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Bridge Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NY
Located in New York, NY
"Bridge" Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NYC
ROMARE BEARDEN (American, 1914-1988)
The Bridge, 1982
signed 'Romare Bearden' (upper left); with...
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Sophia Relaxes"
Located in Warren, NJ
Frame: 19 x 17.5 x 2
Picture: 10.5 x 9
Frame and picture in good condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Lady in Red, " Oil Painting
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Lady in Red" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure, in a formal red gown holding a cigarette.
About the Artis...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Linen
WALKING BLINDLY Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, For My People by Margaret Walker
Located in Union City, NJ
WALKING BLINDLY is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor best known for her depictions of the African-American experience. WALKING BLINDLY portrays a young Black woman dressed in a magenta pink cardigan, white blouse, and blue green tweed texture skirt dancing by herself, centered amid a gray watercolor wash background surrounded by simple line drawn figures of an older woman shouting/singing praise, a forlorn young boy seated with his head down, and an older man standing, looking downward, holding a flask in his hand. This moving composition by Elizabeth Catlett is from the FOR MY PEOPLE suite of prints, a set of 6 lithographs...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Shanlin Cai Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Globe Amaranth"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Globe Amaranth
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 18 x 22 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year: 2000 Ci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century English Autumn river landscape, cows drinking from the stream
Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 20th Century English Autumn river landscape with cows drinking from a stream.
Abraham Hulk Junior was born in the Netherlands in 1851 to ren...
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric Color Grid - Op Art Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly precise op-art composition by an unknown artist. A grid of colored squares has been created with various colors, divided by occasional diagonal lines that give the feel of ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Prairie Summer" (2024) By Lani Vlaanderen, Original Oil Animal Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Prairie Summer" by Lani Vlaanderen is an original handmade oil painting on stretched linen.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Stillness of Morning
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on linen canvas. It features a beautiful bouquet of summer flowers: carnations, chrysanthemums, geraniums, foxglove, all arranged in a blue and white vase. The early morning lights gently washes over the arrangement from the left, casting lyrical shadows on the wall behind. A peaceful portrait of a beautiful, ephemeral moment.
GC Williams has a degree in art history which gave her an understanding of, and appreciation for, not only the art of the past, but the historical events and ideologies that fostered various aesthetics, movements, and styles.
She has studied at several classical ateliers, including three years at Boston's Academy of Realist Art. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the US and is included in public and private collections. She maintains a studio on the north shore of Massachusetts.
"My work is about the little moments of beauty that comprise our existence: the greening of the landscape in early spring, the glint of light on an object; growing things and made objects. I enjoy creating interesting interactions, and making up narratives. I love the way light animates objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kiyomi Barrier & Seiken Temple Near Okitsu- Japanese Woodcut Print on Rice Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Kiyomi Barrier & Seiken Temple Near Okitsu - Japanese Woodcut Print on Rice Paper
Woodblock print of boats in a harbor by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). Originally publish...
Category
1850s Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Rice Paper, Woodcut
Vultee "Vengeance" original World War 2 original vintage spotter plane poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Vultee "Vengeance" World War II, 1942, vintage spotter airplane poster.
Original linen-backed U. S. Naval Aviation Training Division, Nov.,...
Category
1940s American Realist More Prints
Materials
Offset
Follow (73/100), mezzotint of New York sidewalk by Art Werger
By Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mezzotint, from the edition of 100. Signed, titled and numbered by the artist.
Art Werger’s prints show a keen observation of quiet and normally unnoticed moments. Pedestrians passi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
La Partie de Campagne
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1952
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 6/75
Publisher : Maeght (Paris)
Printer : Mourlot (Paris)
Catalog : Saphire E 14
37.00 cm. x 55.50 cm. 14.57 in. x 2...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Per vederci chiaro, 1962 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
The buildings in the center of Rome, built from the Renaissance until the unit...
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Marbella Club Bather' Mid-Century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
"Marbella Club Bather," a 1976 Slim Aarons photograph, captures mid-century modern Mediterranean luxury. Limited C-print (1/150), estate-stamped, authenticated.
