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Art Subject: Face
Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) /// Jack Graves Contemporary Pop Art Painting Egypt
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2025 M...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

ROSES ..Martin Yeoman British artist His work is both painterly and poetic,
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Martin Yeoman (born 1953) is an English painter and draughtsman who drew members of the British Royal Family. He was commissioned to draw the Quee...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Morgan La Fay" (2024) Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Morgan la Fay" (2024) is a portrait of a mysterious, seductive female with an elaborate headdress. Nadezda is a painter, sculptor, ph...
Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

18th century By French Maestro Bacchanal Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
18th Century French Maestro Title: Bacchanal Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 24 x 30 cm - with frame 33.5 x 39 cm Antique shaped wooden frame lacquered in mustard col...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Blonde, School of Paris Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde Year: circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Grace Kelly Icon X /// Contemporary Street Pop Painting Actress Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Grace Kelly Icon X" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Ori...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre tabla - Escena de la Misericordia
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Esta obra es una de las escenas de la Misericordia, en concreto la de "Visitar a los presos" La obra aparentemente no va firmada Se presenta tal cual sin enmarcar El estado de la ...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Recomeço , Ritchelly Oliveira
Located in Porto, 13
“Recomeço” (2024) is a charcoal and acrylic on canvas painting by Ritchelly Oliveira, measuring 190 x 150 cm (74.8 x 59 in). A poised, grayscale figure appears at the center with arm...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

The Farmer
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare early oil painting from the, "WPA" period, 1941, by American artist Ron Blumberg, “The Farmer” After his classical training in Paris, Blu...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Once Upon a Time" Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid-century naive painting of small figures and chickens in a rural landscape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the monogram "I. M. H." on lower lef...
Category

1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Staying Power
Located in Indianapolis, IN
David Kramer (b. 1963) Staying Power (2014) Oil and enamel on canvas 64 x 54 in (162.6 x 137.2 cm) Hand signed on verso ==== Inspired by vintage magazines and the portrayal of sed...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

17th Century Antiveduto Gramatica Magdalene Praying with a Skull Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Antiveduto Gramatica or Grammatica (Rome, Italy, 1571 – 1626) Title: Magdalene Praying with a Skull Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 58 x 43.2 cm - with frame 85 x 72 x...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of the Artist s Wife
Located in London, GB
Peter Kuhfeld Portrait of the Artist's Wife b. 1952 Oil on board, signed lower right, titled 'Cathryn' and dated 'Oct 1983' verso Image size: 12 1/2 x 11 1/2 (32 x 29.3 cm) Original...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WILLIAM MERCIER (FRENCH 1939) SIGNED IMPRESSIONIST OIL - LADY IN GARDEN HAMMOCK
By William Mercier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: William Mercier, French b. 1939, signed lower corner Title: Impressionist oil painting of an elegant lady reclining in a hammock in a ...
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37,5 cm Eduardo Léon Garrido (1856-1949) Eduardo León Garrido was born in Madrid in 1856. He falls within the Group of Spaniards in Paris, as he warns in his style, with clear influences of Impressionism, somewhat reminiscent of Manet. He was the eldest son of Luis Garrido Fernandez, an official at the Ministry of Finance. His father would have liked him to embrace an administrative career but Eduardo León moved towards the artistic career. Trained in the Escuela Superior de Madrid, he painted his first work « the theft of the Sabine women », at only eighteen years old. Then he entered the Studio of Vicente Palmaroli (1834-1896). He will always consider the latter as his true teacher. In 1875, at the age of 19, he arrived in Paris to continue his studies with a scholarship from the city of Madrid. The same year he exhibited for the first time at the Salon where he presented a « Saint Jerome ». Very quickly he appears to be noticed by the famous merchant of the Rue Chaptal, Adolphe Goupil, for who he worked a few years. Notice that Vincent van Gogh worked for Goupil & Cie from 1869 till 1876 (his brother Theo entered in 1873. From 1876 on Garrido exhibits portraits and stylish, contemporary scenes. Catalogues indicates that he changed his dealer for the gallery Borniche around 1880. During the years 1882-1894 he did not expose anymore at the Salon (except once, in 1887, with the portrait of his friend, the painter Bréauté) . However, he painted a lot to feed the gallery of his dealer and a few galleries in Madrid. During that period he had also some student : Anne Blanche Dillaye (1851-1931), the american painter, studied with him from 1885 till 1887. From 1892 onwards it is the merchant Félix Gérard (one of the first dealers of work by Manet and Courbet), of the Rue Lafitte, which concludes with him an exclusive contract. He probably imposed to the artist to paint a different style. This sealed a radical departure from his 1880-1890 period, during which he painted the streets of Paris, café terraces, newspaper kiosks, and was likened to very fashionable Belle-Époque artists. From 1892 onwards, Garrido painted almost solely gallant scenes in the 18th century style, in keeping with current tastes and clients’ demands. Meanwhile, Garrido left Paris. In 1888 he established a studio on the banks of the Marne at La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire (Val-de-Marne near Paris). He married there in 1892 one of its models, Leonie Beck, and in 1893 their first child, Louis- Edouard, was born. He is quickly integrated into local life and became an art teacher in the Philotechnic Association of La Varenne. From 1895 onwards he presented new works at the Salon des Artistes Français and in 1914, he obtained the French citizenship, while two of his son went into battle (World War I). He continued painting, mainly landscapes, portraits of family members (children, granddaughter Odile born in 1923) and flowers. At the end of his life and because of poor eyesight he painted exclusively flower bouquets. In 1939, Eduardo León and his wife Leonie arrive at Caen. They settled with their son, Louis- Edouard, who resided there. Eduardo Leon Garrido died there in 1949. He is buried in the family burial at the cemetery Venoix in Caen. Some of his paintings can be seen in the Museo del Prado (Madrid), the Museo Carmen Thyssen (Málaga), the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina), Bilbao Fine Arts Museum and private collections such as the Bellver Collection in Sevilla. In the Musée Charles Léandre...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

