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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Post-Impressionist
An Artist at Work on a Study of Doves - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: An Artist at Work on a Study of Doves - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circa 1900 American Victorian Impressionist Painting of a Woman with a Shawl
Located in New York, NY
This is an American Victorian impressionist painting of a young lady in an orange dress and a shawl over her.
It is signed left with initials F.B.
Oil on canvas
Overall Measuremen...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Rabbis
By Mane Katz
Located in New York, NY
MANE-KATZ
RABBIS, c. 1935
Oil on canvas
18 H. x 14 W. 1/2 in. (45.5 x 35.8 cm.)
Signed
PROVENANCE
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Christies, New York, November 04, 1982. Lot 177: $11,000
Private Collection, New Jersey, 1982-2021
Estate of the above, 2021.
Raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, Mane-Katz was born in the Ukraine and became an early 20th-century artist, known especially for portraits and paintings with Jewish themes. From childhood, he had been influenced by stories of Jewish mysticism, which was reflected in his paintings.
He had a peripatetic life between Russia, France, Israel, and America. He first studied art in Kiev at the Beaux Arts Academy, and in 1913, went to Paris where he associated with Chaim Soutine and Marc Chagall and continued his art studies there at the Beaux Arts Academy.
During World War I, he tried to join the Foreign Legion but was rejected because he was too short. He went back in Russia again, this time joining the Soviet Revolution but rejected the cause because he was so horrified by Josef Stalin. He worked briefly for the Russian ballets, and in 1921, he returned to Paris where in 1927 he took French citizenship. For the next twelve years, he traveled widely, showing his art work and doing many paintings.
In 1939, as World War II was breaking out, he was drafted by the French and then was taken prisoner by the Germans. He escaped and went to the United States and remained there until 1945, exhibiting his paintings at Katia Granoff Gallery and Wildenstein Gallery. After the war, he returned to Paris where he had exhibited in the Salons. In Paris to the end of his career, he worked happily, painting hundreds of portraits of rabbis...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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. ...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Radiant in Red Geisha Girl Vibrant Kimono Contemporary Impressionist Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Radiant in Red
European School, late 20th century
oil on board, framed
Framed: 17.5 x 13 inches
Board: 10 x 6.25 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Portrait of Young Lady in Red - British 20's Impressionist oil painting interior
Located in London, GB
Painted circa 1920 by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster, this lovely oil painting depicts a beautiful young woman in an impressionist palette.
Si...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Turban Orange by Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka
1898-1980 Polish
Le turban orange
(The Orange Turban)
Oil on canvas
Wrapped in a spectacular orange headdress, the alluring woman ...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Woman with Pearls" Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figure Seated
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A depiction of a young woman wearing long pearls and a loose dress. A romantic air is felt throughout this piece with a dreamy atmosphere and lush colors. She has dark black hair, we...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Queen Boxing Sports Oil Painting Female Figurative Texas Artist Boxing Glove
By Karen Offutt
Located in Houston, TX
Karen Offutt approaches Queen 20" x 16" oval , oil on panel with an atmospheric sensitivity combining shape, tone line, and color. Queen show the strength in the female boxer. Queen ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"White Shirt" (2023) Original Painting by Barbara Hack, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"White Shirt" by Barbara Hack is an original portrait painting depicting a female model. This piece is framed and ready to hang.
Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on peo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
1930's French Impressionist Oil The Musical Band Orchestra Playing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Orchestra
Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist
oil on board unframed
board: 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: great condition
For more any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Study of a Girl" Julian Alden Weir, American Impressionist Painting Study
Located in New York, NY
Julian Alden Weir
Study of a Girl
Oil on canvas
7 x 6 inches
The youngest of sixteen children of Robert W. Weir, artist and art instructor at West Point Military Academy, J. Alden ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ashcan School Early Antique American Impressionist Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted antique American school oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 29 by 38 inches overall and 23 by 32 painting alone.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait de Madame Luce - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas portrait by post impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The painting is of the artist's wife, Ambroisine "Simone" Bouin, seated in a chair with a vase ...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Attitude in Diaphanous, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Attitude in Diaphanous" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman, within a dark interior, wearing a transparent white dress as she rests a hand o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Mid Century La Prima Vera Portrait of Girl with Balloon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century portrait of young girl with balloon in style of Raoul Duffy by Barbara "Mari" Berkman (American, 1930-2010), 1963. Titled "La Prima Vera...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Dutch Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Country Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady
Dutch Impressionist, late 19th century
oil on wood - looks like a cigar box lid?
framed
framed: 11 x 8.5 inches
board: 8...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Portrait Grumpy Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
inscribed verso
stamped on reverse
Image: 25. 75 x 19.75 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Fine Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
by Georges PACOUIL (1903-1996) French circa 1950
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas
canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
My Light Blue Dream 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Pop Art, 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.
