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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Street Art
Inside- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Inside
60 x 50 cm
Oil on canvas
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Julia'' Contemporary Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Black Braids
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her art, Yvonne Michiels (1966) depicts personal stories about beauty, emotions and mortality.
In order to heighten the emotional charge, Yvonne often uses young models. Their h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Peaceful Haven -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colorful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clint Eastwood IV (Blondie) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Good Bad Ugly Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Clint Eastwood IV (Blondie)"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2025
Me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
“Joe Louis” is a breathtakingly beautiful portrait of a man who was the best in his profession yet humble in his demeanor. Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history. He is widely regarded as the first person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German Boxer Max Schmeling in 1938. He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952. The artist, Henry Heading...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
Girl in Her Cultural Bead 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is a wonderful portrait of grace and elegance, capturing the essence of boundless beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage. The subject, a stunning black Yoruba girl i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Identity Tondo Painting on Wood Exploring Change and Belonging. "Currency #255"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A meticulously crafted acrylic painting on circular pine wood, Currency #255 showcases a finely detailed female profile emerging from a dark, almost sculptural background, accentuate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Skull Icon /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Colorful Abstract Face
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Skull Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Good Woman - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A circle of women may just be the most powerful force known to humanity. If you have one, embrace it. If you need one, seek it. If you find one, for the love of all that is good and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
DARWIN - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Man Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics press, large format murals, sculpture and painting.
In all these areas, in addition to artistic workshop, the most important thing is his message of the work, the message contained therein.
He be...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In His Space -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Men, Interior, Wine
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arike - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa, Colour
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The name “Arike,” meaning “one who is cherished and pampered” in Yoruba, reflects the essence of this portrait—an individual whose story is rich with depth, emotion, and significance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Bathers I, Figurative, Texas artist, Women in the Arts, 9x12" oil on birch
Located in Houston, TX
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Bathers: 12 x 9 oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back
They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint.
Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again.
Joan Breckwoldt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch
Contemporary red white blue wall resin pop art interior Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke wall sculpture resin painting
Easy wall mount
Plastic Jesus:
Born : London (United Kingdom)
Current Location: Los Angeles
Huffington Post - Best street art of 2012
Co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Perky Tabby, original painting, portrait, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Perky Tabby In this lively portrait of a tabby cat, the composition is both charming and dynamic. The cat, with its peach-coloured body and bold brown markings, strikes an alert pose...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
This Shall Pass 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This shall pass, like a fleeting dream,
A moment in time, a fleeting scheme,
The winds of change will soon abate,
And the stormy skies will soon relate,
The sun will shine, the cloud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Woman King -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pixelated, Red, Crown Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the time of my mother and the women before her in her generation line, women are not allowed to talk or have a genuine opinion on the crucial and critical matters of emergency in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
Fill my Heart with Song- 21st Century Romantic painting of a girl with a Robin
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser
Fill my Heart with Song
73 x 73 cm
(Frame is included, framed 88 x 88 cm)
Oilpaint on wood panel
Dutch Female Artist Liseth Visser is no stranger to the world of portr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Couple #2- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Couple #2
50 x 40 cm
Oil on wood
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unfolding Horizons - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Colourful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork conveys a journey of discovery, growth, and transformation. The figure stands amidst diverse landscapes, symbolizing the various stages and experiences in life. The suns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inner Bloom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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
Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Swimming 3'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming, Pool
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eternity's Embrace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Eternity's Embrace" is a captivating and evocative painting that celebrates the timeless bond between two black African souls. Against a backdrop of vibrant Ankara fabrics, meticulo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
Ice Dance
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Bozeman, MT
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Peace (Udo) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Blue, Love
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plantation Worker I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We should never forget our foreign religion was forced on our ancestors during slavery and the hatred for their beauty from hair to body. And till today how we continue to embrace th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
Lady in Pearl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Beautiful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece, which was inspired by Johannes Vermeer's painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’, is a reflection of deep African beauty and symbols.
