As any art lover knows, Portrait paintings are far more than just mirrors to another person’s physical appearance. Through the use of oils, watercolours and more these pieces offer a glimpse to the sitter’s soul as well as the fashions and symbolism of their time. Long before photography portrait painting was the only way to let people know how you looked and marriages were agreed based off of such pictures. They were the only way to capture a possibly happy moment in time to ruminate on in later life and the only way to recall someone after they had died. With the advent of Photography during the middle of the 19th Century accurate painted representations became less important so artists began to explore more impressionistic and abstract approaches instead. This view continued through the 20th Century to today.
Antique and Vintage portrait paintings offer a wonderful way to engage with the past through a direct connection with another person. Apart from more formal pieces intended for public display (as often found in 19th Century works), many instead are full of softness and openness which bring out the blemishes, insecurities, and longings which all of us are subject to.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage Portraits for all your needs.
£ 2,950
JMR Antiques Ltd
Continental Oil on Canvas
£ 1,295
Prometheus Antiques
Italian Portrait Oil Painting by Raffaele Frigero
£ 550
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Original Signed Pencil Drawing of Young Russian Sailor Dated 1917
£ 325
Original Signed Pencil Drawing of Young Russian Sailor Dated 1917
£ 325
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Hunting Painting Empress Sisi of Austria Summerhill House Meath Hunt with Lord Langford
£ 8,500
Hunting Painting Empress Sisi of Austria Summerhill House Meath Hunt with Lord Langford
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Military Painting Duke of Wellington Wearing Order of the Garter
£ 3,900
Military Painting Duke of Wellington Wearing Order of the Garter
£ 3,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Alfred Fine Art
C.1890s Oil on Canvas Cherubs Putti Lutyens 1829-1915
£ 650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Portrait Giovanni Delle Bande Nere 1498-1526 Medici Follower Carlo Portelli
£ 10,500
Oil Painting Portrait Giovanni Delle Bande Nere 1498-1526 Medici Follower Carlo Portelli
£ 10,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century French Oil on Canvas of a Harbour
£ 995
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Young French Girl
£ 1,200
21st Century Gallery
Original Challks and Pencil Study 'portrait' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 190-1993. Signed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale
£ 40
Original Challks and Pencil Study 'portrait' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 190-1993. Signed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale
£ 40
21st Century Gallery
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Pair of Antique Oil Paintings Fisherwoman by the Sea
£ 4,500
Pair of Antique Oil Paintings Fisherwoman by the Sea
£ 4,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Tony Youll Antiques
Large Chinese Watercolour
£ 750
Tony Youll Antiques
Large Chinese Watercolour
£ 750
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
British Oil Painting Portrait Prized Lurcher Greyhound
£ 3,600
British Oil Painting Portrait Prized Lurcher Greyhound
£ 3,600
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Historic Oil Painting Sir Walter Raleigh Follower Hans Holbein
£ 12,000
Historic Oil Painting Sir Walter Raleigh Follower Hans Holbein
£ 12,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
17th Century Oil Portrait of Sir Edward Musgrave
£ 2,820
Graham Deakin Antiques
Oil on Canvas "Fisherman"
£ 225
Jo Brayshaw
French Enamel Plaque - Signed c.1890
£ 355
William Rand Antiques
19th Century Oil Painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni
£ 675
JMR Antiques Ltd
18th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady
£ 1,995
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Girl with a Posy by Samuel Baruch Halle
£ 2,250
Patrick Howard Antiques
Antique Pair English Family Silhouettes Birdseye Maple Frames Irish Interest
£ 475
Antique Pair English Family Silhouettes Birdseye Maple Frames Irish Interest
£ 475
Patrick Howard Antiques
£ 500
Beautiful Oil Painting on Board by William Henry Barribal (1874-1952) c.1900
£ 500
Alfred Fine Art
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Portrait British Infantry Officer Second Lieutenant Killed Aged 19
£ 2,650
Oil Painting Portrait British Infantry Officer Second Lieutenant Killed Aged 19
£ 2,650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
21st Century Gallery
Original Screen Print 'plants Abstract' 1st Edition, by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-93. C. 1970
£ 75
Original Screen Print 'plants Abstract' 1st Edition, by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-93. C. 1970
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Screen Print 'seated Figure' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed and Numbered 16/16
£ 80
Original Screen Print 'seated Figure' by Toby Horne Shepherd. 1909-1993. Signed and Numbered 16/16
£ 80
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Screen Print 'daphnis and Chloe' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed and Numbered 11/15. Circa 1965
£ 80
Original Screen Print 'daphnis and Chloe' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed and Numbered 11/15. Circa 1965
£ 80
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Oil on Board 'girl by a Punt' Peter Gardner B.1921. Framed. Purchased from the Artist
£ 120
Original Oil on Board 'girl by a Punt' Peter Gardner B.1921. Framed. Purchased from the Artist
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Kalamkari Temple Painting from South India (2)
£ 750
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
19th Century Oil Painting Prized Shorthorn Bull
£ 3,400
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Renaissance Design Carved Tiger Oak Male Portrait Wall Panel
£ 1,250
Renaissance Design Carved Tiger Oak Male Portrait Wall Panel
£ 1,250
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Oil Portrait by George Henry Evison 1871-1928
£ 495
Prometheus Antiques
Fine Oil Portrait of a Lady in Eastern Dress
£ 1,350
Jo Brayshaw
Signed Portrait Watercolour Miniature. C1910
£ 185
William Rand Antiques
Oil Painting of Gentleman by Edwin Thomas Roberts
£ 1,700
£ 125