At the height of his success as a portraitist, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) astonished the transatlantic art world by suddenly abandoning oil painting in 1907. For the rest of his life, he explored ...

Charcoal is among the most generous and frustrating of drawing mediums. Generous in that it lends itself to ready manipulation and, as such, is forgiving in its malleability; each mark and erasure ...

Frank Auerbach, "Head of Leon Kossoff" (1956–57), charcoal and chalk on paper, 29 3/4 x 22 1/8 inches, Private Collection (© The artist, courtesy Frankie Rossi Art Projects, London) LONDON — A miasma ...

Bring the timeless beauty of an ancient princess to life in this hyper-realistic portrait drawing tutorial. Using vibrant 24 Pitt Charcoal and Blockx Soft Pastels, learn how to layer, blend, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. “A great portrait is more than a straight likeness, it captures the ...

A local artist will display her fine art charcoal portraiture at the Aiken Center for the Arts beginning Thursday, June 19. The works of Diana Kirkpatrick, a fine artist specializing in sanded ...

John Singer Sargent could be a noisy dervish while drawing portraits, whirling around the studio and sputtering in frustration as he jabbed a nub of charcoal at the paper on his easel. He made noises ...

In a 1923 cartoon, a bearded, middle-aged John Singer Sargent ascends the stairs of London’s National Gallery, greeted by a pantheon of artists including Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and ...

"Published to accompany an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, October 4, 2019 to January 12, 2020, and at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, February 28 to ...