In Paris? A must rendez-vous at Musée Jacquemart-André ! The summer terrace in the courtyard will be open starting at 6pm this Thursday, July 24. On the program: musical entertainment and bar featuring cocktails, & beer. #Paris #Summer

Good morning! Wishing you a serene day! This beautiful pair of panel paintings by Elias van den Broeck (1649-1708), ‘Dessous de sous-bois aux grenouilles’ & ‘Dessous de sous-bois aux champignons’ soared passed its modest €10,000/15,000 estimate fetching €33,150 at Drouot.

Spain‘s Policía Nacional arrest seven for illegally trafficking archaeological artifacts online. The criminal network illegally sold and exported archaeological artifacts looted from unknown excavation sites across Andalusia.

Tick tok "Rachel Ruysch: Nature into Art" at Toledo Museum of Art wraps up on July 27th. It is the first monographic show dedicated to the pioneering Dutch artist. What are you waiting for?

Mark your calendars! The Hôtel Drouot in Paris will reopen its doors on September 16 & take part in the European Heritage Days. The first sales of the season will be on exhibition starting at 11am - tours are on the program for the European Heritage Days, Sat 20 & Sunday 21.

Good morning! Looking for a good read? Norton Simon Museum published a new catalogue of its collection of Northern European art, including 95 paintings and works on paper by Dutch, Flemish, and German artists, spanning the 15th-18th centuries. #OldMasters

Acquisition News! Musée d'Orsay acquired "La place de l'Europe, Paris" by Jean Béraud (1849-1935). Béraud is known for his genre scenes depicting modern Parisian life in the 19th century. According to the museum this work is similar to several paintings he exhibited in the 1870s

Twinsies! Venice & Le Havre embark on a ‘twinning’ process. Le Havre mayor Édouard Philippe and Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro, signed a letter of intent to build a long-term cooperation, which includes the promotion of contemporary creativity & heritage preservation

Undeniably, Jeff Koons disrupts conventions and challenges our perception of art… We recently sat down with the legendary contemporary artist to discuss his artistic practice, philosophy, the question of beauty and more: t.ly/fip7Z #interview

Good morning and Happy Leo season!

During COVID Barnes Foundation developed the Visual Experience Platform (VXP) to aid in teaching its art classes online. Now the Philadelphia-based institution is sharing the technology. Penn Museum will host its "Deep Dig" & "Archaeology in Action" programs using the VXP this fall.

Barbara Hepworth at Saint-Paul de Vence True to its policy of promoting artists linked to its history, the Fondation Maeght is devoting a retrospective to Barbara Hepworth, one of the great voices of British abstraction. Learn more: t.ly/LavOM #exhibition

Good morning! Heading to the beach? Here ‘De Dubai con cariño, by Antonio Seguí (1934-2022) oscillates between urban satire, caustic humor & graphic exploration, in keeping with the Latin American artist’s critical vein. Learn more: t.ly/o7JVT MILLON AUCTION

Connoisseurs mobilized for the ‘Young Dutchwoman’ by Tamara de Lempicka Making its first appearance on the market the painting fetched €1,184,960, surpassing its high estimate with MILLON AUCTION - it was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1944: t.ly/in0w9

A nail, a priest and George Sand. Sounds like the makings of a joke, but these are the protagonists in story of the discovery of the medieval paintings, more precisely Romanesque frescoes, at Nohant-Vic, in France Learn more: t.ly/SIXkH

Join the conversation museums, scholars & researchers! The recently launched Trois Crayons Museum Forum: The Anonymous Drawings Project is a free online platform fostering dialog and the identification of pre-modern drawings in public collections. troiscrayonsforum.org

‘Pleine mer par vent frais, un grain’ is a rare seascape by Jean-François Millet (1814-1875). The drawing was exhibited at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1887…

Good morning! Cheers to a colorful week! Charles Frechon’s (1856-1929) ‘Apple Blossom’ surpassed its high estimate fetching €36,656 on July 4 Drouot Estimations - The Post-Impressionist artist was a member of the Rouen School.

For a Very Good Cause Château de Versailles is hosting three tiny homes set up by the association Les Cahutes de Louise in partnership with the Fondation Sante Service to give sick children and their families a unique relaxing experience in special setting.