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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Minimalist
"By myself" Contemporary Purple Toned Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Lonely Family: Cleo" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
With Friends, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three friends soak up the summer sun on a beach in France. Lounge comfortably on the shore, they enjoy each other's company as they listen to the sounds of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Lonely Family: Thomas" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Garma festival" Contemporary Colorful Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Mullet Man" Contemporary Striped Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Girl with a butterfly. Contemporary Small Scale Oil Painting, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting in brass frame placed under plexiglass by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Frame is an integral part of the painting. Artwork depicts s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
Girl with a bird. Contemporary Small Scale Oil Painting, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting in brass frame placed under plexiglass by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Frame is an integral part of the painting. Artwork depicts s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
"Sam Sharpe" Contemporary Yellow Toned Outsider Art Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Lonely Family: Tonya" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Lonely Family: Jake" Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Blue Fugates" Contemporary Blue & Orange Toned Outsider Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Papunya" Contemporary Teal & Orange Toned Outsider Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Featured in "Kevin Gilmore: Lonely Family Reunion" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
In "Lonely Family Reunion", local Houston artist Kevin Gilmore embarks on a poignant explo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In swirls
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
FIGURATIVE painting of fantastic beings. The described artwork is a 52" x 32" vertical oil painting on canvas, part of the artist's figurative collection exploring the intricate rela...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Garden
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Textured mixed technique, 2021 Figurative Magical Painting. This is one of my early works, where I delve deeper into our connection with animals through a human and magical lens. Ani...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Black Indian Chief by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen portrait painting on etching paper. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
"Unknown Legend" colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Unknown Legend" is a colorful portrait of an enigmatic face in nature, an oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Pol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
painting Angie
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included in the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
acrylic painting on print gliceé
canvas
limited edition
hand s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Giclée, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ORIGINAL EXPRESSIONIST Scottish figurative oil painting by JEANETTE LASSEN
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Jeanette Lassen (1924-2008) Scottish
TITLE: "Contemplating Their Next Move"
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 67cm x 62cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent
DETA...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman in Red - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Red Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
"She's Like a Rainbow" colorful portrait of woman on abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"She's Like a Rainbow" is a colorful portrait of a woman within an abstract oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Pot Carrier - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with White Scarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Pink Headdress - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Pale Blue Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Grey Hat - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman in Blue with Headscarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
Woman in Pink - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk.
“My love of colour stems from my ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Plage de Bussaghlia
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
In White Sleeve
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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In W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_Wonder With Me (Triptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Wonder With Me (Triptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 120 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expression...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil
Two Men and a Horse by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative painting on etching...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Only Red, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A geisha, adorned in a red dress with a floral pattern, moves gracefully. The composition places her off-center, shifting the oversized parasol to the right for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait On Wood. Stoniness Woman. "Currency #105"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2021, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work executed on a treated c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
The Yellow Jacket, Portrait Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Yellow Jacket, by Manuel Santelices
Ink and pastel craft paper
Image size: 12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
2022
Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
"Leaving the Circus", Original painting, Figurative art, Women, Pastel, Ethereal
Located in Deddington, GB
Acrylic painting on linen canvas. Inspired by the Circus.
The painting shows a blurred portrait of a female. Pastel blues, greys, pinks and white fill the composition with an ethere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Queen Jane" colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of woman looking down
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Queen Jane" is a colorful & enigmatic oil painting portrait of a woman looking down.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackson Pollac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Secret
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative Magical Painting, textured mixed technique, created in 2021. This piece represents one of my earlier works, exploring our connection with animals through a human and magic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Waiting Room 1 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Black-White and Brown Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Ask Alice" contemporary realist portrait in colorful abstract oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Ask Alice" depicts a realist portrait of a woman within an otherwise abstract oil painting.
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from Jackso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_A Way To Escape (Diptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"A Way To Escape (Diptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
72 x 36 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressions...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Figurative/Female/Portrait/Floral_Sounds of Summer (Diptych)_Anna Kincaide, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
ANNA KINCAIDE
"Sounds of Summer (Diptych)"
Oil & Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 120 inches
Communicating emotion and narrative with limited assistance from her figure’s facial expressio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist
Tennessee, 9/12/86
Oil on canvas
34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in.
Titled and inscribed upper left
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 4 Skaters
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silent dialogue
Located in Oslo, NO
Silent dialogue
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil, Acrylic
Rosas
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Feminine force
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Embracing my roots and my cultural background through having a special spiritual connection to the women I depict on my canvases. The theme of women, womanhood and femininity is at ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Rhapsody in the Tropics
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative painting that explores the invisible bond that connects us with all other living beings. Against a background of natural shadow earth, a suspended dance that is infinite. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 7 Personnages Skate Park
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In The Cafeteria - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic Black-White Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1000 Years, blue and earth tonehuman face, bark from birch tree, natural element
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made with the bark of the Paper Birch tree on a repurposed trophy plaque. The title was inspired by the song, "Scott Pilgrim," by the Canadian band, Plumtree.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Ink, Birch
Our magnetic fields
Located in Oslo, NO
Our magnetic fields
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil, Acrylic
"It Was Summer" colorful contemporary female nude resting in artist's studio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"It Was Summer" is a colorful contemporary oil painting of a female nude resting in artist's studio
Nick Weber (b.1971), living and painting in Springs, NY (about a block away from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Platform - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting Room 2 - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic Black-White Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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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.
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