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1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Great use of color and abstract br...

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Great use of color and abs...

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed. The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Oils on artists ...

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed. The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Oils on artists ...

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair

By Laure Jessop

Located in Woodbury, CT

Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a black nude woman seated on a chair. The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Oils on ...

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sombre Gentlemen, Mid 20th C. Male Portrait, Original Impressionist Oil Painting
Sombre Gentlemen, Mid 20th C. Male Portrait, Original Impressionist Oil Painting

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 Century Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 18 x 24 inches Incredibly stylish p...

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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Woman by MELA MUTER - Impressionist, Modern, Portrait, Oil
Portrait of a Woman by MELA MUTER - Impressionist, Modern, Portrait, Oil

Portrait of a Woman by MELA MUTER - Impressionist, Modern, Portrait, Oil

By Mela Muter

Located in London, GB

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Portrait of a Woman by MELA MUTER (1876-1967) Oil on board 70.5 x 54 cm (27 ³/₄ x 21 ¹/₄ inches) Signed lower le...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harlequin, Modern Oil on Canvas Portrait by Igor Tcholaria
Harlequin, Modern Oil on Canvas Portrait by Igor Tcholaria

Harlequin, Modern Oil on Canvas Portrait by Igor Tcholaria

Located in Long Island City, NY

Born in 1959 in the Black Sea coastal town of Ochamchiri, the artist grew up in a patriarchal but adventurous environment where he spent his childhood climbing mountains and staging ...

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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self-Portrait, Modern American Oil Painting by Ben Benn
Self-Portrait, Modern American Oil Painting by Ben Benn

Self-Portrait, Modern American Oil Painting by Ben Benn

By Ben Benn

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Benn, Polish/American (1884 - 1983) Title: Self-Portrait Year: circa 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 44 x 30 in. (111.76 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 52 x 38 inch...

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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Half Portrait in Orange, Modern Fragmented Portrait, Oil on Metal, Fine Art
Half Portrait in Orange, Modern Fragmented Portrait, Oil on Metal, Fine Art

Half Portrait in Orange, Modern Fragmented Portrait, Oil on Metal, Fine Art

By David Crismon

Located in Dallas, TX

"Half Portrait in Orange" (2015) by David Crismon Oil on black galvanized metal 34 x 27 inches "Half Portrait in Orange" exemplifies David Crismon's innovative fusion of classical...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas

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 portrait is a middle-aged man looking slightly downwards, wearing a collared shirt...

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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern British oil Portrait of a Clown in full makeup
Modern British oil Portrait of a Clown in full makeup

Modern British oil Portrait of a Clown in full makeup

Located in Woodbury, CT

Portrait of a Clown This expressive and dynamic work by Ken Foster, an accomplished English Impressionist painter, is a compelling example of his mastery in capturing the essence of...

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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

My Granny Polli, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Modern, 1990
My Granny Polli, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Modern, 1990

My Granny Polli, Oil on Canvas Portrait, Signed, Modern, 1990

Located in Genève, GE

• Zurab Kurchishvili painting • My Granny Polli 1990 • Contemporary figurative painting • Oil on canvas portrait • Narrative figurative art • Interior scene painting • Post-S...

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1990s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Afternoon, Modern Portrait Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
Afternoon, Modern Portrait Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth

Afternoon, Modern Portrait Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth

By Jan De Ruth

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Afternoon Year: circa 1965 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 26 x 22 inches

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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Joanne, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait by Thomas Strickland
Joanne, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait by Thomas Strickland

Joanne, Modern Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait by Thomas Strickland

By Thomas Strickland

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Joanne with White Scarf Year: 1967 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed u.r. Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 43.5...

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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1944 Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Oscar
1944 Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Oscar

1944 Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Oscar

Located in Bristol, GB

OSCAR Oil on board Size: 65.5 x 54.5 cm (including frame) A striking and emotive mid-century figurative portrait composition that is characterised by expressive brushwork and a rich...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

1951 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Pose
1951 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Pose

1951 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Pose

Located in Bristol, GB

POSE Size: 80.5 x 41 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A brilliantly executed modernist style figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1951. The composition feat...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Self-Portrait in Studio, Modern Oil Painting by Moses Soyer
Self-Portrait in Studio, Modern Oil Painting by Moses Soyer

Self-Portrait in Studio, Modern Oil Painting by Moses Soyer

By Moses Soyer

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Moses Soyer, American (1899 - 1974) Title: Self-Portrait in the Studio Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: 32 x 28 inches

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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait and Sunflower 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Oil
Portrait and Sunflower 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Oil

Portrait and Sunflower 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Oil

By Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait of a Woman in Blue   Original Oil Painting    Modern British
Portrait of a Woman in Blue   Original Oil Painting    Modern British

Portrait of a Woman in Blue Original Oil Painting Modern British

By Lionel Ellis

Located in London, GB

Lionel Ellis 1903 - 1988 Portrait of a Woman in Blue Oil on canvas Image size: 16 x 13 3/4 (40.5 x 35 cm) Lionel Ellis ARCA (1903-1988) was an important twentieth-century painter, i...

