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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Rococo
Style: Post-War
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English satirical painter - 18th century painting - Connoisseur and Tired Boy
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (late 18th century) - The Connoisseur and Tired Boy.
39.5 x 32 cm without frame, 46 x 38 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved wooden frame.
-...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venetian Rococò painter - 18th century mask figure painting - Colombina Carnival
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian master (18th century) - Mask of Colombina.
161 x 68 cm without frame, 169.5 x 76.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a white lacquered wooden frame.
Condi...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Venetian Rococò painter - 18th century mask figure painting - Pantalone Carnival
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian master (18th century) - Mask of Pantalone.
161 x 68 cm without frame, 169.5 x 76.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a white lacquered wooden frame.
Condi...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs”
An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885.
Mas...
Category
19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circle of Jean Honore Fragonard (1732–1806) A Painting of Three Putti and Fire
Located in New York, NY
Circle of Jean Honore Fragonard (French 1732–1806) An Exceptional Painting of Three Putti and Fire, circa 1795.
Masterfully painted in the late ...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Rococo painting with frame by 18th-century Venetian school oil on canvas
Located in Florence, IT
The painting (with a Salvador Rosa-style gilded frame 88 x 116 cm) depicts a group of four children who are playing outside on a swinging seesaw; we are probably dealing with a prank, as can be seen by the satisfied expression of the child on the right at the expense of the one in the foreground, who seems to be supported by the others, perhaps because of the fear felt.
They are dressed in the same way, with black or brown ankle boots and a kind of double-breasted jumpsuit with a rich lace collar reminiscent of the jabots of dames, blue for the one in the foreground, brick-colored for the other three.
Children also look alike in the hair, typical of the period, and features, suggesting a kinship relationship.
We find the same subject, for example, in Johann Zoffany...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait (American Post-War, Impressionist, Suite - FREE U.S. Shipping)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Alex Tschernjawski
Self Portrait
Oil on Canvas
1960s
Size: 38x26x0.5in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1827
*Condition: Good vintage condi...
Category
1960s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Portrait of Boy" Portrait Drawing 14" x 10" inch (1970) by Youssef Sida
By Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait of Boy" Portrait Drawing 14" x 10" inch (1970) by Youssef Sida
Signed and dated 1970
Youssef Sida
1922-1994
Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1945 he got his degree from t...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
18/19-th Century French Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Rococo, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a fabulous Oil on canvas painting. French, late 18th to early 19th century. The artwork depicts a gallant scene, a shepherdess, and her lover resting in the forest. This stunning impressive piece of art is waiting to be a part of your collection. Collectible European Classical Paintings, Rococo, And Romanticism in Fine Art
More photos are available upon request.
Overall in very good condition.
Please see the photos, they are part of the description.
The painting is presented in a nice vintage ornate frame...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Felice Boscarati (Venice) - 18th century figure painting - Paesan portrait Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Felice Boscarati (Verona 1721 - Venice 1807) - The noble weaver.
71 x 52 cm without frame, 80 x 62 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved wooden frame.
Conditi...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait (American Post-War, Impressionist, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Suite)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Alex Tschernjawski
Self Portrait
Oil on Canvas
1960s
Size: 37.5x25.5in
Framed: 39x27xin
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1826
*Condition: G...
Category
1960s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century French figure painting - Portrait lady - Oil on canvas Rococò
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (18th century) - Portrait of a lady.
43 x 35 cm without frame, 69 x 59 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame.
- Inscription on the back.
...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge French Rococo Portrait of Mother & Son Signed Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Mother & Son
French School, 19th century - after an earlier 18th century painting from the Rococo period.
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 38.75 x 49.5 inches
...
Category
19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Signed and dated
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Children w Lamb Scene 18th century Oil painting by French Rococo Master
By Jean Baptist Marie Huet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting was attributed to Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (1745 - 1811) by Cabinet Turquin (France). A cute scene with children tying a ribbon around the neck of a young lamb. Rococo in th...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Portrait miniature after Boucher's portrait of Madame de Pompadour
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique portrait miniature was made after Boucher's famous painting of Madame de Pompadour, the highly celebrated official mistress of King Lo...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
"Spring 1945", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, 38x31, Impressionist
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
1980s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Girl in Red Jacket", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, 32x23 in., Oil
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Making Firends", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, Oil/Canvas, 37x44in.
