The Louvre Lends Islamic ‘Masterpieces’ to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-lends-islamic-masterpieces-to-smithsonian-1234794343/

The 10 Most Expensive Alberto Giacometti Works Ever Sold at Auction https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/most-expensive-alberto-giacometti-works-ever-sold-1234792271/

Sotheby’s New Comms Chief, Freeman’s New Old Masters Head, and More: Industry Moves for August 5, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-new-comms-chief-freemans-new-old-masters-head-1234794329/

The Great Estate Rush That Is Reshaping the Art Market https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/great-estate-rush-that-is-reshaping-art-market-1234794331/

Cosmic Energy https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19617

Museums Team Up to Buy Artworks, a New AI Startup Tackles Art Forgery, and More: Morning Links for August 5, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museums-team-up-buy-artworks-new-ai-startup-tackles-art-forgery-more-morning-links-august-5-2026-1234794321/

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Ochre and Red on Red https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4909

Spanish Police Recover a 16th-Century Virgin Relief Stolen 16 Years Ago From Monastery https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/spanish-police-recover-16th-century-virgin-relief-1234794311/

Guggenheim Veteran Valerie Hillings Tapped as Inaugural Director of Abu Dhabi Branch https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/valerie-hillings-director-guggenheim-abu-dhabi-1234794298/

A Colossal Ancient Marble Statue Emerges at a UNESCO Site in Turkey https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/colossal-ancient-marble-statue-emerges-unesco-site-turkey-1234794286/

Sale of Insolvent Glasgow Art Center’s Archive Would Be an ‘Irreversible Loss,’ Critics Warn https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/glasgow-cca-archive-sale-creative-scotland-1234794285/

Male Nude with Raised Arms - 1902 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105332

Terran Last Gun’s Antique Accounting Ledgers Tell New Stories https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/terran-last-gun-new-talent-2026-1234794280/

Art Week NYC Names 76 Participating Galleries for Inaugural Event in November https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-week-nyc-names-2026-participating-galleries-list-1234794276/

London Mayor Defends Free Entry to Museums, UK’s National Gallery Criticized, and More: Morning Links for August 4, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/london-mayor-defends-free-entry-to-museums-morning-links-1234794277/

Bouquet of Anemones, 1918 https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16275

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Francisco Correa Cordero, Founder of Closely Watched New York Gallery Lubov, Dies https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/francisco-correa-cordero-lubov-gallery-dead-1234794249/

Top 200 Collectors Clara Wu Tsai and Joseph Tsai to Divorce After Nearly 30 Years https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/clara-wu-tsai-joseph-tsai-divorce-1234794234/

Met Museum Quietly Hangs a Leonardo da Vinci Painting, On Loan from Ken Griffin: ‘A Little Picture, Of Large-Scale Importance’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-museum-leonardo-da-vinci-ken-griffin-1234794238/

Gagosian Gives Up London and Basel Spaces as Mega-Galleries Rethink Their Footprints https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gagosian-london-basel-gallery-closures-1234794210/

Met Museum Consulted With Jewish Leaders Over Exhibition for Controversial Fashion Designer John Galliano https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-museum-john-galliano-show-jewish-leaders-meetings-1234794224/

The World’s Largest Painting Sold for $62 M. in 2021 to Benefit Children’s Charities, But They Have Yet to Receive Any Funds https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sacha-jafri-auctioned-world-largest-painting-for-charity-but-the-62-m-owed-is-missing-1234794219/

Na Kim Wants You to Look Up https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/na-kim-cloud-paintings-old-stone-mill-newport-1234794186/

Malo Chapuy’s Neo-Medieval Paintings Conjure Apocalyptic Visions https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/malo-chapuy-neo-medieval-feudalism-apocalypse-climate-change-1234794198/

Taryn Simon’s Guggenheim Show Will Fill Rotunda with Entirely New Body of Work for First Time in Museum’s History https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/taryn-simon-guggenheim-show-new-work-rotunda-1234794169/

Taryn Simon’s Guggenheim Show Will Fill Rotunda with New Body of Work for First Time in Museum’s History https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/taryn-simon-guggenheim-show-new-work-rotunda-1234794169/

White House Proposes Smallest Smithsonian Budget in Years and Cutting Full-Time Staff by 6 Percent https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/white-house-proposes-smallest-smithsonian-budget-in-years-1234794165/

Michelle Grabner Donates More Than 2,000 Artworks to Wisconsin’s Kohler Arts Center, Now the Most Comprehensive Repository of Her Work https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/michelle-grabner-kohler-arts-center-donation-1234794155/