Acquisitions of the month: March 2026
Caravaggio’s portrait of a future Pope and a mannerist painting for the Met are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
Caravaggio’s portrait of a future Pope and a mannerist painting for the Met are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
A Norman Rockwell baseball scene and a rare pendant linked to Henry VIII are among the most important works to enter public collections recently
A masterpiece of medieval German sculpture and a portrait by Joshua Reynolds are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
A rare genre scene by Maarten van Heemskerck and a bumper bequest of Pop art are some of the most interesting acquisitions of the past month
A French baroque masterpiece and a bronze dancer by Degas are among the most interesting works to enter public collections over the past month
This month’s highlights include a Francis Bacon triptych that was once the most expensive artwork ever sold and a trove of Dada and Surrealist works
The first Marie Bracquemond in a UK collection and a group of Chinese prints are among the most enticing works to enter public collections recently
Among this month’s highlights are a brooding self-portrait by Spilliaert and a masterpiece of late gothic sculpture
A Dutch family archive and a rare marble by Giambologna are among the most significant works to enter public collections in the past month
Chardin’s luscious still life of fruit and Guercino’s commanding King David are among last month’s most significant museum acquisitions
Maarten van Heemskerck’s Entombment of Christ and a triptych by Joan Mitchell are among the most significant museum acquisitions of last month
A deathly still life by Maria van Oosterwijck and a huge trove of artefacts from Roman Britain are among this month’s highlights
Eastern icons for the Louvre and French Old Masters for the Art Institute of Chicago are among the most important works to have entered public collections recently
Highlights include a trove of photographs by Robert Frank and the first Bernini statue in a Dutch public collection
A panel by Fra Angelico and a video work acquired using cryptocurrency are among the most significant artworks to enter public collections recently
A massive bequest of Old Masters and a huge painting of a procession of giants are among the most important works to have entered museum collections recently
A 17th-century portrait of a bookseller from Lombardy and a breviary from the library of Charles V are among this month’s highlights
A Madonna of the Cherries by Quentin Metsys and a very rare sketchbook by Caspar David Friedrich are among the most important works to have entered public collections in the last month
A tender portrait by Gauguin of his young son and a bronze lion by Rembrandt Bugatti are among the most significant works to have entered a public collection in the last month
An uncanny family portrait by Lavinia Fontana and Sorolla’s striking copy of a Velásquez are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month