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‘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

Nasser Ovissi, 'Iranian, Born 1934' "Girl with Arabian Horses" Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Nasser Ovissi, (Iranian, Born 1934) "Girl with Arabian Horses" 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 a girl holding a pomegranate tray with three Arabian Horses, in a vibrant, sunny, light-green background. The girl's body is formed into the animals body. A very rare and interesting painting. Oil on canvas, unframed. Signed. Size: 40" high x 30" 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 Italy, Gold Medal at the Campione International Salon 1969 Zurich, Huber Gallery 1970 Ankara, Fine Arts Gallery 1971 Rome, Temple University Athens, Fine Arts Salon New York, Columbia University Washington, Agra Gallery 1972 Paris, Autumn Salon, Grand Palais Paris, Guiot Gallery Ottawa, National Art Center Ottawa, University of Ottawa Baltimore, John Hopkins Gallery Brussels, Palace of Fine Arts 1973 Belgrade, Museum of Modern Art Monaco, International Art Exhibition (Grand Prize) 1976 Basel, Feriart 1977 Madrid, Bruaugut Gallery 1978 Valence, Artis Gallery 1978 Madrid, Contemporary Art Museum 1979 Caracas, Guipuzcoa Gallery 1981 Washington, D.C., Calvert Collection 1982 Dallas, International Art Exhibition 1983 Houston, Texas, Galeria Arte 1984 Pasadena, Pacific Asia Museum Washington, D.C., Calvert Collection Washington, D.C., World Bank New York, Leila Taghinia-Milani Gallery 1985 Paris (France), Mille et Une Nuits New York: Taghinia-Milani Gallery Washington, D.C., Calvert Collection 1986 New York, Mussavi Art Center Washington D.C., Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown Park Vancouver (Canada), The Art Circle Visalia (California), The Art Circle 1987 New York, Art Expo Cadiz (Spain), Sato Grande Fairfax (Virginia), Broadway Gallery 1988 Los Angeles, Galeria Arte Washington, D.C., Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown Park McLean (Virginia), Abott Gallery Geneva (Switzerland), Bronz Gallery 1989 New York, Mussavi Art Center San Francisco, Hourian Art Gallery 1990 Montreal (Canada), Maison d'Art Saint Laurent Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Art Gallery 1991 Montreal (Canada), Maison d'Art Saint Laurent Austin (Texas), University of Texas Art Gallery New York, Elaine Benson Gallery Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Gallery Boca Raton (Florida), Curzon Gallery 1992 Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Gallery New York, Space Gallery McLean (Virginia), Tower Club Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Town Center 1993 Cambridge (Massachusetts), Harvard University Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Gallery Boca Raton (Florida), Curzon Gallery Washington, DC, Very Special Art Gallery 1994 Tokyo (Japan), Metropolitan Gallery Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Gallery Osaka (Japan), Metropolitan Gallery Detriot (Michigan), Michigan University Montreux (Canada), Aurom Gallery Boca Raton (Florida), Curzon Gallery 1995 Washington, DC, Designer Art Gallery 1996 Great Exhibition at Art Festival, Kuwait 1997 Montreal (Canada), Maison d'Art Saint Laurent Tokyo (Japan), Metropolitan Gallery Maui (Hawaii), Metropolitan Gallery Osaka (Japan), Metropolitan Gallery 1998 Fez (Morocco), Sufi Music Festival Los Angeles (California), Exhibition Art Centre Hawaii, Dole Gallery 1999 London (U.K.), Bourlet Gallery Montreux (Switzerland), The Oriental Palace...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Diana (Spencer), Princess of Wales. From The Series "All About Eve"
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi, free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. Diana (Spencer), Princess of Wales from the series “All About Eve...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Archival Paper

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

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting on Paper "An Uncertain Future"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique oil painting on hand made paper, framed and ready to hang. Size of 100 x 70 cm is that of the artwork itself, excluding the frame size.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Dance
Located in Denver, CO
Dance, 2020
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Blue Astronaut
Located in Denver, CO
Rhonda Libbey's "Blue Astronaut" is an original, handmade watercolor painting that depicts a futuristic female astronaut in a space suit helmet as blue a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Bound by Love" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 44x44 inches Silver wood Frame size: 50x50x1.25 inch ANNE SIEMS (b. 1965, Germany) Artist Statement I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA. My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

