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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Color: Gold
Color: Purple
Stars Splinter, Pointed and Wild
Located in New York, NY
Unsigned
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Zumbi dos Palmares
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of history as seen through a white lens. With Halo, Greenfield brings the stories of Black folk-saints, martyrs, freedom-fighters, survivors, magicians, and visionaries back into view. Many of the figures are from the 1400-1800s, a timeframe that corresponds with Europeans beginning to use racial distinction as a tool to justify slavery. Greenfield honors their
simultaneously disturbing and astounding lives by bestowing them with halos, traditionally seen as reverential symbols of adoration and respect. “I am reimagining what a saint is,” Greenfield says. “Maybe in studying their stories, they can inform us on better ways to live.”
Thought to have been a descendent of central African royalty...
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bright Eyed Ben 1/1
By TRANSPARENT
Located in New York, NY
Pigment Ink & Acrylic Canvas Gallery Wrapped over Custom Built Box. One of kind creation by the famed artist. Collected worldwide. Homage to Benjamin Franklin.
About the Artist:
Ultra Fine Money Artist TRAN$PARENT is an American based artist. He specializes in museum quality, ultra-fine money art. Specifically American denominations from the $1 to the $10,000 bill and with special granted requests the Million Dollar Bill. He also specializes in various rare and well known International currencies. Creating game changing revolutionary art has been his life’s passion and he illustrates it beautifully in his TRANSPARENT artwork depicting the front, back and middle security features of his bills. His TRANSPARENT Art is actually a metaphor for being TRANSPARENT with your loved ones, with your business associates, but most importantly with yourself.
He fine tunes each image to ensure the highest possible vibrancy and each image is personally quality controlled by him and is also hand signed and individually numbered. APs to Limited Editions his pieces are completely breathtaking and pop when viewed under regular or proper lighting. His pieces are not easy to come by and are becoming highly sought after. One of his many accomplishments was successfully orchestrating 12 different beautiful installations of his work at Miami’s Famous Art Basel 2018. His installations included being the featured artist at the opening night with the Miami Heat...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
A kite - 21st century, Young art, Figurative painting, Photorealism, A cat
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Warsaw, PL
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obtaining scholarships from both the Ministry of Culture and the Mayor of the city of Gdańsk. In 2006 he won the Grand Prix (ex...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St. Moses the Black, aka Abba Moses the Robber
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Greenfield's versions are rendered in the Byzantine style of their art historical predecessors, with the black Virgin Mother and Baby Jesus as the central focus within circular compositions, or tondos. These tondos float amongst abstract discs, set within fields of lustrous, gold leaf. The Madonnas predominate before a variety of backgrounds, which were traditionally innocuous. Greenfield, however, presents these backdrops as various revenge fantasies, where white supremacists are cast in the role of victims, suffering the fates...
Category
2010s Medieval Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
DAMA GLAMUROSA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on foam board with custom painted frame. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Size including frame approx 44 x 34.75 inches.
Artwork is in excellent con...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Foam Board
Reality
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Unstoppable
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Unstoppable" is a mesmerizing artwork that immediately captivates the viewer's attention. The central focus of the piece is a woman with her hair beautifully woven and elegantly pac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reuven Rubin Israeli Aubusson Wool Tapestry Judaica George Goldstein Jerusalem
By Reuven Rubin
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an Aubusson style flat weave hand woven wool tapestry. This is from the George Goldstein Atelier in Jerusalem. (Originally known as Nazareth Tapestries) They produced genuine handmade Gobelin tapestries in Israel). This does not bear a label and is not signed, (it might be one of a kind) It might have been a study for a larger piece. It is based on a painting of a fisherman. In 1964 the first French style weaving studio was inaugurated in Israel, in the new city of Nazareth Ilit. With the encouragement of master Jean Lurcat, woven upon several contemporary masters’ original sketches, such as Jean Lurcat, Hans Hartung, Adolph Gottlieb, Karel Appel, Yaacov Agam, Mordecai Ardon, Reuven Rubin, Danny Caravan, and more. Some of these tapestries encountered their moments of glory during the international exhibitions, such as in the Museum of Modern Art (NY), “Expo Montreal” (Canada), Biennale of Lausanne (Switzerland), and others. In 1967, after the Six-Day War, Nazareth’s workshop closed its doors and returned to Jerusalem, where I opened a new studio with a young team made up of eighteen artisans, dedicating their work more specifically towards Israeli artists. The tapestries are woven upon the original sketches of Yohanan Simon, Naftali Bezem. They can be seen on the walls of the Israeli President’s residence, the Yeshiva University of New York, the University of Haifa, New York Bank Discount, as 60-square meter tapestries for the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, and in ceremonial art. Tapestries for Parochet and Torah mantles are seen in Washington, Bet-El Springfield, Babson College, Boston, Bet-El Univ. Andover, Bet-El Highland Park and the Strasbourg Great Synagogue in France. Along with Itche Mambush in EIn Hod these were the fine, Gobelin style modern art tapestry...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wool
Endless Possibility
