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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Francis Bacon 'Portrait of Michel Leiris', 2017, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a reproduction of a Francis Bacon's painting Portrait of Michel Leiris, originally created in 1976. This work is a notable example of Bacon's ability to capture the psycholog...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Offset

A Lady from Seville, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare Una Donna Sevillana (A Lady from Seville) Contemporary Florence Portrait painting 95 x 80 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: 104 x 90 cm Tanvi...
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2010s Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Pomona, oil painting, Women in the Arts, Realistic painting, Historical Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Pomona reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment. Pomona appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits. My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states. As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times. For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies. These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton. BIO Honora Jacob...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Italian Woman Grape Farmer Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 10.5 by 15 painting alone.
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Summer Beauty - British Victorian genre art female portrait oil painting
By Edwin Roberts
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait oil painting is by much exhibited British artist Edwin Roberts. The painting is an excellent example of Victorian romantic genre art and is of a Summer Beauty. T...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique British Portrait of Elegant Lady with Flower Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady British School, late 19th/ early 20th century - circa 1900 oil on canvas, framed in oak wood frame framed: 30 x 26 inches canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenan...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

''Swimming 1'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Apollo - small, detailed, expressive, male, figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
It is a striking portrait. Canadian artist Daniel Hughes is known for his stunning, realistic paintings. Hughes' attention to detail, the natural colour palette and ‘true to life’ re...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg by Astrid Kjellberg (1877-1965, Swedish)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg painted by Astrid Kjellberg-Juel, 1899 Oil on masonite 15.5" W x 19.5" H Frame: 18.5" W x 22.75" H ASTRID KJELLBERG-JUEL (1877 - 1965) Kjellberg-Juel studied art for Julius Kronberg...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of A Noblewoman. Attributed To Carlo Ceresa. About 1640.
By Carlo Ceresa
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a noblewoman. Attributed to Carlo Ceresa. (1609 - 1679, Bergamo) Oil on canvas. Size cm 110x86,5cm with frame Around 1640. This portrait depicts a middle-aged woman with great realism, typical of Lombard and Bergamo painters in particular. Carlo Ceresa, probable author of this unsigned painting, had studied with Daniele Crespi...
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Petit Thinker
Located in Greenwich, CT
A student of the great French academic Bouguereau, Lobrichon has done a moving and entrancing depiction of a young girl mid-gaze. Beautifully painted and done in a circular format t...
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1860s Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Portrait -- Freckled Red Head Boy
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century portrait of a red-haired boy with freckles by Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Rendered his signature style, this portrait is clean and vibrant. The subject is looki...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

17th Century Italian Old Master Fine Portrait of St. Nicholas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Nicholas of Tolentino (1245-1305) Italian School, 17th century oil painting on canvas, canvas: 10 x 8 inches provenance: private collection, Germany Very fine and rare 17th century Italian Old...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Cubist American Modernist Opera Box Seat Theatre Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist opera view interior oil painting by Dorothy Van Loan (1904 - 1999). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size,...
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1940s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Henry Wyndham Phillips
By Thomas Phillips
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Thomas Phillips R.A. 1770-1845, was an English portrait painter and he painted many of the greatest people of the day including , artists, poets, writers, scientists and many other p...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tell me? Humoristic Scene Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame by Ines Silvalde
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Digal" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 22.5 x 27.6 x 5 cm, presented with frame. This piece, part of the Influencers de Taberna series, portra...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Susan in red, white and blue, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Susan in red, white and blue" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in a white dress reclining, with her hand softly placed behind he...
