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Portrait Paintings For Sale
1966 Oil - Suburban Chic
Located in Corsham, GB
A fun and stylish mid century study of a woman walking through wildflowers with shopping in hand. The woman's updo, loud patterned sweater and cateye sunglasses make for a vibrant co...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jeune paysanne tricotant auprès de l’âtre
Located in Barbizon, FR
Oil on canvas. 56x46.5 cm.Signed lower right, dated 1860 Provenance : - Gift of the artist to Monsieur Allou in March 1861- Sale by Allou and Ehrlier in February 1872 (Galerie George...
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19th Century Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gianni - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Man with Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait of an Italian man. The artist captures the man's face in great detail showing his deep weathered lines from age and experience and a gentle, knowledgeable look to...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Time gone by
Located in Spetses, GR
"Experience the mesmerizing allure of Nikos Vavatsis' figurative masterpiece, a captivating portrait that ignites the senses with fiery intensity. This striking oil on canvas portray...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Here I Am, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This portrait shows a young woman wearing a flower crown. Her presence radiates the strength, power, and beauty reminiscent of a goddess. Her fixed gaze express...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Category

2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Aleya
Located in Queenston, ON
Portrait of the artists niece. Painted in Montreal , Quebec,
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2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Rebecca Solomon, 19th Century - William Morris - signed
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Rebecca Solomon, 19th Century monogrammed WM - attributed to (1834-1896) Large 19th century portrait of a lady, Rebecca Solomon, oil on c...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French School - Portrait 236 All Eyez on you - Pop Impressionist
Located in Sempach, LU
Portrait - closeup ofa woman. Chiaroscuro between dark and light colors creates a sense of volume for the portrait. Technique: oil, acrylic, spray paint, ink on old book pages on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Little Ladies
Located in Spetses, GR
"Introducing 'Little Ladies' by Greek artist Marina Koutsospyrou, a heartwarming figurative painting that captures the innocence and joy of childhood. In this oil on canvas artwork m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fairy Tale
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Fairy Tale is a Mixed Media painting by Damilola Olusegun. Damilola created "Fairy Tale on a prime canvas of 60W by 72H inches. Damilola Olusegun de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Winter Forest Bike Adventure
Located in THOMERY, FR
In this engaging gouache on handmade watercolor paper, Linda Clerget invites viewers into a winter scene filled with quiet adventure. Measuring 65 x 50 cm, this skillful piece featu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Color Pencil

"Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman picking cotton. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects. Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Her Time
Located in Greenwich, CT
Her Time is an oil and mixed media painting on canvas, 35 x 35 inches canvas size, signed 'FRESSINIER' lower left and framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Demetrio COSOLA (1851 – 1895) Portrait of a woman Oil on canvas
Located in Gent, VOV
Cosola Demetrio (1851-1895) Demetrio Cosola lived his entire short life between Chivasso and Turin. At the age of eighteen he entered the Accademia Albertina in Turin, where he becam...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Ambition
Located in Belfast, GB
Portrait of ambition Oil on Canvas 39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in 100 x 70 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, ...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Allegory Of Death, 19th Century, European School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Allegory Of Death, 19th Century European School Large 19th Century European School portrait a skeleton warrior depicted as an allegory of Death, oil on canvas. Rare memento mori ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Romantic Spring, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Romantic Spring" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a couple relaxing in dappled sun light. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects. Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madonna & Child, 19th Century European School - after Raphael (1483-1520)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Madonna & Child, 19th Century European School - after Raphael (1483-1520) Raphael 19th Century Italian School scene of the Madonna & Child presented in a handmade antique gilt F...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below dated 1953, signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 47 x 33 inches canvas: 45 x 31 inches provenance: private collect...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jelly by Michele Mikesell, Oil on canvas, pop figurative whimsical painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

The plotting of the Conspirators
Located in Sempach, LU
In this vivid oil painting, I embraced cubism and surreal influences to create an ensemble of enigmatic figures, each cloaked in vibrant, contrasting colors, with intense, penetratin...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ray Simonini, "Long Horn" 12x24 Bull Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Long Horn" is a 12x24 oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a white and brown longhorns running in a field. About the artist: S...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Unbeatable Me
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a self-proclamation painting by Ayomabidele John. The proclamation goes thus: I choose to be full of love and compassion. I refuse for any part of my heart to be ove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Final Look
Located in Denver, CO
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Canvas

Charles Dickinson Langley, Portrait Of A Mother & Child, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-19th-century oil painting by British artist Charles Dickinson Langley (1799-1873) depicts a mother and child before a landscape. Little is known about Langley, wh...
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1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.053
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.053 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.053 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.048
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.048 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.048 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category

