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Medium: Fabric
Contemporary portrait "Inside the Painting"
Located in Zofingen, AG
When I gaze upon old paintings, it feels like a journey through time. Every brushstroke, color, and expression tells a vivid story, immersing me in the atmosphere of days gone by. It...
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2010s Realist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Wild by Christophe Dupety - Male nude painting, oil on canvas, contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Wild (2015) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm. In this series simply entitled "Nus" (nudes), the artist is superimposing and juxtaposing tw...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ethereal Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

12 by Jeff Chester, realistic oil painting of woman's face wearing sunglasses
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Tribute to Artists 17 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, blue
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Artists 17 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, acrylic, charcoal, pastel and engraving on gray cardboard mounte...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving

17th Century portrait oil painting of a lady
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Studio of Sir Peter Lely Dutch, (1618-1680) Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas Image size: 29.25 inches x 24.25 inches Size including frame: 37...
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17th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

I adore your boogies-woogies. Figurative painting with popular dancers and music
Located in Segovia, ES
I love your “Boogies-woogies”, (Adoro tus "Bugisvugis"). Figurative painting with popular dancers and musicians. Acrylic on canvas. Measurements in centimeters: 97 x 130 x 3 cm. Fram...
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Early 2000s Modern Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"THE BLACK COAT PROJECT - AMBER" Oil Painting 50" x 30" in by Charles Malinsky
Located in Culver City, CA
"THE BLACK COAT PROJECT - AMBER" Oil Painting 50" x 30" in by Charles Malinsky Artwork ships rolled in a tube. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Charles Malinsky is an internationally acclaimed C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Portrait
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbilisi St...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with a Barn Owl
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Herbert Davidson (American, 1930-2018) Signed: Herbert Davidson, (lower, right) " Young Girl Seated on Stone Slab Holding a Barn Owl", circa 1970 Acrylic on canvas 26" x 36" Pe...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Self-portrait in Indonesian Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Abraham Johannes Romswinckel (1810-1856) Self-portrait in Indonesian landscape Inscribed Abr. Joh. Romswinckel, geb. Batavia 17 Oct. 1810, overl...
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1820s Romantic Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mother and Child, Ecole de Paris, Large Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
Ecole de Paris, mid century oil on canvas portrait of a mother and child by Guy Cambier. The painting is signed bottom left and there is a very faint chalk inscription with date to the back of the canvas. Presented in a fine custom gilt wood frame. This exquisite painting captures a tender, timeless moment between a mother and child, rendered with soft, evocative brushstrokes. The palette of muted earth tones with hints of blue and lavender imbues the scene with warmth and serenity. The mother, adorned in flowing robes, gazes downward with a gentle, contemplative expression, while the child's innocent face exudes calm and trust, resting securely in her embrace. The textured background, a blend of abstract patterns, contrasts with the smooth rendering of the figures, enhancing the ethereal atmosphere. The intricate gold frame adds a classic touch, emphasizing the painting's traditional elegance. This piece masterfully balances realism with expressive elements, capturing the universal essence of maternal love and protection. Its timeless appeal invites the viewer to reflect on the enduring bond depicted with grace and sensitivity. Guy Cambier (1923-2008) was born in Uccle-lez-Bruxelles, Belgium in 1923. He was part of the Post War School of Paris, Ecole De Paris, that included Andre Hambourg, Jean Carzou, Marcel Gromaire and Yolande Ardissone. At the age of nine years old, he lost the use of his legs caused by a tragic accident. An autodidact he studied the techniques and works of those artists he emulated, Corot and Watteau. Cambier started to exhibit in 1942, first in Belgium and afterwards in France on the Cote d’Azur as well as in the United States and in Paris at the Salon des Peintres Temoins de Leur Temps. In 1957, he received the Parisian award, “Le Prix de la Jeune Peintre”. He moved to the South of France in 1950 and resided in Grasse, where he spent most of the rest of his life as did so many famous painters at that time. Cambier became a favourite portrait artist of several celebrities and painted such dignitaries as Princess Grace of Monaco, Winston Churchill, Ingrid Bergman and Edward G Robinson...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Gipsy Girl, 19th Century by Alix Louise ENAULT (1860-1913)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Gipsy Girl, 19th Century by Alix Louise ENAULT (1860-1913) to $40,000 Large 19th Century French portrait of a young gipsy girl, possibly portrayed as Esmeralda, oil on canvas by Alix Louise Enault. Excellent quality and condition leading example of the famous french female painters...
