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Period: Early 20th Century
Portrait Black Elvis Presley French School Impressionist Pop READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Black Elvis Portrait of the famous singer Elvis Presley Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Original signed ...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Gesso, Oil

Portrait of a Lady With Hat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
WATELET, Charles Joseph (1867 - 1954) Portrait of a Lady with Hat Oil on oval canvas signed up right and dated 1909 Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canv...
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Academic Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Bulls Eye, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1909 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 26.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right PRICE ON REQUEST- The Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover, December 10, 1909
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Collier's Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed Lower Right Collier's Magazine Cover, February 7 1914
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vib...
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Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Blue Portrait Kurt Cobain - French School Impressionist - Pop Nirvana 2023
Located in Zofingen, AG
Kurt 2023 Icon portrait of the grunge artist Kurt Cobain from Nirvana band. UPDATE 🔴🙌🙌 : I'm very happy to inform that this artwork was shared on social network of official Nirv...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media, Oil

Young boy by Hannes Fritz-MĂźnchen - Oil on canvas 64x73 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 78x87 cm Hannes FRITZ-MÜNCHEN is an artist born in 1886 and died in 1981
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Realist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait PS 249 French School Hail Storm Chut Les Barbizons
Located in Zofingen, AG
Large portrait of an independent woman with blue hair, sharp eyed, killer look Technique: oil, acrylic, glue, ink on canvas streched on a wooden frame 100x81cm ■■ 39,4 x31,9 inch ...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait Mondrian Stockings French School Impressionist Pop 203 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS203 Mondrian Stockings During the WW2, women used to paint on the legs - mark of stockings. Extrapolation made by painting Mondrian pattern. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on ol...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil

Woman in Equestrian Clothing
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Walter Beach Humphrey specialized in painting magazine covers and he eventually did work for almost all of them, beginning with small-circulation publica...
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Other Art Style Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of Elegant" Oil on wood Expressionist Hague School Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Martin Borgord (1869-1935) Active in California, New York, Paris, Holland "Portrait of an Elegant Woman," oil painting on wood signed lower right and dedicated to Madame Merlet. Attended: San Francisco Art Association School of Design, AcadĂŠmie des Beaux-Arts de Paris, AcadĂŠmie Julian de Paris, New York School of Art "In the past I worked on light and shadow effects. Now I paint exclusively for unusual effects and color harmonies." It is with these words that Martin Borgord, a Norwegian-born but naturalized American painter, interviewed by a journalist from the Hartford Courant, explains our painting.Straddling the line between Impressionism and Expressionism, the elegant lady loses the sharpness of detail, blending with light and color in quick, dense brushstrokes. Excellent state of preservation.Presented in antique carved and silvered wooden frame. It has a regular Fine Arts export certificate. Measurements Panel 41 x 33 cm Frame 51x43 cm BIOGRAPHY Martin Borgord was born February 8, 1869, in Guasdal, Norway, and died March 25, 1935, in Riverside, California. At the age of 16, Borgord resided in San Francisco and enrolled to study with Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) at the San Francisco Art Association School of Design. Interested in both painting and sculpture, Borgord will go to Paris. He was accepted to study at the AcadĂŠmie Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and at the AcadĂŠmie des Beaux-Arts with sculptor Charles Raoul Verlet. In 1896, Martin Borgord returned to New York and enrolled in the new Chase School of Art (later renamed the New York School of Art) with William Merritt. In 1899, influential art dealer William Macbeth, dedicated to the cause of promoting American art, represented Borgord in New York.With his friend and fellow artist William Henry Singer...
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Expressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy in Garden - British Edwardian Slade School oil painting
Located in London, GB
This very interesting British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted Slade School artist Algernon Cecil Newton. Newton became primarily a landscape artist and exhibited numerous...
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Realist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Welsh Girl - Enid Richards - British Edwardian Staithes art
By Ernest Higgins Rigg
Located in London, GB
A fine portrait oil on canvas by noted British Staithes listed artist Ernest Higgins Rigg. It is a super Edwardian portrait of Enid Richards and was painted at Govilon in Wales in 1...
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Realist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Study of the Violinist for Holy Motherhood, pre-raphaelite, newlyn school, Oil
Located in London, GB
Thomas Cooper Gotch 1854 – 1931 Study of Violinist for Holy Motherhood Oil on canvas, on board Image size: 28 ¾ x 21 inches 18th century frame Illustrated in "The Golden Dream, A bi...
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Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Divertimento in the Music Salon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GUIDI Giuseppe (1881-1931) Divertimento in the Music Salon Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 70 X 100 cm Dim frame :...
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Academic Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard.
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonnÊ of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-ElysÊes" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Les Quatres coins Artist French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur. Closeup - portrait of a woman head ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on hu...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