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Quatros Mujeres
Located in Vilnius, LT
Amílcar Rivera M. is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico and now lives and creates in Vilnius, Lithuania. His inter...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century French Impressionist Portrait of a Woman Dancing in Vibrant Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Dancing Women French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed in original 'Montparnasse' style frame framed: 30 x 25.5 inches canvas: 22 x 18 inches Prove...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Self-Portrait', Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Benezit
By Julius Paulsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'J.P' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and painted circa 1910. A dramatic, early twentieth-century work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter and th...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Whispering Hope" (2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Whispering Hope" (2018) is a beautiful realist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts an athletic nude male figure lying on a bed on ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Ola...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady with a Spray of Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
This wonderful 19th-century portrait captures a young woman in a delicate white dress with a beaded necklace, sat in the garden with a spray of coneflowers. The oil portrait has been...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Lady from Seville, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare Una Donna Sevillana (A Lady from Seville) Contemporary Florence Portrait painting 95 x 80 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: 104 x 90 cm Tanvi...
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2010s Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

18th century oil painting English portrait of a gent in armor, wearing a wig
By studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th century English portrait of James Bellevue. The portrait was always believed to be the work of Sir Godfrey Kneller who was known to have painted James Bellevu...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Coup de nerf" oil painting on canvas, 195x130 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
One of my rare paintings on canvas. Its format made on wood would have been too heavy, hence this choice. This young woman gets angry on this too small for her violin (child’s study ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man Double Sided Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Double sided portrait Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Modernist Blue Figurative Oil Painting of a Fisherman Mending Nets
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Filet" Fisherman Mending Nets French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 26 inches canvas: 25.5 x 20 inches Provenance: Private collection, France ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a handsome football player against a country landscape 'Ready to Play', Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a phenomenal Antique “Dutch School” original oil painting on canvas, depicting a genre scene. "By A. Van Ostade" - written on the back of the canvas (Ostade was a Du...
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Early 1700s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oil on Canvas Titled: “Nina”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nina, Oil on Canvas, Painting by Christina Major Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York an...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Jelle Troelstra, Portrait Of A Seated Woman, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Jelle Troelstra (1891-1979) depicts a seated woman wearing a floral top and dark grey dress. With eyes closed and hands held upo...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Young Gentleman Artist at Easel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artist, circa 1800 Portrait of a Young Artist at his Easel oil on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sou...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th century French Portrait of Gentleman on horseback with top hat
Located in Woodbury, CT
This late 19th-century French portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman on horseback, elegantly dressed in a green riding coat, gray trousers, and a black top hat, exuding aristocra...
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1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman
Located in New York, NY
K. Dorfman Untitled (Portrait of an Unknown Black Woman) Oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. Framed: 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 2 in. Signed lower right: K. Dorfman
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Board And Textures With Selfie, Animals And Figures. “Doubt”.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Selfie Figurative Magical Painting, oil on board, textured mixed media, created in 2021. This piece represents one of my earlier works, which explores our connection with animals thr...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Wood

Lady in pink - British Edwardian art Impressionist portrait oil painting girl
Located in London, GB
A lovely portrait oil painting by British listed artist Tom Mostyn ROI. Painted circa 1910 it depicts a beautiful smiling young woman in a pink dress holding an umbrella. A glorious ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Virgin Madonna Sassoferrato 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Roman School 17th - 18th century Circle of Giovanni Battista Salvi, known as Sassoferrato (Sassoferrato 1609 - Rome 1685) Virgin at Prayer Oil on canvas 48 x 40 cm. Splendid frame ...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Elegant Lady with a Red Lipstick
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Reclining with a Red Lipstick Oil on canvas: 14 x 10 inches. Frame: 21 x 17 inches. Konstantin Razumov's work has been offered at a...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Three Figures in Landscape
By (After) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Figures in a Landscape Continental School, late 18th century after the earlier painting by Murillo oil on canvas, framed Framed: 31.5 x 35 inches Canvas: 26 x 36.5 inches Prove...
