Market · Netherlands
Onder de Boompjes Schedules September Sale of Fine Art and Jewellery
The Dutch auction house Onder de Boompjes is holding its September auction of fine art, antiques and jewellery, closing September 14–16.
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Tilburg museum opens large survey of Sigmar Polke's restless painting practice
De Pont Museum in Tilburg is staging a broad survey of Sigmar Polke, centred on his 1970s group of colour works and presented as the first major Dutch showing since the 1992 Stedelijk retrospective.
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Nadav Kander's Foam retrospective read as meditation on presence and time
Review by Nektarianna K. Saliverou (18 September 2026): the Israeli-born photographer's major solo exhibition 'The Edge of Things' at Foam, Amsterdam is framed as an existential reflection on transience and memory; on view until 31 January 2027.
Image: ArtskRijksmuseum and Mauritshuis jointly acquire Avercamp winter scene for $13 million
The two Dutch museums announced September 15 the joint $13 million purchase of Hendrick Avercamp's 'Colf Players on the Ice' (c. 1625) - their first alliance at this scale - returning the work from a US collection to the Netherlands.
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Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis jointly acquire an Avercamp winter landscape
The Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis have jointly purchased Hendrick Avercamp's Colf Players on the Ice, with a display opening in Kampen on 3 October, reports CODART.
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Stedelijk Opens Seven-Decade Kusama Retrospective, Now a Posthumous Tribute
Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum has opened a major Yayoi Kusama exhibition spanning seven decades of her work, reframed as a posthumous tribute after the artist's death.
Policy · Fairs · Maastricht
TEFAF Locks In Long-Term Homes in Maastricht and New York
TEFAF has signed multi-year venue renewals securing its Maastricht fair at the MECC through 2036 and its New York fair at the Park Avenue Armory through 2031. The agreements end speculation about the Maastricht fair relocating.
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The Van Gogh Museum will devote an exhibition to Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from 1 October 2026 to 4 January 2027, presenting the ukiyo-e master's graphic work at the turn from Edo to Meiji Japan.
TEFAF Opens Applications for 2027 Curator Course and Museum Restoration Fund
TEFAF has opened applications for the 2027 editions of its Curator Course, run with Maastricht University, and its Museum Restoration Fund, which offers museums up to €50,000 per artwork. Both deadlines close October 1, 2026.
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