The only self-portrait by Clara Peeters may smash the 17th-century Flemish still life painter's auction record next month at ...

The history of art has always been marked by great female names, even though they were often overshadowed in a predominantly male-dominated field. Throughout the centuries, countless women have ...

Renowned for his portrait paintings, John Singer Sargent was one of the most remarkable artists of the Edwardian era. He ...

Sargent had been at work on this portrait since 1882, when he approached Gautreau with a typically canny offer to paint her portrait. For the previous few years, he had been receiving and executing ...