United Kingdom - Portrait Paintings

Painted by the noted British Impressionist Philip Wilson Steer, this fine oil portrait depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1900. Educated at South Kensington Schools and Acad...

Portrait Of The Persian Sybil, 17th Century School of GUERCINO (1591-1666) Large 17th Century Italian Old Master portrait of the Persian Sybil, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...

A 20th century portrait of Augustus John, O.M. (1878-1961), painted from a photograph taken by Yusuf Karsh in 1954. The profile has been well-presented in a fine oak frame. Signed to...

'Portrait of a Woman and Her Horse', oil on board, French School (1988). Horses are majestic, strong and can display a broad range of emotions. Whether they're around humans or other...

A vibrant portrayal of a tortoiseshell cat, this artwork is defined by a blend of rich green hues and dynamic acrylic brushstrokes. With its striking blue eyes, the cat gazes upwards...

This 19th-century pastoral painting depicts a rural farm scene centred on a woman in traditional dress feeding chickens in a rustic farmyard setting. The composition features warm ea...

A captivating self-portrait by Willem Kouwer Boomkens (1911-1991), showcasing a vibrant palette of yellows, pinks, and greens. The bold, gestural brushstrokes and use of colour refle...

A charming oil portrait of a man in Spooner's typical style with characteristic brushwork, dressed in a smart shirt. Provenance: Bonhams, The Chester Sale, 13 Jun 2021. Unsigned. On ...

An original oil painting by Italian based artist Pauline Vivienne. Signed and dated (1971) to the lower left. Signed and titled verso. On canvas on stretchers.

This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a ...

A striking portrait study depicting a close up of the face of a young man. The portrait wears a nose ring and tasseled hat as he looks from the corners of hi...

A delightful head and shoulder portrait of a woman. Here long hair in place over her shoulders and her complexion is captured in coll shades of blue and grey. The artist has used a p...

This charming landscape scene depicts houses in a Danish village on the verge of a calm lake. Painted in gestural brush strokes and a muted palette,...

Czech 19th Century Dalmatian Costume Young Man Orientalist Oil Portrait Kovács Czech, c. 1870 Canvas: Height 46cm, width 34cm Frame: Height 79cm, width 68cm, depth 10cm This oil por...

Surrealist Portrait French, mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed Framed: 14 x 16 inches Board : 9 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: the board has a convex...

Jacob Kramer is a Jewish artist who migrated with his family to Leeds to escape the Russian pogroms when Kramer was only eight. This portrait oil painting was painted when Kramer was thirty, in 1922, shortly after his return to Leeds from living in London. It is a head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman with dark hair, gazing to his right, his identity unknown. The light from the left hand side of the painting strongly illuminates the left side of the gentleman's face, making it stand out from the darker background and casts strong shadow on the right. The brushwork is bold and confident in its execution. This is an excellent example of Kramer's Post Impresionist work in the early 1920's when at his artistic peak. Signed and dated 1922 lower right. Provenance. Yorkshire estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, 20 inches by 16 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ebonised frame, 23 inches by 19 inches, in good condition. Jacob Kramer (1892-1962) was born in the small town of Klintsy in 1892, then part of the Russian Empire, into an artistic middle class Jewish family. His father, Max, was a painter who had studied at the St Petersburg Fine Art Academy under Ilya Repin, and had become a court painter to Baron Ginsburg. Kramer's mother, Cecilia, was also artistic being a trained singer who was well known for touring a regional network of theatres established by her father, at which she performed traditional Slavic and Hebrew folk songs. Following the accession of Tsar Nicholas II in 1894 a new virulent anti-semitic policy was introduced to force Russian Jews...

A pair of dynamic pieces depicting expressive figures against abstract backgrounds. Signed and dated to the lower right. Titled verso. Sulus et Dualis Exhibition label verso. On canvas.

A striking 19th Century oil portrait of a distinctive and stern looking monk in a white robe. The artist has monogrammed to the right edge and the painting has been handsomely presen...

A beautiful, colourful British 1920's exhibited oil on canvas portrait painting by Francis Dodd RA and with extensive provenance. The work depicts the Feminist and famous artist Susa...

An original large oil on canvas/panel by Sir James Jebusa Shannon. The portrait dates to the Edwardian period and depicts a bold British Impressionist painting of his grandson Jeb Ke...

This striking large Orientalist oil portrait painting is by a talented Turkish School artist from the late 19th century. The portrait is extremely well painted, dating to circa 1890 ...

An original work by contemporary artist Kerstin McGregor (1962-2012). Signed to the lower left. Signed and inscribed verso. On canvas on stetchers.

