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Item Ships From: Continental US
Pair of 19th C. American Oval Portraits
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century American oval portraits of a couple, possibly husband & wife Oil on canvas 21.5 x 26.5
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19th Century Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English 19th century portrait of the Clipper ship Crescent at sea in full sail
By John Lynn
Located in Woodbury, CT
English 19th century portrait of the Clipper ship Crescent in full sail. Acquiring a 19th-century English portrait of a clipper ship is more than just adding a painting to your coll...
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1850s Victorian Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mary Bernstein Abstract Seated Female Nude, Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Mary Bernstein (American, XX), Abstract Seated Female Nude, Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, unframed. 46" H x 42" W.
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunday in Bed - Colorful Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Elorm (I am Loved)" yellow/green acrylic portrait of woman with green/blue skin
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative/Portrait_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_The Striped Orange Cat, America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "The Striped Orange Cat" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 62.5 x 33.5 in. 64 x 35 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fashion Essentials I - Contemporary colourful surrealistic painting
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in DE
Gamez de Francisco paints and photographs very passionately, making statements filled with symbolism. He frequently includes insects in his artwork. He says: Flying insects represent...
Category

2010s Surrealist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Minimalist Cubist Abstract, Signed Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
By Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Minimalist Cubist Abstract Miriam Bromberg Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 42 x 18 in. (106.68 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 47 x 22.5 inches
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1970s Abstract Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Solitude I
By Linda Delahaye
Located in Denver, CO
Solitude I, 2021
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Solitude I
Solitude I
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative oil on canvas painting of a young athletic male 24 x 20 inches, 29.5 x 23.5 inches vintage gold painted wood frame signed B. Sargeant in red in upper right hand corner T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

February 18, 1999 (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman named Danielle poses with her sculpture. Her face holds quiet contemplation. 1998–1999 marked a particularly tumultuous chapter for artist Mark Cudd. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Circus Figures by French Artist Jean Dassonval, 1989
Located in New York, NY
Jean Dassonval (French, 1939-2012) Untitled, 1989 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. Signed lower right: Dassonval Stamped verso: Jean Dassonval Inscribed in Fren...
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1980s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Gouache

Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lady Holding Bouquet Of Red Poppies. Portrait depicting a beautiful young woman holding bouquet of red poppies in a fine pink satin dress. The painti...
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

!8th century Irish or English portrait of a woman with Ermin, blue dressing lace
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 18th century Irish or English portrait, attributed to the Irish painter Nathaniel Hone. Nathaniel Hone was born in Dublin but by 1748 had set...
Category

1780s Old Masters Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Early American Southern Hudson River School Boys Swimming Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American sunset Hudson River School swimming hole painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 7.25H by 10L.
Category

1860s Hudson River School Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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...
Category

1880s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of African American Man Drinking titled "Evening Revelry"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This expressive painting by Francis William Edmunds offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century American genre painting, a field in which Edmunds was a recognized master. Known for...
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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American modernist portrait painting by Louis George Bouche (1896 - 1969) . Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Image s...
Category

1930s Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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: 16" x 20...
Category

2010s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Pair of Terriers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Terriers Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961) Circa 1930s Gouache on paper 15 x 14 inches (frame) Signed on the back. Gianni Reggio was an Italian painter and illustrator wh...
Category

1930s Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Color Glamour, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt revisits one of her favorite compositions, depicting five women in various poses. Dressed in crayon-like colors with matching bold hats, they ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl with Muff
By Robert Henri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Girl with Muff" is aa American figurative portrait oil on canvas painting by Robert Henri in 1912. The artwork is 57 1/4 x 38 1/4 inches and, with the frame, is 64 1/4 x 45 1/4 x 2 ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Night Club New York
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Night Club New York, ca. 1960s. . Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 12 inches; 11 x 17 in matting. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jer...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

4 Abstracted Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, Boogie Wonderland by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Boogie Wonderland" Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 60 in. __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pair of Labrador Retrievers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Labrador Retrievers Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961) Circa 1930s Gouache on paper 14 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (frame) Signed on the back. Gianni Reggio was an Italian painte...
Category