About Artist
Omo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman praying oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 70x61 cm.
José Muntané Balaguer (1889 - 1963)
Immerse yourself in the spiritual beauty of "Woman Praying," a sublime work by the acclaimed Spanish artist José Muntané Balaguer. This oil on canvas captures the serenity and introspection of faith, showcasing a masterful use of light and shadow reminiscent of great masters such as Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuloaga, and even the emotional restraint of Diego Velázquez in his most intimate portraits.
The painting depicts the purity of a devotional moment, where the female figure seems to transcend the canvas, inviting the viewer to reflect on spirituality and human connection. The meticulous attention to detail and subtlety in expressions place Muntané Balaguer in the tradition of artists who immortalized scenes of everyday life with unique sensitivity, much like Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Overlapping, " Oil Painting
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Overlapping" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the back of a nude female figure eclipsing the body of another nude female fig...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Framed Self Portrait Of The Curator Of The Toulouse-Lautrec Museum Albi France
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edouard Julien.
French ( b.1883 - d.1966 ).
Self Portrait, 1932.
Oil On Panel.
Image size 17.7 inches x 14.6 inches ( 45cm x 37cm ).
Frame size 20.9 inches x 17.7 inches ( 53cm x 45cm ).
Edouard Julien was an accomplished French painter and lithographer, and long-term curator of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi. As a scholar of Toulouse-Lautrec he became an art writer who was sought after by publishers all over the world.
Julien was born in Albi, in the Occitanie region of France in 1883. He had an uncle who was a painter and his parents ran a printing house which specialised in art editions and the printing of lithographs. This would have given the young Edouard a taste for art and a sound understanding of artistic techniques. At 17 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse and studied there throughout 1900 and 1901. He then returned to Albi and took care of the family business, although he also pursued his love of art by working as an artist. By 1903 he was at the Academy in Albi, founded by Bernard-Joseph Artigue, where he became friends with the artist Henri Gourc. In 1928 Julien left Albi again for Paris where he enrolled in the Julian Academy, but he was quickly told that he was an artist, not a student and that they had nothing to teach him about the technique of painting. He therefore rented a studio and worked hard, making friends and exhibiting his works with success.
As an artist Julien loved working in the open air, and his works showed extreme sensitivity. He travelled widely within France to work, and particularly loved the Basque Country, where he met his wife. He also travelled to paint the magical landscapes of Spain, Flanders and North Africa.
At some point Julien returned to Albi, which was also the birthplace of another now more famous French artist whom he admired, namely Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This artist was to feature most prominently in the professional life of Edouard Julien.
In 1922 the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum was inaugurated in the prestigious setting of the Palais de la Berbie in Albi. This 13th century building was originally the Bishop’s Palace of Albi Cathedral, next to which it stands. It is dedicated mainly to the work of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and, thanks to a bequest from his parents, houses the largest public collection in the world devoted to this artist. Many visitors do not appreciate that this collection owes much of its success to the devotion of Edouard Julien. In 1934 Charles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colbert, Afternoon original impressionist figurative painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In "Colbert, Afternoon," Michael Alford captures the lively am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-Century Portrait of a Young Girl with Red Hair
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming portrait of a young girl with red hair wearing a typical mid-century frilly dress and high-cut bangs, by an unknown artist (American,...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the top right hand corner of the painting
Oil painting on canv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Portrait of a Lady - 1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas nude portrait of a lady in the artist's studio, by Bertrand Py.
Excellent quality and very good condition portrait ...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lighthouse Keeper's Window" (2024) By Christopher Cart, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Cart's "Lighthouse Keeper's Window" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a red plaid shirt, looking out a lighthouse window at the town below.
