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Art Subject: Face
Dipinto Ritratto di Nobildonna fine 800
Dipinto Ritratto di Nobildonna fine 800

Dipinto Ritratto di Nobildonna fine 800

Located in Milan, IT

Olio su tela. L'opera, dipinta seguendo lo stile della pittura spagnola di inizio '600, è in realtà di fine '800. Ritrae una nobildonna che indossa la gorgiera, il colletto pieghetta...

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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Essential force"
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Essential force"

Contemporary abstract expressionist woman's portrait on paper "Essential force"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Essential Force” is a modern vibrant abstract expressionist woman's portrait created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women, where she expl...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print

'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print

Located in London, GB

Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Silver gelatin fibre print 20 x 24" p...

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1920s Modern Figurative Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Colorful Figurative Portrait Drawing, Expressionist Ink on Paper, signed 1991
Colorful Figurative Portrait Drawing, Expressionist Ink on Paper, signed 1991

Colorful Figurative Portrait Drawing, Expressionist Ink on Paper, signed 1991

By Menachem Gueffen

Located in NANTES, FR

Created in 1991, this expressive ink on paper by Menachem Gueffen depicts a seated female figure rendered through a bold and highly personal graphic language. Strong black lines defi...

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1990s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Ink

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani
Tête de Femme, after Modigliani

Tête de Femme, after Modigliani

By Amedeo Modigliani

Located in Long Island City, NY

Tete de Femme after Modigliani, produced by Austin Productions in 1961. Austin Productions started in Brooklyn in 1952 and began manufacturing reprodu...

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1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Portrait of a British Army General in Uniform - British exh. art oil painting
Portrait of a British Army General in Uniform - British exh. art oil painting

Portrait of a British Army General in Uniform - British exh. art oil painting

By Walter Ernest Webster

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British Impressionist Edwardian military portrait oil painting is by noted artist Walter Ernest Webster. Painted circa 1910 it is a seated generous half length portrait, ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Artemesia
Artemesia

Artemesia

By René Romero Schuler

Located in Westport, CT

René Romero Schuler’s expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her subjects mostly featureless but nonet...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Does It Get Better? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa, Oil
Does It Get Better? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa, Oil

Does It Get Better? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa, Oil

By Simon Obeka

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

“Does it Get Better?” is a hauntingly beautiful question that echoes the collective longing of humanity. It's an emotional inquiry that arises from the depths of our darkest moments ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of marquise de Flavacourt, mistress of Louis XV of France, 18th c. 1740
Portrait of marquise de Flavacourt, mistress of Louis XV of France, 18th c. 1740

Portrait of marquise de Flavacourt, mistress of Louis XV of France, 18th c. 1740

By Jean-Marc Nattier

Located in PARIS, FR

Portrait of Hortense-Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, Marquise de Flavacourt (1715-1799) Studio of Jean-Marc Nattier (Paris, 1685 - 1766), no visible signature Mid-18th century French Schoo...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hold Your Horses – 04-01-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Hold Your Horses – 04-01-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

A Bit of Extra Fun This graphite pencil drawing ‘Hold Your Horses – 04-01-22 was a done deal in my head already during the live session. That was the same one spawning ‘Julia...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Salvator Mundi, Florentine school, Jacopo Giorgi, Studio of Cesare Dandini XVIIc
Salvator Mundi, Florentine school, Jacopo Giorgi, Studio of Cesare Dandini XVIIc

Salvator Mundi, Florentine school, Jacopo Giorgi, Studio of Cesare Dandini XVIIc

Located in Firenze, IT

Salvator Mundi. Jacopo Giorgi (Florence 1623–1665), circle of Cesare Dandini Not signed. Oil on copper circa 1660–1665 22 × 15.5 cm (unframed) The painting is accompanied by an exp...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Dutch Golden Age Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Oil on Canvas
Dutch Golden Age Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Oil on Canvas

Dutch Golden Age Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Oil on Canvas

Located in New York, NY

This painting belongs to the circle of Govert Flinck, one of Rembrandt’s most distinguished pupils and a key figure of the Dutch Golden Age. The work reflects the influence of the Re...

