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Girl Reading a Book
By Lucien Pissarro
Located in Sheffield, MA
Lucien Pissarro French, 1863-1944 Girl Reading a Book Oil on canvas 18 ¼ by 15 in. W/frame 24
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Reading" contemporary oil painting of woman with book, painterly stylized
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Reading" is a painterly contemporary oil painting of woman with a book. A timeless image. Framed
Category

2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Canvas, Oil

Model Reading a Book, French Impressionist 1930’s Nude Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model Reading a Book French School, Early 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting early 18th venitian PIAZZETTA Oil canvas Virgin Mary reading a book
By Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Located in PARIS, FR
formats and in a tight framing, and several Virgin Mary readin a book. We can compare our painting to the
Category

Early 18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Portrait of Young Lady Reading a Book large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Reading by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below oil on board, unframed board: 29
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Young Lady in Green Reading Book
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Young Girl Reading a Book, Pointillist Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
"A Young Girl Reading a Book" is a captivating portrait by Swedish artist Gustaf Arnolds. Arnolds
Category

1930s Pointillist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Two girls reading a book
Located in Zofingen, AG
girls reading a book. Sheet from Monahov's studio album for live sketches. Signed in the lower right
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Permanent Marker

Two girls reading a book
Two girls reading a book
H 11.82 in W 16.54 in D 0.04 in
INCLINED READER - Textured Oil Painting w/ Scene of a Girl Reading a Book
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
painting. In the center, we see a young girl reading. She’s laying on a bed, inclined slightly, with her
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Virgin Reading From A Prayer Book, 17th Century
By Annibale Carracci
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Virgin Reading From A Prayer Book, 17th Century School of Lodovico CARRACCI (1555-1619) 17th
Category

17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Young Girl Reading a Book
By Adelaide Hiebel
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right Framed under glass
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Canvas

The reading room, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
idea, namely how much the content of a book can acquire reality for those who are reading it, becoming
Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Middle Age Aint That Bad. (Retiree Reading a Book)
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting techniques and mediums. Art movements are
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The reading room, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Federico Cortese
Located in Yardley, PA
book can acquire reality for those who are reading it, becoming as present as the true reality. For
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th C. Watercolor "Woman Reading Book"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 19th Century Watercolor portrait of a woman reading a book
Category

19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Reading" Book, read, russian art oil cm. 18 x 25 1972
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
reading,book, read,russian art GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – St. Petersburg, 2000) Works by Gleb
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady Sitting in Interior Reading Book Window Overlooking Provence Landscape, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
x 25.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall very
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Model Reading, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Model Reading, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dutch woman reading a book, Carl Schmitz-Pleis, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Germany, 1877-1943 Carl Schmitz-Pleis, originally Karl Schmitz (21 September 1877, Hennef – 1943, Düsseldorf) was a German painter. Carl Schmitz-Pleis studied at the Düsseldorf Art ...
Category

19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marie Philips-Weber Oil on Canvas "Young Girl Reading a Book"
By Marie (Maria) Philips-Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marie Philips-Weber (German, 1845-1942) oil on canvas "Reading a Book" depicting a young maiden
Category

Antique 19th Century German Victorian Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Studio Model Posing Whilst Reading, Nude Oil Painting
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life Model Posing Whilst Reading, By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century Oil painting on
Category

20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reading - original figurative abstract female form painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova captures the essence of pondering and wonderment through the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reading Garden Spirit, Floral Figurative Contemporary Original painting, Books
By Agnese Negriba
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting on paper by Agnese Negriba- In this artwork a female figure is depicted in a
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Gouache

Men Reading the Newspaper
By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration, image of a man reading the newspaper surrounded by other men. Arthur Burdett
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
Located in Stockholm, SE
straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwork captures a young
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Discipline-Reading Boy
By Zeng Jianyong
Located in Palm Desert, CA
. "Discipline-Reading Boy" depicts a boy, a necklace of thorns around his neck, reading a picture book. Signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Vintage Monumental Original Signed Painting of Reading Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
fabulous chair reading his book. Original letter from the artist to the first buyer on back. Acquired from
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Study of a girl sitting and reading a book
By William Hoare
Located in Bath, Somerset
A study in red chalk of a girl sitting and reading a book. Red chalk on paper under glass in a
Category

Late 18th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Glass

Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Miami, FL
young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence of womanhood from
Category

1910s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Daughter Reading to Mother - British 1900 Impressionist portrait oil painting
By Philip Wilson Steer
Located in London, GB
younger woman has a book on her lap and may be reading to her mother. The light from the window
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Man reading in his Study, oil painting, small, 14 K gold frame, French 19th C
By Isidore Alexandre Augustin Pils
Located in New York, NY
for the victorious and patriotic appeal of his paintings. Pils became a professor at the Ecole des
Category

