Portrait Paintings
Portrait Paintings For Sale
Color: Gray
‘Bonding‘ Original Figurative Painting Acrylic on Canvas by Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
Innocent is an artist who harnesses the beauty of colours to create a certain brilliance in his work that portrays the graceful ambience of the African culture.
Using his dexterity a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Young woman reading
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Fluffy brown wood frame
76.5 x 63.5 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Looking for Money" cropped black and white oil painting of a woman in pearls
By Cindy Press
Located in Edgartown, MA
The work of Cindy Press celebrates women by exploring the connection between our physical bodies and personal identity. Inspired by fashion and popular cul...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish School 19th century, Santa Justa and Santa Rufina, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Spanish School of the 19th Century
Santa Justa and Santa Rufina
Oil on canvas
40 x 27 cm
In quite good condition, the paint surface presents numerous crack...
Category
1840s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cleopatra Vivien Leigh", mixed media, oil, Wax, acrylic and archival ink canvas
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more four decades. His art, came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create 5 large scale oil on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting
By Josep Maria Draper
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep María Draper was born in 1931 and received a great creative influence from the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting tha...
Category
1990s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Marin sur le pont" by Edmond de Palezieux - Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
oil on canvas without frame
One point of restoration
Category
1890s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunday Sister
By Ruth Owens
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Casein
Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting, PBS, Acrylic on Panel, The Outsiders, Folk Art
Located in Houston, TX
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Robert Norman Ross was an American painter,...
Category
2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Girls
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Brown wooden frame
63 x 50.5 x 4.7 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board, Pen
African Child
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The young African boy is wearing native Zimbabwean dress to reflect the historic clothing of village life.
Carole Garland captures the questioning look of the boy and his wonder why are these visitors
here? The colorful burnt red stencils enhance the trim design of his costume.
Carole Garland has shown in many Southern California venues, most recently at TAG Gallery,
Bergamot Station; realART Gallery, Agoura Hills; West Los Angeles Art Gallery; the Rose Cafe; the Santa Paula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Court Ladies
By Ruth Owens
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Casein
"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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Femme Rousse Sur Fond Bleu", Albert Bertalan, Original Oil, Blue, Figurative
Located in Dallas, TX
"Femme Rousse Sur Fond Bleu" is an original oil on canvas impressionistic portrait of a woman by Albert Bertalan. A red-headed lady sits with her hand pressed upon her cheek thoughtfully thinking in front of a blue background. The painting is framed with an ornate gold frame.
From the late 19th century until World War Two, Paris was the center of the art world. Artists and intellectuals from around the globe descended on Paris, drawn by the atmosphere of creative freedom established by the French Impressionists. Because of the Impressionists’ innovations the direction of art had changed forever, the times were ripe for another Renaissance. The School of Paris, as this broad-based group of artists are referred to embodied the spirit of modernism.
Albert Bertalan was born on September 21, 1899 in Jaszbereny, Hungary. He is known for painting compositions of figures in unique environments, including women by the sea, among other similar subject matters. He studied at the Nagybanyai Art School under some of the most important Hungarian artists, including Ivànyi Grünwald...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Paper
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. ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Adieu, Gaugin, study
By Ruth Owens
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Casein, Paper
In the water - Figurative Acrylic Painting Minimalism Pop art Polish artist
By Joanna Woyda
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kristina Kay
By Ruth Owens
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
LARGE 1980'S BRITISH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - THE BRIDGE & GROOM WEDDING PARTY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, circa 1980's, indistinctly signed and dated lower corner.
Title: The Wedding Party (with further work verso).
