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Artist: Unknown
Antique American School Signed Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.
Category
1960s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Portrait of a Troubled Soul
Located in Bristol, GB
PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED SOUL
Size: 65.5 x 54 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
This mid-century expressive and emotive oil portrait delves into the depths of the human psyche with a...
Category
1950s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century Russian School - Turkish History
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century
Russian School
Large 19th Century Russian School portrait of a Circassian Guerilla, oil on canvas. Remarkable quality and historica...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, circa 1810 by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Young Gentleman, 19th Century
by Louis DEVEDEUX (1820-1874) sales to $40,000
Huge circa 1850 French portrait of a young gentleman, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Black Girl With A White Doll, 19th Century by L P Burey
Located in Blackwater, GB
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 ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deposition Atala De Roussy-trioson Paint Oil on canvas 19/20th Century French
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The deposition of Atala
Follower of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (Montargis, 1767 - Paris, 1824)
19th-20th century
Oil on canvas
47 x 65 cm. - Framed 67 x 84 cm
The propos...
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,084 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Paris School Early 1900's French Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist portrait oil painting of two young girls. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 10L x 18H.
Category
1920s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Oil Painting Portrait Of Catherine Of Braganza Circle of Peter Lely
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705), Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618–1680)
Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland, married to King Charles...
Category
17th Century English School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old Masters, and achieves soft realism with fine brushwork and a subdued, neutral palette. The half length portrait depicts a fine Victorian woman dressed in all black with a delicate lace collar and bonnet. She wears a ruby broach...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Madonna with Holy Child and St. John
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Madonna with Holy Child and St. John is a masterful depiction of a tender religious scene, capturing the sacred relationship between the Virgin Mary, the infant Jesus, and St. John t...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
School of Paris, Barbara, Oil on Canvas, 1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
This captivating 1950s oil on canvas portrait, possibly depicting the French singer Barbara, exudes an air of mystery and existential reflection. While the identity of the subject re...
Category
1950s Neo-Expressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of 19th Century Philadelphia Merchant, Quintin Campbell
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th Century portrait of Quintin Campbell in the style of Thomas Sully. The 30 x 25 inches oil on canvas is framed in an ornate frame. Provenance: Private collection, Bucks County, P...
Category
19th Century American Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Early American Southern Hudson River School Boys Swimming Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American sunset Hudson River School swimming hole painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 7.25H by 10L.
Category
1860s Hudson River School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint Nazarius & Celsus (350AD) after Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint Nazarius & Celsus (350AD), 18th Century
Diptych Of The Christian Knights & Martyrs after lost work by Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523)
Large 18th Century Italian Old Master de...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Young Man (Georg Friedrich)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Georg Friedrich wearing his military uniform. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Currently hung in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gianna Luigi - Italian School Early 20th Century Oil, The Fiddler
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral scene depicts a moment of rustic leisure, with a man playing a fiddle in a grassy field while a young boy listens nearby. The loose, impressionistic brushstrokes and ea...
Category
20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique portrait oil painting female 19th century original oil on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil portrait painting of a woman. This painting is an attractive French portrait painting of a woman in a green dress. The artist has given this painting a depth of detail ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th c Original Oil on Canvas, Attrib. THOMAS PATCH (UK, 1725-1782) Caricature
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an unusual unique antique 18-century original oil painting on board depicting a figure of a gentleman wearing a white wig and is dressed in a red jacket and white jab...
Category
18th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. Utilizing the contrast of black and white components against primary colors like y...
Category
1930s Art Deco Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de caballero burgués
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
El estado de conservación es aceptable, pero en la zona de la cara, presenta algunos desgastes (ver fotografías adjuntas)
Se presenta sin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Folk Art 19th Century Oil - Child Amongst Wildflowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming folk portrait depicting a young girl in a pretty lace dress, placed amongst a wildflower meadow. The sitter's pale complexion, fair locks, and piercing blue eyes make for ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$372 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Styrian Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine folk portrait depicting an Austrian woman in traditional Styrian region attire. She sports a tall, beaded headdress typically seen in Styrian folk wear with a complementary co...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIV
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a young man with a tie
Located in Genève, GE
Illegible signature
Work on cardboard
Golden wooden frame
49 x 44 x 4 cm
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman portrait post-impressionist French female original oil painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage woman portrait oil painting female portrait lady portrait original oil painting vintage moody impressionist portrait oil painting on canvas.
Vintage oil impressionist portra...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School Mid 20th Century Oil - The Smell of Spring
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine impressionist style portrait study of a young woman in a garden filled with flowers. She pulls a branch of blossom towards her to smell, her eyes drifting to the distance in t...
Category
20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$493 Sale Price
20% Off
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century circle Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christ Wearing The Crown Of Thorns, 17th Century
circle of Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master of Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns, oil on canvas. Excel...
Category
17th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,342 Sale Price
20% Off
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, 1891, signed and dated
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century
Portrait of a young man, 1891
Signed (illegible) and dated 91 on the lower right
Oil on canvas
46 x 38 cm
Framed 52 x 44
In good condition, recently...
