“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this soft pastel tutorial, learn how to create a romantic love artwork with smooth blending, soft edges, and warm ...

Rosalba Carriera, “A Young Lady with a Parrot” (circa 1730), pastel on blue laid paper, mounted to laminated paperboard, 60 x 50 cm (Regenstein Collection ...

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 ...

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.

A photograph of Claude Monet in his gardens circa 1917 Étienne Clémentel, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Claude Monet, now recognized as a pillar of French Impressionist painting, is best known ...