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“Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, c. 1840” attr. David Rent Etter Philadelphia Oil
“Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, c. 1840” attr. David Rent Etter Philadelphia Oil

“Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, c. 1840” attr. David Rent Etter Philadelphia Oil

Located in Yardley, PA

By the time of Etter’s portrait and sign painting practice in the 1830s and 1840s, Franklin had become a household saint of practical genius, particularly in Philadelphia, where his ...

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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Knee Socks Girl,  Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Knee Socks Girl,  Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

Knee Socks Girl, Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area.

Category

1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Figure, Male Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Seated Figure, Male Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

Seated Figure, Male Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area.

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Resting, Expressionist Portrait of Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
Resting, Expressionist Portrait of Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

Resting, Expressionist Portrait of Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area.

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artists Julius Bloch
Modernist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artists Julius Bloch

Modernist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artists Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One year after, a memorial exhibition of his work was held at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. In 1983, the Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibited a survey of his career from 1912 up unt...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boy Waiting, Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
Boy Waiting, Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

Boy Waiting, Portrait of a Young Man by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area.

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman with Earrings, Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artist
Woman with Earrings, Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artist

Woman with Earrings, Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area.

Category

1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Portrait in Blue and Orange" Mid Century Impressionistic Textured Oil Painting
"Portrait in Blue and Orange" Mid Century Impressionistic Textured Oil Painting

"Portrait in Blue and Orange" Mid Century Impressionistic Textured Oil Painting

By Coulton Waugh

Located in New York, NY

He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh. In 1907 his family moved to th...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Portrait Crayon on paper, 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches FRAMED: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (approx.)

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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Profile Portrait by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch
Profile Portrait by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch

Profile Portrait by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Profile Portrait Crayon on paper, 5 x 3 1/4 inches FRAMED: 13 1/2 x 12 inches (approx.)

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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Portrait of a Man, c. 1943 Pencil on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches FRAMED: 13 x 11 inches (approx.)

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1940s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Influence of Red (male portrait)
Influence of Red (male portrait)

Influence of Red (male portrait)

By Gilbert Lewis

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

The other two jurors were Robert Goodman and Shelly Spector. 2006 or 2007 Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Annual Faculty Exhibition [Vase of Roses] 2006 P...

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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Mariko", Watercolor Portrait on Blue Checkered Ground
"Mariko", Watercolor Portrait on Blue Checkered Ground

"Mariko", Watercolor Portrait on Blue Checkered Ground

By Emily Smith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Smith is a recipient of a 2012 Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant which supported her exhibition In Visible Skin: Portraits of Transgender Philadelphia, which was shown at the Will...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Watercolor, Tissue Paper

"Elena", Watercolor Portrait of a Woman Surrounded by Sunflowers Framed
"Elena", Watercolor Portrait of a Woman Surrounded by Sunflowers Framed

"Elena", Watercolor Portrait of a Woman Surrounded by Sunflowers Framed

By Emily Smith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Smith is a recipient of a 2012 Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant which supported her exhibition In Visible Skin: Portraits of Transgender Philadelphia, which was shown at the Will...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Watercolor

Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925
Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925

Self Portrait by American Modernist, Signed and Dated, 1925

By Leon Kelly

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Self Portrait" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a moody and atmospheric self portrait of the artist in younger years at age 24.

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1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"COVID Self-Portrait", Woman with Dog in Tropical Setting Watercolor Painting
"COVID Self-Portrait", Woman with Dog in Tropical Setting Watercolor Painting

"COVID Self-Portrait", Woman with Dog in Tropical Setting Watercolor Painting

By Emily Smith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Smith is a recipient of a 2012 Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant which supported her exhibition In Visible Skin: Portraits of Transgender Philadelphia, which was shown at the Will...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Watercolor, Crayon

Conrad F. Haeseler Winter Scene Painting
Conrad F. Haeseler Winter Scene Painting

Conrad F. Haeseler Winter Scene Painting

Located in Savannah, GA

Conrad Frederic Haeseler (Philadelphia, 1875-1962) A winter scene on board by the Philadelphia portrait artist.

