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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Skyf Lays - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Art Deco
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
Jason Langa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red-haired beauty portrait oil painting on canvas by René Avigdor 19Th Century
Located in Gavere, BE
Red-haired beauty portrait oil painting on canvas by René Avigdor 19Th Century
Rene Avigdor was born in Nice and spent his career in France.
He specialized in portraits, especiall...
Category
1890s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
SIMON PETER TILEMANN, Family Portrait, 1658, Old Master. Baroque Rococo Painting
By Simon Peter Tilemann
Located in Berlin, DE
Extremely decorative and large oil painting from the 17th century.
Restored in places.
Signed and dated Simon Peter Tileman 1658 fecit 'lower right
Dimensions without frame.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Simon Peter Tilemann (1601, Lemgo – 1668, Vienna), was a German Baroque painter who was active Bremen, Kassel and Italy.
According to Houbraken he first learned to paint flowers and he had a daughter who could paint flowers in watercolors. He was a good landscape painter who spent many years in Italy, but later switched to portrait painting and who painted the portrait of Ferdinand...
Category
1650s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Oil Painting Portrait Young Woman Necklace Period Frame Rare
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful and rare antique American portrait of a young woman in a stunning period frame, likely original to the piece.
Unsigned but beaut...
Category
1890s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary French Abstract Orange and Blues Still Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Abstract, Orange and Blues, Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches
Sensatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A portrait of a black and white spaniel dog in a sumptuous interior
Located in Bath, Somerset
A black and white spaniel standing on a yellow silk damask covered day-bed in a sumptuous interior.
Provenance:
With Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd., London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 15 May 2007, lot 284
Private collection, London
Samuel John Carter...
Category
1870s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl with Black Cat and Silver Moon - large, rich, figurative oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Jennifer Hornyak’s richly textured oil paintings are reminiscent in form and colour of the great Fauvist artists such as Matisse. This intriguing painting features a young woman hold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monkey with a Cigarette I - Contemporary Figurative Animals Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artist Tomasz Bielak loves animals, but especially monkeys. He often portrays her. Old photos serve as templates.
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancing Lovers
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've blended abstract, figurative, and surreal elements to capture the fluid motion and raw emotion of an intimate dance. The intertwining forms, awash in shade...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evening tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
Evening Tea" is a painting permeated with soft light and the aroma of a summer garden. Lush flowers in a vase seem to whisper stories of quiet evenings, and a cup of tea standing ne...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Man in Hat Seated on Ground Stylish 1920's French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Man
by Maurice Georges Poncelet (French, 1897-1978)
oil painting on board, signed initials - datedf 1929
11 x 14 inches
condition: overall good and sound though a little ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Celine - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Sporting painting of a detailed close up of English Pointer pointing at a bird
Located in Charleston, US
This elegant sporting painting "Catch The Scent" by Beth de Loiselle is a detailed close up of an English Pointer pointing at a bird while on the hunt....
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Marriage, 15th/16th Century school of BALDASSARE ESTENSE (1443-1504)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Marriage, 15th/16th Century
school of BALDASSARE ESTENSE (1443-1504)
Large 15th Century Ferrara School portrait of a husband and wife worshipping outside a small hillside town,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Come As You Are
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
For we've come this far
To be whatever we plan to be
From the lessons we've learned
And all the reasons that keep us going, though the journey is far and rough but we will never for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat, Possibly Painted by Gustaf Brandelius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown Artist, Possibly Gustaf Brandelius (1833-1884)
Portrait of a Young Boy With Hat
oil on tree panel
painted c.1850-70
panel 9.05 x 5.90 inches ...
Category
1860s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Girl Sewing" Post-Impressionist Portrait of Seated Girl Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An outstanding oil painting depicting a portrait of a seated girl sewing. The subtle tones and bright pops of colors are what makes this piece so attractiv...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dreaming Anew, Departing New York Harbor
By Henry Bacon
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Pensive in thought sitting at a wood-slat stern bench of a departing vessel in New York Harbor, the prominent grandeur of the Statue of Liberty recently passed, a woman and her loyal...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Modernist Unfinished Portrait -- Handsome Man in Dress Uniform
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern unfinished portrait of handsome man in dress uniform by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), circa 1970.
Unsigned.
Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work from the estate of Larry Miller
Unframed.
Canvas size: 30"H x 36"W.
Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba.
