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Portrait Paintings For Sale
19th century English portrait painting of a white poodle dog sitting upright
Located in Bath, Somerset
A white poodle, sitting upright on its hind legs.
Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame, bearing a plaque 'Henry Bernard Chalon 1770-1849'.
Canvas size: 33 x 26cm
In frame: 45 x 37cm
Provenance:
Phillips sale, London, 24 November 1998, lot 140.
David Messum, London
One of the more important painters of his time, Chalon was the son of Jan Chalon, a Dutch musician and engraver from Amsterdam (1749-95), and 'Jackey' Barnard, the daughter of Sir John Barnard, a financier, London merchant, Lord Mayor and M.P. (1722-61). Chalon studied at the Royal Academy schools and married a sister of the artist James Ward. Their daughter Maria A. Chalon became a miniaturist. Chalon became estranged from his wife and James Ward tried, unsuccessfuly, to damage his career.
Chalon had considerable success as a painter and in 1795 was appointed animal painter to the Duchess of York...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sunshine and peace Sergio Moscona Contemporary art painting human comedy drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint, ink and collage on paper
Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Portrait of a Lady - Old Master Scottish art oil painting by RSA president
By John Gordon Watson
Located in London, GB
A fine Old Master British portrait oil painting which dates to circa 1830 and depicts a girl. Painted by the president of the Royal Scottish Academy, Sir John Watson Gordon...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Don's support me Sergio Moscona Contemporary art tondo human comedy colour red
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper
Tondo (diameter 30 cm)
Hand-signed and dated lower right
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Paper
Portrait of a Russian Officer
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed oil painting on canvas portrait of an unidentified Russian officer, dating to the 18th or 19th century, unsigned, and housed in a spectacular museum quality reprodu...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
BEATRICE HUNTINGTON (1889-1988) Scottish impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Beatrice Huntington (1889-1988) Scottish
TITLE: "Portrait Of A Red Haired Lady"
SIGNED: lower left and with provenance from The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh and James Bourlet exhibition label also
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 68cm x 60cm inc frame
CONDITION: very good
DETAIL: The Scottish artist Beatrice M. L. Huntington (1889–1988) enjoyed a long and varied career as a painter and is best known for her insightful portraits, characterised by a strong sense of design and an intuitive use of colour.
Her approach to painting was ever-evolving: throughout her long and fascinating life, which spanned a century and bore witness to the advent of the modern era, she remained indefatigably committed to her development as an artist and to 'containing and realising the big-ness of it all', as she herself described it in a letter to a friend in 1977, when at the age of 88 she was still refining her approach to form and colour.
The daughter of an eminent St Andrews doctor, Beatrice grew up in affluent surroundings – an imposing townhouse on St Andrews South Street both her father's surgery and the family home. A precocious talent for both music and art led her, perhaps unusually for a girl at that time, to pursue her studies abroad. In 1906, the year she turned 17, she went to Paris to study drawing and painting and in 1911, after an evidently successful formative period in Paris, she continued her studies in Munich, attending a private art school where she apparently flourished.
By the 1920s, Beatrice's own identity and path as an artist were clearly defined. Her marriage to the painter William Macdonald in 1925 created a unique artistic partnership and cemented her place within the Scottish art scene of the 1920s and 1930s, particularly in Edinburgh where Macdonald was already well established and a close friend of Scottish Colourists F. C. B. Cadell and Samuel Peploe. This is illustrated by surviving correspondence and in particular by a characterful portrait of a debonair William Macdonald by Cadell, dating from the mid-1920s.
Macdonald's particular affinity for the arid landscapes of southern Spain had earned him the nickname William 'Spanish' Macdonald. Beatrice shared his love of travel and together they explored the Continent, returning frequently to the French Riviera and to southern Spain, taking as their base, for a time at least, the picturesque Mediterranean fishing village of Cassis in the South of France, a favoured haunt of the Colourists.
The couple moved in artistic milieux both at home and abroad, also spending time in Kirkcudbright in Galloway. Their time painting together in Spain culminated with a joint exhibition in 1928 at Messrs Watt and Sons, Dundee, entitled 'Pictures of Spain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two Women in a Cafe - British 1930's art oil portrait painting Spain jugs pink
By Darsie Japp
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by the British listed artist Darsie Japp. It was painted circa 1930 and depicts two woman at a table having a drink. A very evocative inter war oil painting.
