20th Century Portrait Paintings

Wife portrait. Oil on cardboard, 110,5x72,5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine and...

Emilio Greco (Italian, 1913-1995) Roma, 1972 Oil on canvas 45 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. Signed and inscribed lower left: Emilio Greco, Roma, 1972 Emilio Greco, (born Oct. 11, 1913, Catania, Italy—died April 5, 1995, Rome), Italian sculptor of bronze and marble figurative works, primarily female nudes and portraits. At the age of 13, Greco was apprenticed to a stonemason, and he later studied at the Academy of Art in Palermo. Though he began exhibiting in Rome in 1943, he was not well-established until after World War II. His first solo exhibition was held in 1946, and in 1948 he became a teaching assistant at the Artistic Secondary School in Rome. His subject matter varied little throughout his career. In their refined, elongated forms and assertive balance, his sculpted figures...

"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series II", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...

Wonderful antique portrait of a charming young girl c.1910 The painting is created with oils on board. Dimensions 8" x 11.5". The frame measures 13" x 16.5". The painting is in go...

POSE Size: 80.5 x 41 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed modernist style figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1951. The composition feat...

This captivating post-Impressionist portrait is by American artist David L Swasey circa 1953. The painting depicts a seated woman, turning to look at the artist with stunning blue ey...

A superb oil on panel by Pauline Glass who was educated on the continent at the Academy Julien and who exhibited throughout her career. This stunning oil is a bold, adventurous and c...

Binche is in the Belgian province of Hainault and it was here that Louis Buisseret was encouraged to pursue his love of painting and drawing by his parents. He began his studies at t...

A sensitively drawn pastel study of a young woman with red hair shown wearing a blue dress and gazing to the viewers right. Signed lower left, 'Sarah H. Hobson' and painted circa 19...

Lawrence G. Low (American, 1912 - 1992) Signed: L. G. Low (Lower, Center, Right) " My Wife Myrtle with Palette & Brush ", 1938 (Signed and Dated on Canvas Verso) Oil on Canvas 3...

Portrait of a Lady by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 46 x 26 inches canvas size: 39 x 20 inches condition: overall very goo...

A characterful copy of Fred Barnard's illustration, Bill Sikes and Bullseye from the Charles Dickens novel 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist'. Much like Barnards character study, this ...

"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...

Label verso: "Portrait of a Lady / Oil / MUC / Beatrice Whitney Van Ness / unsigned / size 30h x 25w ". From the estate of the artist. Beatrice Whit...

