1960s Portrait Paintings

Jean-Baptiste Valadié Portrait of a young girl, 1961 original oil on canvas Signed and dated bottom left On canvas size 55 x 33 cm (c. 21 x 13 in) Very good condition

FAMILY PORTRAIT Size: 40 x 45 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking and expressive mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto board. Painted in an abstract man...

'Seated Abstract Nude', oil on board, Berlin School, initialed 'G.R.' (circa 1960s). A splendid cubist depiction, this is a striking portrait of a seated nude woman in geometric pers...

" Femme au chapeau" depicts a chic and elegant French woman with a flamboyant hat rendered in René Gruau's signature graphic style with black and red. The artist's monogram appear...

Antique American modernist landscape by Humbert L. Howard (1905/15 - 1990). Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1985. Signed. Image size 38L x 26H. Housed in a period modern f...

Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977), "Signora dal Cappello," oil on panel, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso, overall (with frame): 22.75 X 24.75. sight 13.5 X 15.5 Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work i faucist recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and jean Jansem. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings. Light poured in through the sloping glass wall on the north side. A dramatic stairway led to an overhanging balcony which served as a private gallery where the artist hung some of his favorite early works. To the left of the entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English cemetery where tourists laid flowers on the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the main studio itself, where Donati received his clients in an atmosphere as polished as an office of a top executive, one hardly realized that it was here that the artist actually painted. His easel was covered with Persian blue velvet, the painting on the easel was already framed, his chair was upholstered in red velvet and on his palette the colors were arranged with the precision of a Byzantine mosaic. In a corner stand were his latest works, framed and ready to be sent off to his next exhibition in Europe or America. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. “After all”, he said, “you've got to know how to sell...

Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977), Framed oil painting "La Mia Amica Carla" 1962. image: 27 x 19 inches, Framed: 39 x 31 inches. In good condition. Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work i faucist recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and jean Jansem. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings. Light poured in through the sloping glass wall on the north side. A dramatic stairway led to an overhanging balcony which served as a private gallery where the artist hung some of his favorite early works. To the left of the entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English cemetery where tourists laid flowers on the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the main studio itself, where Donati received his clients in an atmosphere as polished as an office of a top executive, one hardly realized that it was here that the artist actually painted. His easel was covered with Persian blue velvet, the painting on the easel was already framed, his chair was upholstered in red velvet and on his palette the colors were arranged with the precision of a Byzantine mosaic. In a corner stand were his latest works, framed and ready to be sent off to his next exhibition in Europe or America. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. “After all”, he said, “you've got to know how to sell a...

Artist: Ellen Henne Goodale (American, 1915-1991) Title: Native Alaskan Girl Year: Circa 1960 Medium: oil on artist’s board Board size: 10 x 8 inches Sight size: 9.25 x 7.25 inches. Framed size: 13.75 x 11.75 inches Signature: Signed lower right “Henne” by the artist Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame About the Artist Ellen Henne Goodale, (American 1915 - 1991), was born in Seattle, Washington. Henne studied art at the Pittsburgh Art Institute, the Butler Institute in Youngstown, Ohio, and under artists Eliot O'Harra and Hana Meyercastle. She returned to Seattle and went to work as a designer in a neon sign shop where she met her husband, artist Harvey B. Goodale. In 1943 the couple moved to Alaska where they lived in Ketchikan, Juneau and Haines, before settling in Anchorage. Henne showed her work at the famous Nugget Shop Gallery in Juneau along with fellow Alaskan artist Sydney Laurence...

Indra Dugar - Untitled, Ink on Paper, Recto & Verso - 10.5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Framed size ( 16 x 18.5 inches ) Framed . This is a two sided work . Rare work by the great Mast...

'The Book', oil, gouache and pencil on art paper, by Jacques Petit (circa 1960s). A young lady sets aside reading her book to contemplate a passage that resonates with her life. It h...

'Portrait of Boy with Pail and Shovel', mixed media on fine paper (circa 1960s) by Raymond Dèbieve. This is a warm and sympathetic portrait of a young boy, very likely the artist's s...

Figurative portrait painting by artist Jack Stuck, titled "Teeth". Painted with acrylic paint. Painting represents the side angle of a mans face portraying ...