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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Diane in Red Oil on Panel Figurative Painting Contemporary Brushstrokes
Located in Houston, TX
Diane in Red is from 2015 and is 12 x 10 and comes to you framed in minimal hardwood. This oil on panel painting by Shevlino link traditional representation with abstraction. Throug...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Escape 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Breton Woman', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Brittany
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Jul. Paulsen' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and dated 1919.
A dramatic, early twentieth-century figural work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter ...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Nude Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Female Form
Located in Bristol, GB
FEMALE FORM
Size: 75 x 56 cm 29.5 x 22.04 inches (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist nude study, painted in oil onto canvas.
In this compo...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Feelings
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Surrealistic Four Eyes Portrait on wood. The Good Ones are more. "Currency #199"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. Crafted in acrylic on wood with a careful c...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
18th century Portrait of a lady as Erato, the muse of poetry - Angelica Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
18th century English school portrait of a lady, said to be Mrs. John Ruscombe of Colne, Lancaster, as the muse Erato
This very skilfully painted portrait depicts a lady as the muse Erato, playing the Lyre. Her eyes are filled with emotion and her lips are curved in a soft, delightful smile. Hinting at the love song she is composing? Erato is one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. She is the muse of lyric poetry, love poetry, and mimicry. Erato is often depicted holding a lyre, symbolizing her association with music and poetry. She inspires poets and writers to create works that celebrate love, beauty, and human emotions.
Our painting was sold in the early 1900s as a work by Angelica Kauffman. Kauffman was an 18th-century Swiss Neoclassical painter who achieved significant success and recognition in a male-dominated art world. Born in Switzerland in 1741, she showed exceptional talent from a young age and received formal art training in Italy. Kauffman gained fame for her historical and mythological paintings, as well as her portraits, which were characterized by their grace, elegance, and classical influences. She was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and enjoyed patronage from aristocrats and royalty throughout Europe. Kauffman's work contributed to the rise of Neoclassicism and she remains one of the most prominent female artists of her time.
Measurements:
Oil on canvas ca. 98 by 77cm and with the frame ca. 118 by 97 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Felix Gouled
American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, by 1937
Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, Jay Gould...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beautiful Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Beautiful Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 19th century
This is a French 19th century school with large dimensions .
Very decorative and exclusive portrait paint...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Letter to Olive
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Once Upon A Time
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Native (male version) - Portrait Painting - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Portrait of a Polynesian poses with with a tropical headdress of exotic leaves. This painting has a female mate if you choose. they look fabulous together.
Native (male version) - P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Alexandre Blanchard from Amiens
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Alfred DEHODENCQ
(Paris 1822 - Paris 1882)
Portrait of Alexandre Blanchard, teacher at the Amiens high school (1851-?)
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
H. 50 cm; L. 44 cm
Signed and...
Category
1880s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Laid Paper
Portrait of a harpist - Belgian Old Master musical art oil painting harp player
Located in London, GB
This charming Belgian Old Master musical portrait oil painting is by noted artist Jan Baptiste Lodewijk Maes. Painted in 1820 and signed and dated it is a half length portrait of a b...
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1820s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Finally Home! - Colorful Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
Thriving in Adversity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Fabric, Canvas
Blooming Grace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Old Ciociara 1910
By Antonio Mancini
Located in Milan, IT
Pastels on paper. Signed and dated bottom right. On the back present cartouche with title and label of Bolzani Art Gallery, Milan.
Antonio Mancini was a painter of the verista matrix...
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20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Sisters in Yellow 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Awakening 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Ore Ijinle (True Friendship)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Life: The Best Teacher
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
1820's French Portrait of a Gentleman Signed & Dated 1824 Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French Gentleman
French School, indistinctly signed
dated 1824
inscribed verso
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 22 x 19 inches
provenance: private collection, France
c...
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Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna and Child with St Catherine and Putti - Italian 17thC art oil painting
By Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari
Located in London, GB
This stunning Italian 17th century Old Master religious oil painting is by Baroque artist Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chari. Painted circa 1684 it is a large and vibrant oil painting of the Madonna and child. To their left is Saint Catherine and to their right four putti or cherubs look upon a sleeping Jesus. The detail in all the figures faces and hair and the colouring is just superb, especially the Madonna's sumptuous blue robe. A really fabulous 17th century religious work with previous full attribution and excellent provenance which was once attributed to Carlo Maratta (1625-1713).
