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A painting by Sophie Fremier bought by the GettyThe painting is unsigned, and it is easy to trace it on the internet before it was bought by the Robilant+Voena gallery, from which the Getty Museum acquired it. Initially on the art market as…
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The Getty buys a self-portrait by Elena Luksch-MakowskyElena Makowsky-Luksch’s fear of abandoning her art to take on the role of wife and mother can be seen in her work throughout her career. After much hesitation, she finally married the Viennese…
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Armand Point, from Oise to Los AngelesThe bloody head of Saint John the Baptist remains invisible, though it is suggested by the look, smile and gesture of the cruel Salomé, who holds out a silver basin to receive it. Armand Point…
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An unpublished sanguine by Bandinelli acquired by the GettyIt was one of the most important sheets on offer at last year’s Salon du Dessin (see article), where it took pride of place on the stand of Jean-Luc Baroni & Marty de Cambiaire, who will…
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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 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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Two new copper paintings for the GettyTwo new copper paintings have joined the Getty Museum since the recent entry into its collections of Lavinia Fontana’s The Marriage at Cana. The first is a Portrait of a Young Man With a Ruff by…
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A drawing by Puvis de Chavannes acquired by the Getty MuseumWe mentioned it in the news item we dedicated to the large drawing attributed to Robert Lefèvre acquired by the Getty Museum , a charcoal study by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (ill. 1) has also…
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Will Omai be split between London and Los Angeles?Omai was a traveller, coming to England from Polynesia at the age of 22 in 1774, and remaining in London until 1776, frequenting British high society. The paintings depicting him are obviously…
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A drawing attributed to Robert Lefèvre acquired by the GettyWe admired it last spring in the abundance of exhibitions in Parisian galleries, the large portrait attributed to Robert Lefèvre presented by Alexis Bordes has joined the Getty Museum. A fine…
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