Palmwood Paintings

Portrait of a young Russian or French girl executed in charcoal and gouache on paper. Harlamoff was most renowned for his masterful portraits of young girls of which this is a fine example, chosen for their charming and innocent beauty. Signed lower left A. Harlamoff. Signed on the reverse Alexei Harlamoff. Alexei Harlamoff was born in the village of Dyachevka near Saratov on the Volga. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, and he won both a Gold Medal and a scholarship in 1868. The scholarship enabled him to travel to Paris, where he studied under portrait painter Léon Bonnat, and by 1874 he was visited by Russian marine painter Alexei Bogoliubov, who reported back to Russia on the young artist’s visible success. In 1875, Harlamoff exhibited his portraits of Louis and Pauline Viardot to great acclaim, marking a turning point in his career. French writer Emile Zola...

18th century continental portrait of a young lady, unsigned. Oil on canvas, oval painting and stretcher set in rectangular gilt frame.

This portrait of a young man with vivid red hair, blue eyes and a ruddy complexion was painted by John C. Menihan, one of the most renowned portraitists and watercolorists of his day...

Fabulous antique French portrait of a young boy, original pastel, original frame (artist unknown and apparently unsigned) Original gold leaf frame (some gilt loss noted) portrait ...

This unsigned portrait of a young noble woman is executed in the style of Renaissance Venetian painter Palma il Vecchio.

Acrylic on canvas. Darling portrait of a young girl with a bow in her hair. Signed Kiki on the bottom right.  

Orientalist watercolor of an Arab boy on an oriental rug. Inscribed in the back the former owner of the painting: W. de Keller 1 rue Goethe Par...

19th century painting of a young boy in a giltwood frame.

Archery Painting After John Hoppner (1758-1810). A charming early 19th century oil on canvas portrait of a young boy in archery attire. The young boy stands at the center of the comp...

An alluring oil on canvas portrait depicting a beautiful young woman decorating her hair with a red lace. Made by Lajos Rezes Molnár (Hungarian 1896...

Portrait of young boy playing with a wooden Horse. set in a beautiful country scene, with foliage and trees. Presented in the original hand carved gilded frame.

Well painted boy with vest and waistcoat holding a kite with ribbon and twine. In a landscape with trees.