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Vintage Mid-Century Pastel Portrait Drawing of Artist Nun
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid-century pastel portrait on velvety surfaced paper of young nun at her artists easel. Unsigned
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paper

1950s "Purple Head" Mid Century Oil and Pastel Portrait Original Drawing
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Purple Head" c.1950s Gouache and oil pastel on paper 13.75" x 17" unframed Unsigned
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

French 20th Century Modernist Red Pastel Female Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Portrait by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) pastel on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of Lady on Wedding Day - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by Mason
By William Mason
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
. This piece was created using oil pastel and is in a handmade wooden gilt frame (swept composite) under
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1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Portrait - Original Pastel by Manfredo Borsi - Mid-20th Century
By Manfredo Borsi
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pastel on greenish paper realized by the Italian artist Manfredo
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Lady French 19th Century Painting Pastel on Canvas
Located in FR
19th Century Portrait of a Lady French Pastel on Canvas c1850-60 Indistinctly signed Unframed This
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Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

French Woman Portrait in Oil Pastel
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French oil pastel of blonde in pleasing tones of blues and yellows, circa 1950
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1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

French 18th Century Pastel Portrait
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 18th Century French pastel portrait on paper of a young lady in period dress in a 'feigned
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Late 18th Century French School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper, Crayon

Framed Mid 20th Century Pastel - Portrait of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pastel portrait of a woman in thought. Indistinctly signed. Well presented in a gilded
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Young Girl, Mid-20th Century Pastel Drawing, Signed
By Alan Durman
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, signed bottom right Image size: 12 x 14 1/2 inches (30.5 x 36.75 cm) Contemporary
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Lady in Middle-Age Suits, Pastel 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
FANTIN LATOUR Theodore (1805 – 1875) « Young Lady dressed with middle-age suit » Pastel on card
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Boy, Pastel Drawing, 20th Century English
By William Dring
Located in London, GB
his portraits in pastel (mainly of naval personnel who received battle awards) and five of his
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Pastel, Paper

Mid 19th Century Pastel - Two John Oddys, Father and Son
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming pastel study of two blacksmiths who are father and son, both of the name of John Oddys
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Mid 20th Century Pastel - Lady In A Summer Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Mid Century portrait of an elegant woman with red lipstick and a colourful summer dress. She
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Mid 19th Century Pastel - A Troubled Young Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking pastel portrait showing a young woman in distress. The portrait seems to take
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

English School Mid 19th Century Pastel - Lady With Fur Stole
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking English School pastel portrait circa 1840. The sitter is a beautiful young woman with
Category

Mid-19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Self-Portrait - Royal Academy Founding Member, 18th Century
By Francis Hayman
Located in London, GB
the mid to late 1720’s. The small scale of the portrait gives it a strong sense of intimacy. Whereas
Category

18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Oak

Mid-Century Portrait of a Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Skillful and beautifully rendered pastel portrait of a handsome man, smartly dressed by an unknown
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Infant walk" by Charles de Ziegler - Pastel Watercolor
By Charles De Ziegler
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on watercolor paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 62,5 x 44 x 2,5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

Franco Matania - Mid 20th Century Pastel, Pacific Island Boy
By Fortunino Matania
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine pastel study of a young boy by the Italian artist Franco Matania . He is captured
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Brian Midlane - Framed Mid 20th Century Pastel, Mysterious Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
Bold magentas and vivid viridians are finished with charcoal and gouache to render a portrait full
Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Jean Dulac (1902-1968) - Mid 20th Century Pastel, A Pretty Face
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive pastel sketch of a young woman with dark hair. Well presented in a simple wood frame
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Frederick William George (1889-1971) - Mid 20th Century Pastel, Flower Arranging
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful pastel study of a woman arranging small spring flowers into a brightly coloured vase
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Marjorie Cox (1915-2003) - Framed 1970 Pastel, Portrait of Misty
By Marjorie Cox
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pastel portrait of brown eyed Border Collie Misty, by the well-listed animal portraitist
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Suzanne, Large Mid Century Portrait Drawing by Gourdon
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, Mid Century, pastel and crayon portrait of an elegant young lady by Gourdon. Signed and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Watercolor

"Ear of Corn, Sioux", Mid Century Native American Portrait
By Robert Floodstrand
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ear of Corn, Sioux", Mid Century Native American Portrait Beautiful mid century portrait titled
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Felt, Paper, Pastel

Giorgio Matteo Aicardi (1891-1985) - Mid 20th Century Pastel, Reclining Woman
By Giorgio Matteo Aicardi
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished pastel drawing of a woman reclining with an outstretched arm on a stone surface
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Woman, Framed Pastel Drawing by Peter Driben
By Peter Driben
Located in Long Island City, NY
of World War II until the great baby boom of the 1950s. This portrait of a woman is a wonderful look
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

F Winterborne - Mid 20th Century Pastel, Young Girl In Green And Pink
Located in Corsham, GB
A very pretty portrait in a wonderful palette showing a young girl sitting elegantly poised, with
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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper Bold and
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Artist's Board
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man with White Hair and Mustache in Pastel on Cardstock Portrait of a man by Honora
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1950s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Canvas, Cardboard

