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On September 23, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of "Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares" (ca. 1626) by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez (1599–1660).
On September 22, 2026, Getty announced that six large-scale reproductions of artworks from its collection will be installed across Paris from October 1 through November 30, 2026, in partnership with L’Art dans la Ville.
On September 22, 2026, Centre Pompidou published an extensive interview with French photographer Mathieu Pernot (born 1970), whose long-term documentation of the Gorgan Romani family is featured in the exhibition 'Vies minuscules' at the Panthéon in Paris.
Adrian Ghenie's new exhibition 'The Fear of NOW' opens at Thaddaeus Ropac London, featuring 20 new paintings and nine charcoal drawings.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced a conversation between artist Nicole Eisenman and curator Mark Godfrey at the Royal Institution in London on September 29, 2026, celebrating her monumental sculpture 'Stack' at the Royal Academy of Arts.
On September 16, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced the installation of Nicole Eisenman's monumental sculpture 'Stack' in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
On September 8, 2026, Christie's announced it will present the collection of legendary record executive Clive Davis, with eight artworks headlining the 20th Century Evening Sale during November's Fall Marquee Week.
On September 8, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Thomas Struth has been awarded the Soane Honors Award for Photography.
On September 8, 2026, the Walker Art Center announced its inaugural Neighborhood Night, celebrating Minneapolis’ Whittier neighborhood on September 24, 2026.
Bonhams will present its biannual 19th Century & British Impressionist Art Sale on 23 September 2026 at its New Bond Street galleries.
Tate and the National Portrait Gallery have announced a national tour of William Dobson’s self-portrait (c.1635–40), jointly acquired in 2025.
Artcurial will auction a 1959 portrait of Brigitte Bardot by Kees Van Dongen on October 24, 2026, estimated at €800,000–1,200,000.
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired the only known photographs of Ada Lovelace through a private treaty sale facilitated by Bonhams.
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