Oleg Kateryniuk

Dream Maker, Portrait, Surrealism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang

2023

Portrait of a Young Lady by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017) signed and dated 1995 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 24 x 20 inches framed: 27 x 24 inches Charming portrait of this young lady, depicted in a light 'duck egg' colored dress. The work has a lovely 'vintage' feel to it. Paul Desmond Fitzgerald (1 August 1922 – 24 June 2017) was an Australian portrait painter who painted a vast array of distinguished persons. Fitzgerald was born in the family home, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, the second son of Frank Fitzgerald and Margaret née Poynton. Frank Fitzgerald was a journalist with The Age for approximately ten years and about eight years with The Argus. He periodically filled the roles of general reporting, leader writing, political correspondent, art critic, music critic, theatre critic and motoring editor. A Catholic, Fitzgerald was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne (1933–1939) and studied for five years at the National Gallery School (1940–43 and 1946–47), interrupted for three and a half years in the Army during World War II (1943–46). When he was painting away from his studio in Melbourne, he usually lived with the subjects of his portraiture. He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 1958 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Bermuda. He also painted throughout Australia. Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for portraiture on multiple occasions including 1958 (with a portrait of Justice Robert Monahan), in 1962 (with portraits of each of Sir Reg Ansett and Sir Robert Menzies...

Artist: British School, indistinctly signed, dated 2006 Title: Half length portrait of a Lady. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. Size: painting is 29 x 21 inches, plus frame...

"Portrait of a Lady" by Douglas Swainson (British, mid 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 18 x 14 inches Beautiful oil p...

Artist/ School: Italian School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed. Title: The Tranquil Canal, Venice. Beautiful green/ teal moody tones to the colour palette. Medium: oil pa...

Artist/ School: British School, circa 1980's, indistinctly signed and dated lower corner. Title: The Wedding Party (with further work verso). Mediu...

Artist/ School: Italian School, mid 20th century - 1960's period. Signed lower corner indistinctly. Title: Venice. Medium: oil painting, on canvas. Size: frame: 32.5 x 44 in...

Artist/ School: Claudine Riboulet (French 1924-2013), signed Title: Portrait of a Woman Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed. Size: ...

Artist/ School: by Jean-Jacques Rene (French, b.1943), signed lower corner. Jean-Jacques Rene (Born in 1943, French contemporary artist) is known for his beach and coastal...

The Man with the Cigar by Serge Mallet (French, circa 1990) signed lower left oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas measures: 32 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection, Franc...

Le Marche de Fleurs by Paul Pellaro (French, 20th century) signed lower right oil painting on canvas, framed framed size: 41 x 34 inches provenance: private collection, South of Fra...