She is gentle yet resolute, poised and independent — this is exactly the ideal vision of the modern woman that Self-Portrait stands for,” said Han Chong.

Celia Paul paints a portrait in her studio.

From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that’s why my novel Female, Nude weaves ...

Frida Kahlo painted herself more than anyone else, not because she was vain, as she once quipped, but because she was “the subject I know best.” The line is often repeated, yet it barely captures the ...

Photoshop cc 2014 tutorial showing how to transform a photo of someone into a fun, colorful, lego toy portrait. Photo provided by Shutterstock. Photo ID: 129605816 Royalty Free Music provided by ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter A rare self-portrait by the ...

In mid-January 1889, three weeks after mutilating his ear, Van Gogh painted two astonishing self-portraits, depicting himself with a prominent bandage, covering his mutilated ear. The famous one is in ...

A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a ...

A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction, becoming the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo ...

"El sueño (La cama)" became the most expensive piece of art by a woman when sold at Sotheby's in New York. - Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most ...