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Portrait of a Lady - British Art Deco 1930s oil painting listed exhibited artist
Located in London, GB
A fine Art Deco 1935 oil on canvas by British listed artist Cuthbert Orde who exhibited many times at The Royal Academy. The painting depicts a portrait of a beautiful young woman in...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Death of the Young Men 1938 - British art figurative Surrealist oil painting
By Jack Sassoon
Located in London, GB
An oil on canvas painted by Jack Sassoon which was certainly a premonition of what was to come. Entitled Death of the Young Men and dated 1938, it depicts men in gas masks and a woma...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Sophisticate
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to have recently discovered, “The Sophisticate”, by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld.
Rosenfeld was classically trained in fine art painting in Poland before settl...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring - Floral Still Life of White Daffodils & Roses with Hidden Self Portrait
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Spring’ by Cecil Kennedy (1905-1997).
A fine floral style life oil on canvas depicting a silver vase of spring blooms by perhaps the most eminent British flower painter of the 20th...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Mrs Willis - British 30's art exhibited oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 30's female portrait oil painting by British exhibited artist Alice Mary Burton. The sitter is “Mrs Willis”, and the painting was painted and exhibited at The Royal Socie...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Kneeling Girl - Scottish 50's art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stylish Scottish portrait oil painting is by Scottish artist John Miles Bourne Benson. Painted circa 1950 by Benson in a lovely palette with bold brushwork. A really excellent e...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reflected Female Nude with Artist - British Slade Sch 30's portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning British Slade School nude portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Stanley Spencer. The painting was painted in the 1930's in a realistic palette and shows ...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude with Lace Study Pastel Painting by Pio Santini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming pastel painting on paper by Pio Santini (1908-1986), named "nude with lace", and signed bottom left corner "Santini".
Lovely romantic composition with nude young lady kneeli...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board, Paper
1964 "Homage to a Friend" Oil Portrait Painting Eunice Golden
Located in New York, NY
Eunice Golden
"Homage to a Friend"
Sept. 1964
Oil on panel
14"x18" panel 17"x1.25"x21" period frame
Signed in ink upper left on reverse on frame, titled and dated in ink reverse on p...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cecily Byrne as Mary Stewart - British art 30's actress portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
Painted by George Carr Drinkwater, this vibrant oil on canvas depicts the actress of stage and screen Cecily Byrne as Mary Stuart. Painted circa 1930 it is a stunning evocative portr...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady Reclining Portrait - British 50's Impressionist oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This large oil on canvas portrait was painted by Caroline Hutchinson circa 1955. It depicts a lady reclining on a sofa and is painted in an Impressionist palette and manner. A beauti...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of General Roberto Bencivenga - Oil painting by F. Bencivenga-1933
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of General Roberto Bencivenga is an original oil painting realized by the Italian painter Francesco Bencivenga in 1933.
Hand signed and dated overleaf: "Roma 1933, Benciven...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young woman with guitar
Located in Geneva, CH
Painter, art teacher born in Lausanne in 1916. Died in 1979
Work on cardboard
Gilded wooden frame
60 x 70 x 5,5 cm
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Infant walk
Located in Geneva, CH
Swiss oil painter, watercolorist and designer
Work on watercolor paper
Gilded wood frame with glass pane
62,5 x 44 x 2,5 cm
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
Marinette Endormie (Sleeping Marinette)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Celebrated French artist Henri Lebasque is renowned for his intimate nudes, and this oil on canvas is a particularly lovely example of his mastery over the subject. Entitled Marinett...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Big Head
By Karel Appel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Karel Appel
Big Head
1969
Original oil painting on canvas
In original frame
20x26" plus the frame size
Pristine condition
Gallery Labels and original receipts with provenance
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vibrant Bay Area Figurative Seated Nude 1950-60s Distemper Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1950s-60s distemper on paper painting is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). Born in Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI wit...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Saturated Red Bay Area Figure 1950-60s Distemper Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1950s-60s distemper on paper painting is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). Born in Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI wit...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Scheherazade
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco painting of Scheherazade by Gustave Kaitz
Gouache on board
Painting size: 26 x 32 inches
Original work of art c. 1930s by Gustave Kaitz (1913-1992) depicting the legendar...
