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Period: 19th Century
Portrait of a Young Girl with a Dove
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lacazette Amelie (19th)
Young Girl with a dove
Oil on canvas signed upper left
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 56 X 37 cm
Dim Frame : 74 X 57 cm
Lacazette Amelie (19th) -
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Category
Academic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting 19th Century Romantic Courtiers Genre Scene
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Courtiers Party in the Park in 18th Century
In the Taste of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
Oil on canvas
Frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 73 X 59 cm
Dim frame : 100 X 87 cm
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century Austrian Portrait of a young girl in white dress with Red bows
By David Simonson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 19th-century Austrian portrait of a young girl in a pretty white and red dress.
Simonson was an Austrian painter of portraits and histori...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thomas Gainsborough (Follower), Portrait Of Miss Sparrow
By Thomas Gainsborough
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exceedingly charming early 19th-century half-length portrait by a follower of Thomas Gainsborough RA FRSA (1727-1788) depicts a lady traditionally identified as ‘Miss Sparrow’. ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian English Oil Painting Young Girl In Dress Standing in Village Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century.
The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century portrait oil painting of a young woman with a rose
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Seifert
Czech, (1850-1901)
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Rose
Oil on panel, signed
Image size: 10.5 inches x 8.25 inches
Size including frame: 22 inches x 19.75 inches
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Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century American School Large Portrait of a Seated Lady, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, 19th century
Title: Portrait of a Seated Lady
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 38 x 30 inches
Prov...
Category
Folk Art 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1870’s Victorian English Portrait of Country House Lady Large Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
English artist, circa 1870’s
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 31 inches
canvas : 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: over...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original 1890s French Belle Epoque Period Signed Oil Portrait Lady in Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in Pink
French School, indistinctly signed upper right corner
dated 1893
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good, a few light age related scuffs around the edges which would cover with a frame.
provenance: private collection, France.
Straight out of the Belle Epoque...
Category
Impressionist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman in Harvest Fields Next to Coastal Seascape Victorian Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers
English School, 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 16.5 inches
provenance: from a collection in England
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Young Woman by Emile Eisman-Semenowsky
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emile Eisman-Semenowsky
1857-1911 Polish
Portrait of a Young Woman
Oil on panel
Signed and dated “E. Eisman-Semenowsky, Paris 1882” (lower right)
A beautiful young woman exudes r...
Category
Academic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Head Study
Located in London, GB
Joseph-Auguste Rousselin
French 1841 - 1916
Head Study
Oil on board, signed with initials and signed verso
Image size: 12 x 11 inches
This head study provides an unbelievably moving portrait of an androgynous sitter. Employing incredible technique, the artist has achieved the highly finished porcelain skin, thoughtful eyes and pink lips of the sitter with incredible softness.
The unfinished quality of the background make the composition of the work particularly satisfying to the modern eye. Loosely sketched dashes and brushy swoops outline the model's head. The mix of finished and more expressive elements reveals the artist's brilliant eye, technique and personality.
Artistically, Rousselin does not seem to be influenced by the friendships that he forged with the Impressionists but rather he has remained rather faithful to the academic technique of William Bouguereau, whose studio he also used to frequent.
This study is certainly comparable to the work by Bouguereau, specifically his graceful portraits of women. Bouguereau championed the traditional academic style and his methods were taught to him by a pupil of Ingres. Similar academic inspiration is apparent in this work, from the conscious posing of the subject to the evenly laid colours. Indeed, alike the work of Bouguereau this follows the same classical approach to composition, form and subject matter.
The Artist
Born in Paris in 1841, Rousselin grew up to be a French painter and art collector. From a young age he studied in the workshops of Charles Gleyre and Thomas Couture, here he met the young impressionist generation. His studio peers included Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Édouard Manet, with whom he forged strong bonds of friendship. It was at his invitation that his two friends Renoir and Sisley exhibited at the Salon of the Society of Friends of the Arts in Pau, a region where Rousselin had family ties.
