20th Century French School

Huge 1960s French Signed Oil - Portrait of Fashionable Woman Emerald Green Dress

c. 1960 s

Portrait of a Young Lady by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017) signed and dated 1995 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 24 x 20 inches framed: 27 x 24 inches Charming portrait of this young lady, depicted in a light 'duck egg' colored dress. The work has a lovely 'vintage' feel to it. Paul Desmond Fitzgerald (1 August 1922 – 24 June 2017) was an Australian portrait painter who painted a vast array of distinguished persons. Fitzgerald was born in the family home, in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, the second son of Frank Fitzgerald and Margaret née Poynton. Frank Fitzgerald was a journalist with The Age for approximately ten years and about eight years with The Argus. He periodically filled the roles of general reporting, leader writing, political correspondent, art critic, music critic, theatre critic and motoring editor. A Catholic, Fitzgerald was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne (1933–1939) and studied for five years at the National Gallery School (1940–43 and 1946–47), interrupted for three and a half years in the Army during World War II (1943–46). When he was painting away from his studio in Melbourne, he usually lived with the subjects of his portraiture. He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 1958 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Bermuda. He also painted throughout Australia. Fitzgerald was a finalist for the Archibald Prize for portraiture on multiple occasions including 1958 (with a portrait of Justice Robert Monahan), in 1962 (with portraits of each of Sir Reg Ansett and Sir Robert Menzies...

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...

Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, signed very lower right corner and inscribed verso Title: 'Jeune Fille' Medium: oil on canvas laid over board, framed in a period gilt ...

Portrait of a Young Lady French School, mid 20th century signed, S. Ascher signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: good...

This enigmatic 1920's Art Deco Slade School portrait oil painting is by noted Russian born British artist Jacob Kramer. Painted circa 1922 it is a seated portrait of Miss Hilda Wilki...

A portrait painting of a woman on green. This wonderful painting is large and in charge. At 23” tall, it is is painting on a stiff white paper. The subject of the piece is a woman in...

This superb Royal Academy Art Deco exhibited portrait oil painting is by artist Walter Westley Russell. It was painted in 1927 and exhibited the same year entitled Mrs Guy Houlder, p...

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...