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Portrait Paintings For Sale
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Figure IV
Located in Denver, CO
Figure IV, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vivian - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Portrait, Dots
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
In order to gain awareness of something that is concealed yet right in front of your eyes, or hidden in plain sight, you must distance yourself. Rain´s art is a metaphor for life. Ra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Study of After Images II
Located in Denver, CO
Study of After Images II, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Merkel - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Merkel is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014. Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board. Hand-signed by the a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Silver Street with Abstract Background Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Silver Street with Abstract Background Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social comment...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Canvas

Michael - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Mooring of Scarlet, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pamela Wilson's (US based) "The Mooring of Scarlet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pregnant model with a boat on top of her head. This...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Break Free by street artist MUSTART, portrait & text, spray paint, bold & bright
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Break Free by street artist MUSTART, portrait & text, spray paint, bold & bright saturated colors. Figurative portraits with bold graffiti like text. Bright yellows, reds, oranges,...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Para Regalar
Located in Denver, CO
Para Regalar, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 47 - Giclee print on canvas 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

Giclée

"Spirits Through Time II, " Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This painting by Ned Martin blends the artist's signature abstract style with portraiture that is reminiscent of the Old Masters. The softly-executed face and neck of the woman in this painting is contrasted by textured abstract shapes that compose the rest of the painting, namely, the figure's orange, red, and green clothing...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Lovely Lady with Hat
Located in Fort Washington, PA
"Louis Pullen, from Harrison Fisher, '08" Black and white portrait of a young fashionable woman. Signed lower right
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20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Linen

Lake of Purity, Oil on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Oinam Dilip - Lake of Purity - 42 x 42 inches (unframed size) Oil on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in rolled form. Oinam Dilip was born in 1982 in Bishenpur, Dileep received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Delhi College of Art. In the early years, Oinam experimented with abstract and realist forms of art, which were inspired by the metro cities...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of Young Boy" Post-Impressionism French Sepia Chalk Painting on paper
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a Young Boy with a beret with great attention to detail, an emotion is felt in the boy's face. The sepia color used and quick strokes ar...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Chalk

Her Eyes Glowed The Sun Shone, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 59x59 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 52 - Giclee print on canvas 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

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Giclée

The Kiss, Princes Diana and Principe Charles weading kiss. Acrylic on Canvas.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss by Manuel Santelices Acrylic on Canvas Unique piece 10 in. H x 10 in. W Unframed 2020 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustration...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Women portraits. 2.pcs., paper, mixed media, 10, 2x5, 3 cm, 13, 9x10, 2 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Women portraits. 2.pcs., paper, mixed media, 10,2x5,3 cm, 13,9x10,2 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives giv...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Russian Girl with an Itch (SMALENSK)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CRYING GIRL HOMAGE TO LICHTENSTEIN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Portrait of a Man Original Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970. Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Canvas, Watercolor

Audrey, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 71 x 71 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 58 - Giclee print on canvas 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

Giclée

Portrait of a Girl, 1949 Watercolor Painting by Roger Etienne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roger Etienne, French/American (1922 - ) Title: Portrait of a Girl Year: 1949 Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed and dated Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 29 x ...
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1940s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Large Oil and Charcoal on Canvas Portrait Painting "Traite D'Anatomie"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique artwork in oil on stretched canvas by world renowned artist Elly Smallwood. The artwork has thick paint strokes with a lot of texture, ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT - POP ART STYLE PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pop art style, late 20th century/ early 21st. Title: Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Medium: painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches Provenan...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Laundry Day. Child hanging cloths in Breeze. Cover. The Household Guest
Located in Miami, FL
The Artist captures a "caught moment" of cloths blowing in the wind. It's being witnessed by an inquisitive bird, while be ducklings and a cute kitty cat accompany her. Signed lower...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Ink, Gouache, Graphite

A couple in sepia - Figurative Gouache Painting, Double Portrait, Textured
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGATA STOMMA She studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Gda?sk and in Warsaw (1975-1981). After graduation she worked as an animator of animated films and made illustrations for bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache

Woman in Pink - Oil Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in pink is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s. Original oil on plywood. Beautiful and representative work of a female figure...
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1930s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

LEROY - FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING WITH COLLAGE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition Medium: mixed media - material and oil on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 21.25 x 28.75 inches...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Kate, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 41 x 71 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wes Gordon (Lying Down - Collar Up), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Located in London, GB
Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Womenswear. There, he tutored many contemporary greats, including John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane, Wes Gordon...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Archival Paper, Vellum, Pen, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphi...

