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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Very large 1930's English Oil Painting Wood Panel Portrait of Country Lady Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress
English School, circa 1930's period
oil painting on wooden board unframed
board : 36 x 27 inches
double sided image
Provenance: private collection,...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Retrato de gitana - Óleo sobre tablex
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Esta obra es un retrato realizado con técnica de óleo, en una paleta predominantemente cálida de tonos marrones, ocres y negros. La figura central aparece de perfil, con el cabello o...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 1970's British Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Lady Black Dress Pearl Neck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady, Black Dress and Pearl Necklace
circa 1970's
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: good and sound condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Jaguar Cat Contemporary French Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Jaguar
French School, 21st century,
signed lower right 'Tessier'
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 31.5 inches
stamped verso
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure Painting, Nature, Green Flora, Picnic Among the Ferns by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Picnic Among the Ferns"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 60 inches
41.5 x 61.5 inches framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$17,920 Sale Price
20% Off
"Woman", Surreal, Portrait, Blue, Pink, Butterfly, Oil Painting
Located in Franklin, MA
Anita Zotkina’s “Woman” is a 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch oil on canvas painting that contrasts shadow and light through bold, symbolic imagery. A female profile emerges in soft blues and pink...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Lilac Dress With A Black Bow. Circa 1860. SIgned.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young girl in a lilac dress with a black bow.
Circa 1860.
Signature below right, partially visible.
Size with frame 59cm x 49cm
Size without frame 33cm x 24cm
The portrait depicts a young girl with an elegant hairstyle, her hair carefully tied back. Dressed in the fashion of the 1860s, her light lilac dress reflects the synthetic aniline colors, a novelty in fashion at the time.
A black bow at the neck and slightly black straps accentuate her attire.
Represented at mid-length, with a mysterious and melancholic gaze, suggesting a mourning endured over a year ago.
The portrait, executed in pastels, chalks, and charcoals on paper, highlights the mastery and speed of the artist's execution.
Framed in a vintage oval frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Crayon, Carbon Pencil
$317 Sale Price
40% Off
The Basket Weaver Traditional English Rural Crafts Oil Painting Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Weaver
by John Edwards (English, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5 inches
canvas : 23 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$888 Sale Price
30% Off
'Study of a Young Woman', Karlsruhe, Berlin, Danish Post-Impressionist, Benezit
By Alfred Hermann Helberger
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right 'A.H.'; signed verso, "Alfred Helberger", inscribed "Gertrúd" and dated 1914.
Bearing the original 1962 exhibition label from the Senator fur Folksbildung, Ber...
Category
1910s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Óleo sobre tela - Retrato femenino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por el artista en la parte superior
El estado de la obra es bueno
Se presenta enmarcada la obra
Medidas de la obra: 65 x 54 cm.
Medidas de la obra enmarcada: 78 x 67 cm.
...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Famous German Artist Fedor Encke (1851-1936) Huge Antique oil painting on canvas
By Fedor Encke
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original antique oil painting on canvas by Famous German - American Artist Fedor Encke, depicting a portrait of a Gentlemen dressed in a dark suit, white shirt, and...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12.5 x 9.75 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
Giambattista Piazzetta workshop (Venetian) - Set of six 18th century paintings
Located in Varmo, IT
Giambattista Piazzetta (Venice 1683 - Venice 1754) circle of - Six Half-Length Apostles.
62.5 x 52.5 cm unframed, 72.5 x 62.5 cm with frames.
Group of six oil paintings on canvas, ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1987 American Artist Mase Lucas Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Nostalgic Woman
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage acrylic mixed-media painting on canvas painting Titled " Nostalgic Woman on a Divan" By American Artist Mase Lucas.
Mase Lucas has been a studio artist ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's Fashion Illustration - Black & White Stylish Women In Chic Clothing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mom - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Polish Young Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kasia Mazur is a very young artist, she is still studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, where she also lives. She has already had exhibit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady in Gold Dress - British 1940's female portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Frank Owen Salisbury also known as Frank O'Salisbury. Painted in 1944 it is a three quarter length portrait of a l...
Category
1940s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Poodles, minimalist black and white dog painting of a by Ian Mason, British
By Ian Mason
Located in Charleston, US
A Poodle Pair, this stunning large minimalist black and white painting of Poodle dogs, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portrai...
Category
2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Feu de Joie
1970
hand signed and dated.
Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75
Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elementary school in St. Marc and high school in Port-au-Prince. From 1965 until 1971 he studied at the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history. Simil uses his images of women only as means for displaying patterns, color, and the sparkle of gold jewelry on black skin. He paints with acrylics on Masonite of any size. His surfaces are smooth and polished. Simil delights in beauty, elegance, and grace. This is done in a silhouette style reminiscent of Kara Walker.
Emilcar Simil (Similcar) is known for Acrylic painting in high colors of black skinned female figures. He is of the generation of Haitian artists that include Bernard Sejourne, Prospere Pierre-Louis, Levoy Exil, Louisiane Saint Fleurant, Henri Calixte, Paul Dieuseul, Laurent Casimir, Frantz Zephirin, Denis Smith, Philton Latortue, Philome Obin, Préfète Duffaut, Fernand Pierre...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Portrait of an Edwardian Lady - British American art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of John Singer Sargent. Sargent was born in America then trained in Paris before coming to London. Painted...
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,269 Sale Price
20% Off
Renaissance portrait
Located in London, London
hand signed
original painting
contemporary masterpiece in best renaissance traditions
egg tempera on wood
22x18x3cm original painting is available
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Tempera, Egg Tempera, Digital
$44,062 Sale Price
25% Off
Miss Burnett - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait Young Girl Victorian Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Miss Burnett’ by Ursula Wood S.W.A. (1868-1956).
Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the legal exemptions which, under the supreme law of the U.S. Constitution, enable ...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inner Nature 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
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.
“Your mind knows...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic markers, ink on cartboard paper.
Unframed.
Ships securely and well protected from Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Seated Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio
Seated Man, 2024
Oil on panel
16 x 16 inches
This is a one-of-a-kind oil painting on panel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Caffe By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Evy- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a young Girl with Beautiful Eyes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Evy
24 x 30 cm ( it will be delivered framed/ frame is included: size with frame 28 x 34 cm )
Acrylic paint on wood
The Dutch artist Jantina Peperkamp likes to paint portraits of y...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Study Of A Head
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Artus WOLFAERTS (1581-1641)
Study of a head
Oil on paper, transferred on panel.
39,5 x 29 cm
Unsigned
Provenance
Private collection, France
Firstly thought to be from Rubens’s S...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
Exhibited RSA 1862 Portrait of Girl with Dogs Blossom and Bob
By Gourlay Steell
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Portrait of Girl and Dogs is signed and dated 1861 and exhibited in 1862 is by Gourlay Steell, (1819-1894) RSA, appointed as Animal Painter for Scotland to Queen Victoria’s Court aft...
Category
1860s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Elvis TCB Gun - Single (CA)
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Russell Young.
Acrylic paint, enamel and diamond dust screen print on linen, unframed dimensions 48 x 62 inches, 2011, from the series "Guns".
Hand sig...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
1920's British Signed Oil Painting Portrait Lady by Piano Interior Light Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Artists Mother *see below
by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959)
signed, titled verso
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 17 inches
canvas: 24 x 12 inches
Pr...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bohemian French painter - Early 20th century figure painting - Nude female
Located in Varmo, IT
French Bohemian painter (early 20th century) - Female nude.
100 x 70 cm without frame, 109 x 79 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (some cracks...
Category
1920s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,762 Sale Price
40% Off
Woman Abstracted Figure, Palm, Acrylic on Canvas, Desert Oasis by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Desert Oasis"
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 60 in.
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beaut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique American Impressionist Nicely Framed Picnic Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 20 by 27 inches painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold g...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Ocean sunset -original hyper realism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil
Detailed Contemporary Impressionist Train Station Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super detailed French impressionist train depot painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Madonna Child Del Sarto Paint Oil on table 16th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Madonna and Child Workshop of Andrea del Sarto, pseudonym of Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco (Florence 1486 - 1530)
Attributable to Jacopo di Giovanni di Francesco, known as Jacone (...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$23,828 Sale Price
20% Off
Court Portrait Of Anne Of Cleves (1515-1557), Queen Of England, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Court Portrait Of Anne Of Cleves (1515-1557), Queen Of England, 18th Century
English School - Oil On Oak Panel
Antique court portrait of Anne of Cleves, Queen of England, oil on pa...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,512 Sale Price
25% Off
Joseph Idowu, "Persistence Of Expectations" - Acrylic African Figurative 2023
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph Idowu’s Persistence Of Expectations is a striking original acrylic on canvas measuring 60 x 48 x 1.50 inches (152.40 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm). Born in Nigeria, Idowu explores theme...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series I
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series I', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flor...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
$1,015 Sale Price
20% Off
Clifford Hanley (1948-2021) - Framed 1992 Oil, A Family Affair
Located in Corsham, GB
A busy modernist study by Clifford Hanley, capturing a second in the lives of three individuals, travelling in a car together. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Presen...
Category
1990s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$569 Sale Price
20% Off
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Thursday" Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Her Majesty Thursday
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 21" x 17"
Framed Dimensions: 22" x 18"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
$1,122 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Lady, Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke c.1708, Large Painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke c.1708
Charles d’Agar (1669-1723)
This magnificent large-scale portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, depicts the British court of...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman - British oil painting interior seated suited man
Located in Hagley, England
An original, circa 1970, oil on canvas by the listed Northern artist Harry Rutherford. This is a fine example of a Modern, early 20th century British portrait. In excellent, untouche...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Italian Old Master portrait oil painting is by Domenico Maria Sani. Painted circa 1732 the sitter is of Maria Anna Vittoria (1718 - 1788), daughter of Philip V and Elisabetta Farnese, who in 1729 married Joseph prince of Brazil and king of Portugal...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Animated biblical scene
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Work re-lined
Plaster and gilded wood frame
86 x 105 x 7 cm
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,994 Sale Price
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Fanny-Elizabeth Casthelaz - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, The Lacemakers
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate genre scene depicts two elderly women in traditional French dress and white caps, engaged in needlework. The artist employs a warm, naturalistic palette and soft brushw...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Flemish Baroque Old Master Oil on Panel Flagellation of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ
Flemish Baroque, 17th century
oil on wood panel, framed
framed: 31 x 42 inches
wood panel: 19.5 x 26 inches
Provenance: pri...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait Of Eitel Friedrich II, Count of Hohenzollern (1452-1512), 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Eitel Friedrich II, Count of Hohenzollern (1452-1512), 16th Century
German School Court Portrait
Large 16th Century German Old Master portrait identified as Eitel Frede...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,516 Sale Price
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"2/3" by Conrado López, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"2/3" by Conrado López is a delicate yet expressive 2024 artwork, utilizing acrylic, gold leaf and oil on a canvas sized at 15.75 x 15.75 in (40 x 40cm).
This piece is a prime exa...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Young Gentleman English circa 1860's Period Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
19th century English school
Portrait of a young gentleman (a scholar?) in dress suit
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 21 x 19.5 inches
canvas: 14 x 1...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Brian O'Neill's (US based) "Exhale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude male figure stooped over and keeling on the ground, with his back exposed and bowing his...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
"Untitled" (2014) - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back.
This pai...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$645 Sale Price
25% Off
Maternity oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Maternity
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 14.96 x 18.11 in
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed lower right: JVillar
Date: Circa 1980s
...
Category
1980s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,057 Sale Price
40% Off
Woman expressionist portrait mixed media painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 81x66 cm.
Category
1980s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,409 Sale Price
60% Off
Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Magdalena Noller - 20th Century Oil, Mary Magdalene
Located in Corsham, GB
Mary Magdalene, with a golden halo behind her head, extends her hand from beneath the folds of her red cloak. Signed and illegibly dated and inscribed to the reverse. Well presented ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pathfinder 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Antique American School Early Impressionist Family Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American school impressionist family portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 38H by 30L.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
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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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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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