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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Minimalist
French School - PS 233 La Fauve s'habille en Leopard Oil Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Ps 233 La Fauve S'habille en leopard. (Tawny wears leopard) Portrait of a naked woman who is carrying a leopard. Structural analysis: Closeup portrait of a naked woman. The backgro...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Portrait of Young Man Signed Oil on Canvas Polish Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man signed by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 15 inches provenance: the artists estate, south of France condition: ver...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French School - PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur Impressionist FAST DELIVERY
Located in Zofingen, AG
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) 》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《 ❶ → Orig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

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...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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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

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Oil

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...
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Mid-20th Century 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

The Queen
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Turquoise Reflection 2 is painted on board with acrylic paint. It is an abstract sunset over water, finished with a gloss varnish. As well as being a sunset, I see this painting as...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Oil, Canvas

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

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Canvas, Oil

French School - Portrait PS 126 De guerres lasses - Oil Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

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

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Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

IRINA
Located in Zofingen, AG
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...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1950s Divisionist Style Portrait of Nonna -- Oil Painting on Board
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...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, 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 20 inches provenance: the artists estate, south o...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French School - Portrait PachaMama Glósóli X XXL - Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
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...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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

French School - Portrait PS232 La Damocha (Large) Post Impressionist 21th
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 232 La Damocha Portrait of woman with blue hair with black cat. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch 》》R E A D Y -- T O -...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Ink, Acrylic

French School - Portrait Thom Yorke - Radiohead - Oil Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Thom Yorke - Radiohead Technique: Acrylics, oil painting, China ink on canvas 73x60cm / 28,7x23,6inch 》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《 ❶ → Original signed work. Certific...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

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

French School - Portrait PS 198 Le chaperon rouge - Impressionist (Large)
Located in Zofingen, AG
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 》》R E A D Y -...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Nude Lady Artists Studio Interior Easels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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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

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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

Impressionist Painting "Ballerina" by Andre 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

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Fabric, Canvas, Wood, Oil

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

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Gouache

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...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French School - Portrait 173 La Princesse Nordestina - Pop Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
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

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Moulin Rouge Can Can Female Dancer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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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

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait, Original Painting, Ink Paper, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mkrtich Sarkisyan (Mcho) Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Ink on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Abstract Art Title: Portrait Size: 13" x 10" x 0.1'...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

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

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...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

Antique Signed American Impressionist 19th Century Genre Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
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1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

Young Bride with Doves, Environmental Portrait
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Young Bride with Doves" is a Post- Impressionist, environmental portrait of a contemplative young woman, painted in the style of American artist Leon Kroll. The 14 x 8 inches, oil on board painting is framed, unsigned, and features a white, blooming tree in the background, highlighting the white softness of two doves and the white wedding gown...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

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...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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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

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Oil

Nude Lady Sunbathing on Beach British Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
On the Beach by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) oil painting on thin board, unframed board: 18 x 22.5 inches condition: overall very good pr...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

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

French School - Portrait PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues Structural analysis: Closeup portrait of a woman. Dripping of light blue and orange create movement to the portrait. Color analysis: There are 2 syste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