Manet invited him to his family home in Boulogne-sur-Mer where he had him pose in the summer of 1868 for 'Le Déjeuner dans l'Atelie'. Rousselin can be seen in the background of the painting as the man with the cigar, wearing a grey hat...
Category
Romantic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Declaration Of Love
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COLIN François (1798-1864)
The Declaration of love
Oil on canves signed low left
Old frame regilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 41 X 57 - Dim frame : 56 X 71 cm
COLIN François (1798-1...
Category
Academic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Genre Scene of Children"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Johann Ferdinand J. Hintze (1849–1877) – Genre Scene of Children
Artist: Johann Ferdinand J. Hintze
Period: 19th Century (Dated 1874)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 42 x 3...
Category
Realist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, ABS
Walter Shaw Sparrow - 1888 Oil, Donnez Moi Un Sou!
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic study depicting a peasant father and child in a rural landscape. The artist captures the figures in a soft manner with a focus on light, showing influence from Barbizon and pre-Raphaelite contemporaries of the time. At the girl's feet is a small dog symbolising patience and loyalty. Paying close attention to the figures' clothing and faces, the artist displays an expert hand in portraying expression and lifelike details. Titled 'Donnez Moi Un Sou!' translating to 'Give me a penny...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
"Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle époque Art Nouveau With Frame"
Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, post...
Category
French School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mother & Baby, dated 1911 by WILLIAM CHARLES PENN (1877-1968)
By William Charles Penn
Located in Blackwater, GB
Mother & Baby, dated 1911
by WILLIAM CHARLES PENN (1877-1968)
1911 interior portrait of a mother and her baby, oil on board by William Charles Penn. Intimate interior study of a ca...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The cup of the king of Thule
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille METRA or METRA-HUBBARD
(Paris, 1864 – Paris, 1936)
The cup of the King of Thule
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right and dated
113.5 x 146 cm
1896
Exhibition: Salon de l'Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs de 1896 (N°627)
Camille Métra, eldest daughter of the chemist Louis Métra and Rosalie Merny, was born on November 28, 1864 in Paris. We know nothing to this day of her artistic training, however she was recognized in Parisian circles for her qualities as a figure painter and pastellist. Camille married for the first time on January 18, 1887 in Paris with Adolphe Fernand Blayn...
Category
French School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of John Hoppner
Located in London, GB
After Sir John Hoppner
1758 - 1810
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas
Image size: 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (47 x 55 cm)
Original gilt Carlotta frame
This wonderful painting is after John Ho...
Category
Naturalistic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nita
Located in New York, NY
JAMES CARROLL BECKWITH (1852-1917)
Nita
Oil on panel
10 1/16 x 7 5/8 inches
Signed lower right
Inscribed, “Background of/Nita Sewell/1897,” verso
James Carroll Beckwith enjoyed enor...
Category
American Impressionist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Two Sisters in a Landscape - British 19th century art oil painting
By Margaret Sarah Carpenter
Located in London, GB
British female artist, attributed to Margaret Sarah Carpenter, nee Geddes, painted this lovely 19th century portrait oil painting. Painted circa 1840 it is a three quarter length portrait of a two sisters in a landscape. The colours are still vibrant and the detail lovely. Carpenter mostly painted portraits in the manner of Thomas Lawrence and his influence can be seen here in the composition and detail. A lovely Victorian portrait oil painting by a female artist who was much sought after as a portraitist in London and she was also a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy. When purchased this painting was of a single sitter. However when this stunning painting was professionally cleaned it revealed the second younger sister.
