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Period: Mid-20th Century
Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist Nudes, Three Figures, Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the top right hand corner of the painting
Oil painting on canv...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman
French artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on board, frames
Framed: 29 x 23 inches
Board : 22 x 15 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition:...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl studying original oil on canvas painting
By Francesc Serra Castellet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Francesc Serra Castellet (1912-1976) - Girl - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 73x60 cm.
Frameless.
Biography:
Francesc Serra Castellet. Barcelona 1912 - Tossa de Mar (Girona) 1976.
...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Delicate Watercolour of a Bird Encircled by a Floral Wreath Antique Rococo
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Delicate Watercolor of a Bird Encircled by a Floral Wreath
watercolour on artist paper, stuck in black paper
painting: 13 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very g...
Category
Rococo Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Holy Woman, after Quentin Matsys penitent Saint Magdalene master copy
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning copy of the Northern Renaissance masterpiece "Maddalena Dolente" by Quentin Matsys (1466-1530) which is in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Beautifully execut...
Category
Northern Renaissance Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent oil on canvas by Russian American WPA artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984), dating from 1943.
Depicting a Maternity scene - or possibly a m...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Original Oil Painting Portrait 1953 large work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
by Paul Briscoe, (British), signed & dated 1953
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 40 x 30 inches
condition: overall very good and presentable.
provenance: from a private collection in England
we can help arrange a suitable frame if buyers wish, prior to shipping.
A magnificent large scale portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Portraits of Her Majesty in private collections are exceedingly rare and adding to the importance of this work is the fact it was painted in the year of her Coronation, 1953.
Her Majesty requires no introduction from us, but here is a quick reminder of the basic facts:
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Expressionist Oil Portrait, The Seated Beauty.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large French Mid 20th Century, oil on paper laid on canvas, portrait of a seated female figure by Sylvain Vigny. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a very fine carve...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Dark Haired Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern portrait of a man by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904-1984). The abstracted background has texture created with d...
Category
American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Self-portrait (portrait of man)
By Wesley Lea
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Wesley Lea (1914-1981).
Self-portrait, ca. 1940.
Oil on canvas, 12 x 17 inches.
Signed lower left center "WESLEA" as was his practice in 1930s-40's.
Unframed.
Category
American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's Portrait of Parisian Lady in Pearls & Black Dress Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mrs Helene Kernel, Paris 1964"
by Jacques Falcou (French 1912-1975)
signed, titled and dated verso
oil on canvas, framed in original period French frame
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
can...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady In an Egyptian Red Off The Shoulder Dress Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady In Red
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 13.75 high by 13 inches wide
co...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Vintage Italian Oil Pastel Young Girl with Pig Tails
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5197 Italian oil pastel of a young girl with pigtails
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Lady in a Sun Hat
Located in Sheffield, MA
Susan Ricker Knox
American, 1874-1959
Lady in a Sun Hat
Oil on canvas
28 by 36 in, w/ frame 36 by 44 in
Signed upper left
Susan was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Susan Knox ex...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner
Title: Portrait of a Nude Lady
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 21.75...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Impressionist WPA Woman Ballerina Portrait Oil Painting
By Richard Hook
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early 1900's oil painting. by Richard Hook. Great color and composition. Nicely framed.
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Night Club New York
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Night Club New York, ca. 1960s. . Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 12 inches; 11 x 17 in matting. Excellent condition.
Born in Newark, New Jer...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Lady - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lady is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Not signed.
Antonio Feltri...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. Utilizing the contrast of black and white components against primary colors like y...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
An Artist at Work on a Study of Doves - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: An Artist at Work on a Study of Doves - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition.
Born in Newark, New ...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Mo...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historically Important American Army Soldiers in Paris Cafe WPA Ashcan Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring 18 by 22 inches.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Modern American Portrait, Pennsylvania/Massachusetts, Frank Anderson Trapp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a very stylized and powerful portrait by the noted artist Frank Anderson Trapp. It is dated 1940, and is very much in the modern style of French painters Ferdinand Leger...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Polish Jewish Chassidic Rabbi Judaica Art Oil Painting Konstantin Szewczenko
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Szewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Chassidic Rebbe, Polish.
Frame: 17 X 15.25
Image: 11.5 X 9.5
Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 1932 he studied painting under the guidance of Kowarski and Pruszkowski at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Practiced easel painting, mostly judaic hassidic rabbi portraits, genre scenes. Among others, a portrait Moscicki, Rydz - Rydz, and after the war Rokossowski.He worked as a set designer. In the years 1934 - 1935 was production designer Variety Theatre. He collaborated with publishing houses with illustrations. He exhibited in Warsaw, Poland, Vienna, Austria and New York. In 1947 he took part in Exhibition Independent Artists Group) and abroad (solo exhibition at the Gallery G. Tomalsky in New York, 1964) . He is one of many great Jewish Polish artists that included Leopold Gottlieb, Maurycy Gottlieb, Henryk Hechtkopf, Leopold Pilichowski, Isidor Kaufmann, Lazar krestin, Alois Heinrich Priechenfried and Itshak Holtz. His works are in the collection of the Museum of the Polish Army. He was an Polish, Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Oil Painting Fashionable Lady in Paris on Bridge River Seine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pausing for Thought
Paris School, mid 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 25 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lady in Red, Framed Oil Painting by Donald Roy Purdy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Roy Purdy, American (1924 - )
Title: Lady in Red
Year: circa 1962
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.r.
Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm)
Frame Size: 33 x 44 inches
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1960's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Young Girl Beautiful Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl
by Anna de Banguy (French circa 1960's)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 17.5 x 14 inches
board: 14 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection
...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Mid Century Oil on Canvas Equestrian Portrait
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid Century portrait of a galloping horse by Roger Villet. The painting is signed top right and there is another signature and date to the back of the canvas.
A wonderfully e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Portrait - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1931
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original artwork realized in 1931 by Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 - Gargnano, 1942).
Original Painting on canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower right corner. ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Klezmer Musicians
Medium: Oil
Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame without frame 16X12
Country: United States
The imagery of Maurice Kish (189...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina - Oil Paint by Miroslava Vrbová-Štefková - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a beautiful oil on panel realized by Vrbová-Štefková in the mid-20th Century.
Signed and framed, 60 x 50 cm.
Good condition.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s.
Original oil on plywood.
Beautiful and representative artwork of a female...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Profile of a Young Girl, Modern Oil on Masonite Painting by Donald Roy Purdy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Roy Purdy, American (1924 - )
Title: Profile of a Young Girl
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.r.
Size: 12 x 16 in. (30.48 x 40.64 cm)
Frame Size: 19....
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1930s Oil on Canvas Portrait of the Artist's Son
Located in Cotignac, FR
1930s Oil on canvas portrait by S Cousin. The painting is signed bottom right and the subject 'Henri Cousin' titled on the back of the canvas.
An engaging ...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Post Impressionist Bandshell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERVE Jules René (1887-1981)
Bandshell in Langres Garden
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm
Dim frame : 66 X 75 cm
HERVE Jules René ...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marternity
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887.
Died in 1970 in Geneva.
Work on canvas
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century La Prima Vera Portrait of Girl with Balloon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century portrait of young girl with balloon in style of Raoul Duffy by Barbara "Mari" Berkman (American, 1930-2010), 1963. Titled "La Prima Vera...
Category
American Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Art Deco Society Portrait, Beauty in a Hat. Pastel and Crayon.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French art deco pastel portrait by Louis-Jean Beaupuy. The work is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in carved and gilded wood frame.
Beaupuy has captured all the charm and...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Boy and puppy
Located in Belgrade, MT
Madeline Luka (French 1894-1989) was a self taught painter known for her landscapes, portraits, nudes and still lifes. She typically portrayed her family and close friends set within...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Fine Dutch Old Master Large Oil Painting Portrait Gentleman in Ruff Collar Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Ruff Collar and Robes
Dutch School, 18th century
oil on canvas laid over panel, unframed
board: 28.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: ...
Category
Old Masters Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Montera
Located in London, GB
'La Montera', gouache, watercolour and ink on art paper, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). The artist created many artworks with bullfighting as theme. In this case, a single torer...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait of Young Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello.
Portrait of Young Man, John Alcorn, Eliot House, Cambridge MA.
Pencil on pap...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
20th century oil painting self portrait male subject glasses pipe signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait" is an original oil painting on masonite board by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts the artist holding a pipe in front of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (heig...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 13.75 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Moun...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
The painting is signed Sykes and dated 1960 lower right.
It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Painted on both sides, recto and verso.
Good condition.
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Demitasse
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present outstanding original oil on canvas by American artist William Gropper (1897-1977.)
William Gropper was an artist and illustrator, known for his exceptional a...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Women in Deckchairs
Located in London, GB
'Women in Deckchairs', oil on canvas, by Camille Hilaire (circa 1960s). Folding wooden chairs with woven or cane seats and backs, of the type now...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cabaret Dancer
Located in London, GB
'The Cabaret Dancer', crayon on art paper, by Kolomon Moore (circa 1930s). The Crazy Years (les Années Folles) of Paris in the 1920s hit an abrupt end in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
woman in profile oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alexandre Siches (1921-2009) - Woman in profile - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 35x27 cm.
Frameless.
Alexandre Siches Piera (1921-2009)
Catalan painter with an innate capacity for dra...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Oil - Portrait of Man Writing at Desk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed with initials and fully verso.
Title: Portrait of a Man sitting writing, wearing spectacles and a green jacket/ jumper.
Me...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Male portrait study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Portrait Study, 1966. 10.25 x 10.25 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition.
Bor...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
1930's French Portrait of Young Man in Suit & Tie Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 17 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
(Untitled) Portrait of A Distinguished Man in A Bowler Hat
Located in San Francisco, CA
In 1961, there would have been a chauffeured Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine waiting for this gentleman curbside. Perhaps he was a new ambassador paying his respects to a head of gov...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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