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Early 17th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Embrace Nature 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Women
Embrace Nature 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Women

Embrace Nature 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Women

By Oyeleye Feranmi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This piece is a catalyst. As we navigate the complexities of our modern world, embracing Nature has become more crucial than ever. "Nature" I observed that her beauty comes from emb...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss

Located in London, GB

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist...

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2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Gentleman, Renaissance Revival, 19th Century
Portrait of a Gentleman, Renaissance Revival, 19th Century

Portrait of a Gentleman, Renaissance Revival, 19th Century

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

In the Manner of Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I (English, 1592-1661) Unsigned " Portrait of a Gentleman ", 19th Century Oil on Board 27” x 32" Housed in a 5" 19th-century orn...

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19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Civil War Soldier Bronze titled "Through Shot and Shell"
Civil War Soldier Bronze titled "Through Shot and Shell"

Civil War Soldier Bronze titled "Through Shot and Shell"

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

Through Shot and Shell by James Nathan Muir is a powerful and emotionally charged bronze sculpture that immerses the viewer in the chaos of a Civil War battlefield. Muir, celebrated ...

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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Biedermeier Early 19th Century Oil - Princess of Brandenstein
Biedermeier Early 19th Century Oil - Princess of Brandenstein

Biedermeier Early 19th Century Oil - Princess of Brandenstein

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman in Biedermeier fashion. An inscription on the reverse of the panel reads "Prinz. von Brandenstein verh. Seydel" and dates the ...

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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”
“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”

“Recollections”/ “Dans Les Passes”

By Louis Icart

Located in San Francisco, CA

Still in her silken evening gown and dancing slippers, the glamorous ingénue is savoring her memories, her ribbon-tied love letters and long draws on her cigarette holder. Was he eve...

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1920s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 48
Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 48

Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 48

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in PARIS, FR

Alphonse Mucha's name shines like that of a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of the early 20th century. The year 1902 saw the publication of "Documents d...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting

Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Yellow mood 40 x 40 cm framed (included in price) 43,5 x 43,5 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) fr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base
Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Bronze Cherub on Marble Base

Located in Beachwood, OH

Tiffany & Co. 19th Century Cherub Bronze on marble base Engraved on back of base Sculpture: 6 x 13.5 x 7 inches Overall: 7.5 x 15.5 x 9 inches Tiffany & Co. is an American luxury je...

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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Portrait of a Young Lady in Blue Empire Dress, 19th Century
Portrait of a Young Lady in Blue Empire Dress, 19th Century

Portrait of a Young Lady in Blue Empire Dress, 19th Century

Located in Genève, GE

Dimensions with frame: 43,5 x 38,5 x 8 cm. This refined oil portrait depicts a young woman presented in a graceful three-quarter pose, her soft gaze and subtle smile conveying both ...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc Chagall -- The Tree of Jesse ( L'Arbre de Jessé )
Marc Chagall -- The Tree of Jesse ( L'Arbre de Jessé )

Marc Chagall -- The Tree of Jesse ( L'Arbre de Jessé )

By Marc Chagall

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Marc Chagall The Tree of Jesse (L'Arbre de Jessé ), 1960 Colour lithograph on Arches paper Hand signed lower right Edition 88/90 lower left Image size: 56 x 38 cm Frame size: 74.5 x ...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Located in Soquel, CA

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.) I...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting
Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting

Late 18thC Venetian School Mary Magdalene Noli Me Tangere Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This late 18th-century Italian oil painting fragment depicts Mary Magdalene kneeling alongside an alabaster jar. Christ’s hand is parti...

