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The Fencer Traditional English Rural Crafts Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fencer
by John Edwards (English, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Symbolist Lady Staring into Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pensive Thoughts
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$983 Sale Price
20% Off
1950
s French Modernist Portrait of Woman by the Window Textured Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman by the Window
French, mid 20th century
signed L. Bernard
oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Portrait of Woman
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century portrait of a grey haired woman wearing a sun hat by Jon Blanchette (American, 1908
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Alexandre Berlant (1921-1994) - 1954 Oil, Self Portrait in Plaid
Located in Corsham, GB
A vibrant mid-20th century self-portrait by the artist Alexandre Berlant (1921-1994). Berlant is
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Portrait of Young Girl With Two Braids" Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young girl with hair tied up against a light blue
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Girl Sewing" Post-Impressionist Portrait of Seated Girl Oil Painting on Canvas
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding oil painting depicting a portrait of a seated girl sewing. The subtle tones and
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
By Gianni Strino
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting
Beautifully rendered and
Category
Late 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Portrait of Lady on Wedding Day - Mid 20th Century Impressionist Pastel by Mason
By William Mason
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
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This piece was created using oil pastel and is in a handmade wooden gilt frame (swept composite) under
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$473 Sale Price
30% Off
"Portrait of Young Boy" Post-Impressionism French Oil Painting on Panel Framed
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding oil painting depicitng a portrait of a yong boy with a landscape in the background
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Unidentified abstract portrait
By Juan Gris
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
, the geometric manner of this portrait where the identity of the painter is still unknown at this stage
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Manner of Marcel Vertes Portrait of a Lady Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Mid century, manner of Marcel Vertes, 20th century painter, printmaker and illustrator.
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait of Woman with Head Wrap" Post-Impressionism Oil Painting on Canvas
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young woman with dark hair and a head wrap against
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Attente
1950
s Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Attente' Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
By French artist, Mid 20th Century
Signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,365 Sale Price
69% Off
Attrib. Roberto Luigi Valente (b.1926) - 20th Century Oil, Market Trader
Located in Corsham, GB
A portrait of a market trader stood in front of his produce. He rests one hand on his hip with an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
After Jean Baptiste Perronneau - Framed 20th Century Oil, A Girl with a Kitten
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful head and shoulders copy of Jean Baptiste Perronneau's portrait 'A Girl with a Kitten
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ferruccio Vitale (1875-1933) - Early 20th Century Oil, Jolly Lady In A Headscarf
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful oil portrait showing a very happy elderly woman in a vibrant red headscarf and blue
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A. Costa - 1912 Oil, Portrait of a Spanish Lady
By A. Costa
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine portrait of a smiling Spanish lady dressed in fine lace, with fresh red flowers in her
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Manner of Joseph Levin (1894-1979) - Russian School Oil, Portrait of a Women
Located in Corsham, GB
Vibrant colour and confident brushstrokes help depict this expressive portrait of a women. Painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Attrib. Islwyn Watkins (1938–2018) - 20th Century Oil, The Holy Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful and warm family portrait of Mary, Joseph and infant Jesus. The artist has used
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Portrait of a Man in Suite" Post-Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
texture in the oil paint. This portrait is done in a highly impressionistic manner with unique colors and
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Colourful Male Portrait Geometric Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 60 x 48 inches
A fabulous colourful
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,242 Sale Price
20% Off
"Portrait of Young Girl with Blue Shirt" Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting
By Jacques Zucker
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young girl with short brown hair against a light
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Laid Paper
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,615 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 50x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects and serene
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert Kuven (1901-1983) - 1946 Oil, Portrait of Luise Stolz
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait depicting Luise Stolz at the age of 90. This intimate portrait depicts its
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carl Baum (1892-1966) - 1936 Oil, Portrait of Reinhard Vogel
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking early 20th century study by the artist Carl Baum (1892-1966) depicting a young soldier
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maurice Codner (1888-1958) - Early 20th Century Oil, Lady in a Purple Hat
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking portrait depicts an older woman in a yellow shawl and purple hat. She turns her head
