Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American man by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a man dressed in traditional clothing with large rock formations i...

This evocative 19th-century oil portrait by renowned Swedish artist Julia Beck features a young woman in meditative repose. Captured during Beck’s influential years in France, the pi...

Albin Mattenheimer. German ( b.1823 - d.1875 ). Self Portrait, Munich 1875. Oil On Canvas. Signed & Dated Lower Left. Image size 34.1 inches x 26.6 inches ( 86.5cm x 67.5cm ). Frame size 42.5 inches x 34.8 inches ( 108cm x 88.5cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the German artist Albin Mattenheimer and is dated 1875. The painting is presented and supplied in its original period frame (which is shown in these photographs). The frame has benefitted from cleaning, restoration and reinforcement, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. The canvas and the painted surface have been professionally restored whilst in previous ownership, probably within the last 20 years. This includes a couple of repairs to perforations in the canvas which are of good material integrity. This antique painting is in good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed and dated 1875 lower left. Albin Mattenheimer (1823–1875) was a German painter associated with the artistic traditions of Bavaria during the nineteenth century. Born in Bamberg in 1823, he belonged to the distinguished Mattenheimer family of artists, several generations of whom worked as painters, restorers, and teachers in southern Germany. The family had established a notable artistic reputation from the eighteenth century onwards, particularly through Andreas Theodor Mattenheimer and his descendants, who were active in Bamberg, Munich, and other Bavarian cultural centres. Mattenheimer studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, one of the most important artistic institutions in Germany during the nineteenth century. He subsequently worked in Munich and is generally regarded as a landscape painter. His surviving recorded works include views of Nuremberg and other Bavarian subjects, reflecting the enduring popularity of topographical and landscape painting in the period. He is often associated with the circle of painters known as the Chiemseemaler, artists inspired by the scenery of the Chiemsee region of Upper Bavaria. Like many German painters of his generation, Mattenheimer worked during a period when Romanticism was gradually giving way to a more naturalistic approach to landscape and genre painting. His works demonstrate an appreciation of atmosphere, place, and the character of the Bavarian countryside. Although comparatively little is known about his career today, Mattenheimer’s paintings occasionally appear on the art market and are represented in specialist reference works on nineteenth-century German art. His relative obscurity has meant that much of his oeuvre remains under-researched, and works by the artist are consequently of particular interest to collectors of German and Central European painting. Albin Mattenheimer died in 1875, leaving behind a small but intriguing body of work that forms part of the rich tradition of nineteenth-century Bavarian painting...

This sweet little boy sits quietly like a well brought up child, but you can see in his eyes how much he likes to run and play. In this sensitive portrait painted in circa 1860 by Fé...

This is a sensitive small-scale study portrait of a young girl, executed in warm monochrome brown tones. Painted during the second half of the 19th century, oil on paper and mounted ...

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...

Portrait painting of a young woman dressed in black with a bonnet. The woman has a rose in her right hand and presents her left hand with a r...

ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU Spanish, 1863 - 1957 UNDER THE PARASOL unsigned oil on canvas 35-1/2 x 26 inches (90 x 66 cm.) framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 in...

This refined pastel portrait depicts a young woman, probably in her teenage years, shown in three-quarter view with her chin resting lightly against one hand. Dressed in a simple whi...

F. CLEVEROT Captain 1898 Oil on panel 18 x 14 inches Framed: 28 x 24 inches Hand signed lower right recto

Elegant portrait painting of a young woman with red hair. The painting is framed in a decorative gold frame with a light attached to the top. The piece is signed by the artist in the...

Early American oil portrait on canvas of a man seating wearing a suit holding a book. The painting has a signature in the bottom right corner as seen in the photographs. The painting's style is similar to American artist, William Matthew Prior, John Stanley, and John Brewster...

Rick Borens' piece showcases a Native American chief standing in front of a landscape Dimensions without Frame: H: 20in x W: 31.5 in. Artist Bi...

Walter Blackman American, 1847-1928 Young Beauty Oil on canvas 20 by 16 in, w/ frame 32 by 28 in Studied under Gerome, Paris Exhibited: Society of American Painters 1878 Paris Sal...

