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Who painted the most realistic portraits?
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Opinions differ on who painted the most realistic portraits. Among historical artists, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, John Singer Sargent, Jan van Eyck and Diego Velázquez are all contenders for the title. Many contemporary Photorealist and Hyperrealist portrait artists have also produced incredibly lifelike works. Among them are Taner Ceylan, Robert Longo, Chuck Close, Kelly Birkenruth and Daniela Werneck. Find a large selection of portrait paintings on 1stDibs.
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Echoes of the Atelier X
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier X, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
The Tub, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting is a modern reinterpretation of the English nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three Men in a Tub," first published in Mother Goose's Melody in 1798. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Oil Painting Portrait of Lady Reading With Orange Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Claude Benard (1926-2016, French), signed
Portrait of a Orange Haired Lady Reading
oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed bottom right
painting: 25.5 x 20 inches
provenance: the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Echoes of the Atelier VI
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier VI, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Antique impressionist portrait of a ballerina by Georges Guinegault
By Georges-Pierre Guinegault
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Atmospheric ballerina impressionist oil painting on canvas by French artist Georges-Pierre Guinegault. It's a delightful Art Deco rendition of a ballerina lacing her pointes from a ...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Atelier XI (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier XI, acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an agein...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