Provenance. James Bourlet Framers. Sotheby 12.11.86.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 28 inches by 22 inches unframed and in excellent condition.
Housed in a gallery frame, 36 inches by 30 inches framed in good condition.
Darsie Japp (1888-1973) was born in Liverpool and attended St John's College of the University of Oxford. After he graduated he worked in the offices of his father's shipping company in the City of London between 1904 and 1907. Whilst working in the City Japp studied at the night school of the Lambeth School of Art under Philip Connard. Japp studied at the Slade School of Art between 1908 and 1909, where he became friends with his fellow student Stanley Spencer and would often visit him in his home at Cookham in Berkshire. Japp specialised in landscape and figure paintings and exhibited with the New English Art Club of which he became a member in 1919. At the start of the First World War Japp joined the British Army and, eventually, became a Major in the Royal Field Artillery commanding an artillery battery in Macedonia, for which he was awarded the Military Cross...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Appreciation
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Loje Oluwaseun's "Self Appreciation" is a striking artwork that delicately captures the essence of self-love and inner beauty. The focal point of the pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Continental School Mid 20th Century Oil - Fetching Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming continental school portrait depicting a young maid collecting water in a pitcher. The artist captures the women in profile, slightly turning her face to the artist as she ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Entering the Noise" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful figurative painting by Houston-based artist Moisés Villafuerte. The work features a close up view of a face set against a blue, pink, green and yellow abstract ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Soldier's Farewell - Scottish Victorian art Interior portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish interior genre oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison. Painted circa 1890 Hutchison painted several versions of this scene of a young ...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Gentleman Identified as Mr Thomas Ash, circa 1810
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Invalid Freidling from Mindelheim, 19th Century
Carl SPITZWEG (1808-1885)
19th Century portrait of The Invalid Freidling from Mindelheim, oil on panel signsd Spitzweg. Excellen...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Audrey in Gold" Audrey Hepburn Gold Leaf Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Three Figures - Black and White Illustration in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Figures - Black and White Illustration in Ink on Paper
Bold illustration of three people by an unknown artist (20th Century). The figures are depicted in a tight cluster, as i...
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Paper
Portrait of a Family in a Cottage Interior - British 19thC genre oil painting
Located in London, GB
Richard Hollingdale, British Victorian genre artist painted this lovely family in a cottage interior. Painted in 1855, the colourful composition is six figures of all ages around a t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Interior Portrait of a Lady Taking Tea - Scottish Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Edwardian interior portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Arthur Percy Dixon. Painted in 1906 it is a seated portrait of a lady in the corner of a roo...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historical portrait of John Knox
Located in East Grinstead, GB
Sir David Wilkie R.A. 1785-1841 was a Scottish painter of genre scenes, portraits and historical scenes of which this is one. The portrait is of John Knox 1514-1572 who was a Theolog...
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunday in Recife, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sunday in Recife, 2020-2021 by Ramonn Vieitez
Oil, acrylic, 24k gold leaf and pink Dutch leaf on canvas
Size: 39.3 H x 26.7 W in.
Unique
Signed on the back by the artist
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Ramonn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Flourishing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Flourishing," a masterpiece by Adegbola Deborah, is a visual testament to the profound philosophy that life's highest calling is not merely survival, but the active pursuit of thriv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
KPM Painted Porcelain Plaque Entitled "Amor mit Schmetterling"
Located in New York, NY
“Amor fit Schmetterling” Cupid with a Butterfly
Artist: After William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Period: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Dimension: 7 1/2 x 10 inches (plaque); 12 x 14 inches (...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Porcelain
Suspicious, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman wearing a matching gray dress and boots stops in the middle of a city street. Her eyes widen as she looks back on so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait 173 La Princesse Nordestina - Pop Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait - closeup profile of a woman.
Chiaroscuro between dark and light colors creates a sense of volume for the portrait.
