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Portrait Paintings For Sale
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Joan Kemp-Potter - 20th Century Oil, Julie
Located in Corsham, GB
A bold oil painting by Joan Kemp-Potter, depicting a female figure. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. There is a label on the reverse inscribed with the artist's name and title....
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ethiopians Shake Hands with Europeans
Located in Miami, FL
This deceptively naive painting was most likely done for a children's book. Upon close study, the viewer will recognize that this painting is anything but a child's effort. It's a g...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Blinking Butterfly_Anja Van Herle_Acrylic/Swarovski Crystals on Panel_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Blinking Butterfly" Acrylic & Swarovski Crystal on Panel 12 x 12 inches. Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her art...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media, Panel

Nostalgia Beautiful Lie
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The underlying body of work is an exploration of texturizing distortion as a language of expression. The works explore an awaking of an Afrocentric consciousness connected to gender,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lord Cardigan, Charge of the Light Brigade, British Army Military Officer
Located in Miami, FL
This graphic composition depicts Lord Cardigan on horseback commanding an equestrian military unit with the Union Jack flag proudly displayed. The famous battle scene "Charge of the Light Brigade...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Ink

Girl in Yellow Dress
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Watercolor

La Montera
Located in London, GB
'La Montera', gouache, watercolour and ink on art paper, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). The artist created many artworks with bullfighting as theme. In this case, a single torer...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Golf Competition by Annemarie Ambrosoli, Oil on Canvas
Located in Kiens, BZ
Golf Competition (2018), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 100x110 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist) This painti...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting 19th century French School Genre Scene Interior Portrait
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French School 19th century Close to François Xavier FABRE (1766-1837) The Princess and The Chaperone Oil on canvas One can read on the reverse "Fabre Fecit" and the name and address of the canvas dealer shop...
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1850s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)" Pastel Raymond Thibesart
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)" Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper 12 x 9 (18 3/4 x 15 5/8 frame) inches Stamp of studio on reserve INV Nbr. 821RT...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 21 - Giclee print. female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil

"Sophia" Sophia Loren Colorful Pop Art Portrait Décollage Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a famous French actress and model Sophia Loren in Towel and diamond earrings. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Female Face Icon VIII (Bambi) /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Painting Portrait
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Female Face Icon VIII (Bambi)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

Blue III
Located in Nashville, TN
"Blue III" is an an-acrylic-on-canvas painting by Cuban artist Carlos Gamez de Francisco from his series "Oh Dear." As in his other portrait series, the artis...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Ladies at Tea, " Mixed Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic

The Lovers Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century art Iranian painting outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed low in the center « Here the barbaric or savage ceremonies of New Guinea take on the air of Rio carnival. Here the vita...
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2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Following?" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "Following?" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto portrait of a female model ascending a staircase.
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

‘Woman With Brown Hair' Female Nude Model Figurative Art Portrait by Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait de Femme
Located in ZEIST, UT
Kees van Dongen- Portrait de Femme Medium: Watercolor on cream laid paper Year: Executed ca. 1924 Dimensions: Sheet size: 457 x 304 mm. Frame size...
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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Apple of Seduction by Annemarie Ambrosoli, Oil on Canvas
Located in Kiens, BZ
The Apple of Seduction (2016), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 60x80 cm, by Italian contemporary artist ©Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist) Hand-s...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Female Face Icon VII (Alexandra) /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Painting Girl
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Female Face Icon VII (Alexandra)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Portrait of a Lady
Located in Burlingame, CA
Collection of an array of items that epitomize beauty, this still life painting celebrates romance and joie de vivre, by Elizabeth Barlow, who meticulously creates oil "portraits" that feature still life objects to represent the essence of her subject. In this case the artist depicts the concept of "beauty" through the placement of various beloved items and their shadow as a "portrait" of a lady...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Portrait no. 17, 2008
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Portrait no. 17, 2008' by artist John Goodman. 42 x 32 inch panel. The painting is signed and dated, and in excellent / new condition. From Andra Norris Gallery in California. Good...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Raff - Contemporary Oil, 8 Days A Week
Located in Corsham, GB
A fun and dynamic modernist painting in oil with a collage substrate. The piece shows eight stylised faces with various expressions. The artist has signed and inscribed at the revere...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Allegorical Medusa Portrait, "Power Strength and Beauty III"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original acrylic allegorical painting depicting Greek monster Medusa's head by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dim...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Pelvis Presley", Neue Constructivist Abstract Character Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork on paper is not framed. Antony Squizzato is a talented French artist who likes to experiment with different styles and techniques.
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2010s Constructivist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Rocky Coastal Scene, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Rocky Coastal Scene, 18th Century attributed to Joseph VERNET (1714-1789) 18th century French coastal scene of a ship in rough waters off a rocky coast, oil on canvas attributed t...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marilyn Monroe The Smile Is Forever
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

