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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Woman with White Scarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman with Pale Blue Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman with Grey Hat - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Early Victorian English Oil Portrait of Dapper Young Gentlemen gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artist, circa 1830 oil on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 18 inches canvas: 16 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Dorset, England Condition: The painting is in overall ...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Badseed" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10” x 11.5” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Vellum by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchas...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Vellum

'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

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Oil, Board

Woman in Pink - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman with Pink Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman in Red - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman with Red Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman in Blue with Headscarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

The Pot Carrier - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Contemporary Blue Face Girl Portrait on Wooden Orange Coin. "Currency #200"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"As if everything I know, everything I've lived through, is worthless here." This is the phrase that can be read in this piece, which, in this case, portrays a young Venezuelan immig...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes Framed in black: Male: 6.25x7.75, unframed 5.5x7 Framed in black: Female: 4.75x6.25, unframed 2.x2.75 Gilded frame: Female: ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Ink

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Charlie" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 9” x 12” x 2” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The Human C...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

As Far As You Can See
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. 'As ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Attraction
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. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Madrid Retiro", Intricate ink and brush on canvas, monochrome city scape
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of three children - Bernhard Keil (1624-1687)
Located in Gent, BE
“A portrait of three children, one of them holding a basket of grapes, while another plays the flute” Oil on canvas Housed in a blackened 17th-century frame. We'd like to thank dr...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Plage de Bussaghlia
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 26 x 19.75 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artist...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Dimensions: 41 x 32 cm without frame - 47 x 55.5 cm with frame Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl. Publications: unpublished The painting by Bernardino Detti (14...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Madrid Centro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas, black and white
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Mixed Media Surrealist Portrait, "Mad Barber" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 13” x 15” x 2” Surrealist Mixed Media Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purcha...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite

1950's Modernist Painting Lady Maid Holding Badminton Sporting Equipment
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Badminton by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original oil on artist paper size: 13 x 10 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atelier/ ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pensive Woman
Located in Clinton Township, MI
A pensive woman is the subject of this portrait in pencil by Michigan artist Doreen Olin Rice. It is framed and wired--ready to hang.
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Late 20th Century Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Timmy" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 12” x 14” x 1.5” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “The Boy ...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

In White Sleeve
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. In W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Metal

20th Century Portrait of Woman Head & Shoulders Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Wire Haired Jack Russell terrier. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Pandora games. 2010, canvas, oil, 57x77 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pandora games. 2010, canvas, oil, 57x77 cm
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2010s Medieval Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a young girl
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Louis Joseph César DUCORNET (Lille 1806 – Paris 1856) Portrait of a young girl Oil on canvas H. 92 cm; L. 73 cm Signed upper left, dated 1837 When he came into the world in Lille in...
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1830s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Marlowe" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 16” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The L...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Horse Carriage in the Bourgeoise Yard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
James Thomas Wheeler (1849 - 1888) Horse Carriage in the Yard Oil on canvas signed low right Old original frame gilded with leaves Canvas size : 55 X 65 cm Frame size : 85 X 95 cm
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

In Love - original abstract figurative water painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova is an enchanting depiction of freedom and serenity, embodied by a female figure gracefully floating in tranquil waters. Painted with warm orange-r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Mixed Media Portrait, "'Prince' The Guide" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 16” x 2” Surrealist Mixed Media Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Acrylic and Graphite by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Graphite

Peace and Tranquility 2
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. Abou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Three Men in Black Beret's on Bench
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Old Friends by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 18.5 x 16.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Self
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia Details: "Self", 2020 Technique: Oil on Wood Image dimensions: 27 x 19.5 in (68.58 x 49.53 cm) Hand signed by artist Excellent condition
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Flower Intrigue-original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flower Intrigue" by Iryna Yermolova is a mesmerizing abstract floral figurative painting that seamlessly merges the beauty of nature with the grace of the human form. Executed with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pop Surrealist Face Coin Profile Portrait On Wood. Black Woman "Currency #136"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2023, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work executed on a treated c...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic, Spray Paint

Two Men and a Horse by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative painting on etching...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Post Impressionist Bandshell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERVE Jules René (1887-1981) Bandshell in Langres Garden Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 55 cm Dim frame : 66 X 75 cm HERVE Jules René ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

My Way 2
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. Some...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a woman in hunting in front of a vineyard
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Marcel POUSSARD (1891-1972) Portrait of a woman in hunting attire in front of a vine H. 80 cm; L. 53 cm Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right - 1932 Painter of portraits a...
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1930s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reading - original abstract figurative female form painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova captures the essence of pondering and wonderment through the graceful depiction of a woman laid horizontally in a classic life drawing position, h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "William" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 40” x 2” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Bronze by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece up...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Bronze

Vintage English Woman with Duffel Coat & Mary Jane Shoes 1960's 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage English Woman with Duffel Coat & Mary Jane Shoes 1960's 1970's England entitled 'The Fall of Desire' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. ...
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Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

English School 18th Century Old Master Portrait Dated 1767 Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
English School 18th Century Old Master Portrait Dated 1767. An intriguing painting dating to the mid 18th century bearing a label verso which is indistinct, but appears to read, “Mr...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting Angel & Saints Appearing to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian Old Master, 18th century Title: Angel and Saints appearing to figures, one dressed in a white ruff collar. Medium: oil on canvas...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Magic Realism Acrylic Portrait, "Stenographer" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 22” x 3” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Custom Framing and Found Objects by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity w...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Queen Jane" colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of woman looking down
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Queen Jane" is a colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of a woman looking down. Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Pollac...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A praying elderly woman by Quiringh Van Brekelenkam (1622-1669)
Located in Gent, BE
Oil on panel Signed and dated lower left. Quiringh van Brekelenkam was a Dutch genre painter, who studied under Gerard Dou. As a result, his paintings from the 1640s and 50s are si...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Large oil from 1902 - German school - A portrait of Sisterly love
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sweet and large oil painting "Sisterly love" signed and dated 1902 by August Algermissen The present painting depicts two sisters seated in an interior, the youngest is gleefully lo...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A light sensation. 2008, cardboard, oil, 60x84 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A light sensation. 2008, cardboard, oil, 60x84 cm
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Early 2000s Medieval Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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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