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Impressionist Portrait Paintings

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

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Style: Impressionist
Period: 20th Century
Antique American Impressionist Opera Scene Signed Elegant Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American impressionist oil painting by Richard W. Baldwin (1920 - 2012). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Woman in Aqua', De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco
By Jade Fon Woo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jade Fon' for Jade Fon Woo (American, 1911-1983) and painted circa 1955. A charming and character-filled study of a young woman, shown brimming with life and h...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ by Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956), Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Fernand Toussaint 1873 – Brussels – 1956 Belgian Painter ‘Lady in a Pink Cape’ Signature: signed lower left ‘Toussaint’
 Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: image size 46 x 38 cm, f...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Characterful Portrait French Man with Hat & Pipe Signed & Dated 1903 Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with a Hat holding a Pipe French School, signed and dated 1903 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.75 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: s...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1930's French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Posed Elegant Lady In V Neck Shirt Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition:...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Color Pencil

Woman posing oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Woman in pink- Oil on canvas Oil measures 61x50 cm. Frame size 67x56 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and w...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Self portrait oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Self portrait- Oil on board Oil measures 36x31 cm. Frame size 49x44 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wo...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Study of Blue Boy
By Mary Welch
Located in Soquel, CA
Oil painting of a study of "Blue Boy" standing with his hat in his left hand by Mary Welch (American, 1875-1967). Circa 1918. Signed "M. Welch" lower left and gifted circa "1955" on verso. Image: 6"L x 9"H. Mary Welch, born 10 years after the end of the Civil War, was a woman ahead of her time. She signed her paintings M. Welch, hoping that potential buyers wouldn't discover she was a woman. More often than not, when they learned her sex, art dealers lost interest. The Hutchinson artist never married, never had children. But when she died in 1967, she left an impressive body of paintings, many of them familiar Kansas landscapes...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Woman with paipai fan oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carve...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carvers. He b...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - Oil on canvas Oil measures 65x81 cm. Frameless. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carvers. He b...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Female figure woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 27x22 cm. Frame measures 44x39 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors ...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Breton Woman', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Brittany
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Jul. Paulsen' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and dated 1919. A dramatic, early twentieth-century figural work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter ...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original French Artwork Human Muscle Anatomy Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Woman portrait oil on canvas painting pitxot
By Antoni Pitxot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on canvas by Antoni Pitxot. Canvas measurements: 41 X 33 Cm Measures with frame: 52 X 44 Cm Dalí's friend and collaborator and member of a family of artists, the artistic produc...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Original French Artwork Human Muscle Anatomy Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Donna sul fiume" Olio su tavola cm. 50 x 67 1965
Located in Torino, IT
LEONID VAICHLIA (St. Petersburg, 1922) Works by Leonid Vaichlia can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United States and in the following museums: Mosca, T...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Huge 1920's British Portrait of Young Girl in Interior Signed & Dated Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Micky" by John Young-Hunter (British 1874-1955) signed and dated 1920 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 50 x 31 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and soun...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Early 20th Century Young Girl With Pink Bow Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of a young girl by listed aritst artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"W. Gleiforst wa...
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1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Woman on Beach" original oil by Linda Grubb
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Linda Grubb is an American artist who created this captivating oil painting that is beautifully framed in a cherry wood. It is signed by the artist. (This woman on the beach could po...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical por...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Figure in Gorgeous Abstracted Landscape by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled, c. 20th Century Oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 22 in. Framed: 33 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. Signed lower right
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abella, 5 Jesus Christ Religious theme. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella. Religious theme.original acrylic painting. Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the oche...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950s French Interior Scene Lady Seated at Chair Fauvist Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in the Interior Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Charming Impressionist Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Larchmont, NY
Untitled, 20th Century Oil on canvas 27 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. Framed: 33 3/4 x 26 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady - Modern British Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb 1930's Modern British oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady wearing a red shirt. The work is very beautiful and whilst unsigned is quite clearly by an artist of very high ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Oil Painting in canvas, Portrait of a Boy. Signed Dated, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an original vintage oil painting on canvas. This old painting shows a boy sitting down. He's dressed in a big jacket and pants with patches on them, and they look a b...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Oil on canvas painting, Portrait of a Fisherman, Framed, Unsigned
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an interesting original vintage oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman unraveling nets. The painting is in good/vintage condition. Presented in ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique French Impressionist Oil Signed & Dated 1919 Portrait of Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady French Impressionist artist signed oil on board, unframed dated 1919 board: 9.5 x 6.5 inches double sided work provenance: private collection condition: seve...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Young Boy with Donkey, William Weintraub
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: William Weintraub (1926) Title: Young Boy with Donkey Year: 1962 Medium: Oil on board Size: 33 x 25.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed and dated by the artist ...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

