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Lovesick Savior, Watercolor, Paper, Portrait, Signed, Framed
By Fahren Feingold
Located in New York, NY
imagery from early 20th century French erotica, 70s & 80s American vintage magazines, and today’s Internet
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Still Life Vase of Roses and Cat, Bruno Croatto 20th Century Oil Italian Painter
By Bruno Croatto
Located in Rome, Italy
, with his still lifes, his landscapes and his rarest portraits, the atmosphere of magical realism can be
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Paintings

Materials

Wood

Hold The Line, Watercolor, Painting, Figurative, Portrait, Signed, Framed
By Fahren Feingold
Located in New York, NY
female form. Her watercolors featuring bold feminine nudes reference imagery from early 20th century
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Black and White Lily, Vintage Unique Photograph Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
by academic painting from the turn of the century—as well as portraiture. From the early 1920s she
Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Shells Vintage Unique Photograph Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
painting from the turn of the century—as well as portraiture. From the early 1920s she began to take close
Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Weaving, Mills College Vintage Unique Photograph Signed Silver Gelatin Photo
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
turn of the century—as well as portraiture. From the early 1920s she began to take close-up, sharply
Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Group of 12 Late 18th Century Satirical Prints of Women and Their Wigs
Located in London, GB
Dress, or the Featherd Lady" (20 March 1776), "Phaetona or Modern Female Taste" (6 November 1776); "Miss
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Antique 18th Century British George III Prints

Materials

Abalone

Rest in the desert
By Pal Fried
Located in Antwerp, BE
Monet and Lucien Simone. Painter of portraits, female nudes and oriental scenes. After WWII emigrated to
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Victorian Pearl Cameo Brooch 9 Karat Gold, circa 1900
Located in Preston, Lancashire
shell carving is beautifully executed showing, in relief, a defined female portrait with layered detail
Category

Early 20th Century British Brooches

Materials

9k Gold

The Birth of Venus, Painting Signed Jules Alphonse TOULOT, 1903
Located in Paris, FR
, sliced by Cronos. TOULOT Jules Alphonse, genre painter and portrait painter, born in Champeix on Nov. 11
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

View from studio, Gloucester
By Martha Walter
Located in Atlanta, GA
female artists to be recognized in her time. Walter is Known for her colorful still life's, domestic
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Akt im Wald (Nude in a Forest) - Oil/Canvas, Constructivist, Figurative, Modern
Located in Wien, AT
1950's: Schröder combines different painting styles of the early 20th century by transforming them into
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Datura 1940s
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in New York, NY
Imogen Cunningham Datura 1940s, 1944 Gelatin silver print 15 1/8 x 20 in. (38.4 x 50.8 cm) Edition
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Seascape at Sunset by Adelaide Brooks Johnson (1877-1959, American)
Located in New York, NY
artists working in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Johnson was able to conceal her identity
Category

20th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); 1974; watercolor, ink on paper;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); The Best; watercolor, ink on board;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); Julian Ritter Painter; watercolor, ink;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); Five drawings; watercolor, ink on board;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); Postcard letter; watercolor, ink on paper;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
portraits, he also worked in other media including pen-and-ink with watercolor, charcoal and Conté crayons
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Julian Ritter (American 1909 - 2000); Three postcards; watercolor, ink on board;
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Julian Ritter (American 1909 – 2000); Clown with flowers; watercolor and ink on
By Julian Ritter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Although Ritter was best known for his oil paintings of nudes, clowns and portraits, he also worked
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

"Beach of Berck at Low Tide" Oil on Canvas
By Louise Abbema
Located in Brussels Antwerp, BE
love affair"). In the early 20th century, she attended the salon of Mrs. Lemaire where she met a
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Antique 1880s Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Gloucester Rocks, Ten Pound Island by Agnes Richmond (1870-1964, American)
Located in New York, NY
systematic approach to color was highly influential for artists working in the early 20th century – Richmond
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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"David Bowie, Monte Carlo 1893" Vintage Silver Gelatin by Helmut Newton
By Helmut Newton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
secured Newton’s reputation as one of the 20th centuries photographic masters. His auction record stands
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Female portrait. Photography of a woman in black and white, 1984
By Javier Vallhonrat
Located in Modena, IT
of Madrid in the early 70’s. Just after receiving the degree, he reached international recognition
Category