Technique: oil, acrylic, spray paint, ink on old book...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
“Double Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful original oil on canvas double portrait painting of a young boy and girl with cat (moist likely brother and sister) attributed to the hand of American artist, John Carlin. ...
Category
1860s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shattered Mind" Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist Cubism Male Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
"Shattered Mind" by Masri is a 30" x 24" canvas that exemplifies 'Shattered Cubism', a style that deconstructs and reimagines the traditional form. This portrait is a kaleidoscope of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Self Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Self Love," a poignant creation by Adegbola Deborah, celebrates the essence of self-acceptance and the transformative power of embracing one's true identity. At the heart of this ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Future is Now
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Future is Now," an enchanting artwork by Lindokuhle Khumalo, captures the essence of youthful optimism and the boundless potential embodied by the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Original-Lady and Her Dog-UK Awarded Artist-Expression-Portrait-Deep Box Canvas
Located in London, GB
This artwork by Shizico Yi is not only a deeply personal expression but also a visually joyous celebration.
This rare piece, recently unveiled from the GSY Gallery Archive, makes it...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
My Culture and My Beauty 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the evocative artwork "My Culture and My Beauty," Loje Oluwaseun masterfully encapsulates the essence of beauty within the rich tapestry of tradition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
French School Early XIXth
Located in ROUEN, FR
French School Early Nineteenth"
FRENCH SCHOOL early 19th century. “Portrait of a woman with a headdress”. Oil on canvas nicely framed. H.60 L.48.
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Eleanor Of Toledo, Duchess of Florence (1522-1562)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Eleanor Of Toledo, Duchess of Florence (1522-1562), 16th Century
after AGNOLO BRONZINO (1503-1572)
16th century Italian Old Master court portrait of Eleanor Of Toledo,...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
ECLIPSE 3 - Modern Expressive Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Wiktor Jackowski's biography is reflected in the varied motifs of his works. After completing his academic study on the Academy of Art in Krakow and an Erasmus year at L'Ecole Etienn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Watching her Sketchbook -21st century interior and portrait painting of a girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
'Watching her sketchbook''
75 x 75 cm
Oil on linen
Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings look...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Post Impressionist Portrait - British 1950's art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking British Post-Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Anthony Devas. Painted in the 1950's the sitter is Fiona Benkiston of Heskham Square. She is wearing...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Presumed portrait of Princess de Conti, Marie-Anne de Bourbon
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE
(Paris 1656 – 1746)
Portrait of a woman, presumed to be Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Princess of Conti (1666-1739)
Oil on oval canvas
H. 80 cm; L. 61 cm (107 x 91 c...
Category
1730s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s
Oil on Panel
24" x 19.5"
Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4"
In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
She Tarries
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"She Tarries," a captivating artwork by Ife Kalejaiye, invites viewers into a moment of contemplation and introspection. At the focal point of the compos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Charcoal
Voodoo Devils Take the Sick - The Fight of Good vs Evil - Vodou
Located in Miami, FL
Devils depicted. Artist Wilson Bigaud paints a graphic narrative of mid-century life in Haiti without modern medicine. A man is dying yet there is no doctor present. In the struggle...
Category
1950s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Pair of antique paintings gilded bronze signed "Lieve du Morvain "1847
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Pair of religious background paintings depicting " Penitent Magdalene" and " Madonna and Child" by Lieve du Morvain, works signed and dated both lower left, oil on ivory.
