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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Vibrant Green Portrait with Red Monocle and Intense Gaze - Ancestor Clones #17
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This vibrant acrylic painting by Natasha Lelenco, part of her on process Ancestor Clones series, features a striking symbolic face depicted in intense shades of green. The portrait's...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Royal Couple (Drawing from the back)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Lyra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've interwoven realism and surrealism with expressionistic strokes to bring to life a profound narrative. Using the tactile qualities of pastel, colored pencil, and...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Gypsy Portrait 19th Century Antique Realistic portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Angelo Asti
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed on the bottom left side.
Angelo Asti, a renowned Italian artist, established himself as a true maestro of portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centu...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spanish grape picker oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lafuente - Grape harvester - Oil on canvas
Spanish school signed "Lafuente".
Oil measures 61x50 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$825 Sale Price
41% Off
Hippie portrait original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 80x69 cm.
Joan Cruspinera Muñoz was born in 1945 in Tiana, Barcelona. This Catalan artist is a painter, draftsman and painter. His training...
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$612 Sale Price
48% Off
The Flamenco Dancer Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Georges Regnault (French mid 20th century)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 27 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th century oil painting self portrait male subject glasses pipe signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait" is an original oil painting on masonite board by Francesco Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts the artist holding a pipe in front of a...
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Swaying chatter Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionist
By Julien Wolf
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas
Hand-signed on the back by the artist
“At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Albert William Holden (1848-1932) - Framed Oil, A Toasting Cavalier
By Albert William Holden
Located in Corsham, GB
This captivating oil portrait by Albert William Holden (1848-1932) depicts a jovial cavalier, raising a glass in a dimly lit tavern interior. The composition has been signed 'Albert ...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Michael Archangel Roman School 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Saint Michael the Archangel Victorious
Roman painter, 17th-18th century
Oil on canvas 112 x 74 cm In frame 128 x 91 cm
This interesting Saint Michael the Archangel subduing ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Painting on board by Serg Graff, Portrait, "Stranger", COA Gold frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas board in abstract style by Serg Graff, Portrait titled "Stranger".
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Suicide, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Suicide, 19th Century
Unusual European School Oil On Panel
19th century European School interior scene of an artists suicide, oil on panel. Beautifully painted melancholy interior...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$3,520 Sale Price
35% Off
Indoors, Figurative Painting Portrait in Black, Square Shapes in Yellow & Pink
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Spray Paint
Portrait of a Fisherman - European Post Impressionist Antique Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1920's French or possibly German post-impressionist oil on canvas portrait of a fisherman. Excellent quality work painted with quick, sketchy brush strokes against a mott...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sisters in Yellow 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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.
A sister is a gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,560 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of a boy, English School 19th century
Located in London, GB
This charming 19th-century portrait, painted in the manner of the English School, depicts a young boy set against a soft sky-blue background, lending the composition a gentle luminos...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Solitude
Located in New Orleans, LA
French Academic painter Guillaume Seignac was renowned for his masterful treatment of the idealized nude. His languishing female subjects based on Greco-Roman prototypes were and rem...
Category
19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Contemporary portrait "Two Black Cats on the Sofa"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've juxtaposed the timeless elegance of a poised figure with the playful curiosity embodied by two black cats. My brushstrokes in acrylic and oil dance across the c...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'The Water Carriers' by André Hallet, Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda
By André Hallet
Located in Knokke, BE
André Hallet
Liège, Belgium 1890 – 1959 Kisenyi, Rwanda
Belgian Painter
'The Water Carriers'
Signature: signed lower left 'A. Hallet', placed and named on reverse
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 100 x 80,5 cm, frame size 120,5 x 100,5 cm
Biography: Hallet André was born in the Liege in 1890, emerged as a luminary in the world of Belgian post-impressionist painting. His oeuvre, a testament to his profound talent, has graced the walls of over 60 museums worldwide, including the venerable Louvre in Paris, France.
Hallet’s artistic repertoire was as expansive as it was breathtaking. He wielded his brush with mastery in a multitude of genres, creating enchanting landscapes, bustling cityscapes, serene garden views, captivating marine scenes, evocative genre depictions, and intimate portraits that breathed life onto his canvases.
The journey of André Hallet’s artistry began under the tutelage and guidance of R. Heintz. He honed his craft further at the Academy in Liege.
It was in the South of France that Hallet discovered the transcendent allure of light and the sun, infusing his work with a cheerful and impressionistic burst of color. The vibrant hues of his palette mirrored the radiant landscapes he encountered in Flanders and the Mediterranean, from the sun-kissed shores of Southern France to the picturesque vistas of Italy.
In 1920, Hallet embarked on a new chapter, working in the enchanting city of Bruges before ultimately settling in Leuven. Each location left its mark on his art, contributing to the rich tapestry of his creative journey.
