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Beautiful 1930
s French Signed Oil Portrait Lady Purple Dress Blue
Pink Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, circa 1930's
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very large 1930
s English Oil Painting Wood Panel Portrait of Country Lady Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress
English School, circa 1930's period, unsigned
oil painting on
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Lady in Turquoise Dress 1930s
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1930's, signed very lower right corner and inscribed verso
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Signed Oil Painting Head
Shoulders Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: signed oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Oil Painting Double Sided Portrait Painting of Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Double Sided Portrait
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Impressionist Oil Sketch Portrait of Semi Nude Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$570 Sale Price
30% Off
1930
s French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Lady Pretty Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: signed and dated 39'
oil on board
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Elizabeth Exley - British Art Deco 1930
s portrait oil painting
By James Robert Granville Exley
Located in Hagley, England
palette and brush work are superb. This is a fine 1930's portrait and an excellent example of Exley's work
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seated Female Nude Portrait - British 1930
s portrait oil painting Empire frame
By Harold Knight
Located in Hagley, England
by the soft focus and muted tones. A really lovely 1930's portrait housed in a fantastic empire frame
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, Oil
$7,674 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Seated Girl in Blue - British 1930
s art portrait oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. The painting comes from
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gentleman with a Pipe - 1930
s French Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A striking 1930's French post-impressionist oil on board portrait of a gentleman smoking a pipe by
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1930
s French Oil Portrait Lady With Sheer Black Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$570 Sale Price
30% Off
1930
s French Post-Impressionist Oil Portrait of Woman in Pensive Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman/ double sided image
French, circa 1930's, unsigned
oil on board, unframed
Board
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s British Oil Painting Portrait of Westminster School Boy in Uniform
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
scuffs
provenance: private collection, England; with exhibition labels verso.
This stunning 1930's
Category
1930s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Philip Joubert - British art portrait oil painting senior commander 1930
s WWII
By Charles Ernest Cundall
Located in Hagley, England
Painted circa 1930 this Modern British oil portrait of Philip Joubert has superb colouring and
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Two Seated Nude Women - British Modernist 1930
s oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Modernist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. The painting
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s Paris School Oil Painting Portrait of Belle Epoque Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Fashionable Lady
French School, early 20th century
oil on canvas
framed: 28 x 24
Category
Early 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,633 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s Large French Oil Distinguished Portrait Dapper Gentleman in Suit
Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
impressive oil portrait by Georges JOUBIN (1888-1983) captures the elegance and warmth of a distinguished
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Portrait of a Lady - 1930
s French Post-Impressionist Oil Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1930's French post-impressionist oil on canvas nude portrait of a lady in the
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930
s French Portrait Man with Moustache Reading Paper Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man with the Moustache
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blonde Lady In Red
White Vest Portrait 1930
s French Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Portrait
by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist
oil on board, unframed
painting: 18 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,234 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Modernist Portrait of Black Haired Lady with Fringe Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
collection, Paris
This 1930's French modernist portrait, signed by the artist, captures a serene and
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,973 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Oil Painting Introspective Portrait of a Woman in Deep Thought
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Thought
French School, early 20th century
indistinctly signed oil on board
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Impressionist Portrait of Man in Beret Cap Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French man in beret/ cap
French artist, circa 1930's
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress - Scottish 1930
s Art Deco oil painting
By David Cowan Dobson
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Art Deco British portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s English, Portrait in oil of a Bowler Hatted man, Photographer John Bean
Located in Woodbury, CT
painted flowers, landscapes, town scenes and coastal scenes, mostly in oil.
Portrait of the photographer
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930
s French Portrait of a Lady Sketchy Atmospheric Working Study on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
circa 1930's
oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 22.5 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Oil Portrait Of A Long Grey Haired Man With Black Beard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$570 Sale Price
30% Off
1930
s French Portrait of Young Man in Suit
Tie Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 17
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$602 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Post Impressionist Signed Portrait Lady Artists Studio Interior
By Antique French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
by Fernand LABAT (French, circa 1930's)
signed lower right
oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Model Reading a Book, French Impressionist 1930’s Nude Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model Reading a Book
French School, Early 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Head Portrait of a Lioness Fine British 1930
s Oil Painting Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lioness
English artist, circa 1930's
oil on board, framed
framed: 10.5 x 9.5 inches
board: 8 x
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Caroline and her Puppets - British 1930s theatrical art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Royal Academy exhibited portrait oil painting is by British artist James Cleaver ARCA
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Impressionist Painting Artists Mother Reading at Desk in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Mother
by Etienne Auguste Krier (French, 1875-1953)
oil painting on board, framed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Bride - British 1934 Romantic art female portrait oil painting
By Frank Owen Salisbury
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful British 1930's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Frank Owen Salisbury or
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
French 1930s Art Deco Society Portrait, Lady with a Diamond Earring.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Art Deco, oil on canvas, society female portrait by Dembinkski (probably Anton J.) Signed
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,664 Sale Price
22% Off
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s
Period: Circa 1930s
Italian school
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s Post-Impressionist Young Girl with her Pet Dog
By Hans Fieldler
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl with her Pet Dog
By Hans Fieldler, German, 1933
Oil painting on board, framed
Signed and
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,315 Sale Price
20% Off
A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern 1930s portrait painting of a young woman in a black sweater by famed Chicago
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lady Reading - Early 20th Century French Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's French oil on canvas portrait of a seated lady reading in an interior.
