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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Rococo
1940's French Post Impressionist Portrait of Woman Red & Green Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on canvas, unframed
measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide
condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman - British Edwardian art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas on panel by Sir James Jebusa Shannon. The portrait dates to the Edwardian period and depicts a bold British Impressionist painting of a beautiful young woma...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th century portrait of a lady in a red dress
Located in Woodbury, CT
Thomas Brown Yates was an English landscape and portrait painter active during the 1910-1935 period.
He studied firstly in London and then travelled to the Andre Lhote school in Par...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
JANNE
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The work “JANNE,” is part of the author's broader exploration of the theme of human identity in the modern world. Special attention is paid to the portrayal of the...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Painting "Ballerina" by Andre Gisson
By André Gisson
Located in Rochester, NY
"Ballerinas" impressionist painting by Andre Gisson (1921-2003). Soft colors and bright light are hallmarks of Gissons work. This is rare subject manor for the artist. Although Ame...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs”
An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885.
Mas...
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19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's French Impressionist Portrait of Young Lady Self Portrait Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman
by Marguerite Lacroux (French/ Swiss 1898-1972)
dated 1948
signed oil on board, unframed
painting: 21.75 x 18.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Nude Lady Artists Studio In Red Gown
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
IRINA
Located in Sempach, LU
I am interested in portraits that reveal all the complexity and versatility of a person's spiritual appearance, when the inner content is revealed through the external.
Painting a p...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tender Family Portrait - Mother and Child, Student of Robert Henri
Located in Miami, FL
Rendered with an alla prima paint application and quick gestural brushstrokes, "Tender Family Portrait - Mother and Child" reflects Margery Ryerson's deep knowledge of academic training. Reyerson studied with Robert Henri at The Art Students League. This painting is aesthetically pleasing and communicates a sense of maternal tenderness from a female artist. Margery Ryerson did a book on her former teacher. Henri's philosophical and practical musings were collected by former pupil Margery Ryerson and published as The Art Spirit (1923), a book that remained in print for several decades. Signed. Lower Left
Margery Austen Ryerson (September 15, 1886 - 1989) was an American artist, painter, etcher, lithographer and watercolorist.Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Biography
Ryerson earned her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in English from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, after attending private schools in Morristown. She went on to study under Charles Hawthorne at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and with Robert Henri at the Art Students League in New York.
During the years 1920 through 1940 Ryerson taught in New York settlement houses. There she got the privilege to paint and draw the children in their care. The subjects of these paintings were often the children of the underclass and immigrants. Her artistic technique and subjects gained universal recognition and appealed to many people. Miss Ryerson is most known for her portraits...
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1920s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lady with the Green Collar - Portrait “Style of” Frank Duveneck
Located in Soquel, CA
Stately portrait circa 1900 of a woman in dark clothing with a green collar which is a copy of a similar portrait by Frank Duveneck 1875-1879. The woman i...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1940's French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Blonde Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Blonde Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide
condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Nude Man Artists Posed Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 12 x 8 inches
In good condition, though with mi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon
Oil on Canvas Portrait -- Trudy
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting shows an intriguing portrait of a contemporary woman. There is great attention to detail in this piece, with small highlights of red in the woman's hair, a reflection of blue light emitting from the phone in her hands, and the silver of a small nose ring...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Oil Painting on board, Family, People, Portrait, signed, framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a family portrait. Very textured.
Indistinctly signed lower right. Looks to read W. Satter. Painted with impasto and scra...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait PS 228 A La plage Street Art (Large) Post Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
PS 228 A La plage
Graffiti corset for a woman from 60s.
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
J.Lambert 19th c. Antique oil painting on wood Portrait, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an amazing original antique oil painting on a wooden board depicting a portrait of a nobleman in a red camisole with a guitar. He peers around the corner as if he is a...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Rural Scene Comes Alive of a Man and Draft Horses with Impressionist Strokes
Located in Charleston, US
Hellmuth Bachrach-Baree, a German artist, apprenticed with neo-impressionist painters. His early compositions depicted rural life, integrating people and animals into familiar landsc...
Category
1940s 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
Portrait of Woman in Red Dress - Figurative Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Woman in Red Dress - Figurative Study
Watercolor and gouache figurative study of a woman in a red dress by Bay area artist (possi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
1950s Divisionist Style Portrait of Nonna -- Oil Painting on Board
By Raul Viviani
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of older woman, possibly a Nonna (Grandmother) with Gardenia by Raul (or Raoul) Viviani (Italian, 1883 - 1965), circa 1950. Lovely tex...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Nude woman pencil drawing Ramón Pichot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ramón Pichot Soler (1924-1987) - Woman - Pencil
Drawing measures 60x45 cm.
