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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Post-War
Les bonshommes 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Framed Acrylic on Paper painting
Located in PARIS, FR
Oeuvre papier de l'artiste peintre Camille Cottier.
Ses “bonhommes”, aux visages honnêtes, sont le reflet de sentiments universels: la solitude, l’amour, l’attente, le rêve
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Locked Out" - A Face and a Figure in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Locked Out" - A Face and a Figure in Acrylic on Paper
A bold figurative painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A face and a figure have be...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Rag Paper
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Mixed Media using modeling paste and oil paints on paper.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil
American Brutalist Abstract Mix-Media Painting by Canthi
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Mid-Century modernist mix-media abstract composition is signed by American artist Canthi and dated 1961.
The brutalist design in black and brown colors contrasts with the yellow and orange tones of the background. The composition is ornate with its original vintage black wood...
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media
Opium Dance
By Serj Tankian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Set Us In Stone II" (abstract, pink, women, Parisian, graphic, bust, natural)
Located in Paris, IDF
SET US IN STONE II
2022
Paris, France
Originally created as part of Nicholas' solo exhibition "This, and Thereafter (Plumes)," December 10, 2022 - January 7, 2023. The theme illustrated the enigmatic uncertainty around what might happen after life. A range of paintings were presented – vibrant and ethereal – touching on different aspects of this notion. Each painting had a different point of view, oftentimes focusing around the inevitability of what is to come, and if and how it influences the present.
This particular piece centers around personal legacy, how you will be remembered, and how your life vanishes into an abstraction as time goes by. This notion is visualized with a bust set in stone. The technique Evans used was a mixing of water-based ink with a hint of pink, that he knew would react when overlaid with white acrylic, pulling out a lighter hue of the pink ink. The white silhouette of a portrait set in stone creates a ghostly continuation of the underlaid pattern.
Option to create a pair alongside "Set Us In Stone I" (as pictured). Price and size are per painting. Evans Deventer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
One Queen (17), Royal Art, Contemporary Queen Elizabeth II Art, Digital Painting
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
One Queen (17) is an Original on Canvas by Agent. ’One Queen (17)depicts silhouette of the Queen.
Agent X digital artworks available with Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. Agent X creates the illusion of a cut-out to reveal a Baroque, floral painting underneath. With its bold composition of the antique with the contemporary, the artwork is a powerful transference of street to Canvas. Agent X, cultural explorer and agent of the unknown, creates experimental, multimedia collages, paintings, and 2D artwork. Described as ‘Pop Art with thought,’ Agent X juxtaposes pop culture, technology, fashion, and music in visually complex amalgamations expressing the anxieties of the global, post-modern world and the dark side of consumerist, media-obsessed culture. His work occupies a unique intersection between the aesthetics and philosophy of Futurism, the social critique of the Dada movement...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
"Lady with Cigarette" Red-Toned Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red-toned abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The painting depicts a woman smoking and drinking wine by a small side table. Unsigned. Framed in...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Madonna, Abstract, Original Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ruben Popovian
Work: Original painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Expressionism
Title: Mado...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
self portrait 1 oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - self portrait 1 - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 70X50 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Figurative Red Pink Gestural Oil Portrait Modern Contemporary
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Verano
Description: Oil on canvas, figurative, red, pink, gestural, modern, abstract
This painting is a double portrait that is more than the sum of its parts. Expressively painted,...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gregor Samsa
Located in Ridgewood, NY
oil paint on a cupboard.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paste, Charcoal, Oil
FEMALE PORTRAIT - Giacomo Moretti - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Female Portrait - Giacomo Moretti Oil on Canvas Painting signed lower right, Italy
White lacquered wooden frame
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil on Canvas Figurative Portrait Multi-Color Bright
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Summer Sun
Description: Oil on canvas, multi-color, bright, figurative, abstract
Expressively painted, the glowing surface of color and light in this painting seamlessly dissolve ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Gestural Portrait Red Pink
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Summers End (Blue Eye)
Oil on canvas, figurative, red, pink, gestural, modern, abstract
Expressively painted, the glowing surface of color and light in this painting seamlessly dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tempt Ensemble" (Parisian, black & white, women, monochromatic, sculptures)
Located in Paris, IDF
TEMPT ENSEMBLE
2022
Paris, France
Originally created as part of Nicholas' solo exhibition "This, and Thereafter (Plumes)," December 10, 2022 - January 7, 2023. The theme illustrated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Linen
Contemporary British Abstract Portrait Painting Figure Reaching For A Kiss
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Solo Kiss
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed on verso
painting: 20 x 18 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the rising contemporary British painter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Brotherhood 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Yes, I am black.
