WASHINGTON (AP) - When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far ...

The artist’s large-scale paintings caught the eye of Charles Saatchi when she was just out of art school. Three decades on, ...

LOS ANGELES — The titles of the paintings in Viennese artist Verena Dengler’s first exhibition in the United States, at Thomas Duncan Gallery, rattle off the tongue like bad academic poetry.

A painting of a rose for his daughter, and an abstract self-portrait, are at the centre of a personal new collection by Depp ...

Whitten's paintings pay homage to his influences, including artists and close family. He thought of his works as “gifts” — personal dedications that reveal his subjects’ nuances and edges.

Chuck Close (1940-2021): Painting Monumental Portraits, Chronicling the Art World The artist will be celebrated for outside headshots that vibrate with energy, but his work also honored the ...