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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Portrait James I England King Mytens Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antichità Castelbarco SRLS is happy to introduce you:
Portrait of James I of England and VI of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1566 - London, 1625)
Circle of Daniel Mytens...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Confortini Mary Madonna Angels Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacopo Confortini (Florence 1602-1672)
Madonna and Child with Two Angels
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 cm./Framed 101 x 81 cm.
The proposed painting, datable to around the middle of the 17...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Sebastian Angels Tanzio Da Varallo Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint Sebastian cured by angels
Antonio d'Enrico, called Tanzio da Varallo (Alagna Valsesia, c. 1582 - Varallo, 1633) - circle of
Oil on canvas
112 ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hera - Large 19th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting of Ancient Greece Goddess
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Hera’ by Eduard Niczky (1850-1919). A fine 19th century neoclassical portrait of the Greek queen of the gods depicted in her golden diadem and yellow ro...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Enchantress - Large 19th Century French Belle Epoque Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Enchantress’ by Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907). This large fine 19th century oil on canvas, depicting a dark-haired beauty wearing a crown of holly, is signed by the artist and hangs in a superb quality carved and gilded Orientalist frame...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Agnes Sokolowska Icon /// Contemporary Pop Art Fashion Model Portrait Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Agnes Sokolowska Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso
Year: 2018
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 48" x 36"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Shipping: This painting will be shipped canvas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman and Water Lilies_America Martin_Acrylic/Linen_Female Figurative_Floral
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman and Water Lilies"
Acrylic on Linen
53.5 x 96.5 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
ASTRACT COMPOSITION - Oil on canvas signed Salvatore Benincasa, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Delightful brightly colored oil on canvas signed Salvatore Benincasa, with frame
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
UNTITLED - Mixed media on cardboard signed and dated 1933
By Robert Chapman
Located in Napoli, IT
Mixed media on cardboard signed Robert Chapman 1933. Wooden frame and double glass mis. CM. H.30X36X4
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Mixed Media
Portrait of a Lady, Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys Fermor, Countess of Pomfret
By Thomas Bardwell
Located in London, GB
The sitter in this luxurious portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is Henrietta Jeffreys; she was an early 'blue-stocking', a keen writer and traveller, biographer of van Dyck, and friend of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Lady Hertford. She has been depicted wearing an azure blue velvet dress with white fur lining, over a rich golden brocaded bodice and white lace edged smock. The attire and the red swag curtain afford the portrait a theatricality (the clothing is perhaps masquerade attire). The drapery has been defined with lightness and dexterity - the treatment of the lace is superb. Its remarkable quality is evidenced by the fact that it was painted by the proficient English painter Thomas Bardwell, who is known to have painted the sitter on more than one occasion (see photo).
Bardwell was described as “through the power of genius and dint of application, acquired a degree of perfection in his art”. He wrote a book in 1756 (which enjoyed great popularity and repeated editions after his death) entitled “The Practice of Painting and Perspective Made Easy”, resulting from a study of seventeenth-century paintings in East Anglian collections. Remarkably, he was granted a Crown copyright for his book, which gave him the sole rights - a practise that was highly exceptional in the eighteenth century. No doubt can exist that Bardwell’s book was held in great esteem for almost a century after it was written. The book is also considered as one of the most original productions of its kind written in England.
Henrietta Jeffreys was the only child of John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys, she took after her remarkable grandfather, the celebrated Judge Jeffreys, rather than her dissolute father who died at the age of only 28. She was born on 15th November 1698 in Leicester Square, London. On 14th July 1720 she married Thomas Fermor, 2nd Lord Lempster, who had already inherited his father's titles and estates (he was the son of William Fermor, 1st Baron Lempster and Lady Sophia, daughter of Thomas Osbourne, 1st Duke of Leeds). The next year their first child was born, and her husband was created Earl of Pomfret. In 1725 she became Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales, and her husband became Knight of the Bath and Master of the Horse to Queen Caroline. When the Queen died in 1737, Henrietta retired from Court and the next year, with her husband and their two eldest daughters, Lady Sophia (who later married 2rd Earl Granville) and Lady Charlotte who later married the Hon. William Finch...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School - Portrait Black Elvis - Large - Oil Painting Post Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait Elvis Presley
Technique: Acrylics, oil painting, China ink on canvas 73x60cm / 28,7x23,6inch
》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《
❶ → Original signed work. Certificate of aut...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of an old Man with a Beard, Credit Card Size, Oil on Paper, Late 1700s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Delve into the world of 18th century European art, and you'll find a fascinating miniature portrait we are proud to present. Crafted in the style reminiscent of Christian Wilhelm Ern...