The right hand of the morning sun
Glittering on my skin,
Showcasing the beauty of my flesh,
Not the power that I possess.
Yes, I am black.
My origin is the vivid pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil Portrait of a Yeshiva Student, Dated 1903 by Saul Bernstein American
By Saul Bernstein
Located in Hallowell, ME
In the frame: approx 17" x 12: inscribed and dated 1903. Oil on paper.
Category
Early 1900s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Watercolor and mixed media on paper, it comes framed in a white passe-partout.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Set Us In Stone I" (abstract, blue, Parisian, graphic, bust on natural canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
SET US IN STONE I
2022
Paris, France
Originally created as part of Nicholas' solo exhibition "This, and Thereafter (Plumes)," December 10, 2022 - January 7, 2023. The theme illustrated the enigmatic uncertainty around what might happen after life. A range of paintings were presented – vibrant and ethereal – touching on different aspects of this notion. Each painting had a different point of view, oftentimes focusing around the inevitability of what is to come, and if and how it influences the present.
This particular piece centers around personal legacy, how you will be remembered, and how your life vanishes into an abstraction as time goes by. This notion is visualized with a bust set in stone. The technique Evans used was a mixing of water-based ink with a hint of blue, that he knew would react when overlaid with white acrylic, pulling out a lighter hue of the blue ink. The white silhouette of a portrait set in stone creates a ghostly continuation of the underlaid pattern.
Option to create a pair alongside "Set Us In Stone II" (as pictured). Price and size are per painting. Evans Deventer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
FANCY LOLLIPOP
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"Fancy Lollipop" is a vibrant and energetic artwork featuring a blend of bold and bright colors. The color palette, which includes shades of blue, pink, and black, creates a sense of...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Latex, Paper, Pigment
Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso.
Edwin Kosarek...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Die Gäste
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Die Gäste"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Untitled"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Boxer Knockout Punch - Esquire Magazine Mid- Century Sports - Action Painting
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant American Illustrator Bob Peak captures the fury and power of a punch to the face with rapid broad strokes of the brush. Combined with a somber color scheme and gestural bru...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Pedro Gasto Vilanova - Modernist painting of a family, dated '44
Located in Larchmont, NY
Pedtro Gasto Vilanova (Spanish, 1908-1997)
Untitled (Family), 1944
Oil on canavas
21 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.
Framed: 24 3/4 x 21 1/3 in.
Signed and dated on left side.
Inscribed verso: PAG...
Category
1940s Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Outcry
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This patchwork style acrylic portrait painting is inspired by the mid-century masters.
Framed in a vintage gold frame, wired and ready to hang, 16 in. wide x 18 in. high
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Untitled"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bewildered
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original acrylic portrait is framed in a gold vintage frame. Wired and ready to hang, 13" wide x 15"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
XingGuang Zheng Abstract Nude Ladies Party 2
Located in New York, NY
Title: Abstract Figurative 2
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.25"" x 11.5""
Frame: Framing options available!
Age: 2000s
Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lady with Orange Short Hair and Red Sleeves" Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and red-toned modern abstract portrait by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The painting depicts a light-skinned woman with short orange hair wearing a red-sleeved top. Unsigned. Framed in a gold wooden frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 23.5 in. x W 15"
Artist Biography: Artist Biography: Born (1927) and raised in Huntsville, TX, David Adickes is an artist whose art and heart are closely aligned with Paris, France. After studying art at the Atelier F. Leger in the late 40s, Adickes burst onto the art scene in Houston and elsewhere in the early 50s and has been a prominent member of Houston’s art community ever since. While his most visible works are his giant sculptures, from the Virtuoso in downtown...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Engraving
Portrait of a man
Located in Genève, GE
Monogram artwork : W.B.C.
Work on canvas
Category
1980s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Painting Colourful Wacky Portrait Of Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait'
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed
painting: 24 x 18 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The inner peace
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The main thing in life is to save your own inner peace, on the left Buddha - he is calm and peaceful, on the right is our everyday’s life with all troubles...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Surreal Abstract by Richard Fluhr
Located in Houston, TX
"Texas Artist Richard E. Fluhr was born in New York City in 1955 and for the past forty years has been living the artists dream. He has refined his own visual and conceptual vocabul...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guinovart. Thoughtful Man Black and White. drawing on cardboard
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Guinovart. Thoughtful man. black and white. drawing on cardboard
Josep Guinovart i Bertran (Barcelona 1927-2007) was a painter, draftsman and engraver from Catalonia, Spain.
