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Miniature Primitive Portrait

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Portrait
By Howard Margolis
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist portrait of a colorful face by Berkeley artist Howard Margolis (American
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

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By Michael Pauker
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By Salvador De Regil
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Located in Soquel, CA
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SUCH AS YOUR
By Starsky Brines
Located in New Orleans, LA
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By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
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Devil Spirits - Original Ink on Paper by Sergio Barletta - 1962
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
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Minotaur - Watercolor by Sergio Barletta - 1946
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
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Window11, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings

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Out of the Blue, blue, yellow, green, brown, white, abstract expressionism
By Juanita Bellavance
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Original 'Switzerland, Fly TWA Jets' vintage travel poster David Klein
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
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1960s Landscape Prints

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Primitive Stone Bowl
Located in New York, NY
own, or for displaying smaller things, such as a collection of portrait miniatures.
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Antique 19th Century European Primitive Serving Bowls

Materials

Stone

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English Portrait Miniature Double Silhouette of Two Children
Located in Downingtown, PA
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19th Century Pair of Miniatures of Napoleon and Josephine De La Roche
Located in Wallkill, NY
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Antique 19th Century French Georgian Paintings

Brown Eyed Man
By Howard Margolis
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a brown-eyed man by Berkeley artist Howard Margolis (American, 1927-2015). Unsigned
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

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H 11.5 in W 12.5 in D 0.75 in
18th Century Oil Painting of Race Horse Jockey up on Newmarket Heath
By Thomas Spencer
Located in London, GB
a reputation for producing portrait miniatures, some of which were on enamel. Horse portraiture
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Mid-18th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Golden Autumn, Greenwich Connecticut
By Mary Louise (Low) Fairchild
Located in Missouri, MO
operator at the Western Union Telegraph Company, and Mary Augusta, a painter of miniatures. She earned
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Questions About Miniature Primitive Portrait
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Miniature portraits are made with a mix of powdered glass, metal oxides and oil which makes a paste. This paste is painted color by color onto a base. Each color layer is fired in a kiln, one at a time. You’ll find a variety of miniature portraits from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.