Acquisitions
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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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A first Boilly for the Musée de l’ArméeThis is an atypical drawing for Boilly, who rarely painted military subjects, but it is also a reminder that the artist was rather discreet from the start of the French Revolution, during which…
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A representation from the 1874 Salon donated to OrsaySeven artists collaborated on this painting of elegant visitors to the 1874 Salon. The author of the composition, Camille Cabaillot-Lassalle, asked several painters to reproduce on his canvas the…
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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 Louvre preempts a masterpiece by Claude BeissonatDiscovered in autumn 2023 in Paris during its first exhibition at Alexandre Lacroix and Élodie Jeannest de Gyvès, this Immaculate Conception immediately established itself as the most beautiful…
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A painting by Maurice Denis acquired by the RijksmuseumThe publication by the Rijksmuseum of its bulletin gives us the opportunity to look back at some of its acquisitions that we have not yet mentioned. Presented by Wildenstein & Co at the 2023…
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Leighton House acquires the sketch of a major workAlthough Frederic Leighton’s masterpiece Flaming June is not in its possession, the museum dedicated to the artist, housed in his astonishing London home, does have several preparatory studies. In…
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A Christ after Velázquez for the Museo SorollaSorolla se considérait lui-même comme un «enfant de Velázquez». Il commença par regarder ses œuvres au Prado lors d’un premier séjour à Madrid en 1881 ; non seulement il conserva une trentaine de…
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