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Portrait Paintings For Sale
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Celluloid Manga Characters 2
Located in Genève, GE
Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 42.5 x 32.5 x 3.5 cm
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Ink

MID 20th CENTURY BRITISH OIL - PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN PEARL NECKLACE - TEAL GREEN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Lady" by Douglas Swainson (British, mid 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 18 x 14 inches Beautiful oil p...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mary Dwyer, Ida Tarbell, 2017, watercolor on paper, Suffragists and Journalists
Located in Darien, CT
The inspiration for Mary Dwyer's work revolves around storytelling, historic events, a love of political cartoons and early portraiture paintings. An integral part of this work is research. Spurred by an innate curiosity, she creates political, historical and personal paintings. In the last few years Dwyer has been researching and painting the American Suffrage movement. In this research she discovered that the people working as both Suffragists and Abolitionists also started their own newspapers and published their own pamphlets. They became journalists, as no one was covering their story. Dwyer's paintings are a celebration of both the voter’s rights activist and the visual pageantry of the Suffrage movement. The use of color in her Suffrage paintings speak to the vibrant pageantry and the visual marketing used during the movement. Sashes, button, banners, flags and ribbons were made by women and marketed for women. The significance of free press is paramount in a free and fair society. The importance of journalist has become a theme that has continued in her present work. Recently she has been working on a Memorial Paintings...
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2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Archival Paper, Acrylic

Untitled (Pinks XII) - Figurative Portrait Woman Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fiesta de Loco
Located in Austin, TX
"Fiesta de Loco" Artist: Gustav Likan Medium: Mixed media Size: 10" x 13" Framed
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Esosa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1940's Fashion Illustration - Stunning Woman In Light Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The s...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

LA DUDA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front by Ivan Guayasamin. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
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

'My Blue Peace' - contemporary abstract portrait - expressionism - Ed Clark
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My Blue Peace" features hues of orange, blue and yellow. 24 by 20 inches framed Sachi Rome is inspired by the works of Gerhard Richter, Deborah Dancy, Ed Clark, M. Florine Démosthène, Morel Doucet and Kassou Seydou. Sachi Rome is a painter and a mixed media artist who views her process as a ritual. Utilizing expressive mark making, movement and texture through an experimental use of tools and materials, she creates a visual dialogue that explores spaces for Black people to exist without fear. Connections between identity, memory and African spirituality are entry points for creating a protected and safe space, free from the contrived world that fights to sustain the deception that Black bodies are a threat, and thus unworthy of peaceful existence. Her subjects are colorful, textured figures living in a visual space left open and void of outside negative forces. In creating visual avatars of these souls, she is regifting them with life, presence and audience. They are at home in their space and assured of a rarefied and precious safety, scarcely afforded to and felt by Black people. It is within her work that she offers portals and talismans of hope, healing and protection. Sachi Rome was born, raised, lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Morris Brown...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Metamorphosed Narcissus Timothy Archer 21st Century Contemporary painting myth
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Signed lower right
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 2
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,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Meditation No.2
Located in Paris, IDF
A person's life is full of excitement, anger, sadness, joy, separation, and convergence. Some people win, some lose, some are famous, some are unknown, some gain fame and fortune, some are full of pride, some are depressed and unhappy. Only by letting go of obsessions can we live happily and easily. If you want, close your eyes and sit quietly for a few hours, you will find another true self, understand what you really need, why you live, and how to live more meaningfully. Jia Yuan-Yua is a Chinese artist born in 1980 who lives and works in Beijing, China. Jia works mainly with oil and acrylic in his painting. His contemporary artworks focus on social issues such as the protection of historical buildings, the inheritance of traditional culture, the conflict between tradition and contemporary times, education reform and the sustainable development of the natural ecological environment. There are two main forms of expression in his works. One is a common realistic technique known for paintings. The other is to use an oil painting knife...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Chevrolet Bel Air 1957
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

A Word For What Binds
Located in New York, NY
Unsigned
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Midnight, From the Musica nocturna series. Abstract painting on Canvas.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Midnight, by Sergio Bazan Oil on canvas Image Size: 63 H x 63 W inches Unframed Signed by artist _______ The paintings of Sergio Bazán have a strong gesture and expressionist impr...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Icon V /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Actress Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Icon V" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, tit...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Portia LaBeija
Located in New York, NY
Portia LaBeija 2022 Signed Binder and glitter on acrylic 30 x 30 inches (73.2 x 76.2 cm) Portia LaBeija was a prominent and beloved member of the House of LaBeija. She passed awa...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Adhesive, Plastic, Glitter

Celluloid Manga Characters 3
Located in Genève, GE
Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 42.5 x 32.5 x 3.5 cm
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Ink

Celluloid Manga Characters 1
Located in Genève, GE
Original ink and gouache cello with sketch White wooden frame with plastic protection 32.5 x 42.5 x 3.5 cm
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Ink

“Drifting In and Out” Peach & Blue Vectorized Female Portrait with Head in Hand
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary vectorized painting of a young woman by Austin, Texas artist Ed Booth. The work features a black outline of a woman with her head in her...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait No. 64, Woman and Teapot
Located in Long Island City, NY
Working out of Beijing, China, Ren Hong’s most distinguishing feature of her work is the intense design feeling in her paintings. She uses flags, arrow poin...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pink Africa, Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pink Africa" Manuel Santelices 12 in. H x 9 in. W Unframed The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustrations of Man...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