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19th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground. Nick Weber (b.1971), living ...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A portrait of two hound dogs standing in a landscape, signed and dated 1889
By Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas
Located in Bath, Somerset
Two Warwickshire hounds, named Hermit and Wildboy, standing in a landscape. Signed and dated 1889 (lower right) and signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas in a gil...
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19th Century English School Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Echoes of the Mind 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

oil on canvas sketch study circle of Konstantin Makovsky
Located in Gavere, BE
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (Russian 1839 – 1915) was an influential Russian painter At the World's Fair of 1889 in Paris, he received the Large Gold Medal for his paintings Deat...
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Early 1900s Other Art Style Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I capture the spirit of independence and defiance. The central figure stands poised yet resolute, a silent assertion of self in a structured environment. The cats, wi...
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2010s Realist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Innocence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Figurative, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (issued by The Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Abstract Figural Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist surreal figural painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 23 by 29 inches overall. Handsomely frame...
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1960s Surrealist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Manner of Marcel Vertes Portrait of a Lady Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Mid century, manner of Marcel Vertes, 20th century painter, printmaker and illustrator.
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20th Century Modern Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Is It Okay to Keep You in Mind" pink acrylic portrait of woman, green earrings
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Austrian School Family Portrait
Located in Astoria, NY
Austrian School, Family Portrait, Oil on Canvas, late 19th century, depicting a husband and wife with young child in a garden, surrounded by cherubs, signed "Pawlicek" lower right, g...
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Late 19th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Rocky Cornish Coast, early 20th Century
By Kathleen Walker
Located in Blackwater, GB
A Rocky Cornish Coast, early 20th Century by Kathleen Walker (1893-1966) early 20th Century study of a rocky Cornish coast by Kathleen Walker, oil on ...
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19th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Figural Fauvist Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract figural oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 25 by 37 inches overall. Handsomely framed ...
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1960s Modern Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Fanny Icart- Original grand oil on canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Louis Icart Portrait de Fanny Icart Excellent Condition Original oil painting on canvas Hand-signed in paint in the lower right by Icart 1935 31 1/2 X 39 inches Framed in an antique ...
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1930s Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait of an Elderly Man, 1913
Located in Stockholm, SE
Victor Lagerström (1864–1948) Sweden Portrait of an Elderly Man, 1913 oil on canvas signed “V.L” and dated “13” unframed: 24.5 × 22 cm (9.65 × 8.66 in) framed: 42 × 39 cm (16.54 ×...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Chrysalis" by Dave Seeley, Figurative Oil Painting of Nude Female in Fetal Pose
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's "Chrysalis" is a 2022 oil painting on canvas mounted to panel, offering an intimate and immersive depiction of the human form in a tightly coiled, almost fetal posture....
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21st Century and Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Portrait of a man during French Revolution
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Antoine VESTIER, attributed to (Avallon, 1740 - Paris, 1824) Portrait of a man under the Revolution Oil on canvas H. 46 cm; L. 37 cm Circa 1793-95 This beautiful unsigned portrait i...
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1790s French School Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Isolation 7 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Those who tell the truth are always on the run... If you stand for the truth, you will always stand alone Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait Of Elizabeth Campbell & Daughter, Wife Of Colonel Colin Campbell
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Elizabeth Campbell & Daughter, Wife Of Colonel Colin Campbell circle of Margaret Carpenter (1793-1872) Large 19th Century English portrait of Elizabeth Campbell & Daughter, oil on canvas. Seated half length mother and daughter portrait of the wife of Colonel Colin Campbell. Good quality similar to Margaret Carpenters...
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19th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Tender Morning
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Camillo Sagrestani workshop (Tuscan) - 17th century figure painting - S. Jerome
Located in Varmo, IT
Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Florence 1660 - Florence 1731) circle of - San Girolamo. 96 x 72 cm unframed, 112 x 88 cm with frame (not signed). Antique oil painting on canvas, in a...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beth Dacey, "Beach Couple with Beach Chair", 30x40 Vintage Summer Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Beth Dacey's "Beach Couple with Beach Chair" is a 30x40 oil painting on canvas of a woman resting her arm on her partner's leg, while lounging back on a foldable woven beach chair...
