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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
French Art Deco Society Portrait, Beauty in a Hat. Pastel and Crayon.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French art deco pastel portrait by Louis-Jean Beaupuy. The work is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in carved and gilded wood frame.
Beaupuy has captured all the charm and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Marternity
By Stéphanie Guerzoni
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887.
Died in 1970 in Geneva.
Work on canvas
Category
1940s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl With Flower - Contemporary Oil Painting, Realistic Woman Portrait
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Salzburg, AT
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obta...
Category
2010s Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s.
Original oil on plywood.
Beautiful and representative artwork of a female...
Category
1930s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a woman. Flora
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting “Flora” depicts a young woman in a serene and contemplative state with her eyes closed, symbolizing inner peace and connection with nature. Inspired by the Roman goddess...
Category
2010s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Painted on both sides, recto and verso.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting Portrait of a Young Nobleman XVII 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 ring of the household.
The...
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of 18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portraits Paintings, 1770s
By Giuseppe Angeli
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Rare pair of portraits from the second half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artworks depicting two splendid male figures, a hunter with his dog and a player with a stringed instru...
Category
1770s Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jeune paysanne tricotant auprès de l’âtre
By Jules Breton
Located in Barbizon, FR
Oil on canvas. 56x46.5 cm.Signed lower right, dated 1860
Provenance :
- Gift of the artist to Monsieur Allou in March 1861- Sale by Allou and Ehrlier in February 1872 (Galerie George...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virgo. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I've intertwined realism with hints of surrealism, woven with the raw emotion of expressionism. Through pastel, pencil, and touches of colored pencil and grap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Portrait of a naked woman after a card play
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Pierre-Albert BÉGAUD
(Bordeaux 1901 – 1956)
End of game
Oil on canvas
H. 27 cm; L. 46.5 cm
Signed lower right
Pierre-Albert Bégaud is a French portrait and landscape painter born in...
Category
1930s French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Serpens. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've fused realism with surreal elements, capturing the subject's serene grace while weaving in a tapestry of emotions. My strokes of pastel and pencil blend warmth an...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Moonage daydream-21st Century Contemporary painting of together sleeping friends
By Tania Rivilis
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986)
Tania Rivilis began painting at the age of 27, after moving to Germany from Russia in 2012. Working hard on technique and creati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Pierrot. Surrealistic, Fantasy Oil Painting on Board, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork depicts wide variety of fantastical creatures on a black background. Scene takes place at n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Father Portrait 1974. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this portrait, I endeavored to blend impressionistic strokes with a touch of realism to capture not just the physical but the emotional essence of the subject. The subtl...
Category
1970s Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lyra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've interwoven realism and surrealism with expressionistic strokes to bring to life a profound narrative. Using the tactile qualities of pastel, colored pencil, and...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Andromeda. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
These paintings, executed on thick paper, are very sensual and intuitive. My favorite topic is: women. Often I immediately make a seria of paintings that are caused by either materi...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
Gladis the Glamorous – Contemporary Queer Portrait with Fuchsia Overflow, 2017
By Inés Silvalde
Located in FISTERRA, ES
“Gladis the Glamorous” is a provocative oil on canvas by Spanish artist Inés Silvalde, offering a raw and unfiltered portrait of a nude female figure partially submerged in a bathtub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
gypsy woman oil on canvas painting
By Josep Serrasanta
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Serrasanta (1916-1998) - Gypsy woman - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 65x50 cm.
Frame measures 88x73 cm.
Josep Serrasanta was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1916 - 1998 Valdo...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red ribbon
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a mesmerizing portrait that showcases a delicate interplay of color and texture. The profile of a young woman is captured in serene contemplation, her features render...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shelter me
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Shelter Me" is an evocative portrayal of the human need for protection and emotional safety. The central figure, with her eyes closed in a serene, almost meditati...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Communist the tramp charlot charlie Chaplin oil on canvas painting
By Joaquim Falco
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquim Falcó (1958)
The painter Joaquim Falcó was born in Manresa (Barcelona, Spain) and was related to art from a very early age: at the age of 9 he e...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 18th Century pastel portrait on paper of a bearded gentleman. Presented under glass in a fine period gilded carved wood frame.