Provenance. Christie's, London. 22 September 1978 Lot 50 as by D Allen...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - The Snuff Box
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant oil painting depicts a figure in a red jacket and wide-brimmed hat, caught in a moment of animated expression while taking snuff from a box. Unsigned. Presented in a par...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Red Haired Holding Flowers, circa 1900
English School signed JM
Circa 1900 English School portrait of the young girl holding flowers...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Miroir, dated 1892 by ÉDOUARD CUGNOTET (1848-1899)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Le Miroir, dated 1892
by ÉDOUARD CUGNOTET (1848-1899)
Large 19th Century French portrait of a lady looking into a mirror, oil on canvas by Edouard Cugnotet. Good quality and condi...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Medieval Boar Hunt, Rheinstein Castle, 19th Century German School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Medieval Boar Hunt, Rheinstein Castle, 19th Century
German School
Large 19th Century German Medieval Boar Hunting Party, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition panorama...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Oil - Lady In Black
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait focuses on an elderly woman with grey hair, depicted against a dark, muted background. The subject's sombre expression and plain black attire create a sense of dignity ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Veil
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed & dated '1890' lower right
Image size: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm round)
Cushion size: 19 x 19 inches (48cm square)
Original gilt frame
This wonderful round...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circle of Myles Birket Foster, Portrait of a red haired girl
Located in Harkstead, GB
This exceptional quality watercolour depicts a snapshot of innocence and childhood with this delightful portrait of a red-haired young girl. Presented in a fine quality, hand carved and pierced, period frame with inlaid detail.
Circle of Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899)
Portrait of a red-haired young girl
Watercolour with touches of white
4 inches diamter (image only)
11 x 11 inches with frame
This beautiful image is of exceptional quality, as apparent in the delicate detailing to her eyelashes and the sunlit highlights of her hair. This is the work of an artist at the very peak of their powers and the intimacy of the work suggests a connection between artist and sitter such as daughter and parent. The level of draughtsmanship brings to mind artists from this period such as Myles Birket Foster, Fred Morgan and Helen...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Garçon et son chien à l'orée de la forêt
Located in Barbizon, FR
Provenance:
2014 Sale of Dr George Horst's collection (Philadephia)
A major painter of the Barbizon School, he was born to Spanish parents, whom he lost at an early age. He debuted...
Category
Barbizon School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Portrait of the Head of a Calf" dated 1882, Henry Schouten (1857-1929)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Portrait of the Head of a Calf" dated 1882
Henry Schouten (Belgian, 1857-1929)
Oil on canvas
Inscribed "P.H. Schouten (18)82"
23 x 20 1/2 (28 3/8 x 25 1/4 frame) inches
Painted by ...
Category
Realist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait d'Homme Barbu
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pretty portrait representing a portrait of an old shepherd from the German school in Dusseldorf .
Category
Romantic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman with cameo
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Original frame
This portrait of a woman with a cameo is a beautiful example of 19th-century classical painting, showcasing the refinement and elegance of its time. The...
Category
Academic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crucifixion
French School, circa 1830's
circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches
provenance: private collection, northern France
...
Category
Romantic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Attributed to Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin PILS (1815–1875)
Located in Holywell, GB
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin PILS (1815–1875)
A bewitching portrait of a young redheaded woman attributed to Isidore Pils. The same sitter appears in another of his other paintings,...
Category
French School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Coastal Sunset, possibly near Etretat, Le Havre, dated 1928
Located in Blackwater, GB
French Coastal Sunset, possibly near Etretat, Le Havre, dated 1928
by Alfred Bergström (1869-1930)
Fine huge 1928 French Coastal Sunset Landscape, p...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Elegant Gentleman - 19th Century French Figurative Antique Portrait Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful late 19th century French oil on canvas laid on panel portrait study of an elegant gentleman in a garden, by Auguste-Émile Pinchart.
Excellent quality work by this i...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Napoléon II
Located in New Orleans, LA
The son of the legendary Napoléon Bonaparte, Napoléon François Charles Joseph, takes a spirited stance in this remarkable oil painting attributed to the Austrian portraitist Johann Peter Krafft. Believed to have been exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, this work stands as a testament to both Austrian artistry and the legacy of one of the most powerful men in history.
