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Academic Portrait Paintings

ACADEMIC STYLE

During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture

The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds

Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.

Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.  

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Style: Academic
Study of an actor, ca 1880 dramatic oil young man staring into fire 19th Century
Located in Norwich, GB
A dramatic, one of a kind oil study. Certainly not your run of the mill 19th Century portait! Depicted is a young man, whose face is brightly lit from what is likely is an open fire....
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a lawman in his study
Located in Roma, RM
Giuseppe Gandolfo (Catania 1792 - 1855), Portrait of a lawman in his study Oil painting on canvas 87 x 68 cm signed and dated 1831 (or 1851) lower left, always in the lower left co...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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

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Oil, Board

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

The Goddess Hera - 19th Century Neoclassical Oil Painting Ancient Greek Myth
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Hera’ by Eduard Niczky (1850-1919). The painting - which depicts the Greek queen of the gods in golden diadem and yellow robe - is signed by the artist and hangs in a newly commis...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a woman, Tasie
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean Jules Antoine LECOMTE DU NOÜY Paris, 1842 - Paris, 1923 Portrait of a woman, Tasie Painting, oil on wood Signed, titled and dated 1876: "Tasie / Lecomte du Nouy / 76" Painting: ...
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1870s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Little Ballerina
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alphonse PELLET (1853-1926) The Little Ballerina Oil on wood panel signed low right Old frame regilded with leaves Size panel : 30 X 43 cm - Size frame : 40 X 55 cm Alphonse PELLET...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Lady in paris Street 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEBAS Léonie (19th-20th) "Lady in Paris Street 1900" Oil on wood panel signed low right Old Frame regilded with gold leaves Dim panel : 16 X 22 cm Dim frame : 50 X 41 cm LEBAS Léoni...
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1890s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. This amazing painting depicting a young boy with a bird. oil on canvas cm 93 x73...
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18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oedipus and Antigone, study of heads
Located in PARIS, FR
Neoclassical school circa 1800-10 Oedipus and Antigone, study of heads Painting, oil on spun wood panel Unsigned Painting: 33 x 42 cm (13 x 16.5 inches) Beautiful original frame: 44....
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Early 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame. Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705) The dramatic subject of the painting depicts th...
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Late 17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Gondolier (Figurative Painting of Man in Venice by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a muscular male gondolier with Venice's St. Mark's Campanile in the background "Gondolier" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudony...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Lady
By Alexandre-François Caminade
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862) Portrait of a Lady Oil on wood signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Wood size : 22 X 15 cm Frame size : 40 X 30 cm Alexandre-Françoi...
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1850s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Academic 19th Century portrait of a young woman by Cabanel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) was a prominent French academic painter known for his mastery of Neoclassical and Academic art. Born on September 28, 1823, in Montpellier, France, Caba...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Zeus and Ganymede - original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Zeus and Ganymede", oil and silver leaf on canvas, 39x39in / 100x100cm Inspired by the legend of Zeus and Ganymede. Shipped as it is, stretched, directly from the artist's studio.
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Wrestler in a Green Singlet: Figurative Oil Painting of an Athlete by Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic figurative oil painting of a muscular male athlete with a vintage green wrestling uniform "Wrestler in Singlet", Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (a pseudonym in homage to the figurative painting of John Singer Sargeant and fashion photography by Bruce Weber) Oil on canvas, signed upper left corner 30 x 20 inches, 34.5 x 24.5 inches in a black painted wood frame Excellent condition, the frame exhibits some wear consistent with age which is the artist's intention as the painting was made by his fictitious persona "Bruce Sargeant" who painted during the 1930's - 40's. Artwork description: This vertical, figurative portrait painting of a muscular male in a green wrestler singlet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sir Beauchamp, 1880-90 - oil paint, 73x62 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas with its original frame.
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

