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On November 4, 2026, Getty announced a talk and tasting with chef Bricia López at the Getty Center on November 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
On November 5, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced “Instante/revelación: momentos en la fotografía mexicana,” an exhibition at the Getty Center on view through January 3, 2027.
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Henrietta Elizabeth ('Harriet') Leveson-Gower (née Cavendish), Countess Granville (1785–1862), a prominent society hostess.
On November 5, 2026, the Getty Museum announced 'Instante/revelación: Moments in Mexican Photography' at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, on view through January 3, 2027.
On October 29, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby," an exhibition showcasing the 18th-century English artist's candlelight paintings.
The Musée d'Orsay has made available an 1861 portrait by the artist Maze in its online collection. The work, titled "Portrait d'une femme âgée tenant un livre à la main," originates from the Galerie Guillet collection of artist portraits dating between 1843 and 1885.
The National Portrait Gallery in London features the Bluestocking circle, a sitter grouping of 33 individuals from the 18th century.
On November 3, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced an exhibition of Irving Penn's work at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Titled 'Remember Me', the survey features 450 uncaptioned photographs hung at varying heights in undulating shapes within a single curving white gallery.
Millon's MASTERS sale, taking place on November 24, 2026, in Paris, will present 43 lots spanning from Middle Kingdom Egypt to early 20th-century silverwork.
On November 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the release of 'As Seen By,' a film following Alvaro Barrington through Accra, Ghana, ahead of his first exhibition on the African continent at Limbo Museum.
Bonhams will hold its Post-War & Contemporary Art and Impressionist & Modern Art sales on November 19 at its New York flagship galleries at 111 West 57th Street, following a 20th & 21st Century Art Evening Sale the prior evening.
Phillips will offer its New York November Modern & Contemporary Art Sales, with the Evening Sale on November 17, 2026, and Morning and Afternoon Sessions on November 19, 2026.
MILLON RIVIERA in Nice will offer nearly 200 works from a family collection of Maurice Denis at auction on December 14, 2026. Spanning the late 1880s to the 1940s, the sale includes about fifty important paintings and a large group of drawings, studies and sketches.
On October 29, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced the premiere of "Digital Flesh," a short film on artist Tishan Hsu as part of Art21's Extended Play digital series.
On October 21, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced Jordan Casteel's exhibition 'Winter Sun', the artist's first solo show in France. The exhibition features a mix of portraits, landscapes, and botanical works inspired by the warmth and light of winter.
On October 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Rineke Dijkstra's work is featured in several group exhibitions.
Artcurial's Art Week auctions in Paris on October 24 achieved a combined total of €20,687,410 (including fees), with two sales dedicated to modern and contemporary art.
Grisebach announced its Winter Auctions 2026 in Berlin, held November 26–27, 2026, featuring 275 works with a combined low estimate of about €15 million. The lead lot is Yves Klein's 1960 'Untitled Shroud Anthropometry (ANT SU 30)', estimated at €2–3 million.
On October 27, 2026, Nationalmuseum announced that the Morgan Library & Museum in New York will open 'Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel' on October 30, 2026.
Tate has received a donation of 50 artworks by artists active in India during the 18th and 19th centuries, gifted outright by Charles Greig, an art historian and scholar of British India.
Gerard Walschap (1898-1989), the Flemish novelist and critic, is represented in the National Portrait Gallery in London as a sitter in one portrait. The museum's collection record lists no additional portraits of him.
On October 13, 2026, an interview with artists Gilbert and George revealed details about their upcoming 'SCREW PICTURES' series.
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Sir Henry Gage (1597-1645), the royalist soldier and Governor of Oxford during the English Civil War. A 1640s oil on canvas by the artist Weesop is on display at Lyme Park, Stockport, bearing inventory number NPG 2279.
On October 8, 2026, Aguttes announced it will auction a Giorgio de Chirico portrait of Ginetta Rondi Gariboldi, mother of film critic Gian Luigi Rondi, on November 28. The 1973 painting was created after a personal meeting in Sorrento and given by de Chirico to Rondi.
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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