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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Impressionist
Style: Photorealist
Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Work is nicely archival matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches but not framed. Signed lower left
Published : Oct. 29, 1951 Cover, Time Magazine
Category
1950s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
In The Bride's Shop, Lord & Taylor - Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Signed lower right
Printer's and designer's marks in margins
"Tool pearls in bodice, train & headband & ribbon under bosom."
Ex-collection photographer Frank Paulin...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cover of Newsweek, Kruschev, Russia March 16th 1959
By Robert Engle
Located in Miami, FL
Cover of Newsweek, Kruschev, March 16th 1959
Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors etc.),
Gouache on board
12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
Signed Lower left
Powerful study of Russian ...
Category
1950s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Massoud, 2008
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anthony Palliser was born in 1949 of an English father and a Belgian mother. He studied at Downside school and graduated from New College Oxford. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Elsa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Argentine painter. He was born in Buenos Aires on February 21, 1915.
He studied at the National School of Fine Arts and then, for two years, at the Argentine Institute of Graphic Art...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Donna con Ventilatore
Located in Missouri, MO
Arnaldo de Lisio (Italian, 1869-1949)
Donna con Ventilatore
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Right
34 x 24 inches
41 x 31.5 inches
Arnaldo De Lisio (9 December 1869 – 5 March 1949) was an...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sonatina" (2024) By Vincent Xeus, Original Oil Painting on Linen
Located in Denver, CO
"Sonatina" by Vincent Xues is an original, handmade oil painting on linen that depicts a portrait of a woman looking to the side, with her hair in a loose bun, in front of a pale gre...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Incognito
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Handmade resin domes on board with unparalleled craftsmanship by Nemo Jantzen. Every inch of this piece is made by hand, with careful attention to detail. "Paradise" is a stunning pi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin
William Blake, Oil Painting by Duncan Hannah
Located in Long Island City, NY
William Blake
Duncan Hannah
American (1952–2022)
Date: 1981
Oil on Canvas, initialed, titled and dated lower right
Size: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Category
1980s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man Playing Guitar, Oil Painting by Duncan Hannah
Located in Long Island City, NY
Man Playing Guitar
Duncan Hannah, American (1952–2022)
Date: 1981
Oil on Canvas, initialed lower right, signed and dated on verso
Size: 44 x 40 in. (111.76 x 101.6 cm)
Frame Size: 45...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fillette a l'orange (Little Girl with Orange)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Fillette a l'orange (Little Girl with Orange)" is a figurative portrait Impressionist oil on canvas painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1911. The artwork is 25 3/4 x 21 3/8 inches ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Domenico
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Craig Cameron-Mackintosh is a South African contemporary painter and filmmaker recognised for his distinctive oil portraits. His artistic journey began in 2015, after a decade-long hiatus from painting following high school. He initially pursued a degree in Motion Picture Medium, which has significantly influenced his artistic style, incorporating elements reminiscent of cinematography such as silhouettes and photographic effects like blurriness and overexposure.
Cameron-Mackintosh gained notable acclaim when he won the Sanlam Portrait Award in 2019 for his portrait titled "Lesela." His work often explores themes of identity and perception, particularly through the use of silhouette motifs that obscure traditional identifiers such as age and gender. He has also produced and directed documentaries, including "Billy Monk – Shot in the Dark," which chronicles the life of a prominent South African photographer.
‘Dominico’ formed part of his inclusion in EBONY/CURATED’s main booth at the 2023 Investec Cape Town Art Fair, where he exhibited alongside Anico Mostert, Feni Chulumanco, Ian Garrett, Ismail Yilmaz, Kimathi Mafafo, Rentia Retief, Richard Butler...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
La Tarte aux fraises by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul - Oil painting
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE.
La Tarte aux fraises by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (b. 1935)
Oil on canvas
130 x 97 cm (51 ¹/₈ x 38 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lowe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Intergalactic
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Silence Is Golden
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Out of Focus
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic
Who’s Laughing Now
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Finding the light
Located in Rye, NY
Meditation. Prayer. Focusing on the breath. Clearing the mind. Letting go of the world that can distract us, rob us, from moments of true peace. These paintings capture individuals i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
State of Grace
Located in Rye, NY
Meditation. Prayer. Focusing on the breath. Clearing the mind. Letting go of the world that can distract us, rob us, from moments of true peace. These paintings capture individuals i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Alphonsine
Located in Missouri, MO
Robert Kushner (American, b. 1949)
Alphonsine, 1983
30 x 22 inches without frame
32.75 x 25 inches with frame
Titled Lower Left
Signed and dated Mid Lower Right
A member of the Patt...
