued two new volumes, Michaelina Wautier by Katlijne Van der Stighelen and Anne Vallayer-Coster by Kelsey Brosnan.

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