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18th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque
Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque

Femme et jeune fille - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Henri Lebasque

By Henri Lebasque

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated figurative oil on panel circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Henri Lebasque. The piece depicts a woman in a red dress sewing while a young girl in a pink ...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ballerine sur fond vert, 1995, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Ballerine sur fond vert, 1995, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned

Ballerine sur fond vert, 1995, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Ballerine sur fond vert, 1995 Lithographie sur papier Arches, justifiée et numérotée 48/100 Signée en bas à droite 22 x 17 cm / 32 x 26 cm Bibliographie: ...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

“Figural”
“Figural”

“Figural”

By Edna Hibel

Located in Warren, NJ

Edna Hibel Original Figural Painting On Board. In good condition measures 38x30

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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III
The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III

The Hunt Large Bronze Sculpture Ferdinand Barbedienne Fondeur Napoleon III

By Louis Ernest Barrias

Located in Pistoia, IT

Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) "The Hunt. Impressive bronze sculpture with brown patina, 98 cm tall. Signature "E. Barrias" on the rock; "F. Barbedienne fondeur Paris" and mechanic...

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Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sans titre (Cramer 61; Mourlot 434), Le plafond de l'Opéra
Sans titre (Cramer 61; Mourlot 434), Le plafond de l'Opéra

Sans titre (Cramer 61; Mourlot 434), Le plafond de l'Opéra

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 13 x 9.5 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chagall Lit...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Apocalypse 2
Apocalypse 2

Apocalypse 2

By Keith Haring

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Apocalypse 2 Size: 38 × 38 in 96.5 × 96.5 cm Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board Edition: 22 of 90 Year: 1988 Notes: Hand-signed by artist, Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil. Published by George Mulder Fine Arts, New York. Catalog Raisonne: Littmann, 98. Text: Willliam S. Burroughs Page 2 The planet is pulling loose from its moorings, careening into space, spilling cities and mountains and seas into the Void, spinning faster and faster as days and nights flash by like subway stations. Iron penis chimneys ejaculate blue sparks in a reek of ozone, tunnels crunch down teeth of concrete and steel, flattening cars like beer cans...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

William Gropper, (Choral Group)
William Gropper, (Choral Group)

William Gropper, (Choral Group)

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

An early serigraph (screen print) by William Gropper. There's a harpist to provide the music and a choir master conducting. The seated members of the group are individually drawn as ...

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1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz
Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz

Ricordo Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz

By Aron Demetz

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Ricordo" translated in "Me...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Girls in a Taxi - Naïve art, comical, colourful, Folk art, everyday life
Girls in a Taxi - Naïve art, comical, colourful, Folk art, everyday life

Girls in a Taxi - Naïve art, comical, colourful, Folk art, everyday life

Located in London, GB

Printer's Proof /5 Beryl Cook's appeal was classless and she rapidly became Britain’s most popular artist. She was a ‘heart and soul’ painter, compelled to paint with a passion. He...

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Screen

17th Century Roman Old Master Drawing of Penitent Saint Peter and the Rooster

17th Century Roman Old Master Drawing of Penitent Saint Peter and the Rooster

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Roman School, 17th century, circa 1606 to 1630 Circle of Giovanni Baglione (Rome, 1566 to 1643/44) The Penitent Saint Peter, also known as Saint Peter and the Rooster Pen and brown...

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper

The Times of the Day
The Times of the Day

The Times of the Day

Located in PARIS, FR

The Times of the Day by Alfons MUCHA (1860-1939) "Morning Awakening", "Brightness of Day", "Evening Contemplation" and "Night's Rest" from the series "The Times of the Day" Except...

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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Juan Bautista
Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Juan Bautista

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Juan Bautista

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Escuela Española siglo XVIII Se trata de un óleo sobre tela representando a San Juan Bautista Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas: 104 x 83 cm. El estado se puede ver, pres...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air
Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air

Helena Christensen II - the nude supermodel jumping in the air

By Michel Comte

Located in Vienna, AT

Iconic nude portrait of 90's supermodel jumping. For decades Michel Comte has been shooting protagonists from the world of art, film and entertainment. However, he does not only take...

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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning Awakening
Morning Awakening

Morning Awakening

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in PARIS, FR

"Morning Awakening" from the series "The Times of the Day" by Alfons MUCHA (1860-1939) Original lithograph Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate. F...

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1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints

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Paper

Saint John the Baptist & Saint Benedict after Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Saint John the Baptist & Saint Benedict after Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)

Saint John the Baptist & Saint Benedict after Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)

Located in Liphook, 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 t...

