Tag: Portrait Painting

Clark Art Institute Investigates European Portraiture in the Exhibition Eye to Eye

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- A special exhibition of European portrait painting, featuring works by master artists from the late fifteenth century through the early nineteenth century, is on view at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute from January 23 t…

The National Portrait Gallery Announces the Call for Entries for the BP Portrait Award 2011

LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery announce the Call for Entries for the BP Portrait Award 2011, the world’s most prestigious open competition for portrait painting. Entry forms are now available at the gallery website, and the closing date fo…

The National Portrait Gallery Announces the Call for Entries for the BP Portrait Award 2011

LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery announce the Call for Entries for the BP Portrait Award 2011, the world’s most prestigious open competition for portrait painting. Entry forms are now available at the gallery website, and the closing date fo…

Cincinnati Art Museum Announces Thomas Gainsborough Exhibition

CINCINNATI, OH.- The portraits of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) made him perhaps the most famous British artist of the late eighteenth century. Nobles, statesmen, musicians and the range of men and women of the period’s merchant class all sat fo…

Daphne Todd Wins BP Portrait Award 2010 for Her Painting of Her Dead Mother

LONDON.- The winner of the BP Portrait
Award 2010
was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. In a record-breaking
year for
entries, the prestigious first prize was won by 63-year-old artist
Daphne Todd.
Her winning portrait, Last …

Daphne Todd Wins BP Portrait Award 2010 for Her Painting of Her Dead Mother

LONDON.- The winner of the BP Portrait Award 2010 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. In a record-breaking year for entries, the prestigious first prize was won by 63-year-old artist Daphne Todd. Her winning portrait, Last Portrait of Mothe…

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