She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada;
She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkel...
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Painting French Barbizon School 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MORIN Charles Camille (1846 – 1919)
The Girl with goats by the river
Oil on canvas signed low left
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 58 X 91 cm
Dim Frame : 88 X 112 cm
MORI...
Category
1890s Barbizon School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beacon of Light -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Landscape
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 Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
LADY'S PORTRAIT - In the Manner of G. Boldini - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
By Ciro De Rosa
Located in Napoli, IT
Lady's portrait - Ciro de Rosa Italia 2002 - Oil on canvas cm. 63x47
The painting by Ciro De Rosa portrays a beautiful noblewoman with an elegant and sophisticated dress, he reinterp...
Category
Early 2000s Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Medusa - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard.
Realized by Francesco Settimj in the mid-20th Century.
Hand signed lower right.
Good condition except for some minor losses of colors on edges.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of John Manners later 7th Duke of Rutland
By Margaret Sarah Carpenter
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1793-1872, was an English portrait painter. She was one of the foremost portrait painters in the 19th Century, she exhibited at the Royal Academy, British In...
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Route 66 - Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame, Contemporary Narrative Artwork
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Route 66" (2018) is a mixed media piece on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, and presented in a wooden frame. This work, part of the Influencers de Taberna seri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Love.Life.Summer" ( painting of a woman on the beach)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my new period in my artistic expression.
This painting dedicated to "Women" series is a special one since it is all about my strong deep personal transfor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gifted Treasure -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Beauty Women
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 Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eyes That Sees
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The future that seems far away
The joy that comes once the night fades away
The beauties that hang within the horizon of the mind
Only the eye that sees can behold that which was hidden but yet obvious.
If only we could see, less shall we journey in a circle.
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
Olaniyi Timothy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nabis School Early 1900s French Oil Painting Lady in Blue Scarf in Floral Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Garden
French School, early 1900's
typical of the Nabis School movement
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 16.5 x 16.5 inches
canvas : 14.5 x 14.5 inches
provenanc...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thriving in Adversity
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 Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
"Les risques du métier" oil painting on canvas, 195x114 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
Wink for the artist who loses the thread and its means. The tool escapes completely from the creator who becomes powerless in the face of a “hole” in his daily life as an artist....
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Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Philip V King Spain Louise Savoy Queen Gobert Paint Oil 18th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Circle of Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau 1662 - Paris 1744)
Pair of portraits
Portrait of Philip V, King of Spain (Versailles 1683 - Madrid 1746)
Portrait of Queen Louise of Savoy (16...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Draped in White" by Mark Bradley Schwartz, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Draped in White" by Mark Bradley Schwartz is an original oil on canvas depicting a seated brunette model draped with a white sheet.
A native of Illinois, He began his professional life as a graphic designer and art director in St. Louis, Missouri and later moved to Southern California to further his design career. Although Schwartz’s career was successful, he wanted to pursue work of a more personally fulfilling nature.
To reach these new goals Schwartz first attended life drawing classes at Associates in Art, in Sherman Oaks, California. He later studied at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village, California, where he received extensive training in drawing and painting the human figure from life. While studying with famed illustrator Glen Orbik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Audrey "I Believe" Large Textural Original Audrey Hepburn Pastel Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christina Major’s "Audrey - I Believe" is a mesmerizing contemporary portrait that blends realism with expressive text overlays, creating a visually and emotionally compelling artwork. This 84 x 57-inch painting captures the timeless grace of Audrey Hepburn, her luminous features emerging from a soft, ethereal palette of cool blues, warm peaches, and gentle neutrals. Layered over her serene expression are hand-painted phrases inspired by Hepburn’s wisdom and humanitarian legacy, adding depth and narrative to the composition. The interplay between the hyperrealistic portraiture and textured text invites viewers to engage with both the subject’s beauty and the empowering messages woven into the piece, making it a captivating addition for collectors of figurative art, contemporary paintings, and pop culture iconography.
Christina Major is a portrait painter interested in the ways the identity of both artist and subject can coexist in a painting. Major's current creative research focuses on the traditional form of the portrait as a powerful form of representing an individual and how meaning can be expanded through scale, brushstroke, color, texture, composition, and the many variables that portraiture deals with.
