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Artist: Unknown
Antique dog painting 19th Century French portrait oil painting of two dogs
Located in AIGNAN, FR
19th Century Antique oil painting of two dogs, a Bichon & Yorkie, I think!! Cute dog painting and unusual because there are two dogs, one looks bored with the whole process and the...
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1880s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series V
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series V", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series VI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IX", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series I", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XIX", oil on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agei...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Signed Paris Street Scene Detailed Sidewalk Cafe Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French cafe scene landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 41 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...
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1940s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an in...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique portrait oil painting of two sisters French child portrait painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A truly beautiful oil portrait painting on canvas of two sisters. This wonderful old painting is breathtakingly beautiful! The sisters look straight into the eye of the artist, the...
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Late 19th Century French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XI", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
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Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

After Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842) - 19th Century Oil, Self Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite late 19th century copy of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun's self portrait of 1791. Engaged with a warm smile, Le Brun airily sets to work on a portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a woman with red jacket trimmed with fur and braid German School.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a woman with red jacket trimmed with fur and braid German School, late 18th - early 19th century Oil on canvas, 64 × 48 cm Gilded wooden frame, not original Dressed in a...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine Early 19th Century Oil - Lady in a Yellow Shawl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully fine early 19th-century portrait of an elegant lady with fair skin and rosy cheeks. The subject wears a yellow shawl, delicate gold hoops and a glittering emerald broo...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Russian Figure Study of a Girl in a Folk Dress
Located in Stockholm, SE
This compelling full-length figure study depicts a young girl dressed in traditional Russian folk attire. Likely painted by a Russian artist in the second half of the 19th century, t...
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Cardboard

16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful late 16th-century Italian oil on leather depicts a lady wearing an exquisite hair ensemble consisting of pearls and rubies set in gold. It’s an exceptionally rare piec...
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16th Century Renaissance Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Leather

Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking portrait emerges from deep shadows, with warm golden tones illuminating the subject's face against a dark background. The composition is tightly focused on the profile ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-16th-Century South German School, Portrait Of A Nobleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This historic mid-16th-century, half-length, South German School oil on panel depicts a gentleman wearing a fur-trimmed coat and black cap, while holding a small glass and, what appe...
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16th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Panel, Oil

Antique French Female Portrait oil painting 1800’s woman playing a mandolin
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Portrait oil painting 1800’s French figurative original oil on canvas painting of a woman playing a mandolin or musical instrament female p...
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Late 19th Century French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil - Christ in Prayer
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric portrayal of Christ in prayer, hands clasped and head bowed in a posture of deep reverence. The subject is rendered in warm, rich tones of red and gold against a dark ...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress with Flowers
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress Oil on canvas 30 x 23 inches 36 x 30 inches, framed
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18th Century French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

English School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine Stole
Located in Corsham, GB
A superb c.1840 English School half-length portrait of a lady in an ermine stole and lace cap. The lady's face is flushed with colour as she gazes her chestnut eyes to the left. Tigh...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XX", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an interm...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

1820 British Artist Finch Antique O/C painting Portrait of E. Baroness Bateman
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This exquisite antique English School oil painting captures the poised elegance of a young woman from the early 19th century, dressed in a richly hued burgundy gown adorned with a fi...
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1820s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 17th-Century Bolognese School, Annunciation, The Reading Madonna
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite early 17th-century Italian oil painting, which probably originated in Bologna, Italy, depicts the Madonna reading. It’s stylistically reminiscent of works by Lorenzo C...
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Early 1600s Italian School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait Of A Lady Wearing a Cougar Skin Mask, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady Wearing a Cougar Skin Mask, 19th Century English School circa 1850 Large 19th Century English School Portrait Of A Lady wearing a cougar skin mask, oil on canvas...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11' Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11', oil on canvas mounted on board, by Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has ...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Abstract Signed & Framed Cubist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract cubist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 14 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a ...
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1940s Cubist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French school 20th Century, Portrait of a young man in green, oil
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 20th Century, Portrait of a young man in green, oil on cardboard panel, cradled on the back 53 x 40 cm This intense portrait is particularly moving and intere...
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1950s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

