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Portrait of a Gentleman, Large Modernist Oil Painting
By Benjamin Kopman
Located in Surfside, FL
primitive character and their use of heavy black outlines that suggest the influence of Henri Rousseau and
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Jennys oil pendant portraits of Nancy Stacy and David Kimball
By William Jennys
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, is an important American primitive portrait painter who was active from about 1790 to 1810. He
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1790s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Lady Sewing in an Interior - Scottish 40s Pointilliste oil painting
By Murray McNeel Caird Urquhart
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Murray Urquhart. He has been
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1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Butterfly - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painting Department of
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Butterfly - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Butterfly - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
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H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Year One - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painting Department of
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Year One - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Year One - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
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Growing Up - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painting Department of
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Growing Up - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Growing Up - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
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Wu Jue - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painting Department of
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wu Jue - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Wu Jue - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
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H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Portrait par Edmond Theodor VAN HOVE (1853-1913)
Located in Gent, VOV
Portrait of a man. Oil painting on canvas, signed and located "Roubaix, 1906". In this portrait
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Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the Equality of Things - Contemporary art, Portrait, Figurative
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Basic Department of CAFA Modeling In 2004, he joined the Second Studio of Oil Painting Department of
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Young Bretonne', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Post-Impressionist Oil
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A vibrant, early 20th century oil study of a young Breton girl shown regarding the viewer with a
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mona Lisa
By John Bellany
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
, drawing inspiration from the work of Scottish primitive painters such as Alan Davie and Robin Philipson
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20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Raphaël Fumet ; preparatory study for "La Famille mystique", 1914
By Jules Oury dit Marcel-Lenoir
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules OURY dit MARCEL-LENOIR (1872-1931) Portrait of Raphaël Fumet (1898-1979) ; preparatory study
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

American Primitive Oil Painting Child Portrait 1840 Folk Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous American primitive oil painting of two girls This quirky portrait is a
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Antique 1840s Paintings

Materials

Tapestry

Late 19th Century Primitive Oil on Canvas Portrait of "Dash" Clumber Spaniel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century primitive oil on canvas portrait of a Clumber Spaniel "Dash" by E Daulby to Mr R
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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Colorful Acrylic Modern Primitive Portrait by Edward Lewis
By Edward Lewis
Located in Pasadena, CA
, prolific in watercolor, oil, and acrylic. He also dedicated his life to teaching the arts and spent the
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Primitive Reformers - Oil on Canvas by English School Master 1600/1700
Located in Roma, IT
The primitive Reformers is an interesting, rare and original oil painting on canvas, realized by an
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Late 17th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self-Portrait
By Gottfried Helnwein
Located in Vienna, AT
, for example, by his self-portraits with a bandaged head and wide-open mouth. The artist confronts
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1980s Photography

Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait
By Gottfried Helnwein
Located in Vienna, AT
, for example, by his self-portraits with a bandaged head and wide-open mouth. The artist confronts
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1980s Photography

Self-Portrait
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Self-Portrait
By Gottfried Helnwein
Located in Vienna, AT
, for example, by his self-portraits with a bandaged head and wide-open mouth. The artist confronts
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1980s Photography

Self-Portrait
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Classic, Oil Painting
By Sharon Sieben
Located in San Francisco, CA
: figurative, female, back, oilpaint, nude, primitive, primitivism, figure, vertical, nudes, primitive, oil
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Classic, Oil Painting
Classic, Oil Painting
H 21.5 in W 14.5 in D 1.5 in
Hero, Oil Painting
By Jaime Ellsworth
Located in San Francisco, CA
, playful, animal, primitive, primitivism, oilpaint, animals, primitive, oil painting, brownHero
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

WOMAN 1 - Contemporary Realism / Female Portrait / Jeweled Headdress
By Jacob Hicks
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn-based artist Jacob Hicks creates one of a kind portraits inspired by history, humanism
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

THE VISITATION - Contemporary Realism / Female Portrait / Jeweled Headdress
By Jacob Hicks
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn-based artist Jacob Hicks creates one of a kind portraits inspired by history, humanism
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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Magenta Chrysanthemum, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, oilpaint, flora, primitive, oil painting, purpleMagenta ChrysanthemumPamela HokeOil
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Model Portrait Mixed Media On Paper
By Alexander Rutsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Model Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist
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1980s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Pansy Passion 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, closeup, flora, primitive, oil painting, brownPansy Passion 2Pamela HokeOil painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pansy Passion 1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, pansy, flower, petal, closeup, flora, primitive, oil painting, brownPansy Passion 1
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fiery Heart Poppy, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
realism, flora, petals, oilpaint, primitive, primitivism, expressionism, flora, primitive, oil painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of A Young Model Work On Paper
By Alexander Rutsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Model II Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an
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1980s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Portrait Of A Young Model Work On Paper
By Alexander Rutsch
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Portrait Of A Young Model Work On Paper Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an
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1980s Expressionist Mixed Media