Frame size 81x65 cm.
Ramon Pichot i Soler (Figueres, 1924 - Barcelona, May 24, 1996) was a Catalan painter...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil
French School - Portrait PS 126 De guerres lasses - Oil Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
De guerres lasses from the novel of Françoise Sagan
Portrait of a woman with blue and yellow hair with a crown of flowers.
Structural analysis:
Profile closeup of a woman with an epic hairdo. Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human body, creating high contrasts on the skin.
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on 3D canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
French School - PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur Impressionist FAST DELIVERY
Located in Sempach, LU
PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur.
Closeup - portrait of a woman head
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas 61 x 46cm (24x18,1 inch)
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Love life"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting called " Love life" makes part of my series dedicated to women.
In all my creations where I paint a woman, I want to show her like a strong person who loves life.
My ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Nude Man Folding his Arms posing for Portrait, oil paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Man with a Moustache
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
atelier stamped verso
oil painting on canvas unframed
measures: 20.5 inches high by 22.5 inches wide...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait PachaMama Glósóli X XXL - Post Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait PachaMama Glósóli X
Emotional intensity, expressive portrait _ closeup of a woman.
Structural analysis:
Closeup portrait of a woman. The eyes are the focal point of the artwork and follow the viewers, in the same way as Mona Lisa from Leonardo Da Vinci
Color analysis:
There are several system of contrasts. First one, it constrasts dark colors with light colors. The second one, it contrasts hot (red) and cold (blue) colors.
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 89x116cm / 35x45.7"
❶ → ORIGINAL ART SIGNED...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas unframed
measures: 20 inches high by 24 inches wide
condition: overall very good and so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
MEYER KUPFERMAN (1926-2003) ABSTRACT PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS 1975
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a unique original abstract oil painting on canvas by Meyer Kupferman(1926-2003) depicting a portrait of a young boy.
Good condition.
Unframed. Measures 30" x 40".
Sign...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elegant Portrait of Young Lady Paris School Mid 20th Century Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
original pencil drawing on paper
signed by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 12 x 8 inches
In good condition, though with mi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon
Portrait of Kitty and Silver Ship - British Edwardian Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning, large British Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted portrait painter James Jebusa Shannon. Painted circa 1909 the sitter is his eldest daughter, Kitty. She is holding a family heirloom, the silver ship which has been depicted in several of shannon's works. The painting of his daughter, just on the cusp of entering womanhood, was dear to the artist and stayed within the family long after his death. The vibrant reds and bold brushwork, so unmistakable Shannon, make this an excellent example of a very personal and precious Edwardian family portrait oil painting.
Provenance. The Artist.
Lady Florence Shannon.
By descent to Kitty Shannon Keigwin, the Artist's daughter.
By descent to Julia Gibbons, the Artist's granddaughter.
Estate of Julia Gibbons to the present owner.
Exhibited. "Seeking Beauty: Paintings by James Jebusa Shannon," Debra Force...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait PS 198 Le chaperon rouge - Impressionist (Large)
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait of a woman with sunglasses and headscarf. (reference to Yayoi Kusama)
Technique: oil, acrylic, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm / 21,6x21,6inch
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
1930's French Impressionist Oil Painting Sketch Portrait Lady with Tambourine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady with the Tambourine
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas unframed
measures: 20 inches high by 14 inches wide
condition: overall very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Portrait Thom Yorke - Radiohead - Oil Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait Thom Yorke - Radiohead
Technique: Acrylics, oil painting, China ink on canvas 73x60cm / 28,7x23,6inch
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
LITERARY SERENITY AT CHÂTEAU D'AUGERVILLE
Located in THOMERY, FR
This captivating 30 x 40 cm gouache painting transports the viewer into the intimacy of a room within the majestic Château d'Augerville. At the heart of this artwork, a young woman e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Antique American School Modernist Young Woman Framed Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 20th Century French Portrait of Lady Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, south...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge French Rococo Portrait of Mother & Son Signed Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Mother & Son
French School, 19th century - after an earlier 18th century painting from the Rococo period.
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 38.75 x 49.5 inches
...
