Paper Portrait Paintings

Snow Maiden, the image of a snow girl from a fairy tale

Portrait of Faina Ranevskaya as a stepmother in the film "Cinderella"

Antique Dog Portrait of a Bulldog "Big Ben in Garden" Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949) Pastel on paper Circa 1900 13 x 9 inches Though he made his reputation with large-scale oils, Wardle is now remembered for his pastels, Christopher Wood...

Little boy with his grandmother in the bath

"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and these self discoveries take us in surprising directions. We must gain strength from what we learn from each other as well as listen to that persistent, ever present, intuitive self. The connection of one’s own rich heritage and person growth will travel into the inevitable and critical connection between African Americans and Africa. These connections are rich and very important. They Exist! My work, I hope, will serve as a creative connection between the African diaspora and western culture. It is this connection that cause my creative forces to react." Janice Frame...

Deeda Blair at Home, by Manuel Santelices Ink pen and watercolor on paper Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed 2023 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...

Portrait. Paper, pastel, 35.5x23 cm The composition focuses on portraying the facial features and characteristics of a man. The artist has employed a linear style, using bold and de...

Portrait of a village boy in a sheepskin coat with a new friend - a shepherd puppy

The owner and her friends - three dogs - went on business on a boat

Dutch Watercolour classical building portrait by Tineke Goedhart. The painting is signed and dated bottom left and resigned, dated and located on t...

This charming pastel painting on paper was designed by Pio Santini (1908-1986) and named: nude with lace. The artist's signature, Santini, can be found in the bottom left corner of the artwork. Lovely romantic composition with a nude young lady kneeling and holding a piece of white lace. Flamboyant magenta red drape background. The painting remains in its original frame, which features delicately carved wood, a gesso finish, an off-white wood liner, and glass protection. The piece is in good condition but has a dark stain and some small chips on the edges of the original wood frame. Measurements: With frame: 22.75 in. wide (58 cm) x 26 in. high (66 cm) Opening view: 14.50 in. wide (36.5 cm) x 17.75 in. (45 cm). Artist Biography: Pio Santini (1908-1986) Pio Santini was born on April 17, 1908, close to Rome, in Tivoli, Italy. He showed a precocious and pronounced artistic taste and gifts, to begin with, drawing and painting. From his childhood drawings, as early as 5 or 6 years old, he was gifted and had a technique above the average. As early as 1933, Pio Santini moved to Paris, in the Montparnasse district, also known as The Artists Area, where he settled in his first Parisian studio. He is recognized as a member of the Academy of Paris, a significant art movement in the first half of the 20th century, alongside Amedeo Modigliani and other Italian artists. While attending the classes of the Estienne School for further training in plastic art, Pio Santini started to attract attention in various Parisian Salons (particularly the Winter Salon, the Independents Salon, and the French Artists Salon) and to find a place in the Parisian universe of painting, as is shown in the press of the time. The Second World War, which pitted his country of birth against his adopted nation, created conflicting emotions in him. During this time, the concept of a united and reconciled Europe took root in his mind. In a way, he played a part in the resuming cultural exchanges between France and Italy by founding the association The Romans in Paris after the war, and especially by creating and animating the Villa D’Este Prize for about ten years, rewarding each year a French artist or writer by offering, a one month stay at the Villa, in Tivoli. Later, the Montparnasse Prize would reward Italian artists in Paris, in the same way. While devoting himself to painting, he worked as an art illustrator for edition and press and left us a rich but unrecognized work from this period. In the early 1960s, Pio Santini decided, imperiously and bravely, to live on his painting. A member of the Society of Independent Artists since 1934, he then actively participated in numerous collective exhibitions in France and abroad. He regularly exhibited in Parisian Salons, most of which he was a member: the Independents Salon, the Autumn Salon, the Winter Salon, the National Salon of the Fine Arts, and the Comparison Salon. A regular participant in the prestigious Salon des Artistes Français, he was often rewarded: Great Price of the Salon in 1970, then in 1974, a gold medal in 1971, and Prize-winner of the Ernest Marché Prize in 1974. Pio Santini lived his last years in his house in Garches, near Paris. He worked there until the last moment and died of illness at the age of 78. Keeping himself a part of the avant-garde of contemporary art, Pio Santini developed a personal work of formal coherence very steadily. He is a two-time artist, one of the beginnings of his career, the Thirties, and the other one, his rebirth, the Sixties, when the artist can again devote himself to painting. Between these two periods, the Second World War badly hit the pictorial growth of Pio Santini. However, everything had started under the best auspices for the young painter whose desire to devote himself to painting is evident in his self-portrait of 1928 as a manifesto. In the 1930s, following the revolutions of cubism, abstraction, and surrealism, figurative and sensual...

