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Family 2 - Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman on the beach Spain oil on canvas painting impressionist spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Vives Maristany (XX) - Woman on the beach - Oil on canvas Oil measures 47x56 cm. Frameless. It presents restorations.
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

I'm coming already - Acrylic Figurative Painting, Dog, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
RAFAŁ BOJDYS (born in 1967) Bojdys studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Graphics Department in Katowice. He graduated from project atelier of Tomasz Jury and painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Lady Gardener - Modern British Impressionist Fauvist Oil Painting
By Paul Beauvais
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful post impressionist/fauvist impasto oil on board portrait of a lady gardener resting on a bench, by modern British artist Paul Beauvais. Excellent quality early work by ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Abstract Figure - Painting by Behçet Safa - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Figure is an original contemporary artwork realized by the artist Behçet Safa (1934-2018). Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the back.
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Paint

Novus Amor, Novis Vita V, Mixed media Painting by Anca Stefanescu
Located in London, GB
Novus Amor, Novis Vita V, Mixed media Painting by Anca Stefanescu Instead of painting external realities, Anca Stefanescu depicts her inner spiritual experiences. Her working proces...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Swaying chatter Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionist
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Hand-signed on the back by the artist “At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

'Untitled' Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy, and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, a...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Face of Contentment' Oil On Canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Portrait of Truman Capote" by John MacWhinnie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John MacWhinnie, American (1946 - ) Title: Portrait of Truman Capote Year: 1968 Medium: Mixed Media on Board (Oil and Pencil), signed and dated l.r. Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Fr...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Board, Pencil

ABSTRACT FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Untitled - Figurative Painting of a Woman
Located in East Quogue, NY
Contemporary Moroccan figurative painting by Khalid Nadif. Mixed media on canvas, offered framed. Signed on back by the artist. Portrait, female figure, figurative art, figurative painting, contemporary art, contemporary painting, surrealist, surrealism, mixed media, Moroccan artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

HELLO FROM ANOTHER PLANET
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Huge 1960s French Signed Oil - Portrait of Fashionable Woman Emerald Green Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, signed with monogram Title: Portrait of a fashionable lady in an emerald green dress. Medium: oil...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Young woman reading
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Fluffy brown wood frame 76.5 x 63.5 x 3 cm
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Palm's Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Ayline Olukman is a multimedia artist whose work addresses the notion of intimacy, solitude and wandering. She creates with photography, painting, writing, etching and drawing. This multimedia series is from the artist's vacation, road trip across the West Coast of the USA. The palm trees are reflected in the stillness of the pool, the sky is has blue clouds floating happily across a white sky as a motel, hotel frames...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars

Untitled
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Watercolor and mixed media on paper, it comes framed in a white passe-partout.
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Mourning woman oil on board painting impressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Vives Maristany (XX) - Woman in mourning - Oil on panel Oil measures 25x13.5 cm. Frameless.
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Antique French Impressionist Portrait Painting Gathering Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist oil painting by Pierre Eugène Duteurtre (1911 - 1989). Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. ...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait - rich, dark, expressive, figurative abstract, oil on linen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As William Shakespeare is reputed to have said, ‘The eyes are the windows to your soul.” In this classic portrait, Montreal born artist Mel Davis has captured dark eyes framed by dar...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

L'enfance - Mixed media figurative painting by french artist
Located in PARIS, FR
Mahault Maréchal est une peintre Française basée à Paris. Ses formes libres et ses personnages, pleins de vie narrent avec humour sa vision de la condition humaine.
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Acrylic

Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting, PBS, Acrylic on Panel, The Outsiders, Folk Art
Located in Houston, TX
Quote from Bob Ross "Only a few "Happy Accidents on this One" LOOK FOR FREE 1STDIBS SHIPPING WHEN YOU CHECK OUT Robert Norman Ross was an American painter,...
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Skull, Portrait, Realism, Oil Painting, Texas Artist, Sawyer Yards
Located in Houston, TX
"Skull" 7 x 5 Framed 12 x 10 Skull: Small oil on canvas panel of my own backyard, with hint of West Texas. Why are we interested in skulls? Does it br...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girls
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Brown wooden frame 63 x 50.5 x 4.7 cm
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Man Smoking a Pipe
Located in London, GB
'Man Smoking a Pipe', oil on carton (circa 1960s), by Raymond Debiève. The artist depicts a moustached man puffing on his pipe in his post-cubist style. The identity of the subject i...
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1960s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Young Woman, American Impressionist
Located in Miami, FL
Portrait of a young woman in a white blouse in the style of William Merritt Chase. ( American Impressionism). This work was most likely painted from life and is wonderfully painted a...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Wading Aquamarine" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Wading Aquamarine" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model kneeling in a white dress at the water's edge. About the Artist: Suchitra...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Like Water Flows Around Rocks -21st Cent, Contemporary Painting, Modern Portrait
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

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Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

Maternity in Ibiza beach original oil on canvas painting
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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1990s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Untitled, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on paper that depicts a nude model laying on their stomach. This is a sec...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Graphite

Portrait Johann Theodor Bavaria, Son of Prince Elector, by Joseph Vivien, Rococo
By Joseph Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
Portrait of Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703-1763) by Joseph Vivien Johann Theodor of Bavaria (* September 3, 1703 in Munich; † January 27, 1763 in Lièg...
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John Fishing
Located in Loveland, CO
John Fishing​ ​by Lu Haskew Oil 30x24" image size ​ Figurative Portrait of a man with fishing pole. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Lu considered it a must to work with live models once or twice...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

In the water - Figurative Acrylic Painting Minimalism Pop art Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
ARTIST Joanna Woyda (b. 1981) Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2000-2005). She received her honorary degree in 2005. She was also a scholarship holder of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sitges beach Barcelona Spain oil on board painting impressionist seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Vives Maristany (XX) - Sitges - Oil on panel Oil measures 22x31.5 cm. Frameless.
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Woman with Leaves & Blossoms_America Martin_Ink/Pencil on Paper_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman with Leaves & Blossom" Ink & Pencil on Paper 43.5" x 83.5" Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Pencil, Archival Paper

Madonna, Abstract, Original Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ruben Popovian Work: Original painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Acrylic on canvas Year: 2023 Style: Expressionism Title: Mado...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Sunday Sister
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and belongs to the artist collective, “The Front,” both in New Orleans. Owens’ work is concerned with contributing to and preserving the black archive, and she uses personal super-8 film references in her painting and video art. Artist residencies include the Joan Mitchell Center, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Studios at MASS MoCA. She is slotted to attend the International Studio and Curatorial Program in NY in 2023. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, and 21c Museum. The artist says of her work… In the sixties, my father was stationed at a military base in the deep South for several years. Although it was prescribed by law, our mixed race...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Casein

Sarah
Located in New York, NY
Bo Bartlett Sarah, 2019 Oil on panel 23 x 23 inches 58.4 x 58.4 cm -- Bo Bartlett is an American realist painter with a modern vision. With reference to Norman Rockwell and Andrew...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Seaside Terrace
Located in London, GB
'Seaside Terrace', oil on canvas, by Jean-Jacques René (circa 1980s). A melancholy woman is seated on a terrace, the sea over her back with a dinghy and its single sailor passing beh...
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1980s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kristina Kay
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and belongs to the artist collective, “The Front,” both in New Orleans. Owens’ work is concerned with contributing to and preserving the black archive, and she uses personal super-8 film references in her painting and video art. Artist residencies include the Joan Mitchell Center, the Addison Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (holding apple) - pensive, female, figurative, realism, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This beautiful, moving and realistic portrait by Toronto based artist Nazy Sakhavarz is characteristic of her work. She often paints on a large scale and her preferred colour palette...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Native American Chief" Portrait Painting
By Rick Boren
Located in Houston, TX
Rick Borens' piece showcases a Native American chief standing in front of a landscape Dimensions without Frame: H: 20in x W: 31.5 in. Artist Bi...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Self Portrait, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Self Portrait, Sise: 31.5x35.5 inches, (80x90 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. This oil painting is a sel...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Green Abe
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Green Abe Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Carnival Oil Painting on Panel Post Modern In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carnival Oil Painting on Panel Post Modern In Stock Manuel Lopez Herrera was born in Madrid Spain in 1946. Herrera began with classes in drawing and pai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
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 sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

