Miniature Portrait Paintings

Pausing for Lunch English School (mid 19th century) oil on panel, framed in antique maple wood frame. framed: 12 x 10.5 inches painting : 9 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection...

Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 10.5 x 9.5 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: f...

Portrait Sketch of a Woman by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century 10.75 x 9 inches oil on canvas, unframed condition: very good and ready to enjoy provenance: from a priva...

On the bench 1970, cardboard, mixed media, 18.3x19.5 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in t...

Portrait of a lady with long hair, wearing a kimono Date: late 19th/early 20th century Origin: Berlin Signed C. Schmidt on L/L Dimension: 9 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 51 x 42.5 x 4.5 cm

A charming portrait of an elegantly dressed young woman in Biedermeier fashion. An inscription on the reverse of the panel reads "Prinz. von Brandenstein verh. Seydel" and dates the ...

Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...

An original oil painting by the German portrait and figure painter, Emil Kuhlmann-Reher (1886-1957). Signed lower right. On canvas on stretchers.

Small dark grey abstract expressionist painting of a figure's face by Dick Wray. The painting is currently unframed. Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heigh...

Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...

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...

Mario Zamparelli served as the chief designer for the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes' empire, creating his promotional images and designing many of its products. In the present...

"The Orange Voltaire II" by Linda Delahaye (France based) is an original oil on panel depicting a graceful female nude bathed in sunlight. Born: 1980, Cana...

Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" White and Blue Mottled Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a mottled white and blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x...

This small-format acrylic portrait explores ancestral identity through a hybrid face shaped by emoji logic and stylized digital codes. Part of the Ancestor Clones group within Nata...

Bernardino Detti (Pistoia, Italy, 1498 - 1572) Title: Face of Christ Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 41 x 32 cm - with frame 47 x 55.5 cm Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl Not signed Publications: unpublished The painting by Bernardino Detti (1498 - 1572) depicts the face of Jesus...

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny against a silver background with light green and yello...

Icono of Saint Nicolas in the style of Russian icons of the 18th century. Egg tempera and gesso on wood, covered by a metal oklad made by the artist himself. The oklad, in principle, were made to cover damaged parts of highly revered ancient icons...

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Dancers, 1978. Gouache, watercolor and ink on paper, sheet measures 12 x 14.25 inches; 12 1/2 x 17 5/8 inches mounted on cardboard. Signed, dated and t...

Christ Pantocrator after a Russian icon of the 15th Century. Tempera and gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board. Measurements in centimeters: 38 x 29.5 x 3 cm. / In inches: 14.96 x 11.8 x 1.18 " This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon: “The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal. The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability. Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is "shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold. Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments. Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light. When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”. ABOUT THE ARTIST Oliver Samsinger (Vienna, 1968) began to take an interest in icons in 1990. He undertakes several trips to Bulgaria, Greece, and Cyprus to see in situ the original works treasured in these three countries. This experience will be crucial in his life since the studies carried out in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, and his stay on Mount Athos...

PS 158 la Lionne a les yeux verts Structural analysis: Letters and words are part of the face of this closeup. Thus, letters and words are the light part of the composition of the p...

The punchline on many of these 1950s cartoons fades, but the visuals more than hold up - they shine. The sleek, graphic style of painting with flat, broad areas of color shows that ...

Nura Woodson Ulreich (American 1899-1950) Were I a Great Lady, 1927 Oil on board Signed lower left, inscribed and dated verso 11.25 in. h. X 9.75 in. w., board 17.75 in. h. X 16 in. ...

Blonde Woman, 2016 By Christopher Mudgett Christopher Mudgett’s Blonde Woman (2016) is a striking embodiment of the artist's mastery in portraiture, showcasing both the emotional d...

This oil painting depicts a sleeping Jesus, with a cord connected to his halo, symbolizing power from an electrical outlet. The composition features a close-up of a sleeping Jesus, o...

Portrait of a Man in a Bowler Hat by Carl Felkel (Austrian, 1896-1980) *see notes below oil on board, framed framed: 13.25 x 11.5 inches board: 10.5 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private ...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour/ gouache painting on board, unframed size: 13.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enj...

Portrait of a lady by Dutch Golden Age painter Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693). Half-length, within a feigned oval, the lady wears a pearl necklace and earrings, an ivory silk gown adorned...

Red Earth Medallion Powwow Ceremony Oklahoma Traditional Dance 10" x 8" Artist: Red Earth Medallion _10x8 oil : "This one man stood still, waiting for his time to present a dance at ...

Louis Joseph Lebrun Belgian 1844-1900 Portrait of a Young Woman Oil on panel, signed and dated '1884' upper left, labelled verso Image size:15 3/4 x 12 ½ inches (40 x 31.5 cm) Ornate...

This piece, "Young Ballerina", is a 18x14 oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured is a female ballet dancer caught in pose in the spotlight of the stage. Beautiful h...

