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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Portrait of Gentleman in Armour by Table & Helmut c.1685 Aristocratic Provenance
By Johann Kerseboom
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour beside a Table with Helmut c.1685
Follower or circle of Johann Kerseboom (d.1708)
This exquisite Grand Manner work, presented by Titan Fine Art, wa...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Pre Raphaelite Woman and Butterfly French Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French important portrait oil painting by Achilles Theodore Cesbron (1849 - 1915). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 29 inches overall and 12 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jacques Madyol, Brussels 1871 – 1950, Belgian Painter, A Gypsy Lady
Located in Knokke, BE
Madyol Jacques
Brussels 1871 – 1950
Belgian Painter
A Gypsy Lady
Signature: Signed bottom right, verso signed Jacques Madyol, titled "Gitane" and placed Studio 5 Rue Gachard, Bruxel...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Lady in Head Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German
signed oil on board, unframed
board : 7.5 x 6 inches
Attached provenance documents
Provenance: private collection, England
C...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John
Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches
conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young lady.
Attributed to Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839)
Portrait of a young lady, bust length, turned to the right
watercolour, reverse painte...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Watercolor
Inner Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman.
Attributed Frederick Frith (1819-1871)
The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat
wate...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sleeping Girls - contemporary, figurative, portrait, acrylic, oil on board
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic painting, a portrait of children, is by internationally recognized artist Daniel Hughes.
Daniel Hughes is known best perhaps for his true-to-life figurative paintings. Early in his life, Hughes was strongly influenced by the work of his artist mother and her friends, many of whom were renowned British artists.
He grew up drawing…never in color books but on six-foot lengths of computer paper. Hughes was especially drawn to the figurative paintings of British artists of the 1950s. His aesthetic focuses on a realistic interpretation, composition, light, harmony, and emotion. Hughes' work, like this acrylic and charcoal painting of two little girls sleeping...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young man.
Circle of Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839)
Portrait of a young man, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat
watercol...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Watercolor
Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pomeranian Dog
English artist, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
Canvas: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Surrey, England
...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage English Oil Painting Portrait of a Boxer Dog 'Barron'
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Barron"
Portrait of a Boxer Dog
English artist, mid 20th century
oil on board, framed
Framed: 18 x 14 inches
Board: 16 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1920's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Signed & Dated Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man
French School
signed and dated 1923
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound conditi...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Border Terrier Puppy Signed English Oil Painting original dog art, 20th cent
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Border Terrier Puppy Dog
English School, signed & dated 1962
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 11.5 x 14 inches
canvas: 10 x 12 inches
condition: very good
provenance: priva...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Old Salt" (Cornish fisherman)
by David W. Haddon (British, late 19th/ early 20th century)
signed and dated
oil on board, framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 16 x 12 inches ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American School Boudoir Scene Nude Female Interior Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 11L x 9H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Wife Myrtle with Palette and Brush, Art Deco
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lawrence G. Low (American, 1912 - 1992)
Signed: L. G. Low (Lower, Center, Right)
" My Wife Myrtle with Palette & Brush ", 1938
(Signed and Dated on Canvas Verso)
Oil on Canvas
3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Italian Woman Grape Farmer Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 10.5 by 15 painting alone.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
While I Wait 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My waiting times, my fraying hours. The mere thought of the future makes me shiver. No longer at ease with these groans and moans, I take a bow out of my fearsome worries. Suddenly, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Young Warrior" Contemporary Portrait of a Black Figure in Red Holding a Spear
By Buford Evans
Located in Houston, TX
Figurative portrait painting by Houston-based artist Buford Evans. The work features a black figure dressed in red holding a spear. Signed and dated by the artist in the front lower ...
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Young British Army Officer Fine Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Officer
English School, 19th century
oil painting on board, framed in very fine quality antique gilt frame
framed: 17 x 14.5 inches
board: 12 x 9 inches
condition: very goo...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Oil on canvas: 11 x 16 inches. Frame: 18 x 23 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's work has...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dog Portrait of a Terrier 3/4 View by Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) circa 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Terrier 3/4 View
Jules Chardigny (1849-1892)
Circa 1870s
Oil on wood panel
Housed within its beautiful and original ornate original gilt frame.
8 1/2 x 6 (15 3/4 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
'Midday Nap'
60 x 80 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is:
Oil on linen, framed
Painted after life, the artist always ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 35x27 cm.
Frame 40x32 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spani...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting Angel & Saints Appearing to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian Old Master, 18th century
Title: Angel and Saints appearing to figures, one dressed in a white ruff collar.