20th Century British portrait of a society lady thought to be Dame Anna Neagle
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A large and very elegant portrait of a British lady thought to be Dame Anna Neagle, the British actress and singer. English School, 20th Century Portrait of a society lady thought t...
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20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Woman, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Hand carved gilt frame
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 1/4 x 25 inches (77 x 63 cm) Original hand carved gilt frame Provenance Private Estate, England This is a very fine example of Kneller's work in the early 18th century. Here, the emphasis is placed directly on the sitter's alluring femininity, with this being enhanced by the falling hair around her shoulder. This looseness of focus is created with a free fluidity of brushstrokes. He has used a Rembrandt-esque technique of subtle tones in the face, and we can see how Kneller often allowed the bluer ground layer to show through when suggesting the darker flesh tones.The painterly technique seen here is an excellent demonstration of Kneller’s style. The bold handling of the flesh tones is Kneller at his most emphatic, while the sizeable areas of dark grey ground we see are indicative of his method of painting quickly, developed by this stage in his career to cope with the many demands of a large circle of patrons. The same effect is used for the shadows in the face: rather than paint darker colours on top of the pink flesh tones, as most artists would have done, Kneller instead painted in the reverse order, using the ground layer for his dark shadows, and then painting the lighter colours on top. Often he worked with an almost dry brush in strong firm strokes. Here the flesh tones have been rapidly, almost roughly painted, with bold areas of impasto giving way to areas where almost no paint has been applied at all, a trick that allowed Kneller to use the blue-grey ground layer to show darker flesh tones. Godfrey Kneller...
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Early 18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Horatio Nelson Attributed To Lemuel Abbott
Located in New Orleans, LA
Attributed to Lemuel Abbott 1760-1803 | English Portrait of Horatio Nelson Oil on canvas This previously unknown portrait is an important discovery in British Naval history. In Admiral Lord Nelson's illustrious and well-studied life, there existed a "silent period" spanning 16 years during which no known portraits of Nelson existed. The discovery of this 1790 portrait, rendered just before his reentry into the Navy, is a significant development for Nelson scholars, adding new insight into the leader's life prior to his legendary command as Admiral of the British Navy. Almost certainly painted by Lemuel Abbott, the official portraitist of Admiral Nelson, the rendering depicts the naval titan in casual dress. This is one of the two final depictions of Nelson before he acquired the war-inflicted injuries that marked his later years. In 1790, Britain was at peace, and Lord Nelson found himself residing in Burnham Thorpe with his newlywed wife, Frances. Having served with great distinction in South America and the West Indies, he garnered much local acclaim. Yet, the uncertainty of returning to the sea weighed heavily on his mind. At the age of thirty, he lived the life of a country gentleman managing his estate. Only one other much smaller portrait of Nelson in civilian attire exists, a much smaller rendering from 1800 currently held at the National Portrait Gallery. Compelling and atmospheric, the oil on canvas offers viewers a rare glimpse into the visage of a youthful and resolute Nelson, a man driven by an unwavering desire to forge his reputation in the art of naval warfare. This portrait had long been believed by the Nelson family to portray Edmund Nelson, Horatio Nelson's father. When connoisseur Jeremy Knight acquired this treasure directly from the Nelson family, he postulated that the work actually depicted the famed Admiral and not his father, as it was painted around 1790, and the elder Edmund Nelson would have been 68 years old at that time. Knight then hired the renowned Nelson scholar Martin Downer, the former Sotheby's expert and author of the bestselling books Nelson's Purse and Nelson's Lost Jewel, to confirm his hunch. It has now been confirmed by Martin Downer that this portrait is the missing...
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18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Double Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful original oil on canvas double portrait painting of a young boy and girl with cat (moist likely brother and sister) attributed to the hand of American artist, John Carlin. ...
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1860s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Classical French TURKISH Orientalist Beauty Painting of a Woman w/ Mandolin
Located in New York, NY
Francois Martin-Kavel (1861 - 1931) was active/lived in France. He was a profiling painter of woman, especially orientalism His auction records have exceeded over $20,000 Such a ...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Asian girl portrait Teddy bear innocence toys pink soft colors fine art classic
Located in Zofingen, AG
Girl with Teddy bear / Tender innocence This is one of my favorite artworks painted from nature. Painting are on stretched canvas come ready to hang. This is the “hidden frame”...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pre World War II Austrian Judaica Oil Painting Hasidic Rabbi Portrait
By Rudolf Klinsbogl Klingsberg
Located in Surfside, FL
Rudolf KLINGSBÖGL Austrian Viennese painter and teacher. Chassidic rebbe with Shtreimel. Klingsbogl was active in Vienna and is known for his typical portraits and paintings of interiors - workshops, pubs and cellars. His style is very distinctive. rare to find good jewish work that survived the holocaust as so much of it was destroyed. Other works by Rudolf Klingsbogl (sometimes known as Klingsberg}: Rabbis Studying Around a Table, The Huntsman, The Pet Bird, Blacksmith Interior Scene, Three Men with Chat and Drink, The Sailors, The Old Drinker, Debating the News, Sunday Afternoon, Man Looking at Pocket Watch. Game of Cards in a Tavern, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a Child, Franz Schubert at the Piano, Johann Strauss (The Younger). Realistic portrait of an older rabbi visiting and blessing a child in a European marketplace...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame. Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705) The dramatic subject of the painting depicts th...
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Late 17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The first time model: the enigmatic young bohemian girl in traditional dress
