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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.
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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
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXI", oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XVII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Bather' by Louis Latapie (1924)
Located in London, GB
'The Bather', oil on fine art paper, by Louis Robert Arthur Latapie (1924). A captivating example from the long tradition of depicting the bather, this early work by celebrated Frenc...
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
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