AGBEKE MI
Located in Culver City, CA
Oil on Canvas Unique Available for display at Taylor Fine Art
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Green Portrait with Red Monocle and Intense Gaze - Ancestor Clones #17
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This vibrant acrylic painting by Natasha Lelenco, part of her on process Ancestor Clones series, features a striking symbolic face depicted in intense shades of green. The portrait's...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Plywood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Iowa City’s Portrait of Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780)
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a portrait of renowned English jurist Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780). Any attorney worth their standing with the state bar will recognize from law school days the aut...
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1880s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diana the huntress with her dogs
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Barend GRAAT (Amsterdam 1628 – Amsterdam 1709) Diana the Huntress Oil on wood H. 33.5 cm ; L. 44 cm Signed lower right on the stone A discreet painter with respect to history, Baren...
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1670s Dutch School Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

In the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, American Impressionist Working in France
By George Raab (b. 1866)
Located in Wiscasset, ME
George Raab was born in 1866 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In 1889, Raab and Herman Keiker opened a photographic studio called Feiker and Raab. Less than a year later, Raab would start up...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Virgen con niño - óleo sobre tela.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Anónimo. "Virgen con niño". Óleo cobre tela. Medidas obra: 55 cm. x 40 cm. Medidas marco: 81 cm. x 66,5 cm. Interesante oleo sobre lienzo de Virgen con Niño, es de Escuela coloni...
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Mid-19th Century Tribal Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Albert Mascaux (1900-1963) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Seamstress
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting captures an intimate interior scene, rendered in soft, muted tones that create a sense of warmth and quiet contemplation. The composition focuses on a centr...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Bust Cat
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative takes the audience on a journey into the imagination. In October 2023 Isabel won the Evelyn Williams Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing; part of the prize is a solo show at Hastings Contemporary, scheduled for 2024. Whilst Isabel always has a tale to tell for each of her images, you may or may not choose to go on the journey with her or you may indeed have a different story, one of your own that jumps off the page at you, that that you decide to follow. Artwork Details: Best Day Ever, 152x122cm, Collaged woodblock print, acrylic ink on Somerset satin paper, 2023 Artwork Provenance: from the Artist Studio photo credits, Isabel working, black and white shots, James Brown In Isabel's own words: Best Day Ever; It was the best day ever. Just one of those days when everything goes right and the world is an exciting place. The very pavements seemed to be alive with magical stories to tell of the many feet that had trampled upon them. Everything seemed right with the world because I was going to meet my friend for a glass of wine. You know that friend who just gets you? Who you don't have to explain everything too, and they laugh in all the right places. I was going to meet that friend and have a glass of wine and everything else could wait. It really was the best day ever. *Please note we are happy to ship this work rolled in an art tube. Whilst the work is on heavy duty art paper and mixed media, the artist is happy that the painting will be fine rolled in a tube. This is a more cost effective and environmentally sound method of shipping. Shipping via this method is free. About Isabel Rock and her work: Taking inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints and Indian miniature painting Rock has developed a unique collage technique that combines bold structures with large-scale woodblock prints and intricate detailing. The subject is a grand mixture of humour, drama, hidden morals, fanciful characters, modern culture, mythical beings and fantastical situations. Rock creates a world that pulls you in and demands your attention. Quality of line is paramount, the drawings are created using a dipping pen and acrylic ink. An essential tool is a squirrel...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Young girl standing at the window
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 59 x 49.5 x 5 cm
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1890s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Leaning on a Pedestal
Located in Naples, Florida
Leaning on a Pedestal Paul-César Helleu (1859-1927) JEUNE FEMME EN BUSTE, DE PROFIL À DROITE Black drypoint, circa 1900, on wove paper, signed and annotated 29 in pencil, with full ...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Original painting for JOB cigarettes advert, 1900, by French artist Gervais
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Paul Gervais was one of the most highly regarded painters of the female form in the late 19th Century but this is one of his most famous images as it was used in the advertising camp...
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

St Jude Thaddeus. Spanish school late 18th early 19th century
Located in GB
This refined devotional painting, executed in oil on copper, is a distinguished example of the 19th-century Spanish School, known for its emotive sacred imagery and profound spiritua...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Generations of Love, original artwork by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the latest addition to the "The Joy Series: A Journey to Inner Happiness," the artist presents a captivating portrayal of love and generations. At the heart of the canvas, a mothe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Magic dream by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 100x81 cm
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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old baroque oil painting on canvas "Cupid" after Sir Anthony van Dyck
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil on canvas "Cupid" circa 1900 after Anthony van Dyck ** Sold without the frame ** additional info: Title: cupid Style: baroque Medium: oil on canvas Signature: unsigned Provenan...
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1890s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cynthia Davis - St Ives School Contemporary Acrylic, In Motion
Located in Corsham, GB
A Fauvist-inspired contemporary life study by the St Ives artist Cynthia Davis. Unsigned. On paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Framed 20th Century Oil - Lady of Leisure
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 20th-century expressionist study of a sophisticated lady enjoying a glass of wine. Loose brushstrokes, a unique perspective, and cool tones convey a relaxed elegance, wh...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Standing Nude
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive mid-20th century life study by the artist Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022). Signed to the lower left. Further signed verso. On canvas ...
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20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Super Super! Comic (Superman), large original painting
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas.. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity incl...
Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Early 1900 s French Impressionist Portrait of a Lady Beautiful Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady" French School, early 1900's oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 48cm x 41cm framed: 69cm x 60cm Beautiful quality early 1900's French Impressionist oil pa...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl with Black Cat and Plants, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A daydreaming twelve-year-old holds her velvety black cat, surrounded by a jungle of houseplants. The painting is inspired by the artist Jessica JH Roller's daughter, Wren, and her ever-loyal cat, Pepper. Created using layers of high-quality acrylic paint, this piece captures a moment of serene contemplation amidst a lush, green backdrop.


About the Artist
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints whimsical and playful compositions of animals and people, marked by bold colors and primitivist linework. She distills a scene into a few simple shapes, using color to create contrast and vibrancy, often choosing palettes that reflect pop culture. "My adopted kittens, Tony and Larry, opened my eyes and unleashed the artist inside me," shares Jessica. "After, I started to notice birds, trees, color, everything." Jessica brings to life her dynamic creations in the comfort of her studio in her century-old home. She enjoys listening to music and audiobooks while painting with her 18-year-old acrylic-covered easel. When not painting, Jessica cherishes time with her family and five cats, teaches yoga, and enjoys cycling along the river.


