Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

This portrait depicts a man in a blue shirt and cap standing in a rural landscape, his weathered hands resting on a wooden staff. The muted colours and naturalistic style evoke a sen...

This portrait captures an elderly gentleman with a white beard, seated in a contemplative pose against a muted background. Signed and dated. On canvas.

A rare glimpse of the artist, Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles, painting in her studio as she begins work on a self-portrait. Sunlight fills the room from behind, where netted curtains drape ov...

This evocative portrait depicts an elderly figure in traditional attire, seated against a muted background. The artist skilfully captures the subject's weathered features and gentle ...

Genre: Modern Subject: Organ grinder with parrot Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), wh...

Émile Deckers 1885 - 1968 The Blue Headress Oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed and dated "Algers, 1958" Image size: 26 x 33 inches (66 x 84 cm) Hand made Orientalist gilt f...

Vivid and contemporary style gouache portrait of a female cellist at work by G. Lachausse, circa 1970. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold...

Zdzisław Lachur (born on July 14, 1920 in Zagórz , died December 29, 2007 in Warsaw ) - Polish painter and graphic artist, founder of the first Polish label of drawing movies in Bielsko-Biała . In the years 1945-1950 he studied painting and graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow . He was a pupil of prof. Eugene Eibisch . The artist's works were presented at collective and individual exhibitions at home and abroad, including in Jerusalem , London , New York , Stuttgart , Paris , Vancouver and Toronto . Lachur's paintings were in possession of, among others, George Harrison , former US lady Jacqueline Kennedy and singer Barbra Streisand . In recognition of his achievements in painting and graphics, in 1961 he received the Minister of Culture and Art Award for lifetime achievement, and in 1979 he was awarded the medal of the Israeli Institute Yad Vashem in recognition of his work devoted to the Jewish people. one of a number of great Polish jewish artists...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed. pro...

Au Bal Masque - Spanish girl at Opera - This spectacularly beautiful post-impressionist portrait t could be reminiscent of Degas. A charming girl with a ...

Among the Flowers, c. 1970s Signed: Mcgrath (Lower, Right) Seated Girl in Garden Oil on Canvas 8" x 10" Housed in a 1 1/4" Frame Overall Size: 10 ...

Artist: Sergio Fergola, Italian (1936 - 1994) Title: A Young Women in the Landscape - Fall River, Mass. Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 26 in. (91.44 x 66.04...

Genre: Modern Subject: Jewish Wedding Mechutanim Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whe...

Beautifully rendered in Krolls signature academic style. Unframed - Signed lower right, unframed

Work on canvas board Brown wooden frame with glass pane 66,5 x 56,5 x 3 cm

Artist/ School: Raymond Heudebert (French 1894-1991), signed Raymonde Heudebert (1905-1991) began painting at a very young age and incredibly by the age of 15 began exhibiting at the prestigious Salon d'Automne. Starting as a pupil of René Ménard at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Maurice Denis and Félix Vallotton at the Ranson Academy. In 1924 Raymonde married the future General of aviation and Minister Édouard Corniglion-Molinier (1898-1963) whose roots are Nice in the South of France where she was to live part of each year in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Title: family portrait group...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner and dated 1955 Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's F...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...

One of a kind painting by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Painting is on casein paint on plaster on board. Catalogue of a postumous retr...

Paul Trebilcock (American, 1902 - 1981) Signed: Paul Trebilcock (Lower, Right) " BB " , circa 1950s Oil on Canvas 30" x 25" Housed in a 2 3/4" Carved Period Frame Overall Size:...

Vintage portrait of Jean Harlow. Oil on board. Dated 1938. The best of Hollywood Regency . Faint illegible signature lower right. Harlow died in in 1937. This was painted the followi...

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 ...

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Year: circa 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 20 in. x 18 in. (50.8 cm x 45.72 cm) F...

'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 13 x 10 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche painting. The colours used i...

In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of John Begg Sr., the patriarch of the mid-century ...

Der begnadete Zeichner Karl Anton Fleck wurde vor kurzem mit einer Personalen in der Albertina geadelt. In dieser Ausstellung fehlte allerdings etwas ganz Entscheidendes: Eines der w...

Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by Ramon Santiago. Canvas is framed. Frame size approx 36.75 x 24.75 inches. Canvas size 36 x 24 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Ramon Santiago (American, b. 1943- 2001) began painting in 1961 while attending Mt. San Antonio College in California. Two years later he returned to Rochester to study art at Rochester Institute of Technology. He served with the United States Marine Corps...

"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...

Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Joanne with White Scarf Year: 1967 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed u.r. Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 43.5...

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Portrait of a Girl Year: circa 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 14 in. x 10 in. (35.56 cm x 25.4 cm) Frame Size: 21 x 17...

Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987) Title: Violinist Year: 1958 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Image Size: 12 x 15 inches Frame Size: 20 x 22.5 inches

A recent Kuhn Circus Performer sold for $312,000 at Bonhams, NY Bert Lahr shined in the role of The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of OZ. Here he is depict...