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Watercolor, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

SKATER, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
WITH LITTLE DETAIL OF DRAWING, AND EVEN SOMETHING PRIMITIVE, ANCESTRAL.......... THE HUMAN BEING SINCE
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2010s Street Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Quarter to Three, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, funky, portrait, whiskey, people, face, eyes, oilpaint, primitive, primitivism, people, primitive, oil
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
earth and sand. Modernists like de Servin were interested in exploring what they considered primitive
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Bedroom Interior - French Mid 20th Century Post Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
Beautiful 1940's French post impressionist oil on board by Simon Simon-Auguste. The work depicts
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1940s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
earth and sand. Modernists like de Servin were interested in exploring what they considered primitive
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
A very interesting and unusual Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle
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Early 20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Let Her Go - Thickly Painted Impasto Surface Oil Painting with Dream-Like Scene
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
representation of the human form. Victor Wang Let Her Go oil on canvas 48h x 60w in 121.92h x 152.40w cm VWG011
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
in exploring what they considered primitive artmaking styles. The adoption of a native manner and
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
in exploring what they considered primitive artmaking styles. The adoption of a native manner and
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

"Tulips" Daphne Mumford, Bright and Colorful Floral Diptych
Located in New York, NY
Daphne Mumford Tulips Signed lower right, titled on each stretcher Oil on canvas, diptych 24 x 74
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Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Crucifixion
By Flemish School, 17th Century
Located in Zürich, CH
The Flemish School, also known as the Northern Renaissance, the Primitive Flemish School and the
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Luigi Lucioni attr. Traditional American Still Life, 20th century
By Luigi Lucioni
Located in Larchmont, NY
Attributed to Luigi Lucioni Untitled (Still Life), c. 1900 Oil on canvas 30 x 26 in. Framed: 34.5 x
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Early 1900s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Town Gate of Bruges - Kruispoort, Lionel Poupaert, Bruges 1900 – 1989, Belgian
Located in Bruges, BE
Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size 60 x 71 cm Biography: Poupaert
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

“Boy with Blue Birds”
By Agapito Labios
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas folk art painting by the well known Mexican artist, Agapito Labios. Signed
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1930s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Happiness" Abstract Painting 51" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"The Prince" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Composition in RED" Painting 71" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Golden Emperor" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Vermont Landscape with Birch Trees" Luigi Lucioni, Realist Forest Scene
By Luigi Lucioni
Located in New York, NY
indistinctly verso Oil on board 20 x 15 7/8 inches Provenance: James D. Julia, August 20, 2003, Lot 1396
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"RED POWER" Abstract Painting 57" x 57" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Pink Dreams" Abstract Painting 51" x 51" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"RED PHOENIX" Abstract Painting 57" x 57" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Vase of Orange Gerberas, Hubert Glansdorff, Brussels 1877 – 1963 Knokke, Signed
Located in Bruges, BE
: Signed bottom left Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 45,50 x 35,50 cm, frame size 51 x 40 cm
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Magicians Dream" Painting 71" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Divine Lovers" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
By Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
* * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits, often combined with
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint

"HOT SPRINGS" WASH DAY CENTRAL MEXICO CLARK HULINGS, SANTA FE ARTIST
By Clark Hulings
Located in San Antonio, TX
Clark Hulings (1922-2011) Santa Fe Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 30 x 42 Medium: Oil Dated
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1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Homage to Gericault
Located in Woodbury, CT
Oil on panel, signed and dated 2012. French handmade wooden Delf frame, raised panel with dark gold
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Homage to Gericault
Homage to Gericault
H 29.5 in W 25.125 in D 1.63 in
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Primitive Oil Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of primitive oil portraits available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of contemporary, abstract or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 10 contemporary, 8 abstract, 5 Expressionist, 3 Post-Impressionist and 2 Impressionist examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Primitive oil portraits available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, black, brown, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Gottfried Helnwein, Jose Maria de Servin, Alexander Rutsch, Elaine de Kooning and Victor Wang are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Primitive Oil Portraits?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — primitive oil portraits in our inventory begin at $652 and can go as high as $169,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,600.