"Landscape" by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980) Pen and pencil on paper, unframed paper: 16.75 x 5.75 inches provenance: the artists estate, Paris Fine original French drawing by the important and fascinating painter, Carlos Carnero (1922-1980). The painting has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate sale in Paris. The artists close connection to one of the 20th centuries most important artists, Fernand Leger is of important significance, with his own work being widely collected and appreciated. The artist: Carlos Carnero (1922-1980), a native of Montevideo, emigrates to Paris and joins Fernand Léger's studio workshop at the end of the 1940s. Located on the Boulevard de Clichy, the workshop-school has some seventy-five students. At the end of his life, Léger elaborates a protest against Cubism advocates the return to the human figure. The head of the workshop, Nadia Khodasievich, brilliant painter, first pupil of Malevich, then of Leger in the mid-1920s, became the assistant thenthe mistress of this one and the wife in 1952. In the workshop, Carlos Carnero, soon nicknamed "Carlos" is noted for his talent and involvement. In addition to art education, the couple Léger entrusts the task of the secretariat of the workshop: movements of the stocks, inventory paintings, material organization of exhibitions. After the death of Léger in 1955, Carlos becomes very close to Nadia, rigorous in the construction of the posterity of the master. With his new companion Georges Bauquier, they found, on their own funds, the museum Fernand Léger de Biot - Carnero gives his assistance. Carnero's style is very close to that of his master, filled with joy and colorful dynamism. At the beginning of the 50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances between lines, shapes and colors of Léger. Some dates: Classical studies in Montevideo (Uruguay). 1941 to 1946 School of Fine Arts, architecture section (Montevideo). 1947 Travel grant (Italy, Spain, France). 1948 Painting workshop at André Lhote workshop. 1949 Entered the Académie Fernand Léger, first student, then 1949 to 1955 Assistant-collaborator of Fernand Léger. 1955 to 1970 Collaborator of Nadia Khodasievitch and Georges Bauquier. Exhibitions: 1950 Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, Exposition collective, juillet 1950. 1951 Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, exposition annuelle, décembre 1951. 1953 Salon des Artistes indépendants, Paris. 1953-1954 Galerie Gentilhommière, Paris, Groupe 53. 1957-1958 Première Biennale de la “Jeune Peinture”, musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, mai-juin 1957, Francfort, Montréal, 1958. 1959 “École de Paris” à Vienne, Linz, Gratz. Galerie de France, “Cinq peintres – Un sculpteur”. 1960 Galerie Création à Roubaix. Exposition personnelle. 1961 Galerie Pierre Weiller à Paris. Exposition personnelle. Salon des Réalités nouvelles. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. Exposition personnelle, mai 1961. 1962 Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, “Antagonismes 2 - L’objet”, juillet-octobre 1962. Galerie Pierre Weiller, Paris, “Poèmes Peints”, mars-avril 1962. Exposition personnelle. Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris : “L’art latino-américain à Paris”. 1962-1963 Exposition de peinture contemporaine, Communauté européenne, Prix Marzotto. Italie, Allemagne, Belgique, France. Exposition des Artistes latino-américains, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. “Expressions Nouvelles”, Antibes. 1962 à 1965 Salon “Comparaisons”. L’Oeil de Boeuf, Galerie 7...

Vintage modernist ballerina portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernist wood molding. Excellent condit...

Samuel Grodensky (1894-1974) "Hassidim" Hand signed and dated "Grodensky '62" u.l., Titled verso in pencil on stretcher 31" x 27" canvas , 35 1/2" x 31 1/2" framed. Large Fauvist Expressionist Jewish Family Oil Painting This is done in an Expressionist style in Fauvist colors. Influenced by the Judaic artists of the early Israeli...

Signed lower right by the artist. Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school...

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...

The Annunciation French Nabis School, early 20th century circle of Maurice Denis (1870–1943) oil on canvas, framed framed: 34 x 27.5 inches canvas: 32 x 25 inches Provenance: privat...

Unknown Oil on canvas 35.5 x 23.5 inches Framed: 40.75 x 28.75 inches

Dynamic self-portrait. 1970, cardboard, oil, 37x36,5 cm + gift book about artist Vladimirs Glušenkovs Painting published in the book "Vladimirs Glušenkovs", Ed .: Neputns, 2018, on L...

A minimalist portrait of young Helen, gazing with intent to the left. Well-presented in a complimenting pale pink frame. Signed and titled verso. On canvas on stretchers.

Artist: Joseph Solman, American (1909 - 2008) Title: The Red Beard Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 20.25 x 12 inches Frame Size: 30 x 22 inches

Firmado en la parte inferior (desconozco el artista) Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura El estado de la pintura es aceptable Medidas obra: 58 x 48 cm.

This fine early 20th century portrait by the Catalan artist Eduardo Flo Guitart is both exquisitely rendered and wonderfully charming. A pretty young girl...

Portrait Of A Lady In Riding Attire, circa 1930 by Ethel KIRKPATRICK (1869-1966) Large circa 1930 portrait of a lady in riding attire, oil on canvas by Ethel Kirkpatrick. Excellent...

A vibrant portrait oil painting by female artist Pauline Glass who was educated on the continent at the Academy Julien and who exhibited throughout her career. This stunning oil is a...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped Image : 25.5 x 20 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ide...

Jean BURKHALTER (1895-1982) Saint Clare of Assisi, 1944 Gouache and white chalk cardboard glued on panel ; mis au carreau Dated "1944" and located “Saint-Etienne” on an old label on ...

