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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Minimalist
Ray Simonini, "Savannah" 36x24 Farm Animal Brown Cow Portrait Oil Painting
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Savannah" is a 36x24 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a brown and white...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ray Simonini, "Penny" 16x8 Impressionist Pig Farm Animal Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Penny" is a 16x8 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a pink pig against a ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gloves for Prom, 14x6" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Gloves for Prom by Lu Haskew
Oil 14x6" image size
Portrait Painting of a young woman putting on gloves to match her evening gown.
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, t...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Woman's Beauty, 10x8" watercolor
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Black Woman's Beauty by Lu Haskew
Watercolor Portrait
10x8" image size
20x18" framed (behind glass)
Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009
"Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons."
Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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: 16 x 24.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ray Simonini, "Sandy" 24x12 Impressionist Holstein Cow Portrait Oil Painting
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Sandy" is a 24x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a brown and white cow standing in pose in a lush green pasture.
About ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lying 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: 18.5 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
You Should Have Seen the Other One Oil Boxing @everywomanart Women in Art
Located in Houston, TX
You Should Have seen the Other Gal By Jeanie Tomanek is an 8" x 8" oil painting on panel. It has on a custom frame.
You Should Have seen the Other Gal was part of a boxing exhibiti...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Glasses and Goatee, 14x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Glasses and Goatee by Lu Haskew
Oil 14x11" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Corn Offering, 10x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Corn Offering by Lu Haskew
Oil 10x12" image size
Figurative Native American Dance Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Mustache, 10x8" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Mustache by Lu Haskew
Oil 10x8" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
Shipping price includes t...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Family Regalia, 14x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Family Regalia by Lu Haskew
Oil 14x11" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Blonde Neighbor, 16x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Blonde Neighbor by Lu Haskew
Oil 16x12" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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: 16.5 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Woman's Honor, 14x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Black Woman's Beauty by Lu Haskew
Oil 14x11" image size, Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady in Blue, 14x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Lady in Blue by Lu Haskew
Oil 14x11" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Prom Dress, 15x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Prom Dress by Lu Haskew
Oil 15x11" image size
Portrait Painting of a young woman with flowers
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframe...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sexy French Cabaret Dancers - Folies Bergere Pulp Paperback Book Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Campy and sexy illustration of two French chorus girls for the mid-century Avon paperback Les Girls.
Story of the Folies Bergere Unsigned and unframed.
George Ziel...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
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: 19.25 x 25.75 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light marking...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Charles Cross Portrait, 16x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Charles Cross by Lu Haskew
Oil 16x12" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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: 17.5 x 24.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dominic, 14x11" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Dominic by Lu Haskew
Oil Painting Portrait of a young man
14x11" image size
18x15" framed
Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art.
ABOUT...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the s...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Hat, 20x16" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Hat by Lu Haskew
Oil 20x16" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
Shipping price includes the c...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flower in my Hair, 16x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Flower in my Hair by Lu Haskew
Oil 16x12" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jennifer, 16x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Jennifer by Lu Haskew
Oil 16x12" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Distinguished Lady, 16x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Distinguished Lady by Lu Haskew
Oil 16x12" image size
Portrait Painting
This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed.
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Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Earrings , 17x14" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
The Earrings by Lu Haskew
Oil Painting Portrait
17x14" image size
20x17" framed
Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu Haskew 1921-2009
"Life is good to me. Being able to go to my studio five days weekly and paint for several hours, living in a supportive community, having family and friends who encourage me--all have contributed to helping me become an artist. Being fortunate to study with some of the artists I admire has kept me painting from the garden, people and my favorite things. With the support of galleries, teaching and doing demos, how could I do anything else? My goal is to try to be the best I can be by always being a student, looking for new ideas and stretching my horizons."