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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Sketch of a Man with Mustache and Hat by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch
Sketch of a Man with Mustache and Hat by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch

Sketch of a Man with Mustache and Hat by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Julius Thiengen Bloch (American, born Germany, 1888–1966) Man with Mustache and Hat Crayon on paper, 6 x 4 1/2 inches FRAMED: 12 x 11 inches (approx.) Signed at lower right: "Bloch"...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

"Lymph Node", Watercolor Detail of Figure with Hand on Neck Framed
"Lymph Node", Watercolor Detail of Figure with Hand on Neck Framed

"Lymph Node", Watercolor Detail of Figure with Hand on Neck Framed

By Emily Smith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Smith is a recipient of a 2012 Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant which supported her exhibition In Visible Skin: Portraits of Transgender Philadelphia, which was shown at the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Watercolor, Resin, Glitter

"Concussion", Watercolor Painting with Floral Fabric Overlay
"Concussion", Watercolor Painting with Floral Fabric Overlay

"Concussion", Watercolor Painting with Floral Fabric Overlay

By Emily Smith

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Smith is a recipient of a 2012 Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant which supported her exhibition In Visible Skin: Portraits of Transgender Philadelphia, which was shown at the Will...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Fabric, Watercolor

"Eyes Wide Open"
"Eyes Wide Open"

"Eyes Wide Open"

By William McGregor Paxton

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Paxton also painted outdoor views of upper class life such as croquet games and hotel verandah scenes. In Philadelphia where he lived briefly, he received so many commissions for ...

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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, A Winnebago Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Litho
Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, A Winnebago Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Litho

Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, A Winnebago Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Litho

By McKenney & Hall

Located in Alamo, CA

Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart in Philadelphia in 1848. For this portrait, Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka appeared in the costume that he wore at the time ...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Kee-Shes-Wa, A Fox Chief: An Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Kee-Shes-Wa, A Fox Chief: An Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph

Kee-Shes-Wa, A Fox Chief: An Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph

By McKenney & Hall

Located in Alamo, CA

Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart & Co. in Philadelphia in 1848. For his portrait Kee-Shes-Wa is wearing a feathered head band, ornamental ea...

Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Samuel Waugh Portrait Painting of Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, 1876
Samuel Waugh Portrait Painting of Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, 1876

Samuel Waugh Portrait Painting of Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, 1876

Located in Savannah, GA

Samuel Waugh (American, 1814-1885) Portrait painting of Robert Patterson, Sr., (Philadelphia, 1819-1909).

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Antique 1870s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Early 19th C. Native American Portrait Lithographs, Philadelphia, Group of 10
Early 19th C. Native American Portrait Lithographs, Philadelphia, Group of 10

Early 19th C. Native American Portrait Lithographs, Philadelphia, Group of 10

Located in Morristown, NJ

The sitters—identified within the plates—include notable figures such as Wa-bish-kee-pe-nas (“The White Pigeon”), Ong-pa-ton-ga (“The Big Elk”), Push-ma-ta-ha, and Wa-baun-see (“The ...

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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Prints

Materials

Paper

19th C. Newspaper Illustration of Hiram H. Hobbs, Foreman of the Grand Jury 1898
19th C. Newspaper Illustration of Hiram H. Hobbs, Foreman of the Grand Jury 1898

19th C. Newspaper Illustration of Hiram H. Hobbs, Foreman of the Grand Jury 1898

Located in Soquel, CA

He became well known locally for his sensitive portraits. In 1916 he followed a portrait commission to Philadelphia and remained there until his death on June 3, 1929.

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1890s American Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Illustration Board

"Risen Moon"  Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, Rocky Coast Marine Scene
"Risen Moon"  Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, Rocky Coast Marine Scene

"Risen Moon" Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, Rocky Coast Marine Scene

By Frederick Judd Waugh

Located in New York, NY

Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins, and at the Académie Julian in P...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sleeping Man (portrait)
Sleeping Man (portrait)

Sleeping Man (portrait)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Gallery, New York, NY 1998 Faculty Painting Show, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1997 The Unbroken Line – 1897 to 1997, The Museum of American Art at the Pennsylvania Academ...

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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

“Cupid”
“Cupid”

Coulton Waugh“Cupid”, Circa 1950

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

“Cupid”

By Coulton Waugh

Located in Southampton, NY

He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh. In 1907 his family moved to th...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

“Untitled”
“Untitled”

“Untitled”

By Coulton Waugh

Located in Southampton, NY

He was an American visual artist, son of maritime painter Frederick Judd Waugh, and his grandfather was the Philadelphia portrait painter Samuel Waugh. In 1907 his family moved to th...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

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