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Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
1960's French Portrait Character Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Man With Red NoseCaricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1960's French Portrait Styled Elegant Theatrical Lady Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 16.5 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Green Wide Eyed Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Man Very Red Nose Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait ...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Three Art Deco Ladies Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
Image : 12. x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Ideal for ...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
1960's French Portrait Angry Expression Lady Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Juliet
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful portrait oil painting of Juliet by American artist Mary Rosamond Coolidge (1884-1978). Coolidge was a well-known portrait painter and a graduate of Massachusetts Normal A...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Ruby Walker Usher – American (1889-1957)
Title: Untitled
Year: unknown, circa 1950
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Size: 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches
Framed size: 14.25 x 11.25 inches
Si...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Famine, Etching on Paper by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Somnath Hore
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Hore - Famine
Etching on Paper, 15 x 21 inches
Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same framed and shipped kindly contact us.
Figurat...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Etching
Portrait of a Lady in Midnght Blue - Scottish 1960's art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This impressive portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson. Painted circa 1960 it is a half length seated portrait of a sophisticated woman in a silk midnig...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Musician in the tavern oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 65x88 cm.
Joan Serra Melgosa (Lleida, 1899 - Barcelona, 1970). He was a Catalan painter. He trained at the Escuela de la Llotja (Barcelona), where he had Francesc Labar...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman sitting
Located in Geneva, CH
Henri Fehr was a creative visual artist. Born in 1890, Henri Fehr passed away in 1974
Work on paper
Gilded wood frame with glass pane
53,5 x 45 x 4 cm
Category
Academic Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Enchanted picnic
Located in Geneva, CH
Holy, Adrien (1898-1979)
Born in St-Imier on January 30, 1898. Died in Geneva on December 29, 1978. Son of the engraver Jules Holy. Painter and engraver.
Compulsory school in St-Imi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
“A Daydream, 1953”
Located in West Sussex, GB
Margarita Nikolaevna Tolokonnikova
(1925-1976) Soviet Union
A Young Child Asleep
“A Daydream, 1953”
Oil on Board. 9 ½ x 14 in.Frame: 14 x 19 in.Signed and Dated ’53 in Cyrillic and...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Woman
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of a Woman by Emily Elizabeth Guthrie Smith
Texas Artist
Mid Century
Signed upper right
30 x 24
Framed
Pastel on paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Parchment Paper, Pastel
Au Bal Masque - Spanish girl at Opera - Like Degas
By Dietz Edzard
Located in Miami, FL
Au Bal Masque - Spanish girl at Opera - This spectacularly beautiful post-impressionist portrait t could be reminiscent of Degas.
A charming girl with a blue mantilla adorned with r...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Potrait of a Ballerina in an Interior - Spanish 1930's art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming oil painting is by Spanish artist Demetrio Salgado Cosme, often known as Demetrio Salgado. Painted in 1935 it is a delightful painting of a young ballerina in an interi...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Rabbi - British 1960's religious Jewish male portrait oil painting exhib art
Located in London, GB
This charming exhibited British portrait oil painting is by noted Jewish artist Michael Gilbery. Painted in 1961 the painting is a half length portrait of a Rabbi holding a book and ...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reclining nude - British Art Deco 30s female portrait oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
A stunning exhibited 1934 nude female portrait by Dora Crocket (Countess Lewenhaupt). The portrait depicts a nude woman reclining in a sensual pose against a background of red and bl...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Lady Sarah McKinstry - Scottish Art Deco 1930 portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This impressive large portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson. Painted in 1930, it is a wonderful three quarter length Art Deco portrait of Sarah Ogden T...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Portrait of Abstract Man', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Abstract Man, oil on board, Berlin School by artist with initials A.M. (circa 1960s). A splendid cubist depiction, this is a warm portrait of a male figure in geometric ...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Futurist Woman' by Van Orley, Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Futurist Woman', oil on soft board, by Van Orley, Berlin School (circa 1960s). A thoroughly modern interpretation of an independent, resilient, gifted woman who is on top of the wor...
