$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman reading, seated
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman seated reading in an interior. The artist
Oil, Panel
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.25 in
Woman in Yellow Evening Dress, Mid Century Modern Pulp Art Figurative Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful pulp art figurative portrait of a brunette woman in formal yellow evening gown with
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
$986Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
20th Century French Portrait of a Lady in Pensive Thought French/ Polish artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes oil on board , unframed board: 24 x 18
Canvas, Oil
$536Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 10.5 in
1930's French Oil Painting Portrait of Standing Nude Lady Double Sided Image
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model French School, circa 1930's period oil on board, unframed board : 14 x 10.5 inches double sided work Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good con...
Oil
$4,400
H 30 in W 24 in
"The Art Critic" portrait of a man in the suit in front of the cactuses
Located in Edgartown, MA
subtle, caramel color saturates my canvases as I paint the very old and the very young - Il Viaggio dela
Canvas, Oil
$783Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 26 in
Portrait of a Posed Nude Lady On a Pink Sofa Mid Century French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Size : 22 x 26 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The paint...
Oil
$739Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 21.5 in
Nude Portrait of a Lady Posed Laying On The Sofa Mid Century French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 18 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overa...
Oil
$465Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 13 in D 0.1 in
20th Century Signed French Oil - Portrait of a Lady from Mougins, South France
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"La Colette" by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) signed, oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 16 x 13 inches provenance: the artists estate, France Original oil painting by t...
Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 18.5 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19.5 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.75 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Charcoal, Oil
$218Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Mid 20th Century French Charcoal Drawing - Portrait of a Standing Nude Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Portrait" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) pencil/ charcoal on thick paper, unframed
Oil, Charcoal
$213Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
HENRI MILOCH (1898-1979) SIGNED 1930'S OIL PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF A DAPPER GENT
By Henri Miloch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed and dated lower left 1934 oil painting on
Oil
$7,500
H 16 in W 23 in D 2 in
Portrait of a Woman in Yellow, Surrealist Oil Painting by Juan Garcia Ripolles
By Juan García Ripollés
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juan Garcia Ripolles, Spanish (1932 - ) Title: Woman in Yellow Year: 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 15 in. x 21.75 in. (38.1 cm x 55.25 cm) Frame Size: 16 x 23...
Oil
$651Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.75 in W 6 in
1930's French Oil Portrait of Seated Lady in Interior Scene Working Sketch Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back
Oil
$1,900
H 11 in W 14 in D 0.25 in
"Monterey Cypress, Point Lobos" oil painting portrait of large old tree in CA
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein-air painting of Monterey Cypress tree in California.
Oil, Panel
$2,000
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.07 in
"Portrait of a Man Writing" American Mid-20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
By Robert Freiman
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Mid-20th Century depiction of a man writing with the with thick use of paint and vibrant
Canvas, Oil
$2,765Sale Price|30% Off
H 26 in W 30 in
Early 20th century Hungarian portrait of a terrier dog and her puppy in oils
Located in Woodbury, CT
painted on a small scale. It is an oil on canvas and has been framed in a wonderful Antique English Watts
Canvas, Oil
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 20 in
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in a artists studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in an artists studio The artist was a
Oil, Panel
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed. The
Oil, Panel
$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 23.5 in D 1.5 in
Woman in Black Dress Pulp Art Portrait/Couple Dancing Figurative, 2 sided
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful two-sided mid century pulp art figurative painting of a woman at party in black evening gown and formal gloves, and on verso couple dancing by unknown artist, circa 1960s. ...
Masonite, Acrylic, Cardboard
$3,950
H 26 in W 30 in
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
best remembered for her animal portraits and naturalistic scenes of domestic life. Her work reflects
Canvas, Oil
$1,752Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 24 in D 1 in
Fine 1900's French Belle Epoque Period Portrait of a Lady, signed & dated oil
By French Belle Epoque
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Belle Epoque Lady French School, signed and dated 1907 oil painting on canvas: 24 x 19.5 inches antique original gilt frame: 29 x 24 inches condition: overall very good; the fram...
Canvas, Oil
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait of a woman seated in an interior The artist was a
Oil, Panel
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed The artist was a portrait
Oil, Panel
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.75 in W 19 in D 0.13 in
Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s Portrait of a
Paper, Oil, Illustration Board
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a black nude woman seated on a chair
Oil, Panel
$986Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 25 in D 1 in
Mid 20th century 1950's Portrait of Stylish Lady Seated by Fireside Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
-34) under Frederick Whiting. Title: Portrait of a Stylish Lady, seated by the fireside. Dates to the
Canvas, Oil
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 24 in
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair The artist was a
Oil, Panel
$1,000
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.2 in
Lovers, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Aibek Begalin
Located in Granada Hills, CA
, California, USA. In 2001 he had made a portrait for Pope John Paul II. In 2014 he had made a portrait of
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.2 in
Fairy, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Aibek Begalin
Located in Granada Hills, CA
made a portrait for Pope John Paul II. In 2014 he had made a portrait of Prince Rainier III for Prince
Canvas, Oil
$880
H 10 in W 10 in D 1 in
Pauline, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Aibek Begalin
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Master of Fine Arts. He lives and works in Los-Angeles, California, USA. In 2001 he had made a portrait
Canvas, Oil
$2,050
H 19.5 in W 14.5 in D 0.8 in
Baby, Portrait Artwork, Kid, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Artwork Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on
Canvas, Oil
$1,500
H 15 in W 18.5 in D 0.8 in
Baby, Figurative Art, Kid Portrait, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Figurative Art, Kid Portrait, Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Canvas, Oil
$1,000
H 10 in W 10 in D 1 in
Lovers, Portrait, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Aibek Begalin
Located in Granada Hills, CA
made a portrait for Pope John Paul II. In 2014 he had made a portrait of Prince Rainier III for Prince
Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 30 in W 26 in D 2 in
"Portrait of a Seated Nude Woman" American Impressionist Painting Oil on Panel
By Robert Philipp
Located in New York, NY
and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and
Oil, Panel
$257Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
Portrait of Lady in Pink, British Artist
By Pamela Cawley
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Lady in Pink, Oil Painting, British Artist by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century Tag
Acrylic
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.
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