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Where are all the young collectors?
The art world is changing fast, but fostering a new generation of young collectors remains a challenge for the market to overcome
The society painter who wanted to reshape Irish art
Sarah Purser’s reputation faded after her death, but an exhibition at the Hugh Lane in Dublin is putting her back in the frame
Baroque painting from Naples still provides plenty of thrills
Amid a narrowing market for Old Masters, paintings from 17th-century Naples are still holding their own
‘I know exactly what I am looking for’ – Helen Hamlyn on collecting with purpose
The philanthropist’s pursuits range from collecting Asian art to restoring ruined buildings
The art dealer who scammed his way to the top
A memoir by the friend and business partner of convicted fraudster Inigo Philbrick raises disturbing questions about the art world
How to make a 21st-century museum in West Africa
The plans for the Museum of West African Art in Nigeria point to a new path for postcolonial institutions
Birmingham’s Barber Institute is getting more cutting-edge
Midway through a major refurbishment, the Institute is still managing to thrive at a challenging time for UK museums
Diamonds, dinosaurs and drawings – just some of the fun at London’s summer fairs
There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer
How national is the National Gallery in London?
The museum is founded on the collection of John Julius Angerstein and, 200 years later, the banker’s taste is still making itself felt
The dealer who got the Parisian avant-garde round to decorate
For his Paris apartment, Léonce Rosenberg commissioned works from the likes of Picabia and de Chirico, fusing modernism and classic French style
How Compton Verney stays ahead of the flock
Now 20 years old, the country house museum in Warwickshire has developed a distinctive approach to collecting – and it’s paying off handsomely
Dealers draw together for Salon du Dessin
There are plenty of new discoveries to be made at the Paris fair focused on fine draughtsmanship
How Harriet Backer worked wonders in Norway
The painter is in no need of rediscovery at home, but her painstaking depictions of everyday life deserve to be better known abroad
The birth of Impressionism and the centenary of Surrealism – major art anniversaries in 2024
The marking of two seminal movements and a year-long celebration of Caspar David Friedrich combine scholarly heft with popular appeal
Old Masters prove lacklustre at auction – but a late medieval painter is golden
A newly attributed Rembrandt failed to hit the heights at Sotheby’s, but Pietro Lorenzetti pushed up the bidding in Paris
Acquisition of the Year
Apollo’s annual celebration of achievements in the art world. The Acquisition of the Year Award commends the best museum acquisitions of the past 12 months
Compton Verney’s new painted ladies are more about vice than virtue
A portrait saved for the nation has been praised for representing racial equality in 17th-century Britain, but it’s mainly a warning to women everywhere
The week in art news – Australian museums to receive major funding boost
Plus: Kwame Brathwaite (1938–2023), John Leighton to depart National Galleries of Scotland, and the rest of the week’s top stories
In Lausanne, a lively new museum district has finally arrived
The Plateforme 10 project has brought the city’s fine arts, design and photo museums together on the site of a former train yard
On its 300th birthday, the Belvedere reflects on a remarkably complicated past
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
The world’s richest man makes quite an impression
The luxury conglomerate led by the French tycoon presented a Caillebotte to the Musée d’Orsay this week, but that didn’t stop him being denounced by pension protesters
Progress report – the Huntington reckons with its past and looks to the future
The Gilded Age institution renowned for its Eurocentric holdings is re-evaluating its history and winning over a wider audience
The week in art news – former head of the Louvre investigated for money laundering and organised fraud
Plus: the art dealer Inigo Philbrick has been sentenced to seven years in prison | The new French culture minister is Rima Abdul Malak
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‘Truly the end of an era’ – a tribute to Jacob Rothschild (1936–2024)
The financier and philanthropist’s greatest achievement may have been his service to the arts, at Waddesdon Manor and as chair of the National Gallery