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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas Listed price includes $150 additional cost for framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine  18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Georgian Gentleman
Fine  18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Georgian Gentleman

Fine 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Georgian Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

This fine 18th-century portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman. The subject wears a powdered wig

Category

Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman with Wig, Italian School, early 18th century
Portrait of a Gentleman with Wig, Italian School, early 18th century

Portrait of a Gentleman with Wig, Italian School, early 18th century

Located in Firenze, IT

(without frame 63 × 50 cm). The painting depicts a man dressed in black, wearing a powdered wig and a

Category

18th Century Italian School Portrait Prints

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Customs of 17th and 18th Centuries - Lithograph - 1862

Customs of 17th and 18th Centuries - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

waistcoats, knee-breeches, stockings, and powdered wigs. The careful colouring emphasizes the variety of

Category

1860s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alonso PEREZ - Painting Genre Scene in Paris
Alonso PEREZ - Painting Genre Scene in Paris

Alonso PEREZ - Painting Genre Scene in Paris

By Alonso Perez

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

, reflects eighteenth-century fashion, including the powdered wigs and tricorn hats, while the women’s

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Encyclopedic Series No.8
Encyclopedic Series No.8

Encyclopedic Series No.8

By Brian Fekete

Located in Stowe, VT

wearing the powdered wig hair style of 18th century Europe and America. Three faces drawn in grays

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

The Art of Discretion
The Art of Discretion

Brian FeketeThe Art of Discretion, 2009

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H 30 in W 22 in

The Art of Discretion

By Brian Fekete

Located in Stowe, VT

feathers. A man, rendered in bright blue linear style, wears the powdered wig style popular in the late

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Madame de Pompadour (née Poisson) tea set
Madame de Pompadour (née Poisson) tea set

Madame de Pompadour (née Poisson) tea set

By Cindy Sherman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pompadour in 18th-century costume with wig, white-powdered complexion, prosthetic breasts, and jewels "The

Category

Late 20th Century Rococo Mixed Media

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Oil - Georgian Gentleman
19th Century Oil - Georgian Gentleman

19th Century Oil - Georgian Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking 19th Century portrait of a man in Georgian style attire. He sports a white powdered wig

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Caban - 20th Century Watercolour Miniature, French Beauty
Caban - 20th Century Watercolour Miniature, French Beauty

Caban - 20th Century Watercolour Miniature, French Beauty

Located in Corsham, GB

finely dressed French beauty, with feathers in her powdered wig. The artist has signed to the lower left

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

For Restoration 18th Century Oil - Portrait of A Gentleman
For Restoration 18th Century Oil - Portrait of A Gentleman

For Restoration 18th Century Oil - Portrait of A Gentleman

Located in Corsham, GB

This oil portrait depicts a figure from the 18th century, characterised by a powdered wig and

Category

Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
Early 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Located in Cheltenham, GB

fore. As such, males tended to abandon their fussy lace embellishments, powdered wigs and floral silks

Category

1810s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At The Ball By Eduardo Léon Garrido
At The Ball By Eduardo Léon Garrido

At The Ball By Eduardo Léon Garrido

By Eduardo Leon Garrido

Located in New Orleans, LA

powdered wig and crimson suit with a large neck scarf, gazes through a pair of opera glasses to gain an

Category

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Country Vicar’s Fireside
The Country Vicar’s Fireside

Henry WigsteadThe Country Vicar’s Fireside, 1786

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H 31.89 in W 36.93 in D 3.15 in

The Country Vicar’s Fireside

Located in Henley-on-Thames, England

stout old cleric in a powdered wig, with a clay pipe in his mouth and a pot of hot toddy on the trivet

Category

1780s Old Masters Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 19th century Portrait of a Young boy, with powdered wig holding a book.
Early 19th century Portrait of a Young boy, with powdered wig holding a book.

Early 19th century Portrait of a Young boy, with powdered wig holding a book.

Located in Woodbury, CT

Superb late 18th-early 19th-century portrait study of a young boy holding his favorite book. the piece is very well painted and in great condition for its age. It came from a private...

Category

Early 1800s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Private Music Concert in the 18th Century
Private Music Concert in the 18th Century

Private Music Concert in the 18th Century

By Alonso Perez

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

, reflects eighteenth-century fashion, including the powdered wigs and tricorn hats, while the women’s

Category

Early 20th Century Academic Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Gentleman, 18th Century
Portrait Of A Gentleman, 18th Century

Portrait Of A Gentleman, 18th Century

Located in Blackwater, GB

of a young Gentleman in a red jacket and powdered wig, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition

Category

18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of William Townshend
Portrait of William Townshend

Portrait of William Townshend

By Charles Jervas

Located in Bath, Somerset

), three- quarter length, standing in a landscape wearing a red velvet coat and a powdered wig. Inscribed

Category

18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Thomas Beach - 18th Century Portrait Oil Painting, British School

Thomas Beach - 18th Century Portrait Oil Painting, British School

By Thomas Beach

Located in Gallatin, TN

indicators include the painted oval portrait border, the candle-light palette, the type of powdered wig

Category

18th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Materials

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Category

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By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

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Category

2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

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$2,749

H 37.41 in W 31.5 in D 3.94 in

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Located in Milan, IT

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Materials

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$188,500

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Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...

Category

Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Category

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Materials

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Category

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Materials

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Materials

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By Antique French

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Materials

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1830's British Oil Painting Large Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Located in Palm Coast, FL

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Materials

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Located in Grand Rapids, MI

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An assortment of powdered wigs is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Old Masters or contemporary examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add powdered wigs that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, brown, beige, gray and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Mark Beard, Alonso Perez, (circle of) Nicolas de Largillierre, Thomas Beach and Hugh Douglas Hamilton are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas. Some powdered wigs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 7.25 inches across, are available.

How Much are Powdered Wigs?

Prices for pieces in our collection of powdered wigs start at $590 and top out at $30,752 with the average selling for $5,594.

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