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Eat! Pray! Die of Heart Disease!, Painting, Simpsons, Pop Art, Street Art
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5 Homer Simpson with donut. JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine Bri...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Desolate yet undaunted -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art, Figurative
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Signed Unique work
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

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

There's No P in Our ool
Located in New York, NY
Joe Waks There's No P in Our ool. . . 2010 Oil and mixed media 36 X 24 in.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, 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

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

HUGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - R. LEROY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed no signature Size: painting: 32 x 23.5 inches Provenance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Celestial Clouds", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Celestial Clouds" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a gymnast in blue with pink and yellow clouds in the background. Bio/artist statement: Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars. Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money, as well as headlined “the Whisky A Go Go” and “The Roxy” in Hollywood. Christopher has played trombone since high school, and for the last 20 years has played with all-trombone Christmas band in Orange County, California called the Balboa Bachelors, with whom he has played for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

BANGS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white figurative painting titled "BANGS" is an original acrylic on canvas painting measuring 60"h x 48"w by Jasjyot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Embers Stare 1, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with orange hues and black geometric patterni...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Embers Stare 2, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 2" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with yellow hues and black geometric patterni...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

SCHEMING
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative black and white painting titled "SCHEMING" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans measuring 60"h x 48"w. Jasjyot Singh Hans is an illustrato...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

POP MARILYN COLLAGE - WHITE HAIR
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Salutary Outburst", Neue Constructivist Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork makes a great diptych with "Floating Comma" (see pictures). This item is not framed. Antony Squizzato is a talented French artist who likes to experiment with differen...
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2010s Constructivist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blonde in Red Swim Suit
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde I Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Jennifer Hornyak Portrait of a Woman in Orange C.1980s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jennifer Hornyak Portrait of a Woman in Orange C.1980s Original oil on canvas Canvas dimensions 18" wide x 14" high The frame measures 21.5" wide x 18.5" high Signed by the artis...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Girl in Plaits , Acrylic on Canvas, Yellow Green, Red, Blue colours "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shipra Bhattacharya Untitled - 18 x 18 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Style : Shipra, is a leading contemporary mid career artist of India. Shipra Bhattacharya’s work has ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Transcendence
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Benjamin is a British artist and designer, a true genius who works in an absolutely unique technique, whose works are held in numerous public and private collections, including the M...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Boy Dancer with Mahanadi, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Birendra Pani - Boy Dancer with Mahanadi - 66 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2009 ** Will be delivered in rolled form. Should you want the work in ready to hand condition please contact gallery for freight calculation. In this series of works - “Boy - Dancer”, Gallery Kolkata revisits the artists very popular and well lauded ‘Boy Dancer’ suite of paintings on the plight of traditional Gopitua dancers from his native land, Odisha. The boy dancers who perform a devotional dance ritual are quickly declining in today’s cosmopolitan world. Pani entwines his empathy for the dying art with an opinion on our post-Modern era. In that respect, Pani does not try to create nostalgia for the decline in the taste for the dancers, instead he problematizes the issue by bringing in a dispassionate view of the issue. The ten canvases on display in this exhibition, features the Gopitua dancers in different situations. The canvases are a hyper-real portrait, far & close shots of a Gopitua dancers with liquid innocent eyes and a small smile playing upon his lips as he confronts the viewer. The blade is a recurring motif in Pani’s work and it has multiple functions and meanings. In this instance its meaning is rather clear — one where modernity eclipses tradition. Style : His fresh, perspective and contemporary canvases have loud and vivid images and use colors like green and shocking pink unashamedly. Pani says his works are preoccupied with exploring contemporary materials, culture and current lives of people, the negligence of local places, their culture, history, memory and their identity in present times. Further he feels the consumerist attitude has penetrated deep into the human psyche. Human beings are being consumed by the commodity rather than them consuming it. In his works, Pani explore the struggles, contradictions, dichotomies and critical reflections of the embodied selves with changes in value, knowledge and culture in our present society. “I have extensively used body parts like brain, heart and other organs, and everyday objects like capsule, syringe, blade etc to create a new visual language. Deriving from life experiences, my idea is to create a new vision by the juxtaposition of the above experience with the rich legacy, diverse visual culture and sensibility of the vast tradition of Odisha’s miniatures and Pata paintings, stone carvings, monumental visuals of temples and dance forms like Gopitua dance and Chhau-dance in Odisha.” Pani, thus attempts to create a new phenomenology and the reinvention of ‘self’ in a globalized and yet very localized world. About the Artist and his work : BORN : 1969, Bhadrak, Odisha, India. FINE ARTS EDUCATION : 1997-1999 MFA – (First class with Distinction) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. 1991-1997 BFA - Kala Bhavan, Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 1987-1990 2nd world “Studio for Fine Arts”, Bhadrak, Odisha. SOLO EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND ABROAD : 2017 Towards a new Viewership / Audience & Reproduction Aesthetics, Curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, organized by New Bridge India and North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha. 2016 “Mahanadi”- A Journey through History, Memory and Culture curated by Maurice O Riordan of Australia at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. 2015 Re-Vision / Relationship- a visual literary engagement of Birendra Pani and poet Jayanta Mahapatra, curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, and organized by New Bridge India, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Sarat Chandra Library, Baripada and Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha at Revenshaw University, Cuttack. 2012 “Soft- Subversion” at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda. 2011 “Re – Vision” at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2010 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore. 2009 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Espace New Delhi and R.L.Fine arts, New York. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Faculty Gallery, M.S.U., Vadodara. 2006 “Risk’’-The Double Edge of Society, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2005 “Echo” at Kaleidoscope Art...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

