Portrait Paintings

Charming mid century impressionist portrait of a clown in pink by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower left corner. Unfr...

Beautiful oil on canvas from the French school of the 60s representing in a very sensual way a young girl in naked bust. The composition reminds the artwork...

Her work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig...

Artist: Robert-Louis Nicoidski, Swiss (1931 - 2001) Title: Self-Portrait in Paris Year: circa 1978 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.. Size: 57 x 44.5 in. (144.78 x 113.03 cm) Frame...

Artist: Sandu Liberman, Romanian/American (1923 - 1977) Title: Portrait of an Old Man Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: ...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right In the Timken War Bond campaign, JC Leyendecker completed more than a dozen paintings that were rep...

"The Model" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) gouache paint painting: 18.25 x 15 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by the widely exhibit...

Portrait of a Young Lady by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017) signed and dated 1995 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 24 x 20 inches framed: 27 x 24 inches Charming portrait of this young lady, depicted in a light 'duck egg' colored dress. The work has a lovely 'vintage' feel to it. Paul Desmond Fitzgerald (1 August 1922 – 24 June 2017) was an Australian portrait painter who painted a vast array of distinguished persons. Fitzgerald was born in the family home, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, the second son of Frank Fitzgerald and Margaret née Poynton. Frank Fitzgerald was a journalist with The Age for approximately ten years and about eight years with The Argus. He periodically filled the roles of general reporting, leader writing, political correspondent, art critic, music critic, theatre critic and motoring editor. A Catholic, Fitzgerald was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne (1933–1939) and studied for five years at the National Gallery School (1940–43 and 1946–47), interrupted for three and a half years in the Army during World War II (1943–46). When he was painting away from his studio in Melbourne, he usually lived with the subjects of his portraiture. He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 1958 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Bermuda. He also painted throughout Australia. Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for portraiture on multiple occasions including 1958 (with a portrait of Justice Robert Monahan), in 1962 (with portraits of each of Sir Reg Ansett and Sir Robert Menzies...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 11, 1913

Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987) Title: Rabbi and Torah Year: circa 1957 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Image Size: 16 x 12 inches Frame Size: 26 x 20 inches

Artist: Louis del Bianco (French b.1925) signed Title: The Basket Weaver Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 24 x 19.5 inches...

Presenting an original oil on canvas by Belgian artist Karel VonBelle. "Fleurs", is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1935, beautifully framed.

Portrait is an original artwork realized by François Chapuis in the 1970s. Pastel on paper; on the lower right corner, the artist wrote his initials i...

Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Robert Mitchum & Maralyn Monroe

Portrait of a Woman is An Oil Painting signed in the upper right corner By Magnus Bakke, an American artist, and is dated 1924. This painting is oil on c...

Victorian 19th-century arts and crafts figure scene from a Shakespeare play Robert Anning Bell was born on 14 April 1863 and educated at University College School in London. At the age of fifteen, he was articled for two years to an architect uncle before studying at the Royal Academy Schools, the Westminster School of Art (under Fred Brown), in Paris (under Aimé Morot...

"Young Man" is an oil on canvas portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The painting is 26" x 36" in size, signed on the lower right. Figurative ...

ISMAEL GONZÁLEZ DE LA SERNA Spanish, 1898 - 1968 HARLEQUIN AND HIS DOG Signed and dated I. de la Serna, 1955 Oil on cardboard 42 X 27-1/2 i...

Artist: Bernard Locca, French (1926 - 1997) Title: Portrait of a Blonde Beauty Year: 1963 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 in. x 29 in. (91.44 cm x 73.66 cm) Frame Size: 4...

This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a Young Boy with a beret with great attention to detail, an emotion is felt in the boy's face. The sepia color used and quick strokes ar...

Artist: Robert Philipp, American (1895 - 1981) Title: Seated Girl Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 22.5 in. x 18 in. (57.15 cm x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 2...

"Casting", painted by the Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1995, is a romantic, colorful picture that smoothly joins the figurative and abstract worlds. "Casting" was painted with a...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Saturday Evening Post Cover, February 25, 1939

Graham Dean 1984 Porter Acrylic on canvas Image size: 40 x 29 inches The model in this painting is the same as the one in the painting Camouflage. The artist researched a lot about ...

Artist: Unknown after Gaetano Esposito Title: Painter with a Pipe Year: circa 1900 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed illegibly verso Size: 16.5 x 13 in....

