The Benjamin Franklin portrait and memorabilia has been in the family for generations, but they're making the tough decision ...
BBC2 documentary examines the rarely seen sketchbooks of the enigmatic artist ...
Portrait photography is a great passion of mine. Ever since flicking through the photography books of great portrait photographers such as Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Gordon Parks, and Arnold Newman, ...
"Artists owe their inspirations to more than just their great, individual genius," said David McAllister in Prospect. They depend heavily on "those who get it" – "friends, family or romantic partners" ...
Jonathan Yeo, about to unveil a major new painting of King Charles III, also counts Hollywood royalty (Nicole Kidman) and prime ministers (Tony Blair) as past subjects. But George W. Bush eluded him.
The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $236.4 million (1), beaten only by Leonardo da Vinci's ...
At our free Range Life party in Austin during SXSW last week, photographer Laura Harvey was buzzing around Cheer Up Charlie’s, wrangling every act on the bill for a series of great portraits in the ...
The sweep of Italian history and art history in dazzling portraits from the dynasty’s final hurrah, on view in a sumptuous exhibition at the Met. By Roberta Smith It’s hard to imagine Florence, cradle ...
The Montezuma Heritage Museum has received an original oil portrait of Jack House, the last traditional chief of the Ute ...