French impressionist Edgar Degas’s Danseuse rose and Femme sortant du bain, representing the artist’s two favorite themes, dancers at rest and women bathing, will be offered at Christie’s 20th and ...

Discover a new world of digital creativity where online art and drawing techniques come alive with simple tools and powerful ...

First used during the Renaissance, pastels have long been a staple in artist studios. "Powdered Pigments" brings together 30 outstanding examples from the Museum’s collection. First used during the ...

“Nicolas Party: Pastel” at The FLAG Art Foundation, installation view: Rosalba Carriera, “Portrait of a Lady at Three-Quarter Length” ( n.d.), pastel on paper, 22 x 17 1⁄4 inches, Collection of ...

Blooming elegance comes alive in this soft pastel artwork featuring Heavenly Blooms rendered with Faber-Castell soft pastels ...

His paintings are some of the most recognisable in the world but a new exhibition, at the Royal Academy in London, will explore the work of the 19th-century artist before he was famous. Over 80 works, ...

Pastel is a paradoxical medium. It is the most fragile of materials—essentially dust rubbed on a surface (usually paper). It is easily disturbed and impossible to fix without altering its character.

The title of The Unknown Monet: Pastels and Drawings is a bit of a feint: the artist`s works on paper, including his youthful caricatures, are cited in a number of monographs published over the past ...