A cha...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Refection - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Woman Portrait
By Tomasz Bielak
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vinyl - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realistic Girl Portrait
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Salzburg, AT
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obta...
Category
2010s Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"I'll strengthen you " (contemporary oil figurative portrait of two women paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I enjoy working on impressionist artworks with an expressive touch. This artwork makes part of one of my favorite series dedicated to women whom I always want to represent as strong,...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Sculptor in the Studio - Pygmalion - Contemporary, Couple, Summer, Relax
By Alexandru Rădvan
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Sculptor in the Studio - Pygmalion, 2017
Acrylic on canvas
90 35/64 H x 82 43/64 W in.
230 H x 210 W cm
The artist's reference to fundamental myths of humanity and their analysis fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Daniela Gullotta, Abandoned Church, Urbex, 100x150cm, 2020
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing and conveying its contents, with particular involvement of methodologies from geography, anthropology, sociology to cultural studies.
Her works have been in the past approached to the works of Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1770), but in Gullotta's paintings the absence of color makes the spaces particularly ethereal, allowing them to be ideally lifted to new places and to new life.
An artist of international caliber who has decided to entrust her return to her homeland to Almach Art Gallery in Milan, while maintaining connections with important galleries, such as Marlborough Fine Art in London and Galerie Koch in Hanover.
The artwork represents an ideal abandoned church...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
abstract with portrait oil and collage on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horacio Sapere (1951) - Abstract - Oil and collage on canvas
Signed lower right
Canvas measures 61x46 cm.
Frameless.
Title:
Abstract with Portrait - Oil and Collage on Canvas by Horacio Sapere (1985)
Short Description:
A unique abstract piece by Horacio Sapere, influenced by artists like Antoni Tàpies and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Mixed media combining oil and collage, perfect for contemporary art collectors.
Detailed Description:
Discover the fascinating intersection of abstraction and figuration with "Abstract with Portrait" by Horacio Sapere. Created in 1985, this piece blends oil and collage on a 24 x 18-inch canvas, showcasing the artist's mastery in layering textures and integrating forms.
Horacio Sapere, known for his multidisciplinary approach that spans painting, visual poetry, and performance, aligns himself with the tradition of great contemporary art figures. His work echoes the material intensity of Antoni Tàpies, the gestural energy of Jean-Michel Basquiat, and the narrative capacity of Robert Rauschenberg, establishing a dialogue between chaos and order, abstraction and figuration.
Inspired by the artistic movements of the late 20th century, Sapere crafts a visual language that resonates with Informalism and Abstract Expressionism, making it a standout choice for contemporary art enthusiasts.
This piece is ideal for those looking to enrich their collection with a work that is not only visually striking but also conceptually grounded. It includes a certificate of authenticity to guarantee its provenance and originality.
Related Artists:
- Antoni Tàpies: For his use of unconventional materials and focus on texture
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: For the energy and expressiveness of abstract strokes
- Robert Rauschenberg: For the combination of mixed media and collage in compositions
- Cy Twombly: For balancing visual chaos with the subtlety of abstract forms
Key Points for Collectors:
- A unique piece by an internationally recognized artist
- Contemporary style that fits modern spaces
- Mixed media highlighting the interplay of textures and color
- Guaranteed provenance with a certificate of authenticity
Dimensions: 24 x 18 inches (unframed)
Technique: Oil and collage on canvas
A Treasure for Contemporary Art Collectors
This work represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire an original piece by an artist who, like Tàpies or Basquiat, challenges traditional art norms to offer a unique visual and emotional experience.
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Horacio Sapere (Buenos Aires, 1951). He has lived and worked in Mallorca since 1975 and since 2011 he has had a studio in New York. An intense and committed artist, he develops his creative process through theater and performance (1970-1980), visual poetry (1976-1982), painting and sculpture. Creator of major projects such as Poet's room (1995), presented for the first time at the BMB gallery in Amsterdam (1996), at the UIB -Universitat de les Illes Balears- (1997) and at the Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra in Ibiza (1998). ); and as a sculptural poetic installation at the MEIAC, the Spanish and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz (2000), the Fernando Pessoa...
