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Mid Century Portrait of Wine Enologist Claude Wolf
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Soquel, CA
Wine Enologist Claude Wolf - Mid Century Portrait A stately mid-century portrait of Claude Wolf
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Man in Green Sweater, " Striking Mid-Century Portrait by Zimmerman, 1950s
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the strongest Mid-Century portraits we have seen, this depiction of a young man in a vivid
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Suzanne, Large Mid Century Portrait Drawing by Gourdon
Located in Cotignac, FR
French, Mid Century, pastel and crayon portrait of an elegant young lady by Gourdon. Signed and
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pastel, Watercolor, Pencil

Mid Century Portrait of Woman Carrying a Child Signed Heffner
By Karl Heffner
Located in Plainview, NY
A exquisite Mid-Century Modern portrait oil on canvas of a young woman carrying a child. The
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting Mid-Century Portrait of a Lady Mid-Century Modern Art, C 1950, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Decorative, midcentury painting of a lady, circa 1950. Signed by H. Quat. Framed in a gold frame
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Portrait Oil Painting - Paul
Located in Bristol, GB
PAUL Size: 58.5 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking and expressive mid-century
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Portrait of a Boy with Toy Car
By Ralph Edward Joosten
Located in Soquel, CA
Realistic mid century portrait of a boy playing with an antique toy car by Ralph Joosten (American
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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Oil Painting Mid Century Canvas Modernist Oil Portrait
Located in East Hampton, NY
A modernist oil painting of a young woman. This mid century portrait in a modernist style is an
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below dated 1953, signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 47 x 33 inches canvas: 45 x 31 inches provenance: private collect...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Man - Modern British Impressionist Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's Modern British oil on board portrait of a young man wearing a blue jacket
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1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Retired Ballerina" Great Mid Century Modern Portrait.
By Clarice Akin Holloway
Located in San Antonio, TX
Clarice Akin Holloway (1905-1989) Port Arthur Artist Image Size: 20 x 16 Frame Size: 28 x 24 Medium: Oil Circa 1960s "Retired Ballerina" Biography Clarice Akin Holloway (1905...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Portrait of a Troubled Soul
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED SOUL Size: 65.5 x 54 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas This mid-century
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Subtle and moody portrait of a Pensive man by Joan Tidwell (American, 1930-2002). The sitter in the
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Female City Girl Portrait 1970
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3529 oil on artist board Set in a wood frame Image size 13.5x10.5"
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1970s Portrait Paintings

Materials

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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Board

Early Mid Century Modern Self Portrait by renowned Abstract Expressionist
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959 Oil painting on board Hand signed in paint on the
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Acrobat - Mid 20th Century Modern British Circus Performer Portrait Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A wonderful signed and dated 1959 Modern British oil on board portrait of an acrobat by Charles
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1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Framed Painting - Portrait in Sepia
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT IN SEPIA Size: 72 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A large and striking mid century
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1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Modernist Portrait, Boy Seated " Mid Century Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950's of a Boy seated with a bowl of fruits. Comes displayed in a distressed wood frame, signed lower left illegibly. Art measures 1...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Painting -Portrait in an Interior, Framed
Located in Bristol, GB
and subtle mid century modernist portrait, executed in oil onto board. This semi-abstract composition
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1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Dr. T. Keith Glennan in Technology Laboratory - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dr. T. Keith Glennan in Technology laboratory is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes on the rear. Good conditions exce...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Oil on Masonite
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Oil on Masonite Mid Century Modern portrait of
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1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Sombre Gentlemen, Mid 20th C. Male Portrait, Original Impressionist Oil Painting
By Modern British
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sombre Gentlemen, Male Portrait, Original Impressionist Oil Painting British School, Mid 20th
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait - Original Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original woodcut print realized by an anonymous artist in the mid-20th Century
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Mid-century, Modern British portrait of a lady in pale pink hat by Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
An elegant and intimate portrait of a young lady in a pale pink hat gazes out beyond the frame. She
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Stunning Mid Century French Portrait of Young Lady, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower right corner. Title
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Warm Toned Modern Portrait of a Medieval Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned modern portrait of a medieval woman wearing red dress against a blue background. Signed
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1950s "Purple Head" Mid Century Oil and Pastel Portrait Original Drawing
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil, Portrait of a Figure in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Portrait of a figure in blue Medium: oil
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Portrait of a Young Lady Green & Yellow Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French Modernist artist, mid 20th century S.Ascher signed oil on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front oil painting on canvas, beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Man - Oil on Canvas by G. Bocchetti - Mid 20th Century
By Gaetano Bocchetti
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Man is an original modern artwork realized the Italian artist Gaetano Bocchetti in
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Modernist Portrait" Mid-20th Century Spanish Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Julio Moisés Fernández de Villasante
Located in New York, NY
use of color, shape, and form. Moises was active in the early Early to Mid 20th Century. Art measures
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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Portrait - Original Etching by Albert Lepreux - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The portrait is an original etching print on paper realized by Albert Lepreux (1868-1959
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper

The Bowery Skid Row Portrait. Urban Street Art - Mid Century Green Wall
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
soulful portrait from 1969 shows one of the Bowery's street residents against a green wall,
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Girl in Pink with Lemons, French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Portrait of a Lady in Pink" by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Signed lower front and back oil
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Soquel, CA
Exquisite black and white photograph of Nikita Khrushchev, a portrait in profile of the former
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1960s Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Herbert Fisher, Mid-19th Century Oil Painting, Original Watts Frame
By George Frederic Watts
Located in London, GB
exhibited at the Academy in 1837, with a picture of "The Wounded Heron" and two portraits, but his
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1850s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"La Belle Fille" Large Mid Century French Painting Portrait of a Beautiful Girl
By Etienne Ret
Located in Surfside, FL
Beautiful gouache on paper, by French artist, Etienne Ret, signed on top right. Etienne Ret was born in Bourbonnais, France on Jan. 6, 1900. Ret graduated from the College of Mesnie...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Portrait - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Portrait - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
included portraits and scenes of women in modern interiors. He also painted allegorical scenes, still lifes
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker, Paper

Portrait - Pencil by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in early 20th century. Good
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Portrait - Charcoal Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Charcoal Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Portrait - Original Pastel by Manfredo Borsi - Mid-20th Century
By Manfredo Borsi
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing in pastel on greenish paper realized by the Italian artist Manfredo
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Self Portrait, Mid 20th Century, British Artist, Signed Etching
Located in London, GB
-portrait. Ball created a number of prints including scenes from his environment: industry, people at work
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20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca - Vintage Photo - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Prof. Pietro Valdoni and Prof. Angelo Biocca is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the typed notes in Italian " the description" on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of a man
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 51 x 42.5 x 4.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man
H 14.18 in W 11.03 in D 0.79 in
Portrait of Young Girl
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
McLean Gallery. It was the first gallery in Texas to deal in modern art on an international level. In
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Kevin's playmate
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
McLean Gallery. It was the first gallery in Texas to deal in modern art on an international level. In
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Alberto Giacometti Vintage Portrait Photo
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Pasadena, CA
sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker and a pillar of 20th century modernity. Giacometti was one of
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Glamorous Redhead Iconic Mid-Century Illustration
By Al Parker
Located in Miami, FL
Glamorous Redhead is a poster-like iconic image that sums up an era in American visual history - The 1950s. Al Parker is a giant in the history of American Illustration. He possess...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of Carlo Forte - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Charcoal

Portrait of Working Class Man
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist Samuel Brecher (active NY, 1897-1982) Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right ‘S. Brecher’ Brecher was a very accomplished painter who won over forty prestigious prizes an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Bertold Brecht
By Josef Breitenbach
Located in New York, NY
in Europe in the 1930s, and in the United States from the 1940s to the mid-1960s. Among many other
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Mid-20th Century Academic Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

"Portrait of Dr. Monroe Mufson"
By Joseph Biel
Located in Southampton, NY
Unsigned ; attributed to Joseph Biel Good friend of Dr. Mufson View is from New York University School of Medicine. Overall size with original frame 25.5 x 21 in.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

French 20th Century Modernist Red Pastel Female Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Portrait by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) pastel on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait of a Young Man - Drawing by Valentine Hugo - Mid 20th century
By Valentine Hugo
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Young Man is a Pencil Drawing realized by Valentine Hugo (1890-1968). Good condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
, realized in the Mid-20th Century. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Self Portrait, 20th Century Jewish Artist Oil Painting
By Carl Felkel
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed bottom right Image size: 13 1/2 x 17 inches (34.25 x 43 cm) Contemporary frame The Artist Painter Carl Friedrich Felkel was born in 1896, in Stockerau, near V...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of José Padilla - Original Pen Drawing by R. Bonet - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of José Padilla (El Matador) is an original pen drawing realized by Roman Bonet. The
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

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