Located in Norwich, GB
I love the feisty attitude of the girl depicted! With her hand on her hip, she seems to be saying to the artist: "Whatya looking at anyway?" She looks like she has a good head on he...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Portrait of Jacob Dolson Cox”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed portrait of Jacob Dolson Cox. See the sitter’s biography below. Signed top right and dated 1881. Relined canvas, very good condition. The portrait is housed in a contemporary replica of a period frame. Overall framed measurements are 33.25 by 28.25 inches. Provenance: A East Hampton, Long Island collector. Biography George Peter Alexander Healy was born in Boston on July 15, 1813, the first of five children of William Healy, an Irish immigrant and captain of a merchant vessel, and his wife Mary Hicks. Healy showed an early artistic interest: by 1830 the self-taught painter had opened a portrait studio from which he hoped to help to support his family. Although commissions were at first sparse, young Healy received important encouragement from Thomas Sully (1783-1872)) who advised him to make painting his profession. His fortunes also improved in 1831 when Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, a leader in Boston society, granted him permission to paint her portrait and recommended his talents to other potential patrons. In 1834 Healy went to France where he studied with Baron Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835). A year later he traveled through Italy, visiting museums and churches in the company of Lady and Sir Arthur Faulkner who soon provided his introduction to London society. It was in England that Healy met and, in 1839, married Louisa Phipps. The couple settled in Paris where Healy embarked upon the beginning of a long and happy marriage and thriving career. His diplomatic and affable demeanor, together with his obvious skill, brought him tremendous success throughout Europe and the United States. Prolific, as well as talented, he had by 1867 produced more than six hundred portraits. The constant stream of commissions included dignified, imposing portraits of such celebrated figures as Pope Pius IX and Queen Elizabeth of Romania, the latter of whom developed a warm friendship with Healy and his family. Although Healy, sometimes accompanied by his wife, traveled to the United States several times during the 1840s and early 1850s, it was not until 1856 that the entire family settled in America. They took up residence in the booming city of Chicago, which Healy used as a base for his work in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and other cities. During the Civil War years he often traveled to Washington to paint military figures and members of the President's cabinet. The family returned to Europe in 1867, but George Healy...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Painter's Studio - original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Painter's Studio", oil on canvas, 39x27.5in / 100x70cm The artist's studio and art objects part of his life and work. A sculpture, an antique head and a painting that reminds u...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Gio Taking Off His Singlet (Portait of a Young Wrestler by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative portrait painting of a handsome young man against a grey background "Gio Taking Off His Singlet", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargent) 14 x 11 inches 18.5 x 15.5 inches framed Excellent condition Signed by the artist, upper left "B. Sargeant" This vertical, portrait painting of a young man was made by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome man is posed stoically against a pale grey background as he gingerly removes his wrestling singlet...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Girl with a Dove
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lacazette Amelie (19th) Young Girl with a dove Oil on canvas signed upper left Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 56 X 37 cm Dim Frame : 74 X 57 cm Lacazette Amelie (19th) - ...
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1870s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of my Young Daughter
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful oil on canvas from the end of the 19th century figuring the portrait of a young woman. The painting is signed Y Pol on the bottom left . The artist in his performance perfe...
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spanish painting Portrait man Trace signature Academic 19th oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Juan Pablo SALINAS (Attributed to) Madrid, 1871 – Rome, 1946 Oil on canvas on a panel 34 x 22 cm (43 x 31 cm with the frame) Trace of signature lower lef...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Young Boy, Oil on Canvas Signed Felix Bryk, circa 1910
Located in Paris, FR
Lovely portrait of a young Boy standing on an armchair. Oil on canvas signed Felix BRYK. Swedish School, circa 1900-1910 Portraitist and ethnologist of the early twentieth century. ...
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1910s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Children playing in the park, oil on canvas signed Joseph Dierickx dated 1903
By Joseph Dierickx
Located in Paris, FR
A "genre" painting representing a mother supervising her two small daughters at the Park. Oil on canvas signed bottom right Joseph Dierickx and dated 1903. Dierickx Joseph (1865-19...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait Painting Oil on Canvas by Joseph Badger
Located in Rome, IT
Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. This amazing painting depicting a young boy with a bi...
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18th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th Century French Realist Oil Profile Portrait of Lady Beautiful Quality
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French realist artist of the 19th century oil painting on board, unframed board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A. LEONARD - Flower Girl and her Dog
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEONARD Agathon (1841-1923) Flower Girl and Her Dog Oil on canvas signed low left Old Frame regilded with Leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 38 cm Dim Frame : 5...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman portrait by Ilse Voigt - Oil on canvas 96x76 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas with wooden frame. Total size with frame is 88x109 cm Ilse VOIGT is an artist born in 1905 and died in 1997. His works have been sold at public auction 24 times, mostl...
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1940s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