Words that describe this painting: portrait, girl, houseplants, cat, folk, pet, friendship, love, foliage, animals, people, primitive, acrylic painting, pink


Girl with Black Cat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1987 Modern British oil painting of two nudes in a studio by Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This captivating artwork exemplifies the Ewart John's bold and vibrant style, exuding a sense of energy and playfulness. Set against a varied green backdrop, the nudes in the foregro...
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fruit Food Latino Female Figures Market Modern Contemporary Bright Life Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vendiendo Frutas," ("Selling Fruit") is an original oil painting on canvas signed by the Peruvian artist Ernesto Gutierrez. Visible is a vibrant rainbow o...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Athenian Woman Carrying a Water Jar In a White Dress
Located in Soquel, CA
Athenian Woman Carrying a Water Jar In a White Dress Beautiful painting by a Central California artist circa 1890s (American 19th c). Oil painting of a Athenian woman holding a blue water vase on her shoulder with a red and orange shawl draped over her white dress. Painted on late 19th century Academy...
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1890s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

In a Dream
Located in Denver, CO
Sarah Warda's "In a Dream " is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white clad female model reclining on a bed of grass with her hands folded o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Characterful Face, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed d...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reading in the garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK Reading in the Garden" is an artistic reflection ...
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2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1950 s Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Green Eyed Girl Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Green Eye Girl by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper, mounted on card size: 16 x 13 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"NUDE", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of a kind original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska - Canvas painting stretched and ready to hang (NOT FRAMED. The sides are painted with acrylic. ...
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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960 s French Portrait Lady With Closed Eye Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Printemps
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
A beautiful woman sits at an open window, gazing down at a small bird who has landed nearby in this serene portrait by Charles Levier. Warm orange tones are played off their complements in shades of blue, the artist utilizing several different layers of oils to create a subtle and relaxed view of a spring day near the sea. Beyond the window a small chapel sits on a peninsula, surrounded tranquil blue waters. This work, like many of Levier's, belongs to the French figurative movement of the Glorious Thirty (Les Trente Glorieuses) - the golden period of thirty years after WWII which were a time of great hope and prosperity in France. Inspired by Hollywood cinema, Charles Levier sought harmony in composition and purity of color and form. His said that his creations represented "a light and delicate world, of dark and subtle shades and colors." Levier worked in a somewhat abstracted, cubist style. Additionally he often employed the French technique of "cloisonnism" (after the French for "partition"), a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold and flat forms separated by dark contours, also seen in this work. The term was coined by critic Edouard Dujardin on the occasion of the Salon des Indépendants, in March 1888 and was commonly used by artists like Émile Bernard, Louis Anquetin, Paul...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Symbolist School Pupil of Eugène Carrière "The Mother s Kiss" early 20th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Symbolist school, follower of Eugene Carriere, "The Mother's Kiss," unsigned oil on canvas, early 20th century. Fascinating and magnetic painting, extremely decorative. The first t...
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Early 1900s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Orange juice
Located in Zofingen, AG
