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American School Portrait of a Lady
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of a Lady, c. 1900 Oil on canvas 36 x 28 1/2 in. Framed: 37 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.
Category

Early 1900s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century American School Large Portrait of a Seated Lady, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, 19th century Title: Portrait of a Seated Lady Medium: oil
Category

19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on
Category

1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th/20th century American school Antique oil painting on canvas, Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas
Category

20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frederick Dielman (American) - Late 19th century portrait painting - Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Frederick Dielman (Hanover 1847 – Washington 1935) - Portrait of a woman. 57x45cm. Oil on canvas
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American artist Portrait German lady 19th century Oil painting by J. Eichholtz
Located in Stockholm, SE
lower left was hidden by paint most likely to delete the trace of painting (?). Thus, the portrait was
Category

1820s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Antique American School 19th Century Signed Young Girl Portrait Framed Painting
By Edward S Annison
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American portrait of a young girl by Edward S Annison. Oil on board. Framed
Category

Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Expressive Young Woman Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted late 19th or early 20th century portrait painting. Oil on canvas. In
Category

1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Beauty 19th century Realism Antique Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
emotions and expressions of his subjects. One of Conti’s notable oil paintings on canvas is titled
Category

19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Native American Chief" Portrait Painting
By Rick Boren
Located in Houston, TX
Rick Borens' piece showcases a Native American chief standing in front of a landscape Dimensions
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of Miss Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, 19th Century American School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Miss Quincy, Massachusetts, USA, 19th Century American School Large 19th Century
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Important Antique American School Folk Art Young Girl Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted mid 1800s folk art portrait. Incredible frame. Oil on canvas. Image
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of William Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century oil painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown Artist (English or American, nineteenth century) William Shakespeare Oil on canvas, mounted
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of 19th C. American Oval Portraits
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century American oval portraits of a couple, possibly husband & wife Oil on canvas
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The 19th century American school portrait of a lady embodies the elegance and refinement of the
Category

19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Herbert Fisher, Mid-19th Century Oil Painting, Original Watts Frame
By George Frederic Watts
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas c.1855 - 1860 Image size: 19 x 14 inches (48.25 x 37.25 cm) Original Watts frame
Category

1850s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century. Title: Full length portrait of a
Category

Early 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

MEIFREN Painting portrait Spanish woman with a fan 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
enjoyed success at the end of the 19th century when he exhibited both in South America and in Europe. Our
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century American Folk Art Portrait of Child with Dog in Landscape, Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, mid 19th century Title: Portrait of a Child dressed in a hat and
Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mark Twain Oil Portrait
By John Haberle
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
, friendship with the writer, and his overall style in portrait paintings. This seems to be an absolutely
Category

19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Impressionist Oil Painting - Self Portrait Of Douglas Allen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed, no signature and inscribed verso. Size: framed: 34.75 x
Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902) God Bless My Father Portrait Painting
By Lilly Martin Spencer
Located in New York, NY
principal book/catalogue on Lilly Martin Spencer. 19th Century. Oil on canvas, signed Lilly Martin
Category

19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman, American Folk Art Portrait, Sideburns
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1850s-1860s Oil on Canvas 14" x 12
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Child and Dog Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous 19th Century oil on canvas portrait of a child with their dog. It is signed and dated 1872
Category

1870s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century Portrait of a lady, Priscilla Osborn, William Jacob Baer
Located in York, GB
19th century. The painting is in good condition, having had some restoration and overpainting . In the
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Self Portrait, Sketch" oil painting, the artist in thought red shirt, realist
By Steven J. Levin
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Self Portrait, sketch" is a realist oil on canvas painting. It is a self portrait of the artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century genre portrait of an Italian woman
By Pierre-Louis-Joseph de Coninck
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
the 19th century and was also said to ward off evil spirits. Pierre Louis Joseph De Coninck was born
Category

19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
to Abraham Lincoln, Governor of New Jersey American School Large 19th century military portrait of
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Self Portrait, Lamplight" oil painting, seated figure inside house, realism
By Steven J. Levin
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Self Portrait, Lamplight" is an oil on canvas painting. It is a self portrait of Steven Levin
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Girl, American Portraiture, Blue Eyes, White Dress, Excellent
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Presented is a wonderful example of mid-19th-century American Portraiture. Portrait of a Girl, c
Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carol Aus Portrait of a Lady In Spectacular 19th Century Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting portraits of celebrities of her time. This might be one of them, not sure. This oil on canvas
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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Female Impressionist Painting of Girl with Rabbit
Located in New York, NY
the Rocky Mountains. This painting is a soft and subtle portrait of a girl holding a small rabbit
Category