This charming 18th century Old Master cartouche portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Philip Mercier. Painted circa 1740 the composition is a three quarter length portrait of a young girl holding a wicker basket of flowers. She is clothed in a white dress and beautiful blue silk shawl and is situated in a landscape. A very lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting. Provenance. Christies. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt carved 18th century frame, 38 inches by 33 inches and in good condition. Philippe Mercier (also known as Philip Mercier; 1689-1760) was a French painter and etcher, who lived principally and was active in England. He was born in Berlin of French extraction, the son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker. He studied painting at the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Berlin and later under Antoine Pesne, who had arrived in Berlin in 1710. Later, he travelled in Italy and France before arriving in London—"recommended by the Court at Hannover"—probably in 1716. He married in London in 1719 and lived in Leicester Fields. He was appointed principal painter and librarian to the Prince and Princess of Wales at their independent establishment in Leicester Fields, and while he was in favour he painted various portraits of...

Robert Buhler R.A. 1916-1989, was a Swiss landscape and portrait painter born in England, lived in Chelsea and painted cityscapes and the portraits of a number famous painters, and ...

A fine portrait of a woman in profile. Presented glazed in a grey and white double mount and a black frame. Signed indistinctly to the lower-right edge. On wove.

Expressive Portrait of a Gentleman in a Cravat signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 10.5 x 9 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good cond...

Portrait of a Man signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 10.75 x 9 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously bee...

A statement acrylic painting showing abstracted figures merging before a sun and moon. Signed. On canvas on stretchers.

A characterful portrait of a cavalier in profile. He rests a hand on the hilt of his sword and bears a proud but humorous expression. Presented in a distressed gilt-effect wooden fra...

A striking 20th Century oil showing a glamorous woman wearing sunglasses, driving her car towards the sun. The artist's use of closely cropped composition and confident colours make ...

Proud to present this very fine portrait of a Victorian lady, by the American artist Raul Gutierrez (b.1935). The artist has composed the subject square...

Jorunn Mulen was inspired by love. A chance encounter in an Italian cafe or an antique photograph at a London flea market can each become a part of my visual capture. Her poetic port...

Marilyn Monroe signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) dated 94' size: 10.5 x 8.75 inches oil pastel painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It ha...

A super circa 1955 British portrait oil painting in tones of blue and brown. A very evocative period portrait of a woman painted by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parke...

*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Rebecca Couchée by JULES PASCIN (1885-1930) Oil over pencil on canvas 73.1 x 91.8 cm (28 ¾ x 36 ⅛ inches) Signed lower right, Pascin Executed in 1927, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris Provenance Collection Marcel Bernheim, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, acquired from the artist, 1928 Pierre Blum, Paris, acquired from the above, 1952 Perls Galleries, New York, no. 13565 Private collection, Osaka Sotheby’s, New York, 14th May 1998 Peter Findlay Gallery Inc., New York Private collection, USA, acquired from the above, June 2011 Literature Luis Seoane...

This lovely British Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted and well exhibited artist Alfred Fitzwalter Grace. Painted circa 1875 it is a seated profile portrait of Charles Franc...

Oil on canvas on board, signed lower left Image size: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (36.5 x 44.5 cm) Hand made frame In this atmospheric scene a drunk is walking home, he must be causing some noise as another person is leaning out of his window to the right looking at him. The artist has captured old London beautifully with the old bins, advertising on the walls and the cats bemused by the drunken figure. It sometimes takes an outsider such as Sancha to appreciate the beauty of the scene. Francisco Sancha Lengo Self portrait in London Francisco Sancha y Lengo was born in Malaga in 1874. He attended the School of Fine Arts there and studied under Joaquín Martínez de la Vega, the eccentric, influential teacher that baptised a young Picasso with champagne. Such an education served him well, and by 1897 Sancha was studying at the Royal Academy in Madrid under José Moreno Carbonero...