Category
1980s Abstract Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Under the Parasol", 20th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to Laureano Barrau
Located in Madrid, ES
ATTRIBUTED TO LAUREANO BARRAU
Spanish, 1863 - 1957
UNDER THE PARASOL
unsigned
oil on canvas
35-1/2 x 26 inches (90 x 66 cm.)
framed: 44-1/4 x 35-1/2 in...
Category
1920s Naturalistic Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CITY OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
NAPOLEON AT ARCIS-SUR-AUBE, 1814
Located in Paris, FR
Circle of FRANÇOIS DE LANSAC (1803-1890)
"NAPOLEON AT ARCIS-SUR-AUBE, 1814"
French Campain – Napoleon at Arcis-sur-Aube, 1814
Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS :
–...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Porto 10
By Karine Bartoli
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Noble Man Ceresa Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Carlo Ceresa (San Giovanni Bianco 1609 - Bergamo 1679) attributable
Full-length portrait of Giacomo Pesenti
Oil on canvas (206 x 121 cm - in frame 212 x 133 cm.)
This fascinating portrait, portraying a full-length gentleman and datable to the 17th century, illustrates the stylistic and compositional details typical of the pictorial production of the Lombardy area, Bergamo in particular. This reference is reflected in elements such as the natural light, the sober and austere setting and, above all, the subtle psychological characterisation of the face.
We are inclined to identify the hand of portrait painter Carlo Ceresa, one of the most illustrious Bergamasque figure painters of the 17th century, capable of developing a style of intense realism and acute psychological investigation. In his works, and our portrait perfectly reflects his canons, an extraordinary naturalistic imprint, great realism and remarkable essentiality are evident.
Those traits of severity, moral rigour and austerity typical of his portraiture find a perfect balance here: never courtly or rhetorical, his portraits are profoundly linked to the concept of counter-reform. Immortalising the main personalities of the time, he established himself as a point of reference for the Bergamasque aristocracy, from the Vertova to the Pesenti to the Secco Suardo.
The subject of the portrait is Giacomo Pesenti, here immortalised life-size in a rigorous black suit, his left hand resting on a table, on which is placed the necessities for writing and a manuscript, and his right hand, with a sealed ring on his little finger, abandoned along his side while he holds his gloves.
He wears a suit of incredible rigour, dressed as befits a man of his high social standing, while the sharp light focuses on his face, with an intensity that seems to be accentuated by the reflection of the white collar, with its sharp profile.
For Ceresa, it is not the richness of the garment that gives value to the person portrayed, it is the need to give feeling and bring out the character of the person, and this he succeeds in marvellously, aided by his ability to capture the essence of the person and return it to us in painting through the face and light used as a strong expressive element.
In fact, the image highlights that 'counter-reformed' composure typical of the portraiture of painters active in this area and era, adhering to a verism...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Naive. Green and Red Design. "Currency #210"
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, depicts the figure of an anonymous wooden face inscribed with a Dutch phrase, "Nu ik een beetje mijn ple...
Category
2010s Pop Art Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Dance me to the end of love- 21st Century Romantic painting- a girl with lantern
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser
Dance me to the end of love
80 x 60 cm
(Frame is included, framed 85 x 75 cm)
Oilpaint on wood panel
Dutch Female Artist Lis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sleeping Girl - Painting by Antonio Mellone - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Antonio Mellone in 1970s.
Hand signed lower left.
Very good condition.
Includes a coeval wooden frame.
Category
1970s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Self Portrait. Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil on canvas self portrait of the artist Stéphane LOVIGHI-BOURGOGNE. The painting is signed bottom right and is signed and dated to the back of the canvas. Presented i...
Category
Late 20th Century Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Sublime portrait of a woman with a fan at the end of the 19th century, painted by the French painter Jules Octave Triquet
V...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sedes Sapientiae – Cubist Portrait with Symbolic Depth, by Gregoire Mathias
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Sedes Sapientiae
41 x 33 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Sedes Sapientiae by Grégoire Mathias is a striking cubist composition that deconstructs the human face into a network of angular planes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.
Located in Firenze, IT
Ca. 1820
Portrait of a Woman.
Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris), attributed.
French school of 19th century.
Tecnicque: oils on canvas.
Dimensions: 70cm x 61cm
20th century wooden frame.
