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Portrait Paintings For Sale
The Popcorn
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting presents a sophisticated visual paradox: a woman dressed in the refined style of a 17th-century portrait — black dress, lace collar, white bonnet — is interrupted by un...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Exhibited RSA 1862 Portrait of Girl with Dogs Blossom and Bob
By Gourlay Steell
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Portrait of Girl and Dogs is signed and dated 1861 and exhibited in 1862 is by Gourlay Steell, (1819-1894) RSA, appointed as Animal Painter for Scotland to Queen Victoria’s Court aft...
Category
1860s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,000 Sale Price
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Puddle Jumper. Woman With Umbrella Original Oil American Rainy Scene Painting.
Located in Marco Island, FL
An ordinary scene of a woman walking down a sidewalk in the rain is elevated to a little gem of a painting. American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Puddle Jumper (...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, 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.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,440 Sale Price
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17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock
By Pier (Pietro) Dandini
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moses Striking Water from the Rock;
Circle of Pietro Dandini, Italian 1646-1712
Italian School, late 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 3...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Does It Get Better? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Does it Get Better?” is a hauntingly beautiful question that echoes the collective longing of humanity. It's an emotional inquiry that arises from the depths of our darkest moments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Chess Match
Located in London, GB
'The Chess Match', oil on cardstock paper, by Raymond Debiève (1973). Rich colours, bold, painterly brush strokes and an unusual subject for a work of art, Debiève has created this s...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,348 Sale Price
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Woman portrait by Ilse Voigt - Oil on canvas 96x76 cm
By Ilse Voigt
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas with wooden frame. Total size with frame is 88x109 cm
Ilse VOIGT is an artist born in 1905 and died in 1997. His works have been sold at public auction 24 times, mostl...
Category
1940s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,760 Sale Price
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Radiant in Red Geisha Girl Vibrant Kimono Contemporary Impressionist Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Radiant in Red
European School, late 20th century
oil on board, framed
Framed: 17.5 x 13 inches
Board: 10 x 6.25 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century.
Title: Full length portrait of a seated young gentleman wearing a dark suit, cream waistc...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Charity - Royal Academy exhib. 19thC art Pre-Raphaelite portrait oil painting
By Rudolf Lehmann
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning circular 19th century oil painting is by noted prolific Royal Academy exhibited artist Rudolf Lehmann. A portrait artist, German born Lehmann moved to England in 1866 w...
Category
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$44,024 Sale Price
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Embrace (Nature) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I observed that her beauty comes from embracing herself. Her flexibility to switch from night to day and her open alms of embracing the two seasons.
Therefore, embrace yourself like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Somewhere in Paris" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Paris" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a feminine model in a translucent white shift reclining on a background of white.
About th...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
His Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
His confidence shines bright, a beacon in the night
Unshakable and strong, his presence commands respect and light
With unwavering conviction, he conquers every fear
His confidence r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
‘Oriental Girls - Mediants à Tanger’, Jean François Portaels ( 1818 - 1895 )
Located in Knokke, BE
Jean François Portaels
1818 - Brussels - 1895
Belgian Painter
‘Oriental Girls - Mediants à Tanger, Maroc’
Signature: signed lower right ‘J. Portaels’
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 40,5 x 28,5 cm, frame size 67,5 x 56 cm
Biography: Jean François Portaels, also known as Jan Portaels, was a versatile Belgian painter born on April 3, 1818, in Vilvoorde and passed away on February 8, 1895, in Schaerbeek. He was celebrated for his genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. As a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Portaels significantly impacted Belgian art, becoming a pivotal figure in the Belgian Orientalist school. His works were known for their 'everyday elegance and feminine grace,' and he played a crucial role in influencing the next generation of Belgian artists, including notable figures like Théo van Rysselberghe.
Portaels was the son of a wealthy brewer who also served as Vilvoorde's mayor. Showing an early passion for drawing, he was sent to the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in 1836, where he studied under François-Joseph Navez, a former student of Jacques-Louis David. Navez invited him to his studio, which was renowned at the time, allowing Portaels to refine his skills alongside other talented students like Charles de Groux and Joseph Stallaert.
In 1841, Portaels moved to Paris, enrolling at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and studying under Paul Delaroche. He became influenced by the emerging Orientalist movement, which was gaining traction in Paris. In 1842, he won the Grand Prix de Rome, which funded his travels across Italy and other regions, including Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Judea, Spain, Hungary, and Norway. These journeys profoundly influenced his artistic vision, particularly his Orientalist works.
Upon his return to Belgium in 1847, Portaels was appointed Director of the academy in Ghent. In 1849, he married Marie Hélène Navez, the daughter of his first teacher. Despite being offered the directorship of the Brussels Academy, he initially declined, opting to preserve his independence. He later accepted a teaching position at the Academy and eventually became its director in 1878, succeeding Eugène Simonis.
Portaels was known for his broad range of artistic talents, including history painting, portraiture, and genre art. He was particularly recognised for his Orientalist depictions, often portraying the 'Oriental woman' with distinctive features like arched eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. His style, marked by charm and elegance, distinguished him from the dominant artistic movements of Classicism and Romanticism.
