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The Musée d'Orsay has acquired three autograph letters from actor Lucien Guitry to painter Claude Monet, spanning an undated note, a 1905 letter, and a November 16, 1920 letter.
M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, hosted its fundraising M+ Gala 2026 on October 30, 2026, in the museum’s Main Hall.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), with support from the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), has launched a call for applications for its Impressions artist residency.
Almine Rech announced that Brian Calvin's painting Extra (2017) has entered the collection of the Consortium Museum in Dijon, France. The acrylic-on-canvas work measures 142.2 x 177.8 cm (56 x 70 in).
Almine Rech has announced that Brian Calvin's 2013 oil painting "End of Messages" is now part of the collection of the Consortium Museum in Dijon, France. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 152 x 123 cm (59 7/8 x 48 3/8 in).
On October 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that works by Louise Bonnet and Liz Larner are featured in "In These Times", a group exhibition of recent acquisitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, on view from September 20, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
On October 30, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Sir John Akomfrah will participate in the second Manton Centre for British Art Lecture at The Courtauld in London on 17 November 2026.
On October 30, 2026, MALBA announced that Eduardo F. Costantini, founder and president of the museum, received the Sorolla Medal from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in recognition of his significant contributions to Hispanic art and culture.
MILLON RIVIERA in Nice will offer nearly 200 works from a family collection of Maurice Denis at auction on December 14, 2026. Spanning the late 1880s to the 1940s, the sale includes about fifty important paintings and a large group of drawings, studies and sketches.
Millon's L'Europe de l'Art Nouveau sale in Paris on November 20, 2026, is led by Émile Gallé's 'Le Calumet de Paix' vase (€40,000-60,000). The 82-cm piece, signed and dated 1900, features Baudelaire's verses and tobacco flower decoration, and was shown at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
Ali Cherri's mixed-media sculpture 'Return Of the beast' (2021) has been acquired by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Artcurial's "Art Deco / Design: Lalanne & Bestiary of Decorative Arts" sale in Paris on November 25, 2026, will present an exceptional selection of works by François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, led by François-Xavier Lalanne's "Capricorne" (2007), a major animal-inspired sculpture estimated at €1,.
On October 21, 2026, the Centre Pompidou, M+, and MoMA announced a new cultural alliance to co-organize exhibitions and programs, deepen collaborative research and conservation, and facilitate long-term loans.
On October 29, 2026, the Centre Pompidou published an interview with French artist Elsa Werth (b. 1985) tied to the online exhibition “Nos chimères sont-elles ce qui nous ressemble le mieux ?” (“Do Our Chimeras Most Resemble Us?”), co-organized with KADIST.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has added 14 works to its permanent collection, spanning paintings and drawings by major 19th- and early 20th-century artists.
On October 29, 2026, Whitechapel Gallery announced a landmark group exhibition, 'Through Holes in the Clouds: Artists and the Postcolonial Imagination', running from March 17 to September 5, 2027.
On October 29, 2026, The Frick Collection announced “Painting with Fire: Susanne de Court and the Art of Enamel,” the first exhibition ever dedicated to the French enameler Susanne de Court, to be presented in spring and summer 2027.
On October 28, 2026, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced its 2027–28 exhibition lineup in Kansas City. 'Photography & Abolition' (May 8–Sept.
On October 28, 2026, TEFAF announced the institutional acquisitions made during its 2026 editions in Maastricht and New York, spanning works from the Renaissance to modern design.
On October 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Rineke Dijkstra's work is featured in several group exhibitions.
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam will present 'Common Practice – Collaborations in Art and Design' from November 28, 2026, to April 4, 2027.
Erwin Wurm is donating his monumental sculpture *Gate* (2021) to the state capital of Düsseldorf, where it will be permanently installed in public space.
On October 28, 2026, Malba announced the acquisition of Diana Aisenberg's painting 'Paraíso' (1984) for its permanent collection.
Rudi Fuchs, the influential museum director, died in 2026 at age 84. Fuchs directed the Van Abbemuseum, the Haagse Gemeentemuseum, and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and led Documenta 7 in 1982.
Christie's will offer 'Anthology of Design: Masterworks from a French-American Collection' in a single-owner sale on December 9 in New York.
Almine Rech has announced that Keita Morimoto's painting "Distance from Light" (2025) is now part of the collection of SOLO Independencia in Madrid, Spain. The work, executed in acrylic and oil on linen, measures 291.2 x 218.5 x 4.3 cm, or approximately 114 1/2 x 86 x 1 1/2 inches.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has acquired Zio Ziegler's painting "The Descent from the Cross" (2025) through Almine Rech, the gallery representing the artist. The work, executed in oil, acrylic, and crayon on linen, measures 152.4 by 91.4 centimeters.
Artcurial's Art Week auctions in Paris on October 24 achieved a combined total of €20,687,410 (including fees), with two sales dedicated to modern and contemporary art.
Almine Rech announced that Ewa Juszkiewicz's oil painting 'Lady with a Mirror (after Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun)' (2026) has been acquired by the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. The work, rendered in oil on canvas, measures 170 by 120 centimeters.
Bonhams presents 'Piety and Pewter,' an online auction featuring The Hayes Collection of Fine & Early Works of Art and the Palmer Pewter Collection, running October 13-27, 2026 on bonhams.com.
Grisebach announced its Winter Auctions 2026 in Berlin, held November 26–27, 2026, featuring 275 works with a combined low estimate of about €15 million. The lead lot is Yves Klein's 1960 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry (ANT SU 30)', estimated at €2–3 million.
On October 26, 2026, Lempertz announced its decorative arts auction in Cologne, to be held on November 20, 2026.
MILLON dispersed the René Chateau film memorabilia collection across three auctions from April to October 2026, achieving a combined total of over €690,000.
Aguttes announced that it will auction an exceptional silver-gilt tea and coffee service belonging to Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaïevna of Russia (1822–1892), daughter of Tsar Nicholas I, as part of its Classical Arts sale on November 12, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Crafted in St.
On October 25, 2026, Lempertz announced its autumn 'Jewellery & Watches' auction, scheduled for November 19 in Cologne. The catalogue spans Parisian jewellery houses, Belle Époque pieces, and modern Cologne goldsmithing, with highlights from private collections.
Tate has received a donation of 50 artworks by artists active in India during the 18th and 19th centuries, gifted outright by Charles Greig, an art historian and scholar of British India.
Lempertz announced its Old Masters and 19th Century auction, scheduled for November 21, 2026. The sale will reunite two panels from a Johann Koerbecke altar wing that were separated in 1936: the Annunciation (est. €200,000–300,000) and the Vision of St Bernard (est. €200,000–300,000).
Gerard Walschap (1898-1989), the Flemish novelist and critic, is represented in the National Portrait Gallery in London as a sitter in one portrait. The museum's collection record lists no additional portraits of him.
Millon and Boisgirard-Antonini announced a charity auction for the Petits Frères des Pauvres association, to be held on October 25, 2026, at the Pavillon Baltard in Nogent-sur-Marne.
On October 22, 2026, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced the acquisition of "Soil Horizon(Cleveland)," a site-specific commissioned work by artist Teresita Fernández.
Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection in Paris and New York-based Blank Forms are presenting a concert featuring Martin Rev, co-founder of the electro post-punk duo Suicide, alongside an opening set by Lary 7 in his first European performance in ten years.
The Musée d'Orsay has released a document from its archives recording the payment of author's rights (droits d'auteurs) to poet and critic Paul Valéry for his work 'Degas Danse Dessin', paid on 31 January 1938.
Ryoji Ikeda's 2018 video installation 'point of no return' has been acquired by the Fundação de Serralves in Porto, Portugal. The work, an edition of three, consists of a DLP video projector, computer, speaker, and HMI lamp with variable dimensions.
On October 22, 2026, Kunsthaus Zürich announced its 2027 programme, spanning Rembrandt, Alberto Giacometti, Judith Bernstein, Selma Selman and Ai Weiwei across its four buildings.
On October 22, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that Richard Long: Gravity will open November 4, 2026, at the Yale Center for British Art.
On October 22, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced a landmark gift of more than 200 works of historical and contemporary digital art from members of its LACMA Digital Leaders (LDL) group and other key figures in the digital community.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Louise Bonnet's works have been acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.
On October 21, 2026, TEFAF announced museum acquisitions made at its 2026 Maastricht and New York fairs, led by the Art Institute of Chicago's purchase of Lavinia Fontana's 'Christ Expelling the Merchants from the Temple,' offered by Trinity Fine Art and the first Fontana painting to enter that c.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced multiple permanent-collection acquisitions for artist André Butzer.
On October 22, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that a recent reiteration of André Butzer's 'Frauenbildnisse' has entered the permanent collection of the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, and four works were acquired by the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Bonhams will offer the 'Somerset Hoard', a collection of seven veteran cars hidden away since World War II, at its Golden Age of Motoring Sale on Friday 30 October at New Bond Street, London.
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Sir Henry Gage (1597-1645), the royalist soldier and Governor of Oxford during the English Civil War. A 1640s oil on canvas by the artist Weesop is on display at Lyme Park, Stockport, bearing inventory number NPG 2279.
Artcurial will auction the collection of Marie-Claude Beaud, the influential curator and former director of the Fondation Cartier, Mudam Luxembourg, and the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, in Paris on December 1, 2026.
On September 22, 2026, Christie's announced it will offer The Collection of Herbert Lust during New York's Fall Marquee Week of Sales. The collection is led by Alberto Giacometti's bronze "Figure, demie grandeur (no.
On September 16, 2026, the Louisiana Museum of Art in Humlebaek, Denmark, announced the ongoing exhibition of Arthur Jafa's work "APEX," on view until September 27, 2026. The American artist Arthur Jafa (b. 1960) is recognized for his exploration of Black American culture through film and video.
In 2025, Philippe Bodenmann donated his entire art collection to a museum, according to Thaddaeus Ropac gallery.
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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