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Saturday, August 22, 2026 · No. 233

Works On Paper

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

4 stories across Works on Paper, Modern, Contemporary, and London. Latest: Musée d'Orsay Publishes Online Record of Emile Bernard's 'Bretonne en grande coiffe'.

Musée d'Orsay Publishes Online Record of Emile Bernard's 'Bretonne en grande coiffe'

Musée d'Orsay Publishes Online Record of Emile Bernard's 'Bretonne en grande coiffe'

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has published the online record for Emile Bernard's 1887 watercolor, 'Bretonne en grande coiffe' (Breton Woman in a Large Headdress). The work, executed in watercolor, brown ink, India ink, brush, and pen, measures 20 by 15.2 centimeters.

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The Courtauld Gallery Receives Major Gift of 20th-Century Drawings Including Works by Cézanne and Twombly

The Courtauld Gallery Receives Major Gift of 20th-Century Drawings Including Works by Cézanne and Twombly

The Courtauld Gallery has received a gift of 20th-century drawings and watercolors that addresses gaps in its representation of draughtsmanship. The works include watercolors by Cézanne and drawings by Cy Twombly, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys and Louis Soutter.

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Lisson Gallery Presents 'Following Nature' Exhibition by Spencer Finch in London

Lisson Gallery Presents 'Following Nature' Exhibition by Spencer Finch in London

Lisson Gallery is presenting Spencer Finch: Following Nature. The gallery is hosting talks involving Mark Boulos in connection with the project.

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LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

LACMA Receives Gift of 130 Austrian Expressionist Works from Otto Kallir Family

On October 8, 2025, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced a gift of more than 130 works of Austrian Expressionism from the family of Otto Kallir.

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