Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823–1906), The Painter's Salon (Le Salon du peintre), 1880. Signed and dated Paris 1880 (lower left); also signed with initials, titled, and dated on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 34 ¹/₄ by 45 ³/₄ in. (87 by 116.2 cm).
WESTLAKE, TX.-Gallery 19C is organizing an exhibition The French Fashionista: Dressing the Women of Nineteenth-Century Paris on view from November 12 until January 31, 2026. The exhibition showcases how fashion played a central role in French painting in the second half of the nineteenth century. From delicate day dresses that appeared like fluffy white clouds to bejeweled and elaborately embellished evening gowns, the new fashions were manna to the artists of the period. Beautiful dresses, in a rainbow of colors and textures, provided a new and continuous source of artistic inspiration. In other words, what better way for an artist to display their virtuosity than in capturing the sumptuous textures of velvet and silk? The new Haussmannian Paris - the Paris we know today - with its wide boulevards and expans ... More
Funerary portrait of a bearded man, Mid-2nd century AD. Encaustic painting on wood. Eton College, Myers Collection.
CAIRO.- A rare ancient Egyptian painting depicting two young men, traditionally identified as brothers, has undergone a delicate restoration ahead of its presentation in Rome, where it will become one of the highlights of a major exhibition examining portraiture in the ancient Mediterranean world. Known as the Tondo of the Two Brothers, the approximately 1,800-year-old painting belongs to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and is considered one of the most remarkable surviving examples of the Fayum portrait tradition. Its restoration was presented in Cairo on October 11, 2026, following a conservation project carried out through cooperation between Egyptian and Italian specialists. The work will travel to the Museo dell'Ara Pacis in Rome for The Power of Portraiture: Egypt and Rome. The Faces of Fayum, an exhibition opening November 5, 2026, and continuing through May 2, 2027. The presentation will bring together more than 110 ancient objects, including nearly ... More
Superb, circa 1790s polychrome Liverpool jug bearing three transfers: a ship, an eagle and a colorful depiction of Lady Liberty along with a profile portrait of George Washington. Estimate: $2,000-$5,000.
YORK, PA.- With politics ever-dominating the news cycle because of the mid-term elections, now would be a fitting time to remind collectors that Hake’s Political Americana Premier Auction #248 is online and open for bidding now through Tuesday, November 17. The auction is chock-full of historical American presidential campaign material, highlighted by the iconic 1920 Cox & Roosevelt “Americanize America” jugate button, items pertaining to JFK and RFK, and a fine selection of Anglo-American ceramics. The sale’s undisputed headliner is Lot 324, the 1920 Cox & Roosevelt "Americanize America" jugate button. Collectors have chased Cox/FDR jugates since 1964, when one sold for more than $200 at the first convention of the American Political Items Collectors. That price was unheard of at the time, and it made the button the hobby's ultimate acquisition. The pinback pairs Democratic nominee James M. Cox with a 38-year-old Franklin D. Ro ... More
Mohan earned a B.A. in Art History from the University of Oregon, where her studies emphasized visual analysis, art-historical writing, curatorial research, and museum practice.
