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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Post-War
French Modernist Goulash Painting Multi-color Portrait Of Blonde Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Oval Portrait - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oval Portrait is an artwork realized by an unknown, mid-20th Century.
Oil on canvas mounted on board.
47 x 37 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Actress Oil on cardboard, 48x33.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Actress
Oil on cardboard, 48x33,5 cm
Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always c...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Klezmer Musicians
Medium: Oil
Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame without frame 16X12
Country: United States
The imagery of Maurice Kish (189...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Painter - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Young painter is an artwork realized by an unknonw artist of the early 20th century.
Oil painting on cardboard.
A young woman with a delicate face is about to paint with a palette...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
"George Washington 9/11" Modern Pointillist Figurative Presidential Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern portrait of George Washington painted on September 11th, 2001 by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointillis...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
accordionist with pipe oil on board painting modernism art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Albert Roca (1945) - accordionist with pipe oil on board painting
Medidas óleo 47x34 cm.
Medidas marco 62x48 cm.
Painter of landscapes and figures, in who...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Pink Lincoln" Modern Pink and Blue Toned Figurative Presidential Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern pink and blue toned portrait of Abraham Lincoln by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president that ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roman Soldier in Armour Signed French Symbolist Oil Painting Head Portrait Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man dressed as a Roman Soldier
French artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on paper stuck on board, unframed
board: 16.5 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Portrait Young Lady with Alsatian Dog oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Favourite Pet, portrait of young lady with Alsatian dog.
French Schoo, signed indistinctly, dated 1940
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 29 inches
c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Polish Jewish Art, The Rabbi, Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Swewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Polish.
Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Tempera on Board by Virgilio Guidi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Virgilio Guidi in the half of 20th century.
Tempera on board
Good conditions.
Includes frame.
Hand-signed on the lower right.
Virgili...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Board
Beautiful Buttercup "Self-Made VIII"
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Beautiful Buttercup shows a fashionable young woman on a bicycle.
"Self-Made" is a captivating series of artwork created by the talented artist Alawaye Tope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Red Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Red Background in Acrylic on Artist's Board
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The w...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
Teenage Fantasy "Self-Made V"
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"We all want a teenage fantasy
Want it when we can't have
When we got it, we don't seem to want it"
"Teenage Fantasy" was adapted from one of Jorja Smith's song
"Self-Made" is a captivating series of artwork created by the talented artist Alawaye Tope, which pays homage to the strength, resilience, and diversity of women. Through this powerful collection, Tope delves into the multifaceted nature of womanhood, portraying women from various walks of life, cultures, and backgrounds.
Each piece in the "Self-Made" series is a testament to the indomitable spirit of women, celebrating their accomplishments, dreams, and struggles. Tope skillfully uses his artistic prowess to capture the essence of femininity, infusing his paintings with a sense of empowerment and grace.
The series showcases women as architects of their destinies, capable of creating their paths and defying societal norms. Tope depicts women as self-reliant and unyielding, breaking free from conventional stereotypes and emerging as individuals who chart their course with determination.
Through vivid colors and intricate details, Tope captures the myriad emotions experienced by women. From moments of joy and triumph to introspection and resilience in the face of adversity, each artwork tells a unique story. The artist's portrayal of women as strong, confident, and self-assured challenges traditional representations, uplifting the spirits of those who engage with his art.
"Self-Made" is not just an art collection; it is a celebration of the unsung heroines who have paved the way for progress and inspired generations. Tope Alawaye's artwork serves as a visual tribute to the countless women who have defied expectations, shattered glass ceilings, and left an indelible mark on history.
In conclusion, "Self-Made" by Alawaye Tope is a mesmerizing series of artwork that celebrates the resilience and strength of women. Through his talent, Tope brings to life the untold stories of remarkable women, igniting a sense of pride and admiration for the female spirit. The series serves as an inspiration, urging us to acknowledge and appreciate the immense contributions of women to our world. With every stroke of his brush, Tope Alawaye reminds us that women are architects of their destinies, and their stories deserve to be told, heard, and celebrated.
