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Period: Late 20th Century
Sunny face. Bilateral. Cardboard, tempera, 53x35.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sunny face. Bilateral. Cardboard, tempera, 53x35.5 cm
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Born in Riga in a Russian-Polish-German family.
Vladimir Glushenkov...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Cardboard
Red Shoes, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas by Jan De Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: The Red Shoes
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 33 x 23 in. (83.82 x 58.42 cm)
Frame ...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Signed Ribera Family Portrait Painting, 1972
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Spanish painting dated 1972. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a family portrait with dogs, of excellent pictorial quality. Fabulous wooden and plaster frame, carved and gilded (...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Folk girl. Paper, watercolor, 110x76 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Folk girl. Paper, watercolor, 110x76 cm
Dzemma Skulme worked in oil, acrylic and water-colors. She developed the theme of the caryatid, wherein she ende...
Category
Post-Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
29th century English, Portrait od a seated Siamese Cat
Located in Woodbury, CT
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 ...
Category
Realist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Achille Sdruscia - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Achille Sdruscia between 1960s and 1970s.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame cm. 53x43
Very good condition.
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series II
Located in London, GB
"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...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
The Gold Hat
Located in Columbus, OH
Evocative, contemporary portrait of a woman wearing a hat by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Washes of thin, gold-colored paint, which we bel...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure with Blue Eyes
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Nathan Oliveira. "Figure with Blue Eyes" is a figurative painting, oil on canvas in a palette of browns and creams with a pop of blue by Bay Area Figurative artist Nath...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clifford Hanley (1948-2021) - Framed 1998 Oil, Morning On The Front
Located in Corsham, GB
A eye-catching female portrait by Clifford Hanley, set on a stripy red and green background. Signed and dated to the upper right-hand corner. Well presented in a light wooden frame. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Jeweled Kiss, Art Deco Oil Painting by Erik Freyman
By Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Erik Freyman, Russian (1932 - )
Title: A Jeweled Kiss
Year: 1992
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 60 x 36 in. (152.4 x 91.44 cm)
Category
Art Deco Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Devil Drive /// Contemporary Painting Canvas Funny Pop Street Art Car Driving
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
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...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Paint
Dynamic self-portrait. 1972. Cardboard, oil, 37x36, 5 cm + gift book
Located in Riga, LV
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...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Sexual Issues, Cosmopolitan Magazine Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant 1970s illustrator Roger Hane paints a surreal scene depicting a beautiful girl with flowing black hair, a strong jawline, and a blue cast to her f...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fauvist Still Life with Flowers - Original Oil on Canvas, SIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Antonio GUANSE (1926-2008)
Still Life with Flowers, 1962
Oil on canvas panel
Signed lower right
Countersigned and dated on the back
On panel, 37 x 45 cm (14.5 x 17.7 in) visible
Pre...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Child Resting in Chair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel.
Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Guitar" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994), acrylic on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
This is a rare painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) from his series dedicated to the "linearism" with a strong color presence.
Colors range from Yellow, Azure...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Grandfather and grandson" Oil cm.140 x 122 , 1996
Located in Torino, IT
Grandfather, Grandson, Countryside, summer, child, dog,impressionist
Published in a monographic catalogue
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015)
193...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marilyn Monroe, Painting by Jim Ceravolo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jim Ceravolo, American (1953 - )
Title: Marilyn Monroe
Year: circa 1980
Medium: Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas, Signed l.r.
Size: 38 x 32 inches
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Screen
"Senza titolo" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
Exhibited in Almach Art Gallery Milano during 2023
Hand-signed by artist,
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Image rights
Luca Temolo
...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Jane Fonda" Framed, Original Oil on Canvas-with letter of authenticity
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Jane Fonda" is an Original Oil Painting on Canvas that is signed by the artist. This painting of Jane Fonda is one of the few figurative paintings that Howard Behrens made during hi...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Posed Lady Sat In Large Arm Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of a Posed Lady
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting size: 39 inches (height) x 32...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2, by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right and signed, dated, and numb...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Jazz Musicians
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Henri GUYOT (1946)
Jazz Musicians
Oil on Wood with modern black wood frame
Size panel : 100 X 78 cm
Size frame : 120 X 98 cm
Certificate fr...
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"George Washington Series" Pointillist Figurative Colorful President Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern colorful portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointill...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
MUHAMMAD ALI - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVER
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed on verso by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certif...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Screen
BLUE THINKER
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Frida
By Jack Hooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Hooper
Portrait of Frida, 1999
Collage on monoprint
Unframed dimensions: 33.50 x 29 inches
Framed dimensions: 43.50 x 39 inches
This one-of-a-kind portrait of Frida Kahlo is ha...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Monoprint
Knee Socks Girl, Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Knee Sock Girl" is an oil on board portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon of a woman, seemingly lost in contemplation....
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ibiza scene Spain oil on canvas painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. After starting his artistic ...
Category
Post-Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CRIADA Y GATO
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed and dated by the artist. Canvas size 45 x 33 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size is approx. 52 x 44 inches. Please note the frame has som...