English School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful portrait is set within an ornate gilded frame featuring intricate scrollwork and floral motifs. The young gentleman is well dressed in a fashionable brown coat and cr...
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Early 18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - The Hunter
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait depicting a hunter on the trail, paused, hand out in hesitation as he strains to hear something in the underbrush. Unsigned. Presented in a distressed gilt fra...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique 19th C. Oval Oil Portrait of a Lady in Lace Collar Original Painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful original antique oil painting on canvas, dating to the mid-to-late 19th century, featuring a refined female portrait. This classic Victorian-style portrai...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
A masterful copy by an unknown artist, after the portrait of "Beatrice d'Este" by Leonardo Da Vinci also known as ‘Portrait of a Lady’ or ‘La Dama con la reticella di perle (The Lady With a Pearl Hairnet)’. The original work originally created in the 15th Century is currently on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum of Milan. Beatrice d'Este was the Duchess of Bari/Milan and was believed to be one of the most attractive princesses of the Renaissance. Her impeccable style won her many admirers throughout Italy and France, and she became a trendsetter of the highest order. This copy of the original painting, is an oil on canvas done in the 18th Century, and in this exquisite portrait, the artist has masterfully depicted the fine details with draped hair, pearls, royal dress, ornate headgear and sumptuous jewelry in front of a dark background. Once again, capturing the imagination with another enigmatic smile. It comes housed in an elegant period giltwood frame with ebonized trims and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. Art measures 28 x 18 inches Frame measures 34.5 x 24.5 inches There is much debate and controversy over who actually painted the "Beatrice d'Este" was it Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), or Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455–1508). So we may never know who executed the original portrait which hangs in the museum, but that need not deter from an appreciation of its singularity. Following the portraiture convention established by painters of the Quattrocentro, the artist has chosen to portray his sitter in profile. In doing so, he magnificently captures the essence of his sitter, a girl on the threshold of womanhood. Bedecked in the adornments—silk, velvet, pearls and embroidery (brocade) crafted of spun gold threads—afforded her by birthright and marriage, Beatrice looks forward in noble serenity. And at the same time her profile with its upturned nose and slight smile betrays an innocence that must have been the basis of the oft-repeated epithet: la più zentil donna in Italia” (“the sweetest lady in Italy”). It is believed the lady is Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497), duchess of Bari and later of Milan, the wife of Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). One of the most beautiful princesses of the Italian Renaissance, she was known for her good taste in fashion. Beatrice was a member of the Este-Sforza family, which joined by marriage two of the oldest reigning and already powerful houses in Italy. The house of Este, which held court in Ferrara, traced its lineage to the 11th century Dukes of Saxony and Bavaria. Beatriceʼs father, Ercole I ruled the Ferrara commune for 34 years, catapulting the city-state (and the Estes with it) to an unmatched level of economic prosperity and cultural prominence. The family was renowned for its love of letters and patronage of the arts. The first time Leonardo da Vinci’s name resounded in the Ambrosiana, it was through the pen of its founder, Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who attributed this little panel to the great Master, describing it as “A portrait of a Duchess of Milan, by the hand of Leonardo”. Following the Cardinal’s statement, the portrait was for long assumed to depict Beatrice d’Este, the wife of Ludovico il Moro. However, scholars have recently been more cautious and vague in their statements, with regard to both the artist (anonymous Lombard or Emilian...
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18th Century Northern Renaissance Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