A turning point in Hallet’s life came in 1934 when the Belgian government sent him to Congo. Later, in 1947, he found his home on the shores of Lake Kivu in Kisenyi, present-day Rwanda. It was here that he would spend the remainder of his life, captivated by the mesmerizing beauty of the African landscape. He passed away in 1959, leaving a lasting legacy.
During his time in Africa, Hallet forged a deep connection with Tutsi king Mwambi Matura III of Ruanda-Burundi. This relationship inspired a series of exquisitely detailed portraits, offering a glimpse into the regal splendor of the king’s family...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Woman with Pearls" Impressionistic Oil Painting of Figure Seated
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A depiction of a young woman wearing long pearls and a loose dress. A romantic air is felt throughout this piece with a dreamy atmosphere and lush colors. She has dark black hair, we...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Anton Gold (1914-1970) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Schoolboy
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative portrait captures a young boy in school uniform, with a striking orange tie contrasting against his pale shirt and background. The loose, impressionistic brushwork cre...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wreath of Flowers in Hair by America Martin, Ink, Paper, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Wreath of Flowers in Hair" (Diptych)
Ink on Cotton Paper
25 x 45 Inches Diptych Size
Left piece comes framed: 25 x 22.5 Inches Unframed 31.5 x 28.5 Inches Framed
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Contemplative Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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.
About Artist
Bakare Babatunde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
1890's French Portrait of Character Man Signed & Dated 1896 titled oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of "H.C" aged 44 years old
French artist, indistinctly signed
dated 1896
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: old...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950s French Post Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Dapper Man Smoking Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man Smoking Pipe
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 24 x 19.5 inches
stamped verso
very good condition
provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Girl
Located in Denver, CO
Italian girl and text
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Christ Crucified
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Christ Crucified" is a striking oil on copper painting by an anonymous German School artist. This bold composition presents a powerful portrayal of the crucifixion, a central theme ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
$15,000
John Lennon Icon VII /// Contemporary Street Pop Art The Beatles Portrait Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "John Lennon Icon VII"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
19th Century genre portrait oil painting of a girl with a writing slate
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Sillem Lidderdale
British, (1831-1895)
The Scholar
Oil on canvas, signed with monogram & dated (18)94
Image size: 26.5 inches x 19.5 inches
Size including frame: 33.5 inche...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Awaken" (2024) by Josh Sorrell, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Awaken" (2024) by Josh Sorrell depicts a portrait of a woman in shining orange light. This painting measures 40 x 30 inches and is unframed but ready to hang.
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Indian African Face Woman
Located in New York, NY
Timothee (Tymo) Pierre, "Indian African Face Woman", Signed Abstract/ Figurative Portrait Painting, Acrylic Paint on Cardboard, 13.50 x 10.50, Late 20th ...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
French Art Deco Woman Singing Gouache Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely gouache on cardboard painting featuring an Art Deco singer with a typical stylish outfit. Utilizing the contrast of black and white components against primary colors like y...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
How Sure Can You Be? McCall's Magazine Illustration of Loving Couple
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross - or Alex Ross. This work is a perfect artistic statement with every formal element in perfect harmony. It's a masterf...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of Brian de Lolme Bullock - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This absolutely charming Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist Edward Francis Wells. Painted in 1908, the sitter is Brian de Lolme Bullock as a six year old boy. (See hi...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cubist Painting from 1918-19, Portrait of Dr Mens III
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938)
Portrait of Dr Mens III, 1918-1919
oil on board
70 x 50 cm
stamp signed
painted c. 1918-1919
Provenance:
Within the family Beer until today
Dick Beer (1893-1938)
Dick Beer was born in London in 1893. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a Swedish painter from Stockholm who had a career mainly as a watercolour painter with motifs of horses from racetracks and fox hunts from the countryside.
Barely fifteen years old, Dick Beer became an orphan and came to Sweden in 1907. Already in 1908-1909, he started at Althin's painting school in Stockholm. And later, at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1910-1912. His teachers were, among others, Gustaf Cederström, Oscar Björk and Alfred Bergström...
Category
1910s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Get Off My Land /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Native American Indian Text Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Get Off My Land"
Series: Statement
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2023
Medium: Or...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Vintage Artist’s Self Portrait Oil Painting - Urban vs Rural Social Commentary
Located in Baltimore, MD
Baltimore-born Thaddeus Haduch was mainly known as a landscape artist. He was born to Polish immigrant parents in East Baltimore in 1905. It seems that he lived his entire life in a...
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
LIBERTY HEAD (LARGE PAINTING)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Peter Max studio catalog number on canvas side. Canvas size 60 x 60 inches. Canvas is stretched....