''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

Waiting for a Train II
Located in Nashville, TN
"Waiting for a Train II" is an acrylic on canvas painting by Cuban artist Carlos Gamez de Francisco from his "Home Decor I" series. Like the rest of the pieces...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Bloom II
Located in Nashville, TN
"Bloom II" is a painting by Cuban artist Carlos Gamez de Francisco using watercolor and acrylic on canvas. Francisco painted this piece live at the opening event for Chauvet Arts' ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor

Relinquished, Carne Griffiths, Underwater Painting, Abstract Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Relinquished is a low edition print of a run of 33 prints by Carne Griffiths. The print measures 81x61cm and has been printed on 330gsm smooth epson brightwhite paper. Size: H:81 cm x W:61 cm Originally from Liverpool, Griffiths graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in Maidstone in 1995. After completing a one-year KIAD fellowship and moving to London he served an apprenticeship at the longest-established gold wire embroidery firm in the world. Here he worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for twelve years, eventually becoming the creative director. Carne produced intricate designs for the military and the film, theatre, fashion and advertising industries. His designs were used for the uniforms in the films Valkyrie, The Last King of Scotland...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Giclée

Greta Thunberg “Greta” Blue, Yellow, and Black Abstract Contemporary Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary painting of Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg by Austin, Texas artist Ed Booth. Large blue, yellow, and black vectorized por...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sailors in Marseille
Located in London, GB
'Sailors in Marseille', gouache on art paper, French School (circa 1960s). Ever since the 6th century, there have been fishermen selling their catch in the Old Port of Marseille while sailors from visiting vessels have always enjoyed a night on the town. Today the Old Port is the city’s beating heart, a vital part of Marseille. In this work, the artist depicts a solo French sailor crossing paths with his American counterpart. The Frenchman sports his cap with iconic pom pom rouge while the American sailor is dressed in his white 'Cracker Jack...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

“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

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Ibiza scene Spain oil on canvas painting landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. After starting his artistic ...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bowie circa 1971
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: When we lost the iconic David Bowie this past year I was reminded of how much his music and life meant to me, especially as a young adult. Upon experimentation wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

Untitled, Watercolour on Paper by Contemporary Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gouranga Beshai - Untitled - 11 x 8.5 inches ( unframed size ) Watercolour on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. Style : Drawing inspiration from Hemen Mazumdar, Gouranga too has fash...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of Red Headed Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking Fauvist portrait with a vibrant, high voltage color palette, featuring a green woman with red hair by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). Aut...
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1960s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Lunas horse. Oil on canvas, 73X93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lunas horse. Oil on canvas, 73X93 cm Horse in blue-cyan color The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creatin...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Move Out Of Sight - 21st Century, Contemporary Painting, Graffiti, Mixed Media
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The paintings are built up in layer upon layer of paint which give the pieces great depth of field. They are created with an arsenal of tools that doesn't settle with convention. As...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Andrea
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings. His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Pigment

Biomorphic Cubist Painting Titled, "Aquarian"
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind original acrylic on canvas painting by local San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. This painting depicts a figure underwater. The figure is made up on smaller images using a style called "biomorphic cubism". Images of fish, a candle, trees, and a water faucet...
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2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Saying Hello
Located in Denver, CO
Saying Hello
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Aurora" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Julio Labra's "Aurora" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face framed with curly hair and pink & blue tiled patterning. Artist Biography: Born in Idaho F...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Untitled (Like A Dream I) - Figurative Portrait Blue 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

