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Hydra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I explored the human gaze using pastel, pencil, and colored pencils, blending realism with surreal touches. The eyes, a window to the soul, reflect deep emotions, pe...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Yoel Benharrouche - The Wise Man of Time - Oil on Canvas
By Yoel Benharrouche
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Yoel Benharrouche Oil on Canvas Title: The Wise Man of Time Dimensions: 33 x 24 cm Framed dimensions: 73 x 63 cm Signed "Spirit must meet with matter. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Medusa - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. Realized by Francesco Settimj in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Good condition except for some minor losses of colors on edges.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" is an evocative piece that captures the transcendental moment of spiritual rapture. The central figure, poised in a state of divine surren...
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2010s Impressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Knitting woman by Anne Marie Mulder - Oil on canvas 30x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 48x58 cm Anne Marie Mulder was born in 1921. After secondary school she trained at the national Academy of Visual Art in Amsterd...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Annunciation De Witte Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1548 - Munich, 1628) - Workshop/School The Annunciation oil on canvas (cm): 79 x 110 - framed 92 x 127 We are delighted to present a fascinating work, dating back to the beginning of the 17th century, inspired by the prototype of the Annunciation created around 1586-1595 by Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1540/1548 - Munich, 1628), which has been lost but made famous thanks to an engraving made and published by Jan Sadeler I (1550-1600). A painter of Flemish origin with strong affinities to 16th century Italianising culture, De Witte tackles the theme of the Annunciation numerous times, revealing knowledge of both Roman and Florentine Mannerism, inherited from his Italian sojourn. Some of these works are now housed in various international museums, in addition to autograph or workshop works that can be found in numerous public or private collections; in this regard, we may mention the following: - National Museum in Prague [1] - Carrara Academy of Bergamo, Angelo Annunziante and Vergine Annunziata [2]. - Finnish National Museum, Helsinki  - Private property, religious institution Bergamo (Bergamo area) Observing the composition, we can admire the rather well-established iconographic scheme, with the two figures immersed in an almost dreamlike atmosphere: the Archangel Gabriel on the left, of an ethereal beauty, appears imperious as he delivers the supreme annunciation to the Virgin Mary, who greets him with lowered eyes, composed in her amazement; surprised in the act of reading a book, she receives the white lilies...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Insouciance', Mid 20th Century Portrait of Max Vigon friend of Jean Cocteau.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century oil portrait of the actor Max Vigon. The sitter was a friend and collector of the works of Jean Cocteau. By repute this portrait is by Cocteau however it is n...
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Mid-20th Century Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LADY'S PORTRAIT - Venetian School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting
By Giovanni Santaniello
Located in Napoli, IT
Lady's portrait - Giovanni Santaniello Italia 2002 - Oil on canvas cm. 100 x 80 The painting by Giovanni Santaniello depicts a portrait of a beautiful pensive woman in elegant clothe...
Category

Early 2000s Italian School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil

Portrait Lady Pulzone Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Roma
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) - workshop of Portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587) Grand Duchess of Tuscany, second wife of Francesco I de 'Medici Second half of the 16th century oil on canvas, cm. 70 x 56 cm., Framed 103 x 87 cm. The proposed painting illustrates the portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587), a noblewoman of Venetian origins, second wife of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I de 'Medici, whose expressive power is wisely highlighted by the composite cut of light three quarters, with the head and gaze directed at the observer. The beam of light coming from her right brings out the volumes of her face plastically and lingers on her features, highlighted by the large white lace ruff that surrounds his neck and by the details of her precious clothing. Bianca wears a dark red dress, perhaps a zimarra, embroidered in gold with a plunging neckline and a raised collar of the shirt curled in a ruff and also edged with precious lace, embroidered with the motif of the Florentine lily.   The favorite jewels of the noblewoman were pearls: we see them on a choker that adorns the neckline, in the earrings and again in the hairstyle, which sees the hair gathered at the nape of the neck and adorned with a string of small black pearls and embellished with a clasp. It is a high-quality painting that can be confined to the workshop of the painter Scipione Pulzone called Gaetano, representing at best a pictorial genre, that of portraiture, in which the master excelled. This attribution would be confirmed by comparisons with the numerous portraits that Pulzone dedicated to the Medici family. Our painting, in particular, could represent one of the versions that the workshop has replicated, at the request of the numerous art collectors who wish to have a portrait of one of the most influential personalities of the Florentine scene. The characters drawn by Pulzone were icons of incomparable elegance: noblewomen, knights and religious lent their faces to the eye of the artist who was able to grasp every meticulous detail with his superb technique. A photographic wealth and surprising material attention that trace the pictorial prototypes of Flemish inspiration, in particular of Antonis Mor...
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16th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Garden Sculpture, Pastel Palette, Abstract Render Shapes Pink, Yellow Monumental
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Garden Sculpture I" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculpt...
Category