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$79,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Escuela española (Principios XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato del Papa Pio VII
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
El estado de conservación de la pintura es aceptable, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada
Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un antiguo marco en madera p...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eminem And The Man With The Billion Dollar Hand
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin is currently working in the heat of a villa in the Spanish desert, his "billion dollar hands" creating pieces referencing cutting edge icons. This new work has such colour...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sweet dreams in the Moonlight -21st century interior painting with figures
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
'Sweet Dreams in the Moonlight'
100 x 80 cm
Oil on linen
Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Contemporary figurative painting of two women oil on canvas "You are my angel'
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern painting, titled "You Are My Angel," was created by French artist Nataya Mougenot. It is part of her series dedicated to women, where she explores the powerful bond betwe...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Eating and Drinking II", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Franklin, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking II” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in yellows, reds and greens on a neutral background. In one sense an illustration o...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Figurative_Portrait_Earth Tones_Woman Hears Thunder & Lightning, America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Woman Hears Thunder & Lightning"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
51.5 x 41.5 in.
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$17,200 Sale Price
20% Off
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice is an original painting by Obeka Simon. Simon created On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice with Oil on a 40W by 45H inches primed canvas.
Simon Obeka...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
First Contact
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Beauty
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Art is often a celebration of beauty, and Olaosun Oluwapelumi's artwork "Black Beauty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Marelen Dietrich
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 B...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bulb of Africa 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bulb of Africa was not just a hairstyle; it was a celebration of African heritage and a testament to the resilience of its people. Passed down through generations, it represented strength, beauty, and the rich tapestry of African traditions. The Bulb showcased the natural texture and volume of African hair, transforming it into an intricate masterpiece of braids, twists, and coils.
The Bulb of Africa became a symbol of empowerment, reminding people of their strength, resilience, and the beauty of their shared heritage. It served as a reminder that hair was more than a physical attribute; it was a connection to something greater—a connection to their ancestors, their community, and celebrating the beauty within themselves.
Beyond their physical beauty, African women possess an immeasurable inner strength that resonates through "Bulb of Africa." Odunayo masterfully captures this strength, highlighting the resilience and determination that have defined African women throughout history. The women depicted in the artwork emanate confidence, wisdom, and a sense of purpose. Their gaze speaks volumes, embodying the stories of countless African women who have overcome adversity, shattered barriers, and carved out their own paths to success. In "Bulb of Africa," Iyiola Odunayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nonnie's' Party by the Lake" family, picnic, ocean, food, birthday, kids
Located in Edgartown, MA
Since summer 2004, I have lived in southern Italy, in the region of Puglia, the province of Bari, in a town called Altamura. A two-week restoration project of the Jesce Masseria brou...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Portrait of a 55 year old Gentleman
Located in Stamford, GB
A finely painted portrait of Man aged 55 years. Signed, Inscribed and Dated with old Dutch family provenance. He weighs a large white millstone ruff and a black silk tunic.
Category
Mid-17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
A Place To Rest - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Dog, Modern Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Lawrence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$10,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Women in a Cafe - British 1930's art oil portrait painting Spain jugs pink
By Darsie Japp
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by the British listed artist Darsie Japp. It was painted circa 1930 and depicts two woman at a table having a drink. A very evocative inter war oil painting.
Provenance. James Bourlet Framers. Sotheby 12.11.86.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 28 inches by 22 inches unframed and in excellent condition.
Housed in a gallery frame, 36 inches by 30 inches framed in good condition.
Darsie Japp (1888-1973) was born in Liverpool and attended St John's College of the University of Oxford. After he graduated he worked in the offices of his father's shipping company in the City of London between 1904 and 1907. Whilst working in the City Japp studied at the night school of the Lambeth School of Art under Philip Connard. Japp studied at the Slade School of Art between 1908 and 1909, where he became friends with his fellow student Stanley Spencer and would often visit him in his home at Cookham in Berkshire. Japp specialised in landscape and figure paintings and exhibited with the New English Art Club of which he became a member in 1919. At the start of the First World War Japp joined the British Army and, eventually, became a Major in the Royal Field Artillery commanding an artillery battery in Macedonia, for which he was awarded the Military Cross...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed Late 19th Century Oil - A Distinguished Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 19th century Continental School portrait depicting a distinguished lady, set against a dark background with a floral arrangement adding colour and depth. The portrait is beaut...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fairy Dream, Portraits Flowers, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2017
Style: Contemporary Art
Title: Fairy Dream
Size: ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Results Are In" Oil on canvas, seated figure, balloons, unicorns, favors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Results Are In " is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and is made of oil on canvas. This piece measures approximately 40" x 54" and is shipped in the pic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self portrait original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Cruspinera Muñoz was born in 1945 in Tiana, Barcelona. This Catalan artist is a painter, draftsman and painter. His training is extensive and int...
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$614 Sale Price
48% Off
Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
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This Wiener Werkstätte Master Made Everything into Art
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.
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