Category
Futurist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Damsel in Green - Original Oil on Panel, Handsigned
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962)
Damsel in Green
Original oil painting on panel
Signed bottom right
On panel 31.5 x 22 cm (c. 12.4 x 8.6 inch) at view
Presented in nice vintage woo...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maternity
By Max Hunziker
Located in Geneva, CH
Max Hunziker (born March 6, 1901 in Zurich and died September 9, 1976 there) was a Swiss painter, graphic designer, glassmaker and illustrator.
Max Hunziker grew up in Zurich- Wiedi...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Woman in Blue', Danish Royal Academy, Brooklyn Museum, Kolding
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'A.S.' for Anton Schroder (Danish, 1893-1965) and dated 1953.
A charming and substantial, modernist study of a young woman shown seated and gazing to her left ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dody in the Afternoon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Noted German Expressionist artist Fritz Schwaderer, was classically schooled in fine art in Germany in the early-mid 1920’s. Schwaderer’s paintings were exhibited alongside suc...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1951 Rare Russian Impressionism Soviet Realism Original Portrait Oil "Old Man"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
For over 20 years, Andre Kohn has been passionately collecting the works of classically trained master Impressionists from the Soviet Realism period (Russian Impressionism, 1930 -197...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1949 Original Oil Figurative Russian Impressionism Soviet Realism "Factory Boy"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
For over 20 years, Andre Kohn has been passionately collecting the works of classically trained master Impressionists from the Soviet Realism period (Russian Impressionism, 1930 -197...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1949 Soviet Era Realism Nude Original Portrait Oil Painting of a Young Man 29x24
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Young Man with a Mirror" 29"x24" is one-of-a-kind, original, Soviet Era oil painting of a young man.
Unframed. Dated 1949.
For over 20 years, the gallery has been passionately co...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The School Girl" 1950s Art Brut Figurative Painting NYC Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
"The Schoolgirl"
c.1950s
Oil paint, sand on Masonite
36x48 wood frame
Unsigned
Collection acquired from family estate
Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (1919-2011)
B...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Au Café
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fashionable woman at a Parisian cafe is the subject of this oil on canvas by the Ukrainian artist Elie-Anatole Pavil. Pavil, who emigrated to Paris in 1892, is celebrated for his B...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soldier Beats Up Muggers on Subway - Stag Magazine story illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed (as Emmett Kaye) lower right it was Mort Kunstler's pseudonym, unframed
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Portrait of Seated Nude', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Seated Nude', oil on board, Berlin School by artist with initials A.M. (circa 1960s). A splendid cubist depiction, this is a significant portrait of a seated nude woman ...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lady in Yellow Portrait - British 50's Impressionist oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman - British 30's art Slade School artist oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb stately male portrait oil painting is by noted British Slade School artist Reginald Grenville Eves. Painted circa 1939 the portrait is a fine example of Modern British in...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of man in suit
Located in Geneva, CH
Emil Zbinden's father first worked as a postilion in Herzogenbuchsee, and from 1916 as a parcel driver in Bern. The family now lived in the Matte district in Bern. Emil attended high...
Category
Academic Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cyclists
Located in London, GB
'The Cyclists', oil on canvas, by Pierre Gaillardot (circa 1960s). Mostly known for its iconic Tour de France bicycle race - the most prestigious and difficult in the world - France...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flamenco
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an magnificent original oil on panel by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002)
Flamenco, is an original oil on panel, signed, c.1955, with an image dimension of 12 x 9 ...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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