Slim Aarons
Marbella...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
ATROP by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary painting, landscape, architecture, shadows
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
ATROP is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 50 × 40 cm (19.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!!
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
Rising, male nude lithograph by Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered lithograph by Trevor Southey. Male nude portrait of a young man. this is the terra cotta version, there was also an edition done in grey.
Trevor Southey ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Sale....$900. Framed
Rare 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of popular young physique model LARRY KLEIN...
Category
1950s Post-War Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Traditional English Oil Country Cottage Children Playing in Lane & Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Lane
by Les Parsons (British b. 1945) * see below
signed
oil on canvas, framed in swept gilt frame.
framed: 15.5 x 19.5 inches
canvas: 12 x 16...
Category
20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nirvana Nevermind Underwater
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition photographic print of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by photographer Kirk Weddle. Available in different sizes.
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Captivating color image of Hollywood pinup star Rita Hayworth sunbathing, circa 1939.
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s ...
Category
1930s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
L'Aigle Mademoiselle - Etching by H. Bellmer - 1968
By Hans Bellmer
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 38 x 28 cm.
Hand Signed. From the Portfolio "Petit Traité de Morale", Paris, Editions Georges Visat, 1968.
Copy on Velin d'Arches. Includes passepartout.
Hans Be...
Category
1960s Surrealist More Prints
Materials
Etching
'After the Storm', Carmel, California, Paris, Academie Julian, New York, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Herbert Lewis' (American, 1893-1962) and inscribed 'Caques 1928 and Tucson 1950'.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Herbert Taylor Lewis was known as a painter of abstracts, still lives and figure studies painted with a vivid palette in a bold Modernist style. Lewis first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and, subsequently, in Europe including at the Academie Julian in Paris during the birth of Modernism and Cubism in the early part of the 20th century. Upon his return to the United State, he kept a studio in New York City for several years but, by 1920, was living and painting in Arizona. In the late 1920s and 1930s, Lewis was working as an art instructor at Rockford College, Illinois, and, from 1943 to 1954, was a resident of Tucson. By the early 1930s, he lived part time in California...
Category
1950s Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Fiberboard, Watercolor
Big Bang
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Salt, lit by a flashlight
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elena, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Elena", poised mid-air, elevated by an elegant cascade of drapery, becomes the embodiment of freedom, grace, and hope. Soaring and ethereal, the Cirque du Soleil performer sculpted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Next Stage of Your Journey", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "The Next Stage of Your Journey" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a split rail fence among a meadow of tall grasses leading to am autumn colored forest in the background.
Bio/artist statement:
Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars.
Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money, as well as headlined “the Whisky A Go Go” and “The Roxy” in Hollywood. Christopher has played trombone since high school, and for the last 20 years has played with all-trombone Christmas band in Orange County, California called the Balboa Bachelors, with whom he has played for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lily - Lithograph by Filippo De Pisis - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Lily is an artwork realized by Filippo De Pisis (1896, Ferrara - 1956, Milano) in 1968.
Black and white lithograph.
Good condition.
Not signed.
Published in the volume "De Pisis ...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition (Cramer 105), Femmes, Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Joan Miró, Femmes, 1965. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Painter's Palette
Located in Dallas, TX
After a tour of duty in the US Navy, Miles Cleveland Goodwin earned a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, in 2007, and eventually returned to coastal Missi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Oil, Panel
India Modern Contemporary Painting Girl with Flowers Indistinctly Signed
Located in Norfolk, GB
Girl with Flowers
C 1970
Watercolour and mixed media on Paper
Image Size: 35.5 x 24.5 cm
Frame Size: 51.5 x 41 cm
Full description to follow
Category
1970s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Reading Rabbi, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi 12F
Year: circa 1957
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 10.5 x 7 inches
Frame Size: 20 x 15 i...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Montparnasse Paris Mid Century French Picture Frame original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French mid 20th century
Montparnasse style picture frame
Wood and plaster
Internal measurement (to house painting or mirror): 18 x 13 inches
Overal outer measurements: 24 x 19 inches
Provenance: from a collection in Paris
Condition: all old picture frames...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood
"Gray Morning" James MacMaster, Scottish Seascape, Marine Ship Landscape
Located in New York, NY
James MacMaster
Gray Morning
Signed and titled lower left
Watercolor on paper
10 1/4 x 14 inches
Provenance:
Private Collection, New Jersey
Category
Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Femme a le bequille (from La Venus aux Fourrure) (Surrealism, Modern)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Salvador Dali
Femme a le bequille (Woman with Crutch, from La Venus aux Fourrure)
1969
Etching on Arches teinte’ paper
Visible: 12.75 x 10.125 inches
Framed: 21 x 17 x 1 inches
Editi...