Mediu...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Formentera Ses Illetes 09
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vogue Marilyn Monroe Mixed Media Contemporary Collage
By Jim Hudek
Located in Houston, TX
1950's pop star Marilyn Monroe portrait with collage aspects encased in resin. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. Jim Hudek is an emergin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Resin
Sarah
Located in New York, NY
Bo Bartlett
Sarah, 2019
Oil on panel
23 x 23 inches
58.4 x 58.4 cm
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Bo Bartlett is an American realist painter with a modern vision. With reference to Norman Rockwell and Andrew...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Snow Fall from the Studio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A serene depiction of a winter day. The artist's reflection is visible in the window, blurring the lines between the cozy interior and the cold exterior.
Framed Dimensions: 15.5 x 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gayane
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting is oil on canvas, signed lower left and the date and signed on verso. The gallery certificate of authenticity is available.
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled 1 - Contemporary Portrait, Modern Expressive Painting
By Anna Ładecka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter.
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
View of modernist Paris oil on canvas painting
By Juan Soler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas measures 33x41 cm.
Frame measures 59x67 cm.
He was born in 1951. Under the direction of the master Pedro Bermejo, he began his artistic career, quickly highlighting and observing in his works an unusual mastery of drawing.
A very mature painter who has known how to stop time in all his works. His themes are preferably costumbristas although in his work the usual thing is to see eight century themes, with horse carriages, hats, umbrellas and still lifes.
Observing his work reminds us, by the subject, of Maestro Palmero...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"O.W. Circles" by Anne Siems, Painting with female portrait, on paper, framed
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this artwork by painting and drawing over an archival print on thick 100% cotton fiber paper.
All archival materials.
Unframed size: 8.5x11 inches
Frame size: 15x12x1 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Panel
''Sometimes You Just Don't Know'' Contemporary Portrait of a Girl Facing a Wall
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karoline Kroiß (1975), born in Austria, mainly paints realistic female figures with acrylic paint on paper or canvas.
The women in her work seem to be lost in thought, serene scenes enhanced by the neutral background. We see these women en profile, sometimes even only a bare back. The hair is tucked up loosely or casually hanging over the shoulders. Since the face is not visible, it makes it easier for the viewer to identify with these women.
In this serene painting titled ''Sometimes You Just Don...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tattoo me 1 2002., Cardboard, mixed media, 153x117 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tattoo me 1
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
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dove
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Girl with a pigeon. Symbol of peace
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Trippa Stand, Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a man buying Trippa, a Florentine street food, in a small piazza.
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Adaptation #5 Zahra Zeinali 21st Century art Contemporary art Iranian art girl
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid 20th Century Oil - Lady In Yellow And Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
A rustic and gestural portrait of a rosy cheeked woman in a yellow jacket. The painting is unsigned, on board. There is a fine oil graveyard scene on the reve...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
HOLLYWOOD MARILYN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil Painting
By Rebecca Venn
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...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Graphite
No Name
Located in Sempach, LU
In fact, everything is fed up, life is fed up, Avatar is fed up,
eyesight is failing, we need more and more light, the heating in the workshop is electric...
In short, as I painted i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Julie Has a Big Heart
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Oil painting of woman holding heart shaped balloon. Barron has a very distinctive stylization of the human figure. Both specific and general which makes the work relatable and calm...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Edith Lawson - Signed Contemporary Oil, Girls In an Interior with Fans
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of young girls playing with fans, titled to the reverse "Grandmother's Fans" and inscribed "Ex M.O.D". Presented in a cream frame with hessian mount. Signed. On boa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The inner peace
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The main thing in life is to save your own inner peace, on the left Buddha - he is calm and peaceful, on the right is our everyday’s life with all troubles...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
2-9-22 (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1-4-22 (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1-9-22 (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Arone Couple
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century La Prima Vera Portrait of Girl with Balloon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century portrait of young girl with balloon in style of Raoul Duffy by Barbara "Mari" Berkman (American, 1930-2010), 1963. Titled "La Prima Vera...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Feminine Figure - Oil Painting by R. Melli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Feminine Figure is a modern artwork realized by Roberto Melli in 1930s.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Includes vintage frame (fair conditions) : 42 x 2 x...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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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