The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.

Reproducing works by famous artists is big business, and for more than 20 years, Dafen oil painting village in southern China has been at the centre of the global trade in art reproductions.

A painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait he ever sat for, sold for $205,000 at Bonhams on Tuesday.

Q: I have an oil painting in need of cleaning, not restoration. It's not an heirloom, and it's not very valuable. It was an auction buy, for $100. But I like it and think it would be much improved ...

Many artists since Messina have also altered their recipes for oil paint, including Leonardo da Vinci, who liked to add a bit of beeswax to keep the color light. Illustration of Jan Van Eyck at ...

Shubhendu Sarkar’s solo exhibition takes up mundane moments from the lives of day labourers and converts them into master ...

Daniel Lopez's oil paintings, including "I’m Your Puppet" (right). I t's a bit morbid, perhaps, but among Daniel Lopez's deepest fears is dying with an unfinished painting still on his easel.

Her oil paintings from the past 12 years will be on display April 1-30 at the Mountlake Terrace Library. Artist exaggerates her oil paintings to make them more alive.

Oil paintings have been found in caves behind the two ancient colossal Buddha statues destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, suggesting that Asians — not Europeans — were the first to invent oil ...

Kochi-based artist Suresh TR has come up with a gel-based reagent that can protect oil paintings from fungus . June 11, 2025 e-Paper. ... Artist gives longer life to oil paintings ...

Kowaleski, 33, opened his studio on Nov. 5 at 29524 W. Seven Mile, in the Livonia Marketplace, where his tattoo artistry and oil paintings are on display amidst a late 1800s provincial decor ...