WESTLAKE, TX.-Gallery 19C is pleased to announce Emily Mohan as Gallery Manager. In this role, she oversees the gallery’s daily operations, exhibition programming, communications, and public engagement, while contributing to its curatorial research, scholarly publications, and editorial initiatives. Since joining Gallery 19C, Mohan has taken an active role in the development and organization of thematic exhibitions, exploring nineteenth-century European painting in relation to the artistic, social, and cultural developments of the period. Her scholarly contributions include exhibition catalogue essays, individual catalogue notes, and artist biographies. Beyond her curatorial and editorial work, Mohan oversees the gallery’s communications and publicity efforts, including the development of exhibition advertisements, promotional materials, and digital content. She also coordinates gallery events, ... More
AMSTERDAM.- Rudi Fuchs, the uncompromising art historian who served as director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam from 1993 to 2003, passed away last Sunday, October 25 2026. With his passing, the art world has lost an authoritative and unconventional voice. As an art historian, exhibition maker and museum director, he left his mark on the way modern and contemporary art is approached. Rudi Fuchs was one of the most influential museum directors of the last 50 years. He made his name as director of the Van Abbemuseum; as artistic director of Documenta 7 in 1982 (the only edition ever led by a Dutch person), he established himself as a champion of neo-Expressionism; at the Haagse Gemeentemuseum, he transformed perceptions of Mondrian and as director of the Stedelijk he surprised audiences with unexpected combinations and innovative presentation formats. Fuchs brought a distinct vision to Amsterdam, grounded in a fundamental belief in the autonomy of the artwork ... More
EDINBURGH.- National Museums Scotland has brought together an international team of experts to reveal the face of a man who died on the Roman frontier at Inveresk, near Edinburgh, almost 2,000 years ago. Cutting-edge scientific techniques have been applied to determine his genetic make-up, geographic origin and life history ahead of a major new exhibition opening next month, Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire (14 November 2026 – 18 April 2027). The man had travelled hundreds of miles from his birthplace in southern Britain to the shores of the Firth of Forth. He was most likely in his early 50s when he died sometime between AD 140–165. He lived a hard and physically active life, and his appearance would have betrayed his age through lines around his brown eyes and the greying of his dark hair. Analysis of his skeleton has revealed several injuries suffered during his life. His nose had been broken and healed, and he had limited use of his right arm following extensive bone growt ... More
BERLIN.- To mark the 150th anniversary of the Alte Nationalgalerie, the special presentation "Across Epochs" brings together works from the "long 19th century" and the late 20th century. In ten rooms spread across all three floors of the building, works by artists such as Andreas Gursky, Sarah Lucas, Joan Miró, and Andy Warhol encounter art from the 19th century. Unconventional juxtapositions offer new perspectives on familiar works and explore the question of what art is and can be. When the Nationalgalerie opened on Museumsinsel Berlin in 1876, it was a venue for contemporary art. Today, the Alte Nationalgalerie serves as the main building of the Nationalgalerie and is dedicated to the art of the long 19th century. All six buildings of the Nationalgalerie are linked by a jointly managed collection that spans from the late 18th century to the present day. "Across Epochs" brings this continuum to light through selected works within the historical ... More
Senufo; Côte d’Ivoire. Female Caryatid Drum (Pinge), c. 1930-c. 1950. The Art Institute of Chicago, Robert J. Hall, Herbert R. Molner Discretionary, Curator’s Discretionary, and African and Amerindian Art Purchase funds; Arnold Crane, Mrs. Leonard Florsheim, O. Renard Goltra, Holly and David Ross, Departmental Acquisitions, Ada Turnbull Hertle, and Marian and Samuel Klasstorner endowments; through prior gifts of various donors.
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced Body and Being in African Art, on view November 2, 2026–March 1, 2028. This Arts of Africa collection rotation brings together 53 objects ranging from masks and headdresses to jewelry and instruments from across the African continent. These objects—11 of which have never been exhibited at the Art Institute before—explore the cultural significance of the body as the center of artistic creation in African art. Many African cultures share the belief that the body and its outer appearance is a reflection of an individual’s inner being—their character, health, and social belonging. This presentation ... More
Michelle Stuart, Vanishing I, 2021. Archival pigment prints, plants and water in bottles, wooden shelf. Wall: 9 units, 26.5 x 34 inches overall. Shelf: Bottom of shelf 34.75 inches from floor; distance from shelf to bottom of wall piece: 11 inches.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Marc Selwyn Fine Art announced Michelle Stuart: Back to the Garden, an exhibition of paintings, works on paper, and photographic installations spanning nearly four decades. Bringing together works from 1985 to 2023, the exhibition explores Stuart’s longstanding engagement with the botanical world and its relationships with earth, time, place, and memory. This exhibition anticipates the artist's upcoming retrospective at the Hammer Museum in April of 2028. Since the 1970s, Stuart has been internationally recognized for a rich and diverse practice encompassing site-specific earth works, drawings, paintings, sculpture, and photography. A pioneer in the use of nontraditional media, she incorporates seeds, plants, soil, and beeswax ... More
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MILAN.- The distinctive photographic vision of Martin Parr (1952–2025), whose images of everyday life transformed the language of documentary photography, is the subject of an exhibition at Spazio Varesina 204 in Milan. Titled Martin Parr. Irony & Love: Instructions for a Happy Life, the exhibition brings together 70 photographs spanning more than three decades of the British photographer's career, exploring the humor, contradictions, and humanity that made his work instantly recognizable. On view through February 28, 2027, the exhibition is curated by Arianna Rinaldo and organized by Varesina 204, based on a project by Monstrum and YourPictureditor. Rather than following a chronological narrative, it examines Parr's photography through two recurring themes: irony and love. Known for his observant, often playful depictions of consumer culture, tourism, social rituals, and human relationships, Parr developed a photographic language that turned apparently ordinary situations ... More
Tzompantli from Frontera Comalapa reveals greater female presence and new clues to its symbolism. Photo by Fabián González, INAH.