2010s Cubist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Love" Contemporary oil painting . Vertical large size . Female portrait
Located in Oslo, NO
Crafted with delicate brushstrokes in oil, my work captures a timeless moment of introspection and stillness. It embodies the deep connection with one's inner self, exploring the com...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

'Him' and 'Her', A Pair of Large Glasgow School Portrait Paintings on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A pair of large Glasgow School oil on canvas portraits by Scottish artist Stuart Mackenzie. The works are presented in plain baton wood frames. Thoug...
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Late 20th Century Young British Artists (YBA) Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Palettes, Orange and Turquoise Mid-Century Floating Shapes, Abstract
By Ryan Rivadeneyra
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Modernist Palettes" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and...
Category

2010s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Contemporary abstract portrait Frida Kahlo acrylic on paper "Feminine force"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract portrait of a faceless Frida Kahlo, created by French artist Natalya Mouegnot, is part of a series dedicated to women. The painting features vibrant orange...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Hippie portrait original oil on canvas painting
By Joan Cruspinera
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 50x58 cm. Joan Cruspinera Muñoz was born in 1945 in Tiana, Barcelona. This Catalan artist is a painter, draftsman and painter. His training...
Category

1970s Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PORTRAIT OF YOUNG WOMAN - Venetian School -Italian oil on canvas painting
By Eugenio De Blasi
Located in Napoli, IT
PORTRAIT OF YOUNG WOMAN - Oil on canvas painting cm.95x65, Eugenio De Blasi, Italy, 2008 The painting by Eugenio De Blasi is inspired by the work of the Venetian painter and portrai...
Category

Early 2000s Italian School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady Sitting on a Garden Bench
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 75 x 65 x 6 cm
Category

1950s French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The sisters young women original oil on canvas painting
By Ramón Aguilar Moré
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 98x117 cm. Ramon Aguilar i Moré (Barcelona, ​​1924-Barcelona, ​​September 23, 2015) was a Spanish painter. His work was influenced by the expressionist movement, although...
Category

1970s Fauvist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

"umbrella girl series" RK24T, Abstract, Paintings, Clay, 21st Century
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches Frame measures 27.56 x 27.56 x 2.76 inches Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding. Color: antique white - vintage Artist: Roger...
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2010s Abstract Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

Self-Portrait of the artist
Located in PARIS, FR
Self-portrait by Edouard Dumoulin (1898 - 1973) 1928 Oil on canvas 48 x 37 cm (54 x 42 cm with frame 18.9 x 14.57 in (21.26 x 16.54 in with frame) Signed and dated lower left Online...
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1920s Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

surreal woman face oil on canvas painting
By Miquel Torner de Semir
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) - Surrealist figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x38 cm. Frameless. Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) Catalan painter attracted by the Middle Ages and I...
Category

1990s Surrealist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Little Girls and Their New Friends Genre Scene 19th century Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very touching scene with two little girls. Two sisters are thrilled to meet their new pets that their parents have bought. The sincerity and immediacy of children's feelings depicted...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Girl with a flower-21st century painting of a girl in black dress & white flower
By Ksenya Istomina
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina 'Girl with flower' 100 x 60 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is: Oil on linen, framed Painted after life, the artist ...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"The more we share, the more we have"( contemporary figurative piece of women)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary figurative painting with a modern touch and mix of expressionism, brut art and naïf art depicts a scene of three women at the table. This piece embraces my roots ...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait Blue Miles Davis French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Blue Miles Davis Portrait of the famous Miles Davis Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Original ...
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Early 1900s Tonalist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

Portrait of a Girl “Iiris”
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting embodies a deep connection between humanity and nature. The woman seems to personify the iris, highlighting that humans are part of nature and that the beauty of the nat...
Category

