Unknown Portrait Paintings

'Hidden Portraits XXVI', acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...

Provenance: The Raeburn Gallery, as by Maerten de Vos; Bukowskis, Stockholm, 15–18 April 1970, lot 133, as in the manner of Anthony van Dyck; Private collection, Sweden Essay: This ...

A striking Art Deco gouache on cardboard depicting a stylish singer captured in a bold, graphic modernist idiom. The figure—rendered with short red hair, a chic black hat, striped tr...

"The Vanguard Series Nr. XXII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotte...

Bulldog with a Food Bowl French, early 20th century Oil on board Illegibly signed, lower left 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 (15 x 18 frame) inches A tender and thoughtful portrayal of a seated bul...

'Hidden Portraits III', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

Antique Dog Portrait, a stunning portrait of a Great Dane in a landscape signed in the bottom left and dated 1928. This is a eye catching and very unusual dog portrait. A Great Dan...

Antique child portrait oil painting in a gold coloured frame. A simple but stunning 19th Century portrait of a French boy. Here, the artist has given us a minimalist portrait with ...

'Hidden Portraits XII', acrylic on board, by L. Piccini, of the Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...

'Hidden Portraits VII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

'Hidden Portraits XIII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing...

'Hidden Portraits X', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...

"Pair of Cat Portraits," oil on canvas, circa 1920s Artist unknown Oil on canvas Unsigned. 6 x 7 1/4 inches each (18 3/8 x 12 frame) A pair of finely depicted cat portraits on canva...

Madras School C 1910 Acrylic on board 11.5" x 8" Address on verso This painting dating to the early 20th century, c 1910, shows a young woman, possibly from Madras (see info on reverse), The colours follow the conventions of a genre of art called Company School painting...

A distinguished Biedermeier-period portrait depicting a gentleman of high social standing, sporting his finest attire - a green coat trimmed with fur, a plum-coloured silk cravat, an...

A striking mid 19th century portrait depicting Perses Elizabeth Cooper, wife of Joel Henry Cooper, an American physician, pharmacist and abolitionist from Wisconsin. Cooper is captur...

This early 19th-century English School oil painting depicts a gentleman standing within a gently receding landscape, dressed in the restrained elegance of the Regency period. He's at...

A charming early 19th-century portrait depicting George Forster of Steel-Hall. The artist captures him in his best attire, wearing a fine silk necktie. Unsigned. Well presented in an...

French School 19th Century Portrait of a man dated "aout 1880" (august 1880) and perhaps initials on the lower right Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard panel 49 x 36 cm In good co...

An evocative antique oil on canvas depicting an intimate interior genre scene of an elderly man seated with a young child at his side. The elder figure, absorbed in quiet reflection ...

Italian School, 18th century Depicted are the Madonna and Child Jesus, the virgin Mary is holding the Child Jesus lovingly in her arms. The child, lying on a bundle of cloth and with...

Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615), portrayed circa 1600 English School - oil on panel Circa 1600 Late Elizabethan portrayal of Lady Arabella Stuart in court attire, oil on panel. Ex...

Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Signed with monogram and dated lower right.

Elegant 18th-Century French Portrait of a Young Lady This refined and captivating portrait depicts a young lady rendered with remarkable sensitivity and grace, characteristic of th...

'Portrait of Future Man', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1960s). A thoroughly modern portrait clearly in the style of Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960). Futurism co...

This charming early 20th century French portrait depicts a bearded gentleman with a basket of cherries. The artist has captured the sitter with hazy brushstrokes that evoke a sense o...

Antique portrait painting of a woman signed and dated on the top left 1883. This is a rich and colourful canvas beautifully created by the artist. A head and shoulders sideways com...

Dimension with frame: 42,5 x 34,5 x 4 cm. A sensitive and finely observed portrait of a young boy shown in profile, wearing a dark cap and a vivid red scarf. The composition is inti...

Portrait of a Lady French artist, Rococo period 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 12.5 inches canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition...

Up for sale is a 19th/20th-century American school Antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a fisherman seated by a table with fishing creel and basket. No v...

