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Blurry Portrait Painting

Original Vintage Oil Painting in canvas, Portrait of a Boy. Signed Dated, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is an original vintage oil painting on canvas. This old painting shows a boy sitting
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Self Portrait #1, colorful gestural abstracted portrait
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter
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2010s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Oil, Paper

Blurry Lines Large Abstract - # 5, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Steve Alderton
Located in Yardley, PA
in this blurry, dreamy state, that painting retains structure through use of geometric form
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2010s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait of the Artist by Francis Bacon, Richard Hamilton modernist photograph
By Richard Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
distinctive style of painting. Working with oil on collotype copies of that portrait, Hamilton produced seven
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1970s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Radha Mind Screen, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hopper's haunting paintings. So how exactly did this German photographer become one of the most important
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Girl with pearl earring - Torn and pasted photo on paper- micro mosaic collage
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by Johannes Vermeer's painting. Keun Young Park depicts the body in a state of
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hopper's haunting paintings. So how exactly did this German photographer become one of the most important
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color

10525 - Stranger than Paradise, 125x125cm each - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hopper's haunting paintings. So how exactly did this German photographer become one of the most important
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

French Barbizon Pastoral Landscape Painting of Horses by Jules Dupré
By Jules Dupré
Located in Shippensburg, PA
development of the trees is spectacular and almost portrait-like with very careful articulation of the foliage
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Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Jackie"
By Andy Warhol
Located in Helsingør, DK
Foundation as a painting. Similar work on manila is depicted in The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne Vol 02A
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer

"Jackie"
"Jackie"
H 18.12 in W 14.57 in
Club II
Located in Hamilton, ON
This image is part of the artist's early series of portraits depicting queer subject matter in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Club II
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Bedside Moonlighting – 31-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
three quarters of the body showed blurry shapes. Therefor there are no harsh contour delineations, not
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Bedside Moonlighting - 31-08-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
three quarters of the body showed blurry shapes. Therefor there are no harsh contour delineations, not
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Hatertse Vennen (Hatert Meres) - 16-05-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
hatched strokes in one single direction. Such gave all landscapes I did a rather blurry impressionist look
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Art Deco Nude - 16-09-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
appeance in Het Sterrenbos – 12-09-22. Turns out the Ingres paper supports blurry strokes nicely. I most
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

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The Following Item we are offering is an Elaborately Decorated Spectacular Estate Hand Carved and Handpainted Painted Porcelain Chinese Erotic Snuff Bottle. Taken out of an Private S...
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"Runner, " Large Rare Bronze of Nude Male Figure by Seifert, 1922
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"David, " Large, Superb Bronze with Half-Nude Male Figure by Atkins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Spanish Painting Oil on Canvas, Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish painting oil on canvas. Spain, 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Paintings

Materials

Wood

Spanish Painting Oil on Canvas, Spain, 1970
Spanish Painting Oil on Canvas, Spain, 1970
H 29.14 in W 25.2 in D 1.58 in
Cadaques Spain oil painting spanish mediterranean seascape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frame size 43x51 cm.. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Ca...
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Sun Scorched Spanish Hill Top Perched Village, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Spanish School, signed and dated Title: Sun Scorched village Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 14 inches board: 8 x 11.75 inches Provena...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Spanish Old Master Oil on Wood Panel, Head Portrait of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18/19th Century Spanish School Title :Head study of Christ Medium: oil painting on wood panel, period gilt framed panel : 6 x 5 inches Provenance: private collect...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mario Sorrenti Vinyl Record Art (Mario Sorrenti fashion photographer)
By Mario Sorrenti
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Mario Sorrenti Vinyl Record Art Fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti is best known for his sensual nude portraits. Sorrenti first rose to prominence in 1993, shooting an iconic campai...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Nude Photography

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Offset

French Academic Charcoal Drawing of Standing Nude Male Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French academic charcoal drawing of nude male figure standing in the traditional contrapposto pose. With exceptional attention to tonal modeling, the piece has a feeling...
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Early 20th Century French Drawings

Materials

Paper

Large Antique American Academic Male Nude reclining with Draperies
Located in New York, NY
A very fine Amercian Academic painting depicting a Seated Male Handsome Nude on a bed of Draperies Very finely executed and is probably painted around 1910-1920 Academic Period Oil...
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1910s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

almond trees in bloom Spain oil painting spanish landscape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Antonio Murado Green Oil on Canvas, expressionist, blue , green Painting
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Valladolid, ES
Signed in Madrid in 1993, this work by Antonio José Murado synthesizes the aspects of expressionist figuration, a current to which the artist was closely related, specifically during...
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1990s Spanish Expressionist Paintings

