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Portrait Paintings For Sale
"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
Ecce Homo Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Circle of Michael Coxie (Malines, 1499 - Malines, 1592)
Ecce Homo with Pontius Pilate
Oil on panel
Flemish school 16th-17th century
112 x 81 cm - framed 121 x 90 cm.
The proposed p...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
"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
The Nuturing
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jean Dominique Van Caulert, (1897-1979), although most often associated with his celebrity portraits and works for the theater, he was also a true symbolist in the tradition of the Belgian symbolist's.
"The Nurturing", oil on canvas, dated 1947, is Van Caulert's depiction of the nurturing of post war Europe, as the shrouded woman offers an apple to an androgynous figure.
Category
1940s 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
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
The cabbage cutter
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Baptiste SANTERRE
(Magny-en-Vexin, 1658- Paris, 1717)
The cabbage cutter
Oil on canvas
H. 86 cm; L. 70 cm
Jean-Baptiste Santerre began his apprent...
Category
Early 1700s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whisper in the Dark - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Romantic painting Portrait woman with flowers French mid 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school around 1850
Oil on oil
41 x 33 cm (54 x 47 cm with frame)
Inscription on the back “Lefevre”
Based on the model's hairstyle, the portrait can be dated around 1850. The ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Equestrian Portrait Florentine Painter 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Florentine painter, 17th-18th century
Equestrian portrait of Pietro Strozzi (Florence, 1511 - Thionville, 1558)
Oil on canvas
79 x 115 cm. - Framed cm. 92 x 127
A valiant knight, p...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Venus Bacchus Ceres Paggi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Mythologic
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovanni Battista Paggi (Genoa 1554 – Genoa 1627)
Venus, Bacchus and Ceres (Parallel title: ‘Sine Cerere et Baccho, friget Venus’)
Oil on canvas
103 x 78 cm. - Framed 125 x 100 cm.
...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
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
By Lorenzo Delleani, Ezzelino da Romano contemplates the massacre of Vicenza
Located in Milan, IT
Lorenzo Delleani (Pollone, 1840 - Turin, 1908)
Ezzelino da Romano contemplates the massacre of Vicenza
Oil on canvas, 146x116 cm
Framed, 170 x 140 cm
Signed and dated 1863 lower ...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portraits Of Emperor Napoleon III And Empress Eugénie By Studio Of Franz Xaver W
By Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Located in New Orleans, LA
Studio of Franz Xaver Winterhalter
(1805-1873) German
Portraits of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie
Oil on canvas
These grand portraits of Emperor Napoleon III and Empres...
Category
19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
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
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
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
17th century portrait of lady in an ivory silk gown and lace collar
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661), a 17th century portrait of a lady, bust-length oval, wearing an ivory silk gown with blue silk bows and lace c...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Street Dancer (Betty Boop Snoopy), large original painting
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; hand signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Custom painted white frame by Jozza. Frame size approx 47 x 42 inches. Canv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic_James Wolanin, Summer Love
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Summer Love"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
36 x 36 inches
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James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated w...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
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
Antique German Female Portrait oil Painting 1891
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5055 Antique German female oil portrait
in a period frame on board
Signed T.H.Fischem Berlin 91
Image size 19.5x16.5"
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
The Young Shepherdess
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926)
Oil on canvas
48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.)
58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 10...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic 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
Antique Modernist Abstracted Southern School Cubist Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and a rare early work by Frederick E. Conway (1900 - 1973). Oil on board. Incredibly framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Nude African American Woman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability. The artist masterfully uses soft yet precise strokes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Board
Female Oil Portrait Delicate Austria Romantic 1800s Vintage Woman Realism Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Art: 30" x 24"
Frame: 36.50" x 30.50"
Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right.
Category
1880s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Happiness - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Children Art, African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier - If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours".
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Brotherhood -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Men, Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Pop Art Portrait of Peter Max Original Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist portrait of iconic artist Peter Max. Signed. Framed. Original oil on canvas.
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
On Your Tomb They Won't Smell Nice - 21st Century, Contemporary, Floral, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice” is a cheerful reflection on the importance of self-love and self-acceptance in our fleeting lives. This piece serves as a stark reminder that ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of Francisco de Reynoso y Baeza.
Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos and bishop of Córdoba. Francisci de Reynoso.
Early 17th century.
Small-format portrait from the late Renaissance period.
Spanish school.
