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Artist: Unknown
Man in musketeer outfit
Located in Genève, GE
Illegible signature Work on canvas Black wooden frame 67 x 57.5 x 3.5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mary Chugg (1935-2024) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Looking in the Mirror
Located in Corsham, GB
Oil on board. Signed in the lower right and dated 1966.
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Schoolboy
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative portrait captures a young boy in school uniform, with a striking orange tie contrasting against his pale shirt and background. The loose, impressionistic brushwork cre...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cain & Abel, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cain & Abel, 19th Century School of Eugène DELACROIX (1798-1863) 19th century French scene of Cain & Abel, oil panel. Excellent quality and condition biblical scene of the death of...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame By European schooled artist, Late 20th Century Gouache and Ink on canvas Framed size: 14.5 x 16 inches ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Three colorful portrait paintings
Located in New York, NY
Three 9x12 oil portraits from 1949 Artist Unknown. These portraits came together as a set.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait Of Palatine Matthew III Csák of Trencin (1260-1321) Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Palatine Matthew III Csák of Trencin (1260-1321) Italian School - Circle of TITIAN Large 16th Century Italian School portrait of a Matthew III Csak Of Trencin, oil on c...
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17th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960's French Portrait Grumpy Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper inscribed verso stamped on reverse Image: 25. 75 x 19.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Baroque Italian painter - 17T18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar in
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Franciscan pilgrim friar sitting and writing (preparatory sketch). 14 x 16.5 cm. Antique oil painting on panel, without frame (not signed). C...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow. Circa 1860. Signature below right, partially visible. Size with frame 59cm x 49cm Size without frame 33cm x 24cm The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time. A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire. Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago. The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution. Framed in a vintage oval frame...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

19th century male portrait, painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century male portrait, painting Oil on canvas No visible signature, 25 x 30 unframed
Category

19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - At The Party
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant and characterful impressionist scene in oil, showing two pretty young girls in party dresses, one holding a fan, whispering to each other a...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-18th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Posy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exceedingly charming mid-18th-century English oil painting depicts a girl wearing a red gown with a train over a white petticoat. She’s holding a posy or nosegay. Evidently once commissioned for an English country house, the identity of this young lady remains a mystery. Her gown appears to be inspired by the popular ‘robe à la française...
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1740s English School Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Continental School Mid 20th Century Oil - Fetching Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming continental school portrait depicting a young maid collecting water in a pitcher. The artist captures the women in profile, slightly turning her face to the artist as she ...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Small Portrait of the Artist at Work
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive portrait of an artist working at a desk by an unknown artist (20th Century). An artist with brown hair and a moustache is working at a desk, with various supplies around h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Portrait Of A British Officer, early 19th Century - Napoleonic Wars Era
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A British Officer, early 19th Century Napoleonic wars Era Early 19th Century Napoleonic Wars Era portrait of a British military officer, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition portrait of the officer in his red tunic...
Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Lady With A Basket of Roses, 19th Century by Antonio Torres
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady With A Basket of Roses, 19th Century by Antonio Torres (19th Century, Spanish) Large 19th Century Spanish portrait of a young lady with a basket of roses in an a...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior of an Harem - Oil paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
 Interior of an Harem is a modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century. Oil on Canvas Includes a beautiful gilded frame (fair conditions) Collect a masterpiece of the past
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Late 19th Century Contemporary Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1909 Oil - Kindly Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine, characterful late Victorian portrait of a portly gentleman with a warm smile and an impressive mustache. The artist has used fine brush work to create delicate skin tone and ...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1909 Oil - Kindly Gentleman
1909 Oil - Kindly Gentleman
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19th Century Oil - Woman with Seashells
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful Victorian portrait of an elderly woman in a darkened interior. She wears a laced cap that attaches under the chin and looks down at the bowl of seashells...
Category

19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clifford Hanley (1948-2021) - 1994 Oil, Out of the Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait depicting a man in the driver's seat of a car. he clutches the steering wheel in one hand and looks towards the passenger side. Captured in vivid colours in an ex...
Category

