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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: American Modern
1960's Modernist Portrait of Woman Monegasque Artist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
by Jonathan ZUTTER (Monegasque, 1928-1998)
signed oil on canvas, framed
Canvas: 22 x 15 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
This modern portrait featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large-Scale Modern Multi-Color Portrait of Noir Author Cornell Woolrich
By Chris Pelletiere
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking, large-scale multi-color modernist portrait of Noir fiction writer Cornell Woolrich by Chris Pelletiere (American, B. 1942). Cornell Woolrich wrote the novel "The Rear Window." He studied at the Arts Students League and NY School of Painting and Drawing.
Signed on verso with artist's information, and title "Portrait: Cornell Woolrich".
Wood slat, basic frame. Image size; 50"H x 50"W.
A painter, illustrator, and cartoonist Pelletiere cites his early influences as the pre-code crime and horror comics. " Life in the metropolitan area plays a significant role in my artwork. For many years he made sketches of people in the transit system. Chris Pelletiere is a painter, collage artist, illustrator, and cartoonist. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library and private collections of Stephen King...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Classical Oil Painting Mythological Biblical Figures in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European artist, 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 28 x 38 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, England
condition: very good and sound condition, stai...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970s Modern Figurative -- Madre del Mundo
By Rodrigo Ramirez Pimentel
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative modern figurative painting of a mother and family in a calming but somber palette by Rodrigo Ramirez Pimentel (Mexican, b. 1945), 1973. Imprimatura and impasto reveals artist's first take had mother looking out at world (can be seen when viewed at side angle) with artist ultimately deciding to have mother looking down at what she's carrying with family behind her and one figure looking like angel of death. Signed and dated "R. P. -73" lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 24"W.
Born in Zináparo, Michoacán in 1945, Rodrigo Pimentel is one of the most talented Michoacan artists whose career is well known to many specialists in Mexican art. His work is part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City and other important collections in Mexico and the world. Rodrigo Pimentel studied at the ENAP, and became a pupil of several teachers who were still struggling for classical academic education: Santos Balmori, Francisco Moreno Capdevila...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
SENZA TITOLO. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Mid 20th Century British Portrait of a Man with Mustache in a Hat oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man in the Hat
British School, mid 20th century period
oil on thin curved board, unframed
board: 14 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century British Portrait of Lady in Green Dress Signed Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a seated woman wearing a green dress
Waldron West, British mid 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Seated Woman
Located in London, GB
'Seated Woman', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). This work of sumptuous colour and sensuous subject matter elicits an immediate response. ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Portrait #3. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Young Girl With Green Eyes - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Baptiste Valadié
Young girl with green eyes, 1960
original oil on canvas
Signed and dated bottom right
On canvas size 65 x 46 cm (c. 21 x 13 in)
Very good condition
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Secret visit
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Secret Visit" from the "Garden of Delights" series is an enchanting painting that portrays a girl surrounded by peacocks in a mysterious garden. This artwork symbolizes the beauty ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait Painting of Young Boy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait painting of young boy by California listed artist Virginia Sevier Rogers
1952
Oil on Canvas
Signed and dated lower right
22" W x 27" H unframed, 30" W x 35" H framed
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The tramp and his daughter oil on board painting modernism art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 70x50 cm.
Frame measures 83x63 cm.
Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization he deepens psychologically capturing the character, Albert
Roca has won...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Self Portrait of the Artist 20th Century Portrait of Man in Fishermans Hat, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self Portrait of the Artist
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below oil on canvas laid on board, unframed
board: 15 x 12.5 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: the artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of 4 Portraits. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Modernist Portrait, Boy Seated " Mid Century Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the 1950's of a Boy seated with a bowl of fruits. Comes displayed in a distressed wood frame, signed lower left illegibly.
Art measures 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
French Modernist Goulash Painting Multi-color Portrait Of Blonde Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Dancer's Spirit. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vivid portrait captures ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov in a moment of poised strength and grace. Rendered with a vivid and expressive palette, the painting highlights Barysh...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Crab
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting “Still Life with Crab” combines elements of piquancy and intrigue. The central place is occupied by a vase of flowers, depicted in the fo...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemplation and Purring
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Contemplation and Purring" captures a serene moment of harmony between a relaxed young woman and two playful cats. The woman, in gentle repose, embodies tranquility and introspecti...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Freddie Mercury signing Live, signed French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
French artist, 20th century
signed oil on board stuck on board
overall board: 28 x 22 inches
board: 18 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Belgian Modernist Signed Oil Portrait of Sorrowful Lady in Blue Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pierre LaFille, Belgian late 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 42.5 x 35 inches
canvas: 39 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Oil Painting Portrait of an Aristocratic Wigged Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocrat
European artist, 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Joy
Located in THOMERY, FR
This gouache on paper takes up the themes dear to Linda CLerget: femininity, nature and joy. Here, the colors shift from orange to violet, and the young girl's hair blends with the o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Teatro. 2018, oil on canvas, 60x70 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Portrait of Dr. Monroe Mufson"
By Joseph Biel
Located in Southampton, NY
Unsigned ; attributed to Joseph Biel
Good friend of Dr. Mufson
View is from New York University School
of Medicine.
Overall size with original frame 25.5 x 21 in.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
MR. KING'S FAMILY (MANET & WHISTLER)
Located in New York, NY
portrait painted in acrylic on canvas.
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Smiling Woman', pastel and crayon on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1970s). Is this a modern version of da Vinci's Mona Lisa? The simi...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pastel
Heavy Impasto Portrait of a Man Expressionist Piece "Tally Ho"
Located in Soquel, CA
Heavy Impasto Portrait of a Man Expressionist Piece by Harald Dry Schmidt
Abstract expressionist portrait of a man with his hand raised by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmi...
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Multicolor Flowers IV, Modern Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Multicolor Flowers IV
Miriam Bromberg
Date: 1970s
Oil on Board
Size: 18 x 14 in. (45.72 x 35.56 cm)
Frame Size: 24 x 20 inches
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Portrait with Blue Eyes, Modern Oil Painting by Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait with Blue Eyes
Miriam Bromberg
Oil on Canvas
Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm)
Frame Size: 20 x 16 inches
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Energic & colorful beach roller landscape 'Rollers and palm trees'
Located in THOMERY, FR
This painting is from the series La Dolce vita. It is done with acrylic paint alla prima on a cotton canvas. The painting is inspired by the Californian skate and rollerblading culture of the 70s.
Linda Clerget focuses on the exploration of colors and textures, inspired by the nature that surrounds her and her daily life. She builds a poetic and intuitive visual universe, which addresses our sensations and emotions before our intellect. The viewer is thus projected into "little paradises", waking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Woman on Sofa - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Woman on Sofa is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s.
Another painting of human figure on rear.
Includes frame.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas
Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargnano, 1942)
He was born in Milan on June 1, 1887 to Giovanni Feltrinelli, the nephew of Giacomo, who was the founder of the Feltrinelli partnership. Feltrinelli was not only a prominent figure in the Italian economic and financial field, but he was also a painter, who was characterized as a strong, impetuous hot colorist, and preferred still lifes, portraits and landscapes. He started his career in 1930 at La Permanente (Milan), where he exhibited a portrait and a still life that won him the Fornara award.
That same year, Feltrinelli exhibited his work at the Venice Biennial and at the Pesaro Gallery in Milan. Together with other prominent avant-garde artists, he participated in various foreign exhibitions on modern Italian painting...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Regionalist Scene
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, c. 1922
Watercolor on paper
Monogram lower right
21.5 x 27. 5 inc...
Category
1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Actress Oil on cardboard, 48x33.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Actress
Oil on cardboard, 48x33,5 cm
Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always c...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Woman with Yellow Blouse
Located in London, GB
'Woman with Yellow Blouse', oil on cardstock paper (1979), by Raymond Debiève. Here the artist paints a woman posing in front of her home under a blue sk...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Hiding who I am "
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
My artworks allow me to express myself freely, to express my emotions and explore my identity. While working on my art piece, I trust myself completely. This is the one when I was g...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
1960's French Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of Distinctive Lady, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, circa 1960's
signed "A. Berlin"??
oil painting on board, framed
framed: 18.5 x 12.5 inches
board: 18 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, Fra...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother And Child 20TH Century Framed Bold Accomplished Stand Out Modern Artwork
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Unknown School.
Second half of the mid-20th Century.
Charcoal, Oil Paint & Spray Paint On Plywood Panel.
Signed Indistinctly.
Image size 26.8 inches x 21.7 inches ( 68cm x 55cm )....
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint
Colorful portrait of a child in a garden "I decided to wait for spring"
Located in THOMERY, FR
"I decided to wait for spring" is a portrait of the artist's daughter in the park of the Château de Fontainebleau.
It is done with acrylic paint alla prima on a cotton canvas.
Lind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Roman Soldier in Armour Signed French Symbolist Oil Painting Head Portrait Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man dressed as a Roman Soldier
French artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on paper stuck on board, unframed
board: 16.5 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mystery Modernist Italian Artist Portrait of a Woman in Hat
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Italian Artist
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman With Hat), 1985
Oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.
Framed: 33 x 25 x 3/4 in.
Signed an...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Huge French Modernist Oil Nude Lovers in Landscape
By Michele Salmon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lovers
by Michele Salmon (French b.1946)
signed lower front and verso
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 39 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
Beautiful ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Purple Nude Model Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats
by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below
dated 1953, signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 47 x 33 inches
canvas: 45 x 31 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Figure Sat On Door Steps
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Olympia-Lipa, Comic Figurative Painting French Style by Natalie Shiporina
Located in Zofingen, AG
I would like to write a couple of words about the Heroine of my paintings - LIPOCHKA.
"I'm Lipochka, hello!" - that's how she used to introduce herself to men. By passport - Olympia....
Category
2010s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - NUDE FIGURE COLORFUL INTERIOR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Nude"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
painting: 18.25 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original painting by the widely exhibited Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Lady in Gondola Venice Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady in Gondola, Venice
French/ Italian School, mid 20th century,
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 28.75 inches
provenance: private collection, Provence
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Golden Flute, Acrylic Oil , Charcoal on Canvas by Master Indian Artist “In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Golden Flute - 25 x 25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic & Charcoal on Canvas
Should you wish to receive it framed and ready to hang it would measure approximately 31 x 31 inches and cost 500 usd to ship .
One of the most popular series of the Master Artist, The Golden Flute is the artists more romantic rendition of Art. The iconic figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha that found lyrical expression in the Icons series are modern representations and sophisticated idealizations of the same images in the popular media.
Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. When Krishna is depicted as being between the age of 5 and 8, it is always with his flute. Therefore, during this period, he is aptly called Murlidhara (murali means “flute,” and dhara means “hold”), signifying the one who holds the flute. He is never without it, whether he is with his mother, on the grazing grounds with his herd of cows, among his cowherd companions or roaming around on the Jamuna banks. Gopis lose their selves in this tune. For them, music becomes the voice of love, which is too passionate and secretive.
Style :
The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in his work. His themes come from his personal interactions with its urban milieu - its sickness and sordidness, its violence and vulnerability and all that compounds its existential agony. Shuvaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive.
He doesn't merely portray reality as 'matter of fact' and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Shuvaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media.
About the Artist and his work :
Born : In Calcutta, 1947.
Education :
Graduated from Indian College of Art (R.B. University, Calcutta) in 1969.
Exhibitions :
Shuvaprasanna has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Tao Art Gallery and at the Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'ABODE' sold at Waddington's 'Fine Prints & Photography Auction...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Portrait of Anita Garibaldi - Oil Paint - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on glass. Rare portrait of Anita Garibaldi, wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Realized in the late 19th century, it represents the beloved wife of the italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi....
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Portrait Of Inspector In His Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
double sided
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Modernist Painting Portrait of Boy in Red Jumper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“Petit Garçon”
Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020)
inscribed verso
framed
signed
oil painting on canvas
framed: 16 x 12 inches
canvas: 13 x 10 inches.
All the paintings we have...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil, Portrait of a Figure in Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Portrait of a figure in blue
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed: 30.75 x 25.5 inches
canvas: 28.75 x 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of Woman in Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British contemporary)
signed oil on board, unframed
dated feb 2001
board: 20 x 16 inches
provenance: private ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern 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.
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