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2010s Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Go With The Flow" Fantasy and Surreal Oil on Canvas by acclaimed British artist
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to announce that we are the only gallery in the United States representing the wor...
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2010s Surrealist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self-Portrait of the artist
Located in PARIS, FR
Self-portrait by Edouard Dumoulin (1898 - 1973) 1928 Oil on canvas 48 x 37 cm (54 x 42 cm with frame 18.9 x 14.57 in (21.26 x 16.54 in with frame) Signed and dated lower left Online...
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1920s Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from ...
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2010s Pop Art Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Beneath Her Breath (Whisper of Gratitude) -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Dreaming Wings - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, Portrait, Modern, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Ami...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"The Red Dress"
By Joseph Newman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Joseph Newman (1890 - 1979) Joseph Newman was born in New York City in 1890. He attended the Pratt Institute and the Adelphi College Art School, and served in the U.S. Army during WWW1. After the war, he married and traveled to Europe. He returned to New York in the mid 1920's, and with a group of contemporaries formed The Fifteen Gallery in Manhattan. Newman painted a broad variety of subjects including genre scenes, landscapes, figurative works, and equestrian subjects. He worked in various styles ranging from academic realism to a looser, post-impressionist approach, and is best known for colorful, animated genre scenes painted in and around Rockport Harbor and as far west as Taos, New Mexico. He exhibited frequently at the Brooklyn Museum, The National Academy, The Carnegie Institute, The Whitney and The Society of Independent Artists. He was a member of the L.C. Tiffany Foundation, The Salmagundi Club, Rockport Art Association, and the American Watercolor Society. His work is represented in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, The Newark Museum, the Boston Library...
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20th Century American Impressionist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with braids - XXI century, Oil figurative painting, Portrait, Bright colors
Located in Warsaw, PL
MARLENA NIZIO Studied painting under prof. Jerzy Nowosielski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She received her diploma in 1986. She was a holder of scholarship of the Ministry ...
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2010s Other Art Style Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rabbi, Judaica, Mixed Media
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Katz (Romanian Israeli), 1937- an Israeli citizen, studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, as well as at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He received second pr...
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20th Century Modern Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Neoclassical, renaissance, Biblical, St Sebastian "Martyrdom" (After Guido Reni)
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Part of Giancarlo Impiglia's iconic "camouflage" series in which, deviating from his signature style, he expresses his classical education, flawless technique, and concerns about the...
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2010s Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy Carrying a Fruit Basket, 18th Century Oil on Canvas
By Sir William Beechey
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm) Hand carved gilt frame This is a charming 18th century portrait of a young boy, sporting a golden child's two-piece with a fl...
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18th Century English School Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Folk Painting of Couple in a Garden With Dog
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled, c. 1900 (Late 19th/early 20th century) Oil on canvas 15 3/4 x 21 in. Framed: 21 1/8 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Coexist" - Geometric Portrait Op Art Original Painting by Tim Christie
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This large, horizontal painting measures 55 inches high and 90 inches wide. It is hand signed and dated by the artist on the back. It is stretched and ready to hang. The sides are painted black and it does not require framing. The fusion between angular geometric abstraction and softer, anatomical forms, like faces, spawned an original and intriguing new aesthetic. His innovative, fashion-forward style has been described as a modern synthesis of Op Art, Pop Art, Street Art, Geometric Expressionism and De Stijl. “I was curious to explore the relationship between a very controlled technical aesthetic and facial features, with the inherent symmetry of the latter providing a shared language between these two worlds.” Tim Christie is a New Zealand based designer and artist. His artwork adorns the walls of the new Hilton hotel in Wellington, New Zealand. He has developed some of New Zealand's most iconic brands including identities for The Interislander, Radio New Zealand, New Zealand Wine and the city of Invercargill. His work has been featured in New Zealand and Australian design...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Christ as Salvator Mundi, Circle Van Dyck, Flemish Old Master, Christ Child
Located in Greven, DE
The Christ Child as Redeemer of the World Oil on Canvas, 69.3 x 49.7 cm Provenance Private Collection, Belgium The present painting is known in different versions. One of them is ...
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17th Century Baroque Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

All day breakfast cafe
Located in Roma, IT
John Madu Contemporary Figurative Work - A Dialogue with Modern Art History This work by John Madu belongs to the series developed through a direct engagement with Vincent van ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Academic Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas by Alessandro Sani 19Th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas attributed to Alessandro Sani 19Th c. Alessandro Sani (1856–1927) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects. He was born a...