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Late 18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Raimondo di Montecuccoli in armor with a marshal's staff. Circa 1660
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of Raimondo di Montecuccoli in armor with a marshal's staff. Dutch School. Oil on canvas Dutch School. Circle of Peter Nason (Amsterdam, 1612 - 1690 The Hague). Portrait of a military commander in armor with a marshal's staff. In the portrait of the illustrious general Raimondo Montecuccoli, it can be observed that he still appears without the Order of the Golden Toson. This detail suggests that the portrait could be dated before 1664. Raimondo Montecuccoli was a famous general and military strategist of the 17th century in the service of the Habsburg Empire. Born in 1609 in Italy, Montecuccoli fought in numerous European wars, distinguishing himself for his tactical and strategic abilities. He is best known for his victories during the Thirty Years' War and the war against the Turks. Montecuccoli is also remembered for his writings on military theory, which influenced subsequent generations of commanders. He died in 1680. Montecuccoli came from a noble Italian family but chose to pursue a military career in the service of the Habsburg Empire. He studied in Vienna and fought in numerous battles and military campaigns, earning the trust of Emperor Leopold I. Montecuccoli was known for his discipline, his ability to adapt to situations on the battlefield, and his skill in leading troops with cunning and determination. Montecuccoli fought in many significant battles during the Thirty Years' War and the wars against the Turks. Some of his most famous battles include the Battle of Lens in 1648, where he achieved a decisive victory against French forces, and the Battle of Vezekény in 1664, where he defeated the Ottoman army. He faced adversaries such as the renowned French general Turenne and the great Turkish commander Kara Mustafa...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gri gri oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Gri Gri Artist: Eduardo Arranz Bravo (Barcelona, 1941 – 2023) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in (100 x 81 cm) Date: 1974 Signature: Signed lower left: Arra...
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1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Madam van Robais - French Old Master oil painting 18th century art
Located in London, GB
This fine French Old Master portrait oil painting on canvas dates to circa 1770 and is attributed to the circle of Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun. The sitter is Madam van Robais. The van R...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Brother - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Floral, Men Love, Dotted Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

Early 17th Century by Tiberio Titi Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on panel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tiberio Titi (Florence, Italy, 1573 – 1638) Title: Portrait of a Gentleman Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Without frame 122 x 91 cm – with frame 162 x 133 x 10 cm Publications: G...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Martin Vernon - Signed 1993 Oil, The Looming Procession
Located in Corsham, GB
With heavy nods to De Chirico, Vernon has created an unnervingly surreal painting, depicting a sinister parade of figures on a sparse street. The artwork seems to hold heavy politica...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Under the Lemon Tree. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting depicts a figure prostrate beneath the bright, fruit-laden branches of a lemon tree, symbolizing freshness and nature's abundance. The composition uses bold colors and ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Painting Female Portrait 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique English oil on canvas portrait painting, circa 1900. A very handsome Impressionist portrait of a youthful lady in Edwardian dress. Oil on canvas, signed to the upper left "F ...
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Early 1900s English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anton Benno Zottmayr, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Letter
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century oil painting by German artist Anton Benno Zottmayr (1795-1865) depicts a gentleman holding a letter. Zottmayr was an accomplished painter of portraits,...
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1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 1930s Art Deco Society Portrait, Lady with a Diamond Earring.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Art Deco, oil on canvas, society female portrait by Dembinkski (probably Anton J.) Signed, dated and located (Paris) bottom left. In later wood and gilt frame. A charming and...
