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Portrait Paintings For Sale
"Star Hailing L's" Painting 48" x 48" inch by Ty Joseph
Located in Culver City, CA
"Star Hailing L's" Painting 48" x 48" inch by Ty Joseph From 7 L's series 2017 * * * The meaning of L series * * * Although influenced by Pop Art, with i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Portrait in Blue" Oil Painting 15" x 16" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait in Blue" Oil Painting 15" x 16" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ARTIST BIO: Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, having garnered acclaim in his native Egypt and abroad for his art’s refreshing purity and strikingly innocent yet substantive nature. Zamzami has since produced arguably some of the best work of his career, in a class of its own amongst contemporary Egyptian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Out Far and in Deep - large, emotive, abstract figurative, oil, acrylic, canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This haunting abstract portrait of several figures in muted earthy colours is by Fiona Ackerman. Under a gray-blue sky, a central figure, an older man stands on the earth as fragment...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Oil

"Kicking Up Heels in a Dumpster" Painting 36" x 36" inch by Ty Joseph
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kicking Up Heels in a Dumpster" Painting 36" x 36" inch by Ty Joseph From 7 L's series 2017 acrylic on canvas 36" x 36" inch * * * The meaning of L series * * * Although influenc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lost Samuraicat's Whispers : Translation Symphony
Located in PARIS, FR
2009, unique artwork oil on canvas 63 × 33 1/2 in - 160 × 85 cm The artwork is signed by the Artist & stamped with the logo of the Artist's studio on verso of the canvas The artwork ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Portrait of a Gentleman, thought to be Moses Diego Lopez Pereira
Located in London, GB
Austrian School, 18th Century A Portrait of a Gentleman, thought to be Moses Diego Lopez Pereira, 1st Baron d’Aguilar, in an elaborate coat and a powdered wig Oil on canvas Provena...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Henri-Georges Bréard, Self-Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early to mid-20th-century self-portrait by Henri-Georges Bréard (1873-c.1939) depicts the artist deep in thought. He’s holding a pipe. Henri-Georges Bréard was an accomplished ...
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1930s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Michiel Jansz. Van Mierevelt (Follower), Portrait of Maurice of Orange
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early to mid-17th-century oil on panel depicts Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625), Prince of Orange. It’s a bust-length portrait, presented in a feigned oval, after a full length by ...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Robert von Steiger (1856-1941) Portrait Dutch Officer A. v. Steiger 1884 Holland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Johann Ludwig Robert von Steiger (Swiss, * 8th of January, 1856, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; † 1st of June, 1941, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Portrait of Karl Alfred Arthur von Steiger Lie...
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1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

What About?, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John McCabe illustrates colorful graphic faces divided into twelve micro panels. He creates a scenario of an explosive politic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

1820's French Portrait of a Gentleman Signed & Dated 1824 Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French Gentleman French School, indistinctly signed dated 1824 inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed painting: 22 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France c...
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Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Egg girl in green
Located in Sempach, LU
02 / 10 / 2023 I signed a book contract for Egg Island; it will now go through the publishing process and will be in print next year. I was overwhelmed by the editorial board's fee...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

woman smoking mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman smoking - Mixed media Mixed technique on canvas board. Work measures 55x46 cm. Frame measures 59x50. Jordi Curós V...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat As is
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Dimitri Likissas - Eye Two
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

I have to save you
Located in Sempach, LU
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "I Have to Save You" presents a compelling narrative of guardianship and intimacy, conveyed through the tender interplay between a nude figure and a gentle stag. Th...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Spanish Colonial School, Retablo, El Nino de Atocha
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century Mexican oil painting depicts the Christ child as ‘El Nino de Atocha’. El Nino de Atocha is a popular subject of Mexican retablo art and its roots can be trace...
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1880s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Metal

Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Clown with Bouquet - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of a clown holding a bouquet of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat ho...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

