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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Artist: Manuel Santelices
Artist: Steve Kaufman
Portrait of Joan Didion, Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait o Joan Didion, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on gesso panel
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored throu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic, Gesso
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Yellow Jacket, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and pastel craft paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2022
Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
C.Z Guest Time cover. From the Fashion series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
C.Z Guest Time cover, 2024 by Manuel Santelices
From the Fashion series
Ink and markers on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
The artist have covered the New York Colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
Matador and Versailles, Diptych Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Matador and Versailles, Diptych, by Manuel Santelices
Overall size: 16 in. H x 20 in. W
Individual size:
Matador, 2019 (Acrylic on vintage paper): 16 in. H x 12 in. W
Versailles, 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Matador, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spanish Matador, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on vintage paper
Image size: 16 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
2019
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Supermodels in Vogue, Watercolor Fashion Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Supermodels in Vogue, by Manuel Santelices
Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Jenna Lyons, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jenna Lyons, by Manuel Santelices
Gouache on paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustrati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Balthus, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Balthus, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on linen board
Image size: 10 in. H x 8 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Linen
Pat Buckley leaving town, Watercolor Fashion Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pat Buckley leaving town, by Manuel Santelices
Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Balenciaga Haute Couture Look #1, Watercolor Fashion Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Balenciaga Haute Couture Look #1, by Manuel Santelices
Pencil, gouache and watercolor on paper.
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper, Gouache
Giambattista Valli Haute couture, Watercolor Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Giambattista Valli Haute couture, by Manuel Santelices
Ink, gouache and watercolor on paper.
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper, Gouache
Deeda Blair at Home, Watercolor portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Deeda Blair at Home, by Manuel Santelices
Ink pen and watercolor on paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pen, Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Queen Camilla, Watercolor Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Queen Camilla, by Manuel Santelices
Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Lord and Lady Eliot, unique Acrylic painting on a gesso panel
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lord and Lady Eliot, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on gesso panel
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic, Gesso
Angie Dickinson and Burt Bacharach in Hollywood in 1968. Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Young Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and watercolor on paper
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop cultur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Gouache
Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York, Ink and Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and watercolor on paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Robert mapplethorpe portrait, Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Robert Mapplethorpe Portrait, by Manuel Santelices
Watercolor on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 10.5 in. W
Unframed
2022
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Nicholas Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury, Watercolor and gouache on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Nicholas Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury, by Manuel Santelices
Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper
Image size: 15 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2023
The worlds of fashion, soci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache, Paper
FRANK SINATRA FONDLY
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand Painted with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. AP edition of 50. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Steve Kaufman (American, 1960–2010) epitomized pop culture during his short life, producing a prodigious array of artwork. More than that, he was a humanitarian who arranged art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series. Set of 6 drawings
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Memorial of Vivienne Westwood series, by Manuel Santelices
Set of 6 drawings of guests at the Vivienne Westwood Memorial in London, February 2023...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Permanent Marker, Ink, Paper
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION II
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique hand painted silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed by the artist by Steve Kaufman. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Steve Kaufman (American, 1960–2010) epitomized pop culture during his short life, producing a prodigious array of artwork. More than that, he was a humanitarian who arranged art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Screen
Rare Unique Oil Painting Silkscreen of Fabio Pop Art 80s Icon
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare one of a kind Pop Art portrait painting of 80s and 90s pop icon Fabio done in silkscreen enamel oil on canvas. this is not numbered and is believed to be unique.
Steven Alan Kaufman Or Steve Kaufman, 1960–2010 American pop artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian.In 1975, Kaufman participated in a group graffiti Street Art show at the prestigious Whitney Museum of American Art.Kaufman participated with nine other New York City students in a cultural art exchange with students in Japan, resulting in his attaining a scholarship to the Parsons School of Design. As a teenager Kaufman was going to Studio 54 and associating with people from the 1970s New York City art community. Kaufman attended Manhattan's School of Visual Arts (SVA), where he met contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 1981 Kaufman met Andy Warhol, who became a significant influence on the 19-year-old Kaufman, who worked as Warhohl's assistant at his studio, The Factory, producing original paintings and silkscreens. Kaufman designed theme parties for various nightclubs, sold his paintings to Calvin Klein and Steve Rubell, and participated in a group art show with pop artist Keith Haring, whom he had met at the SVA. Kaufman created the graphics for NBC's Saturday Night Live. Kaufman graduated from SVA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and held art shows in London. Leaving Warhol's Factory, Kaufman established his own SAK Studio, hiring homeless New Yorkers to assist him. He painted portraits of three homeless persons for Transportation Display, Inc. that where later shown in 46 cities on bus billboards, helping to raise $4.72 million to benefit the homeless. Kaufman crated the first “Racial Harmony” mural in Harlem to raise attention of inner-city problems. He showed at the White Gallery as a tribute to those who died from AIDS. The “Say Without Art” tribute was based on this show. Kaufman also exhibited his works at the Loft Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.In 1993, Kaufman moved his studio to Los Angeles and began painting in a new style he called 'comic book pop art'. He used images of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and others from both DC comics and Marvel comics. To assist him in his studio, Kaufman hired more than 100 ex-gang members released from prison.In 1995 Kaufman published works for Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, hand-embellishing works including limited editions of Beethoven and Marilyn Monroe. He painted portraits of Muhammad Aliand John Travolta, "who autographed their editions." Becoming the first artist create a bridge between Marvel Comics (Spiderman) and DC Comics (Superman), Kaufman worked with comic book artist and creator Stan Lee. Kaufman."As Warhol's assistant, I learned to silkscreen with oils that will last forever. Since his death, Steve Kaufman’s artwork has appeared in several television programs, art hotels...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prada puffy coats. Watercolor fashion drawing on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Prada puffy coats by Manuel Santelices
Ink and watercolor on paper
Image size: 15" H x 11" W inches.