Orange juice is an original painting on canvas 70x90 cm. The work is decorated with gold leaf (imitation), contains collage elements. This decorative panel dedicated to the beauty ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Portrait of Woman with Head Wrap" Post-Impressionism Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young woman with dark hair and a head wrap against a viridian green background. The bright colors used and...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Monsieur Aubert, a ceremonial portrait by Nicolas de Largillière
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance : Arnold S. Kirkeby (1901-1962) Donated by Arnold S. Kirkeby to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1955, where it remained until its sale at Sotheby's, New York on January 10, 1991, lot 82. Christie's, London, July 7, 2010, lot 186, where it was purchased after the sale by the executors of the will of the late Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) for display at Exbury House The Trustees of Exbury House Literature : R. Brown, Bulletin of the Art Division, Los Angeles County Museum, VIII, 1957, pp.8-9, no. 4; S. Schaefer and P. Husco, European Paintings and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, 1987), p. 53 (illustrated and dated c. 1735) This sumptuous ceremonial portrait, executed around 1725-1730, depicts Monsieur Aubert, the French General Comptroller of Bridges and Roadways, as we learn from a letter on the desk beside our model. The virtuoso treatment of the fabrics, the authoritative yet confident pose, the vigorous treatment of the two hands, are representative of Largillière's talent, here at the peak of his art as portraitist. The portrait also has a rather extraordinary provenance: donated by Arnold S. Kirkeby, an American hotel magnate and real estate developer, it was exhibited during almost forty years in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum, before being acquired in 2010 by the executors of Edmund de Rothschild's will to adorn his former home Exbury House (Hampshire), where it remained until its sale in 2022. 1. Nicolas de Largillière, a great European portraitist Nicolas de Largillière (or Largillierre), one of Europe's premier painters of portraits, history paintings, and still lifes during the late seventeenth century and the first four decades of the eighteenth, was born in Paris in 1656. He was the son of a hatmaker and merchant who moved with his family to Antwerp in 1659. As a boy of nine, he traveled for the first time to London in the company of an associate of his father. After returning to Antwerp more than a year later, his artistic gifts were recognized and his father apprenticed him to Antoni Goubau (1616-1698), a painter genre scenes and landscapes. Something of a prodigy, he was admitted to the painters' Guild of Saint Luke when he was only seventeen. In 1675 he made a second trip to London, where he was employed at Windsor Castle and worked as a restorer under the direction of Italian painter and decorator Antonio Verrio (c. 1639-1707), who brought him to the attention of King Charles II (r. 1660-1685). At this time Largillière painted several still life paintings in the manner of the Dutch and Flemish masters. Thereafter he practiced this branch of painting with consummate skill, a talent that allowed him to make brilliant use of flowers, fruit, and animals in some of his most ambitious portraits and contemporary history pictures. In 1679 Largillière settled in Paris, where he specialized in baroque portraiture in the grand manner of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), and Peter Lely (1618-1680). The Flemish battle painter Adam Frans van der Meulen (1631 or 1632-1690) introduced him to Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) who, as First Painter to King Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715) and director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, was the predominant figure in France's official art establishment. Upon his acceptance as a candidate for admission to the Académie, he agreed to execute as his diploma picture a large portrait of Le Brun (completed 1686, Paris, Musée du Louvre, eight photo in the gallery) seated in his studio surrounded by the accoutrements of his art and an oil study for the ceiling of Galerie des Glaces at Versailles. In 1686, Largillière made a final trip to England, where he painted portraits of the newly crowned king, James II (r. 1685-1688) (Greenwich, National Maritime Museum) and his consort Mary of Modena...
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1720s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960 s French Portrait Man With Red NoseCaricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.25 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait p...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