Old attribution to Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris) is inscribed on the wooden frame.
Portrait of the restoration period, post Napoleonic wars. Stylistically the painting is found in the transition period from the late Empire period to the beginning of Romanticism. The new artistic trends can be seen in the increased naturalism, representation of the landscape/nature, in the contrasts, and in a greater emotionality of the person represented. Detailed but loose is the way to describe the winter dress...
Category
1820s Romantic Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
woman with guitar mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1980s Fauvist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French School
Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress
Pastel on paper mounted on oval canvas
H. 68 cm; W. 54 cm (Frame: H. 102 cm; W. 71 cm)
18th century frame, anti-refle...
Category
Mid-18th Century French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
A young woman reading a letter. Study figure
Located in Paris, IDF
Louise Marie-Jeanne HERSENT, born MAUDUIT
(Paris, 1784 – Paris, 1862)
A young woman reading a letter. Study figure
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated in the middle on the right
100 x 8...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Muses of the Universe"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Muses of the Universe" is a visual poem about the profound unity of the elements and feminine energy. The images are interconnected and unified in a Single Circle of Power: a self-s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Woman in a green dress" (contemporary painting of a woman)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This compelling artwork "Woman in a green dress " is a striking example of modern expressionist portraiture.
Dominated by bold, purposeful brushstrokes, the painting depicts a soli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
MINSTREL- G.Faliero Neapolitan School Italy - Italian Poratrait oil on Canvas
By Giovanni Faliero
Located in Napoli, IT
Minstrel - Giovanni Faliero Italia 2002 - Oil on canvas cm. 80x60.
Giovanni Faliero’s painting depicts an elegant musician, his figure is well lit, accentuated by strong contrasts with the shaded areas. the Baroque style painting...
Category
Early 2000s Italian School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monkey with a Cigarette I - Contemporary Figurative Animals Oil Painting
By Tomasz Bielak
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artist Tomasz Bielak loves animals, but especially monkeys. He often portrays her. Old photos serve as templates.
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Geisha
By Roland Strasser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Roland Strasser (1895-1974)
"Japanese Geisha"
Signed lower right
Oil and gold leaf on canvas, measures: 76 x 46 cm
In fine white-wash wood frame.
...
Category
1930s Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
HEALER CAT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper.
Original art by Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
'The Water Carriers' by André Hallet, Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda
By André Hallet
Located in Knokke, BE
André Hallet
Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda
Belgian Painter
'The Water Carriers'
Signature: signed lower left 'A. Hallet', placed and named on reverse
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 100 x 80,5 cm, frame size 120,5 x 100,5 cm
Biography: Hallet André was born in the Liege in 1890, emerged as a luminary in the world of Belgian post-impressionist painting. His oeuvre, a testament to his profound talent, has graced the walls of over 60 museums worldwide, including the venerable Louvre in Paris, France.
Hallet’s artistic repertoire was as expansive as it was breathtaking. He wielded his brush with mastery in a multitude of genres, creating enchanting landscapes, bustling cityscapes, serene garden views, captivating marine scenes, evocative genre depictions, and intimate portraits that breathed life onto his canvases.
The journey of André Hallet’s artistry began under the tutelage and guidance of R. Heintz. He honed his craft further at the Academy in Liege.
It was in the South of France that Hallet discovered the transcendent allure of light and the sun, infusing his work with a cheerful and impressionistic burst of color. The vibrant hues of his palette mirrored the radiant landscapes he encountered in Flanders and the Mediterranean, from the sun-kissed shores of Southern France to the picturesque vistas of Italy.
In 1920, Hallet embarked on a new chapter, working in the enchanting city of Bruges before ultimately settling in Leuven. Each location left its mark on his art, contributing to the rich tapestry of his creative journey.
A turning point in Hallet’s life came in 1934 when the Belgian government sent him to Congo. Later, in 1947, he found his home on the shores of Lake Kivu in Kisenyi, present-day Rwanda. It was here that he would spend the remainder of his life, captivated by the mesmerizing beauty of the African landscape. He passed away in 1959, leaving a lasting legacy.
