Acquisitions of the Month: September 2023
A Regency torchère and a recently rediscovered work by Francisco de Zurbarán are among the most remarkable works to enter public collections
A Regency torchère and a recently rediscovered work by Francisco de Zurbarán are among the most remarkable works to enter public collections
The Green Vault in Dresden has received a baroque chess set for its 300th birthday, plus the rest of the most important items to enter public collections
The only surviving portrait from Henry Raeburn’s trip to Italy and an 18th-century book about cricket are among the most remarkable works to enter public collections
A rare 17th-century portrait of a Black woman and a white woman and an illustrated Armenian manuscript are among this month’s highlights
The most expensive manuscript to ever be sold at auction and an impressive collection of Dutch Mannerist prints are among this month’s highlights
The joint acquisition of Joshua Reynolds’s ‘Portrait of Mai (Omai)’ by the National Portrait Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum has been confirmed
A rare 17th-century gold ruby glass goblet and original designs by Augustus Pugin are among this month’s highlights
David Bowie’s archive and the first clutch of NFTs to be acquired by a French museum are among this month’s highlights
A first for the Frick and a Caillebotte at the Musée d'Orsay are among the most important works to enter museum collections this month
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a grumpy woman and an elaborate art nouveau tea set once owned by Karl Lagerfeld are among this month’s highlights
This month’s highlights include the 18th-century Chinese jardinière that Horace Walpole famously used as a fish bowl
Two busts by the French sculptor Charles Cordier and a 15th-century triptych by the Master of the Krainburg Altar are among this month’s highlights
A painting by the late American artist Emma Amos and a devotional triptych by the Spanish painter Fernando Gallego are among this month’s highlights
Two significant works by Renaissance masters to the National Gallery in London are among this month’s highlights
An outstanding collection of some 900 Japanese cloisonné enamels is among this month’s highlights
This month’s highlights include a silver casket that may have played a part in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots
A terrifically grumpy portrait of Goya and a mythical landscape by Paul Bril are among this month’s highlights
A remarkable Renaissance roundel from Mantua and a painting by Lavinia Fontana are among this month’s highlights
One of Mary Cassatt’s sensitive portraits of childhood is among this month’s highlights – along with the Trump Baby blimp