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Item Ships From: Virginia
Madonna with Holy Child and St. John
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Madonna with Holy Child and St. John is a masterful depiction of a tender religious scene, capturing the sacred relationship between the Virgin Mary, the infant Jesus, and St. John t...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Saint Lawrence Looking at the Treasures" is a captivating painting attributed to the Bolognese School, a prominent art movement from Bologna, Italy, flourishing primarily in the 16t...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ Crucified
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Christ Crucified" is a striking oil on copper painting by an anonymous German School artist. This bold composition presents a powerful portrayal of the crucifixion, a central theme ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Falling Asleep While Spinning Yarn
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Falling Asleep While Spinning Yarn" by Louis Edwarmay is a captivating piece that beautifully captures the quietude and exhaustion of daily labor. The painting portrays a woman in t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Oil portrait of woman and child
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Edwin Howland Blashfield was born in New York and as he grew up, he prepared for a life as an engineer: studying at Harvard, Boston, and MIT. He later grew into a love of art and beg...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait of George Catlin
By George Catlin
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
George Catlin was a 19th-century American artist, explorer, and advocate for Native American culture whose legacy is deeply intertwined with his iconic portraits and depictions of Native American tribes. A defining aspect of Catlin's work is his commitment to authenticity and respect for his subjects. He strove to capture not only their physical appearances but also their spiritual essence and cultural practices. His portraits are characterized by a keen attention to detail and a sensitivity to the individuality of each subject, reflecting his deep admiration for Native American traditions and values. This painting however, went beyond his skill for painting Native American...
Category
Early 19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rebecca at the Well
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Nicola Maria Rossi masterfully captures the biblical tale of Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, a story from the Book of Genesis. In this scene, Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, arrives at ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enjoying Old Times
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Enjoying Old Times" by Charles Baker captures a poignant and joyful moment in the life of an older man, immersed in the beauty of nature. The painting features the man in the midst of a hike, his weathered walking stick in one hand, and a bottle of champagne in the other. His gaze is fixed on the bottle, a focused and content expression playing on his lips, suggesting a celebration of memories or perhaps a spontaneous toast to the present moment.
Baker’s use of warm, earthy tones highlights the natural surroundings, with the man standing against a backdrop of greenery, a rocky path, and a clear, open sky. The composition is rich in detail, from the rugged texture of the man’s clothes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of John Wakefield Francis
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The Portrait of John Wakefield Francis by James Herring depicts a distinguished 19th-century American physician and educator. Dr. Francis, renowned for his pioneering work in medical...
Category
Early 19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Benedict Arnold
By Ralph Earl
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This portrait, attributed to the American painter Ralph Earl, captures Benedict Arnold, one of the most controversial figures of the American Revolutionary War. Ralph Earl, known for...
Category
Mid-18th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mark Twain Oil Portrait
By John Haberle
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
John Haberle (1856-1933) was an American painter in the trompe-l'œil period and was most commonly known for his skill of painting objects that were laid out so perfectly that they could be mistaken for the objects themselves. This artist is considered one of the three major artists of this period. Although he was most famous for his Still Life works, there are many portraits that he made. Mark Twain, a famous writer of the gilded age known for his many stories, especially The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...
Category
19th Century American Realist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Nude African American Woman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability. The artist masterfully uses soft yet precise strokes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Portrait of Young Colonial Ladies Reading
By F. Luis Mora
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
F. Luis Mora's "Colonial Ladies Reading" is a captivating portrait that beautifully encapsulates a moment of shared intellectual pursuit and companionship during the colonial era. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The 19th century American school portrait of a lady embodies the elegance and refinement of the era's portraiture. Painted with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait reflects ...
Category
19th Century American Realist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Native American Man in Traditional Clothing
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Brush was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris and became a member of the National Academy of Design, New York, and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. From 1883 onward he a...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Francis William Edmonds Family Portrait
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
In Francis William Edmonds' family portrait, six women and three men are elegantly arranged in a formal yet intimate setting, capturing a moment of togetherness. The composition refl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Oil on Canvas Portrait of Mother and Child
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting is unsigned but evidence shows that it is from a European school. It shows a mother with a child on her lap as well as a forest background. Likely wealthier patrons due...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Portrait of Woman in Wheat Field
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting is in excellent condition and signed lower right. William Hicok Low first trained with the sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer. When he was 17, he worked in New York City as an illustrator and years later traveled to Paris to study with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Carolus-Duran. During his years in France he summered with the Barbizon artists where he was especially influenced by the work of François Millet. In the United States, he became active as a muralist, illustrator, and decorative painter, performing prominent commissions such as the ceiling murals and decorations of New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. His Beaux Arts classicism inspired Louis Comfort Tiffany and other of his younger colleagues. After 1900, as artistic styles changed, there was less demand for his work but he continued to write art criticism for Scribner's and The Century magazine...
