What characterises mid-20th-century figurative portraiture?

Mid-20th-century figurative portraiture often blends realistic subject matter with expressive brushwork or palette knife techniques. European artists during this period frequently depicted subjects such as ballet dancers, capturing movement and posture through soft lighting and muted colour schemes.

What materials were traditionally used for framed oil paintings from this period?

Artists typically applied oil-based pigments onto stretched linen or cotton canvas. Frames from this era were constructed from moulded wood, often featuring fabric or linen-wrapped inner slips and hand-applied paint or gilt finishes.

How can one identify authentic mid-century oil paintings?

Authentic oil paintings demonstrate genuine surface texture, painterly impasto, and natural signs of age such as slight varnish discolouration. Examining the reverse of the frame for period-appropriate stretcher bars and verifying the artists handwritten signature helps confirm authenticity.

How do you style a framed figurative portrait in a modern interior?

A framed portrait serves as an effective focal point when placed above a console table or mantelpiece, contrasting with clean architectural lines. Combining historic artworks with contemporary minimalist furnishings creates a balanced scheme that highlights the tactile quality of the painting.

How should vintage oil paintings be cleaned and preserved?

Dust the surface gently using a dry, soft-bristled brush, avoiding water or liquid cleaners that could compromise the paint layer. Position the artwork away from direct sunlight, dampness, and active heat sources to prevent canvas warping or surface cracking.

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Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Name: Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1064837
Price: 2400 GBP
Availability: InStock

1940 - 1960

For Sale by Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

Description

1 Fine Art Mid Century Oil Painting Portrait Beautiful Young Lady Ballerina Dancer By Igor Talwinski.

Make a Big statement impress your guests & clients in your home or office with this angelic work of art.

Subject portrait in side profile of Igor Talwinski attractive niece, she is wearing her light purple ballerina outfit and is sitting with her legs crossed and stretched out, with her pointe ballerina shoes on. She has her right hand raised holding a pretty bunch of flowers, she is gazing curiously at them. she has full lips with rosy cheeks and thick long brunette fair hair, with a flower tied into her hair on top. Her other hand is supporting her as she is leaning, with painted fingernails & her pose conveys her elegance & beauty.

Title “Ballerina” and this work of art is has a recorded numbered for identification No J8600 label verso By Igor Talwinski

Such master fine brushstroke control.

Signed bottom corner by the known artist Igor Talwinski.

Oil on canvas set in a later decorative moulded frame.

Hanging thread on the back ready for home display.

Origin painted In France.

Circa mid 20th century.

A lovely display size with the frame being 76 cm wide and 67.5 cm high.

Biography of the artist Igor Talwinski was a well established known Polish artist from Poland. He was born before WW1 in 1907 in the Polish capital city Warsaw. He did fight in WW2 and was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1939. He was rescued from his captivity by the Russians near the end of WW2. After WW2 he emigrated to France in Paris. In the early 1950’s as shown in the French archive he had an exhibition at the Salon in Paris.

He is so well known for his portraits of women. His attractive niece is the model seen in most of his works. In the 1970s, he did earn the greatest award the Grand Vermeil. He died in 1983 at which time his paintings become highly sought. His paintings have sold at auctions around the world like Christie’s.

Provenance Private collection, auction label verso & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.

We select & sell our paintings based solely upon quality & significance.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

Good condition to the painting surface, having some craquelure & foxing, the frame is also in good order with some wear, scuffs, minr chips commensurate with usage & age.

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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (67.5 cm)

Wide (76 cm)

Depth (2.5cm)

Physical Dimensions

Height

67.5cm (26.57")

Width

76cm (29.92")

Depth

2.5cm (0.98")

Declaration

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Framed Ballerina Oil Painting to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

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SA1064837

Dealers Internal Reference

560

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Description

1 Fine Art Mid Century Oil Painting Portrait Beautiful Young Lady Ballerina Dancer By Igor Talwinski.

“

Make a Big statement impress your guests & clients in your home or office with this angelic work of art.

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

fig 1. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 1. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Subject portrait in side profile of Igor Talwinski attractive niece, she is wearing her light purple ballerina outfit and is sitting with her legs crossed and stretched out, with her pointe ballerina shoes on. She has her right hand raised holding a pretty bunch of flowers, she is gazing curiously at them. she has full lips with rosy cheeks and thick long brunette fair hair, with a flower tied into her hair on top. Her other hand is supporting her as she is leaning, with painted fingernails & her pose conveys her elegance & beauty.

fig 2. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 2. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Title “Ballerina” and this work of art is has a recorded numbered for identification No J8600 label verso By Igor Talwinski

Such master fine brushstroke control.

Signed bottom corner by the known artist Igor Talwinski.

fig 3. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 3. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Oil on canvas set in a later decorative moulded frame.

Hanging thread on the back ready for home display.

Origin painted In France.

Circa mid 20th century.

A lovely display size with the frame being 76 cm wide and 67.5 cm high.

fig 4. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 4. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Biography of the artist Igor Talwinski was a well established known Polish artist from Poland. He was born before WW1 in 1907 in the Polish capital city Warsaw. He did fight in WW2 and was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1939. He was rescued from his captivity by the Russians near the end of WW2. After WW2 he emigrated to France in Paris. In the early 1950’s as shown in the French archive he had an exhibition at the Salon in Paris.

fig 5. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 5. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

He is so well known for his portraits of women. His attractive niece is the model seen in most of his works. In the 1970s, he did earn the greatest award the Grand Vermeil. He died in 1983 at which time his paintings become highly sought. His paintings have sold at auctions around the world like Christie’s.

fig 6. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 6. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Provenance Private collection, auction label verso & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.

We select & sell our paintings based solely upon quality & significance.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

fig 7. A framed mid-century oil painting depicting a seated ballerina in a white tutu holding a small bouquet of flowers against a textured soft green background. — fig 7. Oil Painting Portrait Ballerina Dancer by Igor Talwinski

Good condition to the painting surface, having some craquelure & foxing, the frame is also in good order with some wear, scuffs, minr chips commensurate with usage & age.

We offer our clients exceptional professional customer service.