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Saint Michael Archangel Marullo Paint oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antichità Castelbarco SRLS is proud to present:
Giuseppe Marullo (Orta di Atella 1615 - Naples 1685)
Saint Michael Archangel Defeats the Devil...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Man Rembrandt Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antichità Castelbarco SRLS is proud to present:
Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669) circle/following
Portrait of a man with turban
oil on canvas
cm. 41 x 34 Framed 60...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century portrait of a Harlequin Clown playing an instrument.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fabian Lundqvist 1913-1989
Portrait of a Harlequin Clown playing an instrument.
Fabian Valentin Lundqvist was born on 16th March 1913 in Malmö, Sweden. He was a Swedish painter an...
Category
1960s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American realist portrait of a fox, squinting into the light
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful portrait of a fox by one of the finest painters of animals currently painting.
Oils on a panel the artist has created an amazing life like portrait with such character.
Thi...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique French Impressionist Paris Street Scene Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucrezia Romana. Follower of Guido Redi. 17th- 18th century.
Located in Firenze, IT
Lucrezia Romana.
Follower of Guido Redi.
17th- 18th century.
Oil painting on wooden board.
The pose of the young Roman matron with eyes raised to the sky, with a suffering gaze is th...
Category
18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Dutch School, Elegant Couple, Tavern Interior Scene, Cabinet Piece, A PAIR
Located in Greven, DE
Dutch School, Elegant Couple, Tavern Interior Scene, Cabinet Piece, A PAIR
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel
17th c. Dutch School William III, Prince of Orange, studio Constantin Netscher
Located in PARIS, FR
William III of England, Prince of Orange, workshop C. Netscher (The Hague, 1668-1723)
Late 17th c. Dutch school
Oil on canvas, dimensions: h. 31.49 in, w. 24.80 in
Giltwood and carve...
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female Nude Painting, Contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon (2018) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm.
In his Human Figures series, Christophe Dupety shows us some bodies which aspect reminds more...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
An 18th century French School portrait of a gentleman
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
FRENCH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, THREE-QUARTER LENGTH, IN A GREY COAT
Oil on copper
35 x 30cm (13¾ x 11¾ in.)
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Mary Magdalene Penitent Reni Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
By Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642) Workshop of
Mary Magdalene Penitent in the Desert
Oil on canvas (135 x 100 cm. Framed 156 x 119 cm.)
The painting presents us with a superb image o...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jesus Christ Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Savorelli Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Sebastiano Savorelli (Forlì 1667 - Bologna 1722) Attributable to
The Infant Jesus with the Cross
Oil on canvas
65 x 48 cm. - with frame 81 x 64 c...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 19th century British figure painting - Girl’s portait with cat - English
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 19th century) - Little girl with kitten.
61 x 50cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Original canvas. Good state of conservat...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed Tropical Flower Seller Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage tropical flower seller oil painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Framed.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Moon and the Sun original painting on canvas Paula Craioveanu NeoMythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
The Moon and the Sun
(All roads lead to Rome 2).
Original painting inspired by antique statues and deities.
Like the immortal mythological heroes, my subjects remind us of the ...
Category
2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
19th Century Antique silhouette of children, reverse painted on glass
Located in Harkstead, GB
A charming silhouette of a group of children ambling along. So much character is expressed through the minimal monochrome depiction.
English or American School, 19th Century
A silhouette...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Glass
Baroque painter (Italian school) - Late 17th century painting - Vanitos Cupid
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian master (17th-18th century) - Vanitas (Sleeping Cupid).
71.5 x 98 cm without frame, 87 x 114 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (with so...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Signed American Impressionist 19th Century Genre Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century French figure painting - Portrait lady - Oil on canvas Rococò
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (18th century) - Portrait of a lady.
43 x 35 cm without frame, 69 x 59 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame.
- Inscription on the back.
...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Death of the Minotaur - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Abstract by G. De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Christ Crucified Rubens Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Religious
By Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640) Workshop / circle
Crucifixion of Christ with Saint Mary Magdalene
Oil painting on canvas
112 x 62 cm. - In antique frame 126 x 73 cm.
...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Don't Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas.
This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long.
