Ladies have always been popular art subjects and many of the old masters would paint them using models. One of the most famous lady paintings is the Mona Lisa by Leonard de Vinci.
Below are some examples and price guides of artwork depicting ladies including a German School feast scene and a portrait of a lady.
German School, 18th Century
A feast scene; and Elegant ladies in an interior
a pair, oil on canvas
70.9 x 50.8cm (27 15/16 x 20in). (2)
unframed
Sold for £7,040 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
Lady Holding a Mirror
Scroll, mounted on cardboard and framed, ink and colour on paper
32.4 x 22 cm. (12 3⁄4 x 8 5⁄8 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
Sold for HKD 277,200 at Christie’s in 2023
James Carroll Beckwith
American, 1852-1917
Portrait of a Lady
Signed Carroll Beckwith (ul)
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Sold for $2,835 (including premium) at Doyle in 2023
The Message, Oil On Canvas, Titled And Inscribed Lady Glenavy, R.H.A., Clonard, Kimmase Rd Dublin, Label Verso 20 X 24 Inches, Giltwood Frame 28.5 X 33 X 3 Inches, Varnish Layer Discolored, Accretions On Dress And Dog, Scattered Craquelure, Dents To Frame
Sold for US$9,000 at J. Garrett Auctioneers in 2023
Oil on panel portrait painting by Eduardo Leon Garrido (Spanish, 1856 – 1949) depicting a young lady holding a basket of flowers, with drapery and a large staircase in the background, the staircase covered with a carpet which runs down into the foreground. Signed at lower right. In a carved gilt frame with openwork.
CIRCA: Late 19th – Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Spanish
DIMENSIONS: (Sight) H: 21″ W: 14.5″ (Frame) H: 31.75″ W: 25″
CONDITION: Mild inpainting in spots. Mild paint loss at edges. Frame has wear, including hairline cracks, consistent with age and use
Sold for US$1,300 at Akiba Galleries in 2023
