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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Fine Dutch Old Master Large Oil Painting Portrait Gentleman in Ruff Collar Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Ruff Collar and Robes
Dutch School, 18th century
oil on canvas laid over panel, unframed
board: 28.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Mate" (Cornish fisherman)
by David W. Haddon (British, early 20th century)
signed and dated 1914
oil on board, framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 16 x 12 inches
provenance: pr...
Category
1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German
signed oil on board, framed
board : 7 x 5.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: som...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Manly head of bearded man, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School
19th Century
Manly head of bearded man
oil on canvas
46 x 37.8 cm
In fairly good condition, some inpaintings visible under UV light, mainly in the backgrounds ...
Category
1850s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg by Astrid Kjellberg (1877-1965, Swedish)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg painted by Astrid Kjellberg-Juel, 1899
Oil on masonite
15.5" W x 19.5" H
Frame: 18.5" W x 22.75" H
ASTRID KJELLBERG-JUEL (1877 - 1965)
Kjellberg-Juel studied art for Julius Kronberg...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady, Oil on Canvas, 1840's, In Style of Jacob Eichholtz
Located in Doylestown, PA
This interior portrait of a woman dressed in an elegant lace shawl is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas painting in the style of Jacob Eichholtz. The artist is unknown but the painting is believed to have been painted in the 1840's. It is not signed but framed and in good condition. Provenance: Private Collection, Old Queens Gallery...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - Lady with a Pocket Watch Chain
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait showcases a woman in 19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress accented by a white shawl and an ornate bonnet. She sports a pocket watch chain adorned with ornate key...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seating Figures - Oil Painting by Antonio Mellone - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Seating figures is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Mellone in 1957
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
Includes frame
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Sketch of Artists Nude Model Posing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French School, late 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 17.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1940 Large Portrait of a Woman, Kae Dorn Cass, by Cleveland School Artist
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Beachwood, OH
Rolf Stoll (American, 1892-1978)
Kae Dorn Cass, 1940
Oil on canvas
Signed upper right
32 x 25 inches
38 x 31 inches, framed
Exhibited:
The 27th Annual May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1940
This work won first prize for oil painting- Portrait category
Provenance:
Collection of Kae Dorn Cass's niece
Kae Dorn Cass
Rolf Stoll
Rolf Stoll, a painter of figure subjects, landscapes and floral still lifes, was an important member of the Cleveland art scene during the second quarter of the century. He was also an influential teacher, as well as one of Ohio’s foremost portrait painters.
Rolf Stoll was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1892. As a boy, he attended a military academy, during which time he developed an interest in art. He received his early formal training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, settling in New York City. A decade later, after studying at the school of the National Academy of Design and supporting himself by working as a commercial artist, Stoll decided to leave New York. Upon the recommendation of Warren Pryor, one of his teachers, he decided to move to Cleveland, Ohio. After arriving in Cleveland, Rolf Stoll continued to work as a commercial artist. However, in 1926, he joined the faculty of the Cleveland School of Art, where he taught drawing. Two years later Stoll was appointed head of the school’s portrait painting department. A talented portraitist, Stoll’s sitters included industrialists, community leaders and many prominent members of Cleveland and Ohio society, as well as over twenty faculty members from Case Western Reserve University. Stoll also gave portrait classes at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute from 1926 to 1953. In his male portraits especially, he was admired for his ability to convey the dignity of his sitter’s professional position without sacrificing individuality. As noted by one contemporary reviewer, Stoll was a “master of rich color, a searching student of human types, a forceful portrayer of all that the face reveals of the mind and the soul.” In addition to his activity as a portraitist, Rolf Stoll painted figure subjects and floral still lifes. He was also known for his views of the Ohio countryside...
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1820 British Artist Finch Antique O/C painting Portrait of E. Baroness Bateman
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This exquisite antique English School oil painting captures the poised elegance of a young woman from the early 19th century, dressed in a richly hued burgundy gown adorned with a fi...
Category
1820s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man with Pipe - 19th Century French Impressionist Smoking Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist.
A striking period...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Dog Portrait of "Mignonne" dated 1876 by Louis Eugène Bourgeois
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Painting of "Mignonne" dated 1876
Louis Eugène Bourgeois (French 1831-1878)
Pastel on cardboard
Signed lower left "E. Bourgeois"
Inscribed upper right "Mignonne."
Rever...
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, 1891, signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century
Portrait of a young man, 1891
Signed (illegible) and dated 91 on the lower right
Oil on canvas
46 x 38 cm
Framed 52 x 44
In good condition, recently...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper
Black Floor
c. 1940-1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18" Unframed
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks.
From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann.
San Francisco Abstract Expression
A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency.
Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'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
The violinist by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
1990s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Beautiful Woman SALOMAN Gouache Danish Swedish painter 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Geskel SALOMAN
Tonder (Denmark) 1821 – Bastad (Sweden), 1902
Portrait of a woman with a book
Gouache on bone
8.8 x 8.5 cm (16.5 x 15.5 cm with the frame)
Signed lower right “G. Salom...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Rare Early Antique American School Fauvist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Very finely painted and a rare fauvist palette. No signature found.