José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Goyesque man - Oil on canvas Oil measures 100x80 cm. Frameless. Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor José Padilla, a Sp...

Genre: Modern Subject: Klezmer Musicians Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame without frame 16X12 Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (189...

Soldier. 1950. Cardboard, author technique, 39,5x20 cm Artwork depicts a soldier in motion. Author has used a mixed media technique on cardboard. Both the soldier himself and the fe...

A fine 20th Century oil depiction of a tired man leaning on a wooden staff. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right corner and the painting has been presented in a simple ...

The First Time Of Asking, 19th Century by WILLIAM HEMSLEY (BRITISH 1817-1906) similar works to $25,000 Large 19th Century English church interior scene of young man and his fiancé...

An elegant oil portrait of a young Arab woman shown wearing a veil and gazing with candor and interest directly towards the viewer. Signed lower left, "Jan Hoowij" (Dutch-American, ...

Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...

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...

Oil on canvas Canvas size: 23 x 19.25 inches Framed size: 30 x 26 inches Signed lower right

Artist: William J. Schultz, American (1919 - 2005) Title: Outdoor Figure Study Year: 1957 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 40 x 25 inches (101.5 x 6...

American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970. Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.

Oil on canvas, portrait painting of a young sailor boy.

Portrait of a young boy, impressionist painting. Dimensions WITHOUT frame in cm 32 x 42

Portrait of a Lady by Jean Dulac (1902-1968) *see below signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Lyon, France (the artists home ...

Well presented in a mid-century wood frame. Signed and dated. On canvas board.

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Red Chair Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 36 in. x 24 in. (91.44 cm x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 44 x 32 inches

"Figure de Notier" oil on canvas painting of a human figure by Max Papart. Signed Max Papart on front. Signed and titled "Max Papart Figure de Notier" on back. Additional markings o...

The painter Henryk F. Twardzik was born in Krakow, Poland and immigrated with his family to Boston at the age of four. He studied art at the Albright Gallery of Art in Buffalo and at...

A gentle, quiet, lovely portrait of motherhood painted by British artist Arthur Bradbury in 1927, a distinguished painter who over the years exhibited 14 works at the Royal Academy. ...

"Seated Figure II" Abstract Painting 16" x 10" inch (c. 1960) by KAMAL KHALIFA Kamal Khalifa is regarded as one of Egypt’s most prolific modern artists. He left the art world with s...

Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Authenticated on verso by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Custom framed as pictu...

Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Unsigned Contact for dimensions.

A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Noted Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A Wonderful and intimate Mid-Century studio portrait of a yo...

Iconography Study IV: Three Figures

Hollywood regency portrait painting of a young woman by Francis Kughler (American 1901-1970). Oil on canvas board. Circa 1932. Unframed. Born in New York City in 1901, Francis Vandeveer Kughler attended Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute, and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry. During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I. In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club, a well-known art club in Washington Square in New York City.Well-known as a muralist, society portrait painter and lithographer, he was a prolific painter who made cityscapes, landscapes, and nudes. He and his wife, Charlotte Livingston, lived and worked in Bronx, New York. mid century modern wpa impressionist...

A truly beautiful early 20th Century oil, capturing a frank and domestic moment. A woman, in an apron and cap, takes a moment of rest from her daily toils, to read from a book. The c...

J. Foley (British, 20th Century) Siamese Cat Oil on canvas Signed on the reverse This elegant portrait captures the distinctive grace and poise of the Siamese cat, renowned for its ...

Artist: John MacWhinnie, American (1946 - ) Title: Portrait of Truman Capote Year: 1968 Medium: Mixed Media on Board (Oil and Pencil), signed and dated l.r. Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Fr...

Signed lower right: 'A.Brook '59'. Painted in Sag Harbor, Long Island in 1959. Adeline (Adaline) Glasheen was a writer. She was a friend of the artist and worked in literary circle...