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The Kunsthaus Zürich has received a major early work by Gerhard Richter, the eight-part painting "Acht Lernschwestern" (1966), as a gift from Hans B. Wyss and Brigitte Wyss-Sponagel, accepted by the Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde.
The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, the patron association of the Kunsthaus Zürich, on 5 June 2024 agreed with the heirs of Jewish industrialist and art collector Carl Sachs on a 'just and fair solution' for Claude Monet's 'L'Homme à l'ombrelle' (1865/1867).
Almine Rech has announced three projects by artist Tomokazu Matsuyama in New York. At Columbus Circle, a six-foot soccer ball sculpture titled "Softly Distance" was commissioned for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Kunsthaus Zürich announced on May 26, 2024, that two small-format Old Master paintings from a private collection, reported missing since early 2023, have been recovered in good condition.
On July 14, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced an exhibition of new works by David Salle, titled "Painting in the Present Tense," at the Palazzo Cini in Venice.
On July 20, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the publication of Eddie Martinez's debut monograph, "Eddie Martinez: 20 Years of Painting," which focuses solely on the artist's paintings and is divided into key themes.
On June 4, 2026, Pace Gallery released an 'Artists on Artists' film by Anicka Yi exploring the exhibition 'Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing,' on view at Pace’s New York gallery through August 14.
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.
The Royal Academy of Arts has announced its 258th Summer Exhibition, opening on June 9, 2026. The 2026 edition explores the theme of 'Interconnectedness,' examining relationships between people, art, and the wider world.
Kunsthaus Zürich has reported two Old Master paintings missing from its collection, with police investigations underway. The works, both private permanent loans, disappeared after being taken down for cleaning and restoration following a fire on the night of August 2-3, 2022.
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 undertaken the restoration of Gustave Courbet's monumental painting "A Burial at Ornans" (1849–1850), a key work of the French realist movement. The project aims to return the painting as closely as possible to its original state and ensure its long-term preservation.
On July 3, 2026, the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen announced a memorial display dedicated to Georg Baselitz, who died recently.
On July 16, 2026, Phillips auctioned works by Tala Madani and Gary Simmons to benefit The Bronx Museum of the Arts, with both lots selling above their high estimates.
On July 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist Giulia Andreani will participate in a finissage event for her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, 'Sabotage', at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.
The California African American Museum (CAAM) has acquired two works for its permanent collection from Frieze Los Angeles.
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On July 15, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced its 15th Art+Film Gala will take place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, honoring artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.
Artcurial will auction the collection 'Le goût Rothschild en héritage, Un pied-à-terre sur le Champ-de-Mars' on September 22, 2026, in Paris. The sale spans furniture, decorative arts, Old Master paintings, books, and autographs assembled over generations of the Rothschild family.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul opened 'By Sooyoung Choi Studies', a solo exhibition of Alex Katz featuring small-scale studies painted from the 1990s to the present, running until August 1.
On July 14, 2026, White Cube announced that Raqib Shaw's exhibition 'Night Sonnets' will open at Compton Verney in Warwickshire, UK, on September 19, 2026, and run through February 21, 2027.
The Getty Museum has released a new episode of its "Close Looking" video series, featuring a mechanical table made around 1760 by Jean-François Oeben, cabinetmaker to King Louis XV.
Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland announced that the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has donated three sculptures from the artist's Glut series to the ARTIST ROOMS collection.
The Saint Louis Art Museum will present 'Unsettling the City: Julie Mehretu's "Epigraph, Damascus"', an exhibition centered on the artist's monumental six-panel print from 2016.
On July 13, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac released a new episode of its 'Under the Influence' series featuring New York-based painter Joan Snyder.
Tate Modern will open the UK's first major exhibition dedicated to multidisciplinary artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) in over a decade, running from July 15, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
On July 10, 2026, White Cube announced a two-person exhibition, 'Images and Other Conversations,' at Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK, running from July 11 to October 11, 2026.
Sean Scully will present the complete Stack painting series, selected Cactus paintings, and his new Natured series of drawings at Château La Coste, France. The exhibition, curated by Michel Gauthier, opens August 23, 2026, and is organized by Thaddaeus Ropac gallery.