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
1800's French Oil Painting Elegant Rococo Period Interior Figures Lady Dressing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trying on the Latest Dress
French School, circa 1800
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 19 x 24 inches
the painting is in overall very good and sound condition
provenance: priv...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950's Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Flowers in Vase in Windowsill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in the Window Sill
French impressionist artist, mid 20th century
oil on on canvas, unframed
canvas : 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Wishing
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wishing - 2020,
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Archival Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-892.
Not mounted...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hollywood's Oldest (Musso & Frank) - Urban Photography Painting Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
"Carousel"
Located in Washington, DC
Silkscreen work by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Marked in pencil 28/30 lower left. Printed in 1973 by the artist. Image is from her "Carrousel" series. Catalogue of a postumous retrospe...
Category
1970s Outsider Art Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
Christ Samaritan Woman Pozzoserrato Paint Oil on table 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well
Attributable to Ludovico Pozzoserrato (Antwerp circa 1550 - Treviso 1605)
Oil on the table
37 x 27 cm., In ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
David Byrne, Los Angeles, 1986 Signed, Framed, ChromaLuxe aluminium Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Edition “David Byrne” (No. 1–275). Hardcover volume in a slipcase, accompanied by the portrait David Byrne, Los Angeles, 1986.
For over 50 years, Annie Leibovitz has been creating a body of work that is unequaled in breadth and influence. From the viscerally immediate reportage made for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s and extending through the more stylized portraiture of her work for Vanity Fair and Vogue, her pictures make up what is essentially a family album of our time.
In 2014, in close collaboration with Annie, TASCHEN published a SUMO edition of her work: over 200 photographs, many of them famous (the naked John Lennon entwined in a last embrace with Yoko Ono, Patti Smith on fire) and some rarely, if ever, seen before. In 2022, to accommodate a wider audience, this volume was recreated as an unlimited XXL edition.
The XXL volume is now available as an Art Edition in four different versions, each accompanied by a signed, numbered and framed dye-sublimation ChromaLuxe aluminum print. David Byrne, Los Angeles, 1986 is included in an edition of 275 copies.
In 1986, David Byrne wrote, directed and starred in his only feature film, True Stories. It was a quirky view of life in small-town rural Texas. Several of his collaborators on the project were from the downtown New York performing-arts world. Music was an integral element in the film and much of it was supplied by Byrne’s band, the Talking Heads...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
La Grenouille et le Boeuf - Etching by Théophile Chauvel - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
La Grenouille et le Boeuf is a black and white etching realized by Théophile Chauvel (1831-1909) in 1870s.
Titled in the lower.
Image size: 15cmx20.5cm.
Very Good condition.
Sign...
Category
1870s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Berghers with Animals Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day
Italian School, early 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 17 x 22.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Salvador Dali "King Solomon” from Song of Songs of Solomon Suite
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Salvador Dali
Title: "King Solomon" from the Portfolio Song of Songs of Solomon
Year: 1972
Medium: Color Etching with Gold Dust on Arches Paper, signed in pencil
Edition: 250...
Category
1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
Summertime in Italy (with Lines)
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Picasso, Portrait of a Lady, Picasso: Fifteen Drawings (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the folio, Picasso: Fifteen Drawings, 1946. Published by Pantheon Books, Inc., New York; rendered and printed by Albert Carman, City Island...