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18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman

Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman

By Suzanne Dinkes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches double sided image Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The pai...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady Lace Collars
Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady Lace Collars

Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady Lace Collars

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Noble Lady European School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 37.5 inches canvas: 30 x 24.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good ...

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Marc Chagall Original Lithograph 1969 From the revue XXe Siecle, edition of 12,000 Unsigned, as issued Dimensions: 32 x 24 Condition : Excellent Reference: Mourlot 572 Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887 and developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony on the city’s outskirts. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the fauvism and cubism popular in France at the time, Chagall created his most lasting work—including I and the Village (1911)—some of which would be featured in the Salon des Indépendants exhibitions. After returning to Vitebsk for a visit in 1914, the outbreak of WWI trapped Chagall in Russia. He returned to France in 1923 but was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during WWII. Finding asylum in the U.S., Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Chagall died in St.-Paul-de-Vence in 1985. The Village Marc Chagall was born in a small Hassidic community on the outskirts of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His father was a fishmonger, and his mother ran a small sundries shop in the village. As a child, Chagall attended the Jewish elementary school, where he studied Hebrew and the Bible, before later attending the Russian public school. He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would feature largely in most of his later work. At age 19 Chagall enrolled at a private, all-Jewish art school and began his formal education in painting, studying briefly with portrait artist Yehuda Pen. However, he left the school after several months, moving to St. Petersburg in 1907 to study at the Imperial Society for the Protection of Fine Arts. The following year, he enrolled at the Svanseva School, studying with set designer Léon Bakst, whose work had been featured in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. This early experience would prove important to Chagall’s later career as well. Despite this formal instruction, and the widespread popularity of realism in Russia at the time, Chagall was already establishing his own personal style, which featured a more dreamlike unreality and the people, places and imagery that were close to his heart. Some examples from this period are his Window Vitebsk (1908) and My Fianceé with Black Gloves (1909), which pictured Bella Rosenfeld, to whom he had recently become engaged. The Beehive Despite his romance with Bella, in 1911 an allowance from Russian parliament member and art patron Maxim Binaver enabled Chagall to move to Paris, France. After settling briefly in the Montparnasse neighborhood, Chagall moved further afield to an artist colony known as La Ruche (“The Beehive”), where he began to work side by side with abstract painters such as Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger as well as the avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire. At their urging, and under the influence of the wildly popular fauvism and cubism, Chagall lightened his palette and pushed his style ever further from reality. I and the Village (1911) and Homage to Apollinaire (1912) are among his early Parisian works, widely considered to be his most successful and representative period. Though his work stood stylistically apart from his cubist contemporaries, from 1912 to 1914 Chagall exhibited several paintings at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibition, where works by the likes of Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Delaunay were causing a stir in the Paris art world. Chagall’s popularity began to spread beyond La Ruche, and in May 1914 he traveled to Berlin to help organize his first solo exhibition, at Der Sturm Gallery. Chagall remained in the city until the highly acclaimed show opened that June. He then returned to Vitebsk, unaware of the fateful events to come. War, Peace and Revolution In August 1914 the outbreak of World War I precluded Chagall’s plans to return to Paris. The conflict did little to stem the flow of his creative output, however, instead merely giving him direct access to the childhood scenes so essential to his work, as seen in paintings such as Jew in Green (1914) and Over Vitebsk (1914). His paintings from this period also occasionally featured images of the war’s impact on the region, as with Wounded Soldier (1914) and Marching (1915). But despite the hardships of life during wartime, this would also prove to be a joyful period for Chagall. In July 1915 he married Bella, and she gave birth to a daughter, Ida, the following year. Their appearance in works such as Birthday (1915), Bella and Ida by the Window (1917) and several of his “Lovers” paintings give a glimpse of the island of domestic bliss that was Chagall’s amidst the chaos. To avoid military service and stay with his new family, Chagall took a position as a clerk in the Ministry of War Economy in St. Petersburg. While there he began work on his autobiography and also immersed himself in the local art scene, befriending novelist Boris Pasternak, among others. He also exhibited his work in the city and soon gained considerable recognition. That notoriety would prove important in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution when he was appointed as the Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk. In his new post, Chagall undertook various projects in the region, including the 1919 founding of the Academy of the Arts. Despite these endeavors, differences among his colleagues eventually disillusioned Chagall. In 1920 he relinquished his position and moved his family to Moscow, the post-revolution capital of Russia. In Moscow, Chagall was soon commissioned to create sets and costumes for various productions at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, where he would paint a series of murals titled Introduction to the Jewish Theater as well. In 1921, Chagall also found work as a teacher at a school for war orphans. By 1922, however, Chagall found that his art had fallen out of favor, and seeking new horizons he left Russia for good. Flight After a brief stay in Berlin, where he unsuccessfully sought to recover the work exhibited at Der Sturm before the war, Chagall moved his family to Paris in September 1923. Shortly after their arrival, he was commissioned by art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard to produce a series of etchings for a new edition of Nikolai Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls. Two years later Chagall began work on an illustrated edition of Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables, and in 1930 he created etchings for an illustrated edition of the Old Testament, for which he traveled to Palestine to conduct research. Chagall’s work during this period brought him new success as an artist and enabled him to travel throughout Europe in the 1930s. He also published his autobiography, My Life (1931), and in 1933 received a retrospective at the Kunsthalle in Basel, Switzerland. But at the same time that Chagall’s popularity was spreading, so, too, was the threat of Fascism and Nazism. Singled out during the cultural "cleansing" undertaken by the Nazis in Germany, Chagall’s work was ordered removed from museums throughout the country. Several pieces were subsequently burned, and others were featured in a 1937 exhibition of “degenerate art” held in Munich. Chagall’s angst regarding these troubling events and the persecution of Jews in general can be seen in his 1938 painting White Crucifixion. With the eruption of World War II, Chagall and his family moved to the Loire region before moving farther south to Marseilles following the invasion of France. They found a more certain refuge when, in 1941, Chagall’s name was added by the director of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City to a list of artists and intellectuals deemed most at risk from the Nazis’ anti-Jewish campaign. Chagall and his family would be among the more than 2,000 who received visas and escaped this way. Haunted Harbors Arriving in New York City in June 1941, Chagall discovered that he was already a well-known artist there and, despite a language barrier, soon became a part of the exiled European artist community. The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. But even as he settled into the safety of his temporary home, Chagall’s thoughts were frequently consumed by the fate befalling the Jews of Europe and the destruction of Russia, as paintings such as The Yellow Crucifixion...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

