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What is an art model called?
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What an art model is called varies. A portrait model or artist model is someone who earns a living posing for painters and art students. Someone who poses for an artist to receive a portrait that they commissioned is a sitter or portrait sitter. Explore a large collection of portrait paintings and photography on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame.
Academy Fine Paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting King Arthur's Queen Guinevere Camelot
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English medieval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lov...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,696 Sale Price
30% Off
'Figure in Blue Light', French School
Located in London, GB
A striking and enigmatic mid-century nude, Figure in Blue Light offers a highly expressive, almost surreal vision of the female form. Executed in a limited palette of steely blues, c...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,413 Sale Price
30% Off
The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,131 Sale Price
30% Off
SKULL TIGER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic markers on paper.
The magic flow reality...
The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
