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Mid 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman by Barrow c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th Century Oil Portrait of a Fashionable Young Woman by Barrow c.1970
Bright, bold and
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
20th Century Oil - Portrait of Maxim Gorky
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive oil painting, depicting a portrait of Russian writer and political activist Maxim
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Oil - Portrait in Blue Interior
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished oil painting, depicting a portrait of a lady in a blue interior. Gazing softly at
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$366 Sale Price
20% Off
Margaret McClean - 20th Century Oil, Portrait on Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a man wearing a blue polka-dot bow tie sat against a blue background. Presented in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$541 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Surgeon
Located in Corsham, GB
A mid 20th century oil on canvas portrait of a surgeon, captured with a sense of professional
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine oil portrait of an early 20th-century gentleman with parted hair and a well-groomed beard
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$539 Sale Price
20% Off
Girl in a Green Scarf, 20th Century Oil Portrait
Located in London, GB
A.M. Coates
20th Century
Girl in a Green Scarf
Oil on canvas
Image size: 14 x 10 inches
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Boy
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful head and shoulders portrait of a young boy in a white collared shirt and buttoned
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$282 Sale Price
20% Off
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Harry
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate portrait depicts a man with tousled brown hair and an introspective expression
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Vicar
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive portrait by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933) depicting a vicar in a moment of quiet
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Valente - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of an Umbrella Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful full-length portrait of an umbrella seller, smoking a pipe. Signed 'Valente' lower
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$404 Sale Price
20% Off
Attrib. Philip Naviasky (1894-1983) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait
By Philip Naviasky
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a Lady wearing a turquoise blouse and black blazer with touch of rogue on her lips and
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
Eugen Altenberg (1886-1965) - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait of a gentleman in a formal black coat by the German artist Eugen Altenberg
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Hanning-Lee - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Iris Sanmugam
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric portrait depicts a serene female figure, dressed in a blue robe at the edge of a
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arthur Spooner (1873-1962) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Man
By Arthur Spooner
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil portrait of a man in Spooner's typical style with characteristic brushwork, dressed
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
R.D.H - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Mrs R Harland
Located in Corsham, GB
A colourful, full length portrait of Mrs. R. Harland seated, wearing tartan trousers at The Old
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$264 Sale Price
20% Off
Luc De Decker (1907-1982) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of A Priest
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a senior Catholic bishop, seated and gazing directly at the viewer with a
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Silver Haired Lady
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive oil study depicting an elderly lady with striking silver hair. Unsigned. Beautifully
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
William De Mol (b.1932) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
This dynamic oil painting captures a solitary figure seated in contemplative stillness. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marcel Canet (1875-1959) - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait Study of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait depicting a woman in a headscarf. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Norman Lloyd (1894-1983) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a young Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Well-presented in a reeded gilt-effect frame. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of A Man with Glasses
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait depicting a man wearing glasses and a suit. Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raul Gutierrez (b.1935) - Fine 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Victorian Lady
By Raul Gutierrez
Located in Corsham, GB
Proud to present this very fine portrait of a Victorian lady, by the American artist Raul Gutierrez
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Man in a Suit
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Provenance: Studio Sale. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
F.D. Bailey- Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Augustus John O.M. (1878-1961)
Located in Corsham, GB
A 20th century portrait of Augustus John, O.M. (1878-1961), painted from a photograph taken by
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
E. O. Braun - German School Early 20th Century Oil, Lady with Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 20th century oil portrait of a lady in delicate 1920's attire holding a bunch of
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's Signed Oil painting of a Smart Lady Dressed in White Crisp Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait of a Lady
signed oil on canvas, unframed
dated 1962
canvas : 26 x 20 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady Reading - Early 20th Century French Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady reading in an interior.