Upon retirement from a 33-year teaching career, Lu rented a studio in Loveland and began concentrating on her oil and watercolor painting. Learning from artists she had followed and admired throughout the years her painting became a full time career that lasted 17-years. Beginning in 1992, she studied with renowned painters Richard Schmid, Clyde Aspevig, Joyce Pike...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait PS 237 Still Storm (Large) Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 237 Still Storm
Icy gaze, face with warm colors, racing heart... portrait of a woman created in oils, acrylics and ink on old book pages, mounted on a wooden frame.
Support: Wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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: 19 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to the s...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Drawing Of A Parisian Style Man With A Bold Moustache and Beret
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School
black pen drawing paintings on artist paper
painting: 13 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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: 25.5 x 18 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings to...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait Madonna - XLarge - Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Madonna
Structural analysis:
Closeup portrait of the celebrity Madonna. The background is painted with a heavy and thick texture. Dripping of light blue and orange create movement t...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Roman Soldier in Head Gear and with Spear 1950's French Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Roman Soldier
French artist, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: overall good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Of a Kind" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Of a Kind" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a female model with dark hair and an abstracted background.
Ron Hick's w...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Rhythmic Silk, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Rhythmic Silk" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark-haired woman on a red chair with a red silk top and flowing white skirt.
About the Artis...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, 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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cerebral Seclusion" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Cerebral Seclusion" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a male figure with brown hair and an abstracted background.
Ron...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Axiomatic Appeal" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Axiomatic Appeal" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a male figure with dark hair and an abstracted background.
Ron Hi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Odd Woman In" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Odd Woman In" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a female model with dark hair and an abstracted background.
Ron Hick'...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Other Than" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Other Than" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of two figures with dark hair and an abstracted background.
Ron Hick's wor...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Tomorrow" Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Tomorrow" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a female model with dark hair and an abstracted background.
Ron Hick's wo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Dreams in Gold, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dreams in Gold" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude, dark haired woman, in golden jewelry, relaxing on a bed with a book nearby.
About the ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Large 1950's Portrait of Dashing Gentleman Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman
European artist, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 35.5 x 30.5 inches
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Morning Light " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Morning Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a four poster bed with white sheets and curtains next to a window with sun streaming in.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Girl with Tambourine, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Girl with Tambourine" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman, in all white, holding a tambourine close to h...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, 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...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Who's in trouble this time?, People, Police man, Dog
By Sean Durkin
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting of Whos's in trouble this time? Sean uses very toned down colours but draws the attention to the figures of an police man facing a lady. There is also a dog and a c...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Winter Forest Bike Adventure
Located in THOMERY, FR
In this engaging gouache on handmade watercolor paper, Linda Clerget invites viewers into a winter scene filled with quiet adventure. Measuring 65 x 50 cm, this skillful piece featu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Color Pencil
Dancer at the Opera - Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Norbert Goeneutte
By Norbert Goeneutte
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed, titled and dated figurative oil on panel by French impressionist painter Norbert Goeneutte. The work depicts an elegant seated dancer getting dressed. She is wearing a dress with a black corset trimmed with yellow flowers around the bust and a white tuile skirt. A yellow flower contrasts against her dark hair.
Signature:
Signed upper right and titled and dated 1886 verso
Dimensions:
Framed: 9"x7"
Unframed: 8"x6"
Provenance:
Private French collection
Goeneutte studied under Pils and exhibited at the Salon from 1876 onwards. He was one of the organisers of the painter/engraver exhibitions ( Expositions des Peintres-Graveurs). His principal preoccupation lay in capturing scenes from everyday life in Paris, portraying its citizens and, above all, the women of the city. There is a discernible influence of Raffaëlli, although Goeneutte lacks the latter's expressive intensity. Examples of his work include Classroom, Boulevard de Clichy in the Snow, Arrival of the Wedding Party...
Category
1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Ray Simonini, "Long Horn" 12x24 Bull Portrait Oil Painting
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Long Horn" is a 12x24 oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a white and brown longhorns running in a field.
About the artist:
S...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Romantic Spring, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Romantic Spring" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a couple relaxing in dappled sun light.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
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