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Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inches wide
condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$568 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Oil - The Green Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait of a man in a woodland setting. Captured in a vibrant palette and bold forms
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Self Portrait in a Hat
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming self-portrait in a dimly lit room. Natural light from a window illuminates the artist's
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Self-Portrait on Stool
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate self-portrait, rendered in neutral tones with loose, impressionistic brushstrokes. Well
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Oil - An Embrace
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil sketch of a couple in an embrace. The pair look into each others eyes as they dance
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Portrait in Kitsch Style, Parisian Belle, Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait in Kitsch Style, Parisian Belle, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist, Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Young Girl in Green Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017)
signed and dated 1995
oil
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,311 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Oil - Germanic Hunter
Located in Corsham, GB
With pastel details. Unsigned. Presented in an oak frame with a green-painted slip. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH PORTRAIT SKETCH OF YOUNG WOMAN - OIL ON CANVAS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French mid 20th century
Title: Portrait sketch of a young woman
Medium: oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Oil - Wildflowers
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame with a cotton slip. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil, Portrait of a Figure in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Portrait of a figure in blue
Medium: oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,622 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Roman Soldier in Head Gear and with Spear 1950
s French Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Roman Soldier
French artist, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 20 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid 20th Century Stylish Portrait of a Young Lady French oil painting
By Maurice Delavier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986)
stamped verso with the artists studio
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French school early 20th century, Portrait of a hunter, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
French school early 20th century,
Portrait of a hunter
signed lower right, the signature has not
Category
Early 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th century oil painting portrait child subject female artist signed
By Pauline Palmer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
adept in oil, pastel, tempera, and watercolor. In addition to portraits, she painted numerous studies of
Category
1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Franz Berger - 20th Century Oil, Mandolin Player
Located in Corsham, GB
This oil painting features a portrait of an elderly gentleman in a black hat and green jacket
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
PLAUZEAU Painting Oil canvas French Academic Portrait of boy Early 20th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred PLAUZEAU Avanton-Paché (Vienna), 1875 - Hendaye, 1918 Oil on oil 61 x 38 cm (75.5 x 52.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elderly Rabbi 20th Century Judaica Portrait
Located in Surfside, FL
The artist depicts the portrait of an older Rabbi from a profile view in the manner of Samuel
Category
20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 20th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 20th century
Horace Colmaire studied with
Category
1920s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fine British Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Society Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, indistinctly signed lower right, circa 1950's
Title: Portrait of
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,223 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Jean Dulac (1902-1968) *see below
signed
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,201 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Jean Dulac (1902-1968) *see below
signed
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Noblewoman - Oil on Canvas by Anonymous Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful circular oil on canvas representing the portrait of a Noblewoman dressed in Art Nouveau
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge French Modernist Pointillist Signed Painting Girl with Necklace White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century
indistinctly signed lower centre
Portrait of a girl in white dress
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil on Panel Painting
By Charles Picart le Doux
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1943 French impressionist oil on panel self portrait by Charles Picart
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
20th Century Oil - Girl in a Pink Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 20th-century portrait of a young girl in a puffy pink hat, rendered in delicate pastel
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman in Beige 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Beige
by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE
oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Vivenne - 20th Century Oil, Show Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
An original oil painting by Italian based artist Pauline Vivienne. Signed and dated (1971) to the
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Man in Tie
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
signed oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 27 x 21
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Oil - Steady Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil portrait of a well dressed gentleman holding a sociable gaze, whilst swirling a full
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Margaret Nicholson - A Mid 20th Century Scottish Oil Painting PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Located in Cirencester, GB
Century portrait of a lady steering a boat. This came from a Scottish estate and certainly very Scottish
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jiotti - Early 20th Century Oil, Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming portrait depicts an elderly gentleman with a distinguished white beard, wearing a
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. Sabran - 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking study depicting performs appearing to be a clown, acrobat and ring leader on a circus stage. The artist captures the figure in a loose expressionist style. Signed to the l...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Man with Pipe Mid 20th Century
s French Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
aesthetic preferences.
provenance: from the artists estate, Paris
Stunning original mid 20th century oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century "Musicians" Original Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 20th Century "Musicians" Original Oil Painting
Fine oil portrait of two musicians
One flute
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Sheila
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Female Portrait, oil on canvas. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Modernist Portrait" Mid-20th Century Spanish Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Julio Moisés Fernández de Villasante
Located in New York, NY
use of color, shape, and form. Moises was active in the early Early to Mid 20th Century.
Art measures
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Oil - Portrait of Man Writing at Desk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed with initials and fully verso.
Title
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,403 Sale Price
20% Off
20th century oil painting self portrait male subject glasses pipe signed
By Francesco Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait" is an original oil painting on masonite board by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
R. Gotaels - Early 20th Century Oil, The Artist
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a 17th-century artist in his studio, holding a palette and brush. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century Portrait of a Man in a Bowler Hat Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man in a Bowler Hat
by Carl Felkel (Austrian, 1896-1980) *see notes below
oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, None
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
On board. Image size: 32 x 26cm.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Lady in Grey Dress
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed
Portrait of a Fashionable Young Lady
oil painting on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait of the Artist, Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Cleveland Artist
By Kenneth Marcus Hugh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kenneth Marcus Hugh (American, 1916-2011)
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right and dated
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil on Canvas Spanish Signed Ribera Family Portrait Painting, 1972
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Spanish painting dated 1972. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a family portrait with dogs, of
Category
1970s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Stanley Bate, 20th Century Musician
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 24 x 29 inches (61 x 73.5 cm)
Contemporary style gilt frame
Provenance
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Cent French Modernist Oil Painting Captivating Portrait Woman Black Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in a Black Dress
by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century
10.5 x 9.5
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kurt Messerschmidt - Early 20th Century Oil, Bow Tie Ready
Located in Corsham, GB
An incredibly realistic and gripping oil portrait of a man, circa 1930s, wearing a black bow tie
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Wheaten Terrier, early 20th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Wheaten Terrier, early 20th Century
English School - signed
Large early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,611 Sale Price
25% Off
Continental School Mid 20th Century Oil - Fetching Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming continental school portrait depicting a young maid collecting water in a pitcher. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil - Mr Von Marschall
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait depicting Lieutenant-General Karl von Marschall. Acquired as part of a pair of
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Damy - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Newspaper Boy
Located in Corsham, GB
A newspaper boy carries papers tucked under his arm in this evocative early twentieth century oil
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man with a Bowl - Mid 20th Century Modern British Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb mid 20th century modern British oil on canvas portrait of a man with a bowl, by Robert
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German School Early 20th Century Oil - Lady in Navy
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate early 20th-century portrait captures a figure with tousled golden-brown hair against
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Vintage Portrait of a Woman"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Large Vintage Portrait of a Woman – Oil on Canvas
A striking mid-20th-century oil painting
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peter Samuelson (1912-1996) - 20th Century Oil, Long Lashes
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished portrait by the artist Peter Samuelson (1912-1996) rendered in soft pastel hues
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
MID 20th CENTURY BRITISH OIL - PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN PEARL NECKLACE - TEAL GREEN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady"
by Douglas Swainson (British, mid 20th century)
signed oil painting on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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.
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Questions About 20th Century Oil Portrait
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
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