Incandescence
Located in Denver, CO
Incandescence, 2016
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pool Side - 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 Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture. Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance. Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident. “Queen Kong” in Piussi’s own words, is “a reflection on the consciousness of self. This is a person who holds herself up to her own gaze, stepping outside her physical self to see her place in the world. Quoting the film “King Kong”, here the giant is replaced by an enormous version of ourselves which supports us, by a Queen, ruler of our destiny.” Listing is for UNFRAMED canvas. Inquire within for framing. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price. Color, Figurative, Flowers, Home, Italy, Landscape, Men, Women, Portrait, Suburban, Swimming, Family, Pool Side...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four Cockfighting Scenes, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Four Cockfighting Scenes, 19th Century English School Circa 1880 English School cockfighting scene, oil on panels. Good quality and condition rare matching set of four fighting sc...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Helena
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Forest 1" by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch ANNE SIEMS (...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Small Christ 2 - 21st Century, Figurative Art, Blue, Contemporary, Painting
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Christ 2, 2010 Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse) 7 9/10 H × 7 9/10 W in. 20 H × 20 W cm In the series of works "Small Christ", Alexandru Rădvan questions the human dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Lungomare Le sain' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed and dated on back 1973 inscribed verso gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches Fabulous 1970s...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

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

Forest Lover by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch ANNE SIEMS (...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Girl On Rock, Florence, Italy, 2020 ( Oil on Canvas)
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

“Ell Es Magia / She is Magic / Kendall Jenner” Teal Toned Pop Art Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful pop art painting by modernist Houston, Texas artist Mario Humberto Kazaz. Teal, yellow, light blue, red, and orange toned painting incorp...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Femme Bleue
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She live in Laramie, WY. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in B...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

“Power and Peace” Teal Toned Pegasus Seiya Contemporary Pop Art Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful pop art painting by modernist Houston, Texas artist Mario Humberto Kazaz. Teal and blue painting with accents of red, yellow, and white i...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Man 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

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Oil

Small Christ 3 - Contemporary Art, Figurative, Painting, Blue
Located in Berlin, DE
Small Christ 3, 2010 Acrylic on canvas (Signed on reverse) 7 9/10 H × 7 9/10 W in. 20 H × 20 W cm In the series of works "Small Christ", Alexandru Rădvan questions the human dimensi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Girl On A Couch, 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

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 101B - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 35.5/47”
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

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

Twins On A Beach, Florence, Italy, 2021
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

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Oil

Jennifer Lawrence Supreme /// Contemporary Pop Art Large Portrait Actress Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Jennifer Lawrence Supreme" Series: Eclecticism *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso Year: ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Sam" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kaitlin Ziesmer's (US based) "Sam" is an original, handmade AcrylaGouache painting that depicts a pink and green woodpecker wearing a black frilly coll...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mid 20th Century French Fauvist Painting - Amazing Colors - pupil of Andre Lhote
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Figure' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 signed and dated on back 1971 gouache painting on artist paper, framed size: 13 x 19.5 inches Fabulous 1970s abstract goauche pai...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

"Aqua Study, Wonder" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Rey's (US based) "Aqua Study, Wonder" is an oil painting that depicts a woman's face partially submerged in the Turquoise background. Rob strives to pain...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"In One Ear, Out the Other, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
MJ Lindo's "In One Ear, Out the Other" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman running her long blue acrylic fingernails through her short ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

"Aqua Study, Awe" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Rey's (US based) "Aqua Study, Awe" is an oil painting that depicts a woman's face partially submerged in the Turquoise background. Rob strives to paint n...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

PALOMA - Figurative oil painting on floral fabric, December 2020 Vogue Cover
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
PALOMA by Omari Booker was inspired by the December 2020 Vogue cover featuring Paloma Elsesser. The model was styled by Booker's cousin for the shoot, ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fabric

Blue Lord - contemporary oil painting, portrait of Francis Bacon in blue
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Blue Lord" is a unique oil on canvas work by Milan Markovich from 2017. It portrays the face of Francis Bacon in the artist's special technique and ae...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Chief
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Chief," 2019. Enamel on panel, sign painting
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Enamel

''Spin 2'' 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

"Stardust" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Stardust" is an oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine form in profile wearing blue in a blue interior ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

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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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