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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
The Rendezvous - Scottish 1908 art portrait oil painting Elsie Viola Robinson
Located in London, GB
This stunning romantic exhibited Scottish Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Wallace. Painted in 1908 with excellent provenance, the brus...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pere Creixams Spanish Woman, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Pere Creixams Pico (1893-1965), School of Paris, ca.1920. Beautiful Spanish woman. Provenance: Charpentier Gallery, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris (Sotheby's...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1924. The Italian girl. Very beautiful work where post-impressionism embellished with a few cubist touches form a harmoni...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Elegant White Borzoi Dogs Against a Mysterious Red, Burnt Umber Landscape
Located in Charleston, US
Enhance your collection with the internationally renowned Bernard de Claviere's captivating dog painting, "Two Borzois." This romantic dog painting beautifully showcases two ele...
Category
1980s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Norman Lloyd (1894-1983) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a young Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Well-presented in a reeded gilt-effect frame. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Molly in Red Beret - British thirties Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Art Deco portrait oil painting is by female artist Jolan Polatschek Williams. Williams was born in Austria but settled in England in the 1920's where she remained. Pain...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman posing with guitar mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1950's Symbolist Portrait Young Figure in Exotic Green Cloak
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Symbolist Portrait
signed by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper, mounted in a card frame
overall size: 31.5 x 20 inches
painting size: 27.5 x 18 inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cubist Abstract V, Contemporary Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cubist Abstract V
Miriam Bromberg
Oil on Canvas
Size: 18 x 46 in. (45.72 x 116.84 cm)
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
San Miguel, St. Michael, School of Cusco, Peru, Framed early 1900's
Located in Houston, TX
This is painting is from the School of Cusco depicting St. Michael the Archangel defeating the devil in battle. It is oil on canvas and is in very goo...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Bride, circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Bride, circa 1900
circle of George CLAUSEN (1852-1944)
Circa 1900 Impressionist portrait of a young bride with a French landscape b...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of an Elegant Woman Dressed in Eighteenth-Century
Located in Naples, Florida
Portrait of an Elegant Woman Dressed in Eighteenth-Century
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady in White Encountering with A Robin Blue & White Tones 20th Century French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Robin Encounter
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 21.5 x 18 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface s...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Belle Epoque Romantic Pastel Portrait of a Spanish Beauty, Conchita de Cadiz
Located in Cotignac, FR
Romantic French pastel portrait of a Spanish beauty by Louis Fortuney. The work is signed bottom right, titled to the back board and presented in a fine...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Samuel Seeberger - Portrait of Louise-Marie of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
Samuel Seeberger(French) Portrait of Louise-Marie of France
After Jean-Marc Nattier
Oil on wood panel
11.5" x 15.5" unframed, 15.5" x 19.5" framed
Category
Early 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Ron Gorchov Mid Century Modern Self Portrait Signed painting abstract figuration
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov
Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959
Oil painting on board
Hand signed in paint on the upper recto and dated 1955-9
Frame included: held in original vintage artist's frame
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of a woman with a green headscarf
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Gray wooden frame
56 x 48 x 5.5 cm
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Woman in Yellow
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Woman in Yellow', oil on cardstock paper (circa 1970s), by Raymond Debiève. A cubist portrait of this lovely young woman at her window is ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, 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
Portrait Traditional North African Lady in Headdress Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Orientalist,
signed and dated (19)98
oil on canvas
dated 98'
framed: 39 x 31 inches
canvas: 29 x 21 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 46x38 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
French Impressionist landscape the South of France, with children playing
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful French impressionist landscape of children playing in a playground somewhere in the South of France.
The earliest work by the artist is from the late 1960s and this piece...
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pre-Raphaelite Beauty - Victorian art nude oil portrait - British female artist
By Sara Wells Page
Located in London, GB
Painted by Sara Wells Page this is a large stunning half-length Pre-Raphaelite portrait oil painting of a semi clad young woman. It was painted circa 1900 by Page who worked and exhi...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady Gardener - Modern British Impressionist Fauvist Oil Painting
By Paul Beauvais
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful post impressionist/fauvist impasto oil on board portrait of a lady gardener resting on a bench, by modern British artist Paul Beauvais.
Excel...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
(Untitled) Portrait of A Distinguished Man in A Bowler Hat
Located in San Francisco, CA
In 1961, there would have been a chauffeured Rolls-Royce Phantom V limousine waiting for this gentleman curbside. Perhaps he was a new ambassador paying his respects to a head of gov...
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent oil on canvas by Russian American WPA artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984), dating from 1943.
Depicting a Maternity scene - or possibly a m...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Boy in Bloomers
Located in London, GB
'French Boy in Bloomers', gouache on art paper (circa 1960s-70s), by Raymond Debiève. A young boy emerges from a beach cabana wearing a bloomer bathing costume that was still in use ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Charles Swyncop, Brussels 1895 – 1970, Belgian Painter ‘Le Petit Déjeuner'
Located in Knokke, BE
Swyncop Charles
Brussels 1895 – 1970
Belgian Painter
‘Le Petit Déjeuner – A Breakfast’
Signature: Signed, monogram top right and on revers
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 60,50 x 50,50 cm, frame size 78 x 68,50 cm
Biography: Swyncop Charles was born in Brussels on March 21, 1895 emerged as a distinguished Belgian painter during the first half of the 20th century, leaving an indelible mark on the art world with his vibrant and captivating works. Born into a family with a passion for art, Charles inherited his artistic inclination from his older brother, Philippe Swyncop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman praying oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 70x61 cm.
José Muntané Balaguer (1889 - 1963)
Immerse yourself in the spiritual beauty of "Woman Praying," a sublime work by the acclaimed Spanish artist José Muntané Balaguer. This oil on canvas captures the serenity and introspection of faith, showcasing a masterful use of light and shadow reminiscent of great masters such as Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuloaga, and even the emotional restraint of Diego Velázquez in his most intimate portraits.
The painting depicts the purity of a devotional moment, where the female figure seems to transcend the canvas, inviting the viewer to reflect on spirituality and human connection. The meticulous attention to detail and subtlety in expressions place Muntané Balaguer in the tradition of artists who immortalized scenes of everyday life with unique sensitivity, much like Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Naked Beauty Lying with her Fan
Located in St. Albans, GB
Léon Laurent Galand
1872 – 1960
Signed and dated 1928 bottom left
Artwork Size: 25.75 x 36" (66 x 92cm)
Artwork Size with Frame: 32.75 x 43" (83 x 109cm)
Oil on Canvas
Discounted ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful Promise by Chantal KAKAL COLSON - Oil on Wood - 78x118 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Chantal Kakal Colson was a 20th-century artist renowned for her contributions to the art world. According to Artprice, at least five of her works have been recorded at public auction...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Emile Vernon (French, 1872-1919) Pink Roses Belle Epoque Oil Painting .
By Emile Vernon
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite genre painting showcases a darling slice of life for a young woman in the Belle Epoque era. Dressed in a frilly frock made of detailed lace, and wearing a v shaped pin...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Oil Swan Like Ballerina and Partner Dancing in Purple Haze
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ballerinas
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 16 x 13 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuffs from...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Modernist Portrait of Black Haired Lady with Fringe Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Woman with Black Hair and Fringe styling
by Anton Sailer (French 1903-1987)
Signed & dated 1930
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 23.5 x 18 inches
Canvas: 18.5 x 13.5 inches
...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Explorers Meeting Classical Sea Faring Adventurers with Ship & Charts, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Continental school, 20th century
Title: The Explorers
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed: 29.25 x 41.25 inches
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
Provenance...
Category
20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Passionate Ballet Duet Under Purple Waterfall 20th Century French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ballet Duet
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 15 x 18 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuffs from...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Red-haired Woman
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1940s. Young Red-haired Woman. with frame: 74x63 cm - 29.1x24.8 inches ; without frame: 61x50 cm - 24x19.7 inches. Format 12F. ...
Category
1940s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Mid Century Oil on Canvas Equestrian Portrait
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid Century portrait of a galloping horse by Roger Villet. The painting is signed top right and there is another signature and date to the back of the canvas.
A wonderfully e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Winter in Provence
Located in London, GB
'Winter in Provence', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). There is both beauty and melancholy in this delightfully charming artwork. The artist's naive style is at odds with the refinement, poise and sophistication of the painting. Perhaps the artist was making a statement as well with the broken wall...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Pop Art Acrylic Painting 'Detectives' from the Tintin Comic books
By Fernando Fer Sucre
Located in Surfside, FL
These are the detectives of the Belgian comic book Tintin created by Herge. FER SUCRE is a Venezuelan-born artist now in Wynwood Miami, Florida. He studied graphic design and paintin...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plastic, Acrylic
Fine English Dog Painting Portrait of Staffordshire Bull Terriers 'Tess & Jim'
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/School: A. Bayle (English Late 20th Century), signed, titled and dated
Title: Tess & Jim - The Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Medium: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian ca. 1960's Beautiful Young Woman Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman, ca. 1965.
Oil on linen canvas, 8 x 10 inches.
Framed measurement: 10.5 x 12.5 inches.
Signed indistinctly lower left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of an African Man - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb early 20th century French impressionist oil on canvas head and shoulders portrait of an African man wearing a yellow jacket.
Excellent quality and condition work, with a pu...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Girl in a White Dress - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted Liverpool artist Robert Edward Morrison. Born on the Isle of Man, Morrison moved to Liv...
Category
Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Oil Portrait of Seated Lady in Interior Scene Working Sketch Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 9.75 high by 6 inches wide
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nabis School Early 1900s French Oil Painting Lady in Blue Scarf in Floral Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Garden
French School, early 1900's
typical of the Nabis School movement
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 16.5 x 16.5 inches
canvas : 14.5 x 14.5 inches
provenanc...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boy and puppy
Located in Belgrade, MT
Madeline Luka (French 1894-1989) was a self taught painter known for her landscapes, portraits, nudes and still lifes. She typically portrayed her family and close friends set within...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
The Fishermen
Located in London, GB
'The Fishermen', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1970s). Cassis is a small, Provencal fishing village in southern France, located about 45 minutes east of Marseille and 45 minute...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Stylish Portrait of a Young Lady French oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986)
stamped verso with the artists studio mark
oil on board, unframed
board: 7.75 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, F...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the tr...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950s Divisionist Style Portrait of Nonna -- Oil Painting on Board
By Raul Viviani
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of older woman, possibly a Nonna (Grandmother) with Gardenia by Raul (or Raoul) Viviani (Italian, 1883 - 1965), circa 1950. Lovely tex...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of The Artist In A White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artist
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.5 inches
very good condition
provenance: from the artists estate, France
Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Self Portrait In Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort, 2 June 2024. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seated Female Nude Portrait - British 1930's portrait oil painting Empire frame
By Harold Knight
Located in London, GB
This superb British nude portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Harold Knight. Painted circa 1930, it is a seated study of a nude woman in soft focus, arms raised to on...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, 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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