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
Tope Alawaye, is a young contemporary artist hailing from the vibrant city of Ibadan, Nigeria. Born with an innate passion for art, Alawaye has emerged as a dynamic force in the Nigerian art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic
Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Organ grinder with parrot
Medium: Oil
Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame
Country: United States
The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Helene Sardeau (The Artist’s Wife)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan)
Fresco, 20 x 16 inches unframed, 22 x 18 inch...
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Plaster
Original Arthur Smith Modernist Erotic Painting
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972)
Untitled, 20th century
Oil on board
8 x 9 7/8 in.
Framed: 14 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.
Signed lower left: A Smith
Arthur Smith is a listed American paint...
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lesendes Mädchen
By Vilma Eckl
Located in Wien, 9
The extensive work of Vilma Eckl covers a period of more than seventy years. Her incomparable artistic talent and her essential contribution to the history of art can be seen in her ...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait. On a yellow background 1950's, oil on cardboard, 49.5x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait. On a yellow background
1950's, oil on cardboard, 49,5x35 cm
Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
1960's French Signed Oil Portrait of Young Lady in Blue Hat Modernist Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Henri Laville (1916)
'La femme en bleu', cira 1960's
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20.5 x 15 inches
canvas: 16 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bauernkinder
By Vilma Eckl
Located in Wien, 9
The extensive work of Vilma Eckl covers a period of more than seventy years. Her incomparable artistic talent and her essential contribution to the history of art can be seen in her ...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait - Oil Painting by Pietro Alimonti - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an artwork realized by Pietro Alimonti , 1969.
Oil on Canvas.
38 x 48 cm ; 64 x 54 cm with frame.
Handsigned in the lower right margin.
Good conditions!
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1938 portrait of Marie la Guivinee by Belgian artist Jean van den Eeckhoudt
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very engaging Post Impressionist portrait painted in 1938 by the Belgian painter Jean Van den Eeckhoudt.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Vanden Eeckhoudt (Belgian, ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Signed Mediterranean Woman Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 30L x 42H.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Wood Chopper, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
The Wood Chopper, Brecksville, Ohio, c. 1917
Oil on masonite
33 x 24 inches
"We were fortunate in that the two farms in Brecksville were still open to our visits. The urbanization of the township was then only beginning and we spent several summers there where I tried to capture something of the rural peace so soon to be erased from the countryside." - Wilcox
Exhibited: “Water Colors and Oils by Frank N. Wilcox,” Cleveland Museum of Art, January 1937.
Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School...
Category
1910s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Modernist Oil Portrait of Elderly Lady Smiling
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Smiling
French Modernist School, circa 1960's period
oil on board unframed
board: 10.5 x 8.75 inches
provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Paris, France George Washington" Pointillist Figurative Presidential Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointillism, the practice of applying smal...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Chief Joseph" Modern Pointillist Figurative Portrait of Native American Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Modern portrait painting of a Native American figure by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the figure using pointillism, the practice of applyin...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Girl in Red Jacket", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, 32x23 in., Oil
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Portrait Oil Painting - Paul
Located in Bristol, GB
PAUL
Size: 58.5 x 53 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A striking and expressive mid-century portrait painting, executed in oil onto canvas.
The composition depicts a male figure ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gigantic George" Modern Blue Toned Pointillist Figurative President Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue toned portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointi...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"George Washington Series" Pointillist Figurative Colorful President Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern colorful portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointill...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Pierrots by André Braunecker - Oil on paper 50x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil paint on paper with glass and frame.
Signed and certified by the artist.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Blue Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Blue Background in Acrylic on Artist's Board
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Villageoise II" Pastel on Paper 12" x 20" inch (1987) by Inji Efflatoun
Signed and dated
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
Category
20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Grandmother
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lee Heinemann
Grandmother
Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2007
Size: 16in diameter, 0.5in deep
Signed and dated by hand on verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1704
Tags: Portrait, Vibrant, Drip...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Painting, The Royal Guard
Located in Bristol, GB
THE ROYAL GUARD
Size: 63 x 29 cm (including frame)
Watercolor & Gouache on Paper
A small yet impactful watercolour and gouache figurative composition of an upright figure of a royal...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Smoking Tom Petty
By Serge Strosberg
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tom Petty Fans! Welcome to Tom Petty Nation! This Original Oil, egg tempura, Enamel paint, glass, custom made felt hat, textile, metal mesh, on wood panel is a beautiful tribute to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal, Enamel
The tramp and his daughter oil on board painting modernism art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 70x50 cm.
