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Art Subject: Portrait
Óleo sobre tela - Retrato femenino - Año 1873
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1873
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta algunas leves faltas)
El estado de la obra es ...
Category
1870s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman portrait oil on canvas painting 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...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,410 Sale Price
40% Off
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies.
Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman holding bouquet of red poppies in a fine pink satin dress.
The painti...
Category
1890s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antonio Vallone (active in Naples in the 20th century), Portrait of a young man with headscarf
Located in Milan, IT
Antonio Vallone (active in Naples in the 20th century)
Portrait of young man with red scarf
Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 30.3 cm
Framed, 52 x 42 cm
signed lower left: A. Vallone
The cu...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,128 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Signed Oil Portrait of Nude Lady Signed & Dated 1950's Mid Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Evelyne"
French School, mid century
titled verso
signed oil on board, unframed
dated 51'
board: 24.5 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, northern France
condition: very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Military french painting 1870 war soldier horse Sketch 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse de NEUVILLE
Saint-Omer, 1835 - Paris, 1885
Oil on wood panel
14.5 x 24 cm
Signed lower right
Alphonse de Neuville painted french soldiers during the war of 1870. For his wo...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
William Skilling (American/British, 1862–1964) Giraffe & Attendant Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
William Skilling (American/British, 1862–1964) A Standing Giraffe Drinking Water from his Orientalist Nubian Attendant, Oil on Canvas in original artists frame.
A massive and exceptionally striking painting - almost certainly his best work.
For a Similar one: Jacques-Laurent Agasse: The Nubian Giraffe, Commissioned by George IV in 1827. (Royal Collection Trust...
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem, Her Majesty Thursday, Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Her Majesty Thursday
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 21" x 17"
Framed Dimensions: 22" x 18"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Players Waiting on the Sidelines
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Listed price includes $150 additional cost of framing.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait Of A Posed Man Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front and back - inscribed verso of the man's name!
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 13 inches
Colors: Brow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,060 Sale Price
30% Off
Self Esteem -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Fabric, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.”
Hebrews 10:35–36
“So do not throw aw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rose
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, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century by Sir Henry Raeburn Portrait of a landowner Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Sir Henry Raeburn (Stockbridge, Edinburgh, UK, 1756 - Edinburgh, UK, 1823)
Title: Portrait of a landowner
Year: Early 19th century, 1803
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Without fra...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Psychological Framed Portrait with Disintegrating Core. You Are The One Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This acrylic painting on canvas by Natasha Lelenco, Ancestor Clone 14, features a frontal portrait of a humanoid figure with a vivid crimson complexion and copper-toned hair, set aga...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Spray Paint
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century
circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns, oil on canvas. Excel...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Drumming Soul - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Men, Africa Drum
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
As an artist, I believe people go beyond just their physical selves. To create meaningful and selfless change, one must connect with their inner self, discovering hidden treasures wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Manly head of bearded man, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School
19th Century
Manly head of bearded man
oil on canvas
46 x 37.8 cm
In fairly good condition, some inpaintings visible under UV light, mainly in the backgrounds ...
Category
1850s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Flemish Baroque painting, 17th Century Portrait "Medici" Oil on canvas.
By Justus Sustermans
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Flemish Baroque painting, 17th century, portrait, Medici. Oil on canvas.
The painting is probably attributed to the Flemish painter Justus Sustermns.
Pictured is most likel...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief"
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief from Algeria", circa 1880.
Oil on canvas painting depicting a Moorish chief / gu...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$33,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Shepherd Boy with Dog late 19th Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This young shepherd clearly didn't want to pose for the artist, but something caught his attention, and in this expression and look, the artist masterfully depicted the whole range o...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Mid Victorian English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady with Necklace framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Victorian Lady
English artist, circa 1870's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 27 x 21 inches
canvas: 18 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: ove...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Neoclassical Exhibition Oil Painting of Ancient Greek Poet Sappho
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908).
The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
Category
1870s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conversations- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting of a man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Conversations
20 x 20 cm framed (included in price) 23 x 23 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Woman praying oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 70x61 cm.
José Muntané Balaguer (1889 - 1963)
Immerse yourself in the spiritual beauty of "Woman Praying," a sublime work by the acclaimed Spanish artist José Muntané Balaguer. This oil on canvas captures the serenity and introspection of faith, showcasing a masterful use of light and shadow reminiscent of great masters such as Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuloaga, and even the emotional restraint of Diego Velázquez in his most intimate portraits.
The painting depicts the purity of a devotional moment, where the female figure seems to transcend the canvas, inviting the viewer to reflect on spirituality and human connection. The meticulous attention to detail and subtlety in expressions place Muntané Balaguer in the tradition of artists who immortalized scenes of everyday life with unique sensitivity, much like Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Jack of All Trades" (2009) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Portrait Painting
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "Jack of All Trades" (2009) is a portrait of a seated male model with a small sailboat replica in the background.
About the artist:
Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Style of Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Gazing Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A stylish portrait completed in the style of Tamara de Lempicka. The subject of the portrait is a striking young woman with long black hair and piercing blue eyes. Unsigned. On canva...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Girl Nursing her Pet Dog, 1904
Located in Hillsborough, NC
One of Rosell's most popular subjects, he is known for his little girl and animal figures. In this good-sized painting, the little girl figure is particularly charming, as she is nu...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Large 1800's English Oil Country Gentleman in Parkland before Stately Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Gentleman and his Country House
English artist, circa 1800-1820 period
Fine Georgian period portrait of a young English gentleman, seated with distant view of his country...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mary & Jesus, 18th Century French Old Master oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: Mary and Jesus
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 17 x 14.5 inches
Canvas: 16 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The blue bow: a little boy with tousled hair naturalistic portrait oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
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...