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Freddie Mercury signing Live, signed French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
French artist, 20th century
signed oil on board stuck on board
overall
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,092 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Portrait of Young French Girl, Signed Impressionist Oil
By Paul Morro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Model
Paul Morro, German circa 1960’s
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 27 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,419 Sale Price
20% Off
C. M. Friedmaura - 1911 Oil, Portrait of an Elderly Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
This detailed portrait depicts an elderly figure wearing a dark headscarf and neckerchief, rendered
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Emile Marin (1876-1940) - Framed Oil, Portrait of a Bedouin Man
By Emile Marin
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century Portrait of a Bedouin Man, oil on panel. Signed 'A. Marin' to the lower left
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
FEMALE PORTRAIT - Giacomo Moretti - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Female Portrait - Giacomo Moretti Oil on Canvas Painting signed lower right, Italy
White lacquered
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1974 Oil, Self Portrait with Visor
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
An intriguing oil study by the artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Signed and dated to the lower
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Basket Weaver Traditional English Rural Crafts Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Weaver
by John Edwards (English, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Glass Blower Traditional English Rural Crafts Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Glass Blower
by John Edwards (England, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Blacksmiths Forge Traditional English Rural Life Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blacksmith
by John Edwards (England, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$859 Sale Price
30% Off
Traditional English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Carpenter in Workshop
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Carpenters Workshop
by John Edwards (England, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Judaica "The Rebbe
" European Hasidic Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting
By Charles Hannaford
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed with monogrammed initials and has his name written on verso.
Realistic portrait of an older
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Man - for restoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed by Geo.R. Cobcett
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 17 x 12.5 inches
provenance: private
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$327 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Blue Eyed Lady French Portrait Impressionist Signed Oil
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front and back
oil painting on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,310 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional English Oil Painting Rural Crafts Portrait Women Knitting
Wheat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Knitter
by John Edwards (1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Posed Man Post Impressionist Signed Oil
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front and back - inscribed verso of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,201 Sale Price
20% Off
Hot Spring Resort, 20th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Hot Spring Resort, 20th Century
by VICTOR ANDREEVCH ONISCHENKO (RUSSIAN 1925-1991)
Large 20th
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1978 Modernist Expressive Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Seated in Thought
Located in Bristol, GB
SEATED IN THOUGHT
Size: 72 x 53 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An expressive modernist style
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hugh Segar
Sam
Scorer FRIBA FRSA (1923-2003) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Mr Stuart
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil portrait of professor Stuart from the Sexton of St Botolph’s Church, Cambridge, 1942
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$506 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Lady Seated in Interior Room Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
front corner
oil on canvas
canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1920
s Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
1920's Portrait of an Elegant Woman, Oil Painting, British
British School, Early 20th Century
Oil
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$928 Sale Price
20% Off
Emil Stratmann (1890-1974) - Framed Oil, Portrait of a Humble Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking oil portrait by the German painter Emil Stratmann (1890-1974), depicting a bearded
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Expressive Young Woman Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted late 19th or early 20th century portrait painting. Oil on canvas. In
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Bazel - Framed 1946 Oil, Portrait of a Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
In a warm room a man leans against a bar whilst gazing over his shoulder with curiosity and smoking on his impressive-looking pipe. He has a calm expression on his face, which is env...
Category
Mid-20th Century 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
William McBride "Daumier Heads" Original Oil on Canvas 20th c.
Located in San Francisco, CA
William McBride (American, 1912-2000)
"Daumier Heads" Original Oil on Canvas 20th c.
Canvas
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rudolf Kaster (1914-2003) - Framed 1940 Oil, Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
An eye-catchingly unique portrait by German artist Rudolf Kaster (1914-2003). The composition
Category
Mid-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.
How Much is a 20th Century Oil Portrait?
The average selling price for a 20th century oil portrait we offer is $2,409, while they’re typically $135 on the low end and $850,000 for the highest priced.
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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