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Portrait Paintings For Sale
America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Upright Impression
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Upright Impression" by John Ali captures the innocence, resilience, and curiosity of youth through the portrayal of a young girl. In this captivating artwork, the girl stands tall a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

People In Florence By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School - Portrait Pachamama Glósóli 008 - (XXL Large) Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Pachamama Glósóli 08 Portrait closeup of a woman with black hair. Vibrant and powerful stare. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on large canvas 116x89cm ■■ 46.7 x 35.3 inch Structur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Bleasure 5 (House of Cards)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
She built a small house as an expression of her philosophy of life, it was squarish and made entirely of cards. A staircase rose in three sections to the upper half-floor which conta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Victorian English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady with Necklace framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Victorian Lady English artist, circa 1870's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 21 inches canvas: 18 x 14 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: ove...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Black Dog I by Sean Durkin, dog art, animal painting, impressionist
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting of Black Dog I. Sean uses very toned down colours but draws the attention to a black dog on a lighter background. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Alleys In Florence By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gone Fey" - Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shaina Craft's "Gone Fey," created in 2024, is a compelling oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 6 x 6 x 0.75 inches. This piece is a prime example of Craft's proficiency in portrait...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil

"The Sun's Shade" - Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This is an original oil on wood panel artwork, "The Sun's Shade," by Shaina Craft, created in the year 2022. Measuring 6 x 6 x 1 inches, the piece is an exquisite example of Craft's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Model And Painter By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Follower of Salvatore Maresca - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of an Old Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait of an elderly gentleman clutching a bottle of red wine and a full fiasco. Signed' S. Maresca' to the lower right. Copied from the artist's original work. On ca...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Nude On The Rocks early 20th Century circle of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Nude On The Rocks, early 20th Century by A K Maxwell - circle of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Large circa 1920's British School portrait of a red haired nude...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Glass Of Wine By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Black Melanin
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Being black is our heritage, what we have inherited from the past to value and enjoy in the present, and to preserve and pass on to future generations. Shipping Procedure Ships in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Lady 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Lady 19th century dated and signed 1874 ( Portrait of the artist's daughter ) Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger, originally Wilhelm Heinrich Schlesinger...
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1870s French School Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Purple Lincoln
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Purple Lincoln Series: Abraham Lincoln Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19" Signature: Signe...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Melancholic Sappho - 19th Century Pre-Raphalite Exhib Oil Painting Greek Goddess
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908). The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the Parthenon on the...
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1870s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Julius Friedländer, Portrait Of The Artist’s Mother, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Julius Friedländer (1810-1861) depicts his mother, Rebecca Friedländer (1777-1858). Friedländer was predominantly a genre paint...
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1830s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Head Portrait of a Lioness Fine British 1930's Oil Painting Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lioness English artist, circa 1930's oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 9.5 inches board: 8 x 7 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: overall good and sound
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Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

She Save Us
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"She Save Us" by Samson Toba is a captivating artwork that encapsulates the strength, resilience, and nurturing essence of womanhood. Through the depiction of a woman as the central ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hierarchical System
Located in Napoli, IT
Quartz painting on cotton canvas, Lorenzo Maqced - pseudonym of Lorenzo Marroni (Città di Castello, 1993) - who structures this narrative through a variety of iconographies, explor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Withdrawal By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid Century French Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Man with Moustache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) signed Title: portrait of a man with a moustache Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10 x 7 inches Provenance: private coll...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French school late 18th Century, Portrait of a young man, oil on metal
Located in Paris, FR
French school late 18th Century Portrait of a young man oil on metal 10.2 x 7.7 cm Framed under glass : 24.4 x 21.8 cm This small portrait painting, quite original in its technique...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhayay - Untitled 36 x 48 Inches Acrylic on canvas 2024 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang ..please let us know and we wi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Old Florence By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Pops, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "Study for 'Closer Than We Thought'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark interior portrait of a man in warm light with multiple sha...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Jole By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary portrait "Holiday dress"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I would like to wear an evening dress and go to a restaurant to celebrate the New Year. I would like to... In this painting, I crafted a narrative of elegance and joy. The radiant fi...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