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude Portrait of a Lady - 1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas nude portrait of a lady in the artist's studio, by Bertrand Py.
Excellent quality and very good condition portrait ...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Guitarist" Louis Betts, 1920s Portrait American Impressionist Painting
By Louis Betts
Located in New York, NY
Louis Betts
The Guitarist, circa 1920
Signed upper left
Oil on canvas
27 x 18 inches
Louis L. Betts was a painter active in the first half of the twentieth century in the United St...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Impressionist Portrait Painting Nicely Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist portrait painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Blonde Lady Perched At A Bar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady at the bar
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on thick paper, unframed
paper: 13 x 9.5 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
English School 19th Century Oil - Gentleman in Black Neckerchief
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait features a gentleman in dark attire set against a neutral background, creating a striking contrast that draws focus to the subject's face and upper body.
Unsigned. Bea...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, circa 1810 by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, 19th Century
by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874) sales to $40,000
Huge circa 1850 French portrait of a young gentleman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait of a Lady, " Vlaho Bukovac, Croatian Artist
Located in New York, NY
Vlaho Bukovac (Croatian, 1855 - 1922)
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 15 inches
Signed left middle
Provenance:
Private Collection Toronto
Kuns...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lord Wood of Inchyra 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. On the back is cartouche with attribution and title of the work.
Sir John Watson Gordon established himself as a portrait painter, producing portraits of a great many ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait, 1989. Oil on canvas, 11 x 17.5 inches. Unframed. Signed, dated and dedicated on verso. Excellent condition.
Manuel Pa...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Castle, Signed Watercolour painting by Norman Lindsey
By Norman Lindsay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Castle
By Norman Lindsay (1879-1969),
Watercolour painting on canvas mounted on board and framed
signed to lower right
painting measures: 30.5cm x 23.5cm
framed: 77.5cm x 70.5cm
...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of John Singer Sargent. Sargent was born in America then trained in Paris before coming to London. Painted...
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman posing with guitar mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Portrait of a Troubled Soul
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED SOUL
Size: 65.5 x 54 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
This mid-century expressive and emotive oil portrait delves into the depths of the human psyche with a...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Portrait of Old Fisherman with Pipe Characterful Chap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Fisherman
Italian School, 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 14 x 12 inches
Canvas: 10.5 x 9 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: several s...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 19th century oil sketch of a society figure. Though not signed the work is by repute and very much in the style of Charles Auguste Émile Durand. Presented in modern gilt and p...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"The Three B's of Music" Beethoven, Bach, & Brahms, An Extremely Rare Painting
Located in New York, NY
"The Three B's of Music" Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms, An Extremely Rare Oil Painting, C. 1880
"A true music lovers dream" - A true work of art.
A very rare and collectible oil on canvas triptych painting depicting portraits of "The Three Bs of Classical Music": Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms - Housed in a fine carved and painted frame in gold gilt and green paint by Frederick Harer, with musical scores underneath each portrait. The paintings appear to be unsigned. The frame is signed on the back "F. W. Harer" and dated 1918.
Each canvas: 17" high x 14" wide
Outside frame: 29" high x 52.5" wide
Provenance: Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA.
Very good condition overall, no damages noted. Paintings are relined, some gold gilt highlights are rubbed in some areas of the frame.
Frederick Harer was an American painter, sculptor and etcher, best known for his skill as a gilder and frame maker. He produced frames for many of the Pennsylvania Impressionist painters, including Edward Redfield and Daniel Garber. Today, having a Harer frame on a Pennsylvania Impressionist painting...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela Europea (XIX) - Autor desconocido - Retrato masculino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
En la parte inferior va firmado por el artista
La obra se presenta enmarcada
El estado se puede ver, es aceptable, solo comentar que tiene algunas pequeñas faltas o desgastes en la...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Jeune Fille Signé Fanny Gilbert (1820/…)
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Huile sur toile Dim sans cadre 50/61cm Dim avec cadre 67/78 cm Ecole française Signé Fanny Gilbert 1868 Portrait charmant d’une jeune fille, qui pourrait faire parti du style impres...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini
Located in New Orleans, LA
Giovanni Boldini
1842-1931 Italian
Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy
Oil on canvas
A dazzling display of Giovanni Boldini’s signature style, Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy captures the ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Child Antique European Oil Painting Fine Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Child
European School, early 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
frame: 21 x 18 inches
canvas: 15 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: extensiv...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century Russian School - Turkish History
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century
Russian School
Large 19th Century Russian School portrait of a Circassian Guerilla, oil on canvas. Remarkable quality and historica...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Boy and His Pug Dog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Fantastic early portrait of a young man and his pug dog. This painting is most likely British, but it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early ...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of A Lady In A Stunning Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Dress
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.5 inches
double sided
very good condition
provenance: from the artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Scottish Terrier Dog Portrait English Vintage Pastel Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
L.W.Fraser
English, mid 20th century
The Scottish Terrier
Original pastel drawing signed on artist paper
Framed: 20.5 x 14 inches
Glass covering
Provenance: private collection, UK
...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Framed 20th Century Oil - Working Cocker with the Geraniums
Located in Corsham, GB
Placed amongst potted geraniums, is this beady eyed portrait of a working cocker spaniel. The dog looks eager to move from the paved position, h...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English portrait of a young girl with her pet spaniel in landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This enchanting early 19th-century portrait of a young girl in a pastoral landscape, attributed to the esteemed English portraitist Margaret Carpenter, is a rare and captivating exam...
