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The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired five female artists' self-portraits
Mar 10, 2022
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The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired five self-portraits by women-identifying artists as part of a three-year commitment to increase female representation in its collection. The gallery is presently closed for a major makeover.
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Artist Ben Mosley creates a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II exclusively for HELLO Magazine!
May 9, 2022
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HELLO! Magazine commissioned UK expressionist artist Ben Mosley to create this one-of-a-kind portrait. Ben uses acrylic paint, 24-carat gold leaf, copper, and palladium. Close inspection reveals the Queen's Guard, crowds outside Buckingham Palace, and her beloved Corgis.
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Self-portrait of Frida Kahlo could fetch over $ 30 million at auction and be the most expensive work of a female artist to ever sell
Sep 24, 2021
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A Frida Kahlo self-portrait will be auctioned in November. Sotheby's estimates it could fetch over $30 million. It would be the most expensive work by a female artist ever sold. The canvas was completed in 1949, five years before Kahlo's death. The painting will go on display in Hong Kong and London before making its way to New York later this month.