Old Master Pastel Portraits
CHILD - Alfonso Grassi Pastel on paper Portrait italian Painting
By Alfonso Grassi
Located in Napoli, IT
CHILD - Pastel on paper cm.51x41 signed lower right by Alfonso Grassi, Italy.
Wooden frame with
Category
Late 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$844
H 20.08 in W 16.15 in
Portrait of Lady in Mob Cap - British Old Master 18th century art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British Old Master Regency pastel portrait is attributed to John Russell RA. Painted
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,128
H 30 in W 26 in D 2 in
“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog
By John Russell
Located in Yardley, PA
, John Russell is well known for his portraits of the wealthy middle class. In particular, his strength
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
$15,000
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 2.5 in
A Pair of Portraits
By Francis Cotes
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper stretched on canvas
Each 23 ¼ x 19 ¾ inches; 59 x 50 cm
Framed dimensions, each: 83
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
17th-18th Century By Benedetto Luti Head of a Girl Oil Pastel on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
painter and also one of his clients. These two pastels were exhibited at the Old Master Drawings from
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel
$17,081 Sale Price
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H 11.03 in W 9.26 in D 1.97 in
17th-18th Century By Benedetto Luti Head of a Girl Oil Pastel on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
painter and also one of his clients. These two pastels were exhibited at the Old Master Drawings from
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel
$17,081 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.03 in W 9.26 in D 1.97 in
Portrait Battle Horse Van Der Meulen Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Circle of Adam Frans van der Meulen (Brussels 1632 – Paris 1690)
Equestrian portrait with battle
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
$9,911 Sale Price
20% Off
H 41.34 in W 48.82 in
Self-Portrait - Royal Academy Founding Member, 18th Century
By Francis Hayman
Located in London, GB
Francis Hayman RA
1708–1776
Self-Portrait
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 8 x 6¼ inches
Contemporary
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil Pastel
18th Century French Portrait Jean-Baptiste Soyer
By Jean-Baptiste Soyer
Located in Roma, IT
mastered perfectly and used in all his portraits brilliantly and almost systematically: each fold is
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood, Paper, Pastel
18th century pastel portrait of Lady Augusta Corbett and her son, Stuart
By Daniel Gardner
Located in London, GB
in pastel which closely followed the fashions established by his former master, simply replicating
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
$24,978
H 23.25 in W 18.5 in
Eighteenth-century Irish portrait of the Rev. Henry Dabzac
By Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Located in London, GB
This characteristic pastel portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton was made early in his career; it depicts
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$12,489
H 9 in W 7.25 in
Portrait of Nobleman - Pencil Drawing - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Nobleman is a Pencil and Pastel Drawing realized by an unknown artist of late 18th
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
$434
H 4.73 in W 3.75 in D 0.04 in
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18th Century English Pastel Portrait of a Lady in a White Silk Dress.
By John Russell
Located in London/Yorkshire, GB
Fine pastel of Miss Mary Linwood (1755–1845), needlework artist and school mistress aged 19, with a
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 5 in
18th Century English Pastel Portrait of a Lady in a White Silk Dress.
By John Russell
Located in London/Yorkshire, GB
Fine pastel of Miss Mary Linwood (1755–1845), needlework artist and school mistress aged 19, with a
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 5 in
18thC Old Master Drawing by Jan Maurits Quinkhard: Portrait of J. Haverkamp
Located in Gouda, NL
Jan Maurits Quinkhard (Rees 1688 – 1772 Amsterdam)
Portrait of the writer, playwright and poet
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
French School 18th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 18th Century
Portrait of a gentleman
Pastel on paper
25 x 18 cm
Framed : 49 x
Category
1770s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
France 18th Century, A Lady in red, pastel
Located in Paris, FR
France, end of the 18th century
Portrait of a lady in a red coat
Pastel on paper
27 x 22 cm
In good
Category
1790s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of a Lady, Drawing Signed and Dated by Augustin de Saint-Aubin
By Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Located in PARIS, FR
Saint-Aubin's fame as a draughtsman and engraver far out-shadowed that of his twelve-year-old elder
Category
1770s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Portrait of a Man Holding a Letter, a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Oudry 1686 - 1755
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in PARIS, FR
during which he produced a very large number of portraits, at a time when he was still under the
Category
1710s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink
Portrait of a man in three-quarter view, wearing a cap, a drawing by Lagneau
Located in PARIS, FR
the only bibliographic record we have, he left behind a dazzling series of pastel portraits, widely
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Portrait of Girl with White Dog - British Old Master Regency art oil pastel
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British Old Master Regency oil pastel portrait is attributed to John Russell RA
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Portrait of Mary Bushby with Dog - British Old Master Regency art painting
By John Russell
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British Old Master Regency pastel portrait painting is by Royal Academy artist John
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
18th century pastel portrait of Lady Norris
Located in London, GB
forefront of the burgeoning fashion for pastel portraits. Pastels had several distinct advantages, they
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Boissier, Portrait of a Young Man, 1802, Pastel signed and dated
By Boissier
Located in Paris, FR
apparent on the photograph)
If the author of this pastel and of an identified set of signed portraits by
Category
Early 1800s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Fine Antique Female Portrait Drawing Sanguine Chalk Head Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School,
early 19th century
Head Portrait
red chalk drawing on paper, unframed
painting
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Chalk, Pastel
18th Century French portrait in pastel of a girl with a coy glance
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
After Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673 - 1757)
A coy glance
Pastel on paper
15 x 13 in. (38.2 x 33
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Portrait Paint Oil on canvas Bishop 16/17th Century Italy Raffaello Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Scipione Pulzone, known as Il Gaetano (Gaeta, 1544 - Rome, 1598), workshop of
Portrait of the
Category
16th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Study of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
and gouache. Pastel, as seen in the present work, was not part of his normal creative process and is
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Board, Paper
Late 17th Century Pastel Portrait of King Charles II
Located in London, GB
An important late 17th century pastel portrait depicting King Charles II of England.