Golden Age - contemporary oil on canvas portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Golden Age" is a unique oil on canvas work by Milan Markovich from 2017. It portrays the face of Marilyn Monroe in the artist's special technique and ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Stay Happy, Skull, Day of the Dead, Mixed Media Skull Painting H48 X W36"
By Zeev Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Original Mixed Media Skull Painting on Canvas Original - Signed Artwork: Original mixed media work on canvas: acrylic, 3D painting, ink, acrylic gels, texturing mediums, and varnis...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic

"Vibration", 2021, acrylic on canvas
Located in Barbizon, FR
Corine Laine, an artist from Barbizon, studied art at “Atelier de Nicole Gane" and started her carrier in a unique route. Psychologist by profession, her pictorial approach with a la...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF FACE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper double sided painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original p...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

A Fine Quality Cesare Detti Painting of a Hunter and Two Ladies
By Cesare Auguste Detti
Located in New York, NY
CESARE AUGUSTE DETTI ITALIAN, 1874-1914 A Young Hunter and Two Ladies Signed ‘C.Detti’ L/L Oil on Board 15 1/2 x 20 1/8 inches Frame: 24 1/8 x 28 1/2 inches
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Cara Delevingne Icon X /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Fashion Model Actress
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Cara Delevingne Icon X" Series: Icon *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso Year: 2019 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Female Figure 1
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Canary, Oil on canvas, yellow abstract colorful painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm Ieva Iltnere (b. 1957) entered the Latvian art scene in the early 1980s. Together with other young painters of her generation she attracted much attention and radically changed prevailing conceptions about the Latvian figural painting. The fame of this generation of artists has not diminished since that time. In 1988 Ieva Iltnere took part in the young artists’ exhibition “Post-Traditionalism” at the Central Artists’ House in Moscow as well as in the exhibition “Riga – Lettische Avantgarde” at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Berlin. It was the first important show of Latvian avant-garde art in Western Europe. In 1990 Ieva Iltnere and her like-minded contemporaries participated in the famous exhibition-action “Gentle Fluctuations” at the Exhibition Hall Latvija in Riga. This exhibition encouraged radical aspirations of the young painters’ group and promoted the adoption of new influences in Latvian art. In 1992 there was Ieva Iltnere and Jānis Mitrēvics’ joint exhibition “Works” and in 1994 – her solo exhibition “School” at the Art Museum Arsenāls. She took part in important Latvian art exhibitions at the Zvolle City Museum (2002), Frauen Museum in Bonn (1992), Grand Salle de l’Aubette in Strasbourg, Maison du Danemark in Paris (1997), Städtische Galerie im Buntentor in Bremen, etc. Ieva Iltnere is one of the most outstanding and creative artists of her generation. Her art is able to communicate great, significant ideas, important to both the individual and the society in general, through intimate subject matter. Iltnere has created a particular imagery that clearly marks her individual style. Her early works deal with themes of family, mother and child, depiction of intimate aspects of life. The artist raised everyday phenomena to the level of sacredness. Today the artist synthesizes traditional means of painting and conceptual approach, inspired by different cultures, Western avant-garde art of the 20th century and Biblical themes (solo exhibition “Stories”, 2002). Iltnere’s paintings feature subdued colouring and discrete intonation. The artist pays particular attention to light and composition. Each work is endowed with a personal touch. Iltnere’s works are found in collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art (previous title - State Museum of Art), the Artists’ Union of Latvia Museum (Riga), the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), Ludwig Museum (Aachen, Germany), Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum (New Jersey, USA) as well as in private collections in Latvia and abroad. Selected solo exhibitions: 2008 "Beautiful fragile nature", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2007 "Eight Rooms", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2004 "The Happy Childhood", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2003 "Ieva's Painting", Gallery NoMi, St. Petersburg / Russia "My Room", Gallery Centrs, Riga / Latvia 2002 "Stories", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia* 2001 "Ieva Iltnere's United Images", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1999 "Papers and Canvases", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1998 "Paintings of Paris", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1997 "Oil", Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia 1994 "School", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia* 1993 Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia Gallery G&G, Riga / Latvia* 1992 "Works", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia (together with Jānis Mitrēvics)* "Four New Paintings", Gallery Kolonna, Riga / Latvia 1989 Gallery Baltasar, Gothenburg / Sweden (together with Ivars Poikāns)* Selected group exhibitions: 2008 12th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* Rauma Biennale Balticum 08 "Flower Power", Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma Art Museum/ Finland 2007 11th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* 2005 9th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* 2004 8th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* "The Rape of Europe", Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna / Sweden* 2003 "Labyrinth", Gallery Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Nasser Ovissi, 'Iranian, Born 1934' "Three Seated Girls" Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Nasser Ovissi, (Iranian, Born 1934) "Three Seated Girls" oil on canvas painting Very fine quality painting by Persian Artist Nasser Ovissi who is considered to be known as the "Picasso of Iran". A true modern Iranian masterpiece depicting three Safavid style seated girls with a bowl of Pomegranates. Oil on canvas, framed. Signed. Canvas Size: 30" high x 40" wide Frame Size: 32" high x 42" wide Nasser Ovissi is an American-Iranian painter whose work is characterized by stylized figures of Arabic women and horses. Set amidst geometric patterns and decorative elements, his figures seem to merge into and out of the space behind them. “My work is dedicated to the beauty of life and I hope those who experience my work will walk away with an experience of beauty.” Born in Tehran, Iran in 1934, Ovissi studied Law and Political Sciences at the University of Tehran before studying Fine art at Beaux Fine Art in Rome. The artist has achieved numerous awards and honors, including being exhibited at the 1959 Paris Biennial and a grand prize at the 1962 Biennale of fine arts of Tehran. Ovissi lives and works in Reston, VA. His works are included in the collections of the Contemporary Art Museum in Madrid and the National Art Gallery of Greece in Athens. Artist Exhibitions: 1957 Tehran, First Prize 1959 Paris Biennial 1960 Tehran, Exhibition in Farhang Hall, during the International Congress of Music 1961 Exhibition in Bombay, India New Delhi, International Exhibition of Contemporary Art Tehran, Iran, First Prise in Drawing Competition 1962 Tehran Biennial (Abyaz Palace), Grand Prize of the Biennial Venice, Italy Biennial 1963 Paris, Museum of Modern Art; Exhibition of Iranian Painters Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil 1964 Tehran Biennial, Grand Prize 1965 Rome, National Museum of Oriental Art 1966 Milan, San Fedele Gallery 1968 Rome: Gallery 88 Florence, International Biennial of Graphic Arts New York, Columbia University, Modern Iranian Art...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