Early 19th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Circassian courtisane, in original 19th century frame, orientalist
Located in DEVENTER, NL
In original 19th century frame Dimesions excl. frame: 48 x 37 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: 56 x 45 cm
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Matilda Currie, aged 28, Wearing an elaborate Bonnet, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Matilda Currie, aged 28, Wearing an elaborate Bonnet, 19th Century British School
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Lady - British Impressionist 1900 art female artist oil painting
By Florence Kate Upton
Located in London, GB
This superb British Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted female artist Florence Kate
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853 by Charles V BOND (19th century)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of a Miss Anna Davenport, dated 1853 by Charles V BOND (19th century) Large 19th Century
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Rare Orientalist Portrait of a Nubian Guard, by Edmund Walenta, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Orientalist Portrait of a Nubian Guard, by Edmund Walenta, 19th Century. Oil on canvas
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Portrait of Woman in Wheat Field
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
criticism for Scribner's and The Century magazine. (Smithsonian 2023) This painting is very typical of Low's
Category

Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey Large 19th Century American
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large French Impressionist Oil - Elegant Abstract Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium & Size: oil painting canvas: 35 x 26 inches Condition: the painting is
Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large French Impressionist Oil - Elegant Abstract Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium & Size: oil painting canvas: 26 x 20.5 inches Condition: the painting
Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Julian Scott American, (1846-1901) A Portrait of Isabella Penn Smith Fleming
Located in New York, NY
Julian Scott (American, 1846-1901) An Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of Isabella Penn Smith
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Folk Art Portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel British Inventor Engineer
Located in Rochester, NY
Early 19th century American portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel. Brunel was a well known British
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Oil Portrait of a Dancer By Zikvo Zic C.1959
Located in San Francisco, CA
inspiration from 19th and early 20th century European plein air painting and American plein air painting of
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PERIOD American Antique Civil War Portrait of Officer and His Horse
Located in New York, NY
American artist Franklin Briscoe (1844-1903) known for his hirtorical and portrait paintings
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902) A Portrait of a Mother and Child
By Lilly Martin Spencer
Located in New York, NY
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902) A Portrait of a Mother and Child 19th Century. Oil on
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19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Portrait of Child and Baby Sisters Playing
By John George Brown
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This beautiful oil on canvas painting of two sisters playing by the famous American Artist John G
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, Oil on Canvas, 1840's, In Style of Jacob Eichholtz
Located in Doylestown, PA
This interior portrait of a woman dressed in an elegant lace shawl is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas
Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman in a Bowler Hat - British late 19th century art
Located in London, GB
This charming British male portrait oil painting is of a gentleman in an iconic bowler hat. Painted
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1880s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Man with a Cigar, Bowtie, Early American Portraiture, Smoking Man
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Man with a Cigar, c. 1840s Oil on Canvas 30" x 25" Housed in a 4 3/8" Frame
Category

Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Two Children
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful early 19th century large oil on canvas naive portrait of two children, a boy and a girl
Category

19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm
By Eduardo Leon Garrido
Located in Riga, LV
Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37,5 cm Eduardo Léon Garrido (1856-1949
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

Portrait of a Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
American School, Portrait of a Woman, Oil on Canvas, 19th century, unsigned, inscribed "J Harrison
Category

1830s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman
H 30.5 in W 26 in D 2 in
MARTIN-KAVEL Portrait beautiful woman elegant fan realist french 19th
By François Martin-Kavel
Located in PARIS, FR
François MARTIN-KAVEL Paris, 1861 – 1931 Oil on wood panel 24 x 19 cm (33.5 x 27.5 cm with frame
Category

1880s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Little Girl titled "Katy"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Tony Nell’s captivating portrait, "Katy," masterfully captures the innocence and charm of a young
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Famous American Artist John O'Brien Inman (1828-1896) O/C Antique 1864 Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original antique 1864 oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist John
Category

1860s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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