Size: Cm 19 x Cm 13.5
Oil on wooden panel.
On the back the fine tablet is strengthened (already in ancient times) by a sheet of parchment.
About 1600-1610.
As often in Mannerist / Late Renaissance portraits, the image of the character is accompanied by the writing that runs at the top, adding a celebratory, historicising touch to the effigy. Let's bring back the sentence here:
DON FRANCISCO DE REINOSO. CAMARERO SECRETO IESCALCO PIO QUINTO OBISCOPO CORDOBA. 68 (? O 7?)
(1534, Autillo de Campos, Spain - 1601, Córdoba)
Francisco de Reynoso was a Spanish cleric, chief chamberlain, and secretary to Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, and bishop of Córdoba.
He was the fourth of eleven children. His father was the seventh Lord of Autillo de Campos, and his mother was Juana de Baeza y de las Casas, daughter of Manuel de Baeza, a lawyer of the Royal Council and at the Court of Valladolid.
Francisco de Reynoso was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary and showed a strong inclination toward religion and piety from an early age.
He studied Latin, arts, and theology at the University of Salamanca.
In 1562, he traveled to Rome with his brothers Pedro and Luis.
In January 1566, following the death of Pope Pius IV, Cardinal Antonio Michele Ghislieri was elected pope, becoming Pius V. From this period until Ghislieri's death in 1572, Francisco de Reynoso served as his chief chamberlain and secretary.
After Pope Pius V died, Francisco de Reynoso returned to Spain and lived for several years in the city of Palencia, where his brother Manuel was a canon.
He supported the Society of Jesus when it was established in Palencia, providing alms to the school's clergy and funding chairs of Letters and Theology at his own expense, as well as donating a significant number of books.
During the brief outbreak of the Black Plague...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
"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
Serpens. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've fused realism with surreal elements, capturing the subject's serene grace while weaving in a tapestry of emotions. My strokes of pastel and pencil blend warmth an...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
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
19th century British portrait of Sir Charles Dickens seated in an interior
By Daniel Maclise
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 19th-century portrait of Sir Charles Dickens. The original painting is in the National Gallery in London and I'm sure this piece would have been painted by a fan of the author who was also a very good artist as this piece is a very good copy of the original painting.
There was a great fashion to paint copies of famous paintings during the 19th century and most of the world's most famous paintings have been copied many times.
Often the artist who does the copy is very talented but usually anonymous
With this piece, it's the only way to own an antique copy...
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1870s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joan Beltran Bofill - Two Women with a Vase of Flowers
By Beltran Bofill
Located in Naples, Florida
Joan Beltran Bofill - Two Women with a Vase of Flowers
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Sublime portrait of a woman with a fan at the end of the 19th century, painted by the French painter Jules Octave Triquet
V...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"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
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 of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Portrait Of A Lady, Stilte Family, 17th Century by Jan Cornelisz VERSPRONCK
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady, Stilte Family, 17th Century
by Jan Cornelisz VERSPRONCK (1597-1662)
Large 17th Century Dutch Golden Age portrait of a lady identified as a member of the Stilte family, oil on cradled panel. Excellent quality and condition portrait of the lady wearing a ruff and cap with elaborate lace work and a gilded embroided dress...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ecce Homo Christ Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Leonardo Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard painter of the seventeenth century
Ecce Homo
Oil painting on canvas
56 x 43 cm. , framed 75 x 63 cm.
Provenance: Florence, Pandolfini, 5.10.2021, lot 209
The proposed canv...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ease – Realistic Nude Painting of Reclining Figure
Located in London, GB
Paul S. Brown was born in 1967 and raised in North Carolina. Paul’s immeasurable talent for drawing was evident from a young age. At the age of ten he received drawing lessons in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stunning 21st century American realist portrait of a an American Boxer mix dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
Stunning 21st-century American realist portrait of an American Boxer mix dog
Simply outstanding quality.
The artist has portrayed the animal with great sensitivity and skill. The a...
Category
2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide
conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Innocence - 21st Century, Surrealism, Figurative Painting, Bulgy Eyes, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Bor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Optimistic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have.
Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Roister - 21st Century, Surrealism, Young Men Making Cheers to Good Life
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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Bor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
The Bathers I, Figurative, Texas artist, Women in the Arts, 9x12" oil on birch
Located in Houston, TX
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Bathers: 12 x 9 oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back
They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint.
Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again.
Joan Breckwoldt...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch
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