Museum acquisitions round-up: an unsettling French mask and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

theartnewspaper.com ·2026-09-07

Museum acquisitions round-up: an unsettling French mask and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

We haven't written up this one. The Art Newspaper has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Also reported by 3 other outlets

Art worth €9m stolen from Renoir Museum on French Riviera moneyweb.co.za
Renoir paintings stolen from provincial French museum winnipegfreepress.com
Another French museum heist: 4 Renoir paintings stolen, one dropped while fleeing timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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