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"Spiral Eyes" Modern Neo-Expressionist Photo Portrait
Located in Pasadena, CA
This small photo portrait features a woman with long dark hair, her profile turned outward against
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Sir Thomas Wharton (c.1615-1684)
Located in London, GB
(1599 - 1641)
A very attractive example of the type of small-scale panel portraits often of splendid
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Ginger - 4"x4", Small Painting On Canvas
By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
eyes which have a way of drawing you in. The portrait blends acrylic paint and coloured pencil
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Portrait of a young woman in a crimson dress
Located in Paris, IDF
devoted to two types of representations: genre scenes and portraits. Boilly remained a small-format
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th-Century American School, Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cheltenham, GB
small panel portraits while running a tinsmith’s shop in Lancaster, but as his popularity increased, he
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gortzius Geldorp (Attributed To Workshop), Portrait Of A Gentleman
By Gortzius Geldorp
Located in Cheltenham, GB
produced numerous bust-length portraits and small religious works with varying degrees of finesse. The
Category
1610s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th century Woman Profile Portrait in a Red Dress.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small colorful and interesting profile portrait of a blond woman dressed in a red dress and
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Small Donut Kiss" 30x40 framed Photographic arrangement of Donuts
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
when viewed from a distance or through your phone and you see the donuts small and the portrait appears
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Apollo - small, detailed, expressive, male, figurative, oil on canvas
By Daniel Hughes
Located in Bloomfield, ON
It is a striking portrait. Canadian artist Daniel Hughes is known for his stunning, realistic
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Preyer (1847-1931) - Framed 1876 Oil, Portrait of a Lady
By Paul Preyer
Located in Corsham, GB
A small, delicate portrait of an elegant young lady. She turns her head to the side to reveal a red
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Modernist Naïve Style Portrait Oil Painting - Welsh Lady in Purple
Located in Bristol, GB
WELSH LADY IN PURPLE
Size: 25.5 x 20.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A small and engaging
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
French Painting OUTIN Academic Portrait Elegant Woman with Fan Late 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
portraits and small genre scenes with a finesse and refinement characteristic of the reapparaisal of women
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Modernist Naïve Style Portrait Oil Painting - Welsh Lady in Yellow
Located in Bristol, GB
WELSH LADY IN YELLOW
Size: 18.5 x 18.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A small and engaging
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Carl Kunst Oil On Canvas German School 20th Century, Female Portrait
By Carl Kunst
Located in Milan, IT
corner of the house, in front of a wall, decorated with only a small oval portrait. It is painted with
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century Portrait Painting of a Young Girl Wearing a Pink Bonnet
By Sir William Beechey
Located in Bath, Somerset
A charming smaller scale 18th century portrait of a young girl in a pink bonnet wearing a white
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Lips - small, intimate, green, pink, female figurative oil painting
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Gentle yet enticing portrait of a young woman. A rich green backdrop frames her face enhancing her
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Modernist Mini Naïve Style Portrait Oil Painting -Welsh Lady in Red
Located in Bristol, GB
WELSH LADY IN RED
Size: 19.5 x 24.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A small and engaging
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of Sir Walter Stirling 1st Baronet, Signed
Dated; Fine Gilded Frame
Located in London, GB
scale very good quality portraits of which only a very small body is known to have survived; this
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Naïve Style Portrait Oil Painting - Welsh Lady
Located in Bristol, GB
WELSH LADY
Size: 23.5 x 19 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A small and engaging mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antoine Louis Manceaux (1862-1939) - Late 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A small atmospheric portrait by the French artist Antoine Louis Manceaux. The sitter is caught in a
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
James Joyce, Portrait aux Livres, by G. Mathias – Irish Icon in Cubist Style
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
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This rare small-format portrait is part of a coherent Irish-focused body of work developed between 2022
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Julianne by Geri Eubanks, Small Framed Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Julianne', is a small vertical framed Impressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Graceful by Geri Eubanks, Small Framed Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Graceful', is a small vertical framed Impressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elizabeth by Geri Eubanks, Small Framed Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Geri Eubanks
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Elizabeth', is a small vertical framed Impressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Gentleman, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin c.1638 Manor House Provenance
Located in London, GB
charming portrait is an example of the type of small-scale panel portraits, often of splendid beauties of
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
By Oswald Birley
Located in London, GB
gallery in January 1923. Birley’s small show of 11 paintings, Portraits By Oswald Birley, at the Duveen
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Femme avec cheveaux rouges - small lavender, pink, purple, female figurative oil
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work was recently exhibited in The Figure Revisited, at the McClure Gallery of the Visual Arts in Montreal. Her figurative compositions are built up through a complex technique ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Henri Joseph Dillens, Ghent 1812 – 1872 Brussels, Small Boys Playing War Games
Located in Knokke, BE
Dillens Henri Joseph
Ghent 1812 – 1872 Brussels
Belgian Painter
Small Boys Playing War Games
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a man Studio of Corneille de la Haye, 16th c. French Renaissance
Located in PARIS, FR
, Corneille de Lyon specializes in the production of small-scale portraits associating the tradition of French
