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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century
Antique French Impressionist Young Handsome Muscular Butcher Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French town view with a young handsome butcher. Amazingly framed. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

James Ormsbee Chapin, 1887 – 1975, American Painter, 'Lady in a Fur Waistcoat'
Located in Bruges, BE
James Ormsbee Chapin New Jersey 1887 – 1975 Toronto American Painter 'Lady in a Fur Waistcoat' Signature: Signed lower left and dated 1913 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 100 x 75 cm, frame size 117 x 92 cm Biography: Chapin James Ormsbee, born on July 9, 1887, in West Orange, New Jersey, was a distinguished American painter and illustrator. His contributions to the art world left a lasting impact, and his legacy extended beyond the canvas into the realms of music and family connections. Chapin’s artistic journey began with formal education at Cooper Union and the Art Students League of New York. Seeking further inspiration, he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Antwerp in Belgium. Early in his career, he garnered recognition by winning the Temple Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy for his compelling portrayals of the Marvin Family. Notably, Chapin created a series of portraits in the 1920s featuring the Marvin family, a body of work that significantly influenced the early history of Regionalist art. His artistic prowess extended beyond portraiture, as evidenced by at least five cover art commissions for TIME magazine during what has been termed the golden age of TIME covers, spanning from 1942 to 1966. Chapin’s artistic creations found homes in the private collections of art enthusiasts and various prestigious institutions, including The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Phillips Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Harvard Art Museums, among others. In 1918, Chapin married Abby Beal Forbes in New York, and they welcomed a son named James Forbes Chapin, who later gained fame as a celebrated jazz drummer. This artistic lineage continued with James’s son, singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. Despite the initial union with Forbes, Chapin later divorced. During the late 1930s, while teaching in California, Chapin encountered Mary Fischer...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady In Red Open Jacket Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 24.5 x 17 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 25.5 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the su...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Military Figure Portrait Oil Painting Iran Impressionist Expressive Bold Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Portrait of a Soldier from Tehran" is an original oil painting by Cyrus Afsary. The artist signed the painting in the lower right. This piece depicts an Iranian man with a white head scarf, a Keffiyeh. Artwork Size: 27 1/2" x 19 3/4" Frame Size: 34 1/4" x 26 1/4" Artist Bio: Cyrus Afsary studied art under the strict discipline of the Russian Realist style of painting, graduating with two degrees. He has won numerous awards, including the Best of Show at the C M Russell show of Original Western Art and the Exceptional Merit Award from the National Arts Club at the 1986 Pastel society of America show. He has also received gold and silver medals from the National Academy of Western Art and was the first recipient of the coveted Lougheed Memorial Award. Cyrus won the Painting Award for “ mystical Transformation” at the Buffalo Bill Art Show in 2006 and also shared in the choice award. In 2007 he was awarded the Best of Show at the Eiteljorg Museum and in 2009 at the Charles Russell Museum he received the staff choice award, for “Entrance to Shrine” and in 2010 the Williams Award for Collectors’ reserve at the Gilcrease Museum. Oklahoma. Cyrus is an artist /member of the Cowboy Hall of Fame. He participates annually in the Prix de West invitational, and the Masters of the American West Exhibition at the Autry Museum in CA. The Eitejorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN and also the Buffalo Bill show in Cody Wyoming. Cyrus was featured in the 2002 Gilcrease Museum Rendezvous in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also a member of the Northwest Rendezvous Group. Cyrus and his work appear in numerous publications, including American Artist, Art of The West, South West Art...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1980s Erotic nude male portrait of artist's lover, Iconic piece from gay history
Located in Harkstead, GB
This incredibly striking portrait, painted in a fiery palette captures an intimate moment between the artist and sitter who were lovers. Philip Core (1951-1989) Portrait of Adrian Ffooks, 4th/7th regiment Signed and dated 1987 to the reverse Oil on board 30 x 17¾ inches without the frame 35 x 23 inches with the frame Provenance: Gifted as a wedding present to Kit Hesketh-Harvey by his future wife. The artist was a friend of the couple and they had introduced Core to FFooks. Kit Hesketh Harvey co-wrote the screenplay (with James Ivory) for E.M.Forster’s Maurice and he had called upon Ffooks, who was renowned for his horsemanship, to be a stunt double for the equestrian scenes in this iconic film. Philp Core grew up in New Orleans, the son of a well-to-do family. At just seven he won the Vieux Carré Open Artists Competition. He was sent to a military academy, and from 1963 to the Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, where he won a number of art and literature prizes. As a schoolboy he self-published a booklet of drawings Palm Fronde Alphabet. An interest in Aubrey Beardsley and fin de siècle artists and writers, led to him spending time in Paris working with Philippe Jullian on his book The Symbolists, before returning to Harvard to complete an honours thesis on Belgian symbolist Fernand Khnopff. He graduated in 1973. Under the pseudonym Féllippé Fecit, he produced a series of erotic drawings for the poet John Glassco for his book Squire Hardman, and in 1968 in the Japanese style for The Temple of Pederasty, a free adaption by Glassco of a work by Japanese expatriate writer Ken Sato. Of this time, George Melly...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

1950's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Young Lady with Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady by Anna de Banguy (French mid 20th century) signed oil on board, framed framed: 29 x 23 inches painting: 23 x 17 inches provenance: private collection, Franc...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Ludmilla Barta
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 59.5 x 51.5 x 5.5 cm
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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Charles PICART LE DOUX, The Beautiful Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1939
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1939. The Beautiful Girl. With frame: 85.5x72.5 cm - 33.7x28.5 inches ; without frame: 73x60cm - 28.75x23.6 inches. 20F f...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Lone
Located in Bristol, GB
LONE Oil on Board Size: 52 x 44.5 cm (including frame) A very well done mid-century modernist portrait composition, executed in oil onto board. A single seated figure sits alone, l...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Sitzende Frau
By Fritz Schmidt
Located in Wien, 9
signed on the lower left The painting can be categorised in the tradition of New Objectivity. The picture shows a real scene, the woman depicted stares into space with a serious and...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Murdered doll acrylic on board painting surrealism Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Murdered doll - Acrylic panel Acrylic measurements 61x91 cm. Frameless. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes fro...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of a Country Squire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, early 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: slightly scruffy with some scuffs and paint loss ...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Posed Lady Model On Chair 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 25.5 x 18 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the s...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1970's Posed Chic Model In Black Hat French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 24.5 x 18.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on card, unframed size: 18 x 23 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the surf...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 19.5 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Latino Female Figure Portrait Latin Peruvian Culture Native Realism Color Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vestido de la Region (Regional Costume) - Cuzco" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts a w...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan, Golden Age of Hollywood PHOTOGRAPHED W/ PAINTING
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Cathleen S. Mann (American, 1896 - 1959) Signed: Cathleen Mann 1941 (Lower, Right) " Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan ", 1941 Oil on Canvas 30" x 25" Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Fra...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an Elegant Lady in a Red Silk Dress, Beautiful Antique Frame c.1720
By Jonathan Richardson the Elder
Located in London, GB
This beautiful portrait was painted circa 1725 and is a fine example of the English eighteenth century portrait style. The artist has chosen to depict the lady against a plain background wearing a simple red silk dress and transparent headdress hanging down the back. The sitter is not shown with jewellery or any other elements to distract the viewer’s attached, thus highlighting the beauty of the young sitter. This restrained manner achieves a sense of understated elegance. The portrait genre was valued particularly highly in English society. Neither landscapes nor allegorical pictures were ever priced so highly at exhibitions and in the trade as depictions of people, from the highest aristocracy to scholars, writers, poets and statesmen. With the rich colouring and lyrical characterisation, these works are representative of the archetypal English portrait and is are very appealing examples of British portraiture...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's signed oil painting on card, unframed size: 17 x 24.5 inches condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Surreal Young Woman Portrait Framed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas by Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989). Framed. Signed. Lots of nice detail.
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Picassian cubist figure oil on board painting cubism Picasso Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Picassian surrealist figure - Oil on tablex. Oil measures 50x40 cm. Frame size 65x55 cm. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo...
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1970s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Walter Roessler (1893-1960) - Early 20th Century Oil, Man with a Feathered Hat
By Walter Roessler
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait study depicting a Swiss gentleman wearing a red waistcoat and feathered hat. Signed to the upper left. Inscribed 'Mohn' meaning 'Poppy' in German. Presented ...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Untitled (Portrait of a Belly Dancer)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
A very large portrait of a young indian woman posing for the artist. While not much is known about the artist or the subject, it appears to have been owned by a resident of London at...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful 18th century French oval pastel on paper of a young woman, unsigned, and housed under glass in its original giltwood foliate gessoed frame. Some frame gesso repairs and t...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Paper

Girl with fruit. Market. Year 1958. Signed Sergio Cirno Bissi (1902 - 1987)
Located in Firenze, IT
Girl with fruit. Market. Year 1958. Signed Sergio Cirno Bissi (Carmignano, 1902 - Florence, 1987). The very colorful and expressive painting is created...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English Antique Bedroom screen set with 6 Polo Ponies in stables
Located in Woodbury, CT
Amazing late Victorian English mahogany bedroom screen set with six horse/polo pony portraits. George Paice was an English painter of horse,...
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Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Panel

PORTRAIT OF "SAM HOUSTON" LARGE 55 X 44 FRAMED. DATED 1918 NICE LARGE TEXAS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Emil Hermann (1871 - 1966) Austria, Ohio, Wichita Falls (Texas) Artist Image Size: 47.5 x 36 Frame Size: 54.5 x 44 Medium: Oil Dated 1918 "Sam Houston" Emil Hermann (1871 - 1966) Emil Hermann (Am.1871-1966) Emil Hermann was born in Vienna of French and Austrian parents. His father was an engineer who did not consider art a proper profession for a young man. But so obvious was Hermann's talent, that his father let him enter the Royal Academy in Vienna. He went on to study at the National Art Institute at Budapest and the Rembrandt Art Institute in Amsterdam. In 1889, Hermann came to the United States to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts at the age of nineteen. Hermann was the organizer and first president of the Ohio Brush and Pencil Club and president of the Dayton, Ohio Art Club. As a result of his work in the latter city, a two-million-dollar art center was later founded there. After enrolling in the Academy, he opened his first studio in Philadelphia. In 1890, he received his citizenship papers. His first break came when a Dayton art dealer invited Hermann to hold a one-man art show. From this show, he obtained a position as a muralist with the great Schachne Studios. Soon, he became one of the best-known portrait artists in the area, drawing the leading citizens of Dayton to his studio. The upcoming artist was such a success that, soon, he was traveling throughout the country to execute portrait commissions and hold exhibitions. On one such trip, he was in Tulsa. After viewing his exhibition, a group of Missouri attorneys, some of whom were living in Oklahoma, commissioned Hermann to paint a portrait of General John H. Pershing from an only existing photograph that had been made in France. This work, when completed, was presented to the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, and he was later commissioned to duplicate the portrait for the city of Loclede, Missouri, the birthplace of General Pershing. At a suggestion from his Tulsa friends, Hermann opened an exhibit on the balcony of the Freer Furniture Company, at Ninth and Scott in Wichita Falls, in 1919, in the midst of the great Burkburnett oil boom. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Kemp commissioned him to do a portrait, which now hangs in the Kemp Public Library. As a result of this show his fame spread and he was soon flooded with offers from all parts of the southwest. The Fort Worth citizens club gave him a commission to do a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt...
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1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Lady in Grey Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed Portrait of a Fashionable Young Lady oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed upper corner painting: 32 x 24 inches provenance: the artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of Young Girl" Parisian Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young girl with brown hair against a light blue background. The bright colors used and quick brush strokes are what makes this paintin...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

The Pipe Smoker, Portrait by Italian Artist Giuseppe Giardinello
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating small portrait is the work of Italian artist Giuseppe Giardinello, who lived from 1887 to 1920. Giardinello's talent for capturing the essence of his subjects is ful...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1943 French impressionist oil on panel self portrait by Charles Picart le Doux, who was friends with Picasso, Pissarro and many other Paris based artists...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Portrait Of William Wallace (1270-1305), circa 1700
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of William Wallace (1270-1305), circa 1700 European School - original early Large 17th/18th Century European School portrait of S...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Vintage Native American Portraits
Located in Soquel, CA
Pair of two vintage portraits of Native American figures, one older and one younger, in profile with braids and headdresses by Victor S. ...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Self portrait oil on cardboard painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curos - Self-portrait - Oil on cardboard Oil measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter. He trained at the Olot ...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Dada 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork "Dada" features a striking image of a man with dreadlocks. The piece captures the unique and distinctive style of the subject, and it conveys a sense of individuality and...
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20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique British Oil Painting Portrait of William Shakespeare Fine Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of William Shakespeare British artist, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound con...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below dated 1953, signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 47 x 33 inches canvas: 45 x 31 inches provenance: private collect...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique French Portrait of a Country Lady in Large Dress & Hat oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady French School, early 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 14 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: good and sound condition thoug...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

1966 Oil - Suburban Chic
Located in Corsham, GB
A fun and stylish mid century study of a woman walking through wildflowers with shopping in hand. The woman's updo, loud patterned sweater and cateye sunglasses make for a vibrant co...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Gianni - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait of an Italian man. The artist captures the man's face in great detail showing his deep weathered lines from age and experience and a gentle, knowledgeable look to...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

20th Century Oil - The Violinist
Located in Corsham, GB
A continental portrait of a gentleman playing the violin. Indistinctly signed. On canvas on stretchers.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting - Profile Landscape 438.019
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.019 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting Profile Landscape 438.019 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pai...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.053
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.053 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.053 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.048
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.048 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.048 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.054
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.054 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.054 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.057
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.057 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.057 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Board, Linen, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.051
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.051 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.051 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings - Profile Landscape 438.052
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.052 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings Diptych Profile Landscape 438.052 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collag...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Woman posing mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.049
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.049 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.049 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Antique Italian painter - 18th-19th century figure painting - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
Bolognese painter (18th-19th century) - Maddalena. 70 x 50 cm without frame, 89 x 69 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame. Condition ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a woman, oil on panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean BOUCHAUD (1891-1977) Portrait of a woman Oil on panel Signed “J Bouchaud” lower right Dimensions of the work without frame: 23.5 x 18.5 cm A native of the Loire-Atlantique reg...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Baseball Player, John J. Haak, Jr. Impressionist Portraiture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Mathias Alten (German/American, 1871-1938) Signed: M. Alten 1909 (Lower, Right) " Portrait of John J. Haak, Jr. ", 1909 " Portrait of a Young Baseball ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John Hervey Portrait on occasion of receiving the Title 1st Earl of Bristol
By (Circle of) Godfrey Kneller
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751). Early 18th-century near-life-size portrait of a noble man richly dressed in a long wig. Circle of the German-British cour...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Figure Sat On Door Steps
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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