Category
1860s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century
German Renaissance School
Large 16th Century German School portrait identified as Lucas Cranach The Elder, oil on canv...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
African Woman portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1976 oil on canvas painting depictes an African woman in native dress. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 34 inches, signed and dated lower right.
The panel in unstretched and c...
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lighthouse Keeper's Window" (2024) By Christopher Cart, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Cart's "Lighthouse Keeper's Window" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a red plaid shirt, looking out a lighthouse window at the town below.
About the Artist...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Damsel
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Black Damsel" is a stunning piece of art created by Nigerian-American artist, Joshua Salami. This artwork, which was created in 2022, is a powerful repr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Oil - Portrait of Carl Hechner
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Biedermeier period portrait of Carl Hechner captured in profile, wearing a high-collar shirt with a tightly worn blue cravat. The accomplished portrait has been well presented...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late Light
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon, Late Light, painted in 2022, oil on canvas. The ethereal ocean beach scene captures a couple enjoying the sunset. The original painting is 36" X 36". Framed in a cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cornish Fisherman Smoking Clay Pipe Antique British Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherman
signed D.W Haddon (British, active 1884-1914 in Cornwall)
oil on canvas on board, unframed
board: 11 x 9 inches
provenance: pri...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$816 Sale Price
30% Off
Still Life of Man Holding Bird, Surreal Cleveland Woman Artist
By Mary Spain
Located in Beachwood, OH
Mary Spain (American, 1934–1983)
Man with Bird
Oil on canvas
Signed middle right
13.5 x 11.75 inches
17 x 15 inches, framed
Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spain’s work exhibits odd...
Category
1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Where is Home?", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Where is Home?" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a reclining nude woman, wrapped in a white fabric, gently to...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$3,900 Sale Price
25% Off
A Bewigged Gentleman
By Enoch Seeman
Located in St. Albans, GB
Enoch Seeman
Oil on Canvas
Canvas Size: 30 x 25" (76 x 64cm)
Outside Framed Size: 37 x 32" (94 x 82cm)
He was born in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, around 1694. His father, also En...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dreams (Pianist) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Blue, Musical
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I'm haunted by what I've seen and been told, so I seek solace in quiet teashops. My mind is filled with tears and words, and I crave truth in operas and poetry. I tape letters and ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Pride 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600 Sale Price
32% Off
Women in Ochre Portrait Contemporary Art Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Cardboard
Year: 2025
Style: Portrait Art,
Title: Woman in Ochre
Size: 20" x 16...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Portrait of 19th Century Philadelphia Merchant, Quintin Campbell
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th Century portrait of Quintin Campbell in the style of Thomas Sully. The 30 x 25 inches oil on canvas is framed in an ornate frame. Provenance: Private collection, Bucks County, P...
Category
19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century by Giuseppe Assereto Portrait of an Elderly Woman Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giuseppe Assereto (Genova - 1626 ca – Genova 1656/57)
Title: Portrait of an elderly woman, possible portrait of Maddalena Massone, wife of Gioacchino Assereto
Medium: Oil on canvas
D...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angel I. Mystic/symbolic oil painting, vertical, dark colors, medium size
Located in Oslo, NO
This portrait is truly mystic. A young, beautiful person—let's call her Angel—is playing an invisible violin. The surroundings are dark, yet a strong light illuminates only her face ...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: *Courtship in the Forest*
Author: French Romantic School
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas mounted on a stretcher
Unframed dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 inches
Frame...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$705 Sale Price
47% Off
"The Turk" oil painting, realist portrait of a bearded man with pipe and red fez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Turk" is an oil on linen painting. A portrait of a Turkish man, wearing a red "fez" hat with tassel, and holding an old fashioned wooden smoking-pipe. Well-dressed with a white ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil and ash on linen
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. Speciali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
31 March 1964, Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Based on a snapshot from the mid-1960s, this painting depicts a young boy spending the afternoon with his best friend. The beagle's alert eyes contrast with the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Late Evening Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on Canvas framed to Guild of Framers Museums Standard :: Painting :: Fine Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Young Man (Georg Friedrich)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Georg Friedrich wearing his military uniform. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Currently hung in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dreaming Caruso" 23 x 41 inch Oil on Canvas by Sandra Batoni
By Sandra Batoni
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Sandra Batoni was born in Florence, Italy in 1953. Intrigued by art, she began painting at the age of fourteen. In 1973 she began to attend the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait - Oil on Canvas by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a wooden frame 37.5x27 cm.
Very good condition.
Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sisters' Reunion -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, 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.
About Artist
Gob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
19th century portrait painted in St Petersburg in 1819
Located in London, GB
Signed, inscribed and dated, lower right:
'Geo Dawe RA St Petersburgh 1819', also signed
with initials, lower centre: 'G D RA'; and signed and inscribed verso:
'Geo Dawe RA Pinxit 1819 St Petersburgh';
Also inscribed on the stretcher by Cornelius Varley with varnishing instructions.
Collections:
Private collection, UK, 2010
Literature:
Galina Andreeva Geniuses of War, Weal and Beauty: George Dawe...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Tempest by Luis Falero
Located in New Orleans, LA
Luis Ricardo Falero
1851-1896 Spanish
The Tempest
Signed and dated "Falero / 1889" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Luis Ricardo Falero, the renowned Spanish painter celebrated for hi...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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