In an Absent Dream
Located in New York, NY
Unsigned
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Woman with Yellow Blouse
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Yellow Blouse', oil on cardstock paper (1979), by Raymond Debiève. Here the artist paints a woman posing in front of her home under a blue sk...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Miembro del Ejercito de Gomez
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura was born in Havana in 1957. "I was four years old when my family moved to Rodas, in the province of Las Villas. My father was an engineer, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Outstanding in His Field
Located in London, GB
'Outstanding in His Field', oil on cardstock paper, by Raymond Debiève, 1976. The artist depicts a salt-of-the-earth farmer seated on a fence post, arms crossed with a look of wholeh...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Celine - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

MARILYN MONROE
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Hand Painted with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Stretched. TP edition of 50. Certifica...
Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Girl On A Rock - Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in a artists studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in an artists studio The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Great use of color and abstract brush strokes...
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1950s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Lauren Bacall Icon V /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Model Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Lauren Bacall Icon V" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Portrait of a woman with two beaks Timothy Archer 21st Century Contemporary draw
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper Signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Oil

"Spirits Through Time VI, " Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract portrait by Ned Martin blends realistic and abstracted styles. Part of his Spirits Through Time series of female portraits, the woman's face is rendered realistically, ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

UNTITLED (FLAUTA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front by Ivan Guayasamin. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

“Kickin’ Around” Blue, Yellow, and Pink Toned Abstract Vectorized Woman Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary painting of a young woman with by Austin, Texas artist Ed Booth. Large yellow, blue, and black vectorized portrait painting of a woman s...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

''Surface Light'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pain - New Expressionism Painting, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Born in 1966 in Wroclaw. Works mainly in oil and acrylic painting. He studied at Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Professor Konrad Jarodzki and Andrzej Klimczak Dobrzani...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Times VI
Located in Nashville, TN
"Modern Times VI" 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 pandemic, this series of portraits depicts only the top half of the female subjects' faces to reflect how people see each other while wearing masks. The artist emphasizes the face by depicting the subject's features, specifically their eyes, in precise detail against blank, monotone backgrounds. "Modern Times VI" depicts a young woman with light-brown curls and an ornate antique silver headpiece...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

A Standing Girl - Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art
Located in Warsaw, PL
PROVENANCE Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery. The gallery is the representative of the artist. The Gallery of Katarzyna Napiorkowska is one of the first private art gall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

King Richie, Street Art, Pop Art,
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 Richie Rich as King JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British s...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

untitled
Located in Spetses, GR
Original artwork by Sofia Fotiadou, captivating surrealistic portrait with bright and vivid colors. Signed at the bottom left corner. Certificat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

What is above is like what is below Timothy Archer 21st Century painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Signed lower right
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THE BOOT
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by Britto. There is also a signed and dated dedication on verso by Britto. Canvas siz...
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Hidden secrets Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century Iranian art outsider art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed lower right by the artist
Category

2010s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

‘Persuaded’ Mixed Media Figurative Colorful Contemporary by Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
'Persuaded' is an incredible glimpse into a tender moment of life. The figurative subject's conversation is almost palpable, as if the viewer is a fly on the wall. Innocent masterful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Tiana - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, femi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Pop Art Style Portrait of Freddie Mercury
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil portrait of Freddie Mercury by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 24x24. It is unframed. ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lichtenstein Meets Warhol, Pop Art Oil Painting by Corinna Heumann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Corinna Heumann, German (1962 - ) Title: Lichtenstein Meets Warhol (Crying Camouflage Girl) Year: 2002 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, titled, ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gold Vines - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Jacques Henri Lartigue Icon (Florette Orméa) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Jacques-Henri Lartigue Icon (Florette Orméa)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2022 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 40" x 32" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Notes: Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) was a French photographer and painter, known for his photographs of automobile races, planes and female Parisian fashion models. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Florette Orméa was Jacques Henri Lartigue's third and last wife. They were married from 1945 till Lartigue's death in 1986. Orméa was a regular model to Lartigue for his art photography. Biography: Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Pink VII - Figurative Portrait Woman Vibrant Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Cautious Guardian, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Louis Recchia's (US based) "The Cautious Guardian" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas. About the Artist: Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver fo...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Cubist Painting, "Life Coach"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original cubist painting by San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. Its dimensions are 18x24x1.5. It is unframed. This is a abstract cubist painting using vib...
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2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled (Pink V) - Figurative Portrait Woman Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Oil Painting, blue period "Balloon Man" by Diane Vidito
Located in Greenwich, CT
Balloon Man is done in the tradition of a “blue period” Picasso, which had an influence on Vidito’s work in the 1950s. She did a number of works that all h...
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1950s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Like A Dream II) - Figurative Portrait Vibrant Blue Woman Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Krishna, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Blue, Yellow by Indian Modernist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Oil, Acrylic and Charcoal on canvas Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. One of the most popular seri...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Oil, Canvas

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

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.

On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.

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