NEW YORK — For many years, a 19th-century painting of three white children in a Louisiana landscape held a secret. Beneath a layer of overpaint meant to look like the ...

In no time, the price of Foster's Jimmy Buffett portrait by New Orleans artist Garland Robinette jumped from an opening bid of $7,500 to $20,000. And it kept on climbing, until it reached $137,500.

The portrait exhibits many of the typical themes of Cassatt's work — which famously features affectionate mother-and-child portraits, while the mother performs a domestic task. In this portrait, the ...

Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880 Owned by Emily Howland, American, 1827 - 1929 Description Carte-de-visite of Lydia Maria Child shown in half portrait. Child is seated behind the corner of a ...