After ...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
American Modernist Abstract Portrait Dancer Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 40H. Framing available.
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prayer
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Prayer for peace in Ukraine
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HUMAN ATMOSPHERE 7 - contemporary artwork, oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
In this exhibition, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Apocalypse" COA, framed
Located in Framingham, MA
This is an exclusive unique original acrylic painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Apocalypse: Lost Soul Catcher". Amazing bright colors and very detailed.
Some details on the painting are decorated with Crystals Swarovski.
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authenticity).
Presented in an ornate gold frame.
Excellent condition.
Framed measures 25.5 "x 21.5", painting measures 20 "x 16". Signed and dated on the backside by Artist Serg Graff.
Please see the photos.
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Please note that the physical colors of the item may vary from the pictures in the listing, given the quality of the camera, the lighting, and the background used
We sell vintage...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
African Girl
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The colorful and flamboyant painting depicts a picture and beauty of a mild African girl with a fractional simple head tie.
the colorful represent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue flowers Abstract Colorful Portrait of Girl with Flowers by German Artist
Located in Sempach, LU
Original portrait painting by the German artist Ljubow Jung.
Jung is a professional artist and clothes designer.
Imitation of stained glass windows. Stained glass windows are made o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Alan, Bella, Brick and Slate
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed). Price on request
This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael Leonard’s balcon...
Category
1970s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Gewitter. Mixed media fashion portrait on a Black and white photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gewitter, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 20.8 in H x 15.7 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probabl...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Acrylic
Brotherhood 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Yes, I am black.
The right hand of the morning sun
Glittering on my skin,
Showcasing the beauty of my flesh,
Not the power that I possess.
Yes, I am black.
My origin is the vivid pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Felt. Mixed media fashion portrait photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Felt, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 21 in H x 16 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Laßt Blumen sprechen. Mixed media fashion portrait photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Laßt Blumen sprechen, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 20.8 in H x 15.7 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Mid-Century "The Emigrants" Pierre Bosco #34 (Italy/France, 1909-1993)
By Pierre Bosco
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Mid-Century "The Emigrants" #34
Pierre Bosco (Italy/France, 1909-1993)
Oil on canvas
19 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches, frame size
“The savage art of Bosco bears i...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Directive Forces. Mixed media fashion portrait on a Black and white photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Directive Forces, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 20 in H x 15.5 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Sled. Mixed media fashion portrait on a Black and white photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sled, 2022, by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 20 in H x 15.5 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bay Area Figurative -- "Brilliance Dazzles"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful large scale Bay Area Figurative School portrait titled "Jason's Brilliance Dazzles," 1996 by an anonymous bay area artist (M) Unsi...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spur. Mixed media fashion portrait on a Black and white photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spur, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Image size: 20.8 in H x 15.7 in W
Unframed
The “visible” spectrum, probably the most well-known of human sensory limitations, as the human #eye is only capable of perceiving light at wavelenghts between 390 and 750 nanometers. Of course, calling it the “visible” spectrum is a bit of a misnomer, as plenty of animals are capable of perceiving light with frequencies outside this relatively narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Using infrared black and white...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Stylish Man in Glasses, Portrait, Blue Colour , Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylish Man in Glasses, Portrait, Blue Colour ,Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 26 x 21 inches
Sensational abstract oil painting by French female artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reclining Nude
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Reclining Nude, 1952. Oil on wood panel, 17 x 48 inches. Signed and dated on verso.
Edwin Kosarek
Born: 1929
Studied: The Cit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Allergies No.24, Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionist, Portrait
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Zhixiang Wang
2017 M.F.A- University of Academia Albertina Belle Arti di Torino in Italy.
'Allergies' is a series of artworks that the artist...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Father & Son - colorful, expressive, abstracted figurative, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This charming, unembellished portrait of a little boy held closely by his father as they wade in the water is by Pat Service. The backdrop for the painting is lime green…a summer col...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Magic Lamp by Annemarie Ambrosoli, Oil on Canvas, 100x100 cm
Located in Kiens, BZ
The Magic Lamp (2022), Oil con canvas, 100x100 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
This oil pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
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