After Napoléon's exile to the island of Elba in 1814, his son was seen by many of his supporters as the last hope of France. The child was named the ruler of half of Europe, holding the titles of Napoléon II...
Category
Academic 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de gentilhombre
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va sin firmar
La obra se presenta enmarcada
Medidas obra: 60 x 46 cm.
Medidas obra: 76 x 64 cm.
Estado aceptable aunque si comentar que la tela está reentelada y en la pa...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Recital
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 12 x 10 inches
Framed size: 18.25 x 16 inches
Signed lower left
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A painting of Sappho by Ettore Forti
Located in London, GB
A painting of Sappho by Ettore Forti
Italian, c.1900
Frame: Height 85cm, width 38cm, depth 2.5cm
Canvas: Height 73cm, with 26.5cm, depth 2.5cm
This excellent portrait painting depic...
Category
Old Masters 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - A Distinguished Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century Continental School portrait depicting a distinguished gentleman dressed in formal attire, set against a dark background. The portrait is beautifully housed in an ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing Gay Female illustrator of the Golden Age, Ida Waugh, paints a powerful narrative of a young woman coming to the aid of another who, due to an accident, is lying prostrate in an unpaved road. The reason why the work is in black and white
is because this was assignment art for a book or magazine and color printing was not yet available for mass publications Signed lower left. Framed under glass,
Ida Waugh (October 24, 1846 – January 25, 1919) was an American illustrator of children's literature who often collaborated with her lifelong companion, Amy Ella Blanchard.
Personal life
Ida Waugh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 24, 1846, the daughter of painter Samuel B. Waugh and his first wife, Sarah Mendenhall, therefore she was half-sister of painter Frederick Judd Waugh. Her step-mother was Mary Eliza Young Waugh, a miniaturist.
She attended Académie Julian and Académie Delécluse in Paris, studying with Georges Callot, Paul-Louis Delance, and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant.In 1868 she attended the first "Ladies Life Class" at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; in the same class there were Emily Sartain and Catherine Ann Drinker.
Career
Ida Waugh collaborated with her partner Amy Ella Blanchard in publishing children's books, Waugh as illustrator and Blanchard as writer. Waugh also published books on her own
Other than a children's book illustrator, Waugh was an award-winning painter. In 1869 she exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts two works, "The Bargain" and a portrait bust of Carl Gaertner.
Her self-portrait and another painting, "Little Cosette" (1870), are in the permanent collection of the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, both donated by Mrs. John S. Haug in 1961.They were part of the exhibition "Women and Biography" in 2014, including: Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley, Edith Emerson, Anne Minich, Catherine Mulligan, Mitzi Melnicoff, Alice Kent Stoddard, Aubrey Levinthal, Martha Armstrong...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
J. A. Giles - Mid 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Victorian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking portrait depicts a Victorian gentleman in formal 19th-century attire. The composition is classic and dignified, with the subject's upper body and face occupying most of...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Agnes Malden - Late 19th Century Oil, A Moment of Reflection
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished English School portrait of a Victorian lady, seated in an armchair. The composition draws the viewer's eye instantly to the lady's thoughtful expression and the book ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Man With A Hat, Oil On Canvas, Late 19th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of a man with a hat.
Oil on canvas, late 19th century.
Cut canvas without a frame.
Holes and tears, cracks, small paint losses, dirt.
58 x 45 cm
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Family Walk, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
A Family Walk, 19th Century
Imre Gergely (1868-1914)
19th century Hungarian Impressionist scene of a family walking through a summer garden, oil on can...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (1807-1882), 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (1807-1882)
European School
Large 19th Century European School Portrait of Italian leader Giuseppe Mari...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This enchanting late 19th-century French oil painting depicts the head of a bearded man.
Rendered with an abundance of consideration and feeling, the introspection of the figure po...
