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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1970s
Family Seated on a Bench at the Port
Located in London, GB
'Family Seated on a Bench at the Port', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). A painting with a very wholesome, homespun theme harks back to a more innocent time. A family i...
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman posing mixed media painting
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...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Portrait of a lawman in his study
Located in Roma, RM
Giuseppe Gandolfo (Catania 1792 - 1855), Portrait of a lawman in his study Oil painting on canvas 87 x 68 cm signed and dated 1831 (or 1851) lower left, always in the lower left co...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joseph Thraves, Portrait Of A Scholar, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming portrait by Derbyshire artist Joseph Thraves (1805-1851) depicts a scholar proudly standing with his hand on an open book. It’s likely that the family commissioned this...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS, Far From The Madding Crowd
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This spellbinding late 19th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS (1848-1910) depicts a young woman wearing...
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1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Profile of Maiden with Rose
Located in Roma, RM
Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca (Verona 1858 - 1942), Profile of Maiden with Rose Oil painting on panel 27 x 19 cm signed lower right.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Board

Lady in a White Shawl - 19th Century British Gouache Portrait Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
This striking late 19th century gouache on paper depicts a portrait of a young lady in a white shawl. The work is beautifully executed with a splash of colour behind the lady to acce...
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1890s Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Very Large British Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Artist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Artist by Thomas Kent Pelham (act.1860-1891, British) signed oil on canvas, framed in a beautifully ornate gilt swept frame framed: 34 x 42 inches painting: 28 x 36 inches ...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman in Harvest Fields Next to Coastal Seascape Victorian Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers English School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 16.5 inches provenance: from a collection in England condition: very good and sound condition
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pietro Torrini (Florence, 1851 -1914). The Pope's Chef.
Located in Firenze, IT
Pietro Torrini (Florence, 1851 -1914). The Pope's Chef. Oil on canvas. Size with frame: cm 55 x 51. Size without frame cm 31 x 26.5 Carved and gilded wooden frame. Label present (Ge...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of man seated at Torah
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Russian Traveler Genre Portrait 19th Century Oil Painting Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
The short signature lower left a monogram of joined Cyrillic letters "V" and "P" with date 77, leads to the Russian painter Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 - 1927). Here we have pl...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

19th Century Spanish Colonial School, Retablo, El Nino de Atocha
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century Mexican oil painting depicts the Christ child as ‘El Nino de Atocha’. El Nino de Atocha is a popular subject of Mexican retablo art and its roots can be trace...
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1880s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Metal

Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow. Circa 1860. Signature below right, partially visible. Size with frame 59cm x 49cm Size without frame 33cm x 24cm The portr...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

