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French Mid Century Oil Painting Post Impressionist Portrait of Woman Blue Blouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Blue
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Continental School Mid 20th Century Oil - Woman Holding Her Rosary
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait in oil. Indistinctly signed to the lower right. Presented in a cream and gilt-effect frame
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gudrun Sibbons (b.1925) - 20th Century Oil, A Passionate Flamenco
By Gudrun Sibbons
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking 20th Century oil showing a young couple engaged in a passionate and fiery flamenco. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1951 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Pose
Located in Bristol, GB
figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1951.
The composition features a model seated on
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait of Young Woman Hair Tied Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Man in Beret with Moustache Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Man in Beret
Artist: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: signed oil on board
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Superb Mid 20th Century French Portrait of Woman in Blue Shirt, signed framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Shirt
by Georges Eugène Delhomme (French, 1904-1989)
signed oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original French Mid Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Young Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait
by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001)
Signed lower front
oil painting on canvas, beautifully
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Schoolboy
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative portrait captures a young boy in school uniform, with a striking orange tie
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950
s French Impressionist Signed Oil Northern France Open Landscape Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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oil on canvas, framed
framed: 21 x 30 inches
canvas: 15 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022) - 20th Century Oil, Man in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
This expressive figurative painting depicts a solitary male figure in profile, rendered in loose, gestural brushstrokes with a palette dominated by earth tones, muted greens, and war...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fanny-Elizabeth Casthelaz - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, The Lacemakers
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate genre scene depicts two elderly women in traditional French dress and white caps, engaged in needlework. The artist employs a warm, naturalistic palette and soft brushw...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother and Child (Framed Early 20th Century Figurative Portrait Painting)
By Arthur Royce Bradbury
Located in New Orleans, LA
is on a nice tight canvas in great condition for being almost a century old! 20" x 16.5" in fine
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ludvig Jacobson (1890-1957) - Early 20th Century Oil, Chopping Fruit
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate still life painting depicts a young child seated at a table surrounded by an abundant arrangement of fresh fruit in bowls and scattered across the surface, alongside gl...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The White Cap
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The Married Couple
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hungarian Rabbi Large Judaica Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Jewish Rabbi Portrait, Judaica Oil Painting
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Old Civil War Soldier Portrait of Honor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful turn of the century oil portrait of old civil war soldier circa 1900, by an unknown
Category
1890s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Stylised Portrait, Peasant Girl, Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylised Portrait, Peasant Girl, Impressionist Oil Painting
By European Schooled artist, Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$655 Sale Price
20% Off
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, A Restful Moment
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
A lovingly captured study of a man snoozing in an armchair. Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Man In Blue
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Provenance: Studio Sale. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Woman In Profile
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Provenance: Studio Sale. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, A Serious Look
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Pensive Look
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort, 2 June 2024. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Girl in Profile
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a young girl captured in profile. Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Vintage Portrait of Young Woman in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Size : 16 x 13
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dorian Levine - 20th Century Oil, Women in a Red Scarf
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait depicting the face of a woman wearing a red scarf and lipstick. Unsigned. On
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blonde Bather, Impressionist Portrait, Original Oil Painting
By Derek Kershaw
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, 20th Century,
Signed by the artist verso,
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 24 x 18 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$983 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Portrait of a Young Lady Green
Yellow Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French Modernist artist, mid 20th century
S.Ascher
signed oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$873 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Portrait of a Lady in Fur Stole, Early 20th Century”no signed
Located in Genève, GE
Elegant Portrait of a Lady — Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas no signed
A captivating and refined
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil Painting
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady, Oil Painting
By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Ballerina, early 20th Century by Marcel BLOCH (1882-1966)
By Marcel Bloch