Superb
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The New Hat, 20th Century British Oil Portrait Interior
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas on board
Image size: 15 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches (40 x 55 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Head of a Boy - Mid 20th Century French Modernist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century French modernist oil on canvas board depciting a head study of a boy
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century Swedish Modernist Cubist Artist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century Swedish oil on canvas self portrait of an artist wearing a beret. Very
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century British Portrait of a Man with Mustache in a Hat oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man in the Hat
British School, mid 20th century period
oil on thin curved board, unframed
board
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Fisherman - Mid 20th Century French Naïf Naive Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb signed and dated 1946 French naïf oil on canvas portrait of a fisherman holding his net
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century French oil on board portrait of a black woman. The work is presented
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Side Profile Portrait of Man in Red Top Signed 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait Profile of a Man
by J.Williams, 1980, English
oil on board, framed
framed: 18.5 x 14.5
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
dress,
Artist: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Portrait of a Young Woman
Medium: Oil on canvas
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Black Man - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Portrait of a Black Man
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 22 x 19 inches
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large French 20th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Young Woman, signed
By French mid 20th
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
French School, 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 24
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady - Mid Century French Figurative Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century french modernist oil on board portrait of a lady. Excellent quality
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of an African Man - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
: French School, early 20th century
Title: Portrait of an African Man
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 29 x 23.5
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Emma Hamilton Lord Nelson's Mistress British Oil Painting framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Emma Hamilton
British School, late 20th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 16.5 x
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Impressionist Signed Oil - Artist at Easel Self Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 57
Title: Self Portrait of an artist at his easel
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 1960s French Signed Oil - Portrait of Fashionable Woman Emerald Green Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, signed with monogram
Title: Portrait of a fashionable
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Man in Blue Jersey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed Clayson and dated 55'
Title: Portrait of a Young Man
Medium
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,035 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 1970's British Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Lady Black Dress Pearl Neck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady, Black Dress and Pearl Necklace
circa 1970's
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950's French Oil, Portrait of a Young Lady with bobbed hair & moody expression
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950's
Title: portrait of a young woman
Medium: oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed 20th Century Oil - Impressionist Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
A warm palette of browns, reds, and golds subtly captures the portrait of a woman in profile. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady - English Art Deco Impressionist Antique Oil Sketch Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
. Presented in a good quality gilt frame.
Artist: English School, early 20th century
Title: Portrait of a
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man - Modern British Impressionist Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item *
A beautiful 1950's Modern British oil on board
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Young Man - Large Modern British Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
and ready to hang.
Artist: British School, mid 20th century
Title: Portrait of a Young Man
Medium
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman - 1920's Antique English Art Deco Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
beautiful gilded wood frame. A superb work.
Artist: English School, early 20th century
Title: Portrait of a
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Self Portrait, Mid-20th Century Oil
Located in London, GB
Sheila Holland
1932-2002
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 30 x 22 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Art Model, 20th Century Oil Painting, Nude
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Original silver frame
With her back turned
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oval Portrait is an artwork realized by an unknown, mid-20th Century.
Oil on canvas mounted on
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Original French Expressionist Oil Painting Surrealist Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century)
oil on canvas, unframed
size
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Pierre Mathurin Petraud - Framed 20th Century Oil, Self-Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
After Pierre Mathurin Petraud (1808-1880). Self-portrait of the artist in costume with an African
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Willem Kouwer Boomkens (1911-1991) - 20th Century Oil, Self Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating self-portrait by Willem Kouwer Boomkens (1911-1991), showcasing a vibrant palette of
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Surely you’ll find the exact 20th century oil portrait you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Modern version. Making the right choice when shopping for a 20th century oil portrait may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right 20th century oil portrait is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, black, gray and orange. There have been many interesting 20th century oil portrait examples over the years, but those made by Jacques Zucker, Raymond Debieve, Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Linda Le Kinff and Monique Baudaux are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home. A large 20th century oil portrait can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller 20th century oil portrait, measuring 1 high and 1 wide, may better suit your needs.
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Finding the Right Portrait-paintings for You
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
Questions About 20th Century Oil Portrait
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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