
Musée d'Orsay Acquires Major Gustave Moreau Collection of Works and Letters
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has acquired a significant collection of works by Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, including paintings, drawings, and personal letters.
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The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has acquired a significant collection of works by Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau, including paintings, drawings, and personal letters.

The Musée d'Orsay has announced the acquisition of "Rascasse et citrons," the first work by French painter Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange to enter its collections.

On June 5, 2024, the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, the patron association of Kunsthaus Zürich, reached a 'just and fair solution' with the heirs of Jewish industrialist Carl Sachs for Claude Monet's 'L'Homme à l'ombrelle' (1865/1867).

Musée d'Orsay in Paris is presenting two Renoir-themed exhibitions. "Renoir Drawings" runs until July 5, 2026, featuring a selection of the artist's works on paper. "Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity (1865-1885)" continues through July 19, 2026, focusing on his early career.

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has announced ongoing renovation works at the museum. Visitors are advised to regularly check the dedicated page for updated access conditions.

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has opened an exhibition titled 'Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity (1865-1885)', running until July 19, 2026.

The Musée d'Orsay displays Gustave Moreau's 1865 oil-on-wood painting "Orphée" in its permanent collection, located in Salle 59 on the museum's median level.

Paul Cézanne's 'Montagne Sainte-Victoire,' an oil-on-canvas painting dated to around 1890, is held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The work measures 65 by 95.2 centimeters and was acquired in 1969 via a donation with reserved usufruct from the granddaughter of Auguste Pellerin.
Claude Monet's 'Les Dindons' (1877), an oil-on-canvas painting measuring 174 by 172.5 centimeters, is part of the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The work, which depicts turkeys, was executed in 1877 and bears the artist's signature and date.
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.
The Musée d'Orsay features Claude Monet's painting 'La Rue Montorgueil, à Paris. Fête du 30 juin 1878' as a key work in its permanent collection.

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has placed Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting "La Nuit étoilée" (Starry Night) at the center of its collection narrative, emphasizing the work's serene depiction of the Rhône river at night. The oil-on-canvas, measuring 73 by 92 cm, was donated in 1975 by M. and Mme.
The Musée d'Orsay has corrected the date of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's painting "Rousse (La toilette)" from 1896 to 1889, according to a museum release.

On June 16, 2026, the Musée d'Orsay published an updated online record for Paul Gachet's 1890 charcoal drawing 'Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort,' depicting the artist on his deathbed.

The Musée d'Orsay has made 98 drawings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec available online, including works such as "Femme, en buste, de profil, vêtue d'une camisole" (1896), "Yvette Guilbert" (undated), and "Danseuse javanaise" (1889).

The Musée d'Orsay will present the first exhibition dedicated to Pierre-Auguste Renoir's drawings, featuring some 100 works from international collections, including previously unseen sketches and several paintings.
On June 29, 2026, Phillips announced its upcoming auction scheduled for July 16, featuring a cross-century selection spanning Impressionism, Early Modernism, Post-War Abstraction, and Contemporary practice.
Artcurial will offer the Louis Grandchamp des Raux collection at auction on October 24, 2026 at 4pm at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer in Geneva. The sale brings together nearly seventy-five works by forty-four artists spanning Impressionism to Symbolism, the Nabis and the Pont-Aven School.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents two winter exhibitions celebrating the layered histories of its Impressionist and Postimpressionist art holdings.

The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation announced on August 4, 2025, that its entire collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and modern artworks will be gifted to the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art.

Artcurial will hold a series of Modern & Contemporary Art auctions in Paris on April 16 and 17, 2026.

Artcurial's Impressionist & Modern Art and Post-War & Contemporary Art auctions totalled €11,245,009 including fees. A rediscovered 1889 panel by Paul Gauguin titled Untitled (Head of a woman – Lisa Sainsbury) sold for €1,006,240.
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