EARLY / MID 20TH CENTURY English School Oil Painting INTERIOR SELF PORTRAIT
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned (early / mid 20th Century) English School TITLE: "Self Portrait In A Round Mirror" SIGNED: appears unsigned MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 73cm x 62cm inc frame CONDIT...
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Early 20th Century English School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Hector Chavepeyer (1891-1967) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of A Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical portrait features a woman elegantly draped in a dark, patterned shawl against a cool, muted background. The subject's pose is dignified and contemplative, with the com...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th century Woman Profile Portrait in a Red Dress.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small colorful and interesting profile portrait of a blond woman dressed in a red dress and wearing lots of jewelry also on her head scarf. Signed but unfortunately not identified...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Medieval Gothic Family Banner With Mythical Creatures, 18th Century German
Located in Blackwater, GB
Medieval Gothic Family Banner With Mythical Creatures, 18th Century German School Large 18th century medieval Gothic family scene with Mythical creatures, oil on canvas. Large pano...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lady with Pearl Necklace
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5111 Lady with pearl necklace by Lynn Lemay Custom wood frame Image size 23.5x19.5"
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1990s Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of 19 century oil on porcelain portraits
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of fabulous 19 century oil on porcelain portraits. These finally detailed paintings are most likely, a husband and wife. The male portrait could possibly be Napoleon the second....
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19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Gentleman in Red
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking late 19th century oil portrait features a handsome gentleman in a rich red cloak. The artist captures the subject's penetrative stare and air of importance in great det...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
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1950s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Cubist Nude Dancing Portrait Framed Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American cubist nude woman dancing/erotic painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period modernist silver leaf rubbed mol...
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1940s Cubist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frank Sternberg - Barbizon School 1880 Oil, The Young Tatterdemalion
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a solitary young boy in tattered clothing traversing a snow-covered rural path, framed by a wooden fence and distant trees against a muted winter sky....
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Market Day in Piazza Grande Locarno Switzerland
Located in London, GB
'Market Day in Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland', oil on board, by unknown artist (1947-48). Locarno is an utterly charming Italian-speaking resort located on the northern shore o...
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1940s Expressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

E.B. Griffin - Framed 1889 Oil, Study of an Elderly Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A compelling late 19th century oil portrait of an elderly gentleman by the artist E.B. Griffin, whose work is held by the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent. Through skilled brushwork and int...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cuzco School - A Portrait of Archangel Raphael With Fish, 1800s, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Anonymous, Cuzco School A Portrait of Archangel Raphael With Fish oil on canvas 1800s canvas dimensions 22.24 x 15.74 inches (56.5 x 40 cm) frame ...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Signed Spanish Flamenco Dancer Framed Elegant Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted Flamenco dancer portrait. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
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1940s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Picnic Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 27 inches painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold g...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Woman, 1940s-50s. Signed Vera d’Angara, Italian-Russian actress
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Woman, 1940s-50s. Signed Vera d’Angara, Italian-Russian actress Technique: Oil on panel Dimensions: Height 59 cm x Width 58 cm Frame: Painted wooden frame The portrait...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Russian Artist or Dignitary
Located in Stockholm, SE
This 19th-century oil on canvas portrait depicts a distinguished male figure—probably Russian and possibly an artist or a dignitary—with a striking resemblance to the renowned Russia...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato femenino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco de la época de la pintura (el marco presenta alguna leve falta) Medidas de la obra: 59 cm. de altura x 48 cm. de an...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a European Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical portrait depicts an affluent gentleman in formal 19th-century attire. The subject is depicted against a muted background, with the artist skilfully capturing the textu...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century German School, Gentleman with Top Hat, 1839
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century German School Br: Venus aus Chemnitz 50 Jahre alt 58 24/5 39, 1839 Oil on canvas Signed lower left 25.5 x 20 inches 30.5 x 24.75 inches, framed The gentleman is Johann ...
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1830s Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique 19 century Large Oil Painting on canvas, Female portrait, Dated 1879
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original antique 19th-century large oil painting on canvas painting depicting a portrait of a Lady in a long black dress, standing near a bright red curtain. The painting...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of old woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - Soldier on Watch
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century oil painting depicting a soldier in military attire, holding a musket in the direction of a window opening. The soldier sits on a carved wood chest as he watc...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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