American Portrait of the Artist's Wife by Herman Hyneman
American Portrait of the Artist's Wife by Herman Hyneman

American Portrait of the Artist's Wife by Herman Hyneman

By Herman Hyneman

Located in New York, NY

Herman Hyneman (1849-1907) Portrait of the Artist's Wife, c. late 19th century Oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. Framed: 27 1/2 x 35 1/4 in. The following is from Peter Jung who credits "a friend named Jeff Gold on Long Island." Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) was born in 1849 to one of the most prominent Jewish families in Philadelphia. Unlike most Jewish families of the time, his embraced and encouraged his artistic talent. In 1874, Hyneman followed his first cousin Moses Ezekiel, National Academy member, to Europe to study. They first went to Germany and then to France where Hyneman began eight years of study with Leon Bonnat, the French Master. In Paris, the twenty-five year old Hyneman resided in a studio building at 75 Boulevard Clichy, with expatriates Frederic Arthur Bridgeman, Charles Sprague Pearce, Milne Ramsey, and Edwin Blashfield. Hyneman was clearly exposed to the works of these more experienced artists, as well as that of Walter Gay. In 1879, one of Hyneman's genre paintings, entitled "Desdemona", was accepted into the Paris Salon. That painting received favorable reviews both in Europe, and later in Philadlephia where it was exhibited alongside the works of other Philadelphia Artists exhibiting at the Salon that included Thomas Eakins, Pearce, Edward May...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil