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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Contemplative Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Bakare Babatunde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Joyline 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women Breastfeeding Child
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Josue M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Intrinsic Vibrancies II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A weary mother cradles her child, portraying resilience and their unbreakable bond. Flowing, textured bedding wraps them in warmth and enhances the intimacy of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait with Cat - Scottish 1920's Art Deco Oil Painting female artist
By Helen Margaret MacKenzie
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish 1920's self portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Mackenzie. Painted circa 1929 the composition is the head and shoulders of the artis...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV,
Workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, (Paris, c. 1645 - Paris, 1710)
Late 17th century French school, c. 1690
Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, w. 80 cm
Importa...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Large and Magnificent Oil On Canvas Painting of King William III (1672–1702)
By (After) Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Magnificent Oil On Canvas Painting of King William III (1672–1702), After Sir Godfrey Kneller
Step into history with this extraordinary large oil on canvas painting of K...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School Portrait of Gentleman Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
English School, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, circa 1830, the figure seated in an armchair, unsigned, according to a typed label verso depicting "Lord John H. Morelan(d)", ...
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait, Classic Art Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Portrait, Surrealism,
Subject: Portrait,
Size: 11" x 11" x 1''...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to noted portrait artist Thomas Hudson. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and 1760 and, from 174...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
L'Hortensia by Jean Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
b.1935 French
L'Hortensia
(The Hortensia)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Jean Pierre Cassigneul’s L'Hortensia captures an elegant woman se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Nature 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Listen to your inner nature… for it is a deep and powerful source of wisdom, beauty and truth, ever flowing through you… Learn to trust it, trust your intuition, and in good time, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Surrounded By Fuzzy Friends", Human Figure, Bedroom, Stuffed animals, games
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Surrounded By Fuzzy Friends" is a piece by Akira Gordon made from acrylic and oil on canvas. This piece measures 48"h x 60"w unframed.
Akira hopes to give black people images that they can relate to in some way without making an overt political statement; instead, showing figures in leisure, doing the mundane and the ordinary. She finds the most authentic way to do this is through self-portraiture and referencing her experiences. She uses herself as a reference for her paintings because she believes examining your own life is important.
Her artworks delve into the complex emotions associated with her struggle to transition into adulthood while clinging to the familiarity of "childish" things. It's an introspective journey, an attempt to reconcile the inevitability of growing up with the desire to preserve the youthful spirit that continues to reside within her.
Akira Gordon, a Philadelphia-born painter and recent graduate of the University of the Arts, is a captivating artist driven by a passion for contemporary art and self-portraiture. Inspired by Kerry James Marshall and Sasha Gordon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Faucher - Post Impressionist Figurative Landscape Oil by Henri Martin
By Henri Martin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Beautiful signed and dated figure in landscape oil on canvas by sought after French post impressionist painter Henri Martin. The piece depicts a view of a lone farmer standing in a v...
Category
1890s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Le Turban Orange by Tamara de Lempicka
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tamara De Lempicka
1898-1980 Polish
Le turban orange
(The Orange Turban)
Oil on canvas
Wrapped in a spectacular orange headdress, the alluring woman ...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "The Secret of the Kimono and Cats"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a serene woman in a beige kimono, her elegant obi and red hairpiece adding subtle grace. Flanked by two sleek black cats with piercing yellow eyes, seated on a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Beautiful 1930's French Signed Oil Portrait Lady Purple Dress Blue & Pink Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in Purple Dress against a Pink and Blue Wallpaper background
French School, circa 1930's
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
p...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Expressionist Self Portrait. Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil on canvas self portrait of the artist Stéphane LOVIGHI-BOURGOGNE. The painting is signed bottom right and is signed and dated to the back of the canvas. Presented i...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Fille Du Pêcheur By William Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825-1905 French
La fille du pêcheur
(The Fisherman’s Daughter)
Signed and dated “W-Bouguereau-1882” (middle right)
Oil on canvas
William Bouguereau's...
Category
19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Revelation II" (2023) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Painting, Nude Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Allen Williams' "Revelation II" is an original oil painting on board, created in 2023. This contemporary figurative work features a nude female form eme...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Flagellation of Christ, 17th Century
Italian School
Fine huge 17th Century Italian Old Master depiction of the Flagellation of Christ, oil on canvas. Excellent quality full len...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Blue Mona Lisa'" Contemporary Leonardo da Vinci Inspired Figure Pixel Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated rendition of a detail from Leonardo da Vinci's renowned painting, the "Mona Lisa."
Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Antique American Modernist Art Deco Exhibited Signed Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful and finely painted American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Best of Europe:The Roman Girl Sensitive Portrait of a Young Woman Italy
Located in Norwich, GB
Born into difficult times, the life of German Jewish artist Hermann Hirsch was not filled with peace or abundance. However, I believe at least while he w...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel dog standing in a landscape
By George Stubbs
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of George Stubbs (1724-1806). English 18th century portrait of a water spaniel standing in a wooded landscape.
This charming painting is a wonderful example of the style of English dog painting made popular by artists such as George Stubbs and other sporting artists working in England in the 18th century who painted the dogs and horses of the aristocracy and wealthier classes. It follows in the ancient tradition of celebrating and commemorating our faithful canine companions through portraiture.
Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame
Provenance: Private collection, Somerset
George Stubbs (1724-1806) was classified in his lifetime as a sporting painter, and as such was excluded from full membership of the Royal Academy. He is best remembered for his paintings of horses and his conversation pieces. Having studied anatomy, Stubbs's pictures of horses are among the most accurate ever painted.
Stubbs was born in Liverpool, the son of a leather worker...