He was a pioneer in monumental art in Belgium, working with Jean Baptiste van Eycken to introduce fresco techniques like water glass painting...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Chrono.
90.5 x 106 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed).
Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of t...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,804 Sale Price
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A Pair of Portraits
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper stretched on canvas
Each 23 ¼ x 19 ¾ inches; 59 x 50 cm
Framed dimensions, each: 83 x 67.5 cm
Both signed ‘F. Cotes Px 1751’
Collections:
Captain Penton;
Christie’...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel
Daphne
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Cooper, Kim
Title: Daphne
Date: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,000
"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
Canvas, Acrylic
Just Keep the Connection
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork elegantly blends classic and contemporary elements, depicting a young woman in a stylish black outfit holding a phone to her ear. She stands against an endless blue sky...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Ficus, Cat, and She...
Located in Zofingen, AG
The woman sits as if she’s just signed a decree to cancel all problems. Her sunglasses have slid down her nose, revealing a gaze that radiates calm while subtly asking, "What now?" T...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Brian O'Neill's (US based) "Exhale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude male figure stooped over and keeling on the ground, with his back exposed and bowing his...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Important Antique American School Folk Art Young Girl Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted mid 1800s folk art portrait. Incredible frame. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24 by 28 inches.
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,600 Sale Price
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Language of Strings -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Modern Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The violin speaks where words fall silent—echoing resilience, tenderness, and the shared rhythm of our humanity. Its language is universal, reminding us that even in life’s division,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Random Thought
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Random Thought," a captivating creation by artist John Ali, invites viewers into the enigmatic realm of introspection. The artwork features a young man, his head covered with nylon, adorned by an intricate African bead necklace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century French Academy Study
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century
circle of HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Large 19th Century French Academy portrait of a male nude in a studio, oil on canvas. Excellent q...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century French oil on board portrait of a black woman. The work is presented in a very good quality wooden frame. Indistinctly signed upper right.
Artist: Frenc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 lady.
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Auguste Serrure 1825 - 1903, was a Flemish born painter. The description of his birthplace is generally described as Belgium, however the Flemish nationality became Belgian in 1830 a...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Regattas day (a tribute to Seurat). Large format Riverside scene with figures.
By Fabio Hurtado
Located in Segovia, ES
Reggatas day (tribute to Seurat), by Fabio Hurtado, is an oil painting on canvas which was created in 1995 and which obtained the Honorary Medal at the C...
Category
1990s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$55,729 Sale Price
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The Barrister Fine Antique English Huge Oil Painting Portrait of Lawyer Gent
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Barrister (the sitter is James Guy Baker, the artists brother).
by Gladys Marguerite Baker (British, 1889-1959)
signed
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 146cm x 101cm
canva...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rediscovered Mastery: A Portrait by Nina Bergstedt
Located in Stockholm, SE
This poignant portrait by Swedish artist Nina Bergstedt captures a quiet intensity that lingers in the viewer’s mind. The sitter, an unknown woman, is portrayed with deep emotional p...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virgin Mary and Child Jesus oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Virgin Mary and Child Jesus
Artist: Francisco Ribera Gómez (1907-1990)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31.9 x 25.6 inches (unframed)
Date of creation: 1942
Style: Classical Academicism with Renaissance influences
Description of the Artwork
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus in a tender and intimate moment. Warm colors, primarily reds, greens, and soft flesh tones, enhance the devotional nature of the scene. The use of golden halos, symbolizing sanctity, along with serene and realistic expressions, directly connects with the Renaissance pictorial tradition.
The style belongs to classical academicism, characterized by a balanced composition, meticulous drawing, and a masterful use of chiaroscuro to give volume and depth to the figures. The detailed rendering of the flesh tones and draperies amplifies the spirituality and solemnity of the piece, evoking the works of great masters such as Raphael and Murillo.
Artist's Biography
Francisco Ribera Gómez (1907-1990) was a prominent 20th-century Spanish painter known for his depictions of religious scenes, female portraits, and costumbrist works. Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Ribera Gómez received numerous accolades and was regarded as one of the great exponents of Spanish academicism. His work combines a rigorous technical foundation with luminous sensitivity and an idealized sense of beauty.
Influences and Comparisons
Francisco Ribera Gómez's work can be compared to other academic and religious artists who share a similar aesthetic:
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: In the emotional and approachable treatment of religious themes.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: For the idealization of human figures and technical mastery.
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio): For harmonious composition and the depiction of the Virgin Mary.
Within the Spanish tradition, his style recalls Eduardo Rosales...
Category
1940s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,402 Sale Price
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Self-portrait of the sculptor
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred Savignol (Pertuis 1877 - Nice 1959)
Oil on canvas
55,5 x 42,5 cm (63 x 50 cm avec l’encadrement)
= 21.9 × 16.7 in (24.8 × 19.7 in with frame)
Signed lower right
In this self...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Party Frock - British 1940's art female child portrait oil painting exhib RA
By Dod Procter
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British portrait oil painting is by female artist Dod Procter. It was painted in 1949 and exhibited at the Royal Academy London the same year. The painting is of a litt...