Frame measures 83x63 cm.
Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization he deepens psychologically capturing the character, Albert
Roca has won...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Spring 1945", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, 38x31, Impressionist
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
1980s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
La Terrasse
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962)
"La Terrasse"
Oil on panel
Signed lower right and titled on the reverse
Dimensions:
Painting 33 x 24 cm
Framed 52 x 43 cm (20.5 x 16.5 in)
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait, 20th Century Female Artist Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, on board
Image size: 10 3/4 x 12 inches (27.25 x 30.5 cm)
Original frame
The Artist
Joan Fairfax Whiteside was a prodigious artist and illustrator. Born into an emin...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Dancer 1969. Oil on canvas, 92.5x92.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dancer
1969. Oil on canvas, 92,5x92,5 cm
The artist's portrayal of the dancer captures the grace and elegance associated with ballet. The ballerina's pose and body language convey ...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Musicians and dog oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Albert Roca (1945) - Musicians - Oil on panel
Oil measures 50x70 cm.
Frame measures 53x73 cm.
Painter of landscapes and figures, in whose characterization...
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Yesterday's, Surrealist Horse Rider, Architectural Ruins Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist Samuel Brecher (active NY, 1897-1982) Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right ‘S. Brecher’ titled "and all our yesterdays" it depicts a Horseback rider (carousel horse?) amidst architecure ruins.
Brecher was a very accomplished painter who won over forty prestigious prizes and awards during his career, and had numerous one-man exhibitions. Brecher’s works are included in many important private collections as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Museum, the Smithsonian and the Newark Museum of Art. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and is a member of the Salmugundi Club* and the National Academy of Art
Samuel Brecher was born in Boryslaw, Austria, a town near the Carpathian Mountains, now a part of Poland. His family came to New York in 1910, where Samuel graduated from Cooper Union* in 1921. He studied Art at the National Academy of Design* from 1921-1924, and continued studies under Charles W. Hawthorne in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Brecher was represented by several well known New York City galleries in the 1940’s and 1950’s including the Kraushaar Gallery, the ACA Gallery, the Hudson Walker Gallery and the Merrill Gallery. During his career he won over forty prestigious prizes and awards and had numerous one-man shows.
Some of Brechers’s contemporary artist friends were Walt Kuhn, Reginald Marsh, Richard Haley...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Colorful French Mid Century Oil Painting Michel Marie Poulan Marching Band
Located in Surfside, FL
Michel Marie Poulain (1906-1991)
French Musicians.
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left.
Provenance: Greenwich, CT estate.
Dimensions: 21" h x 25.5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Lamp Lighter" Texas Mid-Century Modern Everett Spruce (1908-2002) EXHIBITED
Located in San Antonio, TX
Everett Spruce
(1908 - 2002)
Austin Artist
Image Size: 18 x 15
Frame Size: 28 x 25
Medium: Oil on paper / Mixed
Exhibited at a University of Texas Faculty art show in 1947
Unsigned
Biography
Everett Spruce (1908 - 2002)
The following, submitted by a researcher of the Ashworth Collection of Native American and Western Art, is from the artist's obituary in the Fort Smith, Arkansas "Times Record" newspaper, October 20, 2002. Everett F. Spruce, well-known artist, teacher, professor emeritus, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, at age 94. Everett Spruce was born on a farm in Conway to William E. and Fannie McCarty Spruce. He came to Dallas, at age 17, on a scholarship to study at the Dallas Art Institute, under Olin Travis and Thomas M. Stell Jr. In 1931, he became gallery assistant at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and in 1934 married Alice V. Kramer, a fellow art student. He was one of the "Dallas Nine" group of Southwest artists...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)
On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, c. 1922
Watercolor on paper
Monogram lower right
21.5 x 27. 5 inc...