Category
18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork featur...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
"A Black and White Girl in a Technicolor World" (2023) by Linda Delahaye
Located in Denver, CO
"A Black and White Girl in a Technicolor World" by Linda Delahaye (France based) is an original oil on panel depicting a somber moment of a woman adorned in 1930s attire, collecting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Good Samaritan
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
1990s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Denied Andy Warhol Jackie Black and White Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Jackie in Black and White by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and gold spray enamel on vintage 1960's linen with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
20 x 1...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
17th century Dutch portrait of a Lady in Red adorned with Pearls
By Pieter Nason
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady, half-length in a feigned oval wearing a ruby coloured silk gown holding entwined strings of pearls across her bodice. Signed 'PNason' and dated 1667 (lower right)...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Denied Andy Warhol Fright Wig Self Portrait Green Painting by Charles Lutz
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denied Warhol Green Self Portrait Fright Wig Painting by Charles Lutz
Silkscreen and acrylic on linen with Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board.
12 x 12" inches
2...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Coronation Blue
Located in London, GB
Ghizlan El Glaoui
Coronation Blue, 2022
Oil on canvas
Signed by the artist, on verso
110 x 90cm
Ghizlan El Glaoui is a Moroccan-born artist based in London, known for her richly hue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of young women reading
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1880
Young woman reading
Oil on canvas
H. 86 cm; W. 64 cm
Category
1880s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study of John Singleton Copley's painting of John Hancock
By John B. Monaco
Located in Soquel, CA
John B. Monaco 1916 painting and study of the John Singleton Copley portrait of John Hancock. San Francisco artist and San Francisco city documen...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter
Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 15 x 12 inches
board: 12.5 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Old Master Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Oil on Panel
Located in London, GB
In 1607, the Delft city council decided to commission a portrait of Stadholder Maurits of Nassau for the town hall, with Michiel van Mierevelt as the chosen artist due to the passing...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The King's Ring
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The King's Ring is an intriguing artwork that portrays a man wearing a ring. The ring is the centerpiece of the artwork. The painting is oil and acrylic on ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The sisters young women original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 98x117 cm.
Ramon Aguilar i Moré (Barcelona, 1924-Barcelona, September 23, 2015) was a Spanish painter. His work was influenced by the expressionist movement, although...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Portrait 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Signed at right, mid-canvas.
It is a portrait of a mourning woman, a young widow, as can be inferred, not only from the black dress, but rather from the headdress and...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century portrait of the painter Nathaniel Dance
Located in London, GB
Collections:
Robert Gallon (1845-1925);
Private Collection, UK.
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Framed dimensions: 11.5 x 10 inches
This highly engaging, previously unpublished portrait by Johan...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary abstract acrylic painting faceless portrait of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Unfolded Strength" is an abstract artwork by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her "Women" series, where she explores the intricate dimensions of womanhood and femi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
One of the Crew
by David W. Haddon (British early 20th century)
signed oil on board , framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 15 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, England
cond...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Annunciation De Witte Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1548 - Munich, 1628) - Workshop/School
The Annunciation
oil on canvas
(cm): 79 x 110 - framed 92 x 127
We are delighted to present a fascinating work, dating back to the beginning of the 17th century, inspired by the prototype of the Annunciation created around 1586-1595 by Pieter de Witte, also known as Peter Candid (Bruges, 1540/1548 - Munich, 1628), which has been lost but made famous thanks to an engraving made and published by Jan Sadeler I (1550-1600).
A painter of Flemish origin with strong affinities to 16th century Italianising culture, De Witte tackles the theme of the Annunciation numerous times, revealing knowledge of both Roman and Florentine Mannerism, inherited from his Italian sojourn.
Some of these works are now housed in various international museums, in addition to autograph or workshop works that can be found in numerous public or private collections; in this regard, we may mention the following:
- National Museum in Prague [1]
- Carrara Academy of Bergamo, Angelo Annunziante and Vergine Annunziata [2].
- Finnish National Museum, Helsinki
- Private property, religious institution Bergamo (Bergamo area)
Observing the composition, we can admire the rather well-established iconographic scheme, with the two figures immersed in an almost dreamlike atmosphere: the Archangel Gabriel on the left, of an ethereal beauty, appears imperious as he delivers the supreme annunciation to the Virgin Mary, who greets him with lowered eyes, composed in her amazement; surprised in the act of reading a book, she receives the white lilies...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Brotherhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Men, Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1930's French Impressionist Oil The Musical Band Orchestra Playing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Orchestra
Simone Forge 1930's French Impressionist
oil on board unframed
board: 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: great condition
For more any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
Anne C...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed
measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maurice Evans Original Mixed Media Portrait 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maurice Evans Original Mixed Media Portrait 20th Century
Outstanding original portrait
Acrylics and Oil on Paper
Dimensions 15.5" wide x 23.5" high
T...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (1707-1756)
Located in Maidenhead, GB
John Alexander (Scottish, 1686-1766)
Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (Scottish, 1707-1756), c. 1743
Oil on canvas
In a carved ebonised frame, with gilded inner slight...
Category
1740s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Virgo. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I've intertwined realism with hints of surrealism, woven with the raw emotion of expressionism. Through pastel, pencil, and touches of colored pencil and grap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Whisper in the Dark - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
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.
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Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"All Roads Lead Home" Original Oil Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "All Roads Lead Home" is an original, handmade oil painting.
About the Artist:
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis Coll...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American School Boudoir Scene Nude Female Interior Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 11L x 9H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Post-Impressionist Oil Trout Painting On A Plate Thick Oil Impasto
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Trout Painting
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
stamped verso
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 22 x 18 inches
Colors: Red colors, brown, grey...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French artist, Rococo period 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo 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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