2010s Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Caprice - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
By Françoise Nielly
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Terwesten Woman Allegory Art Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Mattheus Terwesten (The Hague, 1670 - 1757) Portrait of a young woman with palette and brushes, as Allegory of the art of Painting Oil on canvas 160 x 91 cm. - In frame 178 x 107 cm...
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17th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Mr. Pierre Rougé and portrait of Mrs. Mathilde Rougé, born Rauch
Located in Paris, IDF
Adélaïde SALLES-WAGNER (Dresden, 1824 – Paris, 1890) Portrait of Mr. Pierre Rougé Portrait of Mrs. Mathilde Rougé, born Rauch Pair of oils on canvas Signed lower right for one and ...
Category

Late 19th Century French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The tenderness of generations
By Gilbert Pauli
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category

Early 2000s Art Deco Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century. Italian school.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century Italian school. Oil on canvas. Circle of Giuseppe Nogari (1699-1763) Dimensions with frame cm 71 x 5...
Category

18th Century Baroque Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Boys- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of boys playing on the beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Beach Boys 65x 80 cm ( frame included in price and size) acrylic paint on 12 wooden panels all in one frame together. Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national ...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A group - Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish artist
By Joanna Woyda
Located in Warsaw, PL
ARTIST Joanna Woyda (b. 1981) Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2000-2005). She received her honorary degree in 2005. She was also a scholarship holder of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat, Possibly Painted by Gustaf Brandelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884) Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat oil on tree panel painted c.1850-70 panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...
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1860s Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Woman posing acrylic painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Acrylic on canvas on cardboard. Work measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter...
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1970s Fauvist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT FEELINGS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper. THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Lida
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE "Lida" Oil on panel Signed lower left and titled 'Lida' on the reverse Dimensions: 24 x 19 cm / 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (painting) 45 x 40 cm / 17 3/4 x 16 3/4 in; (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hobby - 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Pekingese dog, oil painting on canvas by A. Schrotter 20th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
Portrait of a Pekingese dog, oil painting on canvas by A. Schrotter 20th c. History of the Pekingese do breed : The Pekingese (also known as the Lion Dog, Peking Lion Dog, Pelchie Dog, or Peke) is an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China. They are called Lion Dogs due to their resemblance to Chinese guardian lions (the Shih Tzu is also known as a Lion Dog in Chinese).The breed was favored by royalty of the Chinese Imperial court as both a lap dog...
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1920s Other Art Style Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nosiness - 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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th c. French, circa 1725, by François de Troy, portrait of a Lady as Ceres
Located in PARIS, FR
18th century French School François de Troy (1645 – 1730), Paris, circa 1725 Portrait of a Woman as the Goddess Ceres Oil on canvas: h. 39 in, w. 31.3 in Regen...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Troubadour's Love
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). The texts of troubadour songs deal mainly with themes of chivalry and ...
Category

2010s American Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ADVENTURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Acrylicon wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Valery Gazukin (1951-2014) – Portrait of Sergei, Ural Avant-Garde
Located in Firenze, IT
Valery Gazukin (1951-2014) – Portrait of Sergei, Ural Avant-Garde Urals, 1970s-1980s Medium: tempera on cardboard Dimensions: 40 x 40 cm (53 x 51 cm with frame) Signature: signed l...
Category

