Gustav Klimt’s portrait of an African prince, painted when his people were displayed in a “human zoo,” was first dismissed because it didn’t “look like a Klimt.” ...

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught African American artist known for her painted depictions of early 20th-century plantation life in Louisiana. Hunter’s colorful oil paintings do not ... she went on ...

An accomplished portrait artist, Diane Becker’s oil painting of a strikingly beautiful young woman has won her the Artist of ...