Mid-19th Century French School Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marcel Dyf Young Woman Reading
By Marcel Dyf
Located in San Francisco, CA
beautiful young girl sitting reading a book with a vase of flowers and the sunlight coming through a window
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reading in an Armchair - Paolo Francesco Vignati
Located in MADRID, ES
, part of the armchair stands out; a huge eye of the individual sitting on it and fragments of a book in
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Reading by Lamplight" - Contemporary still life oil painting, traditional style
By Tim McGuire
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of an interior soaked in hues of blue. A traditional wooden chair is pulled out
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Folio from Communion of Saints, Reading from the Book of St. Matthew.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Readings from the "Communion of Saints": folio from an Italian Missal Pigment on vellum Mid 17th
Category

15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Vellum

Living Dangerously, Original Oil Painting, Large Scale Fictional Book Cover
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
through the construction of large scale [48x72”] book cover paintings. I use a variety of images
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Reading
Located in San Francisco, CA
-destination posters. He also authored a Walter Foster Art book, Dramatic Paintings from Familiar Scenes
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Naturalistic Portrait of Two Young Girls Reading
By Oszkar Glatz
Located in Houston, TX
Domestic scene painting of two young girls reading from a book. Another figure sits in a doorway in
Category

Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman reading after Henri Matisse by Claire Ragueneau
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman reading after Henri Matisse by Claire Ragueneau Impressionist seated woman reading a book
Category

1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

I'm Witnessing a Forest Fire-Oil Painting, Fictional Penguin Classic Book Cover
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
literary interests through the construction of large scale [48x72”] book cover paintings. I use a variety
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage French Oil Still Life - Roses & Reading
Located in Houston, TX
Spectacular oil painting on paper of an elegant bouquet of roses in a decorative pitcher sitting
Category

1940s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Abstracted
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Foam Board

"Woman Reading", An He, Impressionistic Portrait, Original Oil on Canvas, 40x30
By An He
Located in Dallas, TX
"Woman Reading" by An He is an original impressionistic oil on canvas portrait painting measuring
Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Tea, Reading" impressionist composition of woman at the kitchen table, Tuscany
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fenske's kitchen, reading a book and sipping on tea. Light streams in through an open window, leaving
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Canvas

'Study of a Woman Reading', American Mid-Century Figurative Interior Scene Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Modernist figural oil of a young woman shown reading a book in a rose-colored room, with a view beyond
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reading Woman - Pencil Drawing - 1940s
By Paul Morin
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a very beautiful and delicate artwork depicting a female figure who is reading a book. The
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Reading Woman - Pencil Drawing - 1940s
H 14.97 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
Mother Goose Gems Book - Three Dutch Children
Located in Miami, FL
inscription reading: “Full Page / 6 Buff / Three children sliding on the ice / upon a summer’s day” above
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Zurbo, ” The Reading”, Oil on canvas, late 19th century
By Zurbo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
comfortably sat on wide pillows, a open book on her knees. Her friend is holding a red range and both of them
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Reading Art, Art for Book Lovers
Located in New York, NY
art lovers and bibliophiles As every book tells a story, every book in art is part of an intriguing
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Reading - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Reading is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1955. Hand-signed on the
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Reading Madonna drawing. Red chalk on paper.
By Francesco Fernandi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by the evangelist Luke (2:16-21); calm, reading a book of hours, alone and isolated, generated a
Category

Mid-18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper, Chalk

Reading Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Reading Man is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935. Hand-signed on the
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Reading - Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1995
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
Reading is an original painting artwork in mixed media, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1995. Hand
Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera, Watercolor

Adventure Reading, Original Painting
By Andrea Doss
Located in San Francisco, CA
describe this painting: dragon, book, fairy tale, storybook, whimsical, kids, tree, friend, reading
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Summer Reading, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
, poppy, flower, sunny, John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, spring, summer, reading, book, hat, season
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

I Like It When, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amy Bernays
Located in Yardley, PA
reading by all accounts is the key to an open mind. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

An example of good strategy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Irene Raspollini
Located in Yardley, PA
is reading a very peculiar book. Acrylic, charcoal and collage on canvas. :: Painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Richard Westall (1765-1836) RA - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Woman Reading
By Richard Westall
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour study depicting a women reading a prayer book. The artist captures the
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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Book Reading Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact book reading painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 4 Modern versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a book reading painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right book reading painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and blue. Finding an appealing book reading painting — no matter the origin — is easy, but David Rosen (b.1912), Marguerite Aers, Claude Benard, Jacques Chapiro and David van der Linden each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Book Reading Painting?

The price for a book reading painting in our collection starts at $325 and tops out at $95,000 with the average selling for $2,600.