Superb
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Captivating 1930s Portrait of a Young Woman, "Green Scarf" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1930s Modern portrait painting of a young woman, titled "Green Scarf", by famed
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman on Sofa - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
career in 1930 at La Permanente (Milan), where he exhibited a portrait and a still life that won him the
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Impressionist Oil Painting Sketch Portrait Lady with Tambourine
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady with the Tambourine
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Nude Lady Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, Nude Lady posing for the artist
circa 1930's
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Post-Impressionist Oil Still Life Fruit
Portrait of Van Gogh
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Post-Impressionist, circa 1930's
Interior Still Life
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 14 x 18
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,182 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Nude Woman Long Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Nude Woman with Long Black Hair
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Oil Painting Portrait of Standing Nude Lady Double Sided Image
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French School, circa 1930's period
oil on board, unframed
board : 14 x 10.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Oil Painting Portrait of Lady with Playing Cards Beautiful Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Playing Cards
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,299 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Mixed colored oil
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Oil Portrait of Seated Lady in Interior Scene Working Sketch Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Three Pedigree Pekingese Dogs - British 1930
s art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This gorgeous British 1930's triple dog portrait oil painting is by female artist Hilda Walker. She
Category
1930s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
Self portrait is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Mixed colored oil
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930
s French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$871 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Signed Oil Portrait of Danièle Darrieux Elegant Ballroom Dancing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Anita Murphy
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Date: 1952
Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 inches (canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
By Antonio Feltrinelli
Located in Roma, IT
1930s.
Original oil on plywood.
Beautiful and representative artwork of a female figure.
Includes
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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1930s Oil Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of 1930s oil portraits for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Modern, Impressionist and Expressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add 1930s oil portraits that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black, gray, orange and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Maurice Asselin, Dietz Edzard, Leon Kroll, Antonio Feltrinelli and Gershon Benjamin produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are 1930s Oil Portraits?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — 1930s oil portraits in our inventory begin at $270 and can go as high as $145,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,863.
Finding the Right Portrait-paintings for You
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
Questions About 1930s Oil Portraits
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023What brides wore in the 1930s varied. Some wore long flowing dresses made of satin or silk. Long sleeves were popular and designs often featured only minimal embellishments like appliqués and beading. Because many people faced difficult financial situations due to the Great Depression, brides also sometimes simply wore their best dresses on their wedding days. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage wedding dresses.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify 1930s furniture, first see if you can spot a maker's mark in hidden areas, such as the back, base, inside of drawers or under tabletops and seats. Trusted online resources can help you determine who produced your furniture based on these markings, and from there, you can research more to get a rough idea of how old your item is. A piece's characteristics can also be helpful when dating furniture. Many items made during the 1930s are examples of Art Deco furniture. Art Deco furniture is characterized by geometric patterns and luxurious materials, such as shagreen, marble, mother of pearl, mirrored glass, exotic animal hides and rare woods like mahogany, ebony and zebra wood. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can provide an expert opinion on when your piece was likely made. On 1stDibs, explore a range of 1930s furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023In the 1930s, phones typically looked like rotary telephones. They had either a round or square base with a numbered dial that spun when you dialed and a handset receiver with both an earpiece and a mouthpiece. A cord connected the handset to the base. Find a variety of rotary phones on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024Hans Holbein the Younger was the German portrait painter of the 1500s known for his photographic-like realism. Due to his incredible skill, Holbein established himself as a successful court painter in England. In addition to painting, Holbein was an accomplished printmaker, and his prints circulated widely through Europe. Some of his most famous works include The Ambassadors, Portrait of Henry VIII and Portrait of Sir Thomas Moore. Shop a wide range of portrait art on 1stDibs.
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