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Art Subject: Face
Portrait Of A Man, Oil On Cardboard, Signature To Be Identified
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil on cardboard, signature to be identified. Good condition. 46 x 32.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
2306G, original art, line drawing, nude, still-life, affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
2306G [2020]
original
Ink on paper
Image size: H:36.5 cm x W:28 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:36.5 cm x W:28 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink
A Painting of Adaline Glasheen as a Writer's Muse
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: 'A.Brook '59'.
Painted in Sag Harbor, Long Island in 1959. Adeline (Adaline) Glasheen was a writer. She was a friend of the artist and worked in literary circle...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century by Pedro Nunez Portrait of a Child Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pedro Nuñez de Villavicendio (Seville, Spain, 1644 - 1700)
Title: Portrait of a child
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 41.5 x 33.5 cm - with frame 52 x 43.5 cm
19th century shaped and gilded wooden frame
Expertise by Didier Bodart, art historian
A Seville painter of noble origins, Pedro Nuñez de Villavicendio (1644-1700), the author of this pretty child portrait, was a Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. He was a pupil of Murillo and, as a Knight of the Order of Malta, worked with Mattia Preti...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Large Portrait of Young French Girl, Signed Impressionist Oil
By Paul Morro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Model
Paul Morro, German circa 1960’s
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 27 x 23.5 inches
Portrait of a young girl, signed by the impressionist artist.
Unfra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,250 Sale Price
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1950s French Expressive Portrait of a Young Figure Amidst Abstract Foliage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressive Portrait of a Young Figure
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman posing oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
- Title: *The Model Posing*
- Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
- Technique: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 38.2 x 45.7 in (unframed) ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,860 Sale Price
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Woman posing oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Sheet
- Title: *The Secret in Her Eyes*
- Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
- Technique: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
- Framing: Unframed
- Style: Romantic realism...
Category
1980s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$889 Sale Price
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George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Lady in Fur
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil study by the artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Signed to the lower right. Well presented in a gilt frame with acanthus and shield ornaments. (Provenance: Studio S...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured a moment of serene introspection, portraying a ballerina in a quiet, meditative state as she prepares her shoes. The soft blend of colors and gent...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'A Portrait of a Fisherman' by Jos Van Belleghem (1894 – 1970) Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Van Belleghem Jos
Beernem 1894 – 1970 Veurne
Belgian Painter
'A Portrait of a Fisherman'
Signature: Signed bottom right
Medium: Oil on canvas...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Drinker, Painting by Follower of James Francis Cipper, 18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas.
The painting refers in pictorial manner and subject matter to the production of Giacomo Francesco Cipper known as the Todeschini, an artist of Austrian origin but esta...
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th century oil painting portrait realism male subject dark background signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Signed lower right by the artist.
Francesco J. Spicuzza, born in Sicily on July 23, 1883, came to America at the age of 8. He supported himself as a fruit peddler until a newspaperman gave him $4 a week to go to school. He attended classes at the Milwaukee Art Students League, where he studied under Alexander Mueller. There he learned to paint in the then-fashionable "Munich School" technique, with detailed realism in heavy browns and grayed-out hues. Spicuzza completed eight grades in four years, and then in 1911, three businessmen advanced him enough money to allow him to study in New York under artist and teacher John Carlson.
It was during this time that Spicuzza changed his style of painting, developing an impressionistic use of color, form and atmospheric renditions. After a period of grinding poverty, one of Spicuzza's pictures won a major New York competition. It was the first of 60 wins, both in the U.S. and Paris. He became a fashionable painter, and many of the leading collections have his work. Spicuzza's typical works were beach scenes, still life, landscapes and portraits done in pastels, oils, ink, charcoal and watercolors. Much of his work traced the history of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. He was probably best known for his scenes of women and children splashing in the waves...
Category
1910s Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Silence" (2022) by Kristen Santucci, Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Kristen Santucci's "Silence" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a partial portrait of a blond female with a white wing.
Kristen grew up in Greenbelt, Maryland. She was always creative as a child and had an interest in art, but it wasn’t until she moved to Florida in 1988 and worked as a picture framer that she started painting.
Florida’s sunsets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Beating - Police and Man
Located in Miami, FL
Watercolor and gouache on paper laid on board
Magazine Illustration defined by bold graphic composition and limited color palate yielding a powerful image that jumps off the page. u...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Back Like I Never Left - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,480 Sale Price
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The Rattle
By Will Barnet
Located in New York, NY
Oil and charcoal on canvas, 1984. 1220x790 mm; 48x31 inches. Signed and dated in charcoal, upper right recto.
Provenance: Babcock Galleries, New York, with the label; estate of the ...
Category
1980s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
By Pandi
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man' by Pandi, acrylic on stretched canvas. This piece was finished in early 2019 in Bali. It is a charming depiction of a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Lady in red Dress - British Old Master art female oil painting
By Michael Dahl
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of noted artist Michael Dahl. Although born in Sweden, Dahl lived and worked most of his life in England ...
Category
1690s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude, Reflection
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Contemporary Italian Realist painter, Daniela Astone - A nude figure sits on a sterile, white floor. A mirror presents the figure's back from another angle. She holds a towel up to her face, partially covering her chest and lap. One leg is tucked up behind her, her reflection however shows neither the hand with the towel nor the foot she sits on.
Artist Bio:
Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 and raised in Porto Santo Stefano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Crystal City - Pushed Color Greens and Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
This is most likely a self-portrait. We see the artist in a reflection holding a small 1950s camera while his wife in the foreground holds a large bran...
Category
1950s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Russian Portrait Flushed girl w Big bows 20th century Watercolor by Fonvizin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted in watercolors by Artur Vladimirovich Fonvizin (1883–1973), from German: von Wiesen; was a Russian painter of watercolours.
Size app.: 49.5 x 38 cm (roughly 19.5 x 15 in), f...
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
17th Century by Cristoforo Serra Portrait of a Shepherd Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Cristoforo Serra (Cesena, Italy, 1600 - 1689)
Title: Portrait of a Shepherd
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 92 x 75 cm - with frame 106.5 x 94.5 cm
Antique gilt-wood...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
R. Gotaels - Early 20th Century Oil, The Artist
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a 17th-century artist in his studio, holding a palette and brush. The composition is intimate, with the subject positioned centrally against a muted background,...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's Modernist Portrait of Woman Monegasque Artist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
by Jonathan ZUTTER (Monegasque, 1928-1998)
signed oil on canvas, framed
Canvas: 22 x 15 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
This modern portrait featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oil on Canvas Titled: Defines
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
oil on canvas-earlier work
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York and more currently Florida....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"THE NEW YORK - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE" Oil Painting 49" x 31" in by Charles Malinsky
Located in Culver City, CA
"THE NEW YORK - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE" Oil Painting 49" x 31" in by Charles Malinsky
Full name: THE BLACK COAT PROJECT - THE NEW YORK SESSIONS - DOMINIQUE CLAIRE X
Artwork ships rolled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tito Pellicciotti (1871-1950) - Italian School, Oil, Elderly Man in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative portrait captures the essence of ageing through its detailed depiction of an elderly figure, rendered in warm earthy tones against a muted background. Signed. Presente...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Mother & Child
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate 19th-century portrait captures a tender moment between a mother and child, both engaged in reading an illustrated book. The arrangement of the composition creates a sen...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Babyboom Baby Tree Acryl on Canvas Fat Lady Naive Painting Primitive In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Babyboom Baby Tree Acryl on Canvas Fat Lady Naive Painting Primitive In Stock
Ada Breedveld was born in Dordrecht at the start of the Dutch “Hunger winter” in 1944. Together with Ada...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Mrs. Johnstone
Located in Miami, FL
This is one of Raeburns best works from his best period that is not in a museum or private collection.
Three-quarter length portrait, seated in a white dress with a black scarf over...