1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

United
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Young Damsel" is an artwork that captures the essence of youth, beauty, and innocence. The title itself suggests a depiction of a young woman, embodying qualities of charm, grace, a...
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2010s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil

Portrait of a Girl, American Portraiture, Blue Eyes, White Dress, Excellent
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Presented is a wonderful example of mid-19th-century American Portraiture. Portrait of a Girl, c. 1850s Oil on Canvas 27" x 22" Housed in its original period frame Spandrel Sit...
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting - Profile Landscape 438.019
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.019 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting Profile Landscape 438.019 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pai...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Dance me to the end of love- 21st Century Romantic painting- a girl with lantern
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser Dance me to the end of love 80 x 60 cm (Frame is included, framed 85 x 75 cm) Oilpaint on wood panel Dutch Female Artist Lis...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.054
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.054 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.054 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category

1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.057
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.057 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.057 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Linen, Canvas

Woman posing mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 55x46 cm. Frameless. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique Italian painter - 18th-19th century figure painting - Oil on canvas
Located in Varmo, IT
Bolognese painter (18th-19th century) - Maddalena. 70 x 50 cm without frame, 89 x 69 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame. Condition ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Culture, My Inheritance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Appearance defines what you are made of, being black, made of dressing, our way of approaching, respect, and how we react to things are what we inherit from our four fathers and we are happy and proud of who we are. Black is beautiful, I love black. 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 (Issue by The Galley) About Artist Ajenifuja Abiodun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Primal woman of the jungle with a headdress of vibrant tropical plants Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman This masterpiece is exhibited in th...
Category

2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.051
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.051 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.051 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category

1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Last Light on the San Juans
Located in Denver, CO
Like the Westerns I grew up with, my own work is camouflaged in a veil of nostalgia. The figures in my work are often portrayed against a stark background. This forces the viewer to recognize the myth before the critique exposes itself. I work from observation and my imagination using watercolor and traditional printmaking methods. The figurative images I create are heavily researched. By using the West, a subject that I am both familiar with and continue to question, I aim to engage with our inherent perceptions of the past and the myths embedded within. - Jed Webster Smith
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Very Large 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Bearded Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bearded Man French Impressionist artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 38.5 x 30.5 inches canvas: 36 x 28 inches provenance: private collection, Franc...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Judith- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Painting of Female Strength
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Yvonne Heemskerk Judith Oil and bitumen on canvas 120 x 180 cm This painting shows the most important things in the works of Dutch painter Yvonne Heemskerk, female strength and the love for the material. Painted with oils and bitumen to give the layers a kind of roughness that she wants to have for showing what fire does. The artist herself explains about this work: Sharing my process and deeper feelings about my painting Judith. My first painting shown with my new found medium… tar(bitumen)!! The roughness of the material is the starter of it all. Underneath all these colors there is this wild, rough untamed sticky basic, that tries to get a grip...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings - Profile Landscape 438.052
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.052 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings Diptych Profile Landscape 438.052 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collag...
Category

1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.049
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.049 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.049 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category

1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Portrait of consequence
Located in Belfast, GB
Portrait of consequence Oil on Canvas 35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in 90 x 60 cm "The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1820's English Portrait of Country Squire Jane Austen Period Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Squire English artist, circa 1820's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: some minor indents and scuffs but ...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gaze of Affection 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Gown Holding a Sheer Scarf c.1675-85, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Gown Holding a Sheer Scarf c.1675-85 Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) Titan Fine Art present this captivating portrait by the leading late seve...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female Face Icon XV /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Portrait Matisse Picasso
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Female Face Icon XV" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2024 Medium: Ori...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Charybde and Scylla Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red mythology oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper Hand-signed by the artist News from Eéa “At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa In the middle of the water, an island surrounded by mist s...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper, Oil Pastel

"Shadow in Profile" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Shadow in Profile" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a dark-haired girl in profile with a shadow. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects. Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

20th Century Oil - The Violinist
Located in Corsham, GB
A continental portrait of a gentleman playing the violin. Indistinctly signed. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Obinrin (Woman)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1950's French Signed Oil Portrait of a Nude Lady Soft Lighting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower corner Title: Portrait of a Nude Lady Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.75...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fundamental 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
When I see a crowd of strangers I am stringently aware that each of them was born bloody. I know that they will reach out one day as the light fades and they will faint beyond fainti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jimi Hendrix
Located in New York, NY
Jimi Hendrix. Mixed Media. About the Artist: Le Closier is a Belgian painter living in New York. After moving to Paris in the early 2000's, mixing P...
Category

2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, 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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