Category
Late 19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Self Portrait of Addison Thomas Millar at Desk
By Addison Thomas Millar
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Self Portrait of Addison Thomas Millar at Desk" is a captivating painting by the American Impressionist artist Addison Thomas Millar. This self-portrait offers a glimpse into the in...
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Grandmother and Grandson titled "Peeling Apples"
By John George Brown
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
John George Brown (1831–1913) was a prominent British-born American painter, renowned for his genre paintings that vividly depict the everyday life of chi...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Woman Sewing in a Rocking Chair
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Young Lady Sewing on Rocking Chair" by an 1860s American School artist is a charming watercolor painting that captures a traditionally domestic moment...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of Woman with Jewelry
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Richard Clague was sent to school in Geneva to study painting with Jean-Charles Ferdinand Humbert (1813-1881) where Richard developed a preference for landscape painting. Following his father's death in December, 1836, he received a substantial inheritance which allowed him to continue his studies. After completing his studies, he travelled to Morocco, Algiers and other destinations in the Middle East where he kept a sketchbook (now in the New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana) and developed an interest in Oriental subject matter. Although he was largely trained in Europe, he settled in Louisiana, becoming part of the "Bayou School".He regularly painted with William Buck...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Little Girl with Fishbowl
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Little Girl with Fishbowl," an 1860s American school portrait, captures a tender moment in the life of a young girl. The painting showcases the subjec...
Category
Mid-19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Populus: Dame Elizabeth Taylor, “Liz”
By Craig Alan
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Contemporary portrait of Elizabeth Taylor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Weaving a chair while smoking a pipe
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting by Dometer Guczul, titled "Weaving a Chair While Smoking a Pipe," offers a glimpse into rural life with a quiet, contemplative charm. The scene depicts a man engaged in...
Category
Early 20th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait of Francis William Edmonds
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The self-portrait of Francis William Edmonds is a compelling depiction that offers a profound glimpse into the artist's emotion. Edmonds, known for his keen eye and detailed brushwor...
Category
Mid-19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Golden Age Baseball Player Portrait
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This contemporary painting by Jose Roldan Rendon vividly captures a "Golden Age" baseball player, Joe Judge, from the Washington Senators. It celebrates the era from 1920 to 1960 whe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of President George Washington
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This early 19th-century French School portrait of President George Washington, rendered in pastel and graphite on paper, exemplifies the European admiration for the American leader. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Graphite
Impressionist Idyllic Madonna
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
B. Gianni's impressionist Madonna is an exquisite painting that radiates with a divine presence and ethereal beauty. This remarkable artwork depicts the Madonna seated gracefully on ...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Little Girl titled "Katy"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Tony Nell’s captivating portrait, "Katy," masterfully captures the innocence and charm of a young girl dressed in blue and red. The painting portrays Katy with a sense of joy, her ex...
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Oil Portrait of Child and Baby Sisters Playing
By John George Brown
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This beautiful oil on canvas painting of two sisters playing by the famous American Artist John G Brown has been lined. There is a slight touch up, and i...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Children Feeding the Horse
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This captivating artwork, titled "Children Feeding the Horse", is masterfully executed in rich tones. It depicts two children tenderly feeding a gentle white horse against a familiar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Young Ladies Sewing
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Young Ladies Sewing" by Francis Blackwell Mayer is a charming portrayal of domestic life in the 19th century. Painted by the American artist known for his genre scenes and historica...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Passing Touch at a Bar
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
In "Passing Touch at a Bar", the artist captures a fleeting moment of connection in a lively yet intimate setting. The scene focuses on the back of a woman sitting on a bench, her fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Study Portrait of Little Girl with Big Pink Bow
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Little Girl with Big Pink Bow" is a charming 19th-century painting by the lesser-known artist Henry LaFant. This piece captures the innocence and simplicity of childhood, featuring a young girl adorned in a delicate white bonnet and a large pink bow...
Category
19th Century Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The painter Henryk F. Twardzik was born in Krakow, Poland and immigrated with his family to Boston at the age of four. He studied art at the Albright Gallery of Art in Buffalo and at...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Figurative Detroit Red Wings Hockey Player Portrait
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Gallucci began his art journey when he completed four years of classical fine arts training at Syracuse University, where he received his BFA in 1942. He was then awarded a four year...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watercolor Portrait of a Little Girl in the Fur
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This American Impressionistic portrait by Elizabeth Baker (1860-1927) is signed in the lower left center. The charming little blue eyed blond little girl's soft gaze engages the viewer. This impressionist's specialty is portraits in pure aquarelle and in oil. She painted many life sized portraits...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Virginia - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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