CHIAPAS.- New research into an extraordinary collection of 165 human skulls discovered inside a cave in southern Mexico is shedding light on the ritual practices of ancient Maya communities, revealing a slightly greater presence of women than men and raising new questions about the spiritual significance of these unusual deposits. The assemblage, known as the Frontera Comalapa tzompantli, was discovered in 2012 in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Although the sight of hundreds of skulls initially presented a startling archaeological mystery, years of scientific investigation by specialists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) are beginning to reveal a more complex picture of the people whose remains were placed inside the cavern. According to the latest findings, researchers have identified 83 female and 79 male individuals among the 165 skulls. The sex of three individuals remains ... More
Bronze figurine: possibly a hybrid Venus-Celtic British goddess. Woodeaton, Oxfordshire, c. 200–230 CE. Height 5.8 cm. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
OXFORD.- The civilisations that first created Aphrodite disappeared long ago. Her image never did. There are few figures in human history, fewer women still, whose fame has lasted for 5,000 years. Aphrodite's story stretches from ancient Cyprus to the present day. Immortalised by Botticelli, who gave her one of the most recognisable faces in the history of art, and endlessly reinterpreted through the ages, Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus, remain defining symbols of beauty and desire in Western culture. The Ashmolean's autumn exhibition explores one of the ancient world's most enduring cultural icons. Bringing together archaeology, sculpture, painting, contemporary art and fashion, The Making of a Goddess traces Aphrodite's journey and transformations from her earliest origins in the eastern Mediterranean, through the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, via ... More
One of only two surviving Williams FW16s driven by Ayrton Senna, the car carries a remarkable, previously little-known story of a special agreement honored by Williams following the 1994 World Championship season.
NEW YORK, NY.- This November, RM Sotheby’s will present the remarkable 1994 Williams FW16, chassis FW16B-01, at Sotheby’s in New York during its marquee Contemporary Art auctions, offering collectors an opportunity to acquire a truly significant Formula 1 car associated with Ayrton Senna. Driven by Senna during the final season of his Formula 1 career, the car carries an extraordinary story that remained largely unknown outside a small circle of insiders for decades. Under the terms of a special agreement with Williams, Senna was to receive a Formula 1 chassis if the team secured the 1994 Constructors’ World Championship. Following his tragic death, Williams honored that commitment, selecting a car personally driven by Senna and gifting it to his family. The car remained in the ownership ... More
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Vancouver Art Gallery appoints Carol Chiang and David Rowntree to Board of Trustees VANCOUVER, BC.- Following a year of significant financial improvement, growing public engagement and renewed philanthropic support, the Vancouver Art Gallery welcomes two new Trustees to its Association Board: Carol Chiang and David Rowntree. The appointment of the new Trustees was announced on Wednesday, October 28, and they will assume their new roles immediately. The appointments come as the Gallery continues to build momentum across all areas of its work, announced at the Gallery's Annual General Meeting. Over the past year, it has strengthened its financial position by more than $7.4 million, achieved its highest admissions in three years, and secured transformative philanthropic support that advances its long-term vision. The Gallery also acknowledges the departure of Dana Claxton, Sarah Kirby-Yung, Peter Meiszner and Esther ... More
Liverpool's Victorian cemeteries show how a port city's people remembered their loved ones LIVERPOOL.- In the nineteenth century, landscaped cemeteries began to replace overcrowded churchyards and burial grounds across the UK in response to rapid population growth and concerns about public health and the protection of bodies after burial. Liverpool was among the first cities to embrace the change. As the port grew, people from different countries and religious backgrounds made the city their home. Its cemeteries reflected this diversity, becoming places where families and communities expressed their faith, identity and sense of belonging through the ways in which they remembered their dead. The exhibition is co-curated by National Museums Liverpool and the University of Liverpool and was developed by Elsa Price, Lead Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of Liverpool, Professor Harold Mytum and Dr Anna Fairley ... More