About the Artist...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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: 19.25 x 25.75 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light marking...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adam Shaw - "Street Market" - Contemporary Urban Scene Oil Painting 2021
Located in Denver, CO
Adam Shaw's "Street Market" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas created in 2021. This vibrant contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) with a depth...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's French Oil Painting Portrait of Lady with Playing Cards Beautiful Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Playing Cards
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas unframed
measures: 30.5 inches high by 22.5 inches wide
condition: overall very good and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
1930's French Portrait of Young Man in Suit & Tie Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 17 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19 cent or earlier Signed Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Genre Scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous antique 19th-century or even earlier original oil painting on canvas depicting an interior scene with a seated female nude queen w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fernand Toussaint, Brussels 1873 – 1956, Belgian Painter, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Knokke, BE
Toussaint Fernand
Brussels 1873 – 1956
Belgian Painter
Portrait of a Lady
Signature: Signed bottom left
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 46 x 38 cm, frame size 64 x 56 c...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Post Impressionist Bandshell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERVE Jules René (1887-1981)
Bandshell in Langres Garden
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm
Dim frame : 66 X 75 cm
HERVE Jules René ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful three quarter portrait of a boy in a straw hat peeling a piece of fruit, probably an orange, by Italian artist Eugene Von Blaas (1843-1942). Von Blaas was born to Austria...
Category
1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady Exquisite Drawing Red Lips Blue Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
signed
inscribed verso
piece of paper is...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pencil
1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Circus Performers Montparnasse Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Circus
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front and back
oil painting on canvas, framed in original 'Montparnasse' style frame.
framed: 26 x 23 inches
canvas: 18 x 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Oil Couple in Green Lake Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School early 20th century, signed 'Guy Rose' to the lower left corner.
Title: Couple in a rowing boat on a lake within a landscape; v...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 13.75 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Moun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Primavera en jardín (Spring in garden). Post-impressionist female figure sitting
By Joan Raset
Located in Segovia, ES
Primavera en jardín ( Spring in garden).
Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Joan Raset.
Dimension with frame 104 cm H x 121 cm W x 4,5 cm D
Dimension without frame 73 cm H x 92 cm W x 2...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Piercing
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Portrait with Piercing eyes
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Flamenco Dancer Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Georges Regnault (French mid 20th century)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 27 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1930's French Portrait of a Lady Sketchy Atmospheric Working Study on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
circa 1930's
oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 22.5 x 19 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on uns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adam Shaw - "Outkast" - Contemporary Hip Hop Portrait Oil Painting 2015
Located in Denver, CO
Adam Shaw's "Outkast" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas created in 2015. This striking contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) with a depth of 0.62 inches (1.57 cm) and is professionally framed to 21.50 x 17.50 inches. Shaw masterfully captures the essence of the iconic hip-hop duo Outkast in this thought-provoking piece. The painting features vivid portraits of Andre 3000...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th c Original Oil on Canvas, Attrib. THOMAS PATCH (UK, 1725-1782) Caricature
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an unusual unique antique 18-century original oil painting on board depicting a figure of a gentleman wearing a white wig and is dressed in a red jacket and white jab...
Category
18th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Somewhere in Paris" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Paris" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model in a translucent white shift reclining on a background of white.
About th...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary abstract figurative oil painting of a woman on canvas 'Love life"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative painting, titled "Love Life", depicts a woman in a dress and is created by French artist Natalya Mougenot. It is part of her “Women” series, which explor...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Conspirators discuss a course of action
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Uncanny brilliance is deployed as we run through art history’s highlight reel via the work of Ta Byrne. With the recurrent motif of an egg and Edward Burra-like layered body composi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Woman Bathing-Scottish 20's Impressionist nude interior oil painting
By David Foggie
Located in London, GB
A large, original Scottish portrait by noted Scottish artist David Foggie. This oil on canvas depicts a woman bathing and is one of his best portraits. It dates to 1924 and is in fin...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl in Pink Dress, 1937 Portrait Painting by Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino Artist
By Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1978)
Signed: F Amorsolo 1937 (Lower, Right)
" Girl in Pink Dress ", 1937
Oil on canvas
26 1/8" x 19"
H...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
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