Acquisitions of the Month: December 2020
Courtroom sketches from the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and of Émile Zola are among this month’s highlights – along with a major collection of arms and armour
Courtroom sketches from the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and of Émile Zola are among this month’s highlights – along with a major collection of arms and armour
Canadian landscapes by Emily Carr and a major fresco by Tiepolo are among this month’s highlights
A group of Dutch drawings and a collection of pre-cinematic devices are among this month’s highlights
A portrait of an 18th-century comedienne and a long-lost manuscript by Gauguin are among this month’s highlights
A trove of newly discovered Hokusai drawings and a 17th-century ‘friendship book’ are among this month’s highlights
More than 300 photographs at MoMA and an Aboriginal shield in Adelaide are among this month's highlights
Five decades of drawings by Giuseppe Penone and a dazzling drunkard by Joaquin Sorolla are among this month’s highlights
A masterful pastel by Liotard and more than 100 scenes of New York are among this month’s highlights
Portraits of an 18th-century comedian and the ‘real’ Lydia Bennet are among this month’s highlights
A transformative gift for Cleveland Museum of Art and some metal detectorists’ finds are among this month’s highlights
One of Landseer’s earliest masterpieces and a 16th-century drug jar are among this month’s highlights
A masterpiece of Pahari painting and a pot adorned with poetry are among this month’s highlights
A late allegory by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and an early English piece of porcelain are among this month's highlights
Jayne Wrightsman’s final gift to the Met and a silver-gilt toilet service at the Louvre are among this month’s highlights
Collections of hand-drawn postcards, quilts, and 18th-century French bindings are among this month’s highlights
This month's highlights include a rock-crystal Venetian coffer and a once-lost watercolour by Rossetti
This month’s highlights include paintings of Henry VIII’s favourite wife and Dorothea Tanning’s much-loved dog
One of Peter Lanyon’s last works and a rare print by Rembrandt are among this month’s highlights
Chippendale furniture and early photographs of the Caribbean are among this month’s highlights
A mosaic of feathers from Mexico and a collection of classical gemstones are among this month’s highlights