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Sunday, August 16, 2026 · No. 227
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Getty Museum Acquires Lemmen Pointillist Portrait and Balke Norwegian Seascape

Getty Museum Acquires Lemmen Pointillist Portrait and Balke Norwegian Seascape

On August 5, 2026, the Getty Museum announced the acquisition and installation of two newly acquired paintings in its West Pavilion galleries: Young Woman Crocheting (Julie Lemmen) by Belgian Neo-Impressionist Georges Lemmen, and North Cape by Norwegian Romantic painter Peder Balke.

AcquisitionExhibition19th CenturyNeo-Impressionism
National Gallery Presents Three New Loans: Picasso Blue Period, Hartley Abstract, Monet Waterlilies

National Gallery Presents Three New Loans: Picasso Blue Period, Hartley Abstract, Monet Waterlilies

On August 1, 2026, the National Gallery in London announced three new loans on display from early August. The loans include Marsden Hartley's 'Painting No.

ExhibitionModernImpressionistLondon
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.

CollectionDecorative ArtsParis#city-paris
Musée d'Orsay Acquires Major Gustave Moreau Collection of Works and Letters

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.

AcquisitionSymbolist19th CenturyParis
Musée d'Orsay Hosts Renoir Drawings and 'Renoir and Love' Exhibitions Through July 2026

Musée d'Orsay Hosts Renoir Drawings and 'Renoir and Love' Exhibitions Through July 2026

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.

ExhibitionParisImpressionistDrawing
Musée d'Orsay Opens 'Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity' Through July 19, 2026

Musée d'Orsay Opens 'Renoir and Love: A Joyful Modernity' Through July 19, 2026

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

ExhibitionImpressionistParisModern
Musée d'Orsay Highlights Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' in Collection Spotlight

Musée d'Orsay Highlights Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' in Collection Spotlight

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.

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Musée d'Orsay Highlights Monet's 'La Rue Montorgueil' Depicting 1878 Festival

Musée d'Orsay Highlights Monet's 'La Rue Montorgueil' Depicting 1878 Festival

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.

ImpressionistParisPainting#city-paris
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.

ImpressionistParisCollectionStill Life
Musée d'Orsay Displays Claude Monet's 'Les Dindons' (1877) in Its Permanent Collection

Musée d'Orsay Displays Claude Monet's 'Les Dindons' (1877) in Its Permanent Collection

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.

ImpressionistExhibitionParis#city-paris
Musée d'Orsay Corrects Date for Toulouse-Lautrec Painting 'Rousse (La toilette)' to 1889

Musée d'Orsay Corrects Date for Toulouse-Lautrec Painting 'Rousse (La toilette)' to 1889

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.

ImpressionistModernParisArtwork History
Musée d'Orsay to Stage First Exhibition Focused on Renoir's Drawings

Musée d'Orsay to Stage First Exhibition Focused on Renoir's Drawings

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.

ExhibitionImpressionistModernParis
Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection in Geneva October 24

Artcurial to Auction Louis Grandchamp des Raux Collection in Geneva October 24

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.

Auction ResultModernImpressionistGeneva
LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

LACMA Announces Winter Exhibitions Featuring New Acquisitions by Monet and Van Gogh

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents two winter exhibitions celebrating the layered histories of its Impressionist and Postimpressionist art holdings.

ExhibitionImpressionistPost-WarModern
Pearlman Foundation to Gift Impressionist and Modern Collection to LACMA, MoMA, and Brooklyn Museum

Pearlman Foundation to Gift Impressionist and Modern Collection to LACMA, MoMA, and Brooklyn Museum

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.

AcquisitionImpressionistModernExhibition
Artcurial to Auction Modern and Contemporary Works Including Gauguin and Condo in Paris

Artcurial to Auction Modern and Contemporary Works Including Gauguin and Condo in Paris

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

Auction ResultModernContemporaryImpressionist
Artcurial Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary Sales Total €11.2 Million in Paris

Artcurial Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary Sales Total €11.2 Million in Paris

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.

Auction ResultImpressionistModernContemporary

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