Male Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait, 1985. Oil on masonite panel, 18 x 24 inches. Signed, dated lower right. Excellent condition. One area of minor damage upper left corner. Manu...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old Masters, and achieves soft realism with fine brushwork and a subdued, neutral palette. The half length portrait depicts a fine Victorian woman dressed in all black with a delicate lace collar and bonnet. She wears a ruby broach...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French School - Portrait PS 173 La Princesse Nordestina - Post Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait -closeup of a woman. Technique: oil, acrylic, spray paint, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm / 15,7x15,7inch 》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《 ❶ → Original s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Original Study of Rembrandt’s Portrait of an Old Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Study of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Old Woman Russian for Niello Engraving A wonderful study of Rembrandt’s portrait of an Old Woman used for Niello engraving by Ru...
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Early 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di G. Panealbo
Located in Firenze, IT
Ritratto del Re di Sardegna Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia. Ambito di Giovanni Panelalbo. Ritratto di Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia (Torino, 26 giugno 1726 – Moncalieri, 16 ottobre 1...
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Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The ballet friends
Located in Sempach, LU
This is a continuation of the ballet topic. In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the ethereal grace of ballet. I used oil to capture the delicate interplay of light and sha...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Signed Fabulous 19th Century Male Mustache Portrait Dutch Ripple Frame Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredibly well executed and superb subject. A 19th century portrait of a handsome young man with a mustache. Framed in a Dutch ripple wood molding...
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1890s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reflection in Red Contemporary Women Portrait Original Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Sempach, LU
In this artwork, the serenity of the figure is juxtaposed with the dynamic scarlet background, symbolizing comfort in passion and color. The painting portrays the female form in a m...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"My Name is Freddie" - Portrait of Black Woman with Headscarf
By Lucille H. Olpin
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, painterly portrait of a young black woman with colorful headscarf and sarong by Lucille H. Olpin (Ethel Lucille Harman Olpin), (American, 1909-1990). Signed "Olpin" lowe...
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1950s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 55 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

French Impressionist School - PS 239 Sed Non Satiata - Oil
Located in Sempach, LU
PS 239 Sed non Satiata Portrait of a naked woman with blue hair. Structural analysis: Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human body, creat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
By Otto Eichinger
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 15 x 12 inches board: 12.5 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: v...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Timeless classic, Street Art, Pop Art, bust
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 A bust in Street art style JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine Br...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

"First Steps" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "First Steps" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall female figure walking through a snow covered landscape. Artis...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

18th century Portrait of a lady as Erato, the muse of poetry - Angelica Kauffman
By Angelica Kauffmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
18th century English school portrait of a lady, said to be Mrs. John Ruscombe of Colne, Lancaster, as the muse Erato This very skilfully painted portrait depicts a lady as the muse ...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Naiad' - Abstract Profile of a Woman by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Presenting 'Naiad,' a stunning abstract portrait by Masri, celebrated for its vivacious flow and splatter techniques. This singular piece portrays a woman in profile, her form crispl...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait. 1975, oil on plywood, 32x27, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. 1975, oil on plywood, 32x27,5 cm Abstract portrait Robert Elibekyan (1941) (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան; born 21 April 1941) is an Armenian pa...
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1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 81 - Giclee print on canvas female painting. 40/47”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Giclée

Portrait of an Italian Noblewoman
Located in London, GB
15th century, Italian Circle of Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1429-1498) Portrait of an Italian Noblewoman Oil and tempura on poplar panel With partial inscription: ALZETAPIN Provenance:...
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15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