Category
Early 1800s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$184,000 Sale Price
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Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower - French School
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, oil on board, signed Girardet, French School (circa 1950s). A compelling vintage oil portrait of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of the most influ...
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Flamenco Dancer Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Georges Regnault (French mid 20th century)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 27 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$937 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Chinese Couple. Pearl S. Buck Tiger Tiger Illustration Cosmopolitan
Located in Miami, FL
Among the many accolades I would grant Dean Cornwell, the one that rises to the top would be that he is one of America's greatest portrait painters. With a few strokes, he captures h...
Category
1930s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait with Pearl Necklace
By Erich Waske
Located in Wien, 9
Deling with the work of Erich Waske today, one encounters first of all a number of reasons why this outstanding artist has fallen into such undeserved oblivion. In addition to the de...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Saint John the Baptist & Saint Benedict after Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint John the Baptist & Saint Benedict, 18th Century
Diptych after lost work by Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Large 18th Century Italian Old Master depiction of Saint John the B...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Gold Hat
Located in Columbus, OH
Evocative, contemporary portrait of a woman wearing a hat by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Washes of thin, gold-colored paint, which we bel...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The painter Henryk F. Twardzik was born in Krakow, Poland and immigrated with his family to Boston at the age of four. He studied art at the Albright Gallery of Art in Buffalo and at...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Elise - Colorful Pastel Figurative Abstract Feminine Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Motunde - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Modern Vehicle
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
May...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ludwig Correggio (1846-1930) - Early 20th Century Oil, An Edwardian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking and finely executed portrait of a gentleman with a large beard. The artist's soft brushwork and subtle handling of light and tone lend the composition a refined grace and ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pierrot and the Butterfly, " Early 20th Century Impressionist Oil Portrait
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Pierrot and the Butterfly" is an early 20th century Impressionist oil portrait. The painting is indistinctly signed lower right and m...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Breeze". Figurative, minimalist, human figure, portrait
Located in MADRID, ES
Figurative, minimalist, human figure, portrait , neo cubist
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Oil Painting Impressionist Portrait of Mother and Daughter
Located in London, GB
A beautiful french salon double portrait. We adore the wallpaper in the background and the whole in its frame superchic.
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study of an actor, ca 1880 dramatic oil young man staring into fire 19th Century
Located in Norwich, GB
A dramatic, one of a kind oil study. Certainly not your run of the mill 19th Century portait! Depicted is a young man, whose face is brightly lit from what is likely is an open fire....
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil and ash on linen
ABOUT THE PAINTING:
I'm forever fascinated with the idea of what is passed to u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of Ralph William Grey
Located in London, GB
Provenance
By descent through the sitter's family to
The Collection of R. W. Vivian-Neal of Poundisford Park, Somerset, from whom acquired by
With Lane Fine Art, UK, where purchased by the present owners in 1996
Literature
'Poundisford Park, Somerset' in Country Life, 22 December 1934, ill.
A.W. and C.M. Vivian-Neal, Poundisford Park, Somerset: A catalogue of pictures and furniture, Taunton 1939, cat. nos. 11 and 13
This is a three-quarter-length portrait of Ralph William Grey in a mole-coloured velvet coat and a long waistcoat of green satin, heavily embroidered in gold. Under his left right hand is a black chapeau bras. He has white doe-skin gauntlet gloves.
Son of William and Ann Grey of Backworth: born 19 December 1707. He married Mary the daughter of William Rawstorne of Newall in 1741 and died 5 November 1786. He was educated at Eaton and Trinity College, Oxford.
Within a year of his birth Mrs Grey died and, according to the Country Life article 'From that time forward all Mr Grey's faculties were concentrated on the well-being of his son. The possession of an heir gave zest to his efforts to build up the family fortune: he was successful in most of his ventures. Years later his interest in life was centred in the home of his daughter-in-law and grandchildren'.
Grey's right hand is depicted in the present portrait resting on Locke's Essays and the Country Life article also records that there are constant references to John Locke...
