Fine Art Today

Out of a dark world in which death seems commonplace, a spark of light flashes through the intensely powerful and personal artworks by Alice Leora Briggs. Fine Art Today recently caught up with the artist, who graciously revealed parts of her artistic visions and personal journeys.

Both imaginative narrative and artistic talent are on display during Haynes Galleries’ current exhibition. This rising star in American contemporary realism captures drama and emotion in figure paintings that are sure to captivate collectors and connoisseurs alike.

Artists Linda Harris Reynolds, Elizabeth Floyd, and Fatima Atallah recently participated in the Portrait Society of America’s Cecilia Beaux Forum Mentorship Program, leading to some incredible testimonials we think you’ll enjoy reading.

Painting the human figure on canvas allows artists to communicate a broad scope of concepts, ideas, emotions, and much more. It’s a complex and challenging subject, one that painter Michael Blessing has tackled during his current solo exhibition here.

In this occasional series, Fine Art Today delves into the world of portraiture, highlighting historical and contemporary examples of superb quality and skill. This week we look at one of history’s most ambitious and stunning royal portraits.

In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week we highlight a magnificent tableaux by a 19th-century French painter regarded as the master of battles.

written by Louise Joyner The career of Julie Bell (b.1958) is a testament to the enduring power of realism in American art.  Focused on eight...

Though it dates back to 1959, La Biennale des Antiquaires has only now become an annual event, renamed La Biennale Paris.

The Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris was a short-lived (1892-1897) series established by the eccentric French author and critic Joséphin Péladan to represent the doctrines of his Rosicrucian order—a fraternal, esoteric religious sect. What is “Mystical Symbolism”? The Guggenheim has an answer.

Collectors are flying in from across the globe to New York to take advantage of an opportunity to meet this emerging American Master and bask in the unveiling of her nine newest paintings.