Ethelyn Woodlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
DAMA GLAMUROSA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on foam board with custom painted frame. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Size including frame approx 44 x 34.75 inches.
Artwork is in excellent con...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Foam Board, Acrylic
Antique Framed French Modernist Art Deco Burlesque Smoking Nude Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French modern nude oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harlem Renaissance Signed Ellis Original Abstract Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size 22L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Oil Painting. Portrait of an Italian Boy with a Pipe, by Anton Kaulbach.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique oil painting. Portrait of an Italian boy with a pipe.
Painting restored.
Frame with minor damage in places.
Dimensions without frame: 40.5 cm x 50.5 cm.
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque painter - 17th century figure painting - Santa Maria di Ágreda. - Spain
Located in Varmo, IT
Spanish master (17th century) - Santa Maria di Ágreda.
100.5 x 77.5cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- Inscription at the top right: “IVDICA ME DOMINE QVONIAM EGO...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl, Oil Portrait Painting by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Portrait of a Girl
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 14 in. x 10 in. (35.56 cm x 25.4 cm)
Frame Size: 21 x 17...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Une Fille de la Nymphe - 19th Century French Portrait Oil Painting Young Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Une Fille de la Nymphe’ by Auguste-Émile Pinchart (1842-1920). The painting - depicts a girl teasing a bust of the god Pan with a reed - is signed by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Matthias Apostle 17th Century Tuscany Paint Oil on table Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Florentine painter of the seventeenth century
Circle/follower of Francesco Morandini known as Poppi (Poppi about 1544 - Florence 1597)
St. Matthias the Apostle
Oil on the table
66 x...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stunning 21st-century American realist portrait of an American cow
Located in Woodbury, CT
Stunning 21st-century American realist portrait of an American cow.
Simply outstanding quality.
The artist has portrayed the animal with great sensitivity and skill. The animal loo...
Category
2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American School Framed Exhibited Artist Sculpting Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school artist portrait painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 16L x 24H.4
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St Joseph Paint Oil on canvas Lombard School 17th Century Religious Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard School of the 17th century
St. Joseph with Flower Stick
Oil on oval canvas
92 x 70 cm.
In antique frame 106 x 85 cm.
The work shows us an intense image of St. Joseph, portr...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Terrier dog painting with detailed brush strokes in a handsome dramatic frame
By Hans Guerin
Located in Charleston, US
A Yorkshire Terrier dog painting masterfully painted by Hans Guerin intrigues with detailed brush strokes and is in a handsome dark frame. The finely detai...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Signed Framed Modernist "Massage" Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American signed interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x 11H.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Banjo Player, 19th century
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Banjo Player, 19th century
American School
19th Century American School portrait of a young black man playing the banjo, oil on panel. Rare 19th ce...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Male Art Studio Nude Young Blonde Man Original Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist male portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right illegibly. Framed. Image size, 19L x 36H.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school memento mori still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 7L x 7H.
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joe Louis No.2, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
AMERICA MARTIN
"Joe Louis no.2"
Ink on Paper
14" x 11"
A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP
JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new seri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Virgin De Caro Paint Oil on camvas Old master 18th Century Religious Italian Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lorenzo de Caro (Naples, 1719 - 1777) attributable
The Trinity crowns the Virgin (probable preparatory sketch)
Oil painting on canvas (60 x 46cm. - in frame 72 x 58 cm.)
The intere...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Realist painter - Late 19th century figure painting - Dancing Lady
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (late 19th century) - The Spanish dancer.
71 x 60.5cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Painting subjected to relining. Good state ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English oil portrait of a Horse, Hunter or Polo pony in a stable
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English oil portrait of a Horse, Hunter or Polo pony in a stable.
, born in Minestead in the New Forest, Hampshire the son of Reverend Thomas John Gatehouse.
Oils on canvas and still framed in its original English Oak frame this is a very well painted horse portrait.
Category
1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LIBERTY HEAD (LARGE PAINTING)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Peter Max studio catalog number on canvas side. Canvas size 60 x 60 inches. Canvas is stretched....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jelly by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, pop figurative whimsical painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL
b. 1973, Alabama, USA
In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Set of Five 18th century Dutch figure paintings - Interiors scenes - Signed
Located in Varmo, IT
Dutch painter “I.R.S.” (dated 1779/1780) - Five interior scenes.
13 x 10.5 cm without frame, 20.5 x 18 cm with frame.
Oil on panel, in gilded and faux marble lacquered wooden frame...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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