GEORGES HANNA SABBAGH 1877 - 1951 Egyptian PORTRAIT DE FEMME ORIENTAL (PORTRAIT OF AN ORIENTAL WOMAN) signed and dated G. H. Sabbagh 1929 oil on paper laid on panel 52.5 by 40.5cm.; 20½ by 15⅞in.

The woman’s head, curved shoulders and fingers are easily seen in the portrait. Viewers can even make out the women’s chignon hairstyle — a popular hairdo at the time.

For more than a century, a portrait of a mystery woman lay hidden beneath a painting from Pablo Picasso’s famed Blue Period. Now, with the help of advanced imaging technology, conservators at ...

The portrait of the woman was lost when Picasso painted over it, probably a few months afterward, in 1901 to depict his sculptor friend Mateu Fernández de Soto sitting at a table in hues of blues ...

Because “Portrait of a Woman” isn’t just one painting, it’s two, and researchers have finally uncovered the secret art beneath the first layers of paint.

Using specialized X-ray imaging, a team of researchers in Australia has revealed a striking painting of a woman's face hidden under French Impressionist Edgar Degas' Portrait of a Woman. The ...