19th Century Oil - A Portly Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Victorian portrait of a well dressed, portly gentleman. Hi rosy complexion, full face and crisp clothes show him to be a man of stature. The painting is unsigned and handsomel...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Brothers
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Brothers" by Ademola Ajayi encapsulates the enduring bond shared between siblings with heartfelt authenticity. Inspired by the poignant sentiment expres...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil

Come Una Francesina By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Settee By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Basic Instincts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract portrait painting is inspired by the work of Picasso. A unique patchwork style composition by artist Ilana Greenberg. The work is framed ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Audrey Turner - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, The Artist at Work
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful mid-century study depicting an artist busy in his studio. He sits in a relaxed manner at his easel, working quickly with the light glinting from glass bottles in the wind...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

April By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sophie
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sophie is an expressive and highly individualistic Post Impressionist work reminiscent of Chaim Soutine. Cottavoz isn known and celebrated for using incredibly thick paint that is a...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending ...
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Early 20th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Wood, Glass

1930's Portrait Of A Man Wearing a Fez Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Portrait by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on artist paper, unframed painting: 14.5 x 12 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this artists ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

My Mind
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 Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

By Rose By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 1800's French Empire Period Portrait of Gentleman with Silk Gloves
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French Gentleman, circa 1800's French artist, Empire period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29.5 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: a few min...
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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Great Outskirts By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Petra - Original Abstract Expressionism Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Contemporary portrait "Feast"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The last painting of 2023. I managed to do it!) In this painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the essence of tranquility interwoven with mystery. The subject stands contemplat...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Thy Brother's Keeper
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Thy Brother's Keeper" describes a time in every man's life. When he is kept and entrusted with a refiner (a person that keeps them before they become their greatest self). I read th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Highly Detailed Oil Painting - Old Woman Knitting Attributed to David Monies
Located in Stockholm, SE
Essay: David Monies (1812-1894) was a danish artist, specializing in portrait and genre painting. His father Salomon Monies (1786-1853) was a Jewish busin...
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1840s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bridegroom 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting depicts the confidence of a man towards the readiness of his choice to become a bride’s groom and the eagerness towards experiencing the beauty and happiness of love l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Man with a Book' by Jean Laudy, 1877 – 1956, Dutch - Belgian Painter
By Jean Laudy
Located in Bruges, BE
Jean Laudy Venlo 1877 – 1877 Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Dutch-Belgian Painter 'Man with a Book' Signature: Signed top right and on revers Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 8...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

after Leonardo da Vinci dated 1863. Self Portrait. Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Self-Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - 1519 after & of Leonardo da Vinci Italian, dated 1863 Signed Gianni Oil on Panel. Oval Image size 8.3 inches x 6.5 inches ( 21cm x 16.5cm ) ...
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Mid-19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Contemporary portrait "Black ang Gold"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Crafted with acrylics in a symphony of black and gold, this painting captures the essence of strength and elegance. The striking contrast and precise realism convey a sense of intros...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Study for 'Regroup'" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "Study for 'Regroup'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a city scene where many strangers are gathered , waiting on public transit toget...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine 1850's English Oil Painting Portrait of a Clergy Man in Clothing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Vicar early/ mid Victorian English artist, circa 1850's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 14.5 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: overall good a...
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Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Painter and a model. Figurative Oil Painting, Warm tones, European art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on canvas painting by Iwan Kulik. Painting is in warm tones, main colors are brown, yellow nad green. Iwan Kulik has created his own characteristical style that is rec...
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Elegant Young Society Lady In Green Round Neck Exquisite Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady original pencil drawing on paper by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below signed piece of paper is 9 x 6 inches In...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Pencil, Crayon

Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The Beauty Within Us" is a compelling narrative series of paintings that celebrates the unique and diverse beauty of Black hair, serving as a powerful symbol of identity, heritage, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contemporary portrait "A Glass of Milk"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This piece embodies the serene connection between beings and the simplicity of life's pleasures. I've infused realism with symbolism to capture the figural bond between the human and...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

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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