Weindling Collection at Sotheby's New York in 2026
November 6 2025
Picture: Sotheby's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Sotheby's New York have announced that they will be offering a group of twelve Nothern paintings from the Weindling Collection in February 2026.
According to their Instagram post:
Highlights include two of the earliest still lifes by Pieter Claesz, luminous landscapes by Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael, one of the only still lifes by Jan Jansz. den Uyl the Elder in private ownership, and one of the unique large format townscapes by David Teniers the Elder—each a striking example of timeless clarity and composition.
Born in Berlin, [Lester] Weindling fled Europe as a child during the rise of Nazism and eventually settled in New York, where he became a leading real-estate developer. Alongside his career, he quietly built this collection—a lasting connection to the Europe he left behind.
2025 Release: L'ART DU DESSIN - Les processus de création
November 6 2025
Video: Citadelles & Mazenod
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
I'm slow to this interesting new release by the C2RFM (Centre for Research and Restoration of Museums of France) curator Eric Pagliano which gives an account of the history of drawings through processes and techniques. The book, spans 300 pages, covers the period from the middle ages until the early twentieth century and the styles and processes of most major artists who produced works on paper.
Sleeper Alert!
November 6 2025
Picture: Dreweatts
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Amongst the lots that soared in the Dreweatts sale yesterday was the following 'Circle of Horace Vernet' which realised £120,000 (hammer) over its £3 - 5k estimate (spotted via @Auctionscion). Quite a few lots in the sale did rather well, click through to have a browse through the entire auction results.
Unseen Renoir to be offered in Paris
November 6 2025
Video: PBS
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
American broadcasters have reported on news of an unseen Renoir that is coming up for sale at Drouot (via Christophe Joron-Derem) on 25th November. The picture depicts the young Jean Renoir, future filmmaker, and Gabrielle Renard, the painter's nanny and muse. It will be offered carrying an estimate of €1 - 1.5m.
14th Century Frescos Conserved at Santa Maria della Scala
November 5 2025
Video: Siena News
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
A fresco cycle in the Santa Maria della Scala complex of historic buildings in Siena has been conserved. The works, attributed to Lippo Vanni (active between 1340-1375), were only rediscovered as recently as 1999. The recently restored wall paintings will be opened to the public from 7th November 2025 onwards.
Resurfaced Govaert Flinck to Headline Lempertz December Sale
November 5 2025
Picture: Lempertz
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
A resurfaced signed painting by Govaert Flinck, previously known only from a black & white image, will headline Lempertz's 50 Lots – My Choice | Jubiläumsauktion Henrik Hanstein on 4th December 2025. It will be offered carrying an estimate of €140,000 - 180,000. Click on the link above to read their catalogue note for the picture.
Chichester Museum to Conserve Amberley Panels
November 5 2025
Picture: The Novium Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Novium Museum in Chichester has announced its plans to conserve a notable set of 16th century panels known as The Worthy Women or The Amberley Panels. The set, created by Lambert Barnard for the Bishop of Chichester in around 1526, depicts nine famous heroines from antiquity and history.
According to the article above:
At a meeting on Tuesday (November 4), Chichester District Council approved plans to fund the project, setting aside £191,300 for vital conservation work* [undertaken by the Hamilton Kerr Institute in Cambridge] and an additional £57,250 to create a specially controlled display space at the museum.
* - This may sound like a lot, but, considering they measure roughly 115 x 86 cm each, the figure makes more sense.
Christie's London Apprenticeship Programme
November 5 2025
Picture: Christie's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
For those looking for a start in the world of auction houses (for school-leavers rather than University graduates), Christie's London are inviting applications for their Apprenticeship Programme 2026.
According to the job description:
What we are looking for
Our Apprentices our based at our London Headquarters near Green Park, and work across our organisation, supporting many different departments to ensure the seamless, day-to-day running of the World’s leading Auction House.
We are seeking bright, dynamic school-leavers looking to start their career through an Apprenticeship rather than pursue a degree at University.
If you are a school leaver with drive and ambition to be successful, fresh ideas and a positive attitude, we can offer you the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by industry experts during your time at Christie’s. The Christie’s Apprenticeship Programme, starting Summer 2026 could be for you.
The roles come with a salary of £20,500 per annum and applications must be in by 1st March 2026.
Kaplan to Sell Rembrandt Drawing for Big Cat Conservation (ctd)
November 5 2025
Picture: Sotheby's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The aforementioned drawing of a Lion by Rembrandt is to be sold by Sotheby's New York in February 2026. The work on paper, which is being sold from the Leiden collection to benefit the big cat charity Panthera, is expected to carry an estimate of $15 - 20m.
Wax Sculptures at the Uffizi
November 4 2025
Picture: Uffizi
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Uffizi in Florence will be opening a new exhibition in December dedicated to their collection of Florentine wax sculptures from the 16th & 17th centuries. In fact, they've been busy acquiring works for the show, including a work by Gaetano Giulio Zumbo entitled 'The Corruption of Bodies' (click on the link if you want to see this gruesome object).
The show will run from 16th December 2025 until 12th April 2026 (just in time for Christmas).
Gainsborough Exhibition at the Frick in 2026
November 4 2025
Picture: Frick Collection
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Frick Collection in New York have announced a new exhibition scheduled for next year entitled Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture.