Clara - British Art Deco 20's female portrait landscape Newlyn oil painting
Located in London, GB
A superb portrait oil painting by noted British Newlyn school artist Harold Harvey. Painted in 1922 the sitter is Clara Matthews. A full length portrait, Clara is set in a landscape and holding a rose. In several of Harvey's portraits his female sitters...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman's Home Companion Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1912 Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 18.50" x 12.50", Framed 27.50" x 21.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left July 1912 Woman's Home Companion Magazine Cover
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Unitiled - (Young Lady with Red flowers)
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Candy Box with Original Illustration by John Knowles Hare (1910) For collectors, enthusiasts of early 20th-century Americana, this vintage ca...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Portrait of a man . Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned.
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonnÊ of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-ElysÊes" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French School Portrait Blue White Horse Impressionist th century Original AUC
Located in Zofingen, AG
White Horse Animal portrait closeup. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,8x15,8 inch Sustainability: Wooden frame is made by the arti...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Ink

Tito Pellicciotti (1871-1950) - Italian School, Oil, Elderly Man in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative portrait captures the essence of ageing through its detailed depiction of an elderly figure, rendered in warm earthy tones against a muted background. Signed. Presente...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Lady in Turquoise Dress 1930s
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, signed very lower right corner and inscribed verso Title: 'Jeune Fille' Medium: oil on canvas laid over board, framed in a period gilt ...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of young man - The artist's son
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Auguste-Joseph DelÊcluse (Roubaix 1855 - Paris 1928) Portrait of the artist's son, Eugène DelÊcluse Oil on canvas H. 98 cm; W. 116 cm Signed lower right 1903 Exhibition: 1903, Salon...
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French School Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a lady
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Burgundy wooden frame 75.5 x 65 x 4 cm
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Starry Night Van Gogh French School Impressionist Pop 240 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
PS 240 Van Gogh Starry night Girl Summer Portrait of a woman with Van Gogh (The Starry night) swim dress. ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is fir...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

The Modern Priscilla, Magazine Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pencil and Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right The Modern Priscilla Magazine Cover, June 1916.
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Pencil

1930's French Portrait Sketch of a Lady, Listed French painter
By Leon Launay
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady" by Leon Launay (French 1890-1956) charcoal portrait drawing on paper, unframed stamped verso painting: 18.5 x 12 inches Condition report: The painting is in go...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Signed Edwin Austin Abbey oil painting of the Virgin and Child with saints
By Edwin Austin Abbey
Located in New York, NY
Original Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852-1911) oil painting of the Virgin and Child with saints, circa late 19th-early 20th century. Signed low...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil painting of an Italian woman holding flowers by Eduardo Forlenza
Located in London, GB
Oil painting of an Italian woman holding flowers by Eduardo Forlenza Italian, early 20th Century Dimensions: Frame height 64cm, width 51.5cm; Canvas h...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1900's French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Seated in Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Chair French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1900 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: v...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Ritratto di Attrice Parigi Belle Epoque Pastello Firmato Art Nouveau
Located in Pistoia, IT
Pierre Carrier-Belleuse (Parigi, 1851-1931). "Portrait of Actress in Belle Epoque Paris" pastel on canvas signed upper right and dated 1921 in its original gilt wood frame. Bellissim...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Crayon

Pair of Portraits, Captain and Mrs. Evelyn R. Le Marchant
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This charming and distinguished looking couple still survive in the radiance of their youth captured for all time by the Plymouth portraitist W. Andresen. Although we know little about the artist, his skill is evident in the fine quality of these images. Captain Evelyn R. le Marchant, commander of his Britannic majesty's battleship `Nile', posed for this portrait in Plymouth, England in January 1906. His vessel, one of the earliest battleships to operate without sails, is shown anchored in the background. The following month his lovely wife Edith posed for her portrait. These two fine images show an interesting balance with the man of the sea in his element and his shoreside wife surrounded by her garden. Both paintings are very well done in watercolor with added body color, pencil, and charcoal. Their condition is outstanding and both are mounted in their original period frames with antique glass. Sight Size: 41 Inches x 29ž Inches each. Each painting signed LR: W. Andresen, Plymouth Vallejo Gallery features the finest in marine and maritime antiques...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady In Purple Stripey Top Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady original watercolour painting on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below piece of paper is 14 x 10 inches In good condition, though with mi...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

Portrait Le temps des jonquilles French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 238 Le temps des Jonquilles Portrait of a woman with back naked. ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

'Lady in the Garden' by Adolphe Crespin, Brussels 1859 – 1944, Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Adolphe Crespin Brussels 1859 – 1944 Belgian Painter 'Lady in the Garden' Signature: Signed lower left Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 6...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 11, 1913
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, October 11, 1913
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Interwoven Socks Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1920-1925 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 29.50" x 23.00" Interwoven Socks Advertisement Literatu...
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American Modern Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying
Located in Miami, FL
Famed female illustrator, Jessie Willcox Smith paints the " Ideal Child" in a spiritual moment for the Christmas cover of Good Housekeeping. The acc...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Portrait Elle(s) French School Impressionist Pop 248 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
French School - PS 248 Elle(s) Portrait of two women, from La Belle époque. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch ⭐Sustainab...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media, Gesso, Oil

Lady with Puppet
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Center Life Sight Size 24.50" x 19.00", Framed 30.50" x 25.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 31, 1925
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Other Art Style Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Profile Of A Red-haired Man, Oil On Cardboard
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Profile of a red-haired man. Oil on cardboard, early 20th century. A small lack in the lower right corner, folds in the lower left corner. Small dirt. 41 x 32.5 cm
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Huge Antique French Signed Oil Painting Roman Soldier with Nude Shepherdess
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pausing for Conversation French School, early 1900's indistinctly signed oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 46 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good ...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait De guerres lasses French School Impressionist Pop 126 READY TO HANG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 126 De Guerres lasses Portrait of a woman with blue and yellow hair with a crown of flowers. Technique: oil, acrylics, spray paint and ink on canvas 70x50cm ■■ 27.6x19...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

Spanish girl with headscarf
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Beige wooden frame 56.5 x 43.5 x 4 cm
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

New York 1911, Fine Portrait of a Lady oval format, signed & dated oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1911 Title: A Belle Maman, New York Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 27.5 x 18.5 inches canvas: 25.75 x 16.7...
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American Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Szilard Constantinus Kovari Nude Woman Oil
Located in Astoria, NY
Szilard Constantinus Kovari (Slovakian, 1882-1916), Nude Woman, Oil on Board, depicting seated woman applying lipstick in the mirror, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 9" H ...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Framed Chinese Emperor and Empress Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Immerse yourself in the regal allure of Chinese history with this captivating pair of framed reverse glass paintings depicting a Chinese Emperor and Empress...
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Victorian Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass

Portrait of a Lady - English Art Deco Impressionist Antique Oil Sketch Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's English Art Deco oil on canvas portrait of a young lady wearing an evening dress and a stunning pair of earrings. An intriguing and unusual sketch like impression...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)" Pastel Raymond Thibesart
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper 12 x 9 (18 3/4 x 15 5/8 frame) inches Stamp of studio on reserve INV Nbr. 821RT...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel

L'endormie immobile perle - French School Impressionist - Street Art - Pop 221
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 221 L'endormie Immobile perle de bleux (Large) Scene: a poetic closeup portrait of a woman is lying in her bed. Symbol of feminism inspired by Louise Alix work, the comp...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media, Glue, Oil

Portrait Blue Soey Artist French School 127 READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 127 Blue Soey Portrait of the artist Soey Milk wearing a blue dress ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on h...
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Tonalist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

