Acquisitions of the month: August 2019
This month’s highlights include paintings of Henry VIII’s favourite wife and Dorothea Tanning’s much-loved dog
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
Paintings, prints and a vast video panorama – the best works of art to enter public collections recently
Grayson Perry’s Brexit vases and Tarsila do Amaral’s moon painting have entered public collections recently
A Peter Doig landscape, a Banksy banknote, and a rare Rembrandt have entered public collections recently
A medieval book coffer and a painting by Rembrandt’s teacher are among the top recent museum acquisitions
A Midwestern epic painting and minimalist marvels were among the top works to enter museum collections last month
A major collection of Swiss art and an early Dutch genre painting are among this month’s top acquisitions
Major Native American and contemporary Austrian art collections are among this month’s top museum acquisitions
A Cubist collage and a portrait of Dylan Thomas are among the top works acquired by public collections recently
A 16-metre-long Chinese scroll and some Surrealist masterpieces are among this month’s top acquisitions
A major giveaway from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and a Queen Victoria bust are among this month’s top acquisitions
Two Attic vases once owned by Lucien Bonaparte enter the Louvre, while the Getty acquires its first Rodin bronze
Chris Ofili’s notorious ‘The Holy Virgin Mary’ goes to MoMA and the Baltimore Museum of Art updates its contemporary art collection
A major work of land art by Nancy Holt and Liotard’s largest extant work on pastel are among this month’s top acquisitions
A Duchamp readymade owned by Robert Rauschenberg and an Etruscan bronze are among this month’s top acquisitions
The finest additions to public collections this month include a crop of modern European artworks, from Munch to Mondrian
Last month's acquisitions include a portrait of a hirsute lady, and a major purchase for the Frick