La Brea Tar Pits celebrates groundbreaking and announces major gifts LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHM) celebrated groundbreaking on the highly anticipated transformation of La Brea Tar Pits’ 13-acre campus, marking a major milestone in the reimagining of the world-renowned and locally beloved Los Angeles site. The ceremony in Hancock Park brought together elected officials, community leaders, philanthropists, and leadership from the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHM) to commemorate the start of a new chapter for the iconic site. Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, President and Director of NHM, welcomed KCRW News Anchor Steve Chiotakis as host of the ceremony, which featured remarks from Congresswoman Laura Friedman; California Natural Resources Agency Deputy Secretary Madeline Drake; Megan McGowan Epstein, President of the NHM Board ... More
Jane Lombard Gallery presents Rachael Catharine Anderson solo show NEW YORK, NY.- Jane Lombard Gallery is presenting Hidden Peril, a new body of paintings by Rachael Catharine Anderson centered on poisonous plants and mushrooms. Continuing her longstanding practice of painting botanical subjects from direct observation, Anderson turns her attention to the shadow side of the natural world, where beauty and danger coexist. The works emerge from a process of foraging, research, and sustained observation. Anderson studies each plant in its natural habitat or brings it into the studio for extended examination. Rather than pursuing scientific accuracy, she records subtle shifts in the form of each plant over multiple painting sessions. Hidden Peril considers the many roles plants have held across time, as sources of beauty, poison, knowledge, and storytelling. Raised on a flower farm and apple orchard in central ... More
Christie's holds Abu Dhabi's first dedicated fine art auction, realising more than USD$8.9 million ABU DHABI.- Christie's landmark auction MAWASIM: 20 Years of Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art realised USD$8,940,800, marking a significant moment in the company's long-relationship with the region and the twentieth anniversary of its first auction in the UAE. Held at The Abu Dhabi EDITION on 1 November, the evening sale was the first fine-art auction in Abu Dhabi, bringing together a selection of works by artists from across the Middle East and North Africa. The highest total achieved for a Christie's Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Evening Sale in more than ten years, more than 30% of registrants were Millennial and Gen Z, and 37% of registrants were new to Christie's. Anthea Peers, President, Christie's EMEA, commented: “What an exceptional week. Two decades on from our first auction in the UAE, it's thrilling to have ... More
Swedenborg House hosts London return of Swedish artist duo Lundahl & Seitl LONDON.- Swedenborg House announces The Earths Within Us (2026) by Swedish artist duo Lundahl & Seitl, a limited run of site-sensitive embodied performances at the historic home of the Swedenborg Society throughout November. Configuring Swedenborg House as an architectonic body with organs, visitors wearing wireless headphones and sightless goggles will—for twenty minutes—be led by unseen hands through a soundscape of water, stone and voice, whilst around them choral drones echo the rivers lost beneath London. The new commission is the artists’ first major presentation in the UK since the critically acclaimed Symphony of a Missing Room at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2014. Extending from Lundahl & Seitl's perennial work River Biographies, in which participants embodied the waters of the Huangpu, Indus and Ruhr ... More
The first museum exhibition featuring Bendt Eyckermans' enigmatic paintings opens at S.M.A.K. GHENT.- S.M.A.K. presents the first institutional solo exhibition of Belgian artist Bendt Eyckermans. The Passenger brings together a series of recent works he has made over the past three years. His paintings are highly narrative, incorporating elements from his everyday surroundings – objects from his studio, friends, or details from the street – into dreamlike, mysterious compositions. In addition to paintings, the exhibition also features sculptural elements, a short film, and works on paper that offer an unprecedented insight into Eyckermans’ thought process. In recent years, Bendt Eyckermans (Antwerp, b. 1994) has gained international recognition for his almost cinematic visual language, steeped in suggestion and mystery. His characters inhabit an indeterminate state, depicted in scenes rendered in a muted colour palette with a striking use of light sources. ... More