Title: Reclining Woman Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (Barcelona, 1924 – 1996) Medium: Oil on panel (double-sided work: main painting + study on the reverse) Dimensions: 41 × 33 cm — (16...

Rabbi In Violet, Sensitive Jewish image. in an Outsider Folk Art style. signed in Hebrew bold script.

LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT. IF NOT AVAILABLE GALLERY OFFERS FREE SHIPPING. ARTIST EXPLANATION OF THE PAINTINGS: Bathers: 9"x12" oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint. Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again. Also seen in this listing are Bathers 1 which can be found in a separate listing. Joan Breckwoldt is an American contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas. Her training has a foundation of traditional methods and she enjoys the challenge of using traditional painting methods to create contemporary works. Joan has studied at the University of Texas at Austin, The Art League of Houston, and the Konigs Schule in the Hague, the Netherlands. She is represented by the Jack Meier Gallery...

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...

"Ready to Shine," created by Matt Talbert in 2023, is an original oil on panel artwork, sized at 18 x 12 inches (45.72 x 30.48 cm). The framed dimensions of the piece are 19.25 x 13....

Jeremy Novy’s unique brand of street art is ripe with thoughtful social examinations. Novy has combated a homophobic lack of representation with a celebration of gay iconography, br...

"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...

Graphite drawing by Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca, depicting a woman, with some details in white lead on paper. Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca was born in Verona in 1858. A pupil of Napoleone Nan...

Alessandro Longhi (Venice, Italy, 1733 – 1813) Title: Portrait of a young musician in front of his desk with a score in his hand Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 39.5 ...

Orchestra Musicians Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) signed lower left Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 15.75 x 15.75 inches inscribed verso Condition: Good and sound co...

'Lovers' a mysterious and fascinating portrayal of a women with two heads and singular body draped in an intricately painted multicolored kimono. The scene includes interior architec...

In elegant clothing and a pompous hat, the lady looks out from the side of the picture. The narrow neckline and the sideways positioning create a strict and controlled impression. Th...

Painting depicting a girl dressed according to the fashion of the time. The luministic rendering of the dress, wide-brimmed hat, and red ribbon is expertly executed. The colors are v...

French Romantic School, 19th Century Portrait of a man, a selfportrait ? oil on paper 17.5 x 12 cm oval Framed under glass : 43 x 34.5 cm This rather mysterious portrait is perhaps a self-portrait of the artist who painted it. This is suggested by the three-quarter pose and the gaze fixed on the viewer. What this man seems to be staring at is himself. Similarly, the model's appearance is reminiscent of the image of the romantic, bohemian, tortured artist. It's also very interesting that he used a range of dark colours to reinforce this idea of melancholy. It has been suggested that this small oil on paper is close to the art of François Bonvin (1817-1887) and Théodule Ribot...

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. ...

French School, late 18th century, circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805) Young Girl with a Basket of Fruit Oil on canvas, preparatory work, Unsigned 39 x 31 cm Provenance: Pri...

Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...

Paintings on mica originating in India were produced in standard sets for the colonial tourist market. They imitated paintings on glass, which were popular in Europe. Subject matter included Hindu...

Henri POTTIN Paris, 1820 - Paris, 1864 Presumed Portrait of Alfred de Musset Oil on canvas 33 x 25 cm (45 x 36 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "h. Pxxxin / 1844" Inscri...

Jazzu Sens du bleu La vie est belle Acrylique sur papier fort 2025 Signé , daté et titré 2025 490 euros

Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...

A striking portrait by the artist Mark Ford, depicting a gentleman in a bold blue shirt. Rendered with confident, expressive brushstrokes. Unsigned. On board.

Tranquil Pastures by Thomas Spinks (British, 1847-1927) signed and dated (18)91 oil on board framed framed: 9.5 x 12.5 inches board : 7 x 10 inches Provenance: private collection, En...

This contemporary vivid expressionist woman’s figure was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and forms part of her ongoing Women series, where she explores resilience, radiance...

A self-portrait by artist Mark Ford rendered in expressive brushwork with areas of impasto that create dynamic texture and depth. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. On canvas on ...

Hollywood regency portrait painting of a young woman by Francis Kughler (American 1901-1970). Oil on canvas board. Circa 1932. Unframed. Born in New York City in 1901, Francis Vandeveer Kughler attended Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute, and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry. During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I. In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club, a well-known art club in Washington Square in New York City.Well-known as a muralist, society portrait painter and lithographer, he was a prolific painter who made cityscapes, landscapes, and nudes. He and his wife, Charlotte Livingston, lived and worked in Bronx, New York. mid century modern wpa impressionist...

"Art from Money." This painting has a philosophical meaning. It reflects the philosophy of human impact on the planet. An abstract portrait of saints, an angel, and an alien. The pai...