Provenance. With Vangelisti, Lucca, Italy, 1966, from whom acquired by the family of the previous owner, and thence by descent.
Red seal stamp verso
Christies April 15th 1912
Christies March 23 1956
Condition. Oil on Canvas. Image size 44 x 54 inches unframed and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an original Carlo Maratta frame, 62 inches by 52 inches framed and in good condition.
Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (1654-1727), also known simply as Giuseppe Chiari, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mostly in Rome. Born in Rome, he was one of the main assistants, along with Giuseppe Passeri and Andrea Procaccini, in the studio of an elder Carlo Maratta. His father had opposed the career, but his mother, on the recommendation of a painter named Carlo Antonio Gagliani. By the age of 22, he had frescoed the lateral lunettes (Birth of Virgin and Adoration of Magi...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of President Louis-Marie de Belleyme
By Charles Jalabert
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Charles François JALABERT
(Nîmes 1818 - Paris 1901)
Portrait of President Louis-Marie de Belleyme (1787-1862)
Oil on cardboard
H. 25 cm; L. 17 cm
Signed lower left - Made around 1856...
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1850s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Salome (You and I in Color 2)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Reflection in Red Contemporary Women Portrait Original Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, the serenity of the figure is juxtaposed with the dynamic scarlet background, symbolizing comfort in passion and color.
The painting portrays the female form in a m...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
Preparation for the New Day
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Contemporary Abstract British Unfinished Painting Of A Cubist Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait'
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed on verso
painting: 20 x 16 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the rising contemporar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crowning Glory (Beauty Within Us)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Contemplation in Blue and Green Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original acrylic painting, rendered on a quality stretched canvas measuring 50 cm in width and 70 cm in height, compellingly explores the human form through a vibrant interplay ...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Inner strength
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting dedicated to "Women" series is a special one since it is all about my strong deep personal transformation as an artist. This transformation was based on the expansion ...
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Comfort Zone 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Indigo Solitude Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original acrylic painting on canvas is an impressive work created by artist Lada Kholosho in 2024. It depicts a solitary figure wrapped in an embrace and rendered in a vivid pal...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Queen Elizabeth 2 Oil on Birch Panel Unique Style Women in the Arts 30”x40”
Located in Houston, TX
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Queen Elizabeth 2 30”x40” x 1.5" oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel, Birch
Portrait of Lady Sewing in an Interior - Scottish 40s Pointilliste oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Murray Urquhart. He has been described by one of his sons as obsessed with painting, to the exclusion of most oth...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Adaugo (You and I in Color 3)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman carrying flowers
By Laslett John Pott
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Laslett John Pott RSA
British, (1837-1898)
Flowers from the Walled Garden
Oil on canvas, signed vertically lower left
Image size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches
Size including frame: 24.5 inches x 20.5 inches
A pleasing genre painting of a woman carrying a trug of flowers by Laslett John Pott. The woman, who is shown standing by a tree in a walled garden, is dressed in a period white cambric morning dress...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert von Steiger (1856-1941) Portrait Dutch Officer A. v. Steiger 1884 Holland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johann Ludwig Robert von Steiger
(Swiss, * 8th of January, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; † 1st of June, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Portrait of Karl Alfred Arthur von Steiger
Lie...
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1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
Female figure woman oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 27x22 cm.
Frame measures 44x39 cm.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors ...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of Lord Byron In Oriental Dress, circa 1810 circle of Thomas PHILLIPS
By Thomas Philips
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lord Byron In Oriental Dress, circa 1810
circle of Thomas PHILLIPS (1770-1845)
Large circa 1810 portrait identified as a young Lord Byron in Ottoman attire, oil on canv...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Painting Portrait of a Noblewoman 18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Italian School of the 18th century.
portrait of noblewoman in rich evening dress, with an ermine cloak draped over her shoulders, indicating high lineage.
Retelated, t...