A cute baby playing with toys is captured as he/she responds to someone outside the picture plane. Haddon Sundblom is a masterful artist in the school of An...

Very little in life is worse than the death of a beloved child. And yet, until recently, it happened very often. Here on offer is a mid-19th-century portrait of a young boy. As per t...

Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American woman by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a woman dressed in traditional clothing with tipis in the backgr...

Paul MATHEY Paris, 1844 – Paris, 1929 Portrait of a Young Girl with a Red Bonnet Oil on paper laid down on cardboard Not signed 39 x 31 cm (43.5 x 35.5 cm with frame) Inscriptions on...

Yellow and blue-toned abstract impressionist portrait of a boy by Danish artist Hans Christian Bärenholdt. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Hung in a gold carved frame. Dim...

An oil painting by Amy Florence (b. 1989, England) Horses have been depicted by artists since the prehistoric caves of Lascaux; the imposing four-legged animal served as a symbol of man’s dominance over the environment. Horses have also served as symbols of wealth and power, with regal paintings of kings...

The lady on the chair. Paper, mixed media, 20x12 cm A loose and veiled painting depicts a beautiful woman with a mysterious nature. Colors are mixed freely and combined with graphic elements of dress. Powerful lightning expresses ladies outfit and face. Information about artist: Juris Zvirbulis was born in 1944 in Riga. 1970 graduated from the Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts decorators department. 1971 Member Artists' Union of the Latvia. In 1971 First solo exhibition in the artistic and historical museum of Tukums in Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin" (published Liesma) was awarded at the 7th All-Union competition of books, posters and postcards design (Moscow, USSR). Significant exhibitions: 1976 - First place in the All-Union Exhibition of Young Artists in Moscow 1983 - Solo exhibition at the Museum of Foreign Art (Riga, Latvia) 1988 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) Museum bought more than 100 of the artist miniatures to collection. 1989 - Group exhibition "Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga" Edward Nahamkina Art Gallery (New York, USA) 1990 - Group exhibition at the Astra Gallery (Chicago, USA) 1990 - 1992 - works exhibited in the Harmony Gallery (Paris, France) 1992 - Solo exhibition at Gallery Carre d'Or (Paris, France) 1993 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Riga (Riga, Latvia) 1994 - Exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary at the Latvian National Art Museum, Exhibition Hall Arsenals (Riga, Latvia) 1997 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of Riga (Riga, Latvia). In cooperation with IBM Latvia and Modo Paper released exhibition catalog. 1998 - Exhibition of watercolors - miniatures at Gallery "Nocturne", Riga 1999 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) 2004 - personal exhibition at gallery "Manss" (Jekabpils, Latvia) 2005 - Group exhibition of Latvian-French festival "Amazing Latvia" (in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France). 2011 - Contemporary Art exhibition-fair at Gallery Birkenfeld ArtVilnius'11 (Vilnius, Lithuania) Group Exhibition-Fair of Lineart Contemporary Art (Ghent, Belgium). Group exhibition at the Art Museum Nerima (Tokyo, Japan) 2012 Released artist album "Retrospective". Solo exhibition "The Battle of Waterloo would have ended differently ... Dedication to Marshal L.N. Davu." At gallery Birkenfelds. The artist works in the following genres and techniques: watercolor, painting, drawing, book illustrations, murals for public interiors in Latvia and abroad. Works in museums and private collections: At the Latvian National Museum of Art, at collection of Artists' Union of Latvia, Russian Ministry of Culture (Moscow, Russia), the Pushkins` State Museum (Russia), Bank of Latvia, Džeinas Vorhīsas Cimerlī Art Museum, Radzhersa, State University of New Jersey, at collection of Norton and Nancy Dodge nonconformist art of the Soviet Union (US), Vitaly Gotlib (Latvia), and Indra Benjamin...

Good morning / Guten Morgen. 2009, oil on canvas, 18x24 cm Woman portrait with eyelash curler in style of 1920 Anita Arbidane (1983) In 2008 graduated Latvian Academy of Arts Depar...