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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Art Nouveau Portrait of an Elegant man with Diamond Tie Pin with Clover. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Male portrait from the Art Nouveau era. An enigmatic and magnetic image of the man, on whose face there is just a hint of a smile. Technique: oil on canvas. Relined. In good conditio...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady French School, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches Stylish ex...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lovely American Post Impressionist Oil Painting - A Young Girl Pouring Tea, 1956
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is not your typical child’s portrait. Young Ellen Warfield is steadily pouring tea or coffee in a proper manner that certainly conforms to societal expectations of the 1950’s. ...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Opera Scene Signed Elegant Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American impressionist oil painting by Richard W. Baldwin (1920 - 2012). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI, The Captain Of The Guard
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI (1855-1914) depicts an upstanding self-assured cavalier with his arms folded. Breakspe...
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Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Clown Portrait After Bernard Buffett
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil crayon on board portrait of a clown. The work is signed and dated top right. A wonderful strong and colourful portrait. The subject is looking out at us with his s...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil Crayon

Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed on the bottom right is "J. Braze", Osip Emmanuilovich Braz (1873 - 1936), renowned as a Russian-Jewish realist painter. As the scene unfolds on the canvas, we witness the gran...
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cotton Canvas, Wood

'Woman in Aqua', De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco
By Jade Fon Woo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jade Fon' for Jade Fon Woo (American, 1911-1983) and painted circa 1955. A charming and character-filled study of a young woman, shown brimming with life and h...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ by Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956), Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Fernand Toussaint 1873 – Brussels – 1956 Belgian Painter ‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ Signature: signed lower left ‘Toussaint’
 Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: image size 46 x 38 cm, f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Social Realist Portrait Painting of a Coal Mine Owner by Jesse F. Reed
Located in Baltimore, MD
This highly stylized portrait depicts a well dressed man in front of a mining property likely in West Virginia. It is very much in the manner of earlier American artists such as Gra...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Original Portrait of Noir Crime Writer Cornell Woolrich
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Portrait of 1940's Noir Writer Cornell Woolrich Pencil portrait of famous 1930's 40's noir/crime writer Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich, circa 1980. Cornell George Hopley-Woo...
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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative of Profile and Detailed Eye Silkscreen - Life's Frustration A compelling abstracted silkscreen of profile of man with detail of his eye w...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Peter Robert Keil Gold Framed Painting on Canvas Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's textured painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Background paint is textured on the canvas. Amazing gilt frame with a textured fabric...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait of a Lady - Large South Eastern European Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century Southeastern European oil on canvas portrait of a lady wearing a white headdress. This intriguing work is expertly painted with thick impasto paintwork which has been built up across the surface. Indistinctly signed lower right and presented in a reverse profile frame. We think that this work was painted by an artist working in Southeastern Europe, most likely Greece or Macedonia. Artist: Southeastern European School...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's French Signed Oil Painting Woman Seated in Cafe Interior in Pensive Mood
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Cafe Interior French school, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed board: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Henri-Georges Bréard, Self-Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early to mid-20th-century self-portrait by Henri-Georges Bréard (1873-c.1939) depicts the artist deep in thought. He’s holding a pipe. Henri-Georges Bréard was an accomplished ...
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1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Blackstone Cigars
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming relic of a bygone era, this rare oil is the work of the inimitable American illustrator, Norman Rockwell. The iconic artist’s ability to render the details and nuances of ...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

La femme aux fleurs (Portrait de Mathilde See)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Paul César Helleu is regarded among the most sought-after society portraitists of his era, and his Belle Époque works rival those of his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and Giovanni Boldini. He is best remembered for capturing the era's most beautiful socialites, including Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, the Comtesse de Loriol Chandieu and the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, among others. This work, however, stands out in that it captures the charming likeness of one of his art world cohorts, Mathilde See, a Parisian-born decorator and painter of floral still lifes. She is the essence of the modern woman, captured in her fashionable dress as she strolls along the flower-lined streets of Paris. Commanding in size, Portrait de Mathilde See fully displays Helleu's mastery over the medium of pastel. The muted palette of greys and blues is typical of the artist, bringing a harmony and cohesiveness to the composition. Furthermore, Helleu cleverly alludes to See's own artistic output with a backdrop of vibrant floral blooms, enlivening the canvas and complementing the greens and blues of the peacock feather adorning her hat. The portrait is all the more significant thanks to its provenance. It was previously in the collection of A. Alfred Taubman, one of America's most successful entrepreneurs and one-time owner of Sotheby's. Considering Taubman encountered some of the most noteworthy and beautiful works of art ever made through his auction house, the fact that he chose this portrait by Helleu to grace his collection is a testament to its import. Born in Brittany in 1859, Helleu moved to Paris in 1876 in order to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like so many other artists of his generation, he was trained there under the Academic master Jean-Léon Gérôme. That same year, he also attended the Second Impressionist Exhibition...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Pastel

