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November 02, 2026

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“The Musée d'Orsay added fourteen Sisleys, Degas and Cézannes in a week when the trade was watching Paris auction totals instead.”

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The pattern this week

Ninety-two stories in seven days and the drift is institutional: 37 exhibitions and 11 acquisitions against 14 auctions worth €29.7M. Paris took 19 stories to New York's 16, London faded to 10, and there was no fair news and no leadership change.

The Market

€29.7M across 14 auctions this week

This week · 92 stories · 37 exhibitions opening · busiest city: Paris

€1,000,000 – 1,500,000 Artcurial's Lalanne & Bestiary Sale to Offer François-Xavier Lalanne's 'Capricorne' Estimated at €1M-1.5M Artcurial · earlier this week

Musée d'Orsay Adds 14 Works by Sisley, Degas, Cézanne, Renoir, and Others to Collection Musée d'Orsay · earlier this week

Earlier this week

1.

M+ Gala 2026 Raises Funds for Museum's Growth and Operations in Hong Kong — M+

2.

Ryan Gander's 'Maybe' Opens at Towner Eastbourne, First UK Solo Show in Nearly 20 Years — Lisson Gallery

3.

Galleria Continua Presents Shilpa Gupta in 'Traces of Us' at Jaipur Sculpture Park — Galleria Continua

4.

M+, Centre Pompidou, MoMA Announce Unprecedented Cultural Alliance — M+

The Week Ahead

Opened Oct 30

Nationalmuseum's 'Fantasy and Reality: The Art of Johan Tobias Sergel' Opens at Morgan Library & Museum Nationalmuseum

Opened Oct 31

Pace Gallery Previews Elmgreen & Dragset's 'Eight' at Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Pace Gallery

Opened Oct 31

Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Opens Major Mariko Mori Retrospective 'All That Shines' Mori Art Museum

Wed Nov 4

Louvre to Present 'Louvre Photo' Exhibition with Over 300 Photographs Louvre

Wed Nov 4

Phillips London Design Sale Led by Lalanne, Giacometti, Odundo, Features Bellotto Vase and Hotel Concordia Lighting Phillips

Wed Nov 4

Gagosian Announces Jordan Wolfson Artist Talk on Donald Judd at Dia Chelsea Gagosian

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On the Rise

François-Xavier Lalanne — François-Xavier Lalanne was a French sculptor and designer celebrated for his whimsical, functional animal-themed furniture and bronze sculptures. He is best known for… Profile →

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