Category
1890s Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brandenberg - German School Oil, Portrait of Anna Katherina Herrman
Located in Corsham, GB
This late 19th-century portrait depicts a figure in dark clothing against a muted brown background, creating a stark contrast that draws focus to the subject's expressive features. I...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
‘Rita’ Spanish Flamenco Dancer in Fiery Motion Vibrant Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
‘Rita’ Spanish Flamenco Dancer
By Spanish artist, signed, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Signed by the artist on the right hand corner
size: 21 x 18 inches
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$856 Sale Price
30% Off
Madam Varney - 19th Century Oil, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil portrait depicting a mother with an infant in a christening gown on her knee. Both smile towards the artist, who captures them against a dark background. Signed to the...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVI (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVI", acrylic on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an ...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,006 Sale Price
20% Off
ANTIQUE FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF SEATED MAN IN HAT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1900.
Title: Portrait of a seated man wearing a hat, with a mustache. The work is painted 'en grissaille' deliberately by the artist.
Medium: o...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,615 Sale Price
30% Off
American Modernist Black Woman Artist New Orleans Family Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist southern school painting. A family portrait on a New Orleans porch. Beautiful detail in the wrought iron. Brilliant color palette here. Signed verso. ...
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels.
Ex votos are votive offe...
Category
1710s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century German Renaissance
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lucas Cranach The Elder (1472-1553), 16th Century
German Renaissance School
Large 16th Century German School portrait identified as Lucas Cranach The Elder, oil on canv...
Category
16th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Miniature of Young Lady in a Fancy Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming German miniature painting, created of oil on copper, depicts a young woman wearing a large and lavish hat. With dark, braided hair and blue eyes, the sitter's cheerful ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,344 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat, Possibly Painted by Gustaf Brandelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884)
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat
oil on tree panel
painted c.1850-70
panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...
Category
1860s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Oil on Canvas German Noblewoman Portrait Painting, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, IT
German painting from late 19th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a copy of a famous painting by Veronese, portrait of a young noblewoman of good pictorial quality. Modern fr...
Category
1880s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Lamentation Of Christ, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Lamentation Of Christ, 17th Century
follower of CARAVAGGIO (1571-1610)
17th century Italian Old Master depiction of the Lamentation Of Christ, oil on canvas laid to panel. Exce...
Category
17th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXIII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an in...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Oil - Lady In Mourning Clothes
Located in Corsham, GB
In need of full restoration. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Gouache
A Portrait of a Gentleman, thought to be Moses Diego Lopez Pereira
Located in London, GB
Austrian School, 18th Century
A Portrait of a Gentleman, thought to be Moses Diego Lopez Pereira, 1st Baron d’Aguilar, in an elaborate coat and a powdered wig
Oil on canvas
Provena...
Category
18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kerstin McGregor (1962-2012) - Contemporary Oil, Martini Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
An original work by contemporary artist Kerstin McGregor (1962-2012). Unsigned. Acquired with a collection of signed works. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$438 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of A Girl In White, circa 1900 Portrait Of A Girl In White Hugh RAMSAY
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Girl In White, circa 1900
Portrait Of A Girl In White Hugh RAMSAY (1877-1906)
Large circa 1900 edwardian portrait of a girl in white, oil...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of Eight Apostles, Portrait of Men, Head Studies, Flemish School, Van Dyck
Located in Greven, DE
Set of Eight Apostles
each oil on panel
each framed (different as some are golden, some are not, please view the photos)
So far there is no certain attribution. The style of the ser...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$28,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Bowler Hat - British late 19th century art
Located in London, GB
This charming British male portrait oil painting is of a gentleman in an iconic bowler hat. Painted circa 1880 it is a wonderful soft focus realistic image of a man in a suit with a wide pale blue tie and handkerchief in pocket. We can also just see the chain of his pocket watch. He is positioned again a wall with wonderful brushwork. A really fantastic painting in a stunning gilded oak frame...
Category
1880s Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,034 Sale Price
20% Off
The Explorers Meeting Classical Sea Faring Adventurers with Ship & Charts, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Continental school, 20th century
Title: The Explorers
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed: 29.25 x 41.25 inches
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
Provenance...
Category
20th Century Victorian Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,741 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique American School Post Impressionist Modern Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist portrait painting. Housed in a period frame. Measuring 29 by 33 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
Category
1930s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Oil - The Bather
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical painting, presented in an ornate gilded frame, depicts a serene landscape with a boy seated beside a small waterfall. The composition balances the intimate foreground ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Manly head of bearded man, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School
19th Century
Manly head of bearded man
oil on canvas
46 x 37.8 cm
In fairly good condition, some inpaintings visible under UV light, mainly in the backgrounds ...
Category
1850s Romantic Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pensive Woman
Located in Chesterfield, MI
A pensive woman is the subject of this portrait in pencil by Michigan artist Doreen Olin Rice.
It is framed and wired--ready to hang.
Category
Late 20th Century Feminist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Carbon Pencil
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
The bearded man
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Golden molded wooden frame
60 x 50 x 4.5 cm
Category
19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,705
French Court Female Portrait The Lady in Waiting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4070 French oil painting Lady in Waiting by Alfreda Klebe
Category
1920s Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
New York 1911, Fine Portrait of a Lady oval format, signed & dated oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1911
Title: A Belle Maman, New York
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed.
framed: 27.5 x 18.5 inches
canvas: 25.75 x 16.7...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,332 Sale Price
55% Off
Important Antique American School Folk Art Young Girl Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted mid 1800s folk art portrait. Incredible frame. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24 by 28 inches.
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Unknown Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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