Unframed
2023
Manuel Santelices explores the world ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
J.W. Anderson fall 23. Watercolor fashion drawing on archival paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
J.W. Anderson fall 23, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and watercolor on paper
Image size: 15" H x 11" W inches.
Unframed
2023
Manuel Santelices explores the world of fashion, society, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
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
MARILYN - ANTICIPATION III
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
Ivana and Nan in the front row. Acrylic on canvas painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Ivana and Nan in the front row" Manuel Santelices
11 in. H x 14 in. W
Unframed
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustrations of Manuel San...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
TIGER WOODS - VICTORY!
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
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Anna Cleveland as Rita de Acosta in Thom Browne. Ink and watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Anna Cleveland as Rita de Acosta in Thom Browne, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and watercolor on paper
Image size: 14 in. H x 11 in. W
Unframed
2022
The worlds of fashion, society, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
CASABLANCA - BOGEY & BERGMAN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Hand signed by the artist on verso. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
HOMAGE TO LICHTENSTEIN - 6 CRYING GIRLS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate of tirage included. C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$500
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Hand Painted with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Edition of 50. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Miranda Priestly aka Ana winter Protrait in The devil wear Prada. 2021
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Street The Devil Wears Prada), by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on panel
Image size: 8 in. H x 6 in. W
One of a Kind
Unframe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
Pink Africa, Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pink Africa" Manuel Santelices
12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustrations of Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Donald Trump and Melania, White House 3 AM, 2019, Acrylic on Vintage Wallpaper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
White House 3 AM, 2019 by Manuel Santelices
One of a kind, acrylic on vintage wallpaper
Signed by the artist.
Image size: 16 in. H x 12 in. W
Unframed
The worlds of fashion, societ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
LUCKY LAS VEGAS
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
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
DOUBLE WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS
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
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
MARILYN - RAINBOW
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
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
BUTCH & SUNDANCE
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
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
LAS VEGAS ICONS COLLAGE
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
ROBERT DENIRO TAXI DRIVER
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
Portrait of Hillary Clinton in Maison Margiela, Watercolor on Archival Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hillary Clinton wearing Maison Margiela by Manuel Santelices
Dimensions: 11 in. H x 15 in. W
Watercolor painting on archival paper
Unframed
Manuel Santelices explores the world of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
MARILYN - DAYDREAMING
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
THE BEATLES WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
EINSTEIN
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand Painted with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. AP edition of 50. Canvas is not stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fashion Model Stella Tennant, 2021. Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Stella Tennant, by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on panel
Image size: 8 in. H x 6 in. W
One of a Kind
Unframed
2021
The worlds of fashion, society, and po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Orange Backstage, Fashion shows NYC 2021. Watercolor drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Orange Backstage by Manuel Santelices
Ink pen, gouache, and watercolor
Image size: 6 in. H x 8 in. W
One of a Kind
Unframed
2021
The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, Pen
MARILYN - THE YOUNG MOVIE IDOL
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
OCEAN'S 11
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. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
DOORS
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. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
B.B. KING
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Dedicated by B.B. King on front. Hand Painted With Embellishment On Canvas.. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TONY HAWK
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All reas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Edie Sedgwick, 2020 Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Edie Sedgwick by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on Canvas
10 in. H x 10 in. W
Unframed
2020
The worlds of fashion, society and pop culture are explored thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
BETTY BOOB - CHAMPAGNE
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. Original Steve Kaufman art studio certific...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
DOUBLE MARILYN - NORMA JEAN (RED)
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
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
DOUBLE MARILYN - THE HOLLYWOOD STAR
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
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
JOHN TRAVOLTA: PULP FICTION TO PHENOMENON
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Silkscreen with Embellishment by the Artist on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Edi...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CRYING GIRL HOMAGE TO LICHTENSTEIN
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. Original Steve Kaufman Art Studio Certificate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
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.
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