'Woman in Blue', Danish Royal Academy, Brooklyn Museum, Kolding
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'A.S.' for Anton Schroder (Danish, 1893-1965) and dated 1953. A substantial, modernist oil painting of a young woman, shown seated and gazing to her left with ...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elizabeth Taylor
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francesco Scavullo, American (1921 - 2004) Title: Elizabeth Taylor Year: 1983 Medium: Photo-Silkscreen and Enamel on Canvas, signed verso ...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Enamel

Paradigm - Antoine Néron Bancel, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed Unique work Antoine Néron-Bancel is a young French artist of brazilian origins. After studying literature in France, he graduated from The Nîmes Schoo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Technicolor Portrait (Colorful Figurative Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
38" X 36 1/2" acrylic on cotton This colorful portrait of a young male has vivid and bold black and multicolored outlines that define the sitter's face. The black border drips into...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton, Acrylic

"The Return" Portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative pop art/fauvist treatment of the return of Ayatollah Khomeini to Iran by Monterey, California aritst Dick Crispo (American, b.1945). Presented in a mat. Signed and dated "D. Crispo 79" upper left corner. Image size, 29"H x 23"W. “I am an abstract journalist of the landscape and a choreographer of the dance of the mind, eye and hand. The plastic, the decorative, the horrible and the serene that pepper the visual landscape of the present time challenges the artists who address the age of information. I consider myself a global artist, not an American artist. This galactical view is the true basis of my work–Nature is my teacher–the Master. I’m the apprentice.” –Dick Crispo Dick Crispo, born in New York City on January 13, 1945, has resided on the Monterey Peninsula since 1955. An award winning artist, Crispo has studied at the Carmel Art Institute under John Cunningham and Sam Colburn...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Standing Woman
By Charles Allan Gilbert
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Woman standing in a gown. Signed and dated lower left. Charles Allan Gilbert chose art as a career after discovering his talent while sketching during a childhood as invalid. Following training at the Art Students League, he went to Paris while his teachers were Constant and Laurens. He returned to the U.S to begin a very successful illustration career, with a special aptitude for the portrayal of beautiful young women. Their portraits were included in several gift books...
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Early 1900s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Board, Pastel, Watercolor

1970's FRENCH OIL PAINTING - HEAD & SHOULDERS PORTRAIT YOUNG LADY PINK & ORANGE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sophie Rubinstain (French, 20th century), stamped verso Title: Portrait of a Young Lady Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 21.5 x 18 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seated Woman Figurative Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage watercolor portrait of a seated female figure with red robe in front of a plant by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" in the lower left corner. Presented...
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1970s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Conté, Watercolor

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Aparación de la Virgen
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
José Bedia (Havana, Cuba, 1959) Lives and works in Miami, FL José Bedia is the most solid representative of post-1959 revolution Cuban art. He was part of the now mythical group s...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Demoiselle" - Framed Early 20th Century Pastel Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
I apologize for the reflections on the glass of this exquisite Gaston Bouy pastel drawing. It's in a very nice frame in great condition, and I did not want...
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Early 1900s Portrait Paintings

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Pastel

Stolen Moments #3
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed with the artist's initials lower right From the Series: Stolen Moments Signed with the artist's "Yummy" blindstamp lower right Note: Darius Steward is establishing himself...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The girl in the city. oil on cardboard, 76.5x41.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The girl in the city. 1964, oil on cardboard, 76.5x41.5 cm Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated from the Paintin...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

"Figures II" Giclee on Canvas, Signed by Artist (part of set)
By Glenn Payne
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Figures II" Giclee on Canvas by Glenn Payne (can be purchased individually or as part of set for $1,200). Signed by the artist. The piece measures approximately 51.50 x 22 x 2 inche...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Giclée

"Lazarus from the Tombstone", acrylic painting, miracle, savior, myth, phoenix
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Lazarus from the Tombstone" is an acrylic painting with oil stick, graphite and collage elements on canvas measuring 86" high by 98" wide. It references the story of Lazarus risen f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Graphite

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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.

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