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The will to succeed is important, but it is more important to prepare. It's hard to get to the top of success, but harder to remain there. It may take time, but the result is always ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"With thoughts about…" Oil Painting 39" x 31" inch by c
Year: 2009
Size framed: 44" x 36" inch
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Devil Drive /// Contemporary Painting Canvas Funny Pop Street Art Car Driving
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil Drive"
*Signed and dated by May upper right
Year: 1998
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on heavy wove paper
Sheet size: 28.13" x 21.6...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Paper
Gallop of the Wild - Original oil on canvas painting
By Blend Cota
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The wild horse's gallop is a performance of vitality and freedom. Running with the wind without constraining their massive strength and energy, these beautiful animals are almost mag...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kate Moss Icon VIII /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Portrait Fashion Model UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Kate Moss Icon VIII"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2023
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 36" x 36"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Notes:
Katherine Ann Moss (1974-) is an English model and businesswoman. Born in Croydon, Greater London, she was recruited as a model in 1988 at age 14 by Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Management. Arriving at the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
Cowboy /// Contemporary Pop Portrait Painting Funny Man Sheriff Dan May American
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Cowboy"
*Signed by May upper right
Circa: 2020
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Board
Framing: Framed in a contemporary black moulding
F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Board
BELLA PRINCESA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reaso...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Jungle Sol Sisters II" mixed media portrait of women, flowers, blue background
Located in Edgartown, MA
Lily Sol’s current work “Flower Goddess” is a symbol of blooming into her true self and honoring the divine femine energy within all of us. Through her paintings she is able to celebrate the fierce women in her life and shine light on the diverse and unique beauty of cultures around the world. She loves exploring different mediums in her art journal, playing with collage, acrylic paints, watercolors, and pressed blooms. While painting she tries to stay in an intuitive mindset and allow her works to transform naturally—always seeking the harmony between staying loose yet in control, yin & yang of life. Bright colors, a playlist she can dance...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Shield - unique piece by Paula Craioveanu - Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Shield".
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series.
Painted with acrylic, (+gesso and gold l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tattoo me 2 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tattoo me 2
2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Cate Blanchett Icon III /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Model Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Cate Blanchett Icon III"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
"Heat Lightning Herald II" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Amanda Seckington's "Heat Lightning Herald II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a face transposed over a red and blue stormy skyscape.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Most Talented David Bowie
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
PRINCESA TIMIDA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on plexiglass with custom painted frame. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Size including frame 31 x 22 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condi...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Acuarela. Mixed media on wood panel painting. Beautiful head's woman and flowers
Located in Segovia, ES
Acuarela.
Measurements in centimeters: 122 x 48 x 0.5 cm. // In inches: 48.03 x 18.9 x 0.2 "
Framed: 144 x 70 x 4.5 cm. // In inches: 56.69 ...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Woman in Blue_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Portrait, Figurative_Bust
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman in Blue"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
31.5" x 31.5" Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration from h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting King David Self Taught Outsider Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS (American-Israeli, b. 1931),
''David and Saul'', 1982,
Gouache on paper
Hand signed and dated lower right, titled in pencil on paper verso...
Category
1980s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Califia
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Califia (c. 1510) is the mythical Black warrior Queen and inspiring character in Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo’s 16th century epic poem, Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandian). In Montalvo’s tale, Queen Califia rules on the fabled island of California, a utopia brimming with pearls and gold and inhabited solely by her menacing army of black Amazon women...
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Apollo & Daphne - Greek Mythology: Gilding, Ink and Acrylic on Canvas
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
With a background in engineering and architecture, Marco Araldi is demonstrably comfortable with both mathematical design and geometry. Naturally drawn t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Boy with Doves in Blue_2022_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Boy with Doves in Blue"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
62" x 42" Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Change of Ownership
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mother and daughter by Lélia Pissarro - Oil painting
Located in London, GB
Mother and daughter by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
100 x 100 cm (39 ³/₈ x 39 ³/₈ inches)
Signed lower right Lélia Pissarro.
