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Listening to Shakespeare ..., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Listening to Shakespeare ..., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Listening to Shakespeare ..., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

wrong. It's just my view of today's illustration. This is my view today on Shakespeare. Everyone can

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

"William Shakespeare"
"William Shakespeare"

Kyrylo Bondarenko"William Shakespeare", 2018

$500

H 12.21 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in

"William Shakespeare"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

of the world. My paintings are in the collections of world museums. This is an excellent investment

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of William Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century oil painting
Portrait of William Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century oil painting

Portrait of William Shakespeare, Nineteenth Century oil painting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Unknown Artist (English or American, nineteenth century) William Shakespeare Oil on canvas, mounted

Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed
Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed

Victorian Oil Painting Shakespeare Portrait 1860 Signed

Located in Potters Bar, GB

his treatment of subjects around Shakespeare I am not sure of the narrative of this painting, the main

Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

A Magnificent and Rare Portrait Painting of William Shakespeare, Circa 1870 C.
A Magnificent and Rare Portrait Painting of William Shakespeare, Circa 1870 C.

A Magnificent and Rare Portrait Painting of William Shakespeare, Circa 1870 C.

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Magnificent and Rare Portrait Painting of William Shakespeare, circa 1870, Possibly English Oil

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pegasus and the Witches (after Shakespeare's Macbeth) 1974. 46x38cm

Pegasus and the Witches (after Shakespeare's Macbeth) 1974. 46x38cm

By Vladimir Glushenkov

Located in Riga, LV

Vladimir Glushenkov (1948-2009) (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator. Vladimir Glushkenkov was born in family with Russian-Poli...

Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Cardboard

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb
Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Located in Dublin, Ireland

a superb giltwood frame. This is commonly titled “Fame at the Tomb of Shakespeare” Condition: Good

Category

Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Silk

Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"
Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"

Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court"

By Heinz Pinggera

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This Fine Monumental Signed Heinz Pinggera Oil Painting, "Shakespeare at the Queen's Court" is a

Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Old King Avenged - Portrait of Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet, Oil on Panel
Old King Avenged - Portrait of Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet, Oil on Panel

Old King Avenged - Portrait of Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet, Oil on Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

This is the point at which Hamlet concentrates all of his resentment and breaks through his earlier hesitation to finally run his poisoned blade through Claudius and avenge his famil...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Colorful Marketplace, Modernist Abstract Figurative Shakespeare festival
Colorful Marketplace, Modernist Abstract Figurative Shakespeare festival

Colorful Marketplace, Modernist Abstract Figurative Shakespeare festival

By Doris Ann Warner

Located in Soquel, CA

Bright and colorful modernist market scene with abstracted figures on heavy bond paper by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "WARNER" in the lower right corner. Presented...

Category

Late 20th Century Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Shakespeare Inn and Temple Church Bristol Historical Street Scene
Shakespeare Inn and Temple Church Bristol Historical Street Scene

Shakespeare Inn and Temple Church Bristol Historical Street Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Shakespeare Inn and Temple Church Bristol Historical Street Scene by Jack Grunwell, 20th

Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Ye Shakespeare Inn & Temple Church in Bristol
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Ye Shakespeare Inn & Temple Church in Bristol

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Ye Shakespeare Inn & Temple Church in Bristol

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

painting by Jack Grunwell captures two of Bristol’s most historically significant sites—Ye Shakespeare Inn

Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Temple Church and Shakespeare Inn in Bristol
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Temple Church and Shakespeare Inn in Bristol

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Temple Church and Shakespeare Inn in Bristol

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Temple Church and Shakespeare Inn in Bristol by Jack

Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Piazza, Carnival Landscape Figurative painting of Venice, building, Dufy
The Piazza, Carnival Landscape Figurative painting of Venice, building, Dufy

The Piazza, Carnival Landscape Figurative painting of Venice, building, Dufy

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

University colleges and the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, USA. His paintings are also acquired by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Chow Dog "Pagoda Mah Gye", 19th Century
Portrait of a Chow Dog "Pagoda Mah Gye", 19th Century

Portrait of a Chow Dog "Pagoda Mah Gye", 19th Century

Located in Blackwater, GB

successfully captured Shakespeare on canvas. Paintings like Prince and Princess and Children of the King may

Category

Late 19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Village Garden, Oil on Canvas by Philip Sutton, 1956
Village Garden, Oil on Canvas by Philip Sutton, 1956

Village Garden, Oil on Canvas by Philip Sutton, 1956

Located in Kingsclere, GB

1987. In 1995 he began work on a series of paintings on William Shakespeare which continued for three

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

“The Taming of the Shrew” by Frank William Warwick Topham, England, 1879.
“The Taming of the Shrew” by Frank William Warwick Topham, England, 1879.