Antique European impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in period giltwood molding. Excellent cond...

3912 19th Century French female portrait Image size 23x19.5

Elegant antique original oil painting on canvas depicting a romantic pastoral scene inspired by 19th-century European traditions. The composition portrays a young couple resting in a...

A beautiful portrait painting after George Romney (1734–1802), depicting Mrs Ann Pitt in the guise of Lady Hamilton as Mirth. The composition demonstrates characteristics associated ...

"Animal Studies, 1814" Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840) Oil on panel Signed and dated Chas. Towne/ Pinxit 1814 (lower right) 15 x 11 3/8 (21 x 17 ¼ frame) inches Provenance: Collec...

This mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman wearing a black doublet together with a collar edged with lace. In his right hand, he clutches a pair of gloves. It's a...

The Penitent Mary Magdalene, 17th Century Venetian School Large 17th Century Italian Venetian School scene of Mary Magdalene in Penitence, oil on canvas. Devotional scene of Magdal...

Red Terrier Possibly Dutch School Oil on wood panel, circa 1900-1910. Initialed lower left 7 1/2 x 7 (12 x 11 1/2 frame) inches A charming and thoughtfully rendered depiction of a t...

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...

Romantic painter (second half of the 19th century) - Portrait of a Lady. 45.5 x 31 cm (unframed) — 74 x 60 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). Full-...

Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian Title: The Prophecy of Simeon Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Painting: 21.5 ...

This captivating antique oil painting on canvas is a fine example of Dutch School genre art, evoking the style of the 17th-century master Adriaen van Ostade. The composition features...

Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey Large 19th Century American School portrait of a young black girl sitting with a white doll, oil on canvas by ...

Antique European impressionist portrait oil painting . Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 32 inches overall, and 21.5 by 26.5 painting alone. Handsomely framed in a gi...

A striking portrait after Nathaniel Schmitt (1847-1918) depicting a gypsy wearing traditional clothing, with red beads, a yellow cap and a shawl. The composition focuses on the girl'...

Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left

This formal portrait depicts the artist's wife in an elegant emerald green dress adorned with intricate lace trim and delicate pink floral accents, her dark hair styled in an elabora...

Work on canvas

A delightfully endearing 19th century oil depicting a lady in a delicate green and gold dress and her naughty dog, who can be seen leaping onto the furniture. The artist expertly cap...

This charming oil painting depicts a woman and her faithful dog set against the atmospheric backdrop of a moor, with a quaint cottage nestled in the background. Signed and dated to t...

A striking early 20th-century portrait of Bernhard Nägele, depicted in his finest attire, gazing authoritatively into the distance with a cigar in hand. The artist renders the gentle...

An extremely fine nineteenth-century oil portrait of a young lady in profile, dating to the second half of the century. The sitter wears a silky cerulean dress adorned with delicate ...

"Round Portrait of a Brown and Black Terrier," French, 19th Century, circa 1850s Oil on wood panel Unsigned. 9 x 9 inches frame One of a pair of charming portraits of Black White Te...

This commanding mid-17th-century Spanish Baroque painting depicts Saint Elijah wrapped in a coarse Carmelite habit and raising a flaming sword. Towering within the vertical composit...

This captivating early 20th century impressionist portrait by the artist Claude Marks (act. 1899-1915) portrays a graceful young lady in a bonnet standing before a cliff, where waves...

Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s Period: Circa 1930s Italian school. Technique: Oil on wooden panel Frame: Painted wooden frame, coeval Dimensions: ...

This refined early 18th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman dressed in a red robe, a fancy lace cravat and cascading cuffs. His wig falls in masses, framing his introspe...

This is a sensitive small-scale study portrait of a young girl, executed in warm monochrome brown tones. Painted during the second half of the 19th century, oil on paper and mounted ...

This striking early 19th-century Scandinavian portrait, possibly of Norwegian origin, depicts a young woman with distinctive sausage curls adorned with fine hairpins. She wears a bla...

Portrait of Edward Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1767-1859), circa 1800 Circle of Sir William Beechey (1753-1859) Circa 1800 English Recency portrait traditionally identified as...