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1800’s French Rococo Oil Portrait of Young Girl Pink Bow Blue Dress to restore
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, Rococo period original
Likely to be a preparatory sketch for a larger piece.
oil painting on canvas laid on board, framed
framed: 1...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
C. 1900 FRENCH BELLE EPOQUE HUGE OIL PAINTING - ELEGANT LADIES BOATING ON LAKE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Elegants on the Lake"
French School, circa 1900
oil painting on canvas, framed
painting: 89cm x 98cm
framed: 101cm x 111cm
Wonderfully decorative large French oil painting from th...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jewish Man Playing Viol, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski, 1952
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jewish Man Playing Viol (3-F)
Abraham Straski, Polish (1903–1987)
Date: 1952
Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Size: 16 x 11.5 in. (40.64 x 29.21 cm)
Frame Si...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Oil
Rabbi Reading by Candlelight , Oil Painting by Abraham Straski, 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rabbi Reading by Candlelight (9-F)
Abraham Straski, Polish (1903–1987)
Date: 1959
Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Size: 20 x 23 in. (50.8 x 58.42 cm)
Fra...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rabbi Reading by Candlelight, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski, 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rabbi Reading by Candlelight (6-F)
Abraham Straski, Polish (1903–1987)
Date: 1959
Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Size: 23 x 19 in. (58.42 x 48.26 cm)
Fr...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Oil
Rabbi with Torah, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski 1950
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rabbi with Torah
Abraham Straski, Polish (1903–1987)
Date: 1950
Oil on Canvas on Wood, signed and dated
Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Frame Size: 19.5 x 15.5 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood, Canvas
The Milkgirl, Rococo-Style, Unknown Artist, Pastel Drawing
Located in brussel, BE
Not only in the 17th century, but also in the 18th century, genre painting, where people are portrayed in their daily life, was successful. The theme of the milkmaid, which we all kn...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Alan, Bella, Brick and Slate
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed). Price on request
This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael Leonard’s balcon...
Category
1970s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
French School, Portrait of a Lady, Actress, Young Woman, French , Rococo, Oval
Located in Greven, DE
French Art
Rococo
Portrait of a Woman, Young Lady, perhaps an actress
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait Johann Theodor Bavaria, Son of Prince Elector, by Joseph Vivien, Rococo
By Joseph Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
Portrait of Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703-1763)
by Joseph Vivien
Johann Theodor of Bavaria (* September 3, 1703 in Munich; † January 27, 1763 in Lièg...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School, Portrait of a Young Lady, Actress, Louis XIV sculpted frame, 1700
Located in Greven, DE
French School,
Portrait of a Young Lady, perhaps an actress
Oval
Louis XIV sculpted and gilded frame
French Art, Roccoco Art
The oval portrait of a young woman measures 61 by 50,5 cm canvas sight size and its 18th century oak carved and gilded frame...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
lying woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 86x114 cm.
Josep Maria Mallol i Suazo (Barcelona, 1910 - Barcelona, 1986) is a well-known painter whom critics pointed out as one of the main names in non-avant-g...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trompe l'oeil, Trick of the Eye, Maria, Child St. Anthony, Van Dyck, Old Master
Located in Greven, DE
After a copper engraving (46 x 34 cm) by Gilles Rousselet after Van Dyck, ca. 1640 Paris.
Oil on cardboard, 44 x 35 cm
Trompe-l'oeils are pictures whose depicted objects are painte...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Old Master, Joseph Vivien, Mme Silvestre, French Rococo, Pastel
By Joseph Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
The portrait shows Mme Silvestre.
Born in Paris, Silvestre was the daughter of Charles-Antoine Hérault and his wife Marie-Geneviève, who were her first teachers. In 1706 she married the painter Louis de Silvestre, moving with him in 1716 to Dresden. The couple's daughter Marie-Maximilienne became a pastellist. Silvestre died in Dresden, the year before her husband retired and returned to Paris. Her surviving pastels show the influence of Rosalba Carriera...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil Pastel
Portrait after Franz Josef Winter, Clemens August of Bavaria, Archbishop Cologne
Located in Greven, DE
Clemens August Ferdinand Maria Hyazinth, Duke of Bavaria (* August 16, 1700 in Brussels; † February 6, 1761 in Koblenz) was as Clemens August I from 1723 to 1761 Archbishop of Cologne and thus at the same time Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, sovereign of the associated archdiocese as well as the tributary lands of Recklinghausen and Westphalia. In addition, he was Legatus natus of the Holy Apostolic See in Rome and Archchancellor of Imperial Italy. Furthermore, he combined the offices of Grand Master of the Teutonic Order...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Pastel /oil Pastel on Paper, Rococo, 18th Century. The Pastel is made in the style...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Marilyn 12, No. 29
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Marilyn 12, No. 29” is a chromogenic print in color by American artist Lawrence Schiller. The artwork is unsigned and editioned 72/75.