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

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Oil

Two Women in a Cafe - British 1930's art oil portrait painting Spain jugs pink
By Darsie Japp
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by the British listed artist Darsie Japp. It was painted circa 1930 and depicts two woman at a table having a drink. A very evocative inter war oil painting. Provenance. James Bourlet Framers. Sotheby 12.11.86. Condition. Oil on canvas, 28 inches by 22 inches unframed and in excellent condition. Housed in a gallery frame, 36 inches by 30 inches framed in good condition. Darsie Japp (1888-1973) was born in Liverpool and attended St John's College of the University of Oxford. After he graduated he worked in the offices of his father's shipping company in the City of London between 1904 and 1907. Whilst working in the City Japp studied at the night school of the Lambeth School of Art under Philip Connard. Japp studied at the Slade School of Art between 1908 and 1909, where he became friends with his fellow student Stanley Spencer and would often visit him in his home at Cookham in Berkshire. Japp specialised in landscape and figure paintings and exhibited with the New English Art Club of which he became a member in 1919. At the start of the First World War Japp joined the British Army and, eventually, became a Major in the Royal Field Artillery commanding an artillery battery in Macedonia, for which he was awarded the Military Cross...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Florentine Signed Gordigiani Portrait Landscape Painting 19th century oil canvas
Located in Florence, IT
The scene is set in a luxuriant and blossoming garden-on which we can see a pergola vine training and an ionic column-outlined with fast and wide brush strokes of faint and pastel colours. In some parts of the background is revealed the preparatory layer, because it’s unfinished, but we can presume the presence of a light blue sky with some clouds, deducing it from a confrontation with the left side, where the sky was started. In the foreground a boy dressed up with a style reminding medieval echoes looks like observing a flower or a small animal that he’s holding, as the position of the fingers-that seems caressing something-make suppose. It's signed on the right side: MG. (Michele Gordigiani). The physiognomy, the expression and the hairstyle recall Edoardo Gordigiani...
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1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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". Signed and dated 1974 in the lower right corner. Please see the photos. Meyer Kupferman(1926-2003): Was a versatile and eclectic composer who incorporated diverse elements in his works, from aleatoric music and jazz to Impressionism, from serial music and atonality to Romanticism. He wrote works in most genres, including opera, ballet, symphonies, concertos, film scores, chamber, vocal, and choral music. Kupferman was born in New York City on July 3, 1926. He exhibited talent as a child, first showing interest in the violin but then taking up the clarinet at age 10. He soon taught himself piano, as well, and then later studied music at New York's High School of Music and Art. Though he pursued music studies at Queens College, he learned composition on his own. Around the mid-'40s Kupferman served as an arranger for several jazz bands. His first opera, In a Garden (1948), drew considerable attention at its first performances at the Tanglewood Festival and later at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1951 he joined the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, teaching composition and chamber music. He eventually became chairman of the music department...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English Impressionist Painting Elegant Lady In Blue Dress Reading A Letter
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Reading by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) watercolour painting on thin board, unframed painting : 14.75 x 16 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the pai...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Lady in Pink - Victorian Impressionist art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original circa 1890 oil on canvas which is unsigned and attributed to the circle of James Abbot McNeil Whistler. A fine late Victorian portrait oil painting. It depicts a stunnin...
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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Girl in Pink - Scottish 1920's Impressionist art female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Colourist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Ainslie Wingate. She was the daughter of Sir Charles Lawton Wingate who was president of...
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1920s 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

French School - Portrait PS 93 Debbie Blondie - (XL Large) Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 93 Debbie Blondie Portrait of the singer Debbie Harry Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas F30 92x73cm ■■ 36,2x28,7 inch 》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《 ❶ → Original si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Ink, Acrylic

Yu Xia Portrait Original Oil On Canvas "Woman Next To Window"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Woman Next To Window Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 11.5 x 7.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Famous American Artist John O'Brien Inman (1828-1896) O/C Antique 1864 Portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an original antique 1864 oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist John O'Brien Inman (1828-1896), depicting a portrait of a seated baby. Signature on verso "Painted by Jho. O'B Inman Portlana Jan 18th 64" The painting is in good/antique condition, minor stable craquelures. Presented in an ornate vintage gilded frame. Please see the photos, the photos are part of the description. Measures with the frame 41" X 34.5", painting 30" x 25". Free insured shipping. Free delivery in 200 miles from Boston. Please read some interesting information about Artist...
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1860s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman in Yellow
Located in Columbia, MO
Wanda Henley Woman in Yellow Oil on canvas 10 x 8 inches, 17 x 14.5 (framed)
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Woman Bathing-Scottish 20's Impressionist nude interior oil painting
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...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Party Frock - British 1940's art female child portrait oil painting exhib RA
By Dod Procter
Located in London, GB
This charming British portrait oil painting is by female artist Dod Procter. It was painted in 1949 and exhibited at the Royal Academy London the same year. The painting is of a litt...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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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.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

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