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Portrait Painting by Alan Fears Pop Art
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Acrylic on canvas by Alan Fears, 2021.
Alan Fears (b. 1974) is an emerging British artist, who was shortlisted in both 2018 and 2020 for The John Moores Painting Prize—a biennial ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Portrait of Frederick the Great Stick Pin with Small Amethyst
Located in Houston, TX
Antique portrait Frederick the great stick pin with small amethyst. European gold
Category
Antique 16th Century British Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Virgin Mary with the Child and Saints
By Flemish School, 17th Century
Located in Zürich, CH
favorite subjects were often religious in nature, but small portraits were also popular. The majority of
Category
17th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Crucifixion
By Flemish School, 17th Century
Located in Zürich, CH
favorite subjects were often religious in nature, but small portraits were also popular. The majority of
Category
17th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Small Rewards
Portrait Painting by Alan Fears Football Sportsman Pop Art
By Alan Fears
Located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Acrylic on canvas by Alan Fears, 2018.
Alan Fears (b. 1974) is an emerging British artist, who was shortlisted in both 2018 and 2020 for The John Moores Painting Prize—a biennial ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Miniature Antique Mahogany Louis XV Armed Portrait Chair Doll or Small Child
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Miniature blue Mohair and Mahogany wood armed Louis XV Portrait Chair perfect for a large doll
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Portrait of a woman at the bistro with an Absinthe glass and cigarette
By André Devambez
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
characters (subway platforms, air shows, public gardens, omnibus queues, fairgrounds...), small portraits of
Category
Early 1900s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sunset portraits
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
This small painting is entitled Sunset Portraits. It's an oil painting on canvas mounted on wood
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady - Oil on Canvas by Charles Jervas
By Charles Jervas
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
many days. A small portrait of the painter himself, engraved by Vander Gucht, formed the frontispiece
Category
Antique 1730s Irish George II Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Self-Portrait with Beard
By Roberto Chavez
Located in Culver City, CA
This smaller Self-Portrait exemplifies Roberto Chavez's ability to depict an honest and sincere
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
English Naive School Portrait
Located in London, GB
½” wide x 20½” high (framed)
12½” wide x 15” high (unframed)
This charming small child portrait
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
French 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small French 19th century portrait of a gentleman, most likely an aristocrat
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Paintings
Materials
Paint
Set of Mao Cultural Revolution Portraits on Tin
Located in New York, NY
A set of three small striking Mao cultural revolution portraits on tin. Great historical pieces
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Georgian Original Military Portrait Miniature of a Young Officer, circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
of jewelry. A small size portrait miniature and such gives testament to the skill of an artist
Category
Antique 16th Century British Pendant Necklaces
Materials
14k Gold
Fine Georgian Original Military Portrait Miniature of a Young Officer circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
with suspension loop.
Probably originally worn as a pc of jewelry.
A small size portrait miniature
Category
Antique Late 17th Century British Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pinchbeck
Pair of sculptors by John Henning Senior, HRSA and Caroline Princess of Wales
Located in Glencarse, GB
reduced size. He also continued to produce wax portraits, and some small portraits for reproduction in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Sculptures and Carvings
I
m Going to be a Pilot, Contemporary Abstract Portrait Girl Oil Painting Blue
By Melinda Matyas
Located in London, England
British artist - Melinda Matyas. Its is a portrait of a small girl. Vibrant blue color have a powerful
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Nice Work Happiness Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
plate and red table in front of a window with a palm tree visible outside and a small round portrait on
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Doe An original Bronze sculpture
Located in Tetbury, GB
Portsmouth's estate Adam has developed his work with large and small commissions , figure studies, portraits
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted Porcelain Plaque of Dutch Woman
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Small painted portrait of a Dutch woman on porcelain plaque with velvet and gilt wood frame.
5 x
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet, Giltwood
Fake Abstract Black
By Lino Lago
Located in Greenwich, CT
of a portrait on the small surface. In any case, the eye-catching series lets us indulge in the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Bohemian Glass Set
Located in London, GB
19th century bohemian glass set. Measures: One small jar with portrait: 15cm x 11cm
One middle jar
Category
Antique 19th Century Czech Other Glass
Materials
Glass
$6,161 / set
Ivan Aguéli, Landscape, 2004 Museum Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. His landscapes and portraits are often small scale, yet the interplay of colors, light and nuances
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Offset
"The Pink"
By Hilde Stynen
Located in Antwerpen, BE
of the rider on his horse.
Started with small assignments; portrait -graphic design - decor for
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tabriz Rug Wool Hand Knotted Flowers Pattern
Located in Tilburg, Brabant
quirky Tabriz rug, which makes it unique in its kind. The rim features a small medallion with a female
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Other Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Lord". Contemporary, 21st Cent., Figurative painting, oil and charcoal on canvas
By Hilde Stynen
Located in Antwerpen, BE
who loses his 'golden' armor or aura. it symbolizes the fall of a higher class.
