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On November 5, 2026, Millon announced the sale of Jean Hélion's monumental painting 'Petite musique de nuit' (1966-1967) in its November 24, 2026 auction in Paris. The work, estimated at €300,000 to €500,000, measures three by five meters and depicts a Bastille Day night scene on Belle-Île.
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.
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.
Artcurial's "Art Deco / Design: Lalanne & Bestiary of Decorative Arts" sale in Paris on November 25, 2026, will present an exceptional selection of works by François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, led by François-Xavier Lalanne's "Capricorne" (2007), a major animal-inspired sculpture estimated at €1,.
Almine Rech announced that Ewa Juszkiewicz's oil painting 'Lady with a Mirror (after Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun)' (2026) has been acquired by the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. The work, rendered in oil on canvas, measures 170 by 120 centimeters.
Bonhams presents 'Piety and Pewter,' an online auction featuring The Hayes Collection of Fine & Early Works of Art and the Palmer Pewter Collection, running October 13-27, 2026 on bonhams.com.
On October 26, 2026, Lempertz announced its decorative arts auction in Cologne, to be held on November 20, 2026.
Aguttes announced that it will auction an exceptional silver-gilt tea and coffee service belonging to Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaïevna of Russia (1822–1892), daughter of Tsar Nicholas I, as part of its Classical Arts sale on November 12, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Crafted in St.
On October 25, 2026, Lempertz announced its autumn 'Jewellery & Watches' auction, scheduled for November 19 in Cologne. The catalogue spans Parisian jewellery houses, Belle Époque pieces, and modern Cologne goldsmithing, with highlights from private collections.
Phillips' November Evening Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art in New York on November 18, 2026, will be headlined by Amedeo Modigliani's limestone sculpture 'Tête', estimated at $28–35 million.
On October 5, 2026, Christie's announced 'Heroes and Lovers,' a private collection of nine masterpieces spanning 500 years, estimated at approximately $100 million. The collection includes works by Pablo Picasso, Tilman Riemenschneider, Cornelis Cornelisz.
On October 6, 2026, Christie's announced its first exhibition in Asia dedicated to modern South Asian art, 'Masterpieces of Modern South Asian Art: Highlights from the Dabriwala Collection'.
On October 5, 2026, Aguttes announced that it will hold an on-site auction of the collection assembled by Nicolas Chenivesse at the Château de Charmes in the Drôme region on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
The Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera in Barcelona has opened an exhibition of works by Anselm Kiefer, drawn primarily from the private collection of Hans Grothe. Titled 'The Secret Life of Plants.
Aguttes will auction the Nancy Varenne-Brunot collection in Neuilly-sur-Seine on October 27, 2026. The 18-lot sale spans 50 years of contemporary art, from Arman's New Realism to Gérard Schlosser's narrative figuration, Jean Fautrier's abstraction and Jean-Pierre Raynaud's conceptual works.
Bonhams will offer the private collection of Scandinavian art formed by Norwegian collectors Iwona and Bjarne Rieber in a single-owner sale titled 'Northern Light: Important Works from the Bjarne & Iwona Rieber Collection' on Tuesday, October 27, at Bonhams New Bond Street in London.
Artcurial will auction the entire private collection of Belgian collector Thierry Dehaeck, estimated at €15–25 million. The sale comprises 60 collector cars, over 100 automobilia items, and a 1953 carousel, assembled over four decades with a focus on rarity, authenticity, and documentation.
Artcurial, in partnership with Lempertz, will present the African and Oceanic art collection assembled by Belgian collector Jean-Jacques Rotthier from the 1970s in Paris on 8 September during Parcours des Mondes.
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