Murphy - 1941 Pastel, A Soldier
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait depicting the bust of a soldier. Drawn in 1941, the picture was drawn at the
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Large Portrait of Young French Girl, Signed Impressionist Oil
By Paul Morro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
23.5 inches Portrait of a young girl, signed by the impressionist artist. Unframed, large scale
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1859 Pastel - Joyful Siblings
Located in Corsham, GB
A remarkably vibrant mid 19th Century portrait of three young children, seated on the grass under a
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Mid Century Portrait of Abstract Expressionist Artist Joan Mitchell
By Jo Ann Hambrick
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative portrait of iconic abstract expressionist artist Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1996) by
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow. Circa 1860. Signature below right
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

Frances Cohen Gillespie (1939-1998) - 1964 Pastel, Melancholy
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a part gilt frame. On paper.
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Louis Marie René Choprix, Girl With Doll, Pastel
By Louis Marie René Choprix
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-20th-century portrait by Belgian artist René Choprix (1888-1972) depicts a girl
Category

Mid-20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Portrait of young girl
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Brown wooden frame with glass pane 48 x 39 x 1.5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of young girl
Portrait of young girl
H 14.18 in W 10.63 in D 0.12 in
Ewart Johns (1923-2013) - c.1979 Pastel, Katrina Face
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with initials to the lower left corner. Inscribed to the reverse. On paper.
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Pensive young woman by William Goliasch - Pastel on paper
By William Goliasch
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on Kraft paper Red wooden frame with glass pane 65 x 52 x 1,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of Woman - Pastel Drawing - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original drawing in colored pastel by an Anonymous Artist of the XX century
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Young woman by Alexandre Blanchet - Pastel on paper 50x56 cm
By Alexandre Blanchet
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait - Original Pastel by S. Goldberg - Mid 20th Century
By Simon Goldberg
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pastelon paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"Portrait of a Woman"
By Margaret Putnam
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Mid Century & Contemporary
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

George Bonavia, Portrait Of A Young Officer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century pastel by Maltese artist George Bonavia (1818-1901) depicts a young
Category

1850s Victorian Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

French Art Deco Society Portrait, Beauty in a Hat
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French art deco pastel portrait by Louis-Jean Beaupuy. The work is signed and dated bottom right
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pastel

Portrait - Original Original Pastel on Paper by Rolando Persi - Mid-20th Century
By Rolando Persi
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pastel on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a French Gentleman By Portrait Miniature Artist Daniel Saint
By Daniel Saint
Located in Stockholm, SE
tastes of the art world. In the mid-19th century, photography began to gain popularity, and many artists
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Jean Dulac (1902-1968) - 1942 Watercolour, Portrait of D'Adrienne Dulac-Riche
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a woman in profile. The artist captures her in watercolour and pastel
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman - British Art Deco 1930's painting young lady red lipstick
By William Dring
Located in London, GB
artist of the 20th century. This portrait depicts a young woman in profile - and was painted circa 1937
Category

20th Century Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait - Pastel on Ivory Paper - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a drawing in pastel on ivory paper realized in 1950 by Anonymous Artist of the 20
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Joined
By (after) Marie Laurencin
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
sensitively colored in soft pastel hues. This etching printed at Atelier Mourlot in the 1970s on fine rag
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Trend Setter
By Arthur Sarnoff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Board Dimensions: 30.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Women with
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Board

Vintage Pastel Crayon Portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Pastel on paper dating from the 1930s representing the portrait of a woman. Poetic and aesthetic
Category

Mid-20th Century French Drawings

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Vintage Pastel Crayon Portrait
Vintage Pastel Crayon Portrait
H 17.72 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Living Dream
By Pearl Frush
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pastel on Illustration Board Sight Size 18.50" x 23.50"; Framed 22.50" x 27.50" Signature
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Living Dream
Living Dream
H 18.5 in W 23.5 in
Pensive young girl
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 66 x 53.5 x 3.5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

Pensive young girl
Pensive young girl
H 16.74 in W 13 in D 0.08 in
Dibujo a la manera de Velasquez (Drawing in the Manner of Velasquez)
By Fernando Botero
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Fernando Botero. "Dibujo a la Manera de Velasquez" is a portrait, charcoal and pastel
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Cardboard, Charcoal, Pastel

Antique Pair of French Pastel and Gouache Portraits, Mid-19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique pair of charming oval half-length pastel and gouache portraits of French
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Antique 1840s French Paintings

Materials

Other

Young woman Drawing on paper 23x32 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Monogram L.T.C.
Category

Mid-20th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel

Young woman Drawing on paper 23x32 cm
Young woman Drawing on paper 23x32 cm
H 12.68 in W 9.14 in D 0.04 in
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Mid Century Pastel Portrait For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact mid century pastel portrait you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Expressionist style, while we also have 4 Expressionist versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect mid century pastel portrait among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a mid century pastel portrait to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, beige, black and more. Creating a mid century pastel portrait has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Donald Stacy, Michael di Cosola, J.A. Hulbert, Fernando Botero and Gladys Emerson Cook are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in crayon, pastel and paper can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Mid Century Pastel Portrait?

The average selling price for a mid century pastel portrait we offer is $801, while they’re typically $81 on the low end and $275,000 for the highest priced.