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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Price: $1 to $2,500
Days End, female figure in pink and white with white dress painted from the back
Located in Toronto, ON
Days End is a contemporary take on a traditional figurative pose. Joanna Aplin’s paintings are clean and captivating. Her classically trained yet contemporary approach to color, form...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tranquility
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
My Hair and I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Sun Shall Rise Again
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
after Modigliani (see details verso)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early Victorian English Oil Portrait of Dapper Young Gentlemen gilt frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artist, circa 1830
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 18 inches
canvas: 16 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, Dorset, England
Condition: The painting is in overall ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
FLOWERS IN AN ANTIQUE VASE
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've channeled the essence of timeless beauty. The blossoms, basking in their own light, are set against a serene backdrop, symbolizing life's delicate balance....
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter Robert Keil Gold Framed Painting on Canvas Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's textured painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Background paint is textured on the canvas. Amazing gilt frame with a textured fabric...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
1930's French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th century oil painting on canvas, Female Portrait , Oval Frame
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a beautiful Antique 19-century original oil painting on canvas depicting a female portrait .
This painting is a classic portrait of a woman, set within an oval fram...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Stillness" - Oil Painting of Nude Female Figure by Matt Talbert
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Stillness" (2024) is an oil painting on linen, measuring 21 x 14 inches (53.34 x 35.56 cm). The unframed artwork features a nude female figure seated beside a window,...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Dreamy Rat
By Herakut
Located in Dallas, TX
COA included
Herakut is a German artist duo comprised of Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) and Akut (Falk Lehmann). In 2004 both artists combined their works and names to create Herakut. Their ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Cardboard, Acrylic, Spray Paint
'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Radiant Muse: Inspired Cubist Portrait', oil on board, the German School (circa 1970s). A very alluring painting with warm earth tone hues both vibrant and muted. Clearly inspired b...
Category
1970s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman With A Glass-original abstract figurative still life painting-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the enchanting world of Borja Guijarro's "Woman with a Glass," a captivating cubist figurative still life that transports viewers to a realm of elegance and intrigue. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Portrait in Blue", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Portrait in Blue" (2021) is a captivating original oil painting on panel, measuring 10 x 8 x 2 inches. This exquisite piece showcases a delicate profile of a youn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Colorful Hyperfigurative Portrait on Wooden Coin. Latino. German "Currency #217"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece from Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series, painted in acrylic with yellow and ochre tones against an intense red background, features a hyperrealistic profile port...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Portrait in Green", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Portrait in Green" (2021) is an exquisite original oil painting on panel, measuring 10 x 8 x 2 inches. This stunning piece captures the profile of a young woman w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Adam", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Man
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Adam" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This striking artwork features the detailed portrayal of a male torso, emphasizin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
John Miers late 18th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period.
John Miers (1758-1821)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Watercolor
Life in My Head
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inge Gruber - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a Bavarian gentleman smoking a pipe. Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful veneer frame. On canvas on panel.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Eve", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Eve" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 14 x 11 x 2 inches. This exquisite artwork features a detailed portrayal of a female back, capturing t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
French Impressionist Laid Back Lady Portrait Pencil Sketch Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
black pastel drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide
co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman.
Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat
Inscribed to t...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Sweetness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Shyness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Tenderness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
"Messy Bun", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Woman
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Messy Bun" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 6 x 6 x 2 inches. This charming artwork features the back profile of a young woman with her hair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Sleek Ponytail", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Sleek Ponytail" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 6 x 6 x 2 inches. This elegant artwork features the back profile of a young woman with her ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
John Field early 19th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period.
John Field (1758-1821)
Portrait of a young gentleman
Wa...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Splendor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Restful Moments
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Giclée, Canvas
"Volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Abeni
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adetutu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Life is Elsewhere
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Mellowing
Located in Bristol, GB
MELLOWING
Oil on Board
Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame)
A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board.
Against a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Glass
Breastfeed the Bad, Illustration Style Painting, Primary Tones, Neon Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Spray Paint
A. David - Contemporary Oil, Gypsy Lady with Tambourine
By A. David
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Swedish Figurative Portrait Painting - Whispers
Located in Bristol, GB
WHISPERS
Mixed Media on Board
Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame)
A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache),...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Watercolor, Gouache
Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman
Peter Skeolan (1815-1871)
Portrait of a gentleman, profile to the right, wearing coat and cravat
Watercolour on gold highlighting ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Nude, Reflection - original impressionist female figure study - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Nude, Reflection" by Michael Alford is an exquisite original figurative painting that captures the essence of human vulnerability and self-reflection. Executed with masterful stroke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Naive. Green and Red Design. "Currency #210"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, depicts the figure of an anonymous wooden face inscribed with a Dutch phrase, "Nu ik een beetje mijn ple...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park at sunset. Circa 1845
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park with a white handkerchief at sunset.
Circa 1845.
The painting depicts a young woman with a delicate and luminous porcelain-like face, possi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 19th century oil sketch of a society figure. Though not signed the work is by repute and very much in the style of Charles Auguste Émile Durand. Presented in modern gilt and p...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Romanian. Vibrant Pink Fluor. "Currency #211"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, consists of a profile portrait on a wooden tondo with intense fluorescent pink colors of a character fra...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Outside Dining, West End-original impressionism figurative cityscape painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"Outside Dining, West End" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that transports viewers to the vibrant heart of London's West End. Executed with skil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Nude, Black & White -original impressionist figurative painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Nude, Black & White" by Michael Alford is a captivating original still life painting that delves into the interplay of light, shadow, and form in a minimalist black and white palett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"First Steps" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "First Steps" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall female figure walking through a snow covered landscape.
Artis...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Portrait and Sunflower
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
African Woman Profile Colorful Portrait on Wooden Coin. Orange "Currency #198"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work consisting of a meticul...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary Figurative Pop Portrait on Wooden Wood Coin. Maori. "Currency #218"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece, belonging to Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series, features a profile portrait of a woman on a circular wooden surface that emulates a coin. On the coin, the Maor...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Italian School 1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame. Part of a pair of oil studies by the same hand. On board.
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cannon Street-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Cannon Street" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that beautifully captures the essence of London in a unique and evocative manner. Executed with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961)- Early 20th Century Oil, Lady with Bead Necklace
Located in Corsham, GB
An early 20th century female portrait by the British artist Gerald Trice Martin (1893-1961). Unsigned. Provenance: acquired by Sulis Fine Art with two further signed portraits. On ca...
Category
20th Century 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.
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