Early 19th-Century English School, Portrait Study Of A Gentleman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This splendid early 19th-century English school portrait study depicts a gentleman wearing a brown coat, cream waistcoat, white shirt, and cravat. He’s dressed according to the rath...
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1820s English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Lady Sewing in an Interior - Scottish 40s Pointilliste oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Murray Urquhart. He has been described by one of his sons as obsessed with painting, to the exclusion of most oth...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fragment 2 (dreamy woman portrait female figurative painting soft Earth tones)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Fragment" by Rudolf Kosow is a compelling painting that intricately uses the medium of wood to enhance its textural and emotional depth. The artwork features a close-up of a human f...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine 18th Century British Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady, Large oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Circle of Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) British. 18th Century Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on Canvas, Inscribed on a label verso, canvas: 30" x 25" (76.2 x 63.5cm). frame: 30 x 25 in...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II", contemporary, portrait, collage, mixed media
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 20.25 x 17.75 x 1.5 inches in blues, tans, pinks and flesh tones. The western “s...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Stay in Your Lane" - Acrylic Painting of Dynamic Swimmer Preparing to Dive
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Stay In Your Lane, 2024" joins the 'Currents of Color' series with a resonant depiction of a Black man poised on the edge of a diving block, about to enter the water. ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Reflection of Self" - Acrylic Painting with Swimmer, Goggles, Pool Vibes
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Reflection of Self, 2024" is a poignant addition to the 'Currents of Color' series and is showcased in his solo exhibition. The 36 x 24-inch acrylic on canvas, encased...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Indigo Solitude Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Sempach, LU
This original acrylic painting on canvas is an impressive work created by artist Lada Kholosho in 2024. It depicts a solitary figure wrapped in an embrace and rendered in a vivid pal...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nuya-original abstract female figurative-wildife painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Montana Engels: "This pink, purple, blue painting is inspired by a sunset in the Mountains of Switserland. Dawn light hitting the mountains in an ever so delicate way that reflects t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Malé-original abstract female portrait-figurative painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Montana Engels: "Malé is painted with sand and shells from the Maldives. Hence the name Malé, referring to the capital of the Maldives. From up close the painting looks abstract with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman carrying flowers
By Laslett John Pott
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Laslett John Pott RSA British, (1837-1898) Flowers from the Walled Garden Oil on canvas, signed vertically lower left Image size: 15.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 24....
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Celeste-original abstract female portrait-figurative painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Montana Engels: "Celeste is a painting that holds the entire world in her gaze. She captures every wandering eye and stops the world from spinning by drawing you in with her gaze." ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Blueminescence-original abstract Female portrait painting-contemporary Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Montana Engels: "This Blue work with blue and green accent, is inspired by the neon blue or green sparkles of the sea called bioluminescence. The ocean can glow and glitter like star...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Rosas
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career. Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Portrait of Robert Duflos de Saint-Amand (1812-1894) French consul
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Portrait of Robert Duflos de Saint-Amand (1812-1894), Consul of France Oil on canvas H. 91 cm; W. 72 cm From a family of the Parisian bourgeoisie, Robert Duflos de Saint-Amand was ...
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1880s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemplation in Blue and Green Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Sempach, LU
This original acrylic painting, rendered on a quality stretched canvas measuring 50 cm in width and 70 cm in height, compellingly explores the human form through a vibrant interplay ...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Portrait of Frances Lady Whitmore nee Brooke, Exquisite Carved Frame, Old Master
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Frances, Lady Whitmore nee Brooke (c.1638-1690) Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) Titan Fine Art presents this exquisite portrait that depicts Frances Brooke, Lady Wh...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Clown Portrait After Bernard Buffett
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil crayon on board portrait of a clown. The work is signed and dated top right. A wonderful strong and colourful portrait. The subject is looking out at us with his s...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil Crayon

Woman with Red Hair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Baron Robert Heinrich Freiherr von Doblhoff (1880 Vienna - 1960 ibid.) Woman with Red Hair Ink and watercolor on paper, image measures 6.25 x 7.25 inches; 12.75 x 13.5 inches fra...
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Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

"CAVALIERY" Oil Painting 27.5" x 21.5" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"CAVALIERY" Oil Painting 27.5" x 21.5" inch by Khoren Keshishyan Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique blend of architectural sensibili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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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