The daughter of writers Robert Leighton and Marie Connor, Leighton had started with painting portraits before she turned to wood engravings and woodcuts for which she became immensely popular ...

The auction house Bonhams says the painting, made by British artist Clare Leighton, is "thought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually sat for". The portrait was made when Gandhi went to ...

David Hockney - Back in LA. Audio, 30 minutesDavid Hockney - Back in LA David Hockney embarks on an ambitious new portrait series from his Californian studio. Between the Ears. Anatomising a ...

The auction house Bonhams says this is "thought to be the only oil portrait that Gandhi actually ... The "iconic" painting of Elizabeth I at Hatfield House has undergone forensic study and ...

The portrait, known as ‘the secret picture’, was commissioned by the young Queen in 1843 as a 24th birthday present for her beloved husband Albert. It was painted by the respected artist Franz ...

David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. Perhaps best known for his serial paintings of swimming pools, portraits of friends, and verdant landscapes, the ...

Known for his striking portraits of high-society figures, John Singer Sargent was one of the most successful painters of his day.

It’s Pi Day! No, not the good kind of pie. If it was the good kind of pie I would have screamed ‘It’s Pie Day!’ But I didn’t did I? Cloth ears. Instead we are talking about the bad kind of pi. The ...

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