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19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Rendezvous - Scottish 1908 art portrait oil painting Elsie Viola Robinson
Located in London, GB
This stunning romantic exhibited Scottish Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Wallace. Painted in 1908 with excellent provenance, the brus...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
1930's French Oil Portrait of Seated Lady in Interior Scene Working Sketch Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 9.75 high by 6 inches wide
condition: o...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Fine Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Bearded Man Amazing Frame d. 1901
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of J. Knowles
inscribed and dated to label verso
oil on canvas, framed in hand painted elaborate frame
framed: 25 x 22 inches
canvas: 22 x 1...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Man
by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978)
oil painting on board, signed initials - datedf 1929
11 x 14 inches
condition: overall good and sound though a little ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Oil on Cardboard by " Portrait of a tea drinking Clown " by Armand Henrion
Located in Gavere, BE
The painter Armand François Joseph Henrion was born in Liege, Belgium on May 30, 1875.
He died in Paris in 1958.
Although Henrion was born in Liege, he is considered one of the mos...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Cardboard, Oil
Self Portrait in Studio - British art 19th Century interior oil painting
Located in London, GB
A fine interior oil painting which dates to circa 1870 by listed artist Alfred Stevens. It is a superb British Impressionist painting which depicts the artist in his studio in front ...
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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Portrait Man with Moustache Reading Paper Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man with the Moustache
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas unframed
measures: 18 inches high by 23.5 inches wide
condition: overall ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pauline - British 50s art Impressionist female portrait oil painting exhib. work
Located in London, GB
Painted by the noted British Impressionist artist Bernard Fleetwood Walker, this fine oil on panel portrait depicts Pauline and was painted circa 1950. It was exhibited at The Royal Academy the same year. Housed in its original Bourlet exhibition frame, it is a fine example of his work.
Signed lower left.
Provenance. Exhibited Royal Academy 1950, Memorial Exhibition.
Bourlet frame and transportation label verso.
Condition. Oil painting on panel, 20 inches by 16 inches and in excellent condition.
Housed in its original exhibition Bourlet frame, 27 inches by 23 inches. In very good condition.
Bernard Fleetwood-Walker , PPRBSA, (1893-965) was an English artist and teacher of painting. Invariably known as B. Fleetwood-Walker, he was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, a twin and one of five children. His father William Walker was an electrical engineer and co-inventor of the Walker-Wilkins battery, while his mother Electra Amelia (née Varley) was granddaughter of the 19th century watercolourist Cornelius Varley...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
First Catch of the Day - Young Fisherman at Sea by Betty Cal Alumnus
Located in Soquel, CA
First Catch of the Day - Young Fisherman at Sea
Figurative oil painting of a young boy out at sea holding a fish on his lap by Bay Area artist Betty (American, 20th C). The boy is h...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Large Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Elegant Lady on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady under Parasol, the beach in the distance
English School, Impressionist
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 32 x 27 inches
board: 24 x 20 inches
provenance...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of Artist's Grandson - Edwardian Impressionist horse art oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original large oil on canvas/panel by Sir James Jebusa Shannon. The portrait dates to the Edwardian period and depicts a bold British Impressionist painting of his grandson Jeb Ke...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
MY DEAR PRINCESS
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
In “MY DEAR PRINCESS,” I delve into the realm of naive archetypal imagery, creating a sanctuary from the aggressive modern world. This piece offers an opportunity ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
1930's French Portrait of Moody Atmospheric Lady Artists Working Sketch Oils
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 20 x 16.75 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched can...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Firelight, 1893
Located in New York, NY
Renowned portraitist Frank West Benson paints a young woman by the fireplace reclining in a chair in his artwork entitled, “Firelight.”
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Brother and Sister - Scottish exhib. art 1918 portrait landscape oil painting
By Robert McGregor R.S.A
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous exhibited Scottish Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Robert McGregor. It was painted in 1918 and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the same y...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait of Seated Young Woman - British 30's art Impressionist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait was painted by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster. It depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1930 in an impressionist pa...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Painting "Ballerina" by Andre Gisson
By André Gisson
Located in Rochester, NY
"Ballerinas" impressionist painting by Andre Gisson (1921-2003). Soft colors and bright light are hallmarks of Gisson's work. This is rare subject manor for the artist. Although Am...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil, Wood, Canvas
French School - Portrait 173 La Princesse Nordestina - Pop Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait - closeup profile of a woman.
Chiaroscuro between dark and light colors creates a sense of volume for the portrait.
Technique: oil, acrylic, spray paint, ink on old book...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Ink, Oil, Acrylic
"Profile of Omda's Wife" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Profile of Omda's Wife" (FRAMED) Drawing 14" x 10" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three decades ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Pencil, Paper
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