Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prince William NII Nortey Dowuona, 1897. - W&K – Wienerroither & Kohlbacher An early painting by the famed Austrian painter Gustav ...

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona (1897) (image courtesy Wienerroither and Kohlbacher) A Gustav Klimt portrait of a West African prince, long hidden away in a private ...

For the longest time, "Portrait of Prince William Nie Norte Dowuona," was thought to have been lost. Though Gustav Klimt portrayed the nobleman in 1897, the painting had not been seen since 1938. The ...

(CNN) — Art history is filled with examples of the powerful and the wealthy communicating their status through portraiture. Not just sovereigns, but military leaders, aristocrats, and champions of ...

When respected cultural advocate Gloria D. Hall was honored with an arts and humanities award in a ceremony at Mechanics Hall in 2004, she expressed her gratitude and appreciation. Then, looking up ...

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The second edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair opened today at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Seventeen galleries from all over the world have convened to exhibit the work of ...

Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. “This is not a celebration of individual leadership,” he said.

An early painting by the famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, thought lost since the 1930s, is on view for the first time ...

The massive Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, co-presented with museums in Barcelona and Brussels, will head to Europe after March 30. 🎧 Click the red listen button to hear WBEZ’s interview with ...