Following the sudden death of his longtime partner and muse George Dyer in 1971, Francis Bacon painted his own image over and over, introspective in his grief. This particular self-portrait was given ...

My favorite project to do with students each year is the surrealist self-portrait. In this unit of study, we practice skills in realistic portraiture — understanding face proportions, drawing facial ...

(CNN) — A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. Kahlo’s surrealist self portrait, which was ...

In the distance is the cinder-block wall that props up the Orientalist façade of historic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, a street-hustling Minnie Mouse impersonator, Coca-Cola umbrellas, and all the ...

The record-breaking result for Frida Kahlo’s surreal self-portrait El sueño (La cama) Thursday evening at Sotheby’s in New York highlights a trend gaining steam for female artists whose works are ...

These pictures provide a peek into the imagination of Argentine artist Martin De Pasquale. He translates his dreams into surreal, photo-manipulated artworks. Using a combination of Photoshop CS5, 3Ds ...

When American artist Dorothea Tanning painted “Birthday” in 1942, she announced her arrival – an artistic birth, as she later described it – into the surrealist movement. Surrealism is an avant-garde ...

The web can be a great place for helping people gain fame and success in ways that might have been impossible in the past. One example of that success is Kyle Thompson, a surrealist photographer whose ...

In Jake Fried's animation, are we witnessing a time warp, a strange trip, or just a person who has stayed up way too late?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "El sueño (La cama)" became the most expensive piece of art by a woman when sold at Sotheby's in New York. - Kirsty ...

"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 ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. "El sueño (La cama)" -- "The Dream (The Bed)" -- ...