‘Young Woman With Hat’ Figurative Female Model Contemporary By Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Modern Abstract Portrait of a Woman with Child and Fish
By Lynwood Kreneck
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract style painting of a woman fishing. The work is signed by the artist Lynwood Kreneck, who is known for printmaking. The painting is framed in a wooden frame with a silver trim. Dimensions Without Frame: H 40 in x W 30 in. Artist Biography: Lynwood Kreneck (born 1936) received his BFA and MFA from The University of Texas at Austin. Kreneck is Professor Emeritus of Art at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, where he taught printmaking for nearly forty years. He is founding curator of the exhibition series Colorprint USA and was instrumental in the development of water-based screen print inks and methods. Kreneck is represented in numerous collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago (IL), Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA), High Museum (Atlanta, GA), Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art (Shawnee, OK), Museum of Contemporary (Knoxville, TN), Silvermine Guild Arts...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Blonde, Watercolor Painting by Charles Levier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde Year: circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Beautiful Boy Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning acrylic and pencil figurative of a beautiful young man by California artist Erika Whiteway (American, b. 1954). Signed and dated lower right "Whiteway, 2/90". Unframed. Size...
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1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Color Pencil, Acrylic, Canvas, Board

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

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Canvas, Oil

The bi-polar nature of every instance
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Mock Practice, Men practicing shooting, Brown, Sepia color, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Prasanta Sahu , Title : Mock Practice : Size : 11 x 15 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll / flat form. About the Artist & his work : Bor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

ELIZABETH TAYLOR - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

ORANGE DIVER
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed, dated, and titled on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be con...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Cover of Etude Magazine
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Man sitting on a chair playing the accordion. Signed Lower Left on Reverse.
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1920s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Harlem - Wood Colored Panel Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Harlem" is a wood decorated colored Panel. It is created by the French artist Maestro Eric Liot. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Mixt, Low reliefs, wood ...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Portrait of Football coach Paul Bear Bryant
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Paper Under Glass Signature: Signed Lower Right Dimensions: Approximately 12.00" x 16.00" Portrait of Football Coach Paul Bear Bryant
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1980s Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Shades" oil portrait of short haired woman with sunglasses on orange background
Located in Edgartown, MA
Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966 and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. He went on to receive his B.F.A. degree from the Kansas City Ar...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

This Week Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right This Week Herald Tribune, February 5, 1939 EXHIBITED: The Dana Room, Steinman College center, Franklin and Marshall College, ...
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1930s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gouache Mädchen mit Katze ( Girl with a Cat ) by Werner Reifahrt 1948
By Werner Reifarth
Located in Berlin, DE
Gouache on paper, 1948 by Werner Reifarth ( 1919-1977 ) , Germany. Monogrammed and dated top right: R48. Framed. Height: 26.38 in ( 67 cm ), Width: 16.93 in ( 43 cm ) This captivati...
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Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Bay Area Figurative Movement Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful figurative by Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century). Signed on verso. Unframed. Size: 30"H x 40"W. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Pat...
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1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large French Abstract, Picasso Style, Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large French Abstract, Picasso Style, Original Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 29 x 19.5 inches Sensational abstract oil painting by a French female artist named Beatrice Werlie. A wonderful nod to the Picasso style of abstract art, using the artists supreme technique of mixing unusual colours together. The striking mix of red, yellow and blue brings a rich sense of warmth to the piece. The concept of 'abstract' was defined by Picasso, but many artists have looked to the Spanish iconic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Woman in Equestrian Clothing
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Walter Beach Humphrey specialized in painting magazine covers and he eventually did work for almost all of them, beginning with small-circulation publica...
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1920s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

If I paint us (in gold) IV
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: gold gouache on paper The artist says of the inspiration in her latest work . . . Moving to Washington, DC in 2016 changed me. The unraveling of this country's leadership ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Molly: Oakland to Los Angeles, CA (Positive)
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: silver gouache on paper The artist says of the inspiration in her latest work . . . Moving to Washington, DC in 2016 changed me. The unraveling of this country's leadershi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Molly: Oakland to Los Angeles, CA (Negative)
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: silver gouache on paper The artist says of the inspiration in her latest work . . . Moving to Washington, DC in 2016 changed me. The unraveling of this country's leadershi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