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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1957 Vintage Mid Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Behind the Mask
1957 Vintage Mid Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Behind the Mask

1957 Vintage Mid Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Behind the Mask

Located in Bristol, GB

BEHIND THE MASK Size: 43 x 35 cm (including frame) Oil on board A bold and enigmatic mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto board and dated 1957. The composition dep...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Man in a Hat, Signed Oil Portrait on Board, Mid-Century Modern Art
Man in a Hat, Signed Oil Portrait on Board, Mid-Century Modern Art

Man in a Hat, Signed Oil Portrait on Board, Mid-Century Modern Art

By Jean Perret

Located in Cotignac, FR

French, mid century gouache and watercolour on card, Fauvist landscape with cherry trees in blossom by Jean Perret. The painting is signed bottom right. This painting presents a cap...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Framed Painting - Portrait in Sepia
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Framed Painting - Portrait in Sepia

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 modernist portrait in oil, painted onto board. With a very distinctive dark sepia...

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1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Man with Hat Portrait - Oil on Canvas, Modern Fauvist Style, Framed
Man with Hat Portrait - Oil on Canvas, Modern Fauvist Style, Framed

Man with Hat Portrait - Oil on Canvas, Modern Fauvist Style, Framed

By Jennifer Hornyak

Located in Bloomfield, ON

In this simple, striking oil portrait British artist Jennifer Hornyak has captured the image of a young man in profile, casually dressed in a white sun hat and a black t-shirt. Hor...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an Old Man, Modern Oil Painting by Sandu Liberman
Portrait of an Old Man, Modern Oil Painting by Sandu Liberman

Portrait of an Old Man, Modern Oil Painting by Sandu Liberman

By Sandu Liberman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Sandu Liberman, Romanian/American (1923 - 1977) Title: Portrait of an Old Man Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 11 in. x 9 in. (27.94 cm x 22.86 cm) F...

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1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting by Emmanuel Mane-Katz
Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting by Emmanuel Mane-Katz

Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting by Emmanuel Mane-Katz

By Emmanuel Mane-Katz

Located in Long Island City, NY

An oil painting by Emmanuel Mane-Katz circa 1950. An expressionist style portrait of a man with a forlorn expression in dark gray and red tones. Artist: Emmanuel Mane-Katz, Ukrainia...

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1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Portrait, Two Women, Oil on Canvas
Portrait, Two Women, Oil on Canvas

Portrait, Two Women, Oil on Canvas

By Anton Vorauer

Located in Surfside, FL

From the late 1920s to the eve of World War II, Anton Vorauer was an art professor at the Vienna Fine Art Academy. While painting at the Parthenon during the Nazi invasion of Greece,...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Philippe Noyer "Aldo" 1961 French Modern Oil on Canvas, Portrait, Boy by the Sea
Philippe Noyer "Aldo" 1961 French Modern Oil on Canvas, Portrait, Boy by the Sea

Philippe Noyer "Aldo" 1961 French Modern Oil on Canvas, Portrait, Boy by the Sea

By Philippe Henri Noyer

Located in Miami, FL

PHILIPPE NOYER – "ALDO" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed and Dated Lower Right; Titled on Verso ⚜ Original Period Frame PORTRAIT OF A BOY BY THE SEA Painted in 1961, this rare early wo...

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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait. cardboard, oil, 50x35, 5 cm
Portrait. cardboard, oil, 50x35, 5 cm

Portrait. cardboard, oil, 50x35, 5 cm

By Laimdots Murnieks

Located in Riga, LV

Portrait. 1970s, cardboard, oil, 50x35,5 cm Woman portrait in light colors Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated ...

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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting on Glass by Josip Horvat
Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting on Glass by Josip Horvat

Portrait of a Man, Modern Oil Painting on Glass by Josip Horvat

By Josip Horvat

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Josip Horvat, Yugoslavian (1939 - 1981) Title: Portrait of a Man Year: 1967 Medium: Reverse Oil painting on Glass, signed and dated l.l. Size: 23 in. x 15 in. (58.42 cm x 38...

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1960s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Glass, Oil

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century It represents the "Hero of the Two Worlds", Giuseppe Garibaldi.

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19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Girl, Oil Portrait Painting by Jan de Ruth
Portrait of a Girl, Oil Portrait Painting by Jan de Ruth

Portrait of a Girl, Oil Portrait Painting by Jan de Ruth

By Jan De Ruth

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Portrait of a Girl Year: circa 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 14 in. x 10 in. (35.56 cm x 25.4 cm) Frame Size: 21 x 17...

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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Oil Portrait by John F. Leonard

Surrealist Oil Portrait by John F. Leonard

Located in Long Island City, NY

Portrait (38) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board Size: 17 in. x 14 in. (43.18 cm x 35.56 cm)

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Oil on Masonite
Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Man in a Suit in Oil on Masonite

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 an older man by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985).

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1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Male Portrait with Still Life (Mid-Century, Modern, Portrait, Vibrant, ~47% OFF)
Male Portrait with Still Life (Mid-Century, Modern, Portrait, Vibrant, ~47% OFF)

Male Portrait with Still Life (Mid-Century, Modern, Portrait, Vibrant, ~47% OFF)

By Daniel Brennan

Located in Kansas City, MO

Daniel Brennan Male Portrait with Still Life (Mid-Century, Modern, Portrait, Colorful, Vibrant) Oil on Canvas Year: 1960s Size unframed: 32 x 36 inches (81.28 x 91.44 cm) Size framed...

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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century

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 board. 47 x 37 cm. Good conditions.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting - 19th Century
Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting - 19th Century

Portrait of a Lady - Oil Painting - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of a Lady, 19th Century Painting. Miniature on ivory. Wooden frame with leather back. 12 X 12 cm.  Good conditions!

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19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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