Monotype , ink and oil on paper , signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. He studied graphic design...

Signed: by Richard Geiger (1870 – 1945), Austrian - Hungarian painter. Also pencils inscriptions on reverse with date 33 (1933). By the 1920s, he worked illustrating books, bookplates and posters. His paintings included portraits, nudes, genre paintings, and mythological scenes, but he was known for his illustrations, especially his carnival motifs. Spectacular masterwork. Size app.: 18 x 23.3 cm (roughly 7.1 x 9,2 in), framed 31.7 x 36.4 cm (roughly 12.5 x 14.3 in). Very Good condition, minimal age wear. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. Glass will be removed prior to shipment for safe transit. Weight of app. 0,5 kg (without glass!) is going to measure some 2 kg volume weight packed for shipment. R. Geiger was born in Vienna. He first attended a drawing school and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he studied under Christian Griepenkerl and August Eisenmenger. He studied sculpture with Fritz Klimsch at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. There he took part in the exhibitions of the Academy with his portrait busts and sculptures. In Paris he studied at the Julian Academy and worked in the studio of François Flameng...

Original Monotype, ink and oil on paper, signed by the artist Unique piece. Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free re...

"Black Robe” Oil Painting 63" x 47" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Pastel on paper. Framed. Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws up...

Monotype, ink and oil on paper, signed by the artists Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. He studied graphic design ...

Monotype, ink and oil on paper , signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. He studied graphic design ...

Monotype, ink and oil on paper, signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. ...

Monotype, ink and oil on paper, signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. ...

Monotype , ink and oil on paper, signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination....

Monotype, ink and oil on paper, signed by the artist Samuel Bloch paints canvases on the frontier of abstraction that give free rein to the imagination. He studied graphic design a...

Portrait of a girl in a headscarf with a samovar

The boy planted seedlings with his mother for the first time

Cubans in national headdresses and dresses in the process of communication. One girl fixes another's hair

Moses is an artwork realized in the early 20th century, by an unknown artist. Oil on paper. 51x37 cm with frame. Good conditions. Prophet and legislator of the Jewish people...

"Friends" original acrylic painting on paper 70x52 cm. The artwork is unframed. The artwork is signed, dated and titled. Original artwork has signed certificate of Authenticity.

'The Cabaret Dancer', crayon on art paper, by Kolomon Moore (circa 1930s). The Crazy Years (les Années Folles) of Paris in the 1920s hit an abrupt end in...

The painting is signed and dated: L. NOCENTINI 92. The style of Ladislao Nocentini can be defined as a sort of Figurative Expressionism: his i...

"Zodiac Killer" (2017) by Clarence Rich Acrylic and paper on canvas Pop art, figurative portrait painting Square shape, 24x24 Bright palette: pink, purple, blue, orange, peach About...

Young Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh, by Manuel Santelices Ink and watercolor on paper Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W Unframed 2023 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop cultur...

The painting is signed and dated: L. NOCENTINI 91. The style of Ladislao Nocentini can be defined as a sort of Figurative Expressionism: his i...

The fire that destroys is what gold passes through to become more beautiful"; this is the same way I see the use of burnt papers as a medium in my work. Fire refines, hence I use it ...

Ukrainian woman in folk clothes with ears of wheat

The painting is signed and dated: L. NOCENTINI 91. The style of Ladislao Nocentini can be defined as a sort of Figurative Expressionism: his i...

The painting is signed and dated: L. NOCENTINI 91. The style of Ladislao Nocentini can be defined as a sort of Figurative Expressionism: his i...

"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...

Portrait of a well-to-do gentleman in pastel on parchment. Signed left: Marteau L. 1760. French School, possibly by Louis Marteau (1715 – 1804) In a gilded 19th century frame. Dimen...

Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York, by Manuel Santelices Ink and watercolor on paper Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed 2023 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop cu...

"Locked Out" - A Face and a Figure in Acrylic on Paper A bold figurative painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A face and a figure have be...