Jack O'Brien orchestrates borrowed estate works for major installation at Bonner Kunstverein BONN.- Bonner Kunstverein presents Yield, a major new installation by London-based artist Jack O’Brien. For his solo exhibition, O’Brien grounds the show’s conception, material form, and organisation in a state of transience: everything utilized is loaned or borrowed. Drawn from the aesthetics of global logistics, O’Brien orchestrates selected bodies of work by artists Horst Egon Kalinowski, Edgar Knoop, Elisabeth Marx, Herbert Press, and Eva-Maria Schön from the estates in the care of the Künstler:innenarchiv der Stiftung Kunstfonds. O’Brien brings these distinct systems of preservation and circulation into relation with contemporary forms and conditions of valorization. Here, visibility is institutionally negotiated: the procedures that preserve the works and materials also regulate the gestural framework of the show. Structures designed ... More
Van Abbemuseum seeks Senior Curator to lead exhibitions and time-based art programs EINDHOVEN.- The Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven has launched an international search for a Senior Curator, Exhibitions and Time-Based Practices, seeking an experienced museum professional to develop major exhibitions, commissions, performances, and research projects that connect its historic collection with contemporary artistic practices. The position reflects the museum's commitment to exploring new approaches to exhibition-making, particularly through performance, sound, choreography, and other time-based art forms. Applications are being accepted until November 15, 2026. Founded in 1936, the Van Abbemuseum is one of the Netherlands' established institutions dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Its holdings comprise more than 3,600 artworks, a library of approximately 140,000 volumes, and extensive archival resources. As a ... More
Serralves Museum brings together Lee Ufan, Anri Sala, Jenny Holzer, Alice Neel and Miguel Gomes in Porto PORTO.- The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art is bringing together five influential artists and filmmakers in an ambitious autumn and winter programme that explores the changing relationships between images, language, sound, materiality and representation. Featuring major exhibitions devoted to Lee Ufan, Anri Sala, Jenny Holzer, Alice Neel and Portuguese filmmaker Miguel Gomes, the programme spans generations and disciplines while reinforcing the museum's commitment to artistic experimentation and international dialogue. A central highlight is Lee Ufan: Fragments of Infinity, the Korean-born artist's first major exhibition in Portugal, which opened on October 16, 2026, across the Serralves Villa and Park. The programme also includes a presentation devoted to Miguel Gomes, recipient of the Best Director Award at the 2024 Cannes ... More
Film Forum and Cinecittà present 'ROSSELLINI 120' retrospective in New York NEW YORK, NY.- Renewing a historic partnership, Film Forum, Cinecittà and the Italian Ministry of Culture present ROSSELLINI 120, a three-week retrospective of the great filmmaker Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977), on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth, running from November 20 through December 10 at Film Forum. The 25 films in the festival include new 4K restorations from Cinecittà and eleven 35mm prints from their library in Rome, imported especially for the festival. The director’s daughter Isabella Rossellini will introduce two opening night screenings of VOYAGE TO ITALY, starring her mother Ingrid Bergman, along with MY DAD IS 100 YEARS OLD, directed by Guy Maddin, written by Ms. Rossellini, and will appear again on November 26 (Thanksgiving) to introduce THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS and EUROPA ‘51. Ms. Rossellini and her twin sister Ingrid will introduce ROME, OPEN CITY on Saturday, November 21. Roberto Rossellini ... More
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On a day like today, English painter and illustrator L.S. Lowry was born
November 01, 1887. Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 - 23 February 1976) was an English artist. His drawings and paintings often depict scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. He developed a distinctive style of painting and is best known for his urban landscapes peopled with human figures, often referred to as "matchstick men". He also painted mysterious unpopulated landscapes, brooding portraits and the unpublished "marionette" works, which were only found after his death. He was fascinated by the sea, and painted pure seascapes, depicting only sea and sky, from the early 1940s. In this image: Lawrence Stephen Lowry, The Liver Buildings Liverpool, 1950. The estate of L.S. Lowry / DACS 2017 1.
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