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Steve McQueen Racing Porsche
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning color action shot features American actor Steve McQueen. Often called "The King of Cool", whose "anti-hero" persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the...
Category
1960s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sexy - Black Glitter
By Ben Eine
Located in London, GB
Ben Eine
Sexy - Black Glitter, 2018
6-color hand-pulled screen print including black glitter
48.3 x 48.3 cm
Edition of 200
hand-signed and numbered by the artist
There are creases...
Category
2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Glitter, Screen
Black Sun (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on Japon à la main, attached with chine appliqué to vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 21.5 x 17.875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From th...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Born to be Wild - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Born to be Wild - 2018,
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2018-40...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates.
Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Mountain Landscape by Henri Weissenbach - Oil on Canvas - 46x55 cm
By Henri Weissenbach
Located in Geneva, CH
Théobald Charles Henri Weissenbach (1891–1966) was a Swiss visual artist known for his contributions to painting.
Born in Fribourg, Switzerland, and later active in Geneva, Weissenb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Swept Away
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Swept Away - 2017,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Based on a Polaroid, Archival C-print.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-155.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'Portrait of a Man in a Black Coat' by Jean-François Portaels (1818 – 1895)
Located in Knokke, BE
Jean-François Portaels
1818 – Brussels – 1895
Belgian Painter
'Portrait of a Man in a Black Coat'
Signature: signed middle lower left, dated 1878 and named ‘J. Portaels 1878. Ch. Lefebvre'
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 60,5 x 50,5 cm
Biography: Jean-François Portaels, also known as Jan Portaels, was a versatile Belgian painter born on April 3, 1818, in Vilvoorde and passed away on February 8, 1895, in Schaerbeek. He was celebrated for his genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. As a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Portaels significantly impacted Belgian art, becoming a pivotal figure in the Belgian Orientalist school. His works were known for their ‘everyday elegance and feminine grace,’ and he played a crucial role in influencing the next generation of Belgian artists, including notable figures like Théo van Rysselberghe.
Portaels was the son of a wealthy brewer who also served as Vilvoorde’s mayor. Showing an early passion for drawing, he was sent to the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1836, where he studied under François-Joseph Navez, a former student of Jacques-Louis David. Navez invited him to his studio, which was renowned at the time, allowing Portaels to refine his skills alongside other talented students like Charles de Groux and Joseph Stallaert.
In 1841, Portaels moved to Paris, enrolling at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and studying under Paul Delaroche. He became influenced by the emerging Orientalist movement, which was gaining traction in Paris. In 1842, he won the Grand Prix de Rome, which funded his travels across Italy and other regions, including Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Judea, Spain, Hungary, and Norway. These journeys profoundly influenced his artistic vision, particularly his Orientalist works.
Upon his return to Belgium in 1847, Portaels was appointed Director of the academy in Ghent. In 1849, he married Marie Hélène Navez, the daughter of his first teacher. Despite being offered the directorship of the Brussels Academy, he initially declined, opting to preserve his independence. He later accepted a teaching position at the Academy and eventually became its director in 1878, succeeding Eugène Simonis.
Portaels was known for his broad range of artistic talents, including history painting, portraiture, and genre art. He was particularly recognized for his Orientalist depictions, often portraying the ‘Oriental woman’ with distinctive features like arched eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. His style, marked by charm and elegance, distinguished him from the dominant artistic movements of Classicism and Romanticism.
He was a pioneer in monumental art in Belgium, working with Jean Baptiste van Eycken to introduce fresco techniques like water glass painting...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circa 1970 Original exhibition poster by Adami Valerio at the Maeght gallery
Located in PARIS, FR
Very nice exhibition poster by Adami Valerio, produced around 1970 for his exhibition at the Maeght gallery.
Valerio Adami is an Italian painter. Educat...
Category
1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Poppy and Anemone Still Life Floral Study in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and detailed floral still life by Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955). Three white anemones and one pink poppy, all with stems and leaves, sit against a medium grey background...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Landscape with Red House - Oil Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with red house is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Omiccioli in the mid-20th century.
Mixed colored oil painting
Includes frame
Hand signed on the lower margin
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