Category
1940s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Feeling Awesome -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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Isolation 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Those that tell the truth Are always on the run... If you stand for the truth You will always stand alone
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Spanish Flower Girl. An antique oil painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eduardo León GARRIDO
(French, Madrid 1856-1949 Caen)
Picture Size: 16 x 13" (41 x 33cm)
Outside Frame Size: 22 x 19" (56 x 48cm)
Eduardo León Garrido was born in Madrid in 1856. He...
Category
Early 20th Century Mannerist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century)
Title: Portrait of a bearded man
Medium: oil on board
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Zaeli" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Zaeli" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female bathed in light with oversized white and pink blooms surrounding her. The painting is fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Seated Young Woman - British 30's art Impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely portrait was painted by the noted British Impressionist portrait painter Walter Ernest Webster. It depicts a young woman and was painted circa 1930 in an impressionist pa...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amusements of Other Times - Oil painting by Amelia Da Forno Casonato
Located in Roma, IT
Amusements of other times is an original modern artwork realized by Amelia Da Forno Casonato in the early 20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on board.
Hand signed on the low...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of a Man seated in Library
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed, dated 1910
Title: Portrait of a man seated in a library room of books.
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Man Ought to Do What's Right" Contemporary John Wayne Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary portrait of famous movie star John Wayne by Texas-based artist Robert Sandman. The work features a realistic portrayal of the actor dress in his iconic cowboy a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fine Large 1800's English Oil Country Gentleman in Parkland before Stately Home
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Gentleman and his Country House
English artist, circa 1800-1820 period
Fine Georgian period portrait of a young English gentleman, seated with distant view of his country...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1975 Modernist Semi-Abstract Portrait Oil Painting - Figure in the Dark
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURE IN THE DARK
Size: 49 x 40 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An emotive and expressive semi-abstract figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1975.
The co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique English Portrait of Georgian Lady circa 1820/30 period Large Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English School, circa 1820's-1930's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 35 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: some old restor...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early Spring, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young Tibetan girl on her way to school symbolizes the start of a new semester and a new life. The sun overhead casts shadows on her form, revealing the textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alfred Baldwin, Esq.
Located in London, GB
Oil on unlined canvas, stamped
26 x 21¼ inches; 66.5 x 54 cm
Framed dimensions: 95.5 x 83.5 cm
‘Wood & Co 190 Brompton Road London SW’
Signed with monogram and dated ‘1878’, centr...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Love and Flowers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, 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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Dog Portraits: "The Musicians" Charles Van den Eycken ((1859 - 1923)
By Charles H. Van den Eycken
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Musicians"
Charles H. Van den Eycken (Belgium, 1859 - 1923)
Oil on wood panel with highly ornate original wood, stucco and gilt frame.
Signed upper right and dated "1893.'
10 1...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mahogany, Oil, Wood Panel
Saint Roch with Saint Jerome + Saint Sebastian - British Edwardian oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb religious figurative oil painting is by noted artist Wilfred de Glehn. Although some experts rank de Glehn alongside Sargent, he is considered as something of a late British Renoir, for his deft use of sunlight and shadow. Indeed he was good friends with John Singer Sargent and collaborated with his on some projects. This painting, painted circa 1910 is of three saints, from left to right they are Saint Jerome, Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian. It is based on a work attributed to 16th century artist Alessandro Oliverio. Saint Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader and is depicted in red, holding books. Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian were known as the Plague saints - Plague saints offered hope and healing before, during, and after times of plague. A specific style of painting, the plague votive, was considered a talisman for warding off the plague. It portrayed a particular saint as an intercessor between God and the person or persons who commissioned the painting – usually a town, government, lay confraternity, or religious order to atone for the "collective guilt" of the community. Rather than a society depressed and resigned to repeated epidemics, these votives represent people taking positive steps to regain control over their environment. Paintings of Roch represent the confidence in which renaissance worshipers sought to access supernatural aid in overcoming the ravages of the plague. The thirteenth-century Saint Roch (or Rocco), whose death is still commemorated in Italy, is especially invoked against the plague. He attended plague victims in public hospitals in Italy according to traditional accounts of his life. Images attributed to the Spanish historical painter Nicolás Borrás in the Royal Cornwall Museum, or other works in institutions from The National Gallery to the Wallace Collection, show him baring his thigh to show the mark of the plague, as he is in this painting. Saint Roch is also the patron saint of dogs, after one carried food to him in the prison where he died...
Category
1910s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Don't Be Perfect, Be Real -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative 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 Mrs Harborough - British 18th century art portrait lady oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted portrait artist Enoch Seeman. Seeman came from Poland to England as a youngster with hi...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
$26,414 Sale Price
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Madonna and child, Italian school, 18th century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Italian School, 18th century
Depicted are the Madonna and Child Jesus, the virgin Mary is holding the Child Jesus lovingly in her arms. The child, lying on a bundle of cloth and with...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memories from Past Life - original large oil painting Paula Craioveanu 59x39in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Memories from Past Life" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu
Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 59x39in / 150x100cm. Shipped rolled in a tube.
"Memories from Pas...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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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