1970s Color-Field Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Cardboard

Girls 2 - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Women Portrait
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman face oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - Woman - Oil on canvas Canvas size 30X24 cm. Frameless. Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student since high school, with constant pri...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Red Kiss (Rouge Baiser)
By René Gruau
Located in Paris, FR
René GRUAU (1909-2004) "The Red Kiss" or "Rouge Baiser" Oil on canvas Signed with the monogram lower left Painted in 1989 DIMENSIONS : – 31 7/8 x 39 3/8 in. ...
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1980s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Presumed artist self-portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Louis-Gabriel BLANCHET (Versailles, 1701 – Rome, 1772) Presumed self-portrait of the artist Oil on canvas H. 73 cm; W. 60 cm Circa 1730 Originally presented in a Restoration period frame with a "Mignard" cartouche, this beautiful painting initially appeared to us as a work from northern Italy. However, it exuded a rather French form of refinement, suggesting that its artist may have assimilated a dual influence from both sides of the Alps. We thank our colleague and friend Philippe Mendès for spontaneously and judiciously "bringing out" the name of Louis-Gabriel Blanchet, a Romanized French portraitist, whose spirit and stylistic characteristics we clearly recognize here. Blanchet's "French" years, before his final departure for Rome in 1728, following his winning of the second Grand Prix for painting after Subleyras in 1727, are extremely poorly documented. His father, Gabriel, was valet to Blouin, himself Louis XIV's first valet at the time. According to Thierry Lefrançois, Blanchet was one of the few students of Nicolas Bertin (1667-1736), whose studio he is said to have joined in the early 1720s. At a baptism on March 24, 1724, where he was godfather, he is mentioned as a painter in the picture store of the Duke of Antin, the director of buildings between 1708 and 1736. At this time, he was probably already married to Jeanne Quément, with whom he had a daughter also named Jeanne, who would marry Nicolas Aviet, the son of a valet in the queen's wardrobe, in Versailles in 1738. When Blanchet arrived in Rome in October 1728, he was accompanied by Subleyras, Trémolières, and Slodtz. He enjoyed the goodwill of Vleughels, the director of the Académie de France, which had been based at the Palazzo Mancini since 1725, even though the latter was not always kind to our resident. From 1732, he was under the protection of the Duke of Saint-Aignan when he took up his post as ambassador to Rome. Along with Slodtz and Subleyras, they formed a trio of friends, joined by Joseph Vernet shortly after his arrival in Rome in 1734. Slodtz and Blanchet, on the occasion of Subleyras's marriage in 1739, were there to attest that their friend was not bound by any marital commitment, and Blanchet was a witness at Vernet's wedding in 1745. It is most likely from these early years in Rome that our portrait of the artist dates, the expression and turn of his face irresistibly reminiscent of a self-portrait. The still relatively youthful features may correspond to Blanchet's thirty-something years, and the fluffy wig was still fashionable at this time. The painting fits well with the depiction of a young painter wanting to display both the beginnings of success and a certain simplicity or restraint. A slight smile expresses a form of assurance in this man with a gentle, sincere gaze and a face radiating a keen sense of wit. We find here the air of intimacy present in almost all of Blanchet's portraits, even those from the 1750s and 1760s, as well as an almost complicity with the viewer. The spirit of the painting is quite close to that of the presumed portrait of Bouchardon (painted around 1730) and the portrait of Pannini, painted in 1736, but it possesses a more natural quality, notably thanks to the absence of decorum. Our work exhibits the characteristics of Blanchet's paintings: elegance, luminosity (especially in the whites), vibrant and refined colors (here, the harmony of the garnet of the garment and the slate blue of the background, whose uniformity is tempered by a very sketched landscape and a grove of greenery), light complexions, rather rosy cheekbones, often full lips, and rather tight framing. According to the Academy's rules, Blanchet's stay should have ended in the spring of 1732, but, for reasons unknown, he remained in the Eternal City until his death, as did his friend Subleyras, with whom he shared accommodation until the late 1730s. The latter regularly called upon him to collaborate on his paintings, such as The Meal at Simon's. Through Saint-Aignan's intervention, Blanchet was employed in the late 1730s by the Stuart princely family, then exiled in Italy. He notably produced copies (now lost) after Liotard of the portraits of Charles Edward and Henry Benedict, the sons of James III Stuart. The latter also commissioned three other portraits (now in the National Portrait Gallery in London), whose more formal character contrasts with the intimate spirit of Blanchet's portraits. Blanchet frequented English painters, such as the landscape painter Richard Wilson, and studied with the Scottish portraitist Katherine Read...
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1730s French School Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Terra Nullis-21st Century Contemporary Iconic Painting of a Girl in blue dress
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her work is now a household name in the rest of the world. We understand why. A painting by Pam Hawkes is something remarkable. At th...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Old man elderly oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Anonymous - Old man - Oil on board Oil size 34x25 cm. Frameless
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1920s Baroque Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Meditator - 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a meditating boy
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The Meditator 80 x 80 cm Acrylic on canvas Frame is included Framed the painting measures 90 x 90 cm The artist Mitzy Renooy in this painting shows what she likes to paint most. A child living in his own world, dancing on his own way. Mitzy Renooy, artist and mother of four daughters, has exhibited twice before at Galerie Bonnard...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Tre teste" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Three heads" Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hortus Conclusus- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This remarkable painting is made by Pam Hawkes. This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her work is now a household name in the rest of the world. We're proud to represent her...
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2010s Contemporary Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

A distance. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
By Joanna Woyda
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a girl standing on the shoreline, sh...
Category

2010s Pop Art Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Girl
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Category

2010s Realist Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Romantic painting Portrait woman with flowers French mid 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school around 1850 Oil on oil 41 x 33 cm (54 x 47 cm with frame) Inscription on the back “Lefevre” Based on the model's hairstyle, the portrait can be dated around 1850. The ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Continental Europe - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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