1960 s British Original Impressionist Oil Painting Figure On Chair in Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Beryl Darton (British circa 1960's) signed Period: mid 20th century/ 1960's Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: 17 x 14 inches Condi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Famous American Artist John O Brien Inman (1828-1896) O/C Antique 1864 Portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original antique 1864 oil painting on canvas by Famous American Artist John O'Brien Inman (1828-1896), depicting a portrait of a seated baby. Signature on verso "Painted by Jho. O'B Inman Portlana Jan 18th 64" The painting is in good/antique condition, minor stable craquelures. Presented in an ornate vintage gilded frame. Please see the photos, the photos are part of the description. Measures with the frame 41" X 34.5", painting 30" x 25". Free insured shipping. Free delivery in 200 miles from Boston. Please read some interesting information about Artist...
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1860s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Viktor Fedorovitch Vassine (1919-1997) - Framed Oil, Midday Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
Viktor Fedorovitch Vassine (1919-1997) Russian School, oil on board. A vibrant post-impressionist painting depicting a sun-drenched landscape with figures sheltering from the midday ...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

1921 Oil - Hunter and Hare
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th century oil depicting a hunter and his game. Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Self-Portrait. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
I am interested in portraits that reveal all the complexity and versatility of a person's spiritual appearance, when the inner content is revealed through the external. Painting a po...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Isolation I, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha paints a contemporary piece by combining Chinese art with a geometric landscape. A lady wearing a traditional hanfu observes the other eleme...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

BE A SOMEBODY WITH A BODY (UNIQUE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Authenticated on verso by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Custom framed as pictu...
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Screen

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