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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Contemporary
'Dreaming of Flight', by Paul Micich, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This painting is from the artist's Paper Airplane series. A woman in silvery blue sits serenely against a black background with her arms crossed and eyes closed as her mind explodes with white dreams escaping the canvas. "I’m drawn to the dreamers where are they going? where will things end up? is it just a dream? just? NEVER" -- Paul Micich...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Alkyd, Canvas

'Meme Money 002: Goochi Sponge, ' by XVALA, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In this mixed media 24"x24" painting, 'Meme Money 002: Goochi Sponge,' by XVALA, the artist colorfully plays with the 'Gucci' brand in tandem with the childhood cartoon series, SpongeBob. Spongebob, a 'Goochi Sponge' takes center stage with red dollar sign glasses in a palette of green, red, and gold on a lime green background. XVALA's art illuminates the hidden fallout spawned from our high tech Internet age. His 'Fear Google' campaign exposed the decay of privacy and 'No Delete' used hacked nude celebrity photos to highlight loss of control over personal information. The artist has worked with trash from the homes of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and others, as well as dirt from the graves of George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. The dirt appears in the New World Order collection as part of a pyramidal, 3D printed, living ant farm...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen, Oil

Rat Tales
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Rat Tales' contemporary portrait oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Couple, Indian Mythology, Acrylic on canvas, Red, Yellow, Green, Brown"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sukanta Das - Untitled - 36 x 36 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Juxtaposing the mundane with the exotic, Das’ work is usually f...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Charcoal

'Young Woman in a Turban', American Academy in Rome, Italy, Notre Dame, FRSA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Faintly signed lower right, 'D. Mayernik' for David Mayernik (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. A period, Post-Impressionist style study of a woman in a turban looking proudly upwards. A warm and engaging piece by a bravura hand. Artist, design architect, author and educator David Mayernik studied fresco painting with restorer Leonetto Tintori and has painted frescoes for the TASIS campus in Lugano, churches in Ticino and Tuscany, and the Palio...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Historical Center In Santa Croce By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rose Vecchio Cafe By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Bowie (AM414)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Inspired by cinema, photography, music and literature, Monet has a natural connection and sense for the current society and his contemporaries. His signature conceptual assemblage of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

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

Modality 2. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Me and My Big Strong Capable Hands (With Tiny Horses)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Me and My Big Strong Capable Hands (With Tiny Horses)," (2021) by artist Anne-Louise Ewen is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 24" x 20" x 1.5". The painting features pink, oran...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lazy Day, " Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract portrait painting by Ned Martin partially captures a nude female figure laying on the ground next to a black and white cat. The ground is abstracted in the artist's sig...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