Executed in 2020
This work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Splash
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Beach days are magical, and this little girl running and splashing in the surf was relishing her new-found freedom and expressing all the joy to be found on a summer day at the ocean...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
David - contemporary portrait, mixed media painting, biblical figure, Italian
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
Marco’s background is in engineering and architecture, making him familiar with mathematical design and the awareness of geometry.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cleopatra, Mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony by Lélia Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Cleopatra, Mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
100 x 100 cm (39 ³/₈ x 39 ³/₈ inches)
Signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Top Songbirds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figurative surrealistic paintings of Carlos Gamez de Francisco are heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Franci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Navi, Chilling in Summer Shades
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a quick reminder that people should not be afraid to use their voices. Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are just as important as anybody else's. When you speak, sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
Resilience
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
Moses -contemporary geometric portrait, Biblical character, mixed media painting
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
Marco’s background is in engineering and architecture, making him familiar with mathematical design and the awareness of geometry.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Self Possesed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"Wayfinding" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Wayfinding," is an original oil painting on 4 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"African Diaspora" mixed media portrait of woman, gold headdress and graphic top
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Untitled
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is a delightful piece of art. It expresses the hope of the common man amidst the everyday experiences that beset him. He is challenged to look beyond the current hardship and vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maravillosa (2020) by LNY, oil painting, figurative, indigenous healer portrait
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Maravillosa" (2020) by LNY (aka Layqa Nuna Yawar, formerly Lunar New Year)
Oil painting on canvas, figurative, indigenous healer portrait with succulent aloe plant with flowers
18 × 14 × .75 in
Oil Painting / Graffiti and Street Art / Figurative Art / Portrait / Human Figure / Landscape / Flora / Pastel Colors / Surrealistic / Cosmic art...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Alirio Palacios, Versiones, 2012, Mixed media on cardboard, 145 x 134 cm
Located in Miami, FL
Alirio Palacios
Versiones, 2012
Mixed media and gold leaf on cardboard (intervened by the artist)
145 x 134 cm
57 x 52.7 in.
The artwork is signed and...
Category
2010s Medieval Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Balthazar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Defiance II
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
15 Minutes
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Born and raised in Beverly Hills, California, Daniel Maltzman has always been interested in pop culture and advertisement. His early career consisted of promoting the hottest clubs in Hollywood and running a successful business in the fashion industry. A switch to the art world was natural for Maltzman as his obsession with creativity and expression only grew with his exposure to the art scene that so profoundly impacted Los Angeles nightlife.
Much of Maltzman’s inspiration draws from his relationships with people who have fast-paced lifestyles, fame, and fortune. Maltzman is also fascinated by Los Angeles’ contemporary urban settings and street style aesthetics. Mixing acrylics with spray paints and juxtaposing graphic images amongst figurative depictions, Daniel Maltzman’s work is captivating and richly dynamic. Striking colors and bold mark-making show evidence of Mark Grotjahn’s influence on Maltzman’s work, and admiration for Andy Warhol’s muses are consistent with Maltzman’s subject of choice.
Collectors such as Justin Bieber...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Balthazar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
One of the three biblical ‘magi’ or ‘wise men,’ King Balthazar gave the highly prized gift of liquid myrrh to Jesus upon his birth. Balthazar was an African King...
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Zumbi dos Palmares
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Solitude of Guadeloupe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Judith & Donald
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is my adaptation of Gustav Klimt’s "Judith and the Head of Holofernes.” Klimt’s painting depicts the biblical character of Judit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Solitude of Guadalupe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Halo presents an amazing cast of historical black figures, most of whom were legendary and mythic characters in their time, but have been nearly lost to the vagaries and biases of hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sylvester
Located in New York, NY
Sylvester
2022
Signed
Binder and glitter on acrylic
30 x 30 inches (73.2 x 76.2 cm)
Sylvester was an American disco icon, known for his flamboyant and androgynous persona. Sylvester was a member of the Cockettes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Adhesive, Glitter
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Portrait Painting "Lady in Blue"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
ISiS ISiDE
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pigment, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Bit Franklin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
NOTE: This split portrait artwork is part of a limited collection of one of a kind pieces. Please inquire as to whether this specific piece is still available. If not, artist Andrew Cotton...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Apollo Icon /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Mythology Portrait Painting Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Apollo Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: Original A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
"Pink Vogue - Marilyn Monroe" Colorful Contemporary Mixed Media Portrait Collage
By Jim Hudek
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, orange, and blue toned pop art mixed media collage by Houston, Texas artist Jim Hudek. Digital print of Marilyn Monroe in black and white with Ben-Day dots against a background...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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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