An outstanding oil painting depicting a portrait of a seated girl sewing. The subtle tones and bright pops of colors are what makes this piece so attractiv...

"Stars and Stripes" is an oil on board portrait of a young woman with an American Flag, painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist artist Bernard Harmon. The painting is 41 3/4" x 35...

A charming portrait of a Black woman with stylized hairstyle of the period - Midtown Galleries label on verso, Unframed Signed and date...

Charming portait with Modernest colors. Provenance: Christie's Mercedes Matter, daughter of the artist, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York. Private Collection. Sale: Skinner, Inc...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and thumb printed on front by the artist. Canvas size 45 x 33 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certif...

'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 19.75 x 25.75 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used in...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on verso by the artist. Canvas size 75 x 52 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate o...

Modernist Portrait of St. Francis Compelling modernist oil on canvas portrait of St. Francis by Dr. Tarmo Pasto (American, 1906-1986). Presented in a taupe painted wood frame. Signed "Tarmo Pasto" bottom right, and titled "St. Francis" bottom center. Image size, 25.5"H x19.5"L. Dr. Pasto was a long-time contributor to the California art scene, as well as an art teacher and psychologist to many successful artists. He also authored a book on art, "The Space-Frame Experience in Art", published in 1964. He, however, was mainly known to the world for introducing the works of one of his patients, Martin Ramirez...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches (frame not included in purchase) Superbly decorative 1960's Fre...

Graham Dean 1980 Steam Room 4 Acrylic on canvas Image size: 14 x 10 inches In keeping with Dean's passion for experiencing the subjects of his work, this ...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper inscribed verso stamped to the reverse Image : 12.75 x 9.75 inches Overall size: 25.5 x 19.7...

Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...

Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped inscribed verso Image : 11.75 x 9.25 inches Overall Painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches ...

Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde I Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)

Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: White Head #3 Year: Circa 1983 Medium: Oil on hardboard panel Panel size: 12 x 9 inches Sig...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper inscribed verso stamped to the reverse Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting...

Multi-Coloured French Abstract, Figures Dancing, Original Oil Painting By Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on canvas,...

The old west depicted in a graphic and dramatic manner. Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Avon, 1963). Work has a matted image area of 12.5" ...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped inscribed verso Image : 25.5 x 20 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portra...

Pablo O’Higgins (1904-1983). Portrait of Don Nieves, 1960. Watercolor on paper, 18 x 24.5 inches; 19 x 25.5 inches in original frame. Signed lower righ...

"Landscape" by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980) Pen and pencil on paper, unframed paper: 16.75 x 5.75 inches provenance: the artists estate, Paris Fine original French drawing by the important and fascinating painter, Carlos Carnero (1922-1980). The painting has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate sale in Paris. The artists close connection to one of the 20th centuries most important artists, Fernand Leger is of important significance, with his own work being widely collected and appreciated. The artist: Carlos Carnero (1922-1980), a native of Montevideo, emigrates to Paris and joins Fernand Léger's studio workshop at the end of the 1940s. Located on the Boulevard de Clichy, the workshop-school has some seventy-five students. At the end of his life, Léger elaborates a protest against Cubism advocates the return to the human figure. The head of the workshop, Nadia Khodasievich, brilliant painter, first pupil of Malevich, then of Leger in the mid-1920s, became the assistant thenthe mistress of this one and the wife in 1952. In the workshop, Carlos Carnero, soon nicknamed "Carlos" is noted for his talent and involvement. In addition to art education, the couple Léger entrusts the task of the secretariat of the workshop: movements of the stocks, inventory paintings, material organization of exhibitions. After the death of Léger in 1955, Carlos becomes very close to Nadia, rigorous in the construction of the posterity of the master. With his new companion Georges Bauquier, they found, on their own funds, the museum Fernand Léger de Biot - Carnero gives his assistance. Carnero's style is very close to that of his master, filled with joy and colorful dynamism. At the beginning of the 50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances between lines, shapes and colors of Léger. Some dates: Classical studies in Montevideo (Uruguay). 1941 to 1946 School of Fine Arts, architecture section (Montevideo). 1947 Travel grant (Italy, Spain, France). 1948 Painting workshop at André Lhote workshop. 1949 Entered the Académie Fernand Léger, first student, then 1949 to 1955 Assistant-collaborator of Fernand Léger. 1955 to 1970 Collaborator of Nadia Khodasievitch and Georges Bauquier. Exhibitions: 1950 Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, Exposition collective, juillet 1950. 1951 Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, exposition annuelle, décembre 1951. 1953 Salon des Artistes indépendants, Paris. 1953-1954 Galerie Gentilhommière, Paris, Groupe 53. 1957-1958 Première Biennale de la “Jeune Peinture”, musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, mai-juin 1957, Francfort, Montréal, 1958. 1959 “École de Paris” à Vienne, Linz, Gratz. Galerie de France, “Cinq peintres – Un sculpteur”. 1960 Galerie Création à Roubaix. Exposition personnelle. 1961 Galerie Pierre Weiller à Paris. Exposition personnelle. Salon des Réalités nouvelles. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. Exposition personnelle, mai 1961. 1962 Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, “Antagonismes 2 - L’objet”, juillet-octobre 1962. Galerie Pierre Weiller, Paris, “Poèmes Peints”, mars-avril 1962. Exposition personnelle. Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris : “L’art latino-américain à Paris”. 1962-1963 Exposition de peinture contemporaine, Communauté européenne, Prix Marzotto. Italie, Allemagne, Belgique, France. Exposition des Artistes latino-américains, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. “Expressions Nouvelles”, Antibes. 1962 à 1965 Salon “Comparaisons”. L’Oeil de Boeuf, Galerie 7...