20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1944 Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Oscar
Located in Bristol, GB
OSCAR Oil on board Size: 65.5 x 54.5 cm (including frame) A striking and emotive mid-century figurative portrait composition that is characterised by expressive brushwork and a rich...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Triumph Of Galatea, 19th Century follower of Scarsellino (1550-1620)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Triumph Of Galatea, 19th Century follower of Scarsellino (1550-1620) Large 16th 17th Century Italian Old Master of the Triumph of Galatea, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and ...
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17th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oval Portrait is an artwork realized by an unknown, mid-20th Century. Oil on canvas mounted on board. 47 x 37 cm. Good conditions.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Painting Male Portrait 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. 17th century Dutch school. The young nobleman, very serious, looks out from an oval painted frame, on which he rests his hand to flaunt the family ring. The painting...
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17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th Century portrait,. showing a young boy playing a tin whistle. The artist has adopted an Italianate style and subject matter to create an atmospheric and eye catchin...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

English School Portrait of Gentleman Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
English School, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, circa 1830, the figure seated in an armchair, unsigned, according to a typed label verso depicting "Lord John H. Morelan(d)", ...
Category

1830s Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 19th Century Oil - The Matron
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early Victorian portrait of a dignified matronly woman, finely dress in black with a delicate lace bonnet and collar and an exquisite jet necklace. The artist shows a wonderfu...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century Italian School Fine huge 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Flagellation of Christ, oil on canvas. Excellent quality full len...
Category

18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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 on board; 9 x 7 1/4 inches FRAMED: 14 1/2 x 13 inches (approx.) This work depicts...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Oil - Venetian Boy
Located in Corsham, GB
A handsome study of a young Venetian boy sat by the water's edge. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category

20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXII (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXII", 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, Board

Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket"
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket" Signed, F.Bach. Dimensions with frame 52cm x 72.5cm
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19th Century Romantic Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Portrait of a Young Girl with Red Hair
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming portrait of a young girl with red hair wearing a typical mid-century frilly dress and high-cut bangs, by an unknown artist (American,...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Located in Knokke, BE
Scandinavian Family Portrait Artist 18th century 18th Century Scandinavian School Signature: Not signed Medium: Miniature Dimensions: Image size ...
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18th Century Medieval Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera

Austrian School Family Portrait
Located in Astoria, NY
Austrian School, Family Portrait, Oil on Canvas, late 19th century, depicting a husband and wife with young child in a garden, surrounded by cherubs, signed "Pawlicek" lower right, g...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of The Wife Of A British Hong Kong Diplomat, circa 1890 Chinese School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of The Wife Of A British Hong Kong Diplomat, circa 1890 Chinese School - one of a pair we are selling 19th Century Chinese Provincial Scho...
Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Old Civil War Soldier Portrait of Honor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful turn of the century oil portrait of old civil war soldier circa 1900, by an unknown artist. Soldier is depicted wearing the Medal of Honor...
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1890s American Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Late 18th Century English Family Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
English family portrait from the late 18th century. The canvas is aged accordingly with newsprint from October 1847. The painting is framed in a decorative gold frame with an open ba...
Category

Late 18th Century Naturalistic Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660
Located in Knokke, BE
Artist 17th Century French School Circa 1660 'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' Signature: not signed Medium: tempera on paper applied to oak panel Dimensions: image size 23.5 x 18.5 cm...
Category

17th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel

The Gardens Of Milner Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, Empire Exhibition, 1936
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Gardens Of Milner Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, Empire Exhibition, 1936 by MONICA MACIVOR (1881-1939) Huge 1936 South African tropical garden landscape from the Johannesbur...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Family Walk, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
A Family Walk, 19th Century Imre Gergely (1868-1914) 19th century Hungarian Impressionist scene of a family walking through a summer garden, oil on can...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Frederick Thomas Callcott (1853-1923) - Early 20th Century Oil, Stumbling Home
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished scene by well listed artist and sculptor Frederick Thomas Callcott. It depicts a drunken gentleman slumped in his doorway at sunrise. Signed to the lower left. Well p...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Portrait of Noir Crime Writer Cornell Woolrich
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Portrait of 1940's Noir Writer Cornell Woolrich Pencil portrait of famous 1930's 40's noir/crime writer Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich, circa 1980. Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich is one of America’s best crime and noir writers who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish...
Category