On July 11, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced an exhibition of Joan Snyder's paintings, drawn from her 'Strokes' series begun in the late 1960s.
Otobong Nkanga (born 1974, Kano, Nigeria) will receive the Sikkens Prize 2026 on October 26, 2026, the Sikkens Foundation announced July 10, 2026. The prize honors an artist or collective pioneering in the field of color.
Carroll Dunham's new monograph "Studio on Another Planet" has been published, featuring his latest body of work that depicts a fictional sculptor's interplanetary voyage of self-discovery.
On July 10, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced the publication of a new catalogue for Tal R's solo exhibition "The Elephant in the Room" at Millesgården, Stockholm.
Bonhams Classics Week achieved a total of £9,799,750 across seven live and four online auctions, with the top lot being Georgios Klontzas's triptych 'The Fall and Redemption of Man (the Spada Triptych)' which sold for £1,863,400, setting a world auction record for the artist.
Bonhams' 'American Stories: Celebrating 250 Years of Independence' sale concluded on June 30 in Massachusetts, achieving $2.4 million and surpassing its pre-sale estimate.
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.
On July 8, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the opening of 'Nymphäum', a new exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at its Pantin gallery. The exhibition features large-scale, multi-sensory paintings that the artist describes as ophthalmic, haptic, immersive, and olfactory.
On July 8, 2026, the Rijksmuseum announced "Willem de Kooning at Work," a major exhibition centered on the artist's drawn works, running from October 9, 2026, through January 17, 2027.
On July 7, 2026, Christie's reported that an Old Masters auction held in London on June 30, 2026, saw a painting by an unknown 17th-century Dutch artist sell for £431,000 ($575,000), approximately four times its estimate.
Hauser & Wirth has announced it will present two major exhibitions with American artist George Condo in 2027 at its Paris and Palo Alto locations.
On July 8, 2026, Gagosian announced that Stanley Whitney has created a limited-edition print for RxART, a nonprofit that uses visual art to aid pediatric healing.
On July 1, 2026, the National Portrait Gallery in London unveiled a new portrait of its former Director, Nicholas Cullinan, by American artist Elizabeth Peyton. The work was commissioned to mark Cullinan’s tenure from 2015 to 2024 and has been given to the gallery by the artist.
On July 8, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced an exhibition of works by Rudolf Stingel at Sant’Andrea de Scaphis, a deconsecrated church in Rome. The exhibition is on view through September 2026.
On July 8, 2026, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg's Altstadt (Rupertinum) location announced an exhibition of new works by New York-based painter Georgia Gardner Gray (b. 1988).
On July 1, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Mandy El-Sayegh's solo exhibition 'Jewel Tones', presenting silkscreen printing frames, vitrine objects, and her signature collaged and painted prints on canvas.
Bonhams New York will offer 31 paintings by Reuben Ward Binks (1880-1950), the British artist known for his canine portraits for the British royal family, in its Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale on February 15, 2012.
Bonhams Knightsbridge will present 'A Feast for the Eyes', an online auction running from October 13 to October 23, 2025, centered on the theme of food. The sale features still life artworks, rare cookbooks, vintage kitchenware, and culinary ephemera.
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by Clare Leighton, thought to be the only oil portrait for which he sat, leads Bonhams Travel and Exploration sale, running 7-15 July online. The work, never before offered at auction, carries an estimate of £50,000-70,000.
On July 6, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced a new catalogue for artist duo Tursic & Mille, published by JBE Books on the occasion of their solo exhibition at Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain in Nîmes.
On May 29, 2026, Pace Gallery announced a live conversation featuring Andrew Durbin, Elisabeth Sussman, Alex Da Corte, and Lynn Zelevansky, held in celebration of the exhibition 'Paul Thek: Dream of Vanishing' at Pace New York, on view through August 14, 2026.
On June 22, 2026, Gagosian announced that Michael Craig-Martin has created the set design for the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's "How It Is" at Palazzo Diedo–Berggruen Arts & Culture in Venice.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has spotlighted Gustave Courbet's 1866 painting "The Origin of the World" as a key work in its permanent collection.
