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On August 19, 2026, the National Portrait Gallery in London announced a conversation between photographer Tyler Mitchell and curator Ekow Eshun, scheduled for September 4, 2026, from 7 to 8pm.
The Van Eeghen family has donated an extremely rare early 17th-century drawing book to the Rijksmuseum, the museum announced on August 18, 2026.
Artcurial will offer a group of five trial proofs for Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's colour lithograph 'La Femme à la fourrure' on May 20, 2026, at 5pm, as part of its 'Editions and Multiples' sale.
Bonhams will present a day of sales dedicated to Prints & Multiples at New Bond Street on June 23, 2026, featuring the largest single-owner collection of Jean Cocteau ceramics ever offered at auction.
Bonhams held a day of Prints & Multiples sales at New Bond Street on June 23, 2026, achieving a total of $2,278,475 (£1,731,180).
Stanley Whitney has created a limited-edition four-color screen print for RxART, a nonprofit that pairs contemporary artists with pediatric hospitals to create site-specific projects.
The Pinault Collection will present Barbara Kruger's exhibition 'The History of Tears' at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, opening October 7, 2026.
The Whitney Museum of American Art will open 'Roy Lichtenstein: 1997' on September 5, a focused exhibition highlighting rarely seen works from the last year of the Pop artist's life.
Tate Modern will open "Light & Magic: The Birth of Art Photography" on October 14, 2026, marking the first major exhibition to explore Pictorialism as a global photographic movement.
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