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17th century portrait of lady in an ivory silk gown and lace collar
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661), a 17th century portrait of a lady, bust-length oval
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,431 Sale Price
25% Off
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
French Impressioniste Portrait of Lady, 1870
Located in palm beach, FL
Portrait of a woman painted in oil on canvas from the impressionist period. This pictorial movement
Category
Antique 1870s French Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of lady, Mary Hammond in Rich Attire, Jewels, Lace c.1618-22 Historical
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in London, GB
(1593-1661)
This portrait of a lady, presented by Titan Fine Art, is an exquisite example of early
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fine 1800
s Georgian English Portrait of Lady in Lace Bonnet Blue Shawl, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (could be straight out of a Jane Austen novel!)
English School (very early 19th
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of Lady With Hat - Pastel and Felt on Paper - 1970s
By Olga Klein Astrachan
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Of Lady With Hat is an original artwork realized by Olga Klein Astrachan.
Pastel and
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Felt, Paper, Pastel
Portrait of Lady in Mob Cap - British Old Master 18th century art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British Old Master Regency pastel portrait is attributed to John Russell RA. Painted
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Abstract Portrait of Lady "La Dame a la Fleur Blanche" Michel Rodde
By Michel Rodde
Located in Surfside, FL
Michel Rodde (1913-2009)
Oil on Canvas Painting
Portrait of a woman: "La Dame a la Fleur Blanche
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970
s British Portrait of Lady in Green Jacket Long Brown Hair, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Jennifer"
by Agnes Annabel Kidston (Scottish 1896-1981)
oil painting on board, framed
inscribed verso, with extensive bio details.
framed: 18.5 x 12 inches
board: 15.5 x 10 inches
...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flamingo Portrait of Lady of the Everglades
By Frederick Stuart Church
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Lady of the Everglades" by Frederick Stuart Church is a captivating portrait that combines the
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco ca. 1920. Portrait Of Lady With Bob Cut, Purple Dress And Fur Collar
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait Of A Young Lady From The 1920s With Bob Cut And Fur Collar
Oil on canvas.
Early XX frame
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$694 Sale Price
55% Off
Herbert Blande Sparks (1870-1916)- Watercolour, Portrait of Lady with Pink Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
An exceptional Edwardian watercolour by Herbert Blande Sparks (1870-1916), depicting a young lady
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
18th century pastel portrait of Lady Augusta Corbett and her son, Stuart
By Daniel Gardner
Located in London, GB
intimate than the formal full-length portraits of Reynolds of Gainsborough.
Lady Augusta Corbett died
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Gouache
Portrait of Lady - Oil on Canvas by Carlo Socrate - 1930
By Carlo Socrate
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lady is an original oil on canvas artwork realized by Carlo Socrate (1889-1967) in 1930
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lady in Red and Black by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk collotype, 1908-1912
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Lady in Red and Black. Published and
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Acrylic Modern Portrait of Lady in Yellow Kimono
Located in Pasadena, CA
A woman with red lipstick, wrapped in a golden kimono, stands with a slight sway of her hips, her silhouette emerging from a deep, near-abstract background. One hand rests on her che...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19th Century French Oil On Canvas Portrait Of Lady
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th century French oil on canvas portrait presents a dignified depiction of a woman rendered
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
20th Century French Modernist Portrait of Lady French / Polish Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait
signed by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes
oil on board , unframed
board: 24 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 1960
s French Portrait of Lady in Red signed
By Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
characterful portrait of this lady in a blue jacket - will make any interior really stand out!
Sophie
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Austrian Painting Portrait Of lady oil on canvas Signed Gustav Klimt Framed Art
By (after) Gustav Klimt
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Austrian Painting Portrait Of lady oil on canvas Signed Gustav Klimt Framed Art. Portrait of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
AVON signed vintage gold tone dangle portrait of lady designer brooch
By Avon
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed AVON 1996-97
• gold tone with resin
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
• CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
Sku 57
...
