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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy (Man)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Signed with monogram and dated lower right.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Subway Station, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Subways are a melting pot of culture. The station on 14th Street offers an ideal setting to observe this diversity and engage in people-watching. On cold days, one can often see homeless alcoholics among the fashion models, Wall Street executives, and commuters from all over Manhattan waiting for trains.Painted with bright colors and in the style of David Hockney and Edward Hopper, the scene depicts artist Leroy Burt's impression of a New York City subway station...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Heels? Never Heard of Them
Located in Zofingen, AG
There is a pause between two worlds — and in that pause, she sits. Barefoot, dressed in black, the woman rests against a handmade wooden fence, surrounded by the quiet pulse of natur...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Russian Princess Olga Meyendorff, born Gorchakov - 19th Century Portrait
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of Princess Olga Gorchakov by female 19th century artist Elise Hügel. An oval portrait of Princess Olga Gortschakoff (1838–1926), here pictured soon after her marriage to Baron Friedrich Adeldagus Felix von Meyendorff, becoming Baroness von Meyendorff, signed Elise Hügel and dated 1858. Executed in oil on canvas, the work shows a young Olga in her early 20´s...
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1850s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Lake Forest Landscape Scene - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Forest Landscape Scene - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting by J Bishop. Art measures 17 x 14 inches Frame measures 21 x 18 inches Vintage painting, ornate gold frame ...
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20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Large Surreal Portrait Panel of Eight Acrylic Paintings With Floral Installation
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This large-scale installation brings together eight acrylic portraits from the You Are The One series, creating a powerful visual ensemble that amplifies the conceptual and chromatic...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ Healing the Sick French School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Europe Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage English Oil Painting Head Portrait of a Fluffy Grey Cat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fluffy Grey Cat English School, mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 3 x 3.5 inches board: 2 x 2.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: sound and good...
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Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintagte English Miniature Painting Portrait of Spaniel Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait of a Spaniel English School, mid 20th century signed oil on board, framed framed: 3 x 3.5 inches board: 2 x 2.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: sound a...
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Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Plage de la Remigeasse, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman in a white shirt over a black bikini strolls along a wooden boardwalk. Tall grasses sway on both sides, with lush greenery rising to the left. The scene...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Chic Lady in White Shirt
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 16 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in overall...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunny Night, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A surreal scene offers two possibilities. First, it is a realistic rendering of a man in a Big Bird costume, slouched at a dimly lit bar among solitary drinkers...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840
Located in Firenze, IT
Female Figure in Oriental Dress among the Ruins of Romantic Greece Oil on canvas, 61 × 46 cm (without frame), 74 × 57 cm (with frame) Early to mid-19th century A young woman sta...
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1840s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting On Canvas. Portrait in Green with Beings of Light. "Praise"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas in emerald green, square format. A human silhouette with green textures and two fantastic animals. A piece that combines figurative and abstract elements. This...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC
Located in Hagley, England
This large and impressive 17th century Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting with good provenance is by Nicolaes Maes. Painted circa 1680 it is a three-quarter length standing portr...
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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 1800's Georgian English Portrait of Lady in Lace Bonnet Blue Shawl, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (could be straight out of a Jane Austen novel!) English School (very early 19th Century, circa 1800-1820) oil on canvas, framed in an antique gilt frame with shell...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fashionista 2 - 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.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Large Mid Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Gentleman with Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman reading the 'London Journal', English school (mid 19th century) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 28 inches condition: some minor surface abrasion...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Newcomer, Portrait Surrealism Original oil Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Surrealism Original Painting Artist: Ashot Yan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2019 Style: Portrait Surrealism, Tit...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blueberry Pancakes", girl with a basket of blueberries and dog tap maple tree
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern 1930s portrait painting of a young woman in a black sweater by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A skilled and expressive portrait of a you...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Shotgun, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A man and his dog drive through a vast, open landscape. There’s a zero percent chance their trip won’t involve beef jerky. This sun-drenched scene captures ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

POETRY OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. acrIcrylic on wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped well protected unframed.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

POETRY OF LOVE
POETRY OF LOVE
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Portrait of a Russian nun
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Russian Nun Oil on canvas 40.7 x 32.5 cm (68 x 61.5 cm with frame) Numbered 701 lower left Wihtout signature
Category

Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Butterfly - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl and Flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Butterfly Oil on wood panel 72 x 65 cm (Framed 80 x 73 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with h...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) signed lower right This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echoes of the Atelier I
Located in London, GB
Echoes of the Atelier I, acrylic on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor fro...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Fine 19th Century French Dog Oil Painting Portrait of a Pug in Wooded Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Pug Dog French School, 19th century, unsigned inscribed verso possibly with the artists name/ former owner oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 22 inches canvas : 22 x 19...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Summer Night. Ukraine
Located in Zofingen, AG
A contemplative scene of a woman and a black cat observing devastation beyond the window — burning homes against a twilight sky. The untouched dinner table becomes a silent witness t...
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Josue M Pierre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Neapolitan Female Portrait Oil Painting 1920
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3933 Antique oil on canvas in an ornate period frame Image size 16.5x11"
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1920s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elvis’s JetStar
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 1962, Elvis Presley purchased one of the world’s first four-engine business jets — the iconic Lockheed JetStar. Luxuriously equipped with leather seats, a bar, a bedroom, and even...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning - a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon. Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of...
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circle of David des Granges (1611–1672), Oil on Copper Portrait Miniature, 1660
Located in Holywell, GB
A finely executed portrait miniature in oil on copper depicting a gentleman dressed in a black gown and white lawn collar. The piece is dated verso 1660 and the sitter was likely ass...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine French Antique Oil Painting Panel Lady Seated in Cottage Interior Knitting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Cottage Interior French School, 19th century signed initials oil on wood panel, framed in period antique gilt frame framed: 15 x 12.5 inches panel: 9 x 6.75 inches Provenan...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Cornish Fisherman Signed Antique Oil Painting Portrait Old Sea Salt Sailor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherman Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century) Oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches board: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private col...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Echo of the Black Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking, contemporary painting invites the viewer into a space of quiet mystery and irony. A young woman with auburn hair, dressed in a dark, structured dress, stands confide...
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1930's French Post Impressionist Signed Portrait Lady Artists Studio Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by Fernand LABAT (French, circa 1930's) signed lower right oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: the ca...
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Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Woman Fetching Water oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Young Woman Fetching Water Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.4 x 20.1 in Estimated date: c. 2000 Signature: Signed lower left: "Villar...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Man with Bagpipes, Follower of J.H. Tischbein the Elder
By Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–1789) Man with Bagpipes oil on oak panel no signature 25 × 19 cm (9.8 × 7.5 in) 31 x 26 cm (12.2 x 10.2 in) This refined 18th...
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oak, Oil, Wood Panel

Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in) Date: 1953 Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French/ Italian Oil Painting Portrait of a Uniformed Brass Musician
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Brass Band Musician 19th Century, French/ Italian School signed oil on canvas mounted board, framed framed: 19 x 15 inches board: 14 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection...
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19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tapestry of Beauty (Anike) 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress with Flowers
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress Oil on canvas 30 x 23 inches 36 x 30 inches, framed
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18th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"A Tesuque Indian and Baby, New Mexico" Alice Coutts, Native American Southwest
Located in New York, NY
Alice Coutts A Tesuque Indian and Baby, New Mexico, circa 1910 Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches Provenance Scott Tevis, Santa Barbara, California A native of...
Category

1910s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In The Making 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Abstract, Colour Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
By and by Too many thoughts rooted in my soul So many memories, the good and the bad They all shaped me. Colourful in a wink, darkness looted. But when it's all going grey, it shine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge Victorian English Old Master Oil Painting Madonna & Christ Child after Dyck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna and Christ Child English School, 19th century after the earlier painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck, unsigned oil on canvas, framed in fine elaborate gilt frame. Framed: 49...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion
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. Azeez Muritadoh ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ìrètí ( Hope) 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Ìrètí—the Yoruba word for “hope”—guides this series of portraits, each one a meditation on the dreams, aspirations, and quiet resilience of African womanhood. In these works, every g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"umbrella girl series" RK2T12, Abstract, Paintings, Clay, 21st Century
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches Frame measures 27.56 x 27.56 x 2.76 inches Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding. Color: antique white - vintage Artist: Roger...
Category

2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

1920's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Lady Seated in Interior Sewing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) signed and dated 1925 Title: Lady in Interior, Sewing Medium: signed oil on board, framed Framed: 14.5 x 16.5 inches Board : 9...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation. Artist bio/statement...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair
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.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Museum Quality Renaissance Masterpiece Virgin Mary & Infant Christ painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus Italian 17th century oil on copper, in tabernacle frame Overall framed: 19 x 17 inches Actual copper panel: 14.25 x 11 inches Provenance: pr...
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17th Century Byzantine Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

"Cat Ladies" (2024) By Zoa Ace, Original Mixed Media Collage on Wood
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Cat Ladies" is an original, handmade mixed media collage on wood that is unframed and ready to hang. About the Artist: "My work is figurative and deals primari...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media

Circle of John Downman (1750-1824) Portrait Miniature of a Lady c1780 Oil
Located in Holywell, GB
Circle of John Downman (1750-1824) Portrait Miniature of a Lady c1780 Oil on Copper A delicate English School portrait, dating to c. 1780, of a young lady identified as the Right Ho...
Category

1780s English School 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.

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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