Category
Mid-18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) Original 1951 French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
French artist, indistinctly signed
signed and dated 1951
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 26 x 21.5 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Emperor Caligula
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Turkmen Contemporary Art by Amir Kerr - Monogamous
By Amir Kerr
Located in Paris, IDF
Signed on reverse
Born in Turkmenistan, in the sunny city of Ashkhabad. From his youth was into artistic activities, currently the earlier works are kept in the family archives. In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Capricornus. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I sought to blend expressionism with a touch of surrealism, capturing the ethereal yet potent essence of a cultural guardian standing in a timeless doorway. M...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Fine 19th Century Oil - Graceful Jane
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th-century oil portrait of a graceful Victorian lady. The lady is pictured with a dainty lace collar and a neat hairstyle typical of the time. Signed illegibly in penci...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Bound by Love" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper.
All archival materials.
Paper size: 44x44 inches
Silver wood Frame size: 50x50x1.25 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$5,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Mukwooru" Bright Contemporary Portrait of Central Texas Penateka Comanche Chief
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary portrait of the 19th Century Penateka Comanche Chief Mukwooru, also known as Mugara. An important leader and shaman since the 1820s, Mukwooru also trained Buffalo Hump and Yellow Wolf, two of the most important chiefs during the period between Texas Independence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Curious - Joanna Flatau, Contemporary art, Expressionist painting
Located in Paris, FR
A tribute to Amy Winehouse
Acrylic paint on canvas
Signed
Unique work
Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland.
She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from the F...
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman with Flowers
Located in Sheffield, MA
Samuel Edmund Oppenheim
American, 1901-1992
Portrait of a Woman with Flowers
Oil on canvas
12 by 16 in, w/ frame 19 by 23 in
Signed upper left
Samuel Edmund Oppenheim (1901-1992) o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting 19th century old master rural daily life
By Henri-Joseph Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CASTAING Henri Joseph (1860-1918)
Young girl at the source
Oil on canvas signed low left
Frame gilded with gold leaves
Dim canvas : 100 X 66 cm
Dim frame : 121 X 86 cm
CASTAING Henr...
Category
1890s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl with Cat oil painting by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Girl with Cat (1935)
Oil on canvas
38" x 26"
42 ½" x 30 ½" x 3 ½" framed
Signed and dated "1935 H Burkhardt" lower right. Signed, dated and inscribed verso.
About this artist: Hans ...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century portrait oil painting of a gentleman
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Follower of Enoch Seeman the Younger
German, (1694-1744)
Portrait of Gilbert Sympkin
Oil on canvas
Image size: 29.25 inches x 24.5 inches
Size including frame: 38 inches x 33.25 inches
A fine three quarter length portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin), follower of Enoch Seeman the younger, C1720. The portrait is set in a feigned sculptured oval cartouche, a device used to give a sense of depth. The sitter is depicted wearing a fashionable blue jacket and matching waistcoat with a white chemise and lace jabot. He wears a powdered wig in the fashionable style of the day and is posed holding his hat under his left arm with the fingers of his right hand stretched out. At court, long fingers signified wealth, culture and intelligence. The painting has clearly been executed by an artist of great ability who has been influenced by Enoch Seeman the younger.
Gilbert Simpkin (Sympkin) was born in London on 24 August 1683, the son of John Simpkin and Susannah Butler. His grandfather was also called Gilbert Simpkin. He entered Oxford University in 1700 where he studied at St John’s College. In 1702, he became a student of Middle Temple, which at the time was one of the world’s most important centres of legal education. He later settled in Plymouth and then Bristol. He died in Bristol on 15 May, 1744 and was buried at Bristol Cathedral. He remained unmarried and the portrait may well have been commissioned to commemorate when he was first Called to the Bar or perhaps had established his own practice.
Enoch Seeman or Seemann the younger was born in Danzig, Germany now Gdansk, Poland in 1694. His father was Enoch Seeman Senior, an artist of Flemish origin and his brothers Isaac, Noah and Abraham also became artists. He came to London with his father and brothers around 1704 and established himself as a portrait artist. From 1717 he became painter to the Royal court painting...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
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