Femme aux Souliers Noir (Woman in Black Shoes)
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intimate portrait was composed by the Bulgarian-born French Expressionist painter Jules Pascin. Known as the "Prince of Montparnasse," Pascin made a name for himself throughout ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Walter Roessler (1893-1960) - Early 20th Century Oil, Man with a Feathered Hat
By Walter Roessler
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait study depicting a Swiss gentleman wearing a red waistcoat and feathered hat. Signed to the upper left. Inscribed 'Mohn' meaning 'Poppy' in German. Presented ...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Art Deco Style Portrait of Lady Bobbed Hair Red Jacket Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in Red British School, 20th century signed oil on board, framed in heavy thick wooden frame framed: 30 x 23 inches board: 23 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...
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20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical por...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Blue-Eyed Young Woman Portrait Framed Oval by Swedish Master early 20th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower left “С Wilhemson” possibly leading to Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson (1866 - 1928), was a Swedish painter, draftsman, graphic artist, art educator and professor at the Royal A...
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', oil on board, the German School (circa 1970s). A very alluring painting with warm earth tone hues both vibrant and muted. Clearly inspired b...
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1970s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Fine Dutch Old Master Large Oil Painting Portrait Gentleman in Ruff Collar Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Ruff Collar and Robes Dutch School, 18th century oil on canvas laid over panel, unframed board: 28.5 x 24 inches provenance: private collection condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Surreal scene Brazil oil on board painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Surrealist scene, Brazil - Oil on panel Oil measures 61x91 cm. Frameless. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes from a family of painters by aesthetics and by kinship. Brother of the painter Agustín Úbeda and the photographer Ángel...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Characterful Portrait French Man with Hat & Pipe Signed & Dated 1903 Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with a Hat holding a Pipe French School, signed and dated 1903 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.75 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: s...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Inge Gruber - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a Bavarian gentleman smoking a pipe. Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful veneer frame. On canvas on panel.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
By Otto Eichinger
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 15 x 12 inches board: 12.5 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: v...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Girl Oil on Canvas By K. Burton, Signed and Framed
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely portrait of a young girl wearing a light green dress with a yellow belt and her hair embellished with yellow ribbon against a dark background. The oil on canvas portrait is...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large Painting on Canvas 'Paloma' Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's gold framed painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Amazing and decorative gold frame compliments Keil's Picasso inspired painting of ...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Guinovart. 21 Thoughtful Man Black and White. drawing on cardboard
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Guinovart. Thoughtful man. black and white. drawing on cardboard Josep Guinovart i Bertran (Barcelona 1927-2007) was a painter, draftsman and engraver from Catalonia, Spain. After ...
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1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Paternity oil acrylic on canvas painting realism Spain Sitges 70s
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in advert...
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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sam Uhrdin, The Twilight View
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-20th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Sam Uhrdin (1886-1964) depicts a woman playing the guitar in a gently lit room at twilight. Bathed in a warm radiance ...
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1950s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil - Flowers in Her Hair
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a decorative gilt frame. On board.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

After Edgar Degas - Framed 20th Century Oil, Star Dancer (On Stage)
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on canvas board. Presented in a wonderful reeded frame with gilt internal slip. Initialled 'VB' lower right.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - After School
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a rustic wooden frame. On canvas board.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Self portrait oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Self portrait- Oil on board Oil measures 36x31 cm. Frame size 49x44 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wo...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Jean Dulac (1902-1968) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Man
Located in Corsham, GB
Artist name inscribed verso. Acquired with other signed works by the artist Presented in a rustic gilt frame with rope running pattern. On board.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961)- Early 20th Century Oil, Lady in Green Day Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961). Unsigned. Provenance: acquired by Sulis Fine Art with two further signed portraits. On ...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961)- Early 20th Century Oil, Lady with Bead Necklace
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961). Unsigned. Provenance: acquired by Sulis Fine Art with two further signed portraits. On ca...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Walter Oston - Early 20th Century Oil, A Moment of Faith
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the upper right. On canvas.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Girl with Flowerpot, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl with Flowerpot" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Housework
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with a cotton cove.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Joseph W. Roberts - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Mrs. H. E. Johns
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait in oil. Study of Mrs. H. E. Johns (1907) from life. Presented in a simple gilt frame. Inscribed to the reverse with the artist's name and title. On canvas laid to board.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A. Egle - Framed 1941 Oil, Portrait of a Military Officer
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a military officer, possibly Scandinavian. Signed lower left and dated 1941. Presented in a distressed gilt frame. On canvas on stretchers.
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English School Early 20th Century Oil - Bust of a Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A handsome portrait depicting the bust of a ruddy cheeked English gentleman. Unsigned. On canvas.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Brostoff - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Artist In-Situ
Located in Corsham, GB
Artist in a Landscape. Signed' Brostoff' lower right. Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame. On canvas on stretchers.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

J. R. Porter - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of the Bride
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a wooden frame. On canvas.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Bertrand Py (1895-1973) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Lady in Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Posed Elegant Lady In V Neck Shirt Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition:...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Color Pencil

Bric-A Brac - Scottish 1933 Art Deco exhibited interior portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This fantastic Scottish Art Deco exhibited interior portrait oil painting is by Glasgow artist John Dobbie. It was painted in 1933 and exhibited that year at the Glasgow Institue of ...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting On Canvas Dated 1921, Military Portrait By Paul Leroy
By Paul Leroy
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil Painting On Canvas Dated 1921, Military Portrait By Paul Leroy" Paul Alexandre A. LEROY (1860-1942), French school. Description: Very beautiful oil painting on canvas, represent...
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1920s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carvers. He b...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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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