"Portrait of a Lady (Study for Harriet Blake)" Lilian Westcott Hale, Painting
By Lilian Westcott Hale
Located in New York, NY
Lilian Westcott Hale Portrait of a Lady (Study for Harriet Blake) Oil on canvas 40 Âź x 30 Âź inches A leading American Impressionist working at t...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's Large French Oil Painting Twin Sisters in Yellow Blouses in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean & Janet French School, circa 1930 oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 26 x 20 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condition: overall good condition, some minor old creases...
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Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large French Society Portrait, by repute, La Comtesse de Blacas, Château d'UssÊ
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large scale French society portrait from the 1920s featuring a lady in a 'flapper' dress before a castle and it's garden by Georges Gaudy. Signed bottom left and dated, 1925. The painting is by repute of La Comtesse de Blacas, in front of her home Château d'UssÊ. UssÊ was the subject of a French railroad poster issued by the Chemin de Fer de Paris à OrlÊans in the 1920s which may have been designed by Gaudy and this may be where the commission for this painting came about. Presented in very fine custom carved wood, gilt Florentine frame. The early 1900s were the zenith of 20th century society portraiture by the likes of Philip de Låszló...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snow effect on the bank of Seine - Paris Bercy - O/C - signed lower left
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare scene of the industrial period in Paris By Remond Besse- "Paris, et la periode industrielle". Excellent overall Conditions, original canvas with no restoration to be identified...
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Post-Impressionist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919 oil on canvas mounted on panel 116 x 90 cm stamp signature Exhibited: Solo exhibition, Stockholm, Nov-Dec 1917; The Royal Academy Stockholm 1973; Åmells Konsthandel – En internationell kubist, Stockholm & London 2008 Hälsinglands Museum 2011 Millesgården – Dick Beer – Impressionist & Kubist, 2012 Provenance: Within the family Beer until today Dick Beer was born in 1893 in London as Richard Beer, the youngest of five brothers. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a watercolourist who was born in Stockholm and had left Sweden at the age of 17. John Beer instructed his sons in drawing and painting, among other things. A number of sketchbooks bear testimony to the boys’ talent. Dick Beer’s parents died in 1906 and 1907. Barely 15 years old, Beer arrived in Sweden as an orphan. First he lived with relatives and finally he ended up at Reverend Laurell in Västergötland. Dick Beer began his artistic studies at the Althin School of Painting in Stockholm in 1908 and continued at the Royal Academy of Arts in the autumn of 1910, but in September 1912 he broke off his studies and travelled to Paris. He rented a studio and enrolled at the Colarossi and Grande Chaumière academies. In the summer of 1913, Dick Beer travelled to Pont-Aven in Bretagne in order to paint. In September the same year, he held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm which he gave the French title Exposition des tableaux de Bretagne et autour de Paris. The exhibition proved a success. Many of the paintings were executed in a light palette in a style inspired by the impressionists. In 1914, Dick Beer undertook an extensive study trip to Italy, Tunis, Morocco and Spain, which resulted in canvases overflowing with colours and light. When the French army mobilised, he volunteered and was enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. In 1915 Dick Beer sustained severe head injuries in a grenade attack, which resulted in deafness and a nervous condition that would plague him for the rest of his life. Two of his brothers died the following year, fighting for the English army. Dick Beer was hospitalised and convalesced at Château de Rochefort. Here he started painting again, in an impressionist style, a painting dominated by blue and green hues. In 1918, Dick Beer married Ruth Öhrling, a dentist, and their son John was born later in the year. During this time, Beer began experimenting with cubist painting and created several large compositions, including the painting “The Arab Café”. In the years that followed, Dick Beer was based in Paris, where he often moved house. He was instructed by André Lhote, who encouraged his students to work freely in the studio and provided them with individual critique. Beer often travelled to Bretagne or Provence. His artist friends came from all over Europe and included Amedeo Modigliani. Dick Beer exhibited fairly regularly in Paris between 1919 and 1934 and made a name for himself in French artist circles. In the summers, Ruth regularly rented a house in the countryside, often at Lake Mälaren. She kept a large house with many models and friends and there was a lot of painting and discussions. In 1933, the couple divorced but Ruth still loved Dick and continued to support him financially for the rest of his life. Dick Beer also exhibited in Sweden, albeit irregularly due to his failing health. In the 1920s and 1930s, Beer continued to pursue an expressionist painting with intense colours and unexpected perspectives, but eventually he veered towards more naturalistic forms, including a large number of nudes. He also painted several portraits of artists, politicians and writers. In 1938, Dick Beer sojourned in Arles. The budding photographer Christer Strömholm...
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Cubist Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

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