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Early 1700s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
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Oil
Portrait Of Midshipman Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 18th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Midshipman Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 18th Century
English School
Large 18th Century portrait of Horatio Nelson as Midshipman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and con...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Maiden in Coastal Landscape - Scottish Victorian art oil painting
By Robert Fowler
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Robert Fowler. Painted circa 1893 the composition is of a blonde haired maiden in the foreground, dressed in...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a couple
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Baptiste SANTERRE
(Magny en Véxins 1651 - Paris 1717)
Portrait of a couple
Oil on original oval canvas
H. 115 cm; L. 90 cm (140 x 115 cm with frame)
Around 1695
Jean-Baptiste S...
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1690s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tapestry, 16 x 16, Portrait, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Tapestry," a 2024 creation in oil on mounted linen, measures 16 x 16 inches and is framed to a stately 22 x 22 inches. This artwork weaves a visual narrative as intrica...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur
Located in London, GB
'Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur', oil on paper mounted on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). Although later in Latapie's career he embraced cubism and abstraction, t...
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1930s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Paper, Canvas
An Allegory of Music, 18th Century School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
By François Boucher
Located in Blackwater, GB
An Allegory of Music, 18th Century
School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
One of a set of Three
Large 18th Century French allegory of Music, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition allegorical study of cherubs reciting a piece of music in the heavens accompanied by doves. Presented in an antique gilded and hand carved Rococo frame...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Black Hat - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by artist Shirley Slocombe. He painted it in 1901 and it is signed and dated lower right. The composition is a bust length po...
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Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
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Oil
An Allegory of Music, 18th Century School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
By François Boucher
Located in Blackwater, GB
An Allegory of Literature, 18th Century
School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
One of a set of Three
Large 18th Century French allegory of Literature, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition allegorical study of cherubs writing upon a scroll in the heavens accompanied by doves. Presented in an antique gilded and hand carved Rococo frame...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Prism: Radiant Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
'Abstract Prism: Radiant Cubist Figure', oil on board, by STM (circa 1970s). A marvellous late mid-century, medium-sized painting by an artist with the initials STM. Clearly inspired...
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1970s Cubist Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Board
Study for the ceiling of Musee du Louvre - Portrait of a soldier of Napoléon
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Léon COGNIET
(Paris 1794 – Paris 1880)
Study for the figure of the guard in the ceiling of the Louvre:
“The Expedition to Egypt under the orders of Bonaparte”
Sketch in oil on canvas...
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1830s French School Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Colorful Face Coin. Naive "Currency #215"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
These artworks are designed to function both individually and in multiple compositions, allowing for installations tailored to the space with as many artworks as desired. Please cont...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait of Roger Goldet (Goldschmidt) child
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Abel FAIVRE
(Lyon, 1867 – Nice, 1945
Portrait of Roger Goldet (1911-1997) at age 4
Pastel
H. 59.5 cm; L. 43 cm
Signed at the top right and dated 1914
Provenance: The model's family
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1910s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Laid Paper
Original Art Deco Portrait by Wladyslaw Roguski Poland 1937
Located in Oakland, CA
Wladyslaw Roguski (1890-1940) was a Polish artist known for his contributions to the Art Deco movement, particularly in the realm of portraiture. His works are highly regarded for th...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
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Wood, Paint
French School Portrait PS 213 Le bain de soleil Mondrian Post Impressionist Rare
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 213 Le Bain de Soleil Mondrian
Poetic scene of a woman sleeping in summer time
Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
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Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Maiden, Mother, 14.75 x 10.5, Portrait, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Available now is Robin Cole's "Maiden, Mother," a striking oil on mounted linen portrait from 2021. This intimate artwork measures 14.75 x 10.50 inches, and the framed dimensions pre...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Allegory of Architecture, 18th Century School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
By François Boucher
Located in Blackwater, GB
An Allegory of Architecture, 18th Century
School of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)
One of a set of Three
Large 18th Century French allegory of Architecture, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition allegorical study of cherubs study drawings beside an ancient column. Presented in an antique gilded and hand carved Rococo frame...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Lady, Stilte Family, 17th Century by Jan Cornelisz VERSPRONCK
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady, Stilte Family, 17th Century
by Jan Cornelisz VERSPRONCK (1597-1662)
Large 17th Century Dutch Golden Age portrait of a lady identified as a member of the Stilte family, oil on cradled panel. Excellent quality and condition portrait of the lady wearing a ruff and cap with elaborate lace work and a gilded embroided dress...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings
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Panel, Oil
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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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