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 has added Alfred Verhaeren's "Coin d'atelier: cartons à dessins et palette devant un tabouret" to its collection. The oil-on-canvas-marouflé-on-wood painting, measuring 41.0 by 51.0 cm, depicts a studio corner with drawing portfolios and a palette before a stool.
On July 3, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced multiple developments for artist Ida Ekblad, including the acquisition of her painting BLUE SMOKE. THIN SMOKE. DIRTY SLOW ANGEL SPARKS. by the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Høvikodden.
On June 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of works by Georg Baselitz titled "Hero" in Venice. The show takes its name from Baselitz's 1965 masterpiece and features paintings from his six-decade career.
On June 29, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of works by Alex Katz, highlighting intimate small-scale paintings created outdoors from the 1990s onward.
Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) presents 'A New Life Force', a group exhibition featuring painters Nathanaëlle Herbelin, Kemi Onabulé, and Megan Rooney.
On June 30, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the exhibition 'That Inward Eye,' featuring over 16 works by Joan Snyder, Megan Rooney, and Han Bing.
On June 26, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac gallery announced 'Fields of Becoming', a simultaneous solo exhibition by Korean artist Lee Kang-so in Daegu and New York.
June 19, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac released a text by Catherine Millet on new paintings by Adrian Ghenie.
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has acquired Thu-Van Tran's Colors of Grey from 2024. The acrylic on canvas measures 195 by 140 centimeters.
Thaddaeus Ropac presents the exhibition Nymphäum by Anselm Kiefer at its Paris Pantin location on 69 avenue du Général Leclerc. The show includes more than 20 new paintings that layer paint and collaged elements to reinterpret narratives from classical mythology.
On June 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac presented an exhibition of paintings by Alex Katz at its gallery in Seoul. The works on view date from the 1990s to the present and depict recurring subjects including friends, flowers and forests rendered as quick studies painted directly from observation.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting works from its collection in the South Wing under the title 'House Beautiful', drawn from Martha Rosler's photomontage series.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting an exhibition of works by German artist Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997). The show centers on recurring motifs in his sculptures, paintings, installations and videos, with the artist himself as the central figure.
Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Raqib Shaw.
The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is presenting the exhibition ‘Lucian Freud – Drawing into Painting’, organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Louisiana.
Tate Modern in London is organizing the exhibition Tracey Emin: A Second Life. The show surveys nearly 40 years of the British artist's practice in painting, drawing, sculpture, textile, film and installation, including the 1998 work My Bed that was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1999.
The Museum der Moderne is dedicating two exhibitions to artist Baselitz. The shows focus on drawings and paintings.
Matthew Marks Gallery is exhibiting works by Ellsworth Kelly under the title The Naming of Colors. The presentation includes Red Yellow Blue White and Black from 1953, an oil on wood six-panel construction measuring 19¾ × 39 inches.
German artist Kerstin Brätsch presents her most ambitious installation to date at Casa São Roque in Porto. The exhibition, which runs from October 18, 2025 through May 2026, transforms the rooms of the eclectic house with videos, paintings, drawings, wallpaper and kites.
Serpentine Galleries will present an exhibition of new and recent works by David Hockney at Serpentine North from March 12 to August 23, 2026.
Serpentine South will present Picture Making, a solo exhibition of new and recent works by Cecily Brown, from March 27 to September 6, 2026. The show marks a homecoming for the British artist who has lived and worked in New York for the past 30 years.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents Elizabeth Murray: Painters Progress from March 4, 2026 to May 25, 2026. The exhibition features a selection of works spanning more than 20 years of Murray's career, including Painters Progress from 1981.
The Art Institute of Chicago will present The Passenger, Jill Mulleady’s first solo exhibition at a major museum, from September 19, 2026 to January 18, 2027. The exhibition brings together approximately 20 paintings.
Andro Wekua's solo exhibition By the Window is on view at Ordet in Milan from February 19, 2026 to April 11, 2026. Presented in collaboration with the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, the exhibition brings together sculpture, painting, collage, and film.
The Whitney Museum is presenting Grace Rosario Perkins: Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers, the first solo museum exhibition in New York City for the artist.
The Chengdu Art Museum presents the latest edition of the Chengdu Biennale from 8 February to 23 August 2026, featuring works by Daniel Buren, Julian Opie and Yu Hong.
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