According to their website:
Beginning February 12, 2026, The Frick Collection will present its first special exhibition dedicated to the English artist Thomas Gainsborough, and the first devoted to his portraiture ever held in New York. Displaying more than two dozen paintings, the show will explore the richly interwoven relationship between Gainsborough’s portraits and fashion in the eighteenth century. The works included represent some of the greatest achievements from every stage of this period-defining artist’s career, drawn from the Frick’s holdings and from collections across North America and the United Kingdom.
November's Burlington Magazine
November 4 2025
Picture: Burlington.org.uk
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
November's edition of The Burlington Magazine focuses on the theme of Sculpture.
Here's a list of the main articles within:
‘An illustrious sculptress’: Marcello in London, 1863–67 - By Laura Chase
The history of Westmacott’s Waterloo Vase in the gardens of Buckingham Palace - By Peter T.J. Rumley
The early eighteenth-century monument to Jan Bonawentura Krasiński in Poland - By Konrad Morawski
‘La Galerie de Girardon’ revived: six lost works from the collection in the Hôtel Bondy, Paris - By Ana Cornelia Pade
New perspectives on fragments of terracotta sculpture associated with Pietro Torrigiano at Westminster Abbey - By Susan Jenkins, Charlotte Hubbard, Elizabeth Miller, Patrick Quinn
Sleeper Alert!
November 4 2025
Picture: Hermann Historica
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Social media is awash with news that the following Still Life catalogued as 'Style of Balthasar van der Ast' realised €225,000 (hammer) over its starting bid of €1,500 at Hermann Historica yesterday. Clara Peeters is the name that most have attached to it, with good reason too.
Perceptions of Rembrandt in 18th Century France
October 31 2025
Picture: Museum of Fine Arts of Draguignan
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Museum of Fine Arts of Draguignan in France will be opening a very interesting exhibition next month entitled Le phare Rembrandt. The show will examine the perception of Rembrandt's paintings in 18th century France. It will contain no fewer than 50 works by the artist and 18th century French painters who collected his artworks and came under the Dutch master's spell
The show will run from 15th November 2025 until 15th March 2026.
Reynolds at LAPADA
October 31 2025
Picture: Winsor Birch
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Instagram has alerted me to the fact that dealers Winsor Birch are currently offering this rather nice portrait of 'The Yellow Boy' Lord George Seymour Conway by Sir Joshua Reynolds at LAPADA (The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers fair in Berkley Square which runs until 2nd November 2025). The painting, if it is the same one which I have seen, had been on loan to the Ashmolean for a while. Curiously, the painting had been acquired by H.M. King Carol of Romania in 1938 and eventually bequeathed it to a mistress.
Prado Finds Mengs but Owners Say No to Loan
October 31 2025
Picture: abc.es
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Regular readers may remember an appeal the Prado put out a few months ago for an untraced painting by Anton Raphael Mengs. Well, the appeal worked and the painting was found in a private collection in Rome. However, it appears the owners do not want to lend it, due to questions about the impact of applying for an export permit. Readers of ABC can access the full article providing latest developments here (spotted via @Boro_RR).
Chamber of Cupid and Psyche at the Palazzo Te Restored
October 31 2025
Picture: ansa.it
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
News from Italy that the recently conserved Chamber of Cupid and Psyche at the Palazzo Te in Mantua has been unveiled to the public. Painted by Giulio Romano and his workshop between 1526-8, the recent campaign of restoration was supported by the Giulio and Giovanna Sacchetti Onlus Foundation.
€3.5 - 6m Pieter Brueghel the Younger coming up at Sotheby's London
October 31 2025
Picture: @meet_the_specialists_belgium
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
News from Sotheby's Brussels that one of the upcoming highlights of the Sotheby's London Old Master Paintings evening sale in December will be Pieter Brueghel the Younger's The Census at Bethlehem. The post linked above provides an estimate in euros of €3.5 - 6m.
According to the post:
A copy by Pieter Brueghel the Younger of a work by his father executed in 1566 (now in the collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium), this version of The Census at Bethlehem dates from the very beginning of the 17th century and is exceptionally large (170 x 120 cm) for a work by the artist. It has remained in a private collection
for over forty years and has never been exhibited since then. Only three versions of The Census at Bethlehem by the artist are currently in private hands, and none of them have appeared on the market since 1980, making the upcoming sale an exceptional moment for Brueghel collectors.
Art Forgery Ring Raided in Germany
October 30 2025
Video: ardmediathek.de
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
An art forgery ring was raided in Germany earlier this week. The alleged forger, who is a 77 year old man from Bavaria working with several accomplices, was apparently producing fakes imitating the hands of Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo.
From an Old Master perspective, the images circulating online don't look terribly impressive...
Upcoming: Kids! Between Representation and Reality
October 30 2025
Picture: Bucerius Kunst Forum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Bucerius Kunst Forum in Hamburg will be opening a new exhibition next month entitled Kids! Between Representation and Reality (spotted via CODART).
According to their website:
Hardly any other topic reflects the values and norms of a society and its changes as clearly as the portrayal of children. At the same time, these depictions bear witness to the appreciation of children and the changing understanding of what it means to be a child over the centuries. The exhibition Kids! Between Representation and Reality is dedicated to the depiction of children in pictures from the 16th to the 21st century. Various chapters approach the subject from different perspectives and draw on photographs and sculptures as well as paintings.
The show will run from 28th November 2025 until 6th April 2026.