Lawrence Sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color
Portrait Of Elisabeth Marguerite, The Artist's Daughter
Located in Miami, FL
Nicolas de Largillierre painted Elisabeth Marguerite in oil on canvas. A larger version of this work was offered by Sotheby's for $500,000 and is now in a French Museum - Palais ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nurturing" Pastel on Paper Painting 13" x 19" inch (1964) by Ragheb Ayad
By Ragheb Ayad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nurturing" Pastel on Paper Painting 13" x 19" inch (1964) by Ragheb Ayad
signed & dated
Ragheb Ayad was born in Cairo on the 10th of March 1892 and insc...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Lost in the Woods, 19th Century French Romanticism Painting
By Pierre Jean Edmond Castan
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edmond Pierre Jean Castan
Title: Lost in the Woods
Medium: Oil on Panel
Year of Work: 1875
Signed: Lower Left
Dimensions: Framed 18.5" x 16.5" x 3.25" Unframed 6.25" x 4.25"
Edmond Castan (1817-1892) was a French artist born in Toulouse in Haute-Garrone who specialized in capturing simple moments of daily life, interior scenes of peasants and children playing games. A pupil of neoclassical painter Francois Gerard...
Category
1870s Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
French Art, Rococo Portrait, Oval, Pastel, Portrait of a Lady, Circle of Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of a Lady, Rococo, 18th Century, Fine drawing in Pastel/ Oil Pastel on Paper in the style of Vivien. The Lady might be a woman from Marie Antoinette's Court. It is part of a Pendant (see the other listing with the portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Fine 1800's Portrait of Young Aristocratic Boy with Letter & Pen Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Aristocrat
French School, circa 1800's
circle of Louis Leopold Boilly (1761-1845)
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 16 x 13.5 inches
frame: 21 x 18 inches
p...
Category
Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge Antique French Rococo Oil Painting Mythological Lovers in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunter
French School, late 19th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed size: 32 x 42 inches
provenance: private collection, France
Superb large scale French oil painting,...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Artist Aunt" Portrait Oil Painting 20" x 19" inch (1930) by Shaaban Zaki
By Shaaban Zaki
Located in Culver City, CA
"Artist Aunt" Portrait Oil Painting 20" x 19" inch (1930) by Shaaban Zaki
Signed and dated 1930
Shaaban Zaki came from a lower-middle-class family who was mostly government employees, but he was distinguished from them by being involved in the art and culture circles. He could not afford to study in art schools, so he studied at an art institute in Chicago by correspondence. A self-taught and self-made man, he became involved in the art scene and was able to distinguish himself during the early ’20s and ’40s among his colleagues. He contributed to the cultural life by writing articles and essays on the early education of art in primary schools. S. Zaki was able to leave for us a wide collection portraying the landscapes of Egypt whether it be Upper Egypt...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Framed Polish Rabbi, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi
Year: 1952
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 16 x 12 inches
Frame Size: 26 x 20 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Framed Clarinet Player, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi 8F
Year: 1955
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame Size: 20.5 x 24 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Reading Rabbi, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi 12F
Year: circa 1957
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 10.5 x 7 inches
Frame Size: 20 x 15 i...
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rabbi Reading, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi F
Year: 1952
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 10 x 7.5 inches
Frame Size: 17.5 x 15 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rabbi and Student, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski 1957
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Rabbi and Student
Year: 1957
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 16 x 11 inches
Frame Size: 25 x 20 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Violinist, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987)
Title: Violinist
Year: 1958
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Image Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame Size: 20 x 22.5 inches
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rabbi and Torah, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Located in Long Island City, NY
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
Category
1950s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Boy with Birdcage
By (Circle of) Jean Baptiste Greuze
Located in London, GB
Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze
1725 - 1805
Portrait of a Young Boy with Birdcage
Oil on canvas
Image size: 15½ x 12 inches
Original frame
J...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di G. Panealbo
Located in Firenze, IT
Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di Giovanni Panelalbo.
Ritratto di Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia (Torino, 26 giugno 1726 – Moncalieri, 16 ottobre 1...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Follower Rosalba Carriera (Venice) - 18th century figure painting - Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Follower of Rosalba Carriera (Venice 1673 - there 1757) - Portrait of a lady.
51 x 42 cm without frame, 79 x 67 cm with frame.
Antique pastel painting on paper, in a carved, perfor...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
"Contemplating" Oil Painting 27" x 19" inch by Zohra Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Contemplating" Oil Painting 27" x 19" inch by Zohra Efflatoun
Signed
Zohra Efflatoun came from an artistic family. Her half-sister Inji was a renowned painter from Cairo. Whereas Zohra, who lived in Alexandria, studied under the patronage of the Alexandrian pioneer painters Adham and Seif Wanly...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
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