Category
1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Dancer in black leotard 1969. Oil on canvas, 92.5x92.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dancer in black leotard
1969. Oil on canvas, 92.5x92.5 cm
Painting depicts the slim figure of a woman in a black leotard against a blue curtain with floral patterns. This choice of...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1939 Mexican Farm Worker WPA Artist Adolf Dehn American Modern Gouache Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
ADOLF ARTHUR DEHN (American, 1895-1969)
Portrait of Mexican Man with Agave Cactus plant, 1939, Gouache Painting
Hand signed and dated '39 lower left.
Whitney Museum of American Art, N.Y. Label verso
sight: 20.5 in. X 15 in. Frame is 32 X 24 inches
This was subsequently made into a lithograph in 1941 titled Man From Orizaba
Standing in the foreground of an agave field is man wearing a straw hat, a white button up collared shirt, white pants and sandals. The man has shaggy black hair, a beard and moustache and large eyes. His right hand is clenched as if holding something and his left hand is open holding some flower-like objects. He stands in the middle of a large agave plant that expands the width of the composition. In the middle ground are large agave plants in subsequent rows. Behind the agave plantation is a mountain range with snow covered peak on the right hand side. Above the mountain range is a partially cloudy sky.
Adolf Dehn (November 22, 1895 – May 19, 1968) was an American artist known mainly as a lithographer. Throughout his artistic career, he participated in and helped define some important movements in American art, including regionalism, social realism, and caricature. A two-time recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, he was known for both his technical skills and his high-spirited, droll depictions of human foibles.
Dehn was born in 1895 in Waterville, Minnesota. He began creating artwork at the age of six, and by the time of his death had created nearly 650 images.
Dehn went to the Minneapolis School of Art (known today as the Minneapolis College of Art and Design), where he met and became a close friend of Wanda Gag. In 1917 he and Gág were two of only a dozen students in the country to earn a scholarship to the Art Students League of New York. He was drafted to serve in World War I in 1918, but declared himself a conscientious objector and spent four months in a guardhouse detention camp in Spartanburg, SC and then worked for eight months as a painting teacher at an arm rehabilitation hospital in Asheville, NC. Later, Dehn returned to the Art Students League for another year of study and created his first lithograph, The Harvest.
In 1921 Dehn's lithographs were featured in his first exhibition at Weyhe Gallery in New York City. From 1920 to 1921 in Manhattan, he was connected to New York's politically left-leaning activists. In 1921, he went to Europe. In Paris and Vienna he belonged to a group of expatriate intellectuals and artists, including Andrée Ruellan, Gertrude Stein, and ee cummings...
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of a Woman with Red Hair on a Green Background in Acrylic
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Brown Hair on a Red Background in Acrylic on Artist's Board
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The w...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
Portrait Oil on cardboard, 100x92 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait
Oil on cardboard, 100x92 cm
The central focus of the artwork is a woman seated gracefully, elegantly adorned in a beautiful blue dress. Her presence dominates the composit...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mystery Modernist Italian Artist Portrait of a Woman in Hat
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Italian Artist
Untitled (Portrait of a Woman With Hat), 1985
Oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.
Framed: 33 x 25 x 3/4 in.
Signed an...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a child carrying a carafe
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
76 x 56 x 7 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Smiling Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Moses - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Moses is an artwork realized in the early 20th century, by an unknown artist.
Oil on paper.
51x37 cm with frame.
Good conditions.
Prophet and legislator of the Jewish people...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Making Firends", Galina Pshenitsina, Post-War, Figurative, Oil/Canvas, 37x44in.
Located in Dallas, TX
Galina Vasilevna Pshenitsina was born in 1940 in the town of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). She began her studies at the Art School named after Johanson in St. Petersburg. In 1959, she...
Category
Early 2000s Post-War Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
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