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20thc Oil on Board Portrait
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20thc Oil on Board Portrait

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Repton Co
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An oil on board portrait of a man. Early to mid 20thC

Dimensions:

H 47.5 CM

W 40 CM

D 4 CM

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Repton Co has dated this 20th Century Oil Portrait to the Edwardian era.

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SA1083532
Dealers Internal Reference
SKU00000417
Description
An oil on board portrait of a man. Early to mid 20thC

Dimensions:

H 47.5 CM

W 40 CM

D 4 CM

Date of Manufacture

Repton Co has dated this 20th Century Oil Portrait to the Edwardian era.

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SA1083532
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SKU00000417
Repton Co
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A framed twentieth-century oil painting on board featuring a portrait of a man in three-quarter view with dark shadows and warm earth tones.
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Archive I A framed twentieth-century oil painting on board featuring a portrait of a man in three-quarter view with dark shadows and warm earth tones.

20thc Oil on Board Portrait

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Repton Co

Repton Co
Telephone 07493 120423
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Kent
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Feb 2022
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A framed twentieth-century oil painting on board featuring a portrait of a man in three-quarter view with dark shadows and warm earth tones.
20thC Oil on board portrait
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A framed twentieth-century oil painting on board featuring a portrait of a man in three-quarter view with dark shadows and warm earth tones.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleMid-Century Modernist
  • MaterialOil, Board, Wood
  • ColourMuted Brown
  • MotifsMale portraiture, Chiaroscuro lighting, Moulded frame

This Edwardian oil painting on board presents a mid-century modernist portrait of a man shown in three-quarter view, rendered in muted brown warm earth tones with dark chiaroscuro shadows across the face and background. The composition is set within a stepped, layered moulded wooden frame featuring a dark outer edge and distressed metallic inner detailing, suspended from a vertical metal chain attached to the top. The artwork uses oil paint on a flat board surface, displaying visible brushwork within the portrait and aged wear across the ornate frame mouldings. Measuring 47.5 cm high, 40 cm wide, and 4 cm deep, the piece fits neatly into a gentleman's library study setting. It works best hung on a wall above a sideboard in a living room, dining room, or hallway as a focal point.

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Twentieth-century portraiture shifted away from strict realism towards expressionism, painterly brushwork, and atmospheric lighting. Artists frequently focused on mood, angular structure, and simplified colour palettes.

Artists during this period frequently used hardboard, plywood, or heavy painters board prepared with a gesso ground, applying oil-based pigments with brushes or palette knives.

Authentic period works typically display natural surface ageing, stable craquelure, period-correct framing moulding, and evidence of historical oxidisation on the reverse substrate.

A dark oil portrait works effectively as a focal point above a console table or integrated into an eclectic gallery wall paired with neutral backdrop tones.

Dust the surface gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding moisture, solvents, or abrasive chemical cleaners to protect the paint layer.
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