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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.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 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
Hunt Slonem "Scotch" Black Outline Bunny on White Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Scotch" Black Outline Bunny on White Background
A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 6 x 4 inches
Framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Venus and Cupid
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Hendrick Bloemaert
(Utrecht 1601/02 – Utrecht 1672)
Venus and Cupid
Oil on panel
H. 75 cm; W. 61 cm
Signed and dated 1636
Hendrick Bloemaert is a notable figure of the Golden Age of...
Category
1630s Flemish School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat
Located in London, GB
This impressive British 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Royce Bradbury. Painted in 1949 it is a half-length portrait of a young Scottish girl in a mountainous ...
Category
1940s Realist 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
Large Dog Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Double Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs
Jules Chardigny (France, 1842-1892) circa 1870
Oil on canvas, signed
21 3/4 x 18 1/4 (29 1/8 x 25 frame) inches
Though pairs of G...
Category
1870s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
