Acquisitions of the Month: December 2022
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
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
The Gilded Age institution renowned for its Eurocentric holdings is re-evaluating its history and winning over a wider audience
This month’s highlights include a silver casket that may have played a part in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots
Plus: the art dealer Inigo Philbrick has been sentenced to seven years in prison | The new French culture minister is Rima Abdul Malak
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
Plus: Billionaire collector Michael Steinhardt surrenders 180 looted artefacts
Collector and entrepreneur, London
After his failure in politics, Henri Cernuschi succeeded in finance – and left an outstanding collection of Asian art to his adoptive city of Paris
Dia Art Foundation’s support for ambitious experimental artists is as resolute as ever, its director Jessica Morgan tells Apollo
The German culture minister, Monika Grütters, has called a meeting next month of museums and states to form ‘a national strategy’ regarding the Benin Bronzes held by German museums. The announcement comes after a recent meeting between representatives of the German culture ministry and Nigerian officials in Benin City, which has raised hopes of the […]
Christopher Monkhouse transformed the decorative arts holdings at major museums in Providence, Minneapolis and Chicago, and built his own remarkable collections of books and drawings – and friends
One of Mary Cassatt’s sensitive portraits of childhood is among this month’s highlights – along with the Trump Baby blimp
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