From early cave painters to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Longo, artists have long loved the expressive potential of a soft charcoal pencil or crayon. Each sweep of charcoal offers intense black color and ...

Young students learn charcoal art from Han Cuiqiong at her workshop in Haikou, Hainan province. Photos by Huang Yiming / China Daily Making traditional portraits is not only a family business, it ...

A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci of the Mona Lisa. The black-and-white drawing of a ...

A nude charcoal drawing of Lady Gaga by singer Tony Bennett went up for auction on Ebay this week, with all proceeds going to both singers' charities. 14 December 2011 • 12:12am Charcoal portrait of ...

It was drawn in February 1950 by Dame Laura Knight, an impressionist painter also known for depicting the world of London’s theatre, ballet and circus. It has never been in the Royal Collection ...