Category
20th Century Brooches
20th Century British Modernist Portrait of Lady Sat In Blue Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait Of A Lady
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
signed initials oil painting on
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$707 Sale Price
35% Off
20th Century French Post-Impressionist Portrait of Lady in Colorful Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Interior
Original oil painting by Huguette Baudrot (French, 1929-2023) *see further notes below
Post-Impressionist oil painting by the well listed and admired female Frenc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 20th Century French Portrait of Lady Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary French Modernist Signed Oil Head Portrait of Lady over Gondolas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait Fantasy Study
French School, 21st century
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century Portrait of Lady Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame
Located in Savannah, GA
English oil on canvas portrait dating from the late 1700s painted in the manor of Joshua Reynolds
Category
Antique 1790s English Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$3,900 Sale Price
40% Off
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Portrait Of Lady Playing Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed verso
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edg...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Painting Cubist Geometric Purple Portrait Of Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed & dated 1981
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$870 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century French Empire Style Portrait of Lady with Coral Jewelry
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century French Empire Style Portrait of a Lady with Coral Jewelry. Beautiful piece
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Paint
French 20th Century Abstract Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Work
Period
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Portrait of Nude Lady
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Holding Rose
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady with a Rose
French school, late 20th century
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,314 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Naive Portrait of Lady Large Oil Painting on Canvas
By Henri Rousseau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, 19th century
circle of Henri Rousseau, French 1844 - 1910
oil on
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,615 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th Century Antique French Original Oil Portrait of Lady on Canvas
Located in COLMAR, FR
approximately this period.
This antique portrait features an unknown, older lady. Good proportions and good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large 20th Century French Cubist Nude Portrait of Lady Picasso Style Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model
by Helene Dadone (French cubist artist, 20th century)
signed with initials
oil on board, unframed
board: 29.5 x 21.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,628 Sale Price
20% Off
Sir Peter Lely - Portrait of Lady with baroque pearl earring - 17th Century Oil
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
17th-Century English Portrait, Attributed to Sir Peter Lely
A striking 17th-century English oil on
Category
Antique 17th Century British Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large 18th Century English Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of Lady on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
English School, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 31 x 25 inches
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Fine 19th Century French Belle Epoque Period Portrait of Lady in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Lady in Interior
French School, circa 1890's period, unsigned
oil on canvas, unframed
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1900
s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Seated in Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Chair
French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1900
oil painting on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,533 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century English Oil Portrait of Lady with Hair Tied Up, yellow background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, second half 20th century
Title: Portrait of a Lady in Pensive
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on panel portrait of a lady by Harry Humphrey MOORE
Harry Humphrey Moore ( 1844, New
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Modern British Portrait of Lady in Red Coat Tartan Trousers 20th century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
signed initials oil painting on
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Side Profile Portrait of Lady in Art Studio 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profile Portrait
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
oil painting on board, unframed
board
Category
20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century British Portrait of Lady in Green Dress Signed Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a seated woman wearing a green dress
Waldron West, British mid 20th century
signed oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,643 Sale Price
20% Off
1930
s French Oil Painting Portrait of Lady with Playing Cards Beautiful Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, Louise Alix (painter, decorative artist of landscapes, still lifes and portraits), studied under Yvonne
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,298 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine 17th Century Italian Old Master Oval Portrait of Lady on Copper Wooden Frm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (female saint?)
Italian School, 17th century
oil on copper, framed
frame: 9 x 8
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed 18 Karat gold Portrait of Lady in White Dress Wearing Jewelry Signed HIL
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed 18 Karat gold Portrait of a Lady in Jewels
Size: 1 7/8 inch by 1 1/2 inch
Weight: 15.5 gram
Category
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Materials
Gold
Original Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady With Riding Crop, Sweden circa 1700
s
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas portrait of a lady with hat and riding crop.
Unknown artist, circa 1700's
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of Lady, after Jean-Marc Nattier
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th-19th century oil on canvas portrait of a posing lady with flowers, after
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$11,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excellent quality and
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Portrait of Lady in Red and Black" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt
K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
DAS WERK GUSTAV KLIMTS, a portfolio of 50 prints, ten of which are multicolor collotypes on chine colle paper laid down on hand-made heavy cream wove paper with deckled edges; under ...
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
American Victorian Lady Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian gilt framed oil painting portrait of lady with lace collar. (Halley)
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of Mrs Harborough - British 18th century art portrait lady oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
of his work – at Dunham Massey in Cheshire, England, a copy of a portrait of Lady Diana Cecil, and at
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$208,127 Sale Price
24% Off
American Victorian Lady in Brown Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian rosewood and gilt framed hand painted photograph portrait of lady in brown
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
American Victorian Lady in Black Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian rosewood and gilt framed hand painted photograph portrait of lady in black
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
French Victorian Lady in Blue Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Gilt framed oval pastel painting portrait of lady wearing blue dress and pearls
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
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