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fulfilled II - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Women, Colourful, City
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lucy Boom" – Mixed Media Naïve Child Portrait on Canvas. Influencers Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Lucy Boom" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, framed for enhanced presentation. The artwork depicts a central figure with vibrant red hair agai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Bazooka Basquiat" Bazooka Gum & Jean Michel Basquiat Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Basquiat with Bazooka Gum. With impasto painting and silkscreening we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting hig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Seek Within -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Introspection
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Street Dancer (Betty Boop Snoopy), large original painting
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; hand signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Custom painted white frame by Jozza. Frame size approx 47 x 42 inches. Canv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pause in Time. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work of art captures a moment filled with timeless elegance and mystery. Every detail invites the viewer to ponder the stories hidden in the atmosphere of a luxurious dressing r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mickey Mouse MM Post-Mortem Mask, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Texture of Identity (Beauty Within Us)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The Beauty Within Us" is a compelling narrative series of paintings that celebrates the unique and diverse beauty of Black hair, serving as a powerful symbol of identity, heritage, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Navajita", Mixed Media on Thick Canvas, Figurative Nigh Scene with pocketknife
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Navajita" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 20 x 25 x 3.5 cm. This work, part of the Influencers de Taberna series, captures a surreal yet intim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
A Peculiar Discovery, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figures traveling
By Avery Palmer
Located in Dallas, TX
"A Peculiar Discovery" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. Each Avery Palmer artwork comes mounted in a traditional style frame.
The framed dimensions of this piece are...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard
Collegiate Swim Match
Oil on canvas
Signed in red upper right corner
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Beauty Within
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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Blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Surprise" – Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame, Contemporary Portrait, 2018
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Surprise" (2018) is a charming mixed media work on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, and presented in a complementary wooden frame. Part of her Influencers de T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Rain, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Rain, 2021 by Ramonn Vieitez
Acrylic, gouache and watercolor on bamboo paper Hahnemuhle
Size: 25.5 H x 19.6 W in.
Unique
Signed on the back by the artist
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Ramonn Vieitez is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporay Woman's Portrait on Yellow Background Circular Wood . Currency #260
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This original circular portrait painting is part of Natasha Lelenco’s Currencies series and features a hyperrealistic female profile against a vibrant yellow background. Titled Currency #130, the piece combines figurative painting with symbolic text, forming a dialogue between identity, migration, and memory. The painted...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract acrylic painting faceless portrait of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Unfolded Strength" is an abstract artwork by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her "Women" series, where she explores the intricate dimensions of womanhood and femi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Injured (The Stoic Men) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Blue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Certain tragedies are too profound for us to recover from, not due to a loss of hope, but because the process of healing would necessitate the expulsion of an ineffable beauty from o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beauty is What I Posessed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my My skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fabric
Quiet Contemplation, Beach Scene
Located in London, GB
Image dimensions: 92cm x 61cm / 36 inches x 24 inches
Framed dimensions: 94.8cm x 64.4cm / 37.2 inches x 25.4 inches
This original acrylic painting by David Schock beautifully captu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Intrinsic Vibrancies II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A weary mother cradles her child, portraying resilience and their unbreakable bond. Flowing, textured bedding wraps them in warmth and enhances the intimacy of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Circular Original Portrait Painting on Wood Currency #259: No Longer a Foreigner
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This original circular portrait painting from Natasha Lelenco’s Currencies series explores identity, migration, and cultural displacement. Currency #259 features a female profile ren...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Miss Priss Palms 5 - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Standing Fan - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Home
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Where Love Resides(We are Sisters) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Profile of a Young Girl, Modern Oil on Masonite Painting by Donald Roy Purdy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Roy Purdy, American (1924 - )
Title: Profile of a Young Girl
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.r.
Size: 12 x 16 in. (30.48 x 40.64 cm)
Frame Size: 19....
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Optimistic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have.
Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Realistic Green and Brown Painting on Canvas, 2024 - 'Man in the mirror II'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Reality
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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.
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