Smithsonian Magazine

Watch the Record-Breaking Auction of This Gustav Klimt Portrait, Which Just Became the Second Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold

"Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer," which played a role in protecting the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust, sold ...

Second most expensive artwork in history: Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for $236.4 million

Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" fetched a staggering $236.4 million, becoming the second most expensive ...
CBC.ca

Johannes Vermeer painting restored to reveal portrait of Cupid in once-bare background

The restoration of a 17th-century portrait by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer has uncovered a large portrait of Cupid in its background where once only a bare white wall stood. The painting, ...
NBC Washington

National Portrait Gallery Unveils Life-Size Oil Painting of Lincoln

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of ...
Hosted on MSN

How to paint a portrait with personality in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to paint a portrait in Photoshop that captures the viewer's attention. I'm working from a reference of Cassandra, whose striking dark hair contrasts beautifully ...
The Independent

First portrait of Prince William and Kate together unveiled as ‘gift’ to Cambridgeshire

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today viewed an official joint portrait of themselves on a visit to Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum. Painted by award-winning portrait artist Jamie Coreth, ...