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"Modernist Portrait" Mid-20th Century Spanish Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Julio Moisés Fernández de Villasante
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1940's by Spanish painter Julio Moises. Mostly known for his abstract figures on canvas, this piece is a wonderful representation of h...
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Boy Blue
By Fernando Reyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Male nude linocut, from a series of 4 male and 4 female images. Reyes attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Linocut

Brutalist Bronze Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
This statue is made of bronze and depicts a nude female figure. It's a beautiful piece of home decor that would complement any contemporary or vintage-inspired aesthetic. This statue...
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Vintage 1960s Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Brutalist Bronze Statue
Brutalist Bronze Statue
H 17 in W 5 in D 5 in

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Blurry day
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Encino, CA
Blurry day. One of those days where you are on the beach trying to get some tan but it's kind of
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Blurry day
Blurry day
H 40 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
There, 2015, oil, canvas, abstract figurative painting, , Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

untitled, 2019, oil, canvas, abstract painting, pattern, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

moth, 2015, oil on wood, figurative painting, animals, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Stands, 2015, oil on wood, figure, painting, light, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
wafts of mist blurry fguration. And still, all these eclectic varieties of contemporary painting derive
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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untitled, 2017, oil, canvas, abstract painting, blue, black, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
wafts of mist blurry fguration. And still, all these eclectic varieties of contemporary painting derive
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

untitled, 2019, oil, canvas, abstract painting, blue, pattern, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

moth on moth, 2015, oil wood, figurative painting, animals, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Warrior
Located in Singapore, SG
Blurry, black and white, intense, warrior, portrait
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Warrior
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in
"OUDE VAART TE GENT / THE OLD CITY OF GHENT, BELGIUM"
Located in Ghent, BE
evoked. Blurry reflection often has an enchanting effect and this painting is no exception: notice how
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1910s Figurative Paintings

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Oil

untitled, 2014, oil on wood 50 x 40 cm, Head, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Hands Folding, 2015 oil on wood 50 x 40 cm, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Oil

untitled, 2016, oil, canvas, abstract, gray monochrom, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Skull, 2012 oil on canvas, head study, figurative, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
, as well as monochromatic, in itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Exodus from Antwerp on 8 October, 1914
By Louis van Engelen 2
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
Louis van Engelen was a realist painter of animals, portraits, panoramic paintings, urban
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Early 20th Century Belgian Paintings

Exodus from Antwerp on 8 October, 1914
Exodus from Antwerp on 8 October, 1914
H 51.18 in W 96.46 in D 4.73 in
untitled (Head) 2012, watercolor on hand made paper, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry fguration. And still, all these eclectic
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

untitled (Head) 2012, watercolor on hand made paper, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry fguration. And still, all these eclectic
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

untitled (Head) 2012, watercolor on hand made paper, Scandinavian art
By Magnus Thorén
Located in Munich, DE
itself structured painting or through the wafts of mist blurry fguration. And still, all these eclectic
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Cindy, Ellen, Kiki, Laurie, Lorna
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
sharp detail in the facial features recalls his earlier paintings. These particular portraits, donated
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Mao (FS II.125A) UNSIGNED
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
context. The splash of indigo placed on Mao’s face makes it a signature Warhol painting with the pop of
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Mao (FS II.125A) SIGNED
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
context. The splash of indigo placed on Mao’s face makes it a signature Warhol painting with the pop of
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Sorrow
By János Huszti
Located in Tulsa, OK
János Huszti, armed with a pared-down color palette and masterful technical skill, paints blurry
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Sorrow
H 83 in W 63 in
Unexpected by Nancy Franke, Impressionist Still-Life in Handmade Gilt Framed
By Nancy Franke
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Unexpected' is a small framed Impressionist oil on linen board painting created by American artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Board

The Killers 2, black and white monotype, dramatic, night, narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Monotype

Boy Running (Point Dume)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Edward Hopper's haunting paintings. So how exactly did this German photographer become one of the most
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Boy Running (Point Dume)
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H 14.97 in W 18.51 in D 0.04 in
Hawthorne Place
By Dan Rizzie
Located in Fairlawn, OH
collage and areas of strong color. His fondness for collage may stem from his interest in the paintings of
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Photogravure

Hawthorne Place
Hawthorne Place
H 11.75 in W 9 in
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Blurry Portrait Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the blurry portrait painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the abstract style, while we also have 5 abstract versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect blurry portrait painting among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right blurry portrait painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and orange. There have been many interesting blurry portrait painting examples over the years, but those made by Stefanie Schneider, Magnus Thorén, Tom Bennett, Corne Akkers and Steve Alderton are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paper, paint and polaroid can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Blurry Portrait Painting?

A blurry portrait painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,448, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.
Questions About Blurry Portrait Painting
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.