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1930s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 33x41 cm. Frame 50x58 cm. Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, ​​where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training. He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecce Homo Castello 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Genoese school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
17th-century Genoese School Workshop of Valerio Castello (Genoa, 1624 - Genoa, 1659) Ecce homo Oil on canvas 117 x 99 cm. In frame 138 x 118 cm. The Ecce Homo, the subject of our ...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Women Portrait Contemporary Art Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard Year: 2025 Style: Portrait Art, Title: Woman Portrait Size: 18" x 14...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Jasper Johns Red (original hand signed mixed media painting, numbered HPM 2/2)
Located in New York, NY
Shepard Fairey Jasper Johns Red, 2010 Silkscreen and mixed media collage on wood. Hand signed twice - on both the front and the back 23 3/4 × 17 1/2 inches Frame included Edition HPM...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen

Fine Quality 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Trial of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trial of Christ Dutch Old Master, 17th century oil on panel, unframed panel: 11 x 7.5 inches provenance: private collection, England, Christies auction stencil marks verso condi...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Regal, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Regal" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman in a white Victorian era collar as bright pink and red flowers bloom al...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - Stunning Woman In Light Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The s...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Cinderella portrait after 1881 painting in collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Romantic, pre Raphaelite painting titled 'Cinderella', this oil on canvas painting is in the Victorian period after a painting noted to be in the collection of Sir Andrews Lloyd Webb...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Eve and the apple" by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 65x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
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Mid-20th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maternity mixed media on canvas Nepal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jose Luis Fuentetaja - Maternity - mixed media (print and oil on canvas). Canvas size 54x65 cm. Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 195...
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

French art painting by Alfred Smith - Bordeaux, a Tramway, collector piece.
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Minor retouching on the upper part, original canvas with frame. Currently Under Restoration by Museum specialist for Alfred Smith paintings. ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mississippi John Hurt, Portrait Painting by George Hunt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Hunt, American Title: Mississippi John Hurt Year: 1993 Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed Size: 40 x 29 inches Frame: 44.25 x 33.25 ...
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1990s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

"Odd Woman In" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Odd Woman In" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto rendering of a female model with dark hair and an abstracted background. Ron Hick'...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Future Love" Oil Painting 72" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Future Love" Oil Painting 72" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil on canvas ABOUT THE ARTIST: Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. Specializing i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Demure Longing" (2024) By Suchitra Bhosle, Original Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Demure Longing" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a young woman looking off into the distance while resting in a doorway. About the Artist: Such...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Blessing the Harvest - Belgian 19thC art figurative Victorian oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a ...
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1850s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Elegant Lady in a Black Corset and Dark Blue Hat
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Reclining Nude wearing a Black Corset Top and Blue Hat Oil on canvas: 11 x 8inches. Frame: 18 x 15 inches. Konstantin Razumov's wor...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Virgin Madonna Mater Dolorosa Reni 17th Centutr Paint Oil on canvas Old master
By Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The workshop of Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - Bologna, 1642) The Virgin at Prayer (or Mater dolorosa) Oil on canvas 77 x 64 cm, framed 97 x 83 cm. The Madonna of our canvas is depict...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Lady - British 19th century art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian portrait oil painting is by British portrait artist Edward Spilsbury Swinson. It was painted in 1891 and is dated and signed lower right. It is a half l...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Enchantress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Enchantress" is a captivating artwork created by Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace that showcases the beauty and power of femininity. The piece is a mix...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board Elegant portrait by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This portrait, rendered in a warm, classical style, cap...
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1970s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Painting Male Portrait 19thC
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. French school of the late 1700s-early 1800s. Portrait of a gentleman in elegant bourgeois dress. The canvas has slight tears and is in need of cleaning. It is presente...