Jennifer Hornyak Portrait of a Woman in Orange C.1980s Original oil on canvas Canvas dimensions 18" wide x 14" high The frame measures 21.5" wide x 18.5" high Signed by the artis...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 19.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Image of elderly couple seated in front of a table.

Graduate. Oil on canvas, 124x63 cm Valentina Dauksis (1905-1984) (until 1934 Valentina Andreeva) - an artist and ballerina. She was born in the family of a Russian accountant and b...

Vogue USA, Fashion Illustration. Meticulously drawn in a descriptive and yet creative way. Antonio's full mastery of his art is on full display...

Portrait of a young woman in an elegant white dress by Antonio Sotomayor (Bolivian, 1902-1985). Signed "Sotomayor" in the lower left corner. Presented in a wood frame. Image size: 30.25"H x 25.25"W Antonio Sotomayor (Bolivian, 1902-1985) was born in Chulumani, Bolivia on May 13, 1902. Sotomayor began his art studies in La Paz under Belgian master Adolf Lambert and by age 15 was contributing illustrations to Bolivian periodicals. After settling in San Francisco in 1923, he continued his art training at the CSFA. He was soon busy illustrating newspapers, magazines, and books. His caricatures appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Life, and others. He taught art at Mills College in Oakland (1942-43) and at the CSFA (1946-50). Sotomayor contributed greatly to California art for over 60 years until his death in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 1985. Member: SFAA; Bohemian Club. Exh: over 80 solo shows in U.S. and abroad; SFMA, 1935. Awards: SF Art Festival prize, 1959; Award of Honor, SF Art Commission, 1978. In: SFMA; Mills College; Pasadena Museum; IBM; San Diego Museum; Newark Museum; Museo de La Plata (Argentina); Hillside Methodist Church, San Mateo (glass-mosaic facade); St Augustine's Church, Pleasanton, CA (reredos); Grace Cathedral, SF (murals); Sheraton Palace Hotel, SF (murals); Peruvian Embassy in Washington, DC (murals done for the Peruvian Bldg at the GGIE); Treasure Island, SF (36'x48' terra cotta...

Artist: William J. Schultz, American (1919 - 2005) Title: Outdoor Figure Study Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 40 x 25 inches (101.5 x 6...

Mid 20th Century "Musicians" Original Oil Painting Fine oil portrait of two musicians One flute player, one drummer Original oil on linen over board Dimensions 31" wide x 40.5" h...

Domestic scene painting of two young girls reading from a book. Another figure sits in a doorway in the background occupied by something in her hand...

American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970. Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.

'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed and dated on back 1971 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 13 x 19.5 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche pai...

Signed lower right, "Di Gesu", for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988); further signed and titled verso, and bearing original exhibition label. A substantial figural oil showing Victor di Gesu's wife, the artist Janet Ament, with a white shawl over her knees and seated cross-legged in front of a large ficus. A major work by this notable California Fauve...