Set of Four Chinese Immortals Screen Paintings, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Since the 12th century people in China have used folding screens and doors to partition and decorate their homes—the vivid scenes backing the screens added life and color to a room. ...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Gouache

Ficherelli Saint Ursula Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy 17th Century Art
By Felice Ficherelli known as 'il Riposo' (San Gimignano 1603 - Florence 1660)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Felice Ficherelli known as 'il Riposo' (San Gimignano 1603 - Florence 1660) attributable Saint Ursula oil on canvas (octagonal) cm. 82 x 74 Carved and gi...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Women Watch Eclipse, 2021_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic_Figurative/Nude/Orange
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Women Watch Eclipse" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 61.5" x 62" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration fr...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Modern Times V
Located in Nashville, TN
"Modern Times V" is an acrylic-on-canvas painting from a small series by Cuban artist Carlos Gamez de Francisco. Done at the beginning of the Covid-19 pan...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pop Art/Disco/ Rubber Duck_Acrylic on Panel_Plucky Duck, 2022_Anja Van Herle
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Plucky Duck" Acrylic on Panel 12 x 12 inches. Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwork with an American sense...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Naomi, Figurative Western Portrait of Strong Female, Neon Pink, Fur with Red Gun
Located in Kent, CT
This figurative painting on archival paper portrays a strong female character in typical American Western pose and dress. The woman, dressed in a cream-c...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Trip Park, "Raining Again", 30x30 Child with Raincoat and Umbrella Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Raining Again", is a 30x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park featuring a child in a yellow raincoat, blue hat and green rain boot...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait/Pop Art_Acrylic/Swarovski Crystals_Anja Van Herle_Butterfly Bling, 2022
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE "Butterfly Bling" Acrylic & Swarovski Crystal on Panel 36 x 36 inches Born in Belgium in 1969, Anja Van Herle combines a European sense of high fashion in her artwork...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Power Force, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2003
Located in Chicago, IL
Power Force was an American-made martial arts movie from 1991. It starred Alphonse Beni, a Cameroonian born movie star as a crime-fighting ninja. Frequently unable to import official posters, theaters in Ghana hired enterprising artists to create and embellish designs to promote the films in their own style. The result is a whole new genre collected worldwide. In this work by Ghanian artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of African Woman Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period. Title: Portrait of an Africa Woman, believed to be from Tanzania (according to previous owner). Medium: oil paint...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pink Floyd - Acrylic by Ivana Burello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
The painting belongs to the MUSIC series, dedicated to the classic jazz of the 1950/60s. It is made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece and is authenticated by the artist. Acryl...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Anja Van Herle_12x12 Triptych_Acrylic/Swarovski Crystals on Panel_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANJA VAN HERLE 3 Piece Grouping (Triptych) Total Triptych Size 12 x 36 inches "Blinking Butterfly" Acrylic & Swarovski on Panel 12 x 12 inches. "C...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Panel

No hay que traspasar ciertas puertas Sergio Moscona 21st Century art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper Hand-signed, dated and entitled lower right
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Paper

Coffee Peloton XXX
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton XXX [2022] original Coffee on paper Image size: H:42 cm x W:59 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unfra...
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Portrait Paintings