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19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Matthew (male portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Randall Exon (b.1956). Matthew, 1990. Oil on wood panel. Measures 24 x 36 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition with no damage or conservation. Signed and dated lower right. Gallery stamp on verso. Plastic wall mount taped down on verso. Provenance: The More Gallery INC, Philadelphia; Aramark Corporate Collection. Randall Exon (b. 1956) was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Exon earned his B.F.A. in painting from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and an M.F.A. at the University of Iowa. In 2003, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, staged a solo exhibition of his work. He was awarded the Thomas Benedict Clarke Prize in the 2004 179th Annual Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary American Art at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York. More recently, Exon’s work was featured in Visions of the Susquehanna, a traveling exhibition organized by the Lancaster Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, in 2008, and Haunting Narratives, a major exhibition at the Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, in 2012. BORN 1956 Vermillion, SD EDUCATION 1982 M.F.A. in Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1981 Skowhegan School of Painting, Skowhegan, ME 1981 M.A. in Painting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1978 B.F.A. in Painting, Washburn University, Topeka, KS SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2009 Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2007 Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2004 Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2003 Randall Exon: A Quiet Light, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA 2001 Mulvane Museum of Art, Topeka, KS 2000 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1998 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1996 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1994 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1993 Tasis England American School, Main Gallery, Thorpe, Surrey, England 1992 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Theatre Gallery, Washburn University, Topeka, KS Widener University Art Museum, Chester, PA 1990 Charles More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1988 West Chester University, McKinney Gallery, Mitchell Hall, West Chester, PA Charles More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Carleton College, Northfield, MN 1987 University of Maine at Machias, University Gallery, ME Topeka Public Library, Central Gallery, KS 1986 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1984 More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Stoneybrook School, Suffolk, Long Island, NY 1981-82 Florence Wilcox Gallery, Swarthmore College, PA Beauchamp Gallery, Topeka, KS SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Unforeseeable Thereness, Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2018 Vis-à-Vis, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY 2017 The New Baroque, Booth Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Robert Zeller Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views, Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, MA 2016 Mixed Environs: Contemporary Painters, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 2015 Home is Where the Art Is, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY 2014 Our American Life, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY 2014 Edge of the Seat, The Rye Arts Center Gallery, Rye, NY 2013 Duets: Art in Conversation, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY 2012 Haunting Narratives: Detours from Philadelphia Realism, 1935-Present, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA Structuring Nature, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR Summer Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2011 Masterworks: The Best of Hirschl & Adler, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY 2010 Summer Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2009 Holiday Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2008-2009 American Green – Art and Stewardship, Somerville-Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE 2008 Holiday Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY Summer Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2007 Finding a Form: Influences in Figurative Painting, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Holiday Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY Summer Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2006-2008 Visions of the Susquehanna, Susquehanna Art Museum, PA; Governor’s Residence, Harrisburgh, PA; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD; Roberson Center for Art and Science, Binghamton, NY. 2006 Summer Selections, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY 2004 179th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy of Design, New York, NY Selected Works from the Ballinglen Collection, United States Embassy to Ireland, Ambassadors Residence, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Part of the Art in the Embassies Program, Washington D.C. 2001 Personal Affinities, Contemporary Artists Influenced by the works of Edwin Dickinson, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA 2000 December Show, Fenton Gallery, Cork City, Ireland Works from the Archives, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland 1999 New Realism for a New Millennium, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, NY Indomitable Spirits, The Figure At The End Of The Century, The Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA 1998 Visual Poetry, A Selection of Work by Artists Inspired by the Words and Sentiments of Walt Whitman, Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ The Artist's Window, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC Embodied Fictions, Twelve Contemporary Figure Painters, The Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD 1997 Abstract and Image, Four