" Mother " Child, Mother, Mother's Day oil cm 67 x 100
Located in Torino, IT
Child,Baby,Maternity,child,Mother,Green,Window,spring,russian art GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – St. Petersburg, 2000) Works by Gleb Savinov can be found in various private collect...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Portrait of Woman Head & Shoulders Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Unknown
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Richard Hayley Lever (1876-1958) Original portrait done on paper and mounted on cardboard. Signed on back of the cardboard by artist. Lever was born in Australia studied art in bo...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Oil Portrait Of A Long Grey Haired Man With Black Beard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas stuck on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide co...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Original 1920's/ 30's Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below signed piece of paper is 12 x 9.5 inches In good condition, though with ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

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.
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1930's French Oil Portrait Lady With Sheer Black Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas stuck on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1900's French Impressionist Portrait of an Elderly Lady Beautifully Painted Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, early 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches provenance: private collection condition: some wear, scuffing and signs of age but...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist mid century cafe scene of two women seated in a Cafe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francois Gall, Hungarian by birth, became an impressionist painter in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936. He was born in Kolozsvar in the former  region of  Tr...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Wife
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Beautiful impressionistic portrait of Soviet master, Aleksei Belykh's, wife. Belykh was a Russian artist from Sverdlovsk. This painting is signed and dated and in great condition. ...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Tea Time Figurative in Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Tea Time Figurative in Original Oil on Canvas Charming portrait of a young woman enjoying tea time by Patricia Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016). From a collection of her works. Unsig...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century: Wartime Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris: A Wartime Study of Figures Relaxing in Springtime by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) Unsigned watercolour, graphite and gouache painting on artist's paper, unframed Sheet: 12.25 x 9...
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1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Graphite, Watercolor

Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady Exquisite Drawing Red Lips Blue Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below signed inscribed verso piece of paper is...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Crayon, Pencil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man Double Sided Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Double sided portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Young Lady in Green Reading Book
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Oil Portrait Lady Posed In Yellow Shirt and Black Handkerchief
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 10.5 inches wide...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

British Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Amy Whitehouse Styled Figure Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Figure by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) signed initials oil painting on board, framed framed: 19.5 x 28.5 inches board: 15 x 24 inches condition: overall very good pr...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Flowers In Grand Vase Watercolour 1930's French Impressionist Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Interior by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting: 15 x 22 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this artist...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

1930's French Oil Portrait Of A Forlorn Lady In Orange Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait Of A Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting canvas paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 14.5 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Blonde Lady In Red & White Vest Portrait 1930's French Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Portrait by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist oil on board, unframed painting: 18 x 15 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in North...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - Posed Lady In Vibrant Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The s...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Charles Swyncop, Brussels 1895 – 1970, Belgian Painter ‘Le Petit Déjeuner'
Located in Bruges, BE
Swyncop Charles Brussels 1895 – 1970 Belgian Painter ‘Le Petit Déjeuner – A Breakfast’ Signature: Signed, monogram top right and on revers
 Medium: Oil on canvas
 Dimensions: Image size 60,50 x 50,50 cm, frame size 78 x 68,50 cm Biography: Swyncop Charles  was born in Brussels on March 21, 1895 emerged as a distinguished Belgian painter during the first half of the 20th century, leaving an indelible mark on the art world with his vibrant and captivating works. Born into a family with a passion for art, Charles inherited his artistic inclination from his older brother, Philippe Swyncop...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady In White Dress With Draped Orange Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Modernist Portrait Of A Posed Elder Lady Side Profile Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Posed Lady Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, framed framed: 15 high by 12 wide measures: 12 high by 1...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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