A stunning portrait of Mr John Gilbert. This original oil on canvas was painted by James Peter Quinn in 1929 and was exhibited at The Paris Salon of that year. A fine portrait, it is in excellent condition and framed in the original period frame. This is a fine painting by a noted Australian listed artist. Signed right. Provenance. Exhibited at the Paris salon 1929. Condition. Oil on canvas in very good condition, image size 40 inches by 30 inches. Housed in its original gallery frame, 47 by 37 inches framed. Excellent condition. James Peter Quinn (1869-1951) was born on 4 December 1869 at 60 Bourke Street, Melbourne. He was the third son of John Quinn, restaurant-keeper born in Antigua, West Indies, and his English wife Ann, née Long. Little is known of Quinn's childhood and early education; both parents died when he was young. His guardians apprenticed him to an engraver, but he undertook part-time studies at the school of design, National Gallery of Victoria, under Frederick McCubbin in 1887-89, and at the school of painting under George Folingsby and Bernard Hall in 1890-93. Awarded several student prizes, he won the gallery's travelling scholarship in 1893. Quinn went to London in 1894 but quickly left for Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian, at the Académie des Beaux-Arts under Jean Paul Laurens, and with Colarossi and Delécluse. He returned to London about 1902 and married fellow art-student Blanche Louise Guernier there on 29 September. By 1904 he had exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and went on to establish a reputation as a highly successful portrait painter. His finest and most sensitive work was produced before 1910. His family were the subjects of many paintings, including 'Mère et Fils', awarded an honourable mention at the Old Salon, Paris, in 1912. He also painted many self-portraits. His many commissioned works included portraits of Joseph Chamberlain, the Duchess of York and, later, the Duke of Windsor. In 1918-19 he was an official war artist with the Australian Imperial Force in France, and exhibited war paintings at the Grafton Galleries, London. In 1919, with George Coates he was an official artist to the Canadian War Records. He was a council-member of the London Portrait Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, exhibiting regularly with them and the Royal Academy, and in Paris with the Old and New salons. Quinn's sudden return to Australia in December 1935, alone, followed the death of his gifted artist-son René. He held exhibitions at the Fine Art Society's Gallery, Melbourne, in 1936 and the Royal South Australian Society of Arts Gallery next year. Quinn ostensibly returned as an acclaimed artist, was invited to rejoin the Victorian Artists' Society he had joined first in 1888, and was its president (but for one year) in 1937-50. Yet a coolness existed. Though he had little in common with the modernist painters of the period, his commitment to a tolerant brotherhood of artists found no allies among the aggressively conservative old guard. In 1937 he clashed publicly with (Sir) Robert Menzies who in opening a V.A.S. exhibition denigrated modern art. In spite of the affection felt for him by many artists and students, Quinn was somewhat isolated. He continued to exhibit, winning the Crouch prize, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, in 1941. In the mid-1940s he taught briefly at the National Gallery school. A lover of good food, wine and conversation, Quinn delighted in mixing with all classes. Frequenting the haunts of journalists, writers and the more Bohemian fringe, he was easily recognizable with his bow tie, grey curly hair and cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. Survived by one son, he died of cancer on 18 February 1951 at Prahran and was buried in St Kilda cemetery. His war portraits are held by the Australian War...

This striking portrait depicts an older woman in a yellow shawl and purple hat. She turns her head towards her shoulder, twinkling eyes looking to the dis...

Unidentified painter, this is a portrait of Margaret Betts 1924-2023 who was recruited into Bletchley Park to assist with the codebreaking of German and Japanese codes, she played do...

A striking portrait depicting the face of a woman wearing a red scarf and lipstick. Unsigned. On watermarked paper laid to card.

A colourful portrait of a young girl with pigtails. The artist captures the unamused child in a gestural brush strokes giving the portrait a loose and relaxed feel. Signed and dated ...

A fine Italian School, late 19th Century portrait. The sitter is a finely dressed man with elaborately styled facial hair. He wears a modest version of the Order of Saints Maurice a...

A warm and loosely painted portrait of a woman with a kindly smile in a ruffle necked shirt. The painting is unsigned on board. On board.

This lovely Scottish Edwardian interior portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Arthur Percy Dixon. Painted in 1906 it is a seated portrait of a lady in the corner of a roo...

A fine portrait of Louis Hamilton, the Formula 1 driver, lifting the Australian Grand Prix trophy above his head, smiling. The painting has been signed...

A charming portrait of an old gentleman smoking a pipe. His white hair and long beard are the focal point of the composition, which makes for a strikin...

A fine, characterful portrait of a disgruntled old man in a jacket and tie. The painting is unsigned on board. On board.

A fine 20th Century oil depiction of a tired man leaning on a wooden staff. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right corner and the painting has been presented in a simple ...

Portrait of "H.C" aged 44 years old French artist, indistinctly signed dated 1896 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: old...

WILLIAM CROSSBIE RSA (1915-1999) Described by the Royal Scottish Academy as “one of the finest and most singular Scottish painters of the twentieth century”, am Crosby trained at Glasgow School of Art and in Paris under Ferdinand Leger...

A wonderfully bright and vibrant portrait study by the artist Mary Neill. Completed with expressive brushwork and bright colour. Royal Society of Portrait Painters label fixed to the...

This lovely British interior portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Anthony Devas. Painted circa 1940 the painting is of a seated grandmother and grand daughter in a lovely...

A striking contemporary oil portrait showing a tired young woman, under a vibrant yellow moon. The artist has signed to the reverse and the painting has been presented in a fine contemporary black lacquer Dutch style frame...

A stunning British Post-Impressionist portrait oil painting by noted British artist William Lee Hankey. He was a very interesting painter who travelled widely throughout Europe capt...

An emotive contemporary oil showing a solemn old man sitting on the front steps of a house with the front door opening onto a darkened interior. The artist has signed and dated to th...

A charmingly rustic early 20th Century (likely circa 1940) portrait of a smiling baby boy holding an apple as he sits proudly in his wooden high chair...

SEATED IN THOUGHT Size: 72 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An expressive modernist style figurative oil painting that presents a contemplative and poised seated figure, rendered with bold, confident brushwork, and executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1978. The subject, dressed in a muted green top...

A portrait of a seated woman concentrating on her knitting. Presented in a grey painted and limed wooden frame. Unsigned. On panel.

A bold and striking contemporary oil depicting a large female head study. Signed with initials and dated to the lower left corner. Inscribed illegible to the reverse. On canvas on st...