1930s Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Joseph Idowu, "Persistence Of Expectations" - Acrylic African Figurative 2023
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph Idowu’s Persistence Of Expectations is a striking original acrylic on canvas measuring 60 x 48 x 1.50 inches (152.40 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm). Born in Nigeria, Idowu explores theme...
Category

2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Modernist Framed Young Woman Portrait Social Realist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American school modernist portrait. Oil on canvas. Framed. Ready to hang excellent condition.
Category

1930s Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male oil on canvas, 26 x 17 inches in antique wood frame This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of sin...
Category

2010s Academic Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Helene Sardeau (The Artist’s Wife)
By George Biddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan) Fresco, 20 x 16 inches unframed, 22 x 18 inch...
Category

1930s American Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Mixed Media

"Business District" – Framed Oil Painting of Woman on Phone in City Night Scene
By Brad Davis
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis’s Business District is a luminous oil painting on wood panel, framed and ready to hang, measuring 36 x 36 inches (framed to 38 x 38 inches). Executed in 2025, this work ca...
Category

2010s Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique American School Signed Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.
Category

1960s Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Title: "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19" Discover the captivating allure of "Abstract Cubist Portrait - HFC 19," a limited edition textured canva...
Category

2010s Cubist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

"Portrait of a Girl" Post-Impressionism Sepia Chalk Painting on Paper Framed
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a Young girl with beautiful expressive marks. There is great attention to detail, while an emotion is felt. The sepia color used and qui...
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 15" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
By Morteza Pourhosseini
Located in Queens, NY
Morteza Pourhosseini (Iran, born 1985) "The Circus 15" oil and acrylic on canvas, 2013 . Depicting a muscular male nude with "The Persian Iranian Lion" tattooed on his stomach and a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Orientalist "Moorish Soldier Holding a Rifle" Manuel Garcia Hispaleto
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Moorish Soldier Holding a Rifle" Manuel Garcia Hispaleto (Spanish, 1836-1898) Watercolor on paper Signed lower left "MGHispaleto" Original wood frame with gilded stucco 18 3/4 x 12 1/2 (33 1/2 x 26 frame) inches Manuel García Hispaleto, originally Manuel García y Martínez (22 November 1836, Seville -26 December 1898, Madrid) was a Spanish painter known for portraits and costumbrista (genre) scenes. His brother, Rafael García...
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1850s Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian, 1854 - 1919) Full Length "Orientalist Queen" Oil
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian, 1854 - 1919) An Exceptional quality full length oil on canvas painting of a Young Orientalist Queen / Odalisque. 19th ...
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19th Century Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29 - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Faces Abstract Collection by Irena Orlov Introducing "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29" - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print "Abstract Cubist ...
Category

2010s Cubist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fashionable, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 11” x 11 1/4” (Framed size...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Reclining Nude Woman with Cat Painting by Charles Burdick
By Charles Burdick
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burdick (1924 - 2016) Untitled (Reclining Nude) Oil on paper (?) Sight: 7 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 14 x 16 1/4 x 3/4 in. Signed lower right: Burdick Excellent midcentury style r...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Angel Food" (2013) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Angel Food" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category

2010s Realist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil on canvas portrait of Captain George Buckman, identified lower center, indiscernibly signed and dated 1860 lower right, with a tall ship with an American flag in the backg...
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1860s Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative/Portrait_Linen_3 Listen To The Flowers + The Breeze_America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Three Listen To The Flowers And The Breeze" Acrylic on Linen 31 x 62 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draw...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

Antique 18th C Oil on Canvas A Polish Russian Nobleman Portrait Rembrandt 1637
By (After) Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Portland, OR
Antique oil on canvas of a Russian or Polish nobleman, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1637. There is much controversy about this painting, currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. and has previously been owned by such luminaries as Catherine the Great and Andrew Mellon. It has been referred to as both a Polish and Russian nobleman, the sitter wears a Russian sable hat...
Category