William (Sunny) Weintraub, Israeli (Born 1926) Oil on masonite William Weintraub (He was also known as Shlomo Weintraub and nicknamed Sonny Weintraub) Genre: Impressionist Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: framed 24 X 32.5 canvas 19 X 27 In an ever-changing art world that embraces one movement after the next, the timeless art of portraiture can become lost. Portraiture is often associated with the royal paintings of centuries-old French kings, European nobility, and other wealthy individuals from art history's past. However, styles like Social Realism and Dutch genre painting spotlighted...

Small longitudinal dark green and yellow toned portrait by Houston, TX artist Pat Colville depicting a young pregnant woman with short hair and a sleeveless top. The subject's striki...

Glamorous Redhead is a poster-like iconic image that sums up an era in American visual history - The 1950s. Al Parker is a giant in the history of American Illustration. He possess...

A sensitive portrait beautifully rendered in watercolor and gouache. Mid century. I am guessing from the 1940s it is not dated. Robert Philipp (February 2, 1895 – November 22, 1981) was an American painter influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and Hollywood stars. Noted art critic Henry McBride called Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. He was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League of New York for 33 years. WPA Era. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, and National Academician, Benjamin Franklin Fellow, Royal Society of Arts in London. He was married to model and fellow artist Rochelle ("Shelly") Post, who frequently posed for him until her death in 1971. His compositions and painting style have been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Philip won prizes in most of the important exhibitions of his time, and his paintings are in numerous museums and important private collections. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of The Long Voyage Home, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis Quintanilla...

Portarit of a ldy by Lucien Fontanarosa. Oil on Canvas. Fontanarosa was born in Paris in 1912 and died in paris in 1975. He was an important painter that preferered compositions with...

O MARA'S MUNICIPAL TAVERN - Saturday Evening Post Illustration Supreme technical skill allows the artist to realistically capture an...

Fourteen by Lu Haskew Oil 20x16" image size Vintage Portrait of a young person. This painting has been in the artist's family collection since Lu painted it in the 1960's and offere...

Gritty working class truck driver with tiger painting on truck door, is rendered in a flat and quick style with rapid brushstrokes defining the trucker. The tiger is painted in a t...

William Mason (1906-2002) was a painter born in Newport, Wales, who studied at Newport College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Aside from painting he also taught at Scarborough...

This unique artwork by Richard Proctor is part of a series of 3 (see last pictures and other listings). It is a self-portrait repeated 3 times in diffe...

Work on canvas Brown wooden frame 63 x 50.5 x 4.7 cm

Work on cardboard

In this watercolor portrait, framed in a large black frame, the viewer is captivated by the three-quarter head depiction of a middle-aged soldier. Th...

As a pupil of William Straube, Dora Hitz, Max Pechstein and Willy Jaeckel, Edith Meyer von Kamptz achieved her own individual aesthetic designs with colourfu...

Hugo Pohl (1878 - 1960) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 13.75 x 18.25 Frame Size: 19 x 23.5 Medium: Oil 1930s "In The Shadow Of The Cross" Biography Hugo Pohl (1878 - 1960) Born in Detroit, Michigan, Hugo David Pohl became a painter of native people and landscape in New Mexico, Arizona, California and then Texas where he settled and became known for his paintings of missions. Between 1926 and 1927, he completed 29 Texas mission paintings...

Saturday Evening Post, Story Illustration Depicts Connecticut train station with possible drunk commuter being assisted by good samaritan Signed lower left Provenance: Illustration ...

Signed lower right. Born in Mantorville, Minnesota, Arnold Blanch was a painter of scenes of social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a highly respected teacher, lecturer and visiting critic and was a spokesman for the art colony in Woodstock, New York. He was married to Lucile Blanch...

Somewhat like Gertrude Abercrombie but the work is better painted, conceived, and designed - Magazine Illustration. Most likely for: Good Housek...

Fedor Kascheev (Russian, b. 1934), "Railja", Oil on Board, 1958, depicting the portrait of a young girl, signed in pencil and dated to verso, with Certificate of Authenticity label f...

"Snap Peas" is an interior portrait of a young woman working at her kitchen table, painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24" x 36" oil on board painting from 1955 is signed "Harmon" in the lower left and it is framed in a new black wood frame. 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 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke, Paul Keene...

THE PRIESTS Size: 60 x 48 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly painted mid century figurative portrait of 2 priests, exec...

Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by Dimitri Godycki Cwirko (1901-1987). Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Label on the back with details about the artwork.

"Lunar Encounter with Child" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a large, brightly colored surrealist portrait of two figures. The 40" x 30" oil on canvas was paint...

Date: 1933 Medium: Mixed Media on Board Dimensions: 18.50" x 25.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left Shows Poe seated at a desk in the offices of The Evening Mirror (early publishe...

Max Walter Svanberg (1912-1994) Untitled, 1957 Gouache on paper Paper: 36 x 29 cm 14 1/8 x 11 in. Frame: 57 x 49 cm 22 1/2 x 19 1/3 in Signed and dated Max Walter Svanberg artwor...

Lorraine Fox was an American illustrator and commercial artist who illustrated magazines, book covers, and advertisements. Among the magazines, she illustrated for were Woman's Day, ...