Painters, Hopkin's Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH An Extended View: Landscapes by Philadelphia Artists, Levy and Paley Galleries, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 1996 Figure Drawings, Hillyer Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA Figurative Paintings, Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA A Show of Hands (Exhibit and auction to assist AIDS research), Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 1994 Figures in the Landscape, More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1992 Landscapes by Randall Exon & Joseph Byrne, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 1991 A Show of Hands, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 1991 Ten Contemporary Philadelphia Painters, Westmoreland Museum, Greensburg, PA 1991 Sport in Art, Woodmere Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA 1990 Myth and Monument, More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1990 Evidence of the Senses, 7 Painters, Woodmere Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA Pollack Award Winners, Mulvane Gallery, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 1989 Works on Paper, More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Nocturnes, More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1986 Nature Morte, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, St. Francis College, Loretto, PA 1984 The Spirit of the Coast: Paintings, Monmouth Museum, NJ Drawings: Personal and Intimate, More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Night Paintings, Florence Wilcox Gallery, Swarthmore, PA 1983 Realist Direction, Penn State University Museum, University Park, PA 1981 Graduate Student Traveling Exhibit, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1980 Selected Painters, Mulvane Gallery, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 1979 Artists Choose Artists Exhibit, University of Missouri at Kansas City Art Gallery, MO JURIED SHOWS 1990 Philadelphia Art Now, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA 1989 State of Pennsylvania Juried Exhibition, William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, PA 1987 State of Pennsylvania Juried Exhibition, William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, PA 1984 Butler Institute of American Art Annual Exhibit, Youngstown, OH National Academy of Design Biannual Competition, New York, NY 1981 32nd Iowa Artists Exhibition, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA 1980 Iowa Artists Solon, Burnnier Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1979 Kansas Bankers Association Exhibition, Topeka, KS AWARDS/GRANTS/RESIDENCIES 2004 The Thomas Benedict Clarke Prize, 179th Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY 2001 2nd Fellowship, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland Eugene M. Lang Faculty Fellowship, Swarthmore College, PA 1997 Fellow, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland 1992 Washburn Fellow, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 1989 Eugene M. Lang Faculty Fellowship, Swarthmore College, PA 1988 Andrew Carnegie Prize, 163rd Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design, New York, NY 1987 1985-86 1984 1981 1981 1980 1976, 78 TEACHING 1982-present 1994-00 1980-82 Best of Show prize, juried museum exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA Henry Luce Scholar, Bali, Indonesia Julius Halgarten Prize for Best Painting by an Artist under 35 years of age Academy of Design Annual Exhibition, New York, NY Iowa Artists Salon, Second Prize Skowhegan Scholarship Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Student Award, 32nd Iowa Artists Exhibition, Des Moines Art Center, IA Charles Pollack purchase prize for the best painting from annual student exhibition, Washburn University, Topeka, KS Professor in Studio Arts, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA Chair, Department of Art, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA Teaching Assistant to Ben Frank Moss, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA VISITING ARTIST/LECTURES 2002 2001 1998 1995 1994 1993 1994, 1992 1992 1989 1987 1986 1985 1982 Pennsylvania State University, Abington, PA Hollins College, Roanoke, VA Maryland Arts Institute, Baltimore, MD Beaver College, Glenside, PA Union College, Department of Art, Schenectady, NY Allentown Art Museum, PA Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA Tasis England American School, Thorpe, Surrey, England Boston Art Institute, MA Boston University, M.F.A. program, MA Beaver College, Department of Art, Philadelphia, PA Dartmouth College, Department of Visual Studies, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College, Department of Visual Studies, Hanover, NH Carleton College, Northfield, MN University of Maine at Machias, ME Horsham College of Art, Horsham, England Stoneybrook School, Suffolk, Long Island, NY Moore College of Art, Basic Drawing, Philadelphia, PA Vassar College, Department of Art, Poughkeepsie, NY PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Allentown Art Museum, PA ARA Corporation, Philadelphia, PA Security Pacific National Bank, Sanger Branch, Los Angeles, CA University of Iowa, Permanent Collection, Iowa City, IA Mulvane Gallery Permanent Collection, Washburn University, Topeka, KS Woodmere Museum, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, PA Henry Luce Foundation, New York, NY Henry Wendt Collection, Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Sozanski, Edward J. “Simple Situations, in almost holy light,” Philadelphia Inquirer , February 7, 2003 Francis, Naila,“Studies in Light, Space,” The Intelligencer, January 9, 2003 Thompson, Jodi, “Fabulous Realism, seeing the light,” Out & About, January 9, 2003 Hopkin, Alannah, The Irish Examiner, July 1, 2002 Hopkin, Alannah, The Irish Examiner, January 2002 Sosanski, Edward, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2001 Carr, Jeffrey, “Landscapes of the Imagination,” American Artist, January 1999 “On The Town,” New York Times Art Review, November 1998 Adelson, Fred B...
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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