1780s Old Masters Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Woman with Blue Scarf" Parisian Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting Framed
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a woman wearing a blue scarf around her head against a green background. The bright colors used and quick brush strokes are what makes t...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy by Giovanni Boldini
By Giovanni Boldini
Located in New Orleans, LA
Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931 Italian Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy Oil on canvas A dazzling display of Giovanni Boldini’s signature style, Portrait of Emilienne Le Roy captures the ...
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20th Century Modern Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of African American Family
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This impressionist painting by Virginia artist Walter Biggs captures a moment of quiet strength and familial connection. A seated man rests outside with his hat in hand, while a youn...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Five Spot" Abraham Lincoln & 5 Dollar Bill Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Abraham Lincoln juxtaposed with the American 5 Dollar Bill. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to en...
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2010s Contemporary Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas Portrait Isabelle McCreery
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in LA, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Category

19th Century Romantic Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sweet Satisfaction
By Mike Dargas
Located in Dallas, TX
The works of Mike Dargas elude a clear temporal distinction. Even if the representations can stand as indications of a contemporary Western zeitgeist, the images lose their temporal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sweet Satisfaction
Sweet Satisfaction
$43,200 Sale Price
44% Off
18th century Portrait of a young girl, Miss Cator in a landscape, white dress
By John Russell
Located in Woodbury, CT
Portrait of a young British Girl, in her white dress with Pink Sash. Choosing to acquire an 18th-century portrait of a young girl by English artist John Russell is an opportunity to...
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1780s Old Masters Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blooming with Grace Women Portrait Original oil Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Panel Year: 2025 Style: Portrait Art, Title: Blooming with Grace, Size: 10" x ...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Patterns" portrait of a woman, in maximalist room, colorful eclectic design
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Kelly Carmody (b. 1977, Massachusetts) Rooted in realism, Carmody’s compositions start very traditional in subject and composition; however, she further transforms her skilled hand b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

American Folk Art Portrait "Little Girl with Curls on Forehead"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5191 After on American Folk art oil painting of 1st half 18th century painting by Linda Baxter signed and described on verso Oil paintin...
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1960s Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bad Hombre XXXX" (2024) By Mark Andrew Bailey, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Andrew Bailey's "Bad Hombre XXXX" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impressionistic portrait of a male figure wearing a cowboy hat. About the Artist...
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2010s Impressionist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peter Robert Keil Gold Framed Painting on Canvas Signed and Dated with COA
By Peter Robert Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's textured painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Background paint is textured on the canvas. Amazing gilt frame with a textured fabric...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Sweet Life, ITALY La Dolce Vita, Large Oil and Acrylic on canvas, 52x62"
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
The gallery is pleased to offer a work by Ceravolo, one of The Hampton's most sort after urban Pop artists who's work is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper among ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Outsider Folk Art Expressionist Rabbi Israeli Painting Signed Hebrew Jewish Star
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a signed portrait painting done in an outsider, folk art, expressionist style. it is signed in Hebrew, also marked with a Jewish star. this is from a collection of works by the same hand. they are all signed. Some have markings to the back of the paper. they have some age to them. They bear similarities to artists as dissimilar as Moshe tamir, Mane Katz and an Israeli version of Purvis Young. In this piece the artist choice of colors is muted yet powerful. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now, artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin and even Yefim Ladyzhensky had naive periods. The most well know of the strict naive artists are Shalom of Safed, Irene Awret, Gabriel Cohen, Natan Heber, Michael Falk and Kopel Gurwin. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. Art brut, primitive art, primitive, art naïf, naïve art. Outsider art. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (1860–1961) Nikifor (1895–1968) Poland, Horace Pippin (1888–1946) Jon Serl (1894-1993) United States Alfred Wallis (1855–1942) Scottie Wilson (1890–1972) Gesner Abelard (b. 1922) Jan Balet (1913–2009) Michel Delacroix (b. 1933) France Howard Finster (1916–2001) Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008) Spontaneous Art Museum in Brussels Art en Marge Museum in Brussels MADmusée in Liege International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil in Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro Gallery Jacques Ardies in São Paulo Musée international d'art naïf de Magog in Magog Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb Gallery of Croatian Naïve Art...
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20th Century Outsider Art Continental US - Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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