Magdalene ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Style of Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Gazing Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A stylish portrait completed in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. The subject of the portrait is a striking young woman with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. Unsigned. On canva...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Regressive, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork depicts a snapshot of modern urban life, where people on the streets are glued to their phones. Whether chatting, checking notifications, or scrolling through feeds, the scene shows how busy a city can be in the digital age. Using a harmonious palette mostly with warm orange tones, the painting exudes a vibrant and inviting atmosphere. Loose brushstrokes infuse the composition with liveliness.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: street, walking, cellphone, crowd, walking, urban, crowd, pedestrians, shadow, warm, people, primitive, oil painting, orange
Regressive
Connie Millholland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Waiting for a Sign" Original Oil Painting
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
"Waiting for a Sign" is a thought-provoking oil on panel painting by the artist Matt Talbert, completed in 2023. It measures 22 x 28 inches (55.88 x 71.12 cm), and the framed dimensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 12 x 8 inches
In good condition, though with mi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
Judith and Holoferne
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jacques STELLA
(Lyon, 1596 – Paris, 1657)
Judith and Holofernes
Oil on slate
H. 23.5 cm; L. 24 cm
Son of François Stellaert, a painter of Flemish origin who settled in Rome in 1576, then in Lyon, Jacques Stella was born in this city in 1596. Around 1619, he left for Florence where he worked for Cosimo II de Medici. He probably already met Nicolas Poussin and Jacques Callot there. Stella left Florence for Rome in 1622 or 1623, where he befriended Poussin, who arrived in 1624. Stella became famous in the world of Italian amateurs for his small paintings painted on precious supports: marble, agate, lapis, slate, as well as by his engravings and drawings. In 1634, having received offers from the King of Spain, he left Rome in the suite of Marshal de Créqui, French ambassador. He passed through Venice, stopped in Lyon in 1635, then in Paris. Retained by Richelieu who took him into his service, he settled in the capital of the kingdom. Covered with favors, he benefited from accommodation in the Louvre and a considerable pension. He later received the Collar of the Order of Saint-Michel, a rare honor for an artist...
Category
1620s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Slate
Large Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Elegant Lady on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady under Parasol, the beach in the distance
English School, Impressionist
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 32 x 27 inches
board: 24 x 20 inches
provenance...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Life Enjoyment 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the captivating artwork "Life Enjoyment" by the talented artist Loje Oluwaseun, a delightful celebration of life unfolds before our eyes. The focal p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
1950s French Post Impressionist Nude Lady Artists Studio In Red Gown
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 40.6 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.5 x 40.6 cm
Provenance Bonhams
Category
1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1926, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A group of joyful women walks down the street, each holding a glass of wine, a balloon, or a book, celebrating and having a good time. Their laughter fills the air, creating a vibrant and festive scene. Their attire matches the purple and yellow background, adding to the lively atmosphere.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: women, woman, friends, friend, fashion, wine, celebration, friendship, people, fashion, primitive, oil painting, purple
1926
Connie Millholland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A fairy Fantasy
Located in Zofingen, AG
Large contrasting portrait of a fairy Fantasy. A beautiful fantasy woman portrait with abstract background. Original oil painting on linen canvas. Combination of oil paints with acry...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alice 2
Located in Spetses, GR
"Step into the enigmatic world of Nikos Vavatsis with this mesmerizing portrait, a fusion of sensuality and abstract allure. The female subject gazes with a captivating mix of seriou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Maternity mixed media on canvas Nepal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jose Luis Fuentetaja - Maternity - mixed media (print and oil on canvas).
Canvas size 54x65 cm.
Frameless.
Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951.
After attending primary school, h...
Category
1990s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
King Be Shaved
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"King Be Shaved" by James Ogamba Tochukwu is a visually compelling artwork that captures a moment of intimate regality. The scene unfolds with a king about to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
La Festa Da Ballo, 19th Century by Francesco VINEA (1845-1902)
Located in Blackwater, GB
La Festa Da Ballo, 19th Century
by Francesco VINEA (1845-1902) sales
Large 19th Century Italian scene of a dancing party in a tavern, oil on canvas by Francisco Vines. Excellent ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Child portrait in clouds
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1800
Portrait of a child in the clouds
H. 40 cm; L. 32 cm
This luminous portrait is that of a child of three or four years old, represented in the clouds. The ve...
Category
Early 1800s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School - Portrait PS 198 Le chaperon rouge - Impressionist (Large)
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait of a woman with sunglasses and headscarf. (reference to Yayoi Kusama)
Technique: oil, acrylic, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm / 21,6x21,6inch
》》R E A D Y -...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Obsession" Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
"Obsession" by Masri is a 20" x 16" expressionist portrayal that captures the intensity of fixation through chaotic yet deliberate strokes. The warm palette of amber, crimson, and bu...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Woman portrait. 1955, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Provenance Bonhams
Category
1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Naive Portrait of Lady Large Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, 19th century
circle of Henri Rousseau, French 1844 - 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 23.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
co...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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