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
There is no shortage of material, but quality is another thing – which makes the best work command high prices and means that collectors have to get creative
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
It’s been a big month for the artist, with a new record set at auction and the National Gallery of Art acquiring an ecstatic Mary Magdalene. And her stock seems set to rise even higher
Since 1956, the New York institution has fostered cross-cultural understanding, equipped with a collection of masterpieces assembled by its founder, John D. Rockefeller III
The transformation of the Musée des Augustins has brought this former convent into the modern age
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
The son of Filippo Lippi mastered the art of painting in a circular format, and this depiction of the Holy Family is one of the most magnificent examples
Plus: a Klimt painting has sold for $236.4m in New York; and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., has deaccessioned ten works from its collection
A French baroque masterpiece and a bronze dancer by Degas are among the most interesting works to enter public collections over the past month
Plus: Getty Images has lost a landmark case against an AI image generator; and Sasha Suda, CEO of the Philadelphia Art Museum, has been fired
After a seven-year closure, the museum’s resistance of easy definitions of ‘Black’ art and its determination to serve the local community couldn’t be more necessary
Apollo’s Acquisition of the Year Award commends the best acquisitions of artworks by museums in the past 12 months
A purpose-built home for the university’s vast permanent collection built up over 275 years passes with honours
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
The Old Master drawings collector has described herself as ‘an undisciplined cockapoo’ when it comes to buying – but each piece must be of the highest calibre
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