Tag: Acquisitions
Rare Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook Acquired by Berlin, Dresden, and Weimar Museums
A rare book of sketches by renowned artist Caspar David Friedrich from 1804 has been acquired by three museum authorities in Berlin, Dresden, and Weimar. Known as the Karlsruhe Sketchbook,
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V&A secures medieval ivory sculpture of Christ in £2m acquisition, outbidding the Met
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has secured the purchase of a medieval ivory sculpture depicting Christ’s descent from the cross, outbidding the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Australia’s National Gallery acquires Gauguin’s first painting in the country
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) recently made headlines as the first public collection in the country to acquire a major painting by renowned artist Paul Gauguin. The painting, titled
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