A Full-Length Portrait of Nicholas I of Russia in a Classical Setting
Located in London, GB
A Full-Length Portrait of Nicholas I of Russia in a classical setting. Pietro Labruzzi (1739–1805). 1802.    Signed, located and dated lower left: ‘Pietro Labruzzi Roma Pinx Anno 1802.’ Oil on canvas.   Dimensions:  Unframed: 135.7 x 98.5 cm.; 53½ x 38¾ in. Framed: 151.6 x 115.6 cm.; 59¾ x 45½ in. Description:  Nicholas I (Russian: Nikolay Pavlovich) (1796-1855), Russian Emperor...
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Early 1800s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Mr William Willard, Horse & Hounds, At The Brighton Hunt, 1857
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Mr William Willard, Horse & Hounds, At The Brighton Hunt, 1857 Charles Bilger Spalding (1810-1871) Large 19th century Portrait of Mr William Willard, horse & hounds at ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine British Sporting Art Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Horse in Stable 1891
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flexible" by George Paice (1854-1925) British signed and dated 1891 titled oil painting on artists board, 8.75 x 12 inches framed condition: overall very pleasing and good provenan...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Horse Carriage in the Bourgeoise Yard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
James Thomas Wheeler (1849 - 1888) Horse Carriage in the Yard Oil on canvas signed low right Old original frame gilded with leaves Canvas size : 55 X 65 cm Frame size : 85 X 95 cm
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a young girl
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Louis Joseph César DUCORNET (Lille 1806 – Paris 1856) Portrait of a young girl Oil on canvas H. 92 cm; L. 73 cm Signed upper left, dated 1837 When he came into the world in Lille in...
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1830s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sketch of a dandy portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1840 Sketch of a dandy portrait Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard H. 21 cm; L. 20.5 cm
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1830s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Rose, 19th Century by Emma SANDYS (1834-1877)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Rose, 19th Century by Emma SANDYS (1834-1877) similar to $70,000 Large 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite portrait of a young red haired girl holding a rose, oil on canvas by Emma San...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The sisters young women original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 98x117 cm. Ramon Aguilar i Moré (Barcelona, ​​1924-Barcelona, ​​September 23, 2015) was a Spanish painter. His work was influenced by the expressionist movement, although...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Prayer Of St Joan Of Arc, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Prayer Of St Joan Of Arc, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite School 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite depiction of the prayer of St Joan Of Arc, oil on panel. Excellent quality and conditio...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Expressionist Judaica French Israeli Modernist Art Oil Painting Rabbi, Musician
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bright, colorful oil painting of a Hasidic Musician in the the holy city of Jerusalem, Israel 1972, Oil on canvas, 29 X 26 inches Hand signed and dated. George Cheme...
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Signed Fabulous 19th Century Male Mustache Portrait Dutch Ripple Frame Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredibly well executed and superb subject. A 19th century portrait of a handsome young man with a mustache. Framed in a Dutch ripple wood molding...
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1890s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of women portraits
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Charles CHAPLIN (Les Andelys 1825 – Paris, 1891) Portraits of women Pair of oils on rectangular canvases H. 60 cm; L. 50 cm Signed Student of Michel Martin Drolling at the École des...
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1850s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Lutist - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
Romantic painter (19th century) - The Lutist. 72 x 57 cm without frame, 85.5 x 69.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Condition report: Orig...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait After John Constable, Sotheby's Provenance
Located in Larchmont, NY
After John Constable (British, 1776-1837) Portrait of A Man, c. 1800 Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Framed: 34 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. Sotheby'...
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19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat As is
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Jeune Fille en Blanc - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Young Paris Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942). The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a young Moroccan in profile
Located in PARIS, FR
Charles Zacharie LANDELLE Laval 1821 - Chennevières-sur-Marne 1908 Portrait of a young Moroccan in profile Tanger, 1853 Oil on paper mounted on panel Signed lower left and dated and...
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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Early 19th Century Portrait of Dutch Man and Woman - Pair - Original Oil on Line
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 19th Century Portrait of Dutch Man and Woman - Pair - Original Oil on Line Exceptional Dutch School portraits of young man and woman. Some craquelure through due to age. Laid d...
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1830s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Head Portrait of a Dog St. Bernard? Antique English Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Bernard Dog? English artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 14 inches canvas : 14 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, Wiltshire England condition: v...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes Framed in black: Male: 6.25x7.75, unframed 5.5x7 Framed in black: Female: 4.75x6.25, unframed 2.x2.75 Gilded frame: Female: ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Ink

