London. The most significant and sustained visions of modern London in paint are Claude Monet’s views of the Thames flaming in the fog and Frank Auerbach’s vistas of the fractured postwar city.

New book 1980s London: Portrait of a Decade of Change shines a light on a city where the hair is a little longer, the walls are a little grimier and the streets have not yet been corporatised into ...

In a highly unusual move, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the National Portrait Gallery in London will jointly buy Joshua Reynolds’s “Portrait of Mai (Omai),” considered one of ...

Britain’s National Portrait Gallery reopened Thursday after a three-year, $53-million renovation. Raising the money in the current climate was tough. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London On a ...

When Covid-19 hit in 2020, many worried that London would bear ugly pandemic scars for a long time to come. A 2021 report from the London School of Economics set out five potential scenarios for ...

This "deeply honest and extraordinarily candid" photo essay of City of London professionals is back on display at the Guildhall this June - now featuring 45 new portraits.

As Photo London turns 10, seven photographers tell us the story behind their portraits. Photo London celebrates its tenth anniversary from 14–18 May 2025 at Somerset House. ... Together, these ...

Activists with Animal Rising, an animal rights group, vandalize a portrait of King Charles at the Philip Mould Gallery in London on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in a photo released by the activist group.

When the National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on June 22, it was the first time in three years it has done so.

A recently unveiled portrait of King Charles was vandalized in a London museum on Tuesday by an activist animal rights group, the group said. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island ...

The most significant and sustained visions of modern London in paint are Claude Monet’s views of the Thames flaming in the fog and Frank Auerbach’s vistas of the fractured postwar city.