$357,714
H 52 in W 40 in D 2 in
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
not want to use her name in the title and it was called 'Exotic.' Norah Neilson Gray was a Scottish
Oil
$7,595 / item
H 4.73 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Decorative Sculpture Ornament Rose Blossom Solid Block Rose Quartz Hand Carved
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Rose blossom sculpted entirely by hand starting from a solid block of rare rose quartz. Dimensions: approximately D 12 x H 12 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite...
Rose Quartz
$19,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.24 in W 7.48 in
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
Linocut
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
Bronze
$35,487
H 45.28 in W 56.7 in D 1.38 in
The Tooth-Puller (Il Cavadenti) - Oil on Canvas by Follower of Caravaggio
By Follower of Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
Located in Roma, IT
The Tooth-Puller is a superb original oil painting on canvas, realized by an anonymous artist, a follower of Caravaggio, in the first half of the XVII century. Our specimen is a rep...
Canvas, Oil
Spectacular Art Deco Satinwood Double Bed, Circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
Superb and extremely glamorous 1930s Art Deco bed. Originating from England this bed boasts the most wonderful veneers. Totally original and having been through our workshops has bee...
Iron
$1,719
H 9 in W 10 in D 6 in
1847 The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France
By William James (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful edition of naval historian William James's detailed and richly illustrated history of the Royal Navy. A 'New Edition' of naval historian William James's impressive work,...
Paper
$25,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 31 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Amethyst Cathedral Geodes, Violet Purple with Large Amethyst Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Spectacular Large and Tall Pair of AAA-Grade Amethyst Geodes with Violet Purple Purple Amethyst Druzy ▫️ Description A book-matching pair of Amethyst geodes that are top-tier and h...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$225,000 / set
H 100 in W 62 in D 4 in
Pair of Italian Rococo Revival Carved Rosewood Wall Mirrors "Manner of Gotti"
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo Revival-style (19th century) rosewood wall mirrors with carved figures and kingwood, brass, and mother of pearl inlay. (in the manner of Gotti) (priced as pair).
Brass
Young Lady Crocheting
By Karl Albert Buehr
Located in Mc Lean, VA
American Impressionist Genre Figure Oil on Canvas Framed in gold leaf frame Excellent condition signed "K.A. Buehr" lower left Exhibited 24th Annual Exhibition, Art Institute...
Oil
"Hills of Carmel"
By George William Sotter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed Lower Right George W. Sotter (1879-1953) George W. Sotter is remembered for painting the scenic towns, farms, mills a...
Oil, Board
$49,800
H 91 in W 85 in D 20 in
Giant 7.6 Ft Golden Citrine Geode Wings – Museum-Grade Pair, Natural Masterpiece
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Bookmatched Giant Citrine Geodes Set as Wings with High-Grade Golden Orange Druzy – Considered the Best X-Large Citrine Wings Worldwide ▫️ Description Giant in size, fabulous in be...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$4,800
H 8.63 in W 11.38 in D 1 in
19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...
Gold Leaf
$26,750 / set
H 13 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pr. Russian Dore Bronze Mtd. Hand-Diamond Cut Amethyst Crystal Swan Handle Vases
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of Russian Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted hand-diamond cut amethyst crystal double swan handle vases. The doré bronze swan handles are beautifully matted and b...
Crystal, Bronze
$35,000
H 24 in W 19 in
" Gypsy Girl " 19th Century antique realistic portrait oil painting on panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje (1829-1908) was a Dutch painter known for his remarkable attention to detail and his ability to capture the essence of his subjects with precision and r...
Oil, Panel
$59,343 / set
H 35.04 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Jean-Joseph Chapuis Rare Pair of Empire parcel-gilt japanned Fauteuils
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Despite his long life, very little is known about the general production of menuisier (chairmaker) Jean-Joseph Chapuis and even less about his use of bent laminates, which must be vi...
Bentwood
$6,500
H 8.27 in W 5.4 in D 1.78 in
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
A sumptuous extra-illustrated copy with Cosway-style binding by Bayntun of Bath. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1910. Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 (210 x 137 mm),pp. i-xii, 382. Illustrated with ...
Leather, Paint, Paper
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.
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