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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Pierrot et Monocole - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion. The work depicts a portrait of a mischievous Pierrot - a French clown - wearing white ruffles, a yellow hat and a monocle. The yellow of the hat is contrasted against the grey background. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Unframed: 11"x8.5" This painting is nit currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required Provenance: Private French collection Armand François Joseph Henrion...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Morenike Afrofuture
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Soul
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Soul 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 27.95 x 16.92 inches (71 x 43cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Ref.: 9...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Rejuvenation
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Rejuvenation 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24.01 x 24.01 inches (61 x 61cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Family Seated on a Bench at the Port
Located in London, GB
'Family Seated on a Bench at the Port', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). A painting with a very wholesome, homespun theme harks back to a more innocent time. A family i...
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Silent Echoes
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster designer and engraver. Art Nouveau portrait oil on canvas mounted on panel "The elegant with the...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

A girl who loves the sea II
Located in Sempach, LU
Sunny contrasting girl portrait at the sea coast. The beautiful sea waves crushing on the coast. The sea wind is playing with hair. An artwork which brings summer and sea in to your ...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Original Portrait of Noir Crime Writer Cornell Woolrich
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Portrait of 1940's Noir Writer Cornell Woolrich Pencil portrait of famous 1930's 40's noir/crime writer Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich, circa 1980. Cornell George Hopley-Woo...
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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pencil

"Debutante ball" Contemporary Colorful Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX. In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Man in the pond" Contemporary Red & Green Toned Outsider Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX. In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

In Between
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Oil On Canvas portrait Elisabeth de Fontenay Circle of Largilliere With Frame
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas From The Eighteenth Century Entourage De Largilliere With Frame" 18th Century French School, Surroundings of Nicolas de Largilliere Presumed portraits of Louise Elisa...
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1740s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Bastet", Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master - framed
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
"Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle époque Art Nouveau With Frame" Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster designer and engraver. Belle ...
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1890s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Memories and Dreams
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Memories and Dreams 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24.01 x 24.01 inches (61 x 61cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA p...
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

"Donna sul fiume" Olio su tavola cm. 50 x 67 1965
Located in Torino, IT
LEONID VAICHLIA (St. Petersburg, 1922) Works by Leonid Vaichlia can be found in various private collections in Europe, Japan, United States and in the following museums: Mosca, T...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl with a butterfly. Contemporary Small Scale Oil Painting, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting in brass frame placed under plexiglass by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Frame is an integral part of the painting. Artwork depicts s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Brass

Omosewa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative Silkscreen - Life's Frustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary Original Abstracted Figurative of Profile and Detailed Eye Silkscreen - Life's Frustration A compelling abstracted silkscreen of profile of man with detail of his eye w...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Early 20th Century Young Girl With Pink Bow Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of a young girl by listed aritst artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American,1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower left. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"W. Gleiforst wa...
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1930s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Lily" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 9” x 14” x 1” Surrealism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “T...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Mysterious stranger
Located in Oslo, NO
In this intimate acrylic embodiment, I capture a solitary figure amid a blossoming embrace. The poised stillness of the subject contrasts with the whimsical dance of flora, evoking a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a white background. Framed in a vintage gold frame. Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Painting...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Flood
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Flood 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24.01 x 18.11 inches (61 x 46cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Ref.: ...
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Pigment, Rag Paper

Extraterrestrial
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Extraterrestrial 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 24.01 x 24.01 inches (61 x 61cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA prov...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Pigment, Rag Paper

Bastet
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Bastet 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 51.96 x 35.03 inches (132 x 89cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Ref....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Chaos
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae Chaos 2023 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm Size: 51.96 x 35.03 inches (132 x 89cm) Edition: 15 Signed, titled and dated on label COA provided Ref.:...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Pigment, Rag Paper

Woman posing mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 46x38 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Portrait of Ulvi Liege
Located in Roma, RM
Lando Landozzi (Pisa 1887 - Livorno 1959), Ulvi Liegi Oil painting on panel 58 x 43 cm signed lower right.
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Profile of Maiden with Rose
Located in Roma, RM
Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca (Verona 1858 - 1942), Profile of Maiden with Rose Oil painting on panel 27 x 19 cm signed lower right.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Board

Pajares 14 Big Vertical Red Rai Charles HEY. Original street art painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
HEY. Original street art painting PAJARES Done in mixed media on canvas and collage. PAJARES, Juan Manuel (Lleida 1957 ) Pajares was introduced to the impact of large-scale canvas pa...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Sailor" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10.5” x 16.5” x 2.5” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The ...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Surreal And Cubist Portrait On Circle Wood. Red Fluor And Blue "Currency #206"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work consisting of a meticul...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady English School, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 21.5 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: basic good condition but ver...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modality 6. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on high impact styrene painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman in Harvest Fields Next to Coastal Seascape Victorian Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harvest Workers English School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 16.5 inches provenance: from a collection in England condition: very good and sound condition
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Modality 2. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on high impact styrene painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modality 1. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA studied painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modality 8. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on high impact styrene painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow Black outlined white butterflies on a yellow etched background in an antique frame. Unframed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches Framed: 17.5 x 1...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

The Fool (King for a Day), Original painting, Figurative, Contemporary, King
Located in Deddington, GB
'Who but a fool would be king for a day?' Inspired by a quote from the artist's favourite film, this playful painting invites you to superimpose your own story. Painted with thick vi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modality 4. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on high impact styrene painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modality 3. Abstraction Oil Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract oil on high impact styrene painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ROSSA stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"By myself" Contemporary Purple Toned Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX. In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait of John Bartolena
Located in Roma, RM
Lando Landozzi (Pisa 1887 - Livorno 1959), Giovanni Bartolena Oil painting on panel 56 x 41 cm signed lower right.
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a yellow lime green background. Framed in a vintage oval wooden frame. Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12....
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Portrait of Raphael Gambogi
Located in Roma, RM
Lando Landozzi (Pisa 1887 - Livorno 1959), Raffaello Gambogi Oil painting on panel 62 x 40 cm signed lower right.
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Lonely Family: Cleo" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX. In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK c...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rover" Bunny A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a red background. Framed in a vintage gold frame. Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Painting is f...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

With Friends, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three friends soak up the summer sun on a beach in France. Lounge comfortably on the shore, they enjoy each other's company as they listen to the sounds of the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original Rare Mid Century Cubist Pencil Portrait of A Miner by Francois Gianolla
Located in Cirencester, GB
PLEASE EXCUSE THE REFLECTIONS FROM THE GLASS - GLASS IS REMOVED FOR SAFETY IN POSTING THE ITEM AND CAN EASILY BE REPLACED BY SIMPLY OPENING THE BACK OF THE PAINTING AND SLIDING A NE...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Mack" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 10.5” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The Bee...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Pop Surrealist Double Face Portrait On A Blue Wooden Coin. "Currency #195"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece is one of the latest additions to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, inspired by the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work co...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Metal

'Portrait of a Man Playing Guitar', Berlin School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Man Playing Guitar', oil on board, Berlin School (circa 1960s). Clearly inspired by Georges Braque's (1882-1963) and Juan Gris' (1887-1927) works, this painting is sim...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Harlequin
By Richard Mandin
Located in London, GB
'The Harlequin', oil on board, by Richard Mandin (1952). Harlequin's traditional diamond patterned costume, bicorn hat, and the wooden sword that denoted his buffoonery have appealed...
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1950s Expressionist 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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