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Lady Diana Cecil, Countess of Elgin c.1638, Manor House Provenance
Located in London, GB
charming portrait is an example of the type of small-scale panel portraits, often of splendid beauties of
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour, Sir Richard Knight, Oil on canvas, Fine frame
By Willem Wissing
Located in London, GB
clock & case, three pictures where of one large & two small ones”. Perhaps our portrait was one of the
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Panel Portrait of a Lady in Scarlet Dress, Lace Collar, and Pearls c.1620 French
By Claude Deruet
Located in London, GB
of the type of small-scale panel portraits, often of splendid beauties of the time, that became
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Queen Elizabeth 2 (small version) 20" x 16 " Oil on Birch Panel Unique Style
Located in Houston, TX
there is no need for a frame. There is also a smaller image of the painting of Queen Elizabeth 2 on
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil, Wood Panel
Surrealism Portrait Painting of a Lion in Military Attire
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small portrait painting of a lion wearing military attire. This piece comes unframed
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Paint
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman, Original Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
-quarter profile. Gentleman has an aristocratic or military bearing. He is wearing a red cape and small
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Paintings
19th Century Oil - Girl with a Poppy
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming Victorian oil portrait depicting a small child holding a poppy. Unsigned. Presented in a
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Mike Disfarmer
Located in London, GB
museum quality, UV and non-reflective glass.
Michael Disfarmer was a small-town portrait photographer
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Wonder Woman Donuts" photographic arrangement of Donuts on Rag paper,
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
when you go to look at the artwork through a camera and see the donuts small and the portrait appears
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
"Big Marilyn Donuts" 76x60, Unique Photographic Arrangement
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
create the portrait when viewed from a distance or through your phone and you see the donuts small and
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink
Donut Kiss, 34x44" framed size, One of a Kind Photographic Arrangement,
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
phone and you see the donuts small and the portrait appears. Collectors are amazed by this and can't
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Marie Aubry as Andromeda in Lully’s Opera Persée – French School, late 17th c.
Located in Firenze, IT
in Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Persée, is very likely the model for this small, theatrical portrait. The
Category
17th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Nude Model, French Impressionist 1930’s Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
an array of pastel colours, pinks, blues and very light lilac. There is a small collection of
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady with Blue Headband, French Impressionist 1930’s Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
small collection of similar portraits by this French artist.
This is a superb mix of post
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Antique Engraving with Genealogy of Roman Emperors with Portraits, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Genealogie de la Maison de Wirtemberg (..)'.
Old print with small
Category
Antique 1730s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
G. A. Rochegrosse (1859-1938) A zither player, small signed drawingdrawing
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Paris, FR
of these small drawings, which are the artist's first ideas for elaborate compositions.
It is also
Category
1910s Symbolist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Miniature Georgian Portrait Ring of a Young Boy
Located in Stamford, CT
Our gold ring holds a small portrait of a British boy lovingly drawn with marvelous skill in subtle
Category
English Signet Rings
Late 19th Century Portrait of Franz Liszt. Framed Oil on Board
Located in Vero Beach, FL
miniaturist quality in a muted palette. The small portrait is housed in a period frame.
This famous musician
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Small Antique Bust Stand, English, Oak, Jardiniere, Torchere, Column, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
mid Victorian period, circa 1880.
Gracefully presented stand, ideal for displaying a small portrait
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Oak
Axel Hamborn (1892-1987) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Sweet Peas
Located in Corsham, GB
right. Presented in a gilt frame. There is a small oil sketch verso of a farm house and a small portrait
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Antique Spanish Colonial Starbust Gilt and Mirrored Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
clearly derived from continental baroque style. The center features a small portrait of a a man with
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Picture Frames
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror, Canvas
Dali as an Idol, Sculptural Construction W / Mirror, Painting and Found Objects
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
portraits emerge. The small portraits are cut in the shape of the head. The back carries the inscription of
Category
2010s American Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Small 19C Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming old oil portrait painted on a wood board. Unsigned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Perfect Shakudo Earrings: Framed Birds in Flight
Located in Stamford, CT
. Golden birds shown in these small portraits are flying for berries that grow on the branches surrounding
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Dangle Earrings
Materials
Base Metal, 15k Gold
1880s Small Charcoal Portrait of a Woman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s small charcoal portrait of a woman in a giltwood frame.
Category
Antique 1880s Drawings
Materials
Paper
SMALL PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT GOUACHES
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful Pair of 18th Century Portraits of a Couple
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Richly Carved Mahogany Napoleon III Mirror Verre Eglomise Late 19th Century
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
Very richly carved mahogany mirror with a small portrait at the top, Napoleon III France. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
French 19th Century Altar Candelabra Converted Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
the seven lights (using candelabra base bulbs). A small portrait of the face of Jesus is seen on the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Wire
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