“The Taming of the Shrew” by Frank William Warwick Topham, England, 1879.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Warwick Topham, created in 1879. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s iconic play, the painting captures the

Category

Antique 1870s English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Still Life Of A Bouquet Of Summer Flowers, 19th Century  by Matthijs MARIS
Still Life Of A Bouquet Of Summer Flowers, 19th Century  by Matthijs MARIS

Still Life Of A Bouquet Of Summer Flowers, 19th Century by Matthijs MARIS

Located in Blackwater, GB

Guard. It is alleged that Maris starting painting in 1852, at the age of 13. Even at that young age, he

Category

Late 19th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Very Large Giltwood Framed K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque of Jephthah's Daughter
Very Large Giltwood Framed K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque of Jephthah's Daughter

Very Large Giltwood Framed K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque of Jephthah's Daughter

By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)

Located in London, GB

Shakespeare's Hamlet to Polonius. The painting is sensitively and painted rendered in beautiful porcelain

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Busting Street Scene and Inn in Bristol
Historic Miniature Watercolor of Busting Street Scene and Inn in Bristol

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Busting Street Scene and Inn in Bristol

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Bristol Scene: The painting depicts the Shakespeare Inn, a well-known Tudor coaching inn, and the adjacent

Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

KPM Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Scene from Othello
KPM Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Scene from Othello

KPM Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Scene from Othello

$16,504

H 17.33 in W 19.69 in D 3.15 in

KPM Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Scene from Othello

By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine KPM porcelain plaque depicting a scene from Shakespeare's Play Othello, after the painting

Category

Antique 19th Century German Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

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Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

Shakespeare and his Contemporaries

By John Faed

Located in New Orleans, LA

This compelling work is a fine example of nineteenth century anecdotal painting. The genre quality

Category

Mid-19th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings
18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

Unavailable

H 32 in W 37 in

18th c. Shakespeare Engravings

Located in Savannah, GA

Set of 4 out of 250 original engravings by Thomas Ryder; Hamlet, Midsummer Nights Dream, 2 King Lear. Set can be split in pairs.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Paintings

Shakespeare's Garden #19

Shakespeare's Garden #19

By Ken Buhler

Located in New York, NY

Ken Buhler's colorful watercolor on paper was inspired by underwater scenes from snorkeling. Orange, blue, red, purple, yellow and green combine beautifully to create an allover desi...

Category

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Materials

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Sonnet X
Sonnet X

Sanda IliescuSonnet X, 2019

Unavailable

H 12 in W 12 in

Sonnet X

By Sanda Iliescu

Located in Charlottesville, VA

these paintings are: mood pieces based on Shakespeare’s sonnets. Some of the paintings, like the

Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Francesca Shakespeare - Signed Contemporary Gouache, Apples on Yellow Circles
Francesca Shakespeare - Signed Contemporary Gouache, Apples on Yellow Circles

Francesca Shakespeare - Signed Contemporary Gouache, Apples on Yellow Circles

Located in Corsham, GB

Gouache applied to plasterboard creates a beautiful impressionistic study of apples. The artwork is monogramed, inscribed on the reverse, and presented in a wood frame with glazing....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

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Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare
Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare

Intimate Portrait of William Shakespeare

Located in London, GB

John Boaden (1792/93 – 4 April 1839) Portrait of William Shakespeare Painted 1815 Oil on Canvas 17

Category

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Large 19th Century Scene of William Shakespeare, British School Oil on Canvas
Large 19th Century Scene of William Shakespeare, British School Oil on Canvas

Large 19th Century Scene of William Shakespeare, British School Oil on Canvas

Located in Benington, Herts

Of imposing size this well painted scene of an audience with Shakespeare has a complex composition

Category

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Materials

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Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

served in the National Guard. It is alleged that Maris starting painting in 1852, at the age of 13

Category

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Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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