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1890s Italian School Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

A Fine Stiepevich Orientalist Painting of a Lounging Odalisque in the Harem
Located in New York, NY
VINCENT G. STIEPEVICH Russian, 1841-1910 Lounging Odalisque in the Harem Signed ‘VG. Stiepevich’ L/R Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches Frame: 26 x 33 inches
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1890s Realist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Figurative Surreal Portrait in Vivid Acrylic With Emoji Motifs
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A vivid figurative portrait in acrylic that blends floral patterns, emoji-inspired motifs and saturated color to explore digital identity and self-representation. This vivid figurati...
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2010s Pop Art Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Surreal Figurative Portrait in Vivid Acrylic With Floral Emoji Motifs and Green
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A vivid figurative portrait in acrylic that blends floral patterns, emoji-inspired motifs and saturated color to explore digital identity and self-representation. This surreal figura...
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2010s Pop Art Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Adriano Goby Oil Portrait of a Romantic Lady
Located in New York, NY
A large female figural portrait of a romantic era woman in canary yellow silk dress and ornate structured bonnet with violet bows. Posed within a garden next to a large bush of white...
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19th Century Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brown-Toned Figurative Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Pugna 037'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

'Lady in a Satin Dress', Neo-Classical Female Portrait Oil, Victorian Hairstyle
By E. Brown
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'E. Brown' (English school, 19th century) and dated 'May, 1844'. A fine, mid-nineteenth century portrait of a lady of quality wearing the hairstyle made popular b...
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1840s Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist
Located in London, GB
Oliver Messel 1904 - 1978 Portrait of a Young Man Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Oliver Messel 1930' (on the stretcher) Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.4 cm) Original frame Oliver Messel was born to Leonard and Maud Messel, née Sambourne, on the 13 January 1904 and was the youngest of three children. The family moved to Nymans, the Messel family home in Sussex, from nearby Balcombe in 1915. The house remained in the family until 1953 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust, following a fire in 1947 which destroyed a large portion of the house. The Messels originated from a line of German Jewish bankers on Leonard’s side, however, both family lines boast a number of artistic influences, including Maud’s father. Maud was brought up at 18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington (now known as the Linley Sambourne House Museum), amongst collections of antique porcelain and eighteenth-century furniture, and with a host of artistic visitors such as Henry Irving and Oscar Wilde. Oliver’s own upbringing appears to be influenced by his mother's, as the Messel family were also affiliated with artists and writers and were keen collectors of art, filling their home with textiles, paintings and collections of European and Asian fans from travels abroad. It was amongst such treasures that Oliver, Anne and Linley spent their childhood, in addition to the beauty of Nyman’s extensive gardens. Oliver was schooled at Eton but rather than going up to university was encouraged by family friends, gallery owner Archie Propert and painter and sculptor Glyn Philpot, to attend art school. In 1922 he enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, where he studied under Henry Tonks. Here, he met the artist Rex Whistler with whom he remained firm friends until Whistler’s death in WW2. Upon leaving the Slade in 1924 Oliver was apprenticed to the studio of portrait artist John Wells, where he learnt various Old Master painting techniques, and met artists such as Jacob Epstein, Augustus John and William Orpen. Whilst at the Slade Oliver developed his interest in Papier Mâché masks, a pastime popular amongst many art students at the time. Whilst apprenticed to artist John Wells several of Oliver’s masks were exhibited at the Claridge Gallery, London, alongside pieces by Whistler and other young artists. These were seen by Serge Diaghilev, director of the Ballet Russes, and Charles B. Cochran, a theatrical producer, both of whom made Oliver offers of work. His first job in the theatre was creating masks for the Ballets Russes’ Zéphyr et Flore, 1925, designed by the French artist Georges Braque, followed by numerous musical revues for Cochran, including Wake Up and Dream!, 1929, with music by Cole Porter. It was during these revues, working with Porter and Noel Coward, that Oliver also began to design headdresses and costumes. In 1932 he was rewarded with his first full commission to design both costume and sets for Helen!, directed by Max Reinhardt. The production design is still celebrated today for its innovative approach and ground-breaking ‘white on white’ aesthetic, which referenced ‘Greek temples, Rococo drapes, Baroque colonnades and Louis XIV carousels’. The success of Helen! led to further offers within the theatre including Reinhardt’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Old Vic in 1937, starring Vivien Leigh as Titania and Robert Helpmann as