During his time in Africa, Hallet forged a deep connection with Tutsi king Mwambi Matura III of Ruanda-Burundi. This relationship inspired a series of exquisitely detailed portraits, offering a glimpse into the regal splendor of the king’s family...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LOOK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
I adore your boogies-woogies. Figurative painting with popular dancers and music
By Igor Fomin
Located in Segovia, ES
I love your “Boogies-woogies”, (Adoro tus "Bugisvugis"). Figurative painting with popular dancers and musicians.
Acrylic on canvas.
Measurements in centimeters: 97 x 130 x 3 cm. Fram...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Young Ballerina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This captivating painting portrays a young ballerina, delicately adjusting her pointe shoes. Dressed in a ballet tutu, she exudes grace and discipline. Th...
Category
2010s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela española (Principios XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato del Papa Pio VII
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
El estado de conservación de la pintura es aceptable, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada
Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un antiguo marco en madera p...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
woman in white oil on canvas painting portrait
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ignasi Mundó Marcet (1918-2012) - woman in white - Oil on canvas
Canvas measures 73x60 cm.
Frame size 76x63 cm.
MUNDO Ignasi
Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joa...
Category
1940s Fauvist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of 17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Paintings Sibyls, 1670s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Rare pair of Italian paintings from the second half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artworks depicting two splendid female figures recognizable thanks to the inscriptions at the b...
Category
1670s Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pietà Saint John De Morales Paint Oil on table 16/17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Luis de Morales, called 'El Divino' (Badajoz 1509 - 1586) workshop of
La Pietà with Saint John
Oil on panel (82 x 65 cm /In frame 109 x 92 cm)
STATE OF CONSERVATION: The panel is in good condition, with restorations and cracks clearly visible from the pictures. Gilded and lacquered wooden frame, in good condition.
We present this intense Pietà executed on wood panel, the work of a painter of the late Spanish Renaissance who drew on the celebrated iconographic model created by Luis de Morales, known as El Divino (Badajoz 1509-1586), a subject reproposed by the artist and then by his flourishing workshop in numerous versions.
This is an extraordinary work, in which the author demonstrates incredible realism and emotional depth in his portrayal of the Madonna and Christ, accompanied by Saint John the Evangelist.
In an extremely devout Spain, Luis de Morales counts himself as one of the painters most interested in the dramatic aspects of Christ's life, from his painful Passion journey to his death. This devotional subject, the Pieta, so frequent in Christian art, is renewed in Morales' art with enormous expressive force; it is not for nothing that the artist was nicknamed the Divine, and not only for the creation of a devotional iconography in line with the spirituality of the time, but also for the intrinsic intensity of his religious paintings.
The depiction, to great dramatic effect, shows Christ, immediately after being deposed from the cross, gently welcomed into the arms of the Virgin. The intense maternal compassion is also evident in the expression on her face, which, always aware of her son's fate, exudes suffering, melancholy but also serene resignation. Christ, abandoned in his mother's embrace, shows an emaciated and sorrowful face, made even more ghostly by his half-open mouth.
The tree of the cross looms over the figures, emphasised by an evocative dark, completely monochrome background, to which the three figures are contrasted with strong lighting.
Evident in Morales' painting is the devotional slant typical of Counter-Reformation painting, accentuated by a style that recalls both Italian painting for its research and chiaroscuro effects, and Flemish and German painting for its strongly accentuated dramatic tones.
The work shows a strong physical and psychological characterisation of the characters, rendered by the marked chiaroscuro effects and the plastic construction of the figures, also using a sfumato technique, which show the primary influence of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo.
On the other hand, his Flemish training is evident in the anatomical modelling and treatment of the folds of the Virgin's dress, which retain the sharpness of the Nordic painting tradition.
We can mention, among the most beautiful versions similar to our composition:
- Fig.1 Luis de Morales (c. 1520-1586), La Piedad, c. 1568, Óleo sobre tabla 72 x 50 cm.
Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
- Fig.2 Luis de Morales, La Piedad, c. 1560, Óleo sobre tabla 126 x 98 cm.
Real Academia de Bellas
- Fig.3 Luis de Morales, La Piedad, 1565 - 1570, Oil on panel 42 x 30 cm.
Museo del Prado
- Fig.4 Luis de Morales, Triptych of the Pietà St John and St Mary Magdalene...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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