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"It's better to wake up" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
"It is better to wake up" is a hymn for the "awakening" of humanity.
Hand-signed by artist,
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Image r...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Wild Bill Hickok 1853", Wild West Deadwood, large 53x40" oil canvas western art
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more three decades. His paintings are in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few.
His art, came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create 5 large scale oil on canvas portraits for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Neil Young and Hall and Oats. In addition to these,
This contemporary western art of lawman cowboy and gun slinger Wild Bill Hickok...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Blackhand" Colorful Abstract Modern Pop Art Portrait Painting of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract modern portrait painting of an evil man by Texas artist Robert Sandman. As the artist explains, "The Black Hand, or La Mano Nera in It...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Market in Dordogne - Périgord
By Jean Abadie
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean ABADIE
(Tarbes 1921 – Ballan-Miré 2010)
Market in Périgord
Oil on canvas
H. 73 cm; L. 92 cm
Signed lower right
Provenance:
- Galerie France-Art, Paris, circa 1980
- Private col...
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Goyesque man oil on canvas painting portrait
By Jose Puyet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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...
Category
Romantic Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Illustrator, Flapper of 1800, Monochromatic
By Anna Whelan Betts
Located in Miami, FL
A "Flapper of 1800" is depicted in profile with her maid holding a hat box and cradling a little monkey. The maid is a step to the right and a step behind her. Overlapping garments v...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Surreal Men's Fashion from the Groovy 1970s - Dragon Fly Rene Magritte Clouds
Located in Miami, FL
This surreal Men's Fashion illustration with a dragonfly is staged in an inside/outside setting against dreamlike Rene Magritte clouds. Of particular note is how the artist cropped t...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rolling Stones - Three Heads
Located in London, GB
'Rolling Stones - Three Heads' acrylic on canvas, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the trademark of the artist. Strange...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IV
Located in London, GB
"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...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Pattern Skirt, Expressionist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Pattern Skirt" is an oil on board interior portrait of a young woman sitting, painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist artist Bernard Harmon. The painting is 39 1/2" x 36" in size...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Maternity girl with baby oil on board painting
By Amadeo Freixas Vivo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Certainly a family of artists, such as, of course, Amadeu (1912-2004), known for a long artistic career, as a teacher of several generations of painters and as an artistic popularize...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
20th Century French Expressionist Portrait of a Girl in Orange Flat Cap Portrait
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl in Flat Cap Portrait
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
pastel painting on artist paper, unframed
painting: 9 x 12 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condi...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Large Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Symbolist Lady Staring into Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pensive Thoughts
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuf...
Category
French School Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
African Tribal Celebration: Alex Haley Roots for Readers Digest
By Noel Sickles
Located in Miami, FL
Complex and detailed epic scale history painting of an African tribal celebration with an on-looking king. The work has an abundant amount o...
Category
American Realist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Colloquio senza successo -- Salvador Aulestia (1915-1994) - acrylic on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
This is a masterwork by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994).
There are very few paintings such this one as for rarity than for quality.
Two women on the beach who, as...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Heals Fitted Fine
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 91cm x 62cm (112cm x 82cm framed).
(Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his dea...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Untitled (Large Painting)
By Tomasz Rut
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Initialed "TR" and dated "1993" on front by Tomasz Rut. Canvas size 52 x 65 inches. Canvas is stetched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificat...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Portrait of Gene Harrison', Pasadena, Parsons School of Design
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial and psychologically penetrating study of the American musician.
Signed lower right with monogram; titled and dated, verso, 1977.
Born in England, Pearl Took first studied at the Skipton Art School (1943-7) and, subsequently, at Sir John Cass College (1947-9). After immigrating to California in 1957, Took commenced her active career as a fine artist, also becoming an art teacher at Pasadena City College and a freelance illustrator with the Pasadena City News. As her painting style matured and evolved, she continued to further her studies, including at such prestigious institutions as the California State College, the Art Center of Design, the Otis Art Institute and the Parsons School...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MODEST CUIXART. mixed media cardboard painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
mixed media cardboard painting
CUIXART I TÀPIES, Modest (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007).
He cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devot...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Parody Portrait: Piero della Francesca Italian Renaissance Hispanic Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
This is a parody portrait of the famed Duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, by Piero della Francesca, in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. Hispanic Illustrator Ignacio Gomez pain...
Category
American Realist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
“Mother and Child” Early Figurative Portrait Painting of a Black Woman and Child
By Buford Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Early figurative portrait painting by Houston-based artist Buford Evans. The work features a black woman dressed in a green dress gingerly caressing her young child. Signed by the ar...
Category
Naturalistic Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Large vintage oil painting on canvas, R.Young, ballerina, signed, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original oil painting on canvas by R.Young, depicting a ballerina sitting on the floor and wearing pointe shoes.
Signed in a lower right corner R.Young. The painting has ...
Category
Art Deco Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 20th century colorful close up face portrait oil painting red and green
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pan" is a fauvist-expressionist-figurative oil on canvas painting by American artist Matthew Schaefer. Primary colors of red, yellow, and blue fill the figure with brown hair and is...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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