Oberon, the Jean Cocteau play The Infernal Machine in 1940, and Christopher Fry’s translation of Jean Anouilh’s Ring Round the Moon, 1950. One of Oliver’s best-known productions during this period was the Russian ballet The Sleeping Beauty, performed by Sadler’s Wells Ballet in 1946 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Encompassing over 200 costumes and four set changes, Oliver’s romantic designs were celebrated for bringing colour back to post-war London, and variations on his designs are still used today. Additional designs for the ballet included Comus in 1940, for which he was released from war duties, and Homage to the Queen, choreographed by Frederick Ashton and performed in 1953 for the Queen’s coronation. His first opera was in 1940 for Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Royal Opera House, followed by a series of productions at the newly founded Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex, for which Oliver also designed the proscenium arch. He triumphed in 1956 designing a season of four different productions for their Mozart bicentennial, also providing illustrations for the programme covers. His popularity also spread beyond theatre to film, were he worked on over eight different feature films including Romeo and Juliet, 1936, directed by George Cukor. During a three-month research trip to Italy Oliver collected over 3,000 reference images including postcards of artwork by Piero della Francesca, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, along with prints and photographs of textiles and architectural features. A production of Gabriel Pascal’s Caesar and Cleopatra, 1946, starring Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains, was celebrated for Oliver’s ability to recreate the opulence and luxury of ancient Egypt under the constraints of wartime rationing. Such was his skill that Vivien Leigh in a letter to Oliver declared that “I have of course told Pascal that nobody in the world must do the costumes except you.” He was later nominated for an Academy Award for his work on his final film Suddenly, Last Summer, 1959; an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ American Southern Gothic mystery. Having started his artistic career as a portrait apprentice, capturing the faces of family and friends, Oliver continued to develop this practice until the end of his life.  His style is said to have been influenced by Glyn Philpot, the Messel’s family friend who encouraged Oliver from an early age in his pursuit of art and design. His most prolific period came in the 1950s during which he produced over 50 portraits, which were shown in exhibitions in New York, London and Barbados. The exhibitions included both well-known faces and anonymous sitters captured on Oliver’s travels, and a number of these works have entered private collections. He continued to paint after moving to the Caribbean in 1966, capturing society figures and the rich and famous including fashion designer Carolina Herrera and Bianca Jagger. His style remained unchanged throughout his career, using the same soft painterly strokes and subtle palette as in his theatre designs. By far his greatest contribution in addition to theatre and film was Oliver’s interior and architectural designs. Another, much celebrated commission included Rayne shoe shop in Old Bond Street, where he created jewel-like interiors using the same practice of scaled models as his set designs. Other notable interior designs include those for Norwich and Bath Assembly Rooms, Flaxley Abbey in Gloucestershire, Rosehill Theatre in Cumbria and the Reader’s Digest offices in Paris. However, upon moving to Barbados in 1966, Oliver embraced a new career envisioning architectural concepts for private houses, hotels and public buildings, utilising his experience with interior design to furnish them with bespoke items of furniture and textiles. His first project was Maddox, the deserted eighteenth-century plantation house bought by himself and his partner Vagn Riis-Hansen in 1964. The existing building and gardens were remodelled to Oliver’s designs embracing an inherent theatricality with views out to sea. These were framed by terraces and verandas which extended out from the living rooms creating what is often referred to as a Caribbean style of ‘indoor-outdoor’ living. For the woodwork he used a shade of green that is now known as ‘Messel green’ and often associated with the island of Barbados. Oliver was born into a wealthy family; he travelled extensively and was exposed to art and culture from a young age. A privileged youth, his name is often mentioned amongst the ‘Bright Young Things’, for whom costume parties at country houses and jaunts to Europe on a whim became a thing of fable. This informal group included people such as Cecil Beaton (a life-long friend whom Oliver first met at Eton), Lord Berners, Noel Coward, John Betjeman, Harold Acton, Nancy Mitford, Edith Sitwell, Stephen Tennant...
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Nurturing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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 Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Denied Andy Warhol Oxidation Painting by Charles Lutz Gold Green Abstract
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Oxidation (Piss) Painting by Charles Lutz Metal pigments and artist's urine on canvas with Denied Stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 20 x 16" inches 200...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Formentera Ses Illetes 09
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
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2010s Contemporary Fabric Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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