This one-of-a-kind oil painting is 84 inches tall and 57 inches wide. It is signed by Major on the back. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Major expands the traditional portrait painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Lady in Red Shawl - British 30's Post Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This sophisticated British portrait oil painting is by female artist Hedwig Pillitz and painted circa 1930. Her parents emigrated from Hungary to England and Hedwig and her actor sis...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lunch On The Grass - Post-Impressionist painting
By Anne de Saeger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ANNE DE SAEGER (20th Century)
Lunch on the Grass
Oil on wood panel signed low left
Old Golden Frame
Dim wood panel : 50 X 65 cm
Dim frame : 68 X 83 cm
Certificate of Authenticity
ANNE DE SAEGER (20th Century)
Belgium painter born in Buenos Aires in Décember 1947
● Beaux Arts School prilidiano Pueyrredon à Buenos Aires
● Beaux Arts School Torres Garcia...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century English Portrait of Aristocratic Gentleman Huge Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocratic English Gentleman
circle of Thomas Hudson (British (1701-1779)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 53.5 x 45 inches
painting: 45 x 40 inches
provenance: private...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Posed Man Post Impressionist Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Male Portrait
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front and back - inscribed verso of the man's name!
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 13 inches
Colors: Brow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Her" American 20th century oil painting Portrait of a Woman from the 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful portrait of a woman from the 1950's with beautiful blonde hair wearing a white colored shirt. The impressionistic style is very attractive with fast brushwork and dashing...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian, 1854 - 1919) Full Length "Orientalist Queen" Oil
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian, 1854 - 1919) An Exceptional quality full length oil on canvas painting of a Young Orientalist Queen / Odalisque. 19th ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Beginning of the Road
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my artwork, I explore the symbolic intersection of journey's end and new beginnings. Using acrylics, I depict a person next to their classic car by a "road ends" sign. The spaciou...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Large 20th Century French Portrait of Lady Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 26 x 20 inches
provenance: the artists estate, south o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Five Nearly Camouflaged Zebra" Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Five Nearly Camouflaged Zebra" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a dazzle of zebra looking directly at the viewer. This playful work features careful...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Landscape"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980)
Pen on paper, unframed
paper: 2.25 x 3 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Paris
Fine original French drawing by the i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pen
Pensive young girl
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood
65 x 57 x 8 cm
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady, Old Masters 18th Century Oil
Located in London, GB
Thomas Hudson
1701 – 1779
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches
Original carved giltwood frame
Hudson had many assistants, and employed the specialist drapery ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ready to take a risk . Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Ready to take a risk” symbolizes the moment before making an important decision, a step into the unknown that can change everything. The interplay of dark and light colors creates a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Female nude" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Gilded wood frame with glass pane
78 x 59 x 3 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Portrait of a Gentleman, Early American Portraiture, Sideburns, Cleft Chin
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Gentlemen, c. 1835
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 2 1/2" Frame
Overall Size: 34 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Craquelure throughout, some inpainting. In otherwise good condi...
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist 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
Freddie Mercury. Celebrities Portraits, Pop-art.
Located in Norwalk, CT
The art "Freddie Mercury" is Limited Edition of 25 canvas geclee prints on canvas in size 18″X24″.
The print is covered by resin layer which protects the vibrancy of color pigments. ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic, Giclée
Portrait of Lady Audrey Norris - British 50s Post Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This bold British Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted portrait artist Anthony Devas. Painted in the 1950's the sitter is Lady Audrey Norris. It is a seated portrait in warm a...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cavalry review of the 2nd Lancers regiment
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Georges HYON
(Paris 1840 – Saint Germain en Laye 1913)
Cavalry review of the 2nd Lancers regiment
Oil on canvas
H. 115 cm; W. 146.5 cm
Signed lower left
A student of Portalis, Georg...
Category
1870s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Home'' Dutch Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl in Front of a House
Located in Utrecht, NL
Children play the leading role in Edith Snoek's work, and they are a recurring element in almost all of her paintings. Her captivating ''girls'' hang in ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Scent of Healing. oil paining
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Scent of Healing" explores the profound journey towards personal harmony and the anticipation of beautiful experiences.
This artwork captures the essence of finding inner peace and...
Category
2010s Contemporary 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
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Pink and Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Pencil
Young Girl
Located in Greenville, DE
Titled on the back, "Head of Small Girl". Painted in a impressionist style. Labeled on the back Eloise Waggoner 24 Wilmont Mews, West Chester, PA, 19380. ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
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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