Acquisitions
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A new Boucher for BesançonAll eyes were on the Franche-Comté region at the auction organised by Audap & Associés at Hôtel Drouot on 13 December: its star lot, a seductive Chinese painting by François Boucher sold for…
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Dijon acquires a marble by Jean DamptAs it prepares an exhibition of the work of Jean Dampt, to be curated by Naïs Lefrançois and held in autumn 2025, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon has been able to purchase one of his sculptures…
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A first work by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale for OrsayAs we have pointed out on several occasions, the Musée d’Orsay’s collection of British art, which is still limited, is a major focus of its acquisitions policy. It was joined only recently by a new…
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A Peruzzi for BelfastThere are Christmas tales that last a whole year: in December 2022, we thus learned that a superb painting by Baldassare Peruzzi had been assigned to the Ulster Museum in Belfast after being…
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A painting by Bloemaert for the National GalleryIn 2023, the National Gallery in London acquired its very first painting by Abraham Bloemaert. The work had been on long-term loan to the museum for several years, and was finally purchased…
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A Donatello for the BargelloIt is very rare to find works by Donatello in private hands. In Italy, a Madonna and Child declared to be of "national cultural importance" in 2011 could not leave the country. Put up for sale by…
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The Getty buys a portrait by Anton Raphaël MengsThe Getty Museum recently acquired a portrait painted by Anton Raphaël Mengs, the first painting by this artist to enter the museum, which until now had only held a drawing and a pastel. It was a…
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A Neapolitan Baroque sketch for Beauvaishe Musée départemental de l’Oise has recently revived a policy it largely followed a few decades ago. Under the impetus of Louvre curators such as Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée and Jacques Foucart, the…
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A Gerard David for the GettyIn 2023, the Getty Museum acquired a Holy Family by Gerard David, purchased directly from a private collector. The painting had previously been sold twice at Christie’s, first in 2003 - its…
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A new Tiffany stained glass window for the Metropolitan MuseumA new monumental stained glass window has been added to the Metropolitan Museum’s reference collection of pieces produced by Tiffany Studios. From the collection of Alan Gerry, it was purchased…
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