Agent X has created a bright and brilliant mash-up of iconic Pop Art aesthetics and digital collage techniques. Agent X intercuts Pop art imagery with panels of poppy pattern, colour...

A fine 18th century French pastel portrait on paper of an aristocrat wearing the order of St Louis, inferring that the sitter had been in the military serving the King. The pastel is unsigned but to the the back is a piece of the original backing paper with a notation to the Baronne de Minck. The paper has been backed with a type of vellum, It is presented in a plain gilt wood frame on a period stretcher under 18th century glass. The artist has used the pastel to create a wonderful soft velvety texture so characteristic of this medium which became so popular for portraits in the 18th century. A charming rendition of a typical 18th century nobleman...

A fine watercolor portrait of a girl with a red wide brim hat and dress by American artist Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957). Kaula was born in Erie, PA ...

Ayline Olukman is a multimedia artist whose work addresses the notion of intimacy, solitude and wandering. She creates with photography, painting, writing, etching and drawing. This multimedia series is from the artist's vacation, road trip across the West Coast of the USA. The palm trees are reflected in the stillness of the pool, the sky is has blue clouds floating happily across a white sky as a motel, hotel frames...

"Fancy Gen" is a very interesting artwork because the character is inspired by a real person the artist met in Miami. The character of Fancy Gen is simple yet very complex. He is ver...

Novus Amor, Novis Vita VII, Mixed media Painting by Anca Stefanescu Instead of painting external realities, Anca Stefanescu depicts her inner spiritual experiences. Her working proc...

"Moonlit: Blue II" (2022) color pencil and acrylic wash on Arches paper, mounted on cradled wood panel Contemporary academic realism, hyperrealistic portrait, woman, face, electric blue moonlight tones 18" high x 14" wide x 1" deep by Erica Rose Levine...

Novus Amor, Novis Vita V, Mixed media Painting by Anca Stefanescu Instead of painting external realities, Anca Stefanescu depicts her inner spiritual experiences. Her working proces...

Robert Mapplethorpe Portrait, by Manuel Santelices Watercolor on paper Image size: 15 in. H x 10.5 in. W Unframed 2022 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...

A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist A bright abstracted portrait and collage by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Braz...

Louis Adolphe TESSIER (Angers 1858 – Angers 1915) Portrait de femme sous une treille et au panier de pêches Pastel H. 115 cm ; L. 75 cm Signé en bas à droite et daté 1890 Peintre a...

Portrait. 1961. Watercolor on paper, 29,5x21 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies...

TED JASLOW Brooklyn, New York, USA, b. 1934 Ted Jaslow (b.1934) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the grandson of a Russian woodcarver. He was initially interested in sculpture, and l...

On the cardboard applied on the frame there is an annotation, belonging to some of the old owners, reporting the names of the portrayed in Kurrent handwriting: "Urgroßvater Ludwig Fr(ei)h(e)r(r) von Keller" "Urgroßmutter Fr(ei)h(e)r(rin) von Keller geb(oren) von Niebecker". So we can deduce that the models were Ludwig Friedrich Heinrich Ferdinand Baron of Keller (1760-1835), a German politician who was the director of the district of Prussia, and his wife Auguste Johanne Henriette Baroness of Niebecker (1760-1832). Their high class provenience is highlighted by the not contained expressive liveliness, by the proud pose imitating movement and by the elegance of the clothes which fabric seems palpable (especially sincere is the evanescent depiction of the pleated veil of the gorget and the adorned with arabesques decoration of the sleeves and the vest). The two pieces can be attributed to John Singleton Copley...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Devil Drive" *Signed and dated by May upper right Year: 1998 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on heavy wove paper Sheet size: 28.13" x 21.6...

Nicholas Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury, by Manuel Santelices Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W Unframed 2023 The worlds of fashion, soci...

"Fancy Lollipop" is a vibrant and energetic artwork featuring a blend of bold and bright colors. The color palette, which includes shades of blue, pink, and black, creates a sense of...

"Carmine" (2023), by Brittany Williams, based in the Finger Lakes region of NY state Figurative portrait painting, pop portraiture, street art, stre...

Artist Statment: This country has always felt to me like an out-of-control experiment. A fiction that became a manifestation. As a people we seem to embrace a superficial fantasy of ...