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Portrait Paintings For Sale
'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', oil on board, the German School (circa 1970s). A very alluring painting with warm earth tone hues both vibrant and muted. Clearly inspired b...
Category
1970s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman With A Glass-original abstract figurative still life painting-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the enchanting world of Borja Guijarro's "Woman with a Glass," a captivating cubist figurative still life that transports viewers to a realm of elegance and intrigue. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Portrait in Blue", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Portrait in Blue" (2021) is a captivating original oil painting on panel, measuring 10 x 8 x 2 inches. This exquisite piece showcases a delicate profile of a youn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Profuno' Contemporary Portrait painting of a woman holding a rose, reds, pink
By G. Golia
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The beauty and special nature of Golia’s work make it unforgettable.Everything about it is a tribute to nature, reflected with selflessness and poetic beauty by an artist who perfect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dog Painting: "Portrait of a Chihuahua with Red Bow" Zacharias Noterman ca 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Painting: "Portrait of a Chihuahua with Red Bow"
Zacharias Noterman (Belgium, France 1824-1890)
Circa. 1870s
Oil on wood panel (mahogany)
Original stucco and gilt frame
13 1/2 x...
Category
1870s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Colorful Hyperfigurative Portrait on Wooden Coin. Latino. German "Currency #217"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece from Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series, painted in acrylic with yellow and ochre tones against an intense red background, features a hyperrealistic profile port...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Portrait in Green", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Portrait in Green" (2021) is an exquisite original oil painting on panel, measuring 10 x 8 x 2 inches. This stunning piece captures the profile of a young woman w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Adam", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Man
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Adam" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This striking artwork features the detailed portrayal of a male torso, emphasizin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
John Miers late 18th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period.
John Miers (1758-1821)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Watercolor
Portrait of Mrs William Tisdall Elsie Gardiner - British Edwardian oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large British Edwardian exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. It was painted in 1909 and exhibited at the Royal Academy the same year ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a man with legs
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Jerome Angels 17th Century Venetian School Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint Jerome supported by two angels
Early 17th century Venetian painter
Oil on canvas
86 x 67 cm. - In frame 103 x 84 cm.
The proposed painting offers us an intense portrayal of S...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Life in My Head
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Eve", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Eve" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This exquisite artwork features a detailed portrayal of a female back, capturing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Decisions", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Man
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Decisions" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This striking piece portrays a young man in deep contemplation, with his hea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Inge Gruber - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a Bavarian gentleman smoking a pipe. Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful veneer frame. On canvas on panel.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Co-Conspirators", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Women
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Co-Conspirators" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 16 x 12 x 2 inches. This captivating artwork features a double portrait of two young women...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Shying Away", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Shying Away" (2023) is an evocative original oil painting on panel, measuring 18 x 12 x 2 inches. This captivating artwork features the delicate profile of a youn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Additional info:
Title: Elegant with a fan
Style: Art Nouveau style
painting Medium: oil on canvas
Signatu...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Self Portrait" Female Self Portrait, Early American, Robert Henri School
Located in New York, NY
Theresa Bernstein
Self Portrait, circa 1915
Signed upper right
Oil on canvas
22 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches
Theresa F. Bernstein was born in Philadelphia in 1895 to cultured, middle-class ...
Category
1910s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Laid Back Lady Portrait Pencil Sketch Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
black pastel drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide
co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman.
Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat
Inscribed to t...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Sweetness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Shyness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Tenderness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
"Messy Bun", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Messy Bun" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 6 x 6 x 2 inches. This charming artwork features the back profile of a young woman with her hair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Sleek Ponytail", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Sleek Ponytail" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 6 x 6 x 2 inches. This elegant artwork features the back profile of a young woman with her ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Meditation", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Meditation" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 18 x 12 x 2 inches. This evocative artwork depicts a young woman in a meditative pose, seated w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Splendor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Restful Moments
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Giclée, Canvas
John Field early 19th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period.
John Field (1758-1821)
Portrait of a young gentleman
Wa...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Lillian Gardiner Mrs Jack Allen British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson and is dateable to 1913. The sitter is Lillian Gardiner ( Mrs Jack Allen) and is the sister of Wats...
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
On The Fence
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
"Tired" Portrait in Interior, Water Color on Canvas, American Impressionist
By John White Alexander
Located in New York, NY
John White Alexander
Tired, circa 1910
Inscribed on the reverse: Mrs Lee Bauer, _____,
Inscribed on the reverse: "Tired"
Watercolor on paper
16 1/2 x 13 inches
John White Alexander...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Silence
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abeni
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adetutu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Life is Elsewhere
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Mellowing
Located in Bristol, GB
MELLOWING
Oil on Board
Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame)
A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board.
Against a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Glass
Oju Loge (Beauty in Face)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Breastfeed the Bad, Illustration Style Painting, Primary Tones, Neon Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Spray Paint
Polyphemus Galatea Carracci Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Annibale Carracci (Bologna, 1560 - Rome, 1609) Workshop of
Polyphemus and Galatea (or Polyphemus in love)
First half of the 17th century
Oil on canvas
75 x 62 cm. - In antique fram...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red & Cheese
Located in Zofingen, AG
Imbued with vibrant hues and a playful essence, my acrylic creation captures the joyous spirit of summertime bliss. As an artist, I've mingled the whimsy of pop art with the symbolic...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
after Andrea del Sarto circa 1863. Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli. Uffizi Gallery
By Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli 1493 - 1560
after Andrea del Sarto 1486 – 1530
Italian, created Circa 1863
Signed Gianni
Oil on Panel.
Oval Image size 8.3 inches x 6.5 inches ( 21cm x ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Swedish Figurative Portrait Painting - Whispers
Located in Bristol, GB
WHISPERS
Mixed Media on Board
Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame)
A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache),...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Watercolor, Gouache
A. David - Contemporary Oil, Gypsy Lady with Tambourine
By A. David
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman
Peter Skeolan (1815-1871)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile to the right, wearing coat and cravat
Watercolour on gold highlighting ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
This Is My Teddy Bear!
Located in Oslo, NO
A little girl I know was playing along, grabbed the bear and said, “This is my teddy bear!” At the same time, there was so much cunning and mischief in her eyes that her words really...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Nude, Reflection - original impressionist female figure study - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Nude, Reflection" by Michael Alford is an exquisite original figurative painting that captures the essence of human vulnerability and self-reflection. Executed with masterful stroke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Flamenco 2-original impressionism figurative female painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flamenco II" by Michael Alford is a spellbinding original impressionistic figurative painting that celebrates the passion and dynamism of flamenco dance. Executed with mastery in oi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait King De Zurbaran 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Spanish school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francisco de Zurbaran (Fuente de Cantos 1598 - Madrid 1664) circle
Full-length portrait of a king
Second half of the 17th century
Oil on canvas
78 x 52 cm. - in frame 89 x 67 cm.
...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Souvenir - original contemporary art, impressionist figure study female
Located in London, Chelsea
"Le Souvenir" by Michael Alford is an enthralling original figurative nude painting that narrates a story of contemplation and grace. Executed with masterful brushstrokes in oil on b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Naive. Green and Red Design. "Currency #210"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, depicts the figure of an anonymous wooden face inscribed with a Dutch phrase, "Nu ik een beetje mijn ple...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park at sunset. Circa 1845
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park with a white handkerchief at sunset.
Circa 1845.
The painting depicts a young woman with a delicate and luminous porcelain-like face, possi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
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