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Good morning. 7 stories on the wire today — the lead comes via Van Gogh Museum.

THE LEAD

Van Gogh Museum Study Finds Artist Signed Only 15% of His Paintings

via Van Gogh Museum

On August 13, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum published the first extensive study of Vincent van Gogh's signatures, revealing that he signed only 133 of his 840 known paintings—approximately 15 percent. Researcher Julia Engelmayer collated all authentic signatures in a comprehensive dataset, published in the Van Gogh Museum Article 'Simply Vincent: An Overview of Van Gogh's Signed Paintings.' The study found that Van Gogh nearly always signed with his first name, as people outside the Netherlands struggled with his surname. His letters show that he considered most of his work practice or preparation, explaining why he never signed paintings before 1884 and why signatures decreased as his mental health deteriorated.

Museum

The Number

€15.5M

across 5 auctions this week

Today's dispatch London (7) · Paris (5) · Zurich (4) · Venice (4) · Amsterdam (2)

Market Snapshot

7 stories today | 5 exhibitions opening

This week · 48 stories · 5 auctions (€15.5M aggregate) · 26 exhibitions opening · most-active city: Paris

By Region

Americas

Guggenheim New York Announces Free Block Party, Teen Fest, and Architecture Programs for Fall 2026 via Guggenheim

Europe

Louvre Hosts Kader Attia and Elizabeth Peyton in Guest Artist Exhibition via Louvre

Asia-Pacific

quiet today

Middle East & Africa

Elvira Dyangani Ose Appointed Artistic Director of Zeitz MOCAA via Zeitz MOCAA

Featured

V&A to Display Ukrainian Monastic Treasures in UK for First Time

On August 13, 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum announced 'Sacred Treasures from Kyiv', a display of seven 18th-century sacred objects on loan from Ukraine's National Preserve ‘Kyiv-Pechersk…

via Victoria and Albert Museum · Exhibition

Kunsthaus Zürich to Present New Bührle Collection Exhibition Examining Nazi-Era Provenance

The Kunsthaus Zürich will open a new exhibition of the Emil Bührle Collection on November 3, 2026, running for at least one year, titled 'A Future for the Past. The Bührle Collection: Art, Context…

via Kunsthaus Zürich · Exhibition

This Week Ahead

Thu Aug 20

Guggenheim New York Announces Free Block Party, Teen Fest, and Architecture Programs for Fall 2026 via Guggenheim

Thu Aug 20

White Cube Announces Marguerite Humeau's 'The Garden of Resuscitation' at Norway's Kistefos via White Cube

Full calendar →

Next Week

Sun Aug 23

Thaddaeus Ropac Presents Sean Scully: Stack Series at Château La Coste via Thaddaeus Ropac

Tue Aug 25

Zhanna Kadyrova to Exhibit at Jeju Biennale, Galleria Continua Announces via Galleria Continua

Wed Aug 26

Bourse de Commerce Begins Phased Rollout of 'Remember Me' Exhibition on August 26 via Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection

Fri Aug 28

Galleria Continua Presents Alicja Kwade at Fondazione Beverly Pepper in Todi via Galleria Continua

Fri Aug 28

Lisson Gallery: MOCA Cleveland to Present Tishan Hsu Survey 'permeable surface' via Lisson Gallery

Artist Spotlight

Robert Rauschenberg · 3 mentions this week

Robert Rauschenberg was a pivotal American artist known for his 'Combines,' a series of works that integrated everyday objects into painting and sculpture to bridge the gap between art and life. His multidisciplinary practice spanned painting, photography, printmaking, and performance, influencing movements from Neo-Dada to Pop art.

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The Wire

1.

Glenn Brown Exhibitions Span Suffolk to Bath Museums in 2026 — Galerie Max Hetzler

2.

Sean Scully to Discuss Constable Affinities at Yale Center for British Art on October 28 — Lisson Gallery

3.

Thaddaeus Ropac Opens Exhibition Pairing Painter Boeckl and Sculptor Josephsohn — Thaddaeus Ropac

4.

Tate and National Portrait Gallery Announce National Tour of William Dobson Self-Portrait — Tate

In Case You Missed It

1.

Louvre Hosts Kader Attia and Elizabeth Peyton in Guest Artist Exhibition — Louvre

2.

Elvira Dyangani Ose Appointed Artistic Director of Zeitz MOCAA — Zeitz MOCAA

3.

Georg Baselitz, Influential German Painter, Dies at 88; Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery Announces Exhibition — Thaddaeus Ropac

4.

Kunsthaus Zürich to Present First Joint Exhibition of Maria Lassnig and Edvard Munch — Kunsthaus Zürich

5.

Kunsthaus Zürich Reports 539,953 Visitors in 2025, Bolstered by Abramović Retrospective — Kunsthaus Zürich

6.

Artcurial Sells Fritz Neuser Ferrari Collection for €5M, 100% Sold — Artcurial

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