20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961)- Early 20th Century Oil, Lady with Bead Necklace
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961)- Early 20th Century Oil, Lady in Green Day Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
Fine early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressionistic and simplistic head and shoulders portrait of a young female figure staring face
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Female portrait , 1950
Located in Milan, IT
century, his painting is framed in a sober and balanced drawing. Landscape and portrait painter, he
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20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Golden Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite, early 20th century head and shoulders portrait of a young female sitter wearing a
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a woman, antique sideways female oil portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A stunning antique portrait from the early 20th century. This atmospheric original oil painting is
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1910s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pam Hawkes ORIGINAL oil painting mixed media FINE RENAISSANCE FEMALE PORTRAIT
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Pam Hawkes (late 20th / early 21stC) British TITLE: “Study For Lets Play" SIGNED: lower
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Young Woman with Flowers
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
to be accepted on their same caliber was almost unheard of during the early 20th Century. This piece
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mauresque, Bou Saada, Orientalist portrait of a young girl in costume.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century Orientalist oil portrait on board of a young woman in costume by Louis Granata
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Naturalistic Colored Etching Portrait of Lady Carmichael
By Jessie Rendle Furber
Located in Houston, TX
Frame: H 18 in x W 16 in. Artist Biography: Jessie Rendle Furber was a female British printmaker born
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
exhibition Portraits by Oswald Birley, held 20 March–3April 1924 at the Duveen Galleries (35 exhibits in
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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Henri Privat-Livemont, Self-Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) depicts
Category

1920s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20thC Superb Abstract Head Portrait of Lady - Listed British Abstract Artist
By Derrick Latimer Sayer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sayer (1917-1992). Displaying this hauntingly beautiful profile portrait of a lady, with fluid
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

In Front of the Mirror, Original Oil on Canvas portrait Post-Impressionist 20thC
By Fernand Toussaint
Located in Naples, Florida
Known as a painter of landscapes, still-lifes and female genre subjects, Fernand Toussaint is now
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a girl, possibly Dorothy Bigg (née Wither) (1661-1717), c. 1674
By Gerard Soest
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
seventeenth century’ (Waterhouse, p. 102). His only known non-portrait, Inspiration of an Artist, belongs to
Category

1670s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bodil Larsen Rohweder, Portrait Of A Woman Holding A Tray
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Bodil Larsen Rohweder (1883-1975) depicts a
Category

1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Femme à la Robe Jaune (Lady in a Yellow Dress)
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine Arts. Mid-20th Century Canvas: 21 5/8" high x 18" wide Frame: 29 7/8" high x 26 1/4" wide
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sheila Scott Henderson (1910-1984) - 1937 Oil, Lady in the Lace Bolero
Located in Corsham, GB
Female portrait, oil on canvas. Signed 'Sheila S. Henderson' to the reverse and dated 1937.
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Disturber of the Peace , 1908
Located in Blackwater, GB
Landscape scene with three horses on a pasture, oil on canvas by Mary Browning. Rare early example of the
Category

Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Man in a Red Tie
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
queerness in the 20th century. Painted by the lesbian artist Dame Ethel Walker, it is likely that the
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Almeh on the Nile - Orientalist Oil Painting of Egypt Beauty Royal Academy 1910
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
given to a young female performer in 18th and 19th century Egypt. The girls were not concubines, they
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Myrhinna
By John William Godward
Located in New Orleans, LA
praise. In the early years of the 20th century, however, Godward was faced with the painful reality that
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Jean Sappho, " Original Portrait Sepia Etching signed by Marie Laurencin
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the early years of the 20th century, Laurencin was an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde. A
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Carlo Nacci - 1929 Oil, Italian Beauty
Located in Corsham, GB
the lower right corner. The painting has been presented in a very fine early 20th Century frame. With
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait or Study for a Bust
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
the country in the early nineteenth century. As a result, his sculptures have been displayed in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Figura, Muse
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid century Italian portrait oil on canvas. Important early work from the 1960's Turin school. In
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le couple aux courses (The Couple at the Races)
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
vibrantly hued oil is a perfect example of the portraits for which the artist is renowned. His model
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Red Roses
Located in New Orleans, LA
an important series of works that combines female figures and flowers in a single, tightly-focused
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Lilas (Lilacs)
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
that is uniquely Cassigneul. His work is reminiscent of Les Nabis, the early 20th century French Post
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fin de Journée (End of the Day)
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Nabis, the early 20th-century Post-Impressionist group that included artists such as Pierre Gauguin and
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madonna
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
living female artists with nearly 20 works that have achieved more than $1 million at auction. This is
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI, The Captain Of The Guard
By William Arthur Breakspeare
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist William Arthur Breakspeare RBA RBSA ROI
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Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Early 20th century female portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,277, while the lowest priced sells for $104 and the highest can go for as much as $11,500.