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Portrait Paintings For Sale
You Become What You Think About - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, 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
Eli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Ewa
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate portrait by Pauline Plummer (b.1933), depicting Ewa in a vibrant green blouse, captured in a moment of quiet reflection with her hand thoughtfully positioned near her fac...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-19thC French School Pair Of Portraits, Elderly Ladies, Oil Paintings
Located in Cheltenham, GB
US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item.
This charming pair of mid-19th-century French School portraits depicts two grandmothers, both presumably widows, wearing black gowns an...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Exploring at the Beach, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by a childhood photo taken at a Santa Cruz beach, this painting captures the simple joys of summer. Two children dig in the sand, perhaps building a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Saint Michael Archangel Reni 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Art
By Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint Michael Archangel
Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642) Workshop/Follower of
17th-18th century
Oil on canvas (104 x 68 cm. - In frame 109 x 68 cm.)
This high quality painting is b...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,767 Sale Price
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Fine 17th C Italian Old Master Oil Painting Madonna & Infant Christ with Joseph
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Holy Family
17th century Genoise School, unsigned as typical of the period
follower of Luca CAMBIASO
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 29.5 x 22 inches
inscribed verso
Provenance: ...
Category
17th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Tribute Money, 17th Century after TITIAN (1488-1576)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Tribute Money, 17th Century
follower of TITIAN (1488-1576)
17th Century Italian Old Master of Christ & The Tribute Money, oil on canvas. Early Italian School depiction of the T...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,312 Sale Price
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French Mid Century Painting Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: signed oil on board, unframed
dated 1950
Size : 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, France...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Feelings
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,240 Sale Price
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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
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
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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
$2,839 Sale Price
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LADY IN BLACK-In the Manner of G. Bodini Italy figurative oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
LADY IN BLACK - Oil on canvas painting, Eugenio De Blasi, Italy, 2011
This is his reinterpretation of a greatest old master painting by Giovanni Boldini.
Gold leaf gilded and mohogan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1830's British Oil Painting Large Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an English Gentleman
English School, circa 1830's period
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 30 x 24.5 inches
Provenance: Private collection, UK
Condition: relined canvas, ov...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ecce Homo Castello 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Genoese school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
17th-century Genoese School
Workshop of Valerio Castello (Genoa, 1624 - Genoa, 1659)
Ecce homo
Oil on canvas
117 x 99 cm.
In frame 138 x 118 cm.
The Ecce Homo, the subject of our ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,745 Sale Price
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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
Argentine Tango, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting captures an intimate moment between two dancers. Artist Duane Brown uses a restrained yet intentional palette. The pale dress of the woman contras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Adefunke
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Portrait of Adefunke" is an original painting created by Eyitayo Alagbe. Eyitayo created "Portrait of Adefunke" with Mixed Media on a Primed canvas of 20Wby 26H Inches
The Portrait...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
$2,160 Sale Price
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The Lesson - Portrait Interior - British Victorian art oil painting reading
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist John Eaton Walker. Painted circa 1855 it is portrait in an interior of a beautiful young woman in a yellow satin dress. ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Couple #4
50 x 40 cm
Oil on wood
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lisa, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V.
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Impressionism
Year: 2020
Title: Athos monk father Siluan
Size: 39....
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inside- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Inside
60 x 50 cm
Oil on canvas
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traditional English Oil Painting Rural Crafts Portrait of Man in Woods
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodsman
by John Edwards (1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5 inches
board : 23 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$804 Sale Price
30% 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
American Folk Art Portrait "Little Girl with Curls on Forehead"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5191 After on American Folk art oil painting of 1st half 18th century painting by
Linda Baxter signed and described on verso
Oil painting on solid thick wide pine board 17" wide
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Abstract Face Original French Artwork Acrylic Painting
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original French Artwork
by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014)
original acrylic painting on thick artist paper, unframed
size: 13.5 x 10.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from t...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$468 Sale Price
30% Off
Essence of Life -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Can you imagine life as if it were a gigantic rollercoaster ride of emotions?
Just like on a rollercoaster, there are moments when we feel incredibly happy, and there are times when ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
R. Waring - German School 1737 Oil, The First Sword
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait study dated 1737 portraying a young boy from a noble family bearing his first sword. Dressed in fine military-style clothing, he clutches a small sword in one hand an...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting On Canvas " young Oriental With Spindle" By Charles Landelle
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas "young Oriental With Spindle" By Charles Landelle"
Charles Zacharie Landelle (1821 in Laval - 1908 in Chennevières-sur-Marne)
is a French genre and portrait painter.
...
Category
1870s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Oil - Dominican Monk With A Book
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait depicts a Dominican monk in robes, his intense gaze directed at the viewer as he holds an open book. The muted colour palette and dramatic chiaroscuro lighting create a...
Category
Late 19th Century 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
$2,077 Sale Price
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A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Resilience - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,600 Sale Price
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Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Nude Black Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Size : 14 x 10.5 inches
Double sided
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The painti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Young Lady and Governess” by Constantino Sereno - Oil on Board - 89x67cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (101.5 x 79 x 5 cm)
Costantino Sereno (1829–1893) was an Italian painter renowned for his historical scenes, religious frescoes, and decorative works that en...
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
Nude Lady Model
French School, circa 1970's
signed oil painting on card, unframed
size: 17.5 x 24.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Saint Michael Archangel Tuscany school 16th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint Michael the Archangel victorious over the Devil
Tuscany - 16th century
Oil on canvas
68 x 52 cm. - In frame 97 x 78 cm.
Of great character is this interesting St. Michael the...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,229 Sale Price
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Large 1950's Portrait of Dashing Gentleman Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman
European artist, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 35.5 x 30.5 inches
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,082 Sale Price
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Fine 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel Horse & Figures Resting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Resting Place
Dutch School, mid 17th century
oil painting on board, unframed
canvas: 7 x 9 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,656 Sale Price
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THE RED SCARFE
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Franco Matania
1922 - 2006
Franco Matania was of Italian origin. He was a pupil of his uncle, the distinguished artist and illustrator, Fortunino Matania RI 1881-1963, and was an art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pastel
Huge 1900's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Nude Model Artists Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French Impressionist, circa 1900's
oil on canvas, unframed
indistinctly signed with initials to the corner
canvas: 51.5 x 35.5 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,372 Sale Price
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The Broken Mirror
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional ealry oil painting by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002).
The Broken Mirror, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Flamenco Dancer Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Georges Regnault (French mid 20th century)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 27 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$922 Sale Price
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"Glimmer" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Nude Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Glimmer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female wearing a translucent robe, posing with her arms above her head. The painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
$4,023 Sale Price
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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
$899 Sale Price
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'Manolo Gonzalez' Plaza de Toros, Maestranza, Seville, Bullfighting, Matador
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'John Fulton' (American, 1933-1998) and painted circa 1995.
The original oil painting for the poster advertising the appearance of Manolo Gonzalez at the Maestran...
Category
1990s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Streets of Barcelona 6 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 24x16
Located in Houston, TX
JUST ARRIVED January 2025
The Streets of Barcelona 6 Impressionism Cuban Artist Oil on Canvas Spain 24" x 16" gallery wrapped .
This is Streets of Barcelona series that Cristian ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Study of a Goat's Head" Frans Lebret (Dutch, 1820-1909)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Study of a Goat"
Frans Lebret (Netherlands, 1820-1909)
Oil on paper on wood panel
9 x 10 (13 1/2 x 14 1/4 frame) inches
Initialled lower right
This is a simply stunning and deeply ...
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to Scottish Kirkcudbright School artist William Stewart MacGeorge. Painted circa 1910, The painting shows the influences o...
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$25,962 Sale Price
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Antique portrait oil painting female 19th century original oil on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil portrait painting of a woman. This painting is an attractive French portrait painting of a woman in a green dress. The artist has given this painting a depth of detail ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Childhood Memories, Painting - Ankara fabric on canvas
By Affen Segun
Located in London, GB
Affen Segun
1993 - Current
Childhood Memories, 2025
Acrylic, Ankara fabric on canvas Size
68.6 x 50.8 cm
27 x 20 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Modern abstract expressive figurative female figure art on canvas "Integrity"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Integrity" is a contemporary, expressive figurative acrylic painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, marking a significant and transformative chapter in her artistic journey.
Thi...
Category
2010s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
"Maybe See You Tonight", Woman with Mask in Venice Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Métiers d'Arts in Paris, Françoise Collandre entered the fine art workshops in the city of Paris in painting and engraving and has ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Studio Sketch of Ella", Surrealist, Cream, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Studio Sketch of Ella” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in creams and browns. The painting is from the “Studio Visitors” series. When Ella a...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"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
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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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