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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Inner Nature 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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“Don’t let the n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
18thC English School Portrait Of A Young Lady Seated With Spaniel, Oil Painting
By John Verelst
Located in Cheltenham, GB
US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item.
This large early 18th-century full-length portrait depicts a seated young lady before a classical column and distant country house. It ...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chevrolet Bel Air 1957 - 3D Textured Line Retro Car Figurative Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
'Young Girl with a Jug' by Léon Gérard Crépy (Lille 1872 – 1944) French
Located in Knokke, BE
Léon Gérard Crépy
Lille 1872 – 1944
French Painter
'Young Girl with a Jug'
Signature: signed top left 'LG. Crepy'
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 46,5 x 38,5 cm, frame...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Oil - A Fruit Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful Victorian oil study of a young boy selling fruit on a street corner. The basket of fruit has been painted with fine attention to detail and the child's face is almost an...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$545 Sale Price
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A Distinctive Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Man with Red Necktie, Joe Muldoon
Located in Chicago, IL
A distinctive Mid-Century Modern portrait of a man with red necktie by noted Chicago painter, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Chapin's estate records list the sitter as Joe Muldoon,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers (American, 1922-2009). This portrait is closely fra...
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$600 Sale Price
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Fine 18th Century English Portrait of Aristocratic Gentleman Huge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic English Gentleman
circle of Thomas Hudson (British (1701-1779)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 53.5 x 45 inches
painting: 45 x 40 inches
provenance: private...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Large Italian Old Master Oil Christ and the Penitent Canaanite
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
17th Century Italian School
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 30.5 x 35 inches in an antique gilt 'hollow' fra...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fellow Feeling
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$3,279 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Mid Century French Portrait of Young Lady, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower right corner.
Title: Portrait of a Young Girl
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 23.5 x 17 inches
Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Meringues" (2015) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Meringues" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud pie painting...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Portrait of Mrs James Hoste - British 18th century art portrait oil painting
By John Vanderbank
Located in Hagley, England
This superb large three quarter length British Old Master portrait in a landscape oil painting is attributed to circle of John Vanderbank the Younger. Painted circa 1738 the sitter is Mrs James Hoste of South Wootton and Sandringham, nee Hammond. She was the daughter of Anthony Hamond and Susan Walpole, daughter of Robert Walpole, and was sister to Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford. She married Major James Hoste of Sandringham, Norfolk, and they had two daughters. The sheen of her blue satin dress against her gold cloak is stunning. A really lovely 18th century portrait with excellent provenance.
Inscribed with sitter details lower left.
Provenance. By descent within the family of the sitter at West Acre High House, Norfolk;
Cheffins, Cambridge, 'West Acre High House' sale, 24 November 2010, Lot 519; Wood Hall, Arkesden, Essex.
Literature: 'Portraits in Norfolk Houses', Prince Duleep Singh, 1927, No. 36.
Sitter's details on two labels verso.
Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 50 inches by 40 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 58 inches by 48 inches framed and in good condition.
John Vanderbank (1694-1739) was an English portraitist and book illustrator, who enjoyed a high reputation for a short while during the reign of King George...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$13,094 Sale Price
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Fine 19th Century Oil - The Captain
Located in Corsham, GB
A distinguished 19th-century portrait of a proud captain, pictured in his naval uniform. His assured gaze meets the viewer with quiet authority, commanding attention and respect. In ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
FADING INTO STONE 3 surreal original oil/canvas Paula Craioveanu large 30x38in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Fading into Stone 3 " . Original, unique painting. oil on canvas, 30x38in. Shipped stretched ready for display and varnished.
Painting csn be seen in artmiami art fair in December...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Booth Lake Trail-Vail Colorado" - Soft Pastel on Wood Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Booth Lake Trail-Vail Colorado" by Sharon Pomales Tousey is an original, handmade soft pastel painting on wood panel that measures 44 x 48 inches framed and is ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Wood Panel
Resilience - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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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
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
$24,292 Sale Price
20% Off
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Nielson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlraith but the artist did not want to use her name in the title and it was called 'Exotic.'
Norah Neilson Gray...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Growth, portrait, contemporary, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This beautiful folk art style portrait by Kerry Louise Bennett contemplates the idea of personal growth, the journey towards contentment and the notion of being comfortable in your o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$500 Sale Price
33% Off
TIFE
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,626
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish.
Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walk So Fast By Thierry Noir
By Thierry Noir
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Walk So Fast
By Thierry Noir
Thierry Noir is a French artist best known as one of the first to paint the Berlin Wall, turning it into a vibrant symbol of freedom and expression. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Located in GB
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98 – 1543) was one of the greatest painters of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Augsburg, Germany, he was the son of Hans Holbein the Elder, also a pa...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Charming French Naive Art, Clowns on Bicycle Michel Boulet Folk Art Oil Painting
By Michel Boulet
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Boulet (France b. 1938-),
Oil on canvas
Hand signed lower right
"Le Patinette de Bâle"
Frame: 28" X 33"
Image: 20" X 24"
Michel Boulet was born in 1938 in Marseille, Franc...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Oil Couple in Green Lake Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School early 20th century, signed 'Guy Rose' to the lower left corner.
Title: Couple in a rowing boat on a lake within a landscape; v...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,336 Sale Price
30% Off
All is Found, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A child in a red-and-white striped shirt sleeps peacefully among vibrant yellow sunflowers. Their face merges effortlessly with the petals, creating a dreamlike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Audrey - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting by Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board portrait circa 1940 by French post impressionist painter Jean Gabriel Domergue. The work depicts a blonde lady - Audrey - in a mint green dress...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Oil Painting Pensive French Maiden Late 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3912 19th Century French female portrait
Image size 23x19.5
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Heart Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Love, Home
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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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
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
Signed American Illustration "Romeo and Juliette" Framed Rare Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American illustration painting. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Very Large 1840s English Portrait of a Country Gentleman Holding Times Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Corn Bill"
English Artist, circa 1840's, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt scrolled and swept frame
framed: 45 x 37 inches
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition; please note the frame is very vulnerable and fragile and as such we are happy to include it free of charge with the painting but cannot warranty its condition on arrival.
Historically significant portrait of this early Victorian...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Dara - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Colour
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I draw from the personal narrative of my mother, whose life was marked by adversity yet remained steadfast in her values. Her unwavering commitment to her virtue and essence serves a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas. “Goodbye”
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Mixed media oil painting on canvas depicting a human figure intertwined with animal forms. The composition combines vibrant colors, abstract shapes, and figurative elements to explor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
May that be the reflection I see- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
May that be the reflection I see
50 x 50 cm framed (included in price) 53,5 x 53,5 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Loc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Head & Shoulders Portrait Vintage Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Size : 16 x 13 inches
double sided image
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.
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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
Adesewa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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"Adesewa" is an artwork that glorifies the grace and resilience of African women with a regal and sophisticated touch. It showcases their deep connection to cultural roots and the affirmation of identity through the adorned Banky Knots, a traditional African hairstyle. Additionally, the piece embodies themes of self-affirmation and embracing one's true self.
Olalekan Odunbori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca, The Prayer of Mary, 1920
Located in Vicenza, VI
Positive photographic print with white lead highlights and charcoal trim of a painting depicting the prayer of Mary, both made by Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca.
The photograph has the arti...
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper
Echoes Within - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women
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
Bey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crucifixion
French School, circa 1830's
circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches
provenance: private collection, northern France
...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,103 Sale Price
30% Off
My Safe Space - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Couple
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
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
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
French painting portrait Bearded italian man oil canvas Second half 18th century
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the second half of the 18th century Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm (57 x 49 cm with the frame) Very beautiful frame in gilded wood from the Louix XVI period with decoratio...
Category
Late 18th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,437 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Pop Art Portrait of Peter Max Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist portrait of iconic artist Peter Max. Signed. Framed. Original oil on canvas.
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Self Portrait of the Artist, Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kenneth Marcus Hugh (American, 1916-2011)
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right and dated ’36
33 x 27 inches
39 x 33 inches, framed
Kenne...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Quality 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Trial of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trial of Christ
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on panel, unframed
panel: 11 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England,
Christies auction stencil marks verso
condi...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Companion 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Bee Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
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About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Late 20th Century Expressionist Oil and Acrylic on Paper. 'Janine, The Muse'.
By Armand Avril
Located in Cotignac, FR
A vibrant colourful French portrait of Janine, muse of the artist Armand Avril. Signed and dated mid right. Presented in new contemporary framing under glass.
Armand Avril (1926) i...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Oil, Acrylic
$2,491 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Man 1869
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas
135,2 x 95 cm (169 x 129 cm with frame)
Signed and dated lower right
Category
1860s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Neruda's Friend - Oil Paint by Luigi Granetto - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on paper realized by Luigi Granetto in 1998.
Hand signed.
Includes a wooden frame realized by the artist cm. 45x38.5
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Seeking Perfection 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
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
Mic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Liberty IX /// Jack Graves Statue of Liberty New York France United States Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Liberty IX"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2025
Medium: Original Acr...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
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