Observer’s Best Art Books of 2025 Our favorite art books of the year spanned museum insider accounts, histories of protest and fresh takes on how images shape politics. By Nathan Smith
Sotheby’s Paris to Auction an Intimate Inventory of Napoleon’s Reign Pierre-Jean Chalençon's trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market. By Elisa Carollo
Curator Emerson Bowyer On the Importance of the Horvitz Collection Donation Observer caught up with Bowyer to learn more about a transformative gift of French Old Master art from Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz. By Dan Duray
Bernard Arnault’s LVMH Gives the Louvre a $16M Boost to Acquire a Chardin Masterpiece By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly