Renowned portrait artist Nelson Shanks‘ son, Alexander, has laid bare his experience of gaining first-hand access inside the homes of some of the world’s most high-profile people, revealing what it ...

An "extraordinarily rare" portrait of Princess Diana is going on display in London. The oil painting, titled Diana, Princess of Wales, was completed by artist Nelson Shanks in 1994 — three years ...

One of Philadelphia’s most prominent artists passed away last week. Nelson Shanks, a highly sought-after portrait painter, was 77 when he died of cancer on Friday. Over his 60 year career as an artist ...

A rare portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, from 1994 was sold at auction for 10 times its estimate, according to Sotheby’s. The oil painting, a head study, is from the many sittings Princess Diana ...

A rare portrait of Princess Diana painted during the most turbulent period of her relationship with Prince Charles and the British press has been displayed in London for the first time after selling ...

A rare portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, will be on public display for the first time after it was recently sold at auction.The oil sketch, a preparatory study for a formal full-length portrait by ...

Bill Clinton loyalist Beth Dozoretz didn't wish to see herself in oils when society painter Nelson Shanks first broached the idea. "She was more adamant about it than almost anybody. But she did want ...

Nelson, who died of prostate cancer in 2015 at the age of 77, was renowned for creating realist depictions of an array of politicians, presidents—and even a pope—during his impressive career as a ...