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Ballerina, early 20th Century
by Marcel BLOCH (1882-1966)
Large early 20th Century
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Bryony at West Dean
Located in Corsham, GB
An evocative portrait by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933) depicting a young lady wearing a
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Woman by MELA MUTER - Impressionist, Modern, Portrait, Oil
By Mela Muter
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Portrait of a Woman by MELA
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alberto Rossi (1858-1936) - Early 20th Century Oil, Knitting Lessons
By Alberto Rossi
Located in Corsham, GB
A thoroughly charming oil showing a young girl teaching a little boy to knit using red wool. The
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nadi Ken (b.1934) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Burning Bright
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait study by French artist Nadi Ken. The artist depicts a blonde women with short
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Luc De Decker (1907-1982) - 20th Century Oil, Lady in Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a distinguished woman with curly dark hair, dressed in formal attire
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. Vilysen - 1976 Oil, Portrait of Tommy
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful mid-century portrait of a young boy set against a red backdrop. The expressive
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Mid 20th Century Oil, A Shy Smile
By Cécile HERTZ-EYROLLES (1875-1974)
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful mid 20th century portrait by the well listed artist Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil - Young Woman In Profile With Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 20th Century impasto painting showing a young woman sitting in profile next to a bunch of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Country Gentleman, early 20th Century by Charles Edwin Andrew
Located in Blackwater, GB
early 20th century portrait of an English country gentleman, oil on canvas by Charles Edwin Andrew. Good
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
R. Cassley - Mid 20th Century Oil, Ballerina in the Studio
Located in Corsham, GB
A stunning mid-century study of a ballerina, dressed in a navy leotard and tutu. She sits elegantly
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a woman, oil on panel
By Jean Bouchaud
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean BOUCHAUD (1891-1977)
Portrait of a woman
Oil on panel
Signed “J Bouchaud” lower right
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$757 Sale Price
20% Off
French Expressionist Self Portrait. Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil on canvas self portrait of the artist Stéphane LOVIGHI-BOURGOGNE. The painting is
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,225 Sale Price
41% Off
Vintage Portrait Portrait of Fashionable Woman Pink Shawl 1920
s French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman in Pink
by Robert SImon (French 1888-1961)
stamped with the artists studio
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,064 Sale Price
20% Off
Barbara Doyle (b.1917) - 20th Century Oil, Taking Notes
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil painting by the artist Barbara Doyle, depicting an interior scene with a lady
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940
s French Impressionist Portrait of Young Lady Self Portrait Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Woman
by Marguerite Lacroux (French/ Swiss 1898-1972)
dated 1948
signed oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
M. G - Russian School Mid 20th Century Oil, Young Russian Cadet
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Russian School portrait from the mid 20th Century showing a handsome young man in military
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Double Sided 20th Century Oil, Seated Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A sensitive life study by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933). The artist has expertly captured the subject in a loose impressionist style. There is an additional study verso. Unsign...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pat MacLaurin (1933-2022) - 20th Century Oil, Myken in the Wingchair
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study by the artist Pat MacLaurin (1933–2022), depicting a young lady sat in a winged armchair. Rendered with soft, impressionistic brushstrokes, the artwork exudes a quie...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Man in a Fez
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, On the Sunlit Porch
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate interior scene depicts a solitary figure relaxing in a wooden chair on a softly lit porch. The composition employs a restrained palette of earth tones and gentle lighti...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, The Artist At Work
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, A Look of Shock
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Woman in the Mirror
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate and unique composition by the British artist Pauline Plummer. A woman stands contemplatively at the mantle, her profile reflected in the mirror. Unsigned, however the pie...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Model at the RWS
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate life study by the artist Pauline Plummer (b.1933) depicting a 'Model at the RWS'. The figure is in perfect harmony with her surroundings – the colours of her clothes and h...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Surely you’ll find the exact 20th century oil portrait you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Modern version. Making the right choice when shopping for a 20th century oil portrait may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right 20th century oil portrait is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, black, gray and orange. There have been many interesting 20th century oil portrait examples over the years, but those made by Jacques Zucker, Raymond Debieve, Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Linda Le Kinff and Monique Baudaux are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home. A large 20th century oil portrait can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller 20th century oil portrait, measuring 1 high and 1 wide, may better suit your needs.
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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 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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