Category
French School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rembrandt van Rijn (After), Four Portraits and Self Portraits
Located in Paris, FR
19th century French School oil on canvas. Four portraits and self-portraits after Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn on a rectangular gilded...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Spanish Beauty
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
John Philip 1817 -1857, was a Scottish painter born into a poor impoverished background but was identified for his artistic abilities and sponsored by Lord Panmure the Earl of Dalhou...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Doctor Carter, Scottish 19th Century Signed Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed, titled and dated '1858' on verso
Image size: 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (26.5 x 47 cm)
Gilt frame
This is a wonderful portrait that was painted by John Burr at a t...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Italian Female Portrait Oil Painting 1890
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3289 Oil on canvas applied to a board
Set in a gilt wood frame.Signed by H.K. Mann Image size 19 H x 15 .Wear on canvas
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor visiting wounded soldiers, 19th century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor visiting wounded soldiers, 19th century
Signed indistinctly - Large & Important War Of The Austrian Succession scene...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Flower Girl
By Louise Abbema
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louise Abbéma
1853–1927
Louise Abbéma (30 October 1853[1] – 10 July 1927) was a French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque.
Abbéma was born in Étampes, Essonne
Born into a wealthy aristocratic Parisian family with close ties to the city’s artistic community, She began painting in her early teens, and studied under such notables of the period as Charles Joshua Chaplin, Jean-Jacques Henner and Carolus-Duran. Portraits of actors and actresses at the Comédie Française dominated her early works until she made a name for herself at the Salon of 1876 with her portrayal of the “Divine Sarah.” Abbéma ultimately executed multiple portraits and received recognition for her work at age 23 a bronze medallion of Sarah Bernhardt, with whom she was a close friend and possibly lover.
Like most women artists of the time, Abbéma focused mainly on portraiture and genre scenes (images of everyday life). Her high-society portraits executed with a light touch and rapid brushstrokes reveal the academic and Impressionist influences that shaped her style. Her sitters included French diplomats and other notable members of society. Abbéma developed a variety of techniques using oil paints, pastel, and watercolor, and worked on various supports, including fans.
Abbéma received commissions for panels and murals which adorned the Paris Town Hall, the Paris Opera House, numerous theatres including the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, and the "Palace of the Colonial Governor" at Dakar, Senegal. Abbéma solidified her international reputation after exhibiting works, including two wall murals (on canvas), at the Women’s Building at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. A bust of Sarah Bernhardt sculpted by Abbéma was also exhibited at the exposition.
Abbéma specialized in oil portraits and watercolors, and many of her works showed the influence from Chinese and Japanese painters, as well as contemporary masters such as Édouard Manet. She frequently depicted flowers in her works.
Among her best-known works are The Seasons, April Morning, Place de la Concorde, Among the Flowers, Winter, and portraits of actress Jeanne Samary, Emperor Dom Pedro...
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Impressionist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 19th Century Oil - A Posy For You
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful portrait of a young Victorian girl selling posies from a wicker basket. She holds a small bunch out to the viewer, with a kind expression. Uns...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rustic Genre Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Antique Oil Painting – Rustic Genre Scene
Artist: Unidentified
Period: 19th Century (Attributed)
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: Framed: 44 x 38 cm Artwork: 27 x 20 cm
Style: Acade...
Category
Realist 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
After Caspar Netscher Courting Scene Oil on Panel
Located in Astoria, NY
After Caspar Netscher (Dutch, 1634-1689), Courting Scene, Oil on Wood Panel, 19th century, carved giltwood frame. Image: 13.75" H x 9.5" W; frame: 19.75" H x 15.5" W. The painting ...
Category
Dutch School 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century portrait of a young Scottish/British boy in school uniform
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 19th-century portrait of a young boy possible in a School Uniform.
With the label on the reverse being from Scottish panel makers, we bel...
Category
Victorian 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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