Fine Art Today

On view through February 10: The remarkable works by artist Leonard Mizerek feature during a solo exhibition this winter in Vero Beach, Florida. However, there’s a twist.

Opening December 15 at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, D.C., is the first of an inaugural exhibition series that highlights the global context of American portraiture. Each year, the NPG will showcase a portrait created by an international artist affiliated with the lending country.

Stephen Horne is an artist who has made his home in the Northern Adirondacks for over 30 years. Yet Horne, like many American landscapists before him, has sought to explore the color, light, and texture of locations far away from his home.

As one of the most coveted and competitive fine art competitions in the world, it’s important to know who will be judging the 13th International ARC Salon. The New York organization recently revealed who they’ll be.

In an ideal world, everyone would exchange art as gifts for the holidays. Since that certainly doesn’t exist, we’ve got another great suggestion for that fine art connoisseur in your family.

During World War II, Nazi occupation forces stole a precious painting from the private collection of Dr. Pierre Bouchard in France, and it has, to date, never resurfaced. Perhaps you’ve seen it?

The Cincinnati Art Museum recently unveiled a major exhibition of prints by arguably the medium’s greatest practitioner: Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).

Landscape comes alive during an upcoming solo exhibition of Douglas Fryer’s latest oils.

During the second half of the 18th century, a journey to Italy was considered an essential component in the education of young artists and noblemen from Northern Europe. They called it “The Grand Tour.” Important oil sketches from the Thaw Collection are currently on view here.

The Norton Museum of Art will be the first in more than 75 years to showcase the sculpture of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney — an artist whose significant career saw major commissions throughout the United States and Europe in the early 20th century.