oil painting
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One of the stolen artworks is a vertical oil painting on canvas dating back to around 1910 depicting French actress Gabrielle Colonna-Romano.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But Jane, who enters her office to an oil painting of her father, smiling kindly in a maroon armchair, is confident that Sol would have wanted his holdings intact for generations to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
One exhibition space features a rarely shown oil painting which Central Library architect Bertram Goodhue commissioned to convince the library administration and board of commissioners to approve his eclectic building design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
In the oil painting, a young woman in a red dress sits on the edge of a motel bed, gripping the footboard tensely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
He was assailed by the sight of a life-size oil painting of a man in uniform with enough facial hair to stuff a small cushion.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