Category
1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1940's French Portrait of Young Man Original Signed Oil on Canvas Period Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man
by Roger Allain (French 1920-1992)
signed and dated 1941 (a very rare period due to WW2)
oil on canvas
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a lady
Located in Wien, 9
In elegant clothing and a pompous hat, the lady looks out from the side of the picture. The narrow neckline and the sideways positioning create a strict and controlled impression. Th...
Category
1910s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raoul Dufy's wife by Raoul Dufy, gouache on paper, 1915, French Fauvist portrait
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking and very intimate work created by the renowned Fauvist artist Raoul Dufy in the early 20th century, depicting his wife in 1915. This artwork is a rare and very precious ge...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Woman by the Window with Embroidery Frame
By Franz Ludwig Kiederich
Located in London, GB
'Woman by the Window with Embroidery Frame', oil on canvas, by Franz Ludwig Kiederich (circa 1930s). A delightful depiction of a woman, comfortable...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Antique European Portrait of Girl with Plaits in Hair oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Girl with Plaited Hair
European School, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 41.5 x 35.5 inches
canvas: 36 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condi...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th century portrait military officer 5th Royal Lancashire Militia, East Lancs
Located in York, GB
A fine 19th century oil on canvas portrait stated to be Captain Paul John Henry Butler, 5th Royal Lancashire Militia, half length, wearing breast star. Hou...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Man in Tie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 27 x 21 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Elizabeth Allison - British Slade Sch Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic portrait oil painting is by noted Slade School artist John Cecil Stephenson. In 1929, when Portrait of Elizabeth Allison was completed...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board
Elegant portrait by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This portrait, rendered in a warm, classical style, cap...
Category
1970s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Virgen de la Almudena" Cusco Style Image of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus
By Martha Ochoa
Located in Austin, TX
By Martha Ochoa
Oil on Canvas
Canvas Size: 24" x 16"
Framed Size: 27" x 19.25"
This lovely painting by Martha Ochoa is from the Cusco tradition. The Cusco School was an artistic tra...
Category
1990s Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl in profile oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Miret Aleu (1912-1999) - Girl in profile - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 41x33 cm.
Frame size 50x42 cm.
Painter born in Barcelona in 1912. He studied drawing at the Baixas Aca...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gleaner - British Victorian art harvest portrait oil painting
By James John Hill
Located in London, GB
This absolutely lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted Birmingham born artist James John Hill and has some excellent provenance below. The painting actually stayed in Birmingham for many years, hanging in Heathfield Hall, the former residence of inventor and engineer James Watt, but owned at that time by Thomas Pemberton. It then moved to Berwick House in Shropshire. Entitled The Gleaner and painted in1863, it is a charming half length portrait of a young woman with a sheaf of wheat under her arm. She is stood beneath trees and the wheat field is beyond. She is dressed in a lovely pink garment and wearing a brown felt hat, to shade her face from the sun, her dark hair cascading down her shoulder, The hat is decorated with a poppy. The soft tones and sympathetic rendering of the young woman make this a stunning 19th century oil painting with excellent provenance.
The painting is housed in its original gilt frame with a beautiful oak leaf motif.
Signed and dated 1863 lower left.
Provenance. Thomas Pemberton, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, Birmingham.
(Heathfield Hall was the former residence of the inventor and engineer James Watt. Following his death the house had several occupiers including local luminaries Thomas Pemberton and George Tangye).
His sale, Christie's, 30 April 1874, lot 95 (69gns to James Watson) Berwick House, Shropshire.
(James Watson (1817-1895) was an English merchant, dairy herdsman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892)
Condition. Oil on canvas, 34 inches by 28 inches unframed, in good condition.
Frame. Housed in its original gilt frame with oak leaf motif, 42 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
James John Hill RBA (1811 – 27 January 1882), known also by his alias J. J. Hill, was an English landscape and portrait painter, known for his many rustic paintings and portraits of Lady Burdett-Coutts. James John Hill was born sometime in 1811 in Broad Street, Birmingham to Daniel Hill, plater, and Elizabeth Rowlinson, the daughter of a brass founder. He was educated at Hazelwood School, a school founded by the educational reformer Rowland Hill...
Category
1860s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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