Category
1980s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wild Odes
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Up To You
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread, Board
Patterns
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Vogue II
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Senses
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
X-RAY
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread
Armando Barrios, India, 1955, Pastel on paper, 41 x 26 cm, 16.1 x 10.2 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Armando Barrios
India, 1955
Pastel on paper
41 x 26 cm
16.1 x 10.2 in.
The work is illustrated page 70 No. 0256, in the General Catalog (1930 - 1999) La Pintura Como Razón de Ser, edited by Armando Barrios Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela, 2005.
" Armando Barrios was born in Caracas on August 21, 1920. Son of Serapio Barrios and Carmen Rodríguez de Barrios, both of Spanish origin.
Since his adolescence he developed a great love for the arts, so from the age of 12 he was already studying at the School of Fine Arts and Applied Arts in Caracas. His searches in the artistic field were initially directed towards the study of the Impressionist and Cubist schools...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Madonna
Located in Missouri, MO
Madonna by Louis Carl Hvasta (1913-1993)
Unframed: 37" x 24"
Framed: 47.75" x 34"
Signed and Dated Lower Left
Frame was Hand Made by the artist himself.
A local Californian Artist, ...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abe Lincoln
Located in Missouri, MO
Abe Lincoln by Louis Carl Hvasta (1913-1993)
Unframed: 24" x 18"
Framed: 30.5" x 24.5"
Signed and Dated Top Right
Frame was Hand Made by the artist himself...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pope John 23rd in Cardinal Robe
Located in Missouri, MO
Pope John 23rd in Cardinal Robe by Louis Carl Hvasta (1913-1993)
Unframed: 35" x 23"
Framed: 43" x 31"
Signed and Dated Lower Left
Frame was Hand Made by the...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Eva Gabor" Female Portrait, Golden Colors, Movie Star
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is Eva Gabor...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Baby Jane Holzer" Female Portrait, Golden & Green Colors, Celebrity, Intimate
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is "Baby Jane" Holzer, a member of Andy Warhol superstars and an art collector and film producer in her own right. She appeared in several Andry Warhol...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Chess Players
By Kalman Aron
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Born in Latvia, Kalman Aron(1924 - 2018), survived four years in camps during the Holocaust surviving in many ways due to his natural artists talent. As liberations came with the end of the war, he was able to study art at the Fine Art Academy of Vienna.
Kalman Aron spent his life paintings portraits, landscapes, cityscapes as well as imagery from his impression of the war. He was widely commissioned and collected.
The Chess Players...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Portrait of Enriqueta G. Dávila
By Diego Rivera
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Diego Rivera. "Portrait of Enriqueta G. Dávila" is a modern portrait, oil on canvas in a palette of whites, browns, purples, and reds by Mexican artist Diego Rivera. The artwork is signed in the lower left, "Diego Rivera" and dated and inscribed in the upper center, "Señora Doña Enriqueta G. de Dávila. Fue pintado el año de MCMLII".
Think of artists from Mexico...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thirst- woman with the straw in wine-colored, brown and beige
By Igor Fomin
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The hero at this painting is a human. His eyes are a lenses that artist using. At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents, but in one wholeness. Fomin is a fairy-tale artist, a romance teller, who is choosing never ending life stories for a viewer. He is telling these stories with realistic language of the artist, citing the language of Bruegel sentimental sincerity of Chagall, but also a precise coloristic scheme, that was a signature of French Art in the second half of XX century.
The fantastic World of the artist is perfectly detailed that makes it truthful. This artistic language principle defined the style of the artist long before he entered the Art World market. His love for Italian Renaissance was born in Minsk during his study years. Art, Music and Architecture made Igor Fomin...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contrast of Lights - Portrait of Elica Balla - Oil on Panel by G. Balla - 1941
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on Board realized by Balla as portrait of his second daughter Elica.
A beautiful, top quality portrait among the most beautiful of his figurative painting.
It includes an original contemporary wooden frame designed and colored by Balla himself (he used to often produce himself the frames for his works).
Signed on top left "BALLA" in capital letters.
Giacomo Balla
(Turin, 1871 - Rome, 1958)
Giacomo Balla was born in Turin in 1871. Since he was a young boy, when he begins to attend the Albertina Academy, he dedicates his studies to the violin and painting. His first artistic accomplishment dates back to 1894, a self-portrait.