Medium: oil on canvas...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Madame Hermann-Joseph REINACH, born Julie BÜDING (1828-1870)
Located in Paris, IDF
Frédéric Adolphe YVON
(Eschviller, 1817 – Paris, 1893)
Portrait of Madame Hermann-Joseph REINACH,
born Julie BÜDING (1828-1870)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated on the left
65 x 54 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century Polish/ French Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Seated Lady
signed by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 32 x 24 inches
provenance: the artists estate, south of France
condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pensive" (2023) Original Painting by Barbara Hack, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Pensive" by Barbara Hack is an original portrait painting depicting a female model. This piece is framed and ready to hang.
Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on people ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Antique American Modernist Framed Male Portrait New England Flannel Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicey painted American modernist portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 8H by 10L.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luna, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare
Luna
Contemporary Florence Portrait painting
Ø 80 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: Ø 100 cm
Tanvi Pathare from India attended the Florence A...
Category
2010s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Man with Pipe - 19th Century French Impressionist Smoking Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist.
A striking period...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Heart Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Love, Home
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Sam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
SKULL CAT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Ink, acrylic on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
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
Realist Portrait, Mid-Century Oil On Card, The Babushka. Oil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century realist oil on card of a peasant woman, dated 1963 to the reverse. Artist unknown. Presented in gilt and painted wood frame under glass.
A charming, grounded painting of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Mate" (Cornish fisherman)
by David W. Haddon (British, early 20th century)
signed and dated 1914
oil on board, framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 16 x 12 inches
provenance: pr...
Category
1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John
Italian School, 18th century
oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame
framed: 16 x 14.5 inches
wood: 9 x 6.5 inches
provenance: private...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 19th Century Oil - The League
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a young boy reading a paper titled 'The League'. Inscribed verso 'Sketch by E. Brothers'. Presented in a gilt frame with elaborate foliate ornamentation. On c...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Very Large 1820's English Portrait Dapper Young Gentleman Period Drama Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dapper Young Gentleman
English School, circa 1820's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 40 x 34 inches
canvas: 32 x 27 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: ...
Category
1820s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"The Second Coming" (2024) by Morgan Cameron, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “The Second Sighting” (2024) is an oil painting on panel that depicts a surreal landscape that has a wolf with piercing eyes standing in the moonlight.
A...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1950's French Signed Oil, Portrait of Young Man in Blue Jersey
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed Clayson and dated 55'
Title: Portrait of a Young Man
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 25.5 x 21.5 inches
Provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frank Sternberg - Barbizon School 1880 Oil, The Young Tatterdemalion
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a solitary young boy in tattered clothing traversing a snow-covered rural path, framed by a wooden fence and distant trees against a muted winter sky....
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas by Tarkay
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay
Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm)
Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm)
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1935 - 2012
Born on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border in the city of Subotica ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Acrylic Portrait on Canvas – Dual Female Figures with Green Faces and Still Life
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This acrylic painting on canvas presents two mirrored female busts rendered in vivid green tones, their identical facial structures and stylized hair buns evoking a reflection on sam...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Figure Study" Joseph Solman, Blue and Sepia, Pastel Colors Seated Study
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Solman
Figure Study, circa 1959-60
Signed with initials lower left
Gouache on Racing Form newspaper
Sight 9 x 7 inches
Provenance
Private Collection, Montecito, California
Pr...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Newsprint
Antique American School Signed Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scandinavian Family Portrait, Artist 18th Century, Scandinavian School
Located in Knokke, BE
Scandinavian Family Portrait
Artist 18th century
18th Century
Scandinavian School
Signature: Not signed
Medium: Miniature
Dimensions: Image size ...
Category
18th Century Medieval Portrait Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Romantic Portraits, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Romantic Portraits
Richir Herman
Brussels 1866 – 1942
Belgian Painter
Signature: Attributed to Richir Herman
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 67,50 x 62,50 cm, frame size 69,50 x 64,50 cm
Biography: Richir Herman Jean Joseph was born in Ixelles (Brussels), on November 4, 1866. He was a Belgian painter of portraits, still lifes, genre paintings, nudes and landscapes. He made decorative paintings to fit into private homes.
Richir mainly painted portraits. His clients usually belonged to the higher circles. He portrayed amongst others King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, Cardinal Mercier and Countess d’Oultremont. Less known are the landscape paintings he made Limburg and Kempen, where he regularly stayed with befriended artist Emile Van Doren (1865 – 1949).
Herman Richir first studied at the Sint-Joost-ten-Node Academy with Gustave Biot and Charles Hermans, continued his education at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels (1884-1889) with the master teacher and artist Jean-Francois Portaels (1818 – 1895). In 1886, during his studies, he won second Prize of Rome for Painting.
Richir lived in Schaarbeek. In 1900 he became a teacher of drawing and in 1905 first teacher of painting after nature at the Brussels Academy. He was director there several times 1906-1907, 1910, 1911, 1915-1919, 1925-1927. He was retired in 1927.
His pupils included Albert Alleman (1892 – 1933), Éliane de Meuse (1899 – 1993), Paul Hagemans (1884 – 1959), Maurice Mareels (1893 – 1976), Guy Onkelinx (1879 – 1935), Georges Rogy (1897 – 1981), José Storie (1899 – 1961), Charles Swyncop (1895 – 1970), Maurice Schelck...
Category
20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century English Portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson's great grandfather
Located in Norwich, GB
A fascinating portrait dating from circa 1695-1700 with wonderful provenance: it belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980) and hung in his manor house in W...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Here I am
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery).
At the heart of the artwork lies a young woman adorned in a striking red dress. The choice of red as the dominant color symbolizes strength, passion, and confidence. It serves as a visual representation of the artist's intention to empower and embolden the subject, inspiring viewers to embrace their own identities unapologetically. The woman in the red dress becomes a beacon of self-assurance, encouraging others to fully express themselves without fear or hesitation.
"Here I Am" encapsulates the essence of celebrating one's individuality. The young woman's presence demands attention, her confident stance serving as a powerful statement of self-acceptance. The artwork encourages viewers to embrace the unique attributes, quirks, and qualities that make them who they are. It celebrates the beauty of diversity and underscores the importance of allowing oneself to shine authentically.
Kayimahe Ishmael Zed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1600's Flemish Old Master Oil Painting The Virgin & Child Mastertpiece Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Virgin & Child
Flemish School, circa 1600
circle of Cornelis van Cleve (Flemish c. 1520-1614),
oil painting on canvas
canvas: 37 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Wise Man
Located in Corsham, GB
Male Portrait, oil on board. Unsigned. Presented in a decorative gilt effect frame with painted cove. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Victorian Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Chair Original 19th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Seated Lady
English School, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: good and sound condition
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
A masterful copy by an unknown artist, after the portrait of "Beatrice d'Este" by Leonardo Da Vinci also known as ‘Portrait of a Lady’ or ‘La Dama con la reticella di perle (The Lady With a Pearl Hairnet)’. The original work originally created in the 15th Century is currently on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum of Milan. Beatrice d'Este was the Duchess of Bari/Milan and was believed to be one of the most attractive princesses of the Renaissance. Her impeccable style won her many admirers throughout Italy and France, and she became a trendsetter of the highest order. This copy of the original painting, is an oil on canvas done in the 18th Century, and in this exquisite portrait, the artist has masterfully depicted the fine details with draped hair, pearls, royal dress, ornate headgear and sumptuous jewelry in front of a dark background. Once again, capturing the imagination with another enigmatic smile. It comes housed in an elegant period giltwood frame with ebonized trims and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso.
Art measures 28 x 18 inches
Frame measures 34.5 x 24.5 inches
There is much debate and controversy over who actually painted the "Beatrice d'Este" was it Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), or Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455–1508). So we may never know who executed the original portrait which hangs in the museum, but that need not deter from an appreciation of its singularity. Following the portraiture convention established by painters of the Quattrocentro, the artist has chosen to portray his sitter in profile. In doing so, he magnificently captures the essence of his sitter, a girl on the threshold of womanhood. Bedecked in the adornments—silk, velvet, pearls and embroidery (brocade) crafted of spun gold threads—afforded her by birthright and marriage, Beatrice looks forward in noble serenity. And at the same time her profile with its upturned nose and slight smile betrays an innocence that must have been the basis of the oft-repeated epithet: la più zentil donna in Italia” (“the sweetest lady in Italy”).
It is believed the lady is Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497), duchess of Bari and later of Milan, the wife of Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). One of the most beautiful princesses of the Italian Renaissance, she was known for her good taste in fashion. Beatrice was a member of the Este-Sforza family, which joined by marriage two of the oldest reigning and already powerful houses in Italy. The house of Este, which held court in Ferrara, traced its lineage to the 11th century Dukes of Saxony and Bavaria. Beatriceʼs father, Ercole I ruled the Ferrara commune for 34 years, catapulting the city-state (and the Estes with it) to an unmatched level of economic prosperity and cultural prominence. The family was renowned for its love of letters and patronage of the arts.
The first time Leonardo da Vinci’s name resounded in the Ambrosiana, it was through the pen of its founder, Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who attributed this little panel to the great Master, describing it as “A portrait of a Duchess of Milan, by the hand of Leonardo”. Following the Cardinal’s statement, the portrait was for long assumed to depict Beatrice d’Este, the wife of Ludovico il Moro. However, scholars have recently been more cautious and vague in their statements, with regard to both the artist (anonymous Lombard or Emilian...
Category
18th Century Northern Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Portrait of a Young Woman with Spanish Inscription – "Currency #249"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original portrait from the Currencies series by Natasha Lelenco, painted in acrylic on a circular cut of treated pine wood (26 cm diameter, 2 cm thickness). A female profile appears ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Antique 19th Century American Oil Painting Portrait George Washington Athenaeum
By Gilbert Stuart
Located in Portland, OR
A very good American 19th Century oil on canvas painting of President George Washington, circa 1845, after the Athenaeum Portrait by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828).
The portrait is very true to the many painted by Stuart (please see the history below), it was painted in 1845 & has the canvas suppliers stamp of "Reeves and Sons...
Category
1840s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in the mid-20th Century.
Mounted on a stretcher.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Dog Painting of a Serious and Intent Greyhound Focused on What?
Located in Charleston, US
Discover the captivating elegance of Valarie Wolf’s small yet powerful dog painting, "Focused." This 4" x 6" original artwork portrays a refined Greyhound, its intense gaze piercing ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blacknificient -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Reclining Nude", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Please note: This is a secondary market artwork with one previous owner.
Kang Cho's artistic legacy endures through "Reclining Nude," a serene and contemplative handmade original o...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Textured Brown Realistic Hand Painting on Canvas , 2024 - 'Ego 097'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Antique Italian Genre Scene Oil Painting "Shoe Shiner" Cobbler Florentine Frame
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Italian genre scene oil painting on canvas, Ezio Ricci (1885-1968), "The Shoe Shiner", circa 1910.
The painting depicts a very happy older gentleman, who seems to be a cobbler and is polishing a boot. Ezio Ricci used this figure in many of his works, evidently it was someone he knew, maybe a family member? The painting is signed upper right and is housed in the original fine quality gilded & carved Florentine frame. Condition is very good, both the frame & painting are in very good condition. This finely rendered painting is ready to hang on your wall.
17" x 13" at sight without frame
Born in Lucca, a pupil at the local Istituto di Belle Arti, Ezio Ricci showed an early talent for real life painting...
Category
1910s Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Gentleman, David Erskine, 13th Laird of Dun, Wearing Armour c.1700
Located in London, GB
The gentleman in this exquisite oil on canvas portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is shown with the grandiloquence characteristic of the English School of painting. He is portray...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
All the Kin Folk, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Boldy colored and stylized figures fill the scene. Their expressions exude anticipation as if waiting for a band to start or a train to arrive. The blue backg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
WONDERFUL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
Original art by DARIA KUSTO
The magic flow reality..
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Mid Century French Nude Painting Of A Lady Stood Posed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
oil on thin board, unframed
board: 27 x 15 inches
good condition with some cracks shown in photos
provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Broad Grin", Surrealist, Portrait, Man, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2008
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “A Broad Grin” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 20 inches in greys, greens and blacks, with flesh tones. A broad grin has been defined as “one in which...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Mary Haggie - British 1925 art portrait landscape oil painting
By Charles Buchel
Located in London, GB
This lovely British 1920's Art Deco vibrant portrait oil painting is by Charles A. Buchel. Painted in 1925 and signed and dated it is a seated portrait of a young woman, Mary Haggie,...
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Quality 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Portrait Man Smoking Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Late 19th century French Impressionist
'The Pipe Smoker'
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condition
For mor...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame.
Academy Fine Paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady on Venetian Balcony Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
By Innocenzo Melani
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Venezia"
Lovely Impressionist oil painting on canvas, depicting this elegant young lady standing on a balcony overlooking the beautiful city of Venice. The painting is signed by it...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of the Marsh King's Daughter - British Victorian exhib art oil painting
By John Scott
Located in London, GB
This superb British Victorian exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist John Scott. It was painted in 1884 and exhibited at the Royal Academy London the same year, entitled An Incident from The Marsh King's Daughter with a quote from the Hans Christian Andersen book, The Marsh King's Daughter. (see details regarding the story below). In the large and vibrant composition, Helga, wearing a long lime green dress...
Category
1880s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
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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