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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 21, 2026, TEFAF announced major museum acquisitions from its 2026 fairs in Maastricht (March 14–19) and New York (May 15–19). The fairs, covering 7,000 years of art, attracted over 600 museum directors and 130 patron groups.
The Musée d'Orsay has made available three architectural drawings by British architect John Turtle Wood recording his restitution of the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, executed around 1863.
The Musée du Louvre will open 'Louvre Photo', an exhibition exploring the museum's relationship with photography, running from November 4, 2026 to May 3, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has published a detailed description of Paul Cézanne's 'Pommes et oranges' (Apples and Oranges), a still life from 1899 that the museum calls the most important such work from the artist's late 1890s.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris holds Aristide Maillol's painting "La Femme à l'ombrelle," created circa 1892. The museum acquired the work in 1955, as noted in its collection records.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a listing of works by Auguste Renoir, including paintings such as 'Bouquet de roses', 'La Liseuse verte', and 'Etude pour l'une des «Grandes baigneuses»', alongside an anonymous portrait from after 1868.
Musée d'Orsay has released digital editions of two archival collections: Prosper Mérimée's 1845 'Notice sur les peintures murales de l'église de Saint-Savin' and the Charles Lameire fonds spanning 1805 to 1960.
The Musée d'Orsay has released a group of works from its holdings, including studies by Alphonse Osbert for the decor of the thermal establishment in Vichy, dated 1902, and photographs by Henri de La Blanchère depicting actress Rachel as Phèdre from 1859.
The Musée d'Orsay has published a detailed catalogue entry for Ernest Meissonier's oil-on-wood painting 'L'Empereur à la bataille de Solférino' (1863), which depicts Napoleon III at the 1859 Battle of Solferino.
Musée d'Orsay is presenting 'A Statue for Liberty,' an immersive virtual-reality experience devoted to Auguste Bartholdi's 'Liberty Enlightening the World,' on view until January 31, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay holds Eugène Carrière's 1885 oil painting 'L'Enfant au verre' (The Child with a Glass), measuring 61.5 by 50.5 cm. The work was donated by Louis-Henri Devillez in 1930 and was previously housed at the Musée du Louvre before being transferred to the Musée d'Orsay in 1977.
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