In 1895 Balla moves to Rome with his mother and then in 1900 he moves to Paris for several months. His early years as a painter indicate an interest in the divisionist paintings of Pellizza da Volpedo...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Modern Art, Portrait Painting, Black and White Painting-Smokin' Cowboys
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Portrait Painting, Black and White Painting-Smokin' Cowboys
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
"Smokin' Cowboys" is a mixed media, contemporary art painting by Addison Jones....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Modern Art, Portrait Art, Black & White Painting-Big Hats And Backgrounds Black
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Portrait Art, Black & White Painting-Big Hats And Backgrounds Black
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
“Big Hats and Backgrounds Black (Hannah-A2)” is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Adhesive, Coating, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Arch...
Modern Art, Minimalist Art, Street Art-Shoulder Drip in Trichrome
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Minimalist Art, Street Art-Shoulder Drip in Trichrome
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
This minimalist modern street art piece begins as a portrait photograph shot by the artist and e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modern Art, Color Changing Art, Street Art-Staring into the Blue
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Color Changing Art, Street Art-Staring into the Blue
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E :
"Staring Into the Blue (Bethyie- A9)" is custom Mixed Media, Modern Pop Art, color-cha...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paint, Screen
Black and Purple Painting, Mixed Media Art, Modern Art-Raining Purple
Located in Delaware , OH
Black and Purple Painting, Mixed Media Art, Modern Art-Raining Purple
A B O U T T H I S P I E C E:
"Raining Purple, (Cortney+Bethyie-91A1)" is original purple mixed media Art piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Taper - man and woman made in brown, beige, red colors
By Igor Fomin
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The hero at this painting is a human. His eyes are a lenses that artist using. At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents,...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Music Lovers - man and woman made in ultramarine, grey, blue colors
By Igor Fomin
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The hero at this painting is a human. His eyes are a lenses that artist using. At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents, but in one wholeness. Fomin is a fairy-tale artist, a romance teller, who is choosing never ending life stories for a viewer. He is telling these stories with realistic language of the artist, citing the language of Bruegel sentimental sincerity of Chagall, but also a precise coloristic scheme, that was a signature of French Art in the second half of XX century.
The fantastic World of the artist is perfectly detailed that makes it truthful. This artistic language principle defined the style of the artist long before he entered the Art World market. His love for Italian Renaissance was born in Minsk during his study years. Art, Music and Architecture made Igor Fomin...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Young Boy with Hat
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impressionist portrait of a young boy in winter wear.
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010)
Title: Young Boy with Hat
Medium: Oil on C...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait with Cigarette
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Portrait with Cigarette
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960's
Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in.
COA provided
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job loading boxcars for Railway Express. During nights, he would go to a coffee house (Lawrence Gallery and Coffee House, at 43rd and Main St., KCMO), to sit and draw before heading home to paint. The gallery owners, Anne and Sidney Lawrence...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Woman in a White Blouse
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Woman in a White Blosue
Materials : Oil on Canvas
Date : 1960s
Dimensions : 29 1/2 x 23 in.
In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job lo...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Young British Woman, the Ellis Island Series, Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010)
Title: Young British Woman from the Ellis island Series, 1005
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated
Image Size: 23 x 17.5 inche...
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian Man from the Ellis Island Series by Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurent Marcel Salinas, French (1913 - 2010)
Title: Italian Man from the Ellis island Series, 985
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 24 x 18 inches
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Linear Domestic Family Scene with Two Women
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful domestic portrait of two women in blue with linear style by Oris Robertson in 1967. Placed in a thin, black frame. Signed and dated in the top left corner.
Artist Biograp...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Vincent
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A portrait of the artist long before his fractured life ended. Here we see the freshness & purity of the young van Gogh. An elemental lightness suffuses the piece in symbolic represe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Camilla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early original oil painting, "Camilla", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, inclu...
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
My Self
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a just discovered, extremely rare modernist still life, Trio", by American artist Robert McIntosh (1916 - 2010.)
Robert McIntosh won first prize at the Los...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Auto Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jirayr Zorthian(1911-2004), went through two Turkish massacres before age eight. He left Turkey at age nine with his family and spent a year in Padua, Italy, waiting for his visa to ...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Auto Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a lovely self portrait by Swiss artist Juliette Calame’. “Auto-Portrait” is an original vintage oil on panel, signed, c.1925, with an image dimension of 29 x 19.5 inches.
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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.
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