Johann Paul Eisenmeyer, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting by Austrian artist Johann Paul Eisenmeyer (act.1820-1846) depicts a gentleman wearing a black coat, white shirt and black bowtie. Eisenme...
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1840s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Charlotte Shore Daughter of 1st Lord Teignmouth. Portrait in India 1792 to 1795.
By Arthur William Devis
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Arthur William Devis. English ( b.1762 - d.1822 ). Portrait of Charlotte Shore, Daughter of the 1st Lord Teignmouth 1790 - 1864. Oil on Canvas. Oval Image size 26.2 inches x 20.5 in...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Musketeer oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Benito Belli (19th century) - Musketeer - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 57x30 cm. Frame measurements 79x52 cm.
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Late 19th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Regina dei Fiori - 19th Century Oil Painting Society Portrait of Italian Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Regina dei Fiori’ by Frédéric Soulacroix (1858-1933). The painting – which depicts an aristocratic Italian beauty sitting beside a porcelain vase full of peonies – is signed by th...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl with her Dog French School, circa 1800 period oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 23.5 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the paintin...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Goddess Hera - 19th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting Ancient Greek Myth
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Hera’ by Eduard Niczky (1850-1919). The painting - which depicts the Greek queen of the gods in golden diadem and yellow robe - is signed by the artist and hangs in a newly commis...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English School c. 1880 Oil, Original Frame- A Victorian Lady And Her Sewing Box
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine example of English Victorian portraiture, this depiction of a finely dressed woman is of excellent quality. The sitter is depicted in the typical Victorian mourning style...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Holy Family with St Elizabeth and Young John Baptist 19th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This tender depiction of the Holy Family represents a subject which was central to Raphael's oeuvre. The painting is based on the famous panel by Giulio Romano, called Madonna della ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman Signed S Sassoon Between the Wars Period Oil 1920 – 1940
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Between the Wars Portrait Oil Painting Bust Portrait of a Gentleman circa 1920 – 1940 Signed S. Sassoon Oil on Canvas. Image size 20.9 inches x 17.3 inches ( 53cm x 44cm ). Frame siz...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Une Affection Tacite - Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Young Lovers
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Une Affection Tacite’ by Adèle Kindt (1804-1893). The painting – which depicts a young woman and her ardent admirer – is signed by the artist and dated 1862. Born into a family o...
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1860s Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique Victorian English Oil - Fine Posed Lady Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century. The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Melancholic Sappho - Large 19th Century Pre-Raphalite Oil Painting Greek Goddess
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908). The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
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1870s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Devil Emerges from Surrealist Voodoo Drum - Sans titre (Diable)
Located in Miami, FL
An image of a horned devil with pointy claws and bat-like wings emerges from a Voodoo drum. He has with arms stretched out like a Christ figure. The drum grows out of a yellow plant-...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

ANTIQUE Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Affluent Woman Stained Glass Windows
By Charles Frederick Lowcock
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is this detailed and tentative portrait of an elegant woman in a common room or 'parlor'. By a famous English Pre-Raphaelite artist. Barked Frederick Lowcock. The woman can be seen standing before beautifully decorated interior. Some of the focuses in this painting is the stained glass window, a tall marble statue of a woman, exotic palm leaves and plants, paintings, easels, and antique furniture, a . By placing the objects in their proper places, Lowcock gave the observer a better understanding of who was being depicted in his portraits. The Royal Academy (1878–1904), Suffolk Street (1880–1892), and Thomas McLean's gallery (1892) all hosted Lowcock exhibitions. A number of biographical dictionaries, notably Benezit and Wood's Dictionary of Victorian Painters, which features an image of his work, mention Lowcock as an artist. The abbreviation CF Lowcock RBA, which stands for Royal Society of British Artists, is sometimes used to refer to Charles Frederick Lowcock. Pre-Raphaelite Woman in Study Sight size 10x18.5 inches With frame 20x29 inches Oil on Panel With Gilded Frame Signed lower left Lechertier...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman posing with guitar mixed media painting
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...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Woman posing mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 35x27 cm. Frame size 40x32 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a ...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Early 19th-Century English School, Portrait Study Of A Gentleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 19th-century English school portrait study depicts a gentleman wearing a brown coat, cream waistcoat, white shirt, and cravat. He’s dressed according to the rath...
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1820s English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Oil Paint on Cardboard 1971 by Fritz Edler
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil paint on cardboard 1971 by Fritz Edler, Germany ( 1894-1994 ). Signed and dated lower left: Edler 71 Verso portrait of a young woman. Estate stamps on top- and lower right. Frame...
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1970s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Woman posing with guitar mixed media painting
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...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Portrait of a Young Lady w Red Coral necklace 19th century Italian oil painting
By Guerrino Guardabassi
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Guerrino Guardabassi (Rome 1841 - 1893) Portrait of a Young Lady Oil on canvas 24 x 20 1/4 inches (61 x 51.5 cm)x` 32.5 x 28.5 inches framed (82.5 x 72.5 cm framed) Signed lower left...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Woman posing mixed media painting
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...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Captain
Located in Columbia, MO
F. CLEVEROT Captain 1898 Oil on panel 18 x 14 inches Framed: 28 x 24 inches Hand signed lower right recto
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19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Woman posing mixed media painting
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...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Portrait of a spanish woman in a church
By Francis Humphrey Woolrych
Located in PARIS, FR
Francis Humphrey Woolrych 1868-1941, American Portrait of a spanish woman in a church Painting, oil on paper glued on hardboard Signed Painting: 25.5 x 32.5 cm (10 x 12.8 inches) Fra...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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