1980s Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Porcelain Portrait "Duchess of Devonshire" Georgiana Cavendish in Bronze Frame
Located in Jacksonville, FL
A very good quality early 19th Century Austrian, Vienna style convex porcelain plaque depicting a hand painted portrait of the "Duchess of Devonshire." Georgiana Cavendish...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Portrait of a Ballerina - Hand Painted Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming hand painted photograph, portrait of a young ballerina as Tinker Bell by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Circa 1957. Signed "Studio d'Art Los Altos...
Category

1950s American Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Photographic Paper

Framed 19th Century Oil - Girl with the Milking Stool
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th century portrait of a young farming girl ready for milking with a bucket and stool. The girl is seen wearing a scarlet red skirt, pale blue bodice, black buckled shoe...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

H. W. - 1947 Oil For Restoration, Lady with the Flower Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with a monogram and dated to the upper left. Presented in a gilt frame with pierced details. On canvas.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Realist European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of a gentlema
Located in Varmo, IT
European Painter (19th century) - Portrait of a Gentleman. 13.5 x 10 cm without frame, 18.5 x 15.5 cm with frame. Watercolor on paper, in original 19th century frame (not signed). ...
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19th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

William Harisch (1914-1967) - 1951 Oil, Bavarian Pipe Smoker
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait study depicting a man in traditional Bavarian dress smoking a pipe. The elderly gentleman wears a colourful jacket over his lederhosen and a charismatic smile. Si...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi Shtetl Tailor Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Older, realistic portrait of an older Jewish shtetl tailor by Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
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20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Mystery Modernist Italian Artist Portrait of a Topless Woman
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Italian Artist Untitled (Portrait of a Topless Woman), 1983 Oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. Framed: 28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. Signed lower right
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1980s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Margaret Hunter (b.1948) - Framed Contemporary Oil, Separate Beings- Male
Located in Corsham, GB
Margaret Hunter (b.1948)- original work in oil. Well-presented in a contemporary whitewashed frame. Labelled by the 'Vanessa Devereux Gallery Limited, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Wife of a Barber
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Paintings on mica originating in India were produced in standard sets for the colonial tourist market. They imitated paintings on glass, which were popular in Europe. Subject matter included Hindu...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Antique Paintings, Oil on Canvas, Portraits. Around 1850.
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of antique paintings, oil on canvas, portraits. Around 1850. Portrait of a well-known artist and his wife. Dimensions are per painting...
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19th Century Victorian Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Young Girl Paris School
Located in Rochester, NY
Striking French impressionist portrait of a young girl. Oil on board. Original carved frame. Circa 1950's. Signed illegibly lower right.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

P Deltour (?), An artist and his models in the workshop, 1879, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
P Deltour (?) French school of the 19th century The artist with his model and friend in his workshop Oil on canvas Signed "P Deltour" (?) and dated 1879 on the lower, an indistinct i...
Category

1870s Romantic Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century Oil - Girl With Basket
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking mid 19th Century full length portrait of a young woman in a red dress and blue bonnet, sitting on a hay bail with a basket at her feet, The painting is unsigned and has be...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Rosalin Isabel 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite / Arts & Crafts School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Rosalin Isabel, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite School Large 19th Century portrait of a lady "Rosalin Isabel", oil on canvas tondo. Excellent quality and condition side ...
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Figurative Painting - Figure in Blue
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURE IN BLUE Size: 48.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame) Acrylic on card A striking mid-century modernist abstract figurative painting that presents a seated figure rendered in deep, e...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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