Started with small
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Oil and Water
By Deborah Oropallo
Located in San Francisco, CA
. This artwork features a historical portrait, A Small Dutch Vessel close-hauled in a Strong Breeze (c
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Georgian Stunning Young Boy Enamel Miniature Large Stick Pin in Gold
Located in Napoli, IT
Georgian Young Boy
Miniature portraits were small piece of art. Initially, they involved
Category
Antique 1770s Georgian Models and Miniatures
Materials
15k Gold, 18k Gold
17th Century Ancient Painting oil on wood Flemish Genre Scenes, 1600s
Located in Torino, Torino
contained attitudes, often set in houses and gardens of aristocratic society and generally small. He also
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Head of a Man
By Nina Saemundsson
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
socialites, was as comfortable creating large-scale public figural works as she was sculpting smaller, more
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Group of 12 Late 18th Century Satirical Prints of Women and Their Wigs
Located in London, GB
There was a small engraved portrait of Mary Darly in the Print Room of the British Museum; it is called
Category
Antique 18th Century British George III Prints
Materials
Abalone
Head of Man
By David Middlebrook
Located in San Francisco, CA
generation going backwards.
HEAD OF MAN - “A portrait bust, of all of us.” The shoulders are of basalt which
Category
2010s Conceptual Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Tramp Art Small Portrait Frame
Located in Charleston, SC
Tramp Art small portrait frame.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American More Folk Art
Small Portrait of Young Boy
Located in Dallas, TX
A small portrait of a young boy. Framed in gilt frame with round center showing boy. Identified on
Category
Antique 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Tennessee (Small Portrait Painting of Collage of Young Man on Green)
Located in Hudson, NY
so framing is not necessary
This collage, "Tennessee," is one of Ransome's small portraits made
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry
Pair of small portraits in micro marble
Category
Antique 1890s Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Pair of Small Portraits of Chinese Figures on Rice Paper
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of small portraits of Chinese figures on rice paper.
Category
Antique 1880s Asian Drawings
Imaginary Portrait of Matt Stams- Maricopa
Located in Houston, TX
small portrait, a large abstract eagle, and other various imagery in natural red, green, orange, and
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Alexandra
Located in London, GB
periphery of society, Small's portraits reminds viewers of the importance of humanity. It comes as no
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Lithograph
Portrait of Mr. Jacques P***, a vivid portrait by Louis-Léopold Boilly
Located in PARIS, FR
This vivid portrait is a perfect example of the small portraits that made Boilly's reputation
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl
Located in London, GB
Verelst. Comparatively little of her work is recorded, but she painted small portraits on copper as well
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique British Oil Portrait The Fishermans Cottage, Original Oil, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
for his masterly small portraits, particularly of Cornish fishermen and their wives but also of
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pierrot au bonnet rouge - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
By Armand (François Joseph) Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed impressionist oil on panel portrait circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Clown with Blue Cap Smoking Cigar"
By Armand (François Joseph) Henrion
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Henrion was born in Liege, he is considered a figure and portrait painter from the French School (he
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Clown with Red Cap Smiling"
By Armand (François Joseph) Henrion
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Henrion was born in Liege, he is considered a figure and portrait painter from the French School (he
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Robert-Léopold Leprince. Portrait of a Young Woman with white dress. Circa 1830
Located in Firenze, IT
(c. 1825–1830), this small portrait reflects the fashions of the time: curled hair arranged with a
Category
1820s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Period Italian Venetian Portrait Painting
By Francesco Fedeli
Located in Roma, IT
painted a series of 168 small “ Portraits of dogi", dogaresse, Venetian patriarchs, cardinals and pontiffs
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Horatio Nelson Attributed To Lemuel Abbott
Located in New Orleans, LA
. Only one other much smaller portrait of Nelson in civilian attire exists, a much smaller rendering from
Category
18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marella Agnelli - 1967, Untitled #1, Small Color Portrait framed
By Horst P. Horst
Located in Miami Beach, FL
to serve fashion.” Though associated most closely with fashion photography, Horst captured portraits
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire (1619-1689) on Panel
Located in London, GB
This charming portrait is an example of the type of small-scale panel portraits, often of splendid
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Jean Claude Pellegrini (1787-1854)
Located in Paris, IDF
astonishing production of small portraits “à la Boilly” follows, very natural, sometimes incisive, such as his
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French religious small paintings Jesus and Virgin Mary Portrait Academic 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jules Achille LECARON
Paris, 1813 – ?
Portrait of Jesus and his mother the Virgin Mary
Oils on wood
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Trap, Small Figurative Western Strong Female Fur Portrait, Red and Brown
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
This small, figurative painting portrays a strong female character in animal hides and furs. She
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
French Romantic Drawing Héloïse LELOIR gouache mother and daughter 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Salon from 1835, and she het well knonwn for her small portraits.
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of Marianne Langham
Located in London, GB
;
and by descent in the Langham family at Cottesbrooke until 1909, when the family portraits were
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Small Shadow, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Serge Marshennilov's "Small Shadow," is an original, handmade hyper realistic oil painting that
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Tiziano Gilded Frame 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil painting on cardboard. The small elliptical portrait is presented in wooden gilded frame of the
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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