Marilyn Monroe - Acrylic Painting by Ivana Burello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The painting is part of the MUSIC series and is dedicated to American CINEMA. Made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece authenticated by the artist Acrylic enamels on panel measuri...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Capt. D. Chapman Andrews - 20th Century Oil, Mary Threading Beads
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil painting, depicting a young girl threading beads in an interior setting. There is an 'Armed Forces Art Society' label on the revere. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century Contemporary Iranian outsider painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed « Here the barbaric or savage ceremonies of New Guinea take on the air of Rio carnival. Here the vitality bursts and the colors dance the jig while thundering. A charivari of African masks, children's drawings and neon colors invades the meticulously meshed backdrops with volcanic overflows. It seems that within a kindergarten class, merry feathered wizards have joined together to cover the canvas or the paper with totemic figures strewn with the most inventively unexpected graffiti, in a creative frenzy so bubbling that the anarchy that threat recovers as in spite of itself a semblance of balance. The graphic design performs an enveloping and virtuoso dance that passes from the most wisely academic exercise to the most exuberant and Dionysian lyrical expressionism. It's flamboyant, paroxysmal and wonderfully joyful. Should we detect here any influence of the spirit of "outsider art", today widespread worldwide? Perhaps, but then it is undeniable that the personal temperament of Mohammad ARIYAEI...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

LAS VEGAS ICONS COLLAGE
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The rebirth of nudity Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century art Outsider Iranian paint
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed lower right « Here the barbaric or savage ceremonies of New Guinea take on the air of Rio carnival. Here the vitality bursts and the colors dance...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mythological Colorful Portrait of Medusa
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic mythological painting depicting Greek monster Medusa by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 30x30. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow its delivery. The collection of paintings in Palmerin’s “Legends” is inspired by classical art paintings...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) Nude, presumed portrait of Lina Cavalieri
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Giovanni BOLDINI (Ferrara 1842 - Paris 1931) Nude from behind, presumed portrait of Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944) Paper graphite, H. 280 mm; L. 255 mm. Signed lower right, dated 1901 P...
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Early 1900s Italian School Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Juliette in Black + White_America Martin_Ink on Paper_Figurative/Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Juliette in Black and White" Ink on Paper 48.75" x 36.75" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Marilyn Monroe, Pop Art Portrait by Sid Maurer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sid Maurer (American 1926) is an American artist best known for his commercial success painting celebrity portraits. This is an original oil and media on ca...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Palmistry
Located in Austin, TX
"Palmistry" Artist: Bartolome Sastre Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 39.5" x 32" Framed
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Name , Oil Painting, Cuban Artist, Museums and International Collectors
Located in Houston, TX
My Name is a 6 x 8" oil painting by Cuban-American artist Reynier Llanes who lives in Miami. It is framed and It is oil painted on a wood panel . My Name floats in the frame. His b...
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Ray Charles - Acrylic Painting by Ivana Burello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The painting belongs to the Music series and is dedicated to the Great interpreters of Soul, Blues and Jazza Music of the 20th Century. It is realize on a rigid panel, it is a uniqu...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

RAY HEUDEBERT (1894-1991) SIGNED FRENCH POST-IMPRESSIONIST OIL - FAMILY GROUP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Raymond Heudebert (French 1894-1991), signed Raymonde Heudebert (1905-1991) began painting at a very young age and incredibly by the age of 15 began exhibiting at the prestigious Salon d'Automne. Starting as a pupil of René Ménard at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Maurice Denis and Félix Vallotton at the Ranson Academy. In 1924 Raymonde married the future General of aviation and Minister Édouard Corniglion-Molinier (1898-1963) whose roots are Nice in the South of France where she was to live part of each year in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Title: family portrait group...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

CHILD - Alfonso Grassi Watercolor on paper Portrait italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
CHILD -Watercolorl on paper cm.51x41 signed lower left by Alfonso Grassi, Italy. Wooden frame with passeportout cm.94x73
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Late 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rembetis
Located in Spetses, GR
Step into the vibrant world of Greek tradition with "Rembetes" by Sotos, a captivating figurative artwork that celebrates the essence of Greek culture. Created with acrylics on cardb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Dolly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morgan Sims Dolly 50” x 50” acrylic on canvas 2022
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.

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