Pastel Portrait Paintings

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...

In my work, emotions and energy flow with every brush stroke. The painting shows a young woman completely immersed in her inner world. She seeks inspiration for her creative flight. ...

19th Century Portrait of a Lady French Pastel on Canvas c1850-60 Indistinctly signed Unframed This has at some time been removed from its frame there is a small hole as shown in pho...

"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...

Ukrainian woman in folk clothes with ears of wheat

Mahault Maréchal est une peintre Française basée à Paris. Ses formes libres et ses personnages, pleins de vie narrent avec humour sa vision de la condition humaine.

Girl with a pigeon. Symbol of peace

Oil paint and pastels on paper

"Portrait Turquoise” 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 ...

"Hannah and Her Dog" is a painting by Kathryn Keller. The piece is 17.5 inches high and 19.5 inches wide. "Hannah and Her Dog" is framed. The framed dimensions are 25.5 inches high, ...

'The Kids', pastel on paper (1967), by Raymond Dèbieve. Picasso's influence is undeniable in this artwork yet Dèbieve's own naive artistic style is on display ...

'Portrait of Smiling Woman', pastel and crayon on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). Is this a modern version of da Vinci's Mona Lisa? The simi...

'Sailors in the Port of Nice', mixed media - gouache, pastel and oil on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The Port of Nice is one of the key hubs of Nice and, in fact, of the...

Female figure, vase, foliage, florals; acrylic ink, flashe and pastel on 300g Arches hot press paper; custom framed, shallow shadow box frame. Deep blue, marigold yellow gold. Fra...

Consolation. 2020., canvas, pastel, 55,5x31 cm Composition with figures

Female figure, foliage, florals; acrylic ink, flashe and pastel on 300g Arches hot press paper; custom framed, shallow shadow box frame. Deep blue, marigold yellow gold. Frame dim...

Andre Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings. His images bring back to us through his colors, landscape...

'The Red Headdress', pastel on art paper, by W. Worms (circa 1960s). A beautiful woman with contemplative expression and tender eyes is exquisitely portrayed by the artist. The treat...

Oil on canvas + frame Fu Zenan always known as Da Han is a Chinese artist born in 1953 who lives & works in Songzhuang, Beijing, China. He is graduated from the Suzhou University. I...

Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 29 x 20 inches ( unframed size ) Dry Pastel on Paper , 1999 Prakash Karmakar was the most senior artist of Bengal . He was instrumental in the Bengal...

"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...

Work on watercolor paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 62,5 x 44 x 2,5 cm

"La Petite Fille Orange" Painting 25" x 25" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She generall...

Portrait of a Woman by Emily Elizabeth Guthrie Smith Signed upper right 30 x 24 Framed Pastel on paper

The lonely demon. 2003, paper, mixed media, 15x19,5 cm Colorful, stylized portrait on black background. Portrait with lilac face and long nose Gunta Liepina Griva...

"La Femme en Gris" Painting in Glass Frame 25"x25"in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She gene...

Signed on reverse Andrea Vandoni is an Italian artist born in 1972 who lives and works in Novara, Italy. The artist studied and trained at the School of the Archaeologists and the S...

HUGO SCHEIBER 1873-1950 1873 - Budapest - 1950 (Hungarian) Title: Self Portrait Technique: Original Signed Pastel Drawing on Paper Size: 37.7 x 30 cm. / 14.8 x 11.8 in. Additiona...

Heidi McFall (American, 20th century) "Tony #1" original pastel portrait, circa 2000 Outstanding pastel portrait by Texas / Idaho artist Heidi McFall. Titled "Tony #1" Dimensions ...

FANTIN LATOUR Theodore (1805 – 1875) « Young Lady dressed with middle-age suit » Pastel on card signed low right Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim pastel : 80 X 63 cm Dim fr...

Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by François Chapuis in 1971. Colored pastel on paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on the low...

"Ukrainian winter" is a portrait painting on canvas by Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya. The painting is unframed. Dear clients, Thank you so much for your interest to the art of Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya. The artist Marina Dobrovolskaya has escaped the war in Ukraine and she is safe with her family in Germany, where she continues to create her incredible ART. Unfortunately, she had to leave all her artworks and her native town Kharkiv in Ukraine. We wish you well and in the meantime we hope you will enjoy our artworks in a digital way! Kindly yours, Snow Pearl art gallery Milko Pamouktchiev Owner Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame of your choice. We can also offer a very special ancient restored frame. The frame can be hand-carved with composition ornamentation and hand-applied, with water gilded with 22 Kt. genuine gold leaf over rouge burnishing bole and then patinated to the appropriate patina. This will slightly increase the price, the shipping cost and the delivery time. The paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Dobrovolskaya, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. “The impressions of Marina's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it paralyzes the imagination and leaves no option. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Maestro Dobrovolskaya Marina Evgenievna was born in 1986, in Kharkov. In 2009, she graduated from the GS faculty of the Kharkov National Academy of Municipal Economy with a degree in architecture. Member of the Kharkov Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (graphics section) since 2018. She took part in course for design and decoration. She practices techniques of decoupage, craquelure, painting on glass, modeling of polymer clay, drawing up fabric and floristic panels, felting. She is master in technique of sand animation. It works both in online animation and in the creation of original paintings made with sand on glass. She took part with sand animation in the annual charity evening held in London. Participant of numerous All-Ukrainian exhibitions and international open-airs. In 2010, she taught sand animation at the Beitdan Jewish Center (Kharkov). In 2013, she took part in a drawing course at the Family Art Club Family Development Center, in 2014 she worked in a ceramic workshop (Kiev). The peculiarity of the artist is in her individual manner of execution: Maestro Dobrovolskaya works with mixed technique of watercolors and pastels, which gives the work a feeling of hyper-realism. Portraits occupy a special place in her work, in which great attention is paid to detailing in order to convey the character of a person. In the technique of pencil graphics, as well as mixed (pencil with a liner), the artist depicts the city landscape - one of her favorite subjects, which is due to her training at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, under the guidance of remarkable teachers: N.I. Krivoruchko, V.P. Manokhin, V.A. Kodina, L.O. Bogdanova and others. List of exhibitions: 2016 -2017 Allukrainian artist vistavka “Rіzdvyana” (Kyiv) 2016-2017 The All Ukrainian painting...

Contemporary portrait of famous Dutch master Rembrandt surrounded by apples and writing by the artist. The piece is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The work is framed in a...