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A new Antigna pour OrléansThese are blessed times for collectors and museums who are not afraid to think outside the box. While some exceptional works are selling for prices that are no less exceptional, and while a few…
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The Louvre buys a drawing by Jacques BellangeThis is certainly one of the most beautiful sheets by Jacques Bellange to reappear on the market in recent years, and we mentioned it in article on the Christie’s sale on 20 March 2024. The Musée…
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A drawing by Laurent Guyot for the Mobilier nationalThis sheet by Laurent Guyot, which took pride of place at the centre of the Madrid gallery owner José de la Mano’s stand at the opening of the last Salon du Dessin, could not fail to interest the…
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A terracotta by Pierino da Vinci for ClevelandIn February, a complex and fascinating sculpture joined the rich collections of the Ohio Museum, which was able to acquire it from Stuart Lochhead thanks to funding from the Leonard C. Hanna Jr.…
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A painting by Alonso Cano acquired for CórdobaBent over or standing, with his arms tied behind his back or on his stomach, surrounded by his executioners or alone, Christ at the column is a subject that allows artists to depict a naked body,…
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A new watercolour by Eugène Lami for the Musée CondéOn 22 March this year, the Château de Chantilly, which is now very active in terms of acquisitions because it knows how to find sponsors to replace the budgets it lacks, preempted a watercolour by…
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Death of Dominique PonnauDominique Ponnau, conservateur général du Patrimoine et directeur de l’École du Louvre de 1982 à 2002, s’est éteint le 7 avril 2024. Beaucoup, notamment parmi ses anciens élèves, se souviendront de son…
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A piece of furniture signed by Rodin preempted by RoubaixIts reappearance on the Paris art market last autumn caused quite a stir. Although known and documented, the large neo-Renaissance piece of furniture by Mathias Ginsbach and Auguste Rodin…
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A work by James Ensor acquired by FlandersIn 2023, the twentieth anniversary of the Flemish Masterpieces Decree was celebrated: promulgated on January 24, 2003, the Topstukkendecreet’s mission is to protect Flemish movable cultural…
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Versailles completes the refurbishment of Marie-Antoinette’s bedroomWhile some rooms in the former residences of French sovereigns are doomed to remain empty due to the certain disappearance of the objects that originally furnished them, or the impossibility of…
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Musée Cognacq-Jay: hanging of pastels and recent acquisitionThe Musée Cognacq-Jay is currently presenting its collection of pastels, some fifteen in all. While there is no special reason for this display, it does allow us to see works that are too fragile…
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Two new Ransons join the Musée de Pont-AvenAt last year’s TEFAF in Maastricht, we had of course noticed the fascinating pastel by Paul Ranson offered by dealer Jean-François Heim, and it was therefore with great pleasure that we learned of…
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Two major Impressionist acquisitions for LiverpoolIn addition to a very fine drawing by Rembrandt (see the news item of 18/1/24), the publication of Arts Council England’s annual report on works acquired by British museums through the Acceptance…
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The Musée Jeanne d’Aboville restores its collectionsThe restored painting returned to the collections of the Musée Jeanne d’Aboville in La Fère last December, but not for long, as it will be loaned to the Musée de Besançon next spring. Its restoration…
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A new Rembrandt for the British MuseumEvery year, Arts Council England’s rich report on works acquired by British museums through the Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) Scheme or the Cultural Gifts Scheme (CGS) - the UK equivalent of our…
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A watercolour by Gustave Doré for the Musée Paul-DupuyGoing against the grain, Gustave Doré painted grandiose landscapes inherited from Romanticism at a time when Realism and Impressionism had established themselves on the artistic scene. The…
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A painting by Giulia Lama acquired for VeniceFrom June to October, it was one of ten recent acquisitions exhibited in one of the recently restored and reopened Palladian rooms of the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, where the major…
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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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News from the Château de Compiègne (2): the reopening of the Musée de l’ImpératriceThe Musée de l’Impératrice in Compiègne, which has been closed for many years, reopened its doors in 2022 and its museography has been redesigned. We didn’t know about it before it closed, but the…
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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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