Edmund
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Portrait of Adj-General, Lt-Col. John Cosnan
Located in London, GB
This portrait of John Cosnan depicts him in the staff uniform of Adjutant General to the Expedition
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel
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Oil Painting of a Horse Standing Proud in Woodland, signed by the Royal Artist
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Fine Art, Charles Henry Scwanfelder (1774-1837). Signed C H Schwanfelder Pinx and dated 1825.
An exceptional portrait of a horse standing proud in woodland, in front of a tree-lined...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Paintings
Materials
Paint
$21,980 Sale Price
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H 27.17 in W 29.53 in D 2.56 in
The Right Honourable Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne with Horse and Dog
Located in London, GB
Benjamin Marshall
The Right Honourable Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne with Horse and Dog
1768-1835
Oil on canvas
Image size: 33 x 39 1/4 inches
Gilt frame
Unsigned
Provena...
Category
18th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$128,856
H 33 in W 39.25 in
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Category
1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Board
Adoration of the Magi
Located in PARIS, FR
Heinrich Vogtherr, alias Heinricus Satrapitanus, alias "The Master H.S with the Cross" (attributed to), Adoration of the Magi, 1518, oil on wood panel painted on both sides, 110 x 82...
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16th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Materials
Hardwood
$6,393 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pivot Double Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms Made in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
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2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle.
Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism.
Model: Razorblade
...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
$675 Sale Price / item
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H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
A park
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Plaster and gilded wood frame
46 x 55.5 x 5 cm
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right
Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Vintage Beige Travertine Lamps with Linen Shades
By Karl Springer
Located in Doraville, GA
Two "buffet" lamps with solid rustic travertine bases and metal stems. The lamps are of high quality and are very much in a style associated with Karl Springer. The lamp has rewired ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier
By David Morier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
David Morier (c.1705–1770 London)
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier (1680–1770)
Oil on canvas
Canvas size - 40 x 50 in
Framed size - 48 ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)
By Winslow Homer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"In the Wheatfield (Girl Standing in a Wheat Field)" is a painting by Winslow Homer. The painting is signed, lower left, "Homer 1873". The framed piece measures 29 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 2 7...
Category
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large and Fantastic Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood Bevelled Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Large and Fantastic Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood Mirror
Of rectangular form, with intricately hand carved sea shells and floral designs.
Details:
Height – 51 inches / 130cm...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Mirrors and Firepla...
Materials
Giltwood
$14,000 Sale Price
31% Off
H 51 in W 66 in D 6 in
Jeune Fille en Blanc - 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942).
Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the legal exemptions which, under the supreme law of the U.S. Constitut...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$29,092
H 30 in W 33 in D 3 in
Portrait of Lady Anne Dutton, Oil on canvas, 18th English Century Painting
By George Romney
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 22 x 20 inches (22.75 x 51 cm)
Pierced gilt carved frame
Provenance
Commissioned by James Lenox Dutton (1713-1777)
Sherborne House, Dorset
Family...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$135,298
H 22 in W 20 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926)
Oil on canvas
48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.)
58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm)
Signed on botto...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
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Old Master Pastel Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of old master pastel portraits is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Old Masters examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add old master pastel portraits that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black, gray, beige and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but John Russell, Daniel Gardner, Andrea Di Dio, Augustin de Saint-Aubin and Boissier produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in crayon, pastel and oil pastel.
How Much are Old Master Pastel Portraits?
The average selling price for old master pastel portraits we offer is $12,489, while they’re typically $809 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Old-masters Art
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
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