PLAUZEAU Painting Oil canvas French Academic Portrait of boy Early 20th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred PLAUZEAU Avanton-Paché (Vienna), 1875 - Hendaye, 1918 Oil on oil 61 x 38 cm (75.5 x 52.5 cm with frame) Signed lower right "A. Plauzeau" Good condition (sevreal restoration, w...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male oil on canvas, 26 x 17 inches in antique wood frame This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of sin...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Formal Portrait of a Chinese Man in Traditional Dress
Located in Miami, FL
Dressed in traditional clothing, a handsome Chinese man is depicted as he sits resolutely with one hand on his leg and the other holding a baton. Female Artist Joyce Ballantyne...
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1940s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bror Kronstrand, Portrait Of Brita Söderberg, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming portrait by Bror Kronstrand (1875-1950) depicts Brita Söderberg (nee Browall) wearing a light blue blouse with a white hat, ribbon and flower. She was 20 at the time. ...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Curt Ruger, Portrait Study Of A Girl, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by German artist Curt Ruger (1867-1930) depicts a young girl seated. It was completed during his time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. Gre...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Manolo Gonzalez' Plaza de Toros, Maestranza, Seville, Bullfighting, Matador
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'John Fulton' (American, 1933-1998) and painted circa 1995. The original oil painting for the poster advertising the appearance of Manolo Gonzalez at the prestigious Maestranza bullring in Seville and showing famous bullfighter in an emerald suit of lights, holding his espada at the ready while deflecting the enraged bull with his red cape. John Fulton was an American bullfighter and painter who settled in Seville. Born in Philadelphia, he received a scholarship to an art school in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in the early 1950s. During this time, he studied both painting and bullfighting, killing his first calf there in 1953. In 1954, Fulton joined the U.S. Army and continued and continued painting and bullfighting on his downtime. After his release in 1956, he moved to Spain where he studied bullfighting under Juan Belmonte and performed as a novillero (novice) with some of Spain’s leading matadors. In July 1963, Fulton was sponsored by José María Montilla to take his 'alternativa' at the Plaza de toros...
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1990s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Winged Genius - original painting by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Winged Genius, oil on canvas, 70x110cm, 27.5×43.5in Winged Genius is a fantastic character, a mythological creature, a male figure with birds’ wings, a guardian spirit, a demigod. A ...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Peter Mønsted, Portrait Of Aage Jørgensen, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century portrait by eminent Danish artist Peter (Peder Mork) Mønsted (1859-1941) depicts local dignitary Aage Jørgensen (1879-1960). It’s an ...
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame. Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705) The dramatic subject of the painting depicts th...
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Late 17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The walk in Luxembourg Garden in Paris, also called "The Privileged"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Ludwig Knaus (1829-1910) The Walk in Luxembourg Garden" in Paris, also called "The Privileged" The original dated 1855 is preserved at The Louvres Museum Oil on canvas signed ...
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1870s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Children's Book Cover - Mid-Century Blond Girl - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Female Illustrator Barbara Briggs Bradley was an in-demand illustrator in the 1950s. Merrill Publishers of their famous children's books hired Barbara Briggs Bradley to d...
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1950s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil

The Declaration Of Love
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COLIN François (1798-1864) The Declaration of love Oil on canves signed low left Old frame regilded with leaves Dim canvas : 41 X 57 - Dim frame : 56 X 71 cm COLIN François (1798-1...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Cherubs Musicians in pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mathilde LEHAUT (1816- nc) Cherubs Musicians in oval pair Two Oils on wood signed low Framed by Gault (Paris) - Gold leaves Dim wood panel (each) : 27 ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Flower Girl - Genre Scene 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) The Flower Girl and The Puppy Oil on canvas signed and dated 1883 low left Old Frame regilded with leaves Dimensions canvas : 120 X 70 cm Dimensions frame : 137 X 88 cm LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) French Painter 19th-20th century Lyon School Born 1848 in Noirétable (Loire) - Died 11...
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Sailor with Rope (Figurative Painting of a Man by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic, nautical style figurative oil painting of a handsome sailor against an ocean landscape "Sailor with Rope" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to th...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Divertimento in the Music Salon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GUIDI Giuseppe (1881-1931) Divertimento in the Music Salon Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 70 X 100 cm Dim frame :...
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Early 1900s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Party To The Castle in 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Party To The Castle in the 18th Century Oil on canvas with a signature G.Weiss low left Old frame regilded Dim canvas : 46 X 38 cm Dim frame : 66 X 58 cm
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Young Lady and Cupid in The Park
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
C.BRIAND Young Lady With Cupid in The Park Oil on canvas circa 1880 signed low right Old Frame gilded with leaves Size canvas : 65 X 55 cm Size frame : 93 X 82 cm
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1880s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

At the Camp (Academic Figurative Painting of Young Male Hunter by Mark Beard)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas of a young man undressing in a rural camp setting with a mountain landscape in the distance "At the Camp", Painted by Mark Beard as ...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young girl from Tetouan, Morocco
Located in New Orleans, LA
Young girl from Tetouan, Morocco Signed (center right) Oil on canvas In this important oil on canvas, French Orientalist painter Charles Landelle captures the engaging visage of a young Moroccan woman in a moment of tranquil contemplation. Seated on the floor of what is almost certainly an opulent riad, the young woman wears an intricately embroidered Moroccan kaftan and headdress. The sumptuous patterns on the floor and in the background lend an additional warmth to the strikingly vivid red hues which dominate the composition and are a hallmark of Landelle’s work. The symbols behind the young woman may represent either the Jewish Star of David or the Islamic Seal...
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Academic portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Academic portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Beard, Elizabeth Zanzinger, Leon Kroll, and Charles Joshua Chaplin. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Academic portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 4.14 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $165 and tops out at $388,500, while the average work sells for $7,763.

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