"Au Revoir", Large French Abstract, Original Oil Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Au Revoir", Large French Abstract, Original Oil Painting, Signed and Dated By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Titled and dated '2004' verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 29 x 19.5 inches Sensational abstract oil painting by a French female artist named Beatrice Werlie. A wonderful nod to the Picasso style of abstract art, using the artists supreme technique of mixing unusual colours together. The striking mix of red, orange and blue brings a rich sense of warmth to the piece. The concept of 'abstract' was defined by Picasso, but many artists have looked to the Spanish iconic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Lovely Lady
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed "Louis Pullen, from Harrison Fisher, '08". In matching aluminum box frames, matted and glazed. Black and white portrait of a young woman.
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20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Ink

To my Friend Edward Evertt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Inscribed "To my Friend Edward Everett orton 03-43"
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

PORTRAIT (ORANGE ON YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting. Hand signed on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

'Man in Glasses', Post Impressionist oil study in Ochre and Coral
By K.C. Collins
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A study of a man's face, shown wearing horn-rimmed glasses and gazing to the viewers left. painted in monochromatic tones of ochre against a vibrant coral-red background. Signed low...
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Early 2000s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

For Men Only
Located in Fort Washington, PA
For Men Only Magazine Cover, October 1956 Considered one of America's greatest historical artists, Mort Kunstler has become well known for the extraordinar...
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1950s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Looking for new experiences - mw4mw - 2925 (San Francisco)
Located in New Orleans, LA
paint chip sample mosaic on panel and vintage swing frame Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Carlton Scott Sturgill received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Oil on canvas Painting -- Devotion
Located in Troy, NY
A man and woman embrace in this oil painting. The woman, lost in the moment, gazes outwardly as her dark brown hair spills over peach toned skin. Her companion is trusting with eyes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Miami Vision
Located in New York, NY
Emilie Arnoux hails from Normandy, France. From a young age, she became fascinated by the ocean and the laid back lifestyle surf-culture engenders. Her work captures the divine energ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Red Orange Diversity' Sculptural Dot Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Women, and their empowerment, are a constantly recurring element in the works of Patrizia Casagranda, whether as a movie star, princess, mythological figure, rubbish collector from India or a member of a particular faith. "I think women are great," the Krefeld, Germany artist and mother of three daughters states. The juxtaposition of these portraits create a tension that is both evocative and aesthetic. Patrizia travelled to India, where she met the rubbish girls from the Indian snake caste, the Kabelia, who gave her their rubbish finds, which she in turn used, literally, as the basis of her works. The idea of her art was born, the recycled materials "from the street", such as truck tarpaulins, pieces of jute, fabric, paper or cardboard, are overlaid with "15 to 20, sometimes more" layers of painting, consisting of a mortar-gypsum mixture enriched with pigments. Patrizia also wants the viewer to contemplate what the word type fragments are on her paintings; these can be a poem or even Charlie Chaplin's speech from the film The Great Dictator...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Sometimes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait Painting, Oil
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
The Dutch multidisciplinary artist, Ger Doornink, specialises in painting, illustration and photography. Time spent living in Tokyo, Milan and currently Amsterdam, has heavily influe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Little Orange - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait Painting, Oil
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
The Dutch multidisciplinary artist, Ger Doornink, specialises in painting, illustration and photography. Time spent living in Tokyo, Milan and currently Amsterdam, has heavily influe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

19th century English oil portrait of a Horse, Hunter or Polo pony in a stable
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English oil portrait of a Horse, Hunter or Polo pony in a stable. , born in Minestead in the New Forest, Hampshire the son of Reverend Thomas John Gatehouse. Oils on canvas and still framed in its original English Oak frame this is a very well painted horse portrait.
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Optimistic As Fuck
By Ashley Longshore
Located in New York, NY
Optimistic As Fuck c. 2018 Signed, lower right edge Acrylic and mixed media on canvas with heavy resin 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is o...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sunshine - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As your gaze lingers on one of Sally K’s paintings, you notice how Sally’s brush strokes add playfulness and life to the canvas, incorporating unexpected images and shapes of flowers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'The Golden Man' Gold & Yellow Figurative Portrait of a Tribal Warrior Man
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The vivid Golden and Yellow behind the figure has a dreamlike quality, giving the piece an otherworldly feel. The tribal figure is so detailed, Ignacio Trelis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Woman in a White Blouse
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Woman in a White Blosue Materials : Oil on Canvas Date : 1960s Dimensions : 29 1/2 x 23 in. In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job lo...
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Canvas, Oil

Contraseñas
Located in New York, NY
Julio Alan Lepez Contraseñas, 2017 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 in (50.8h x 60.96w cm)
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Arthur Miller Thinks - Expressionist Figurative Painting of Arthur Miller
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Aptekar's Arthur Miller Thinks is a large 65.5 x 53.5 inches expressionist figurative oil painting. It portrays American playwright Arthur Miller. The main colors are blue, green, and pink. The surrealistic and expressionistic language used to covey the message, as well as the use of a palette with low contrast colors, has its roots in the work of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, who Apterkar met at age of 11. The outcome is an imagery of an extraordinary visual impact and absolutely unique to Aptekar's own creative process. Arthur Miller, the author of the play "Death of a Salesman...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.

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

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