"The Denver Gambit" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Clyde Steadman's "The Denver Gambit" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impasto painting of a crowd of people gathered together playing matches of chess.
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Two Ballerinas - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Ballerinas - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of two ballerinas by Jassen Marek (20th Century). Two ballerinas are shown in white, green, and blue. They are bendin...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board, Pen

Court Ladies
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed Dimensions: 11.25h x 10w in RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and belongs to the artist collective, “The Front,” both in New Orleans. Owens’ work is concerned with contributing to and preserving the black archive, and she uses personal super-8 film references in her painting and video art. Artist residencies include the Joan Mitchell Center, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Studios at MASS MoCA. She is slotted to attend the International Studio and Curatorial Program in NY in 2023. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, and 21c Museum. The artist says of her work… In the sixties, my father was stationed at a military base in the deep South...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Casein

She closed her eyes Zahra Zeinali 21st Century art Contemporary art girl doll
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed lower right by the artist THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI “Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly according to ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Disappearing" Oil Painting 27.5" x 39" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Disappearing" Oil Painting 27.5" x 39" inch by Sergey Dolmatov Year: 2010
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Stalker
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Oil paint & modeling paste on paper framed on a white passepartout.
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Paste, Oil Crayon, Oil

Adieu, Gaugin, study
Located in New Orleans, LA
Framed Dimensions: 16.25h x 11w in RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Casein, Paper

Mujer con Jarra - human female form abstract cubism figurative modern artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
The original cubism painting by Borja Guijarro is painted on canvas. The many colours, shapes and patterns used in this painting make it an interesting and busy piece of modern art. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Poodles, minimalist black and white dog painting of a by Ian Mason, British
Located in Charleston, US
A Poodle Pair, this stunning large minimalist black and white painting of Poodle dogs, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portrai...
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2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Threshold
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I am learning every day to allow the space between where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me. 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. About Artist Roseleen Labazacchy, a true Nigerian born in the year 2000 and based in Ibadan, Oyo state Nigeria. Roseleen holds a National Certificate of Education in Fine Art from Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo State. She is a mixed-media painter. Roseleen was exposed to art from a very young age; Her father being an artist himself enrolled her in the popular Nike Art Gallery at a very young age to learn traditional Adire making, a skill she still practices to date. This was how she started art professionally and she has been getting better at what she does since then. In the just-concluded international art exhibition and competition organized by Talentia Foundation, Roseleen Labazacchy who participated in the competition amidst other international artists came first in the Mix Media category and was presented with a certificate of achievement in recognition of her artistic endeavor. Roseleen uses oil and acrylic with fabrics on canvas to consciously project African women's dignity and true African beauty. As an African painter, Roseleen hopes to bring about the emancipation of the true African Women image by showcasing true African beauty in her paintings for the world to see. She is inspired by the need to see the dawn of a new and better African society, a society that respects and celebrates the African people, cultures, and ways of life. Roseleen is a full-time artist in the studio of Oluwole Omofemi, a well-known talented artist who has been a great source of inspiration to her. She is also inspired by other notable African artists like Njideka Akunyili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Crowd - People Portrait, Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, XL
Located in Salzburg, AT
Large Format Oil painting Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Coper...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, 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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