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 ...

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

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 industry.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

Much of our understanding of history comes from written accounts, but it is art and photography (and notably portraits) that really brings these people and events to life. Take the 18th-century ...