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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Large 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting on Wood Panel Biblical Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Biblical Figures, Large Gathering around Christ?
Dutch Old Master, early 17th century
oil painting on wood panel, stuck on velvet backing board
velvet board: 27 x 29 inches
board: 25.5 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition, obvious old panel...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Love and Flowers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Beauty in Her Space
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beauty in her space was created by Tunde Bakare. Tunde created the painting with Oil paint on Ankara Wax Fabrics of 32W by 33H.
Beauty in Her Space depic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Portrait PS251 Beauty and the Beast Dachshund Chut Les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 251 Beauty and the Beast
The painting features a young woman with striking, vivid features and deep blue hair, holding a small black and tan dachshund. The background is composed...
Category
1830s Tonalist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"A Broad Grin", Surrealist, Portrait, Man, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2008
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “A Broad Grin” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 20 inches in greys, greens and blacks, with flesh tones. A broad grin has been defined as “one in which...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Bubble-Faced Portrait with Ornate Frame - Ancestor Clones #16 Bubbles Aunt
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This distinctive acrylic painting by Natasha Lelenco from her acclaimed series Ancestor Clones presents a captivating portrait characterized by a symbolic face composed entirely of s...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Cloud-Gazing Club
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a surreal and serene moment, blending simplicity with mystery. A barefoot woman in a black dress stands on a vast, white, textured expanse, reminiscent of salt ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Geoff Rode South
Located in Bozeman, MT
One of the originators of the Western pop art movement, Billy Schenck incorporates techniques from photorealism with a pop art sensibility to both exalt and poke fun at images of the...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
COLORFUL 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - MALE PORTRAIT BOW TIE CARDIGAN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bow Tie"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
painting: 16 x 11.75 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original painting by the widely exhibited...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Shotgun Wedding, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman wearing a wedding gown stands with a steady grip on a shotgun, her posture and expression radiating focus and determination. She emphasizes strength a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hawaii
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City
Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Calif...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
$7,500
"Elisabeht" Original contemporary portrait. Vertical. oil on hardboard
Located in Oslo, NO
In my artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the complex tapestry of human emotion. With each stroke of oil paint, I've interwoven a sense of resilience amidst adversity, the su...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Portrait Gentleman Rigaud 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master French Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659 - Paris 1743) School of
Portrait of a gentleman in armour: Joseph Jean Raymond de Lasbordes, Officer of the “Régiment des Landes” (infantry regime...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,845 Sale Price
20% Off
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork featur...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
18th Century Oil - Grape Gatherer
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil study depicting a woman gathering grape vines in a field. Part of a pair of oils depicting women harvesting. Unsigned. On panel.
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Man - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1933
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1933.
Hand signed and dated lower left.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Wild Child" (2022) by Louis Recchia, Acrylic & Collage, Pop Art
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's "Wild Child" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts a girl with a young boy with a fox tail and paws.
Louis Recchia has been producing contempo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato femenino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco de la época de la pintura (el marco presenta alguna leve falta)
Medidas de la obra: 59 cm. de altura x 48 cm. de an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A CAT'S CARESS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic markers on paper.
The magic flow reality...
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Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Red Background)
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Red Background)
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The woman has d...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
The Emotional Pause
Located in Zofingen, AG
This meticulously crafted acrylic painting combines refined aesthetics with quiet emotional depth. The composition draws the viewer into a delicate narrative filled with subtle symbo...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Abstracted Figure, Homage to Cezzanne's Card Player by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Homage to Cezzanne's Card Players Men with Words Hats and Cards"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 70 Inches
61.5 x 71.5 In Framed
Signed painting by America Martin.
Ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$20,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Signed Spanish Flamenco Dancer Framed Elegant Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Flamenco dancer portrait. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed 19th Century Oil - Soldier on Watch
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century oil painting depicting a soldier in military attire, holding a musket in the direction of a window opening. The soldier sits on a carved wood chest as he watc...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Mirrored Touch"(2023) by Linda Delahaye, Original Oil Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Mirrored Touch" by Linda Delahaye (France based) is an original oil on linen depicting a woman having a serene, introspective moment at her mirror.
Born: 1980, Canada
Lives and wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Oil - Portrait of Frederic Charles Spenser
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman from the 19th century, rendered in oil with rich, warm tones that emphasise his dignified bearing and period attire, including ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Reverie" by Dave Seeley, Ascending Nude Female
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's "Reverie" (2023) is a captivating original oil on canvas painting. The nude female figure floats gracefully, her elongated pose conveying weightlessness and freedom. Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$7,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Christ in the House of His Parents The Carpenters Workshop Antique English Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Carpenters Workshop
British School, late 19th century
based on the Pre-Raphaelite painting by Millais
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 27.5 x 39 inches
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
proven...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of West Highland Terrier White Dog Vintage English Oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Snowy"
English School, 20th century
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 15.5 x 19.5 inches
board: 12.5 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condition
...
Category
20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Bouquet
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$3,360 Sale Price
4% Off
Antique Oil Painting Pensive French Maiden Late 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3912 19th Century French female portrait
Image size 23x19.5
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American or European Trompe L'oeil Realist Macabre Skull Framed Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American or European realist skeleton still life drawing. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a silver leaf molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang ...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Pencil
Large Dog Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Double Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs
Jules Chardigny (France, 1842-1892) circa 1870
Oil on canvas, signed
21 3/4 x 18 1/4 (29 1/8 x 25 frame) inches
Though pairs of G...
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
High Stakes Match (Monopoly), large original painting with custom painted frame
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas size: 40 x 48 inches. Frame size: 41.62 x 49.62 x 2 (white floating frame hand ...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,000 Sale Price
50% Off
'Portrait of a Man', by Jim Riley, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 19.625" x 15.625" oil on canvas painting is by American artist, Jim Riley. The painting presents a frontal, half-length portrait of a figure with wavy brown hair and a calm, int...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FLOWERS FOR THE QUEEN
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers on paper
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
$230 Sale Price
20% Off
Jasper Johns Red (original hand signed mixed media painting, numbered HPM 2/2)
Located in New York, NY
Shepard Fairey
Jasper Johns Red, 2010
Silkscreen and mixed media collage on wood. Hand signed twice - on both the front and the back
23 3/4 × 17 1/2 inches
Frame included
Edition HPM...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
1960's French Portrait Religious Old Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
Image : 25 x 19.75 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Id...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
20th Century Oil - Boy with a Songbird
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming 20th-century portrait depicts a young boy in elegant period attire, wearing a brown coat over a vibrant red waistcoat and matching red stockings, with a songbird in han...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12
Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter.
Born in 1925 in Stuttgart, Germany, 1n 1936 At the age of 14 he moved with his family to Sao Paulo, Brazil fleeing from World War II and of the persecution of the Jews. A self taught artist he was influenced by the Flemish artists, his work reveals remarkable influence of Brueghel and Hieronymus Bosch. He worked in the workshop of Portinari, participating in the Tiradentes mural. His work went through a post-Expressionist phase, culminating in the adoption of cubism and is characterized by the habit of creating a three-dimensional structure before painting a picture. In 1945, he was working with Lasar Segall...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Two Seated Nude Women - British Modernist 1930's oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Modernist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. The painting comes from a collection of works by the artist, previously owned by his wife. Painte...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Portrait Young Lady with Alsatian Dog oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Favourite Pet, portrait of young lady with Alsatian dog.
French Schoo, signed indistinctly, dated 1940
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 29 inches
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady in Pearls
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully elegant 18th-century tondo depicting a lady in pearls. The subject is rendered in exquisite detail and is captured in fine attire, typical of the Georgian period. Beau...
Category
Early 18th Century 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
Portrait of a woman with a book
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Italian school circa 1560, circle of Bernardino Campi
Portrait of a woman with a book
Oil on panel
H. 78 cm ; L. 57cm
Category
16th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
17th Century by Andrea Vaccaro Penitent Magdalene Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Andrea Vaccaro (Naples, Italy, 1604 – 1670)
Title: Penitent Magdalene
Year: 1630-1635 ca.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 75 x 62 cm – with frame 87.5 x 74.7 x 5.5 cm...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maruzzella - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Maruzzella is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello realized in 2021.
It is an academic drawing of a Portrait of a young woman with an enc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude woman oil on canvas painting
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 33x41 cm.
Frame 50x58 cm.
Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training.
He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,198 Sale Price
44% Off
Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Portraits of a man and Woman Circa 1850-1860 Original Oil on Paper
Early American portraits in the style of and possibly by Henry Bryan Hall (English/American, 1808-1861) Later in hi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Young woman in folk costume
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
68 x 50 x 4 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Self-Portrait', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Benezit
By Julius Paulsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'J.P' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and painted circa 1910.
A dramatic, early twentieth-century work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter and th...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rabbi and Student, Modern Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Rabbi and Student
Year: 1957
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 16 x 11 inches
Frame Size: 25 x 20 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vacation Reading, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young boy lies sprawled on a couch, fully absorbed in a comic book. His relaxed pose conveys a sense of calm and quiet. The scene captures the simple pleasure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Christ Column Religious Paint 16th Century Oil on table Lombard School
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard School of the 1500s
Christ at the Column
Oil on panel 24 x 21 cm - Framed 42 x 39 cm
The painting, rich in pathos and strong spirituality, depicts a moment from the P...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,489 Sale Price
20% Off
17th century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628, Franz Kessler
This highly decorative portrait depicts the 26 year old Caspar Roemer...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Race Horse Phoenix with Guilermo Kemmis - British 19th century art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 19th century equine oil painting is by noted horse lover, George Gascoyne. Painted in 1889, this French born chestnut horse is Phoenix. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. This painting is from his time in Argentina with Kemmis. Phoenix is depicted in a flat landscape against a vivid blue sky. A gentleman, possibly his owner, Guillermo Kemmis, stands smiling in front of him holding his reigns and gives perspective to how tall Phoenix is. Although in profile, Phoenix is turning to look at the viewer, his chestnut coat gleaming and his anatomy perfectly portrayed. This is a superb Victorian equine portrait of a noted horse in the 19th century and is a lovely example of Gascoyne's work as a horse lover.
Signed with initials and dated GG 1889 lower right.
Provenance. Inscribed "Phenix" (Cymbal -- Belle-Etoile) by George Gascoyne, Sittingbourne, Kent to reverse.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 28 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a wooden frame, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
HORSE BIOGRAPHY
Phoenix (FR) 1875 – 1893? Chestnut horse.
Cymbal (GB) x Belle Etoile (FR), by First Born (FR)
Family 25. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas.
Race record. Complete record unavailable but as follows:
1878: Won Prix de la Forêt (FR, 1600mT, Longchamp)
1879: Won July Cup (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket July). Won Rous Memorial Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Ascot). Won Bunbury Stakes (ENG, Newmarket). 2nd Rosebery Handicap (ENG, Epsom)
1880: Won Lennox Stakes (ENG, Goodwood)
As a stallion: Phoenix was the Argentine champion sire six times, reaching the top in 1887-1890, 1892 and 1895.
Notable progeny: Hawk Eye (ARG), Lenape (ARG), Marinera (ARG), Osiris (ARG), San Martín (ARG), Surplice (ARG)
Connections: Phoenix was owned by Comte Frédéric de Lagrange. After being exported to Argentina, he stood at Haras Las Rosas, the stud farm of leading Argentine breeder Guillermo Kemmis. His last known foals were born in 1894.
Pedigree notes: Phoenix is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Cymbal, a son of 1861 Derby Stakes winner Kettledrum, he is out of Belle Etoile, whose half sister Garenne (by Gladiator or Ethirion or Freystrop) is the second dam of 1894 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Gouvernail and the third dam of 1894 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby...
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maria Verelst (Circle), Portrait Of Miss Richards
By Maria Verelst
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming early 18th-century three-quarter length portrait depicts a lady wearing a decolleté blue velvet dress with a slit in the bodice. Red fabric is draped around her, and sh...
Category
1720s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a woman in red. Famous French painter
Located in New York, NY
Great piece by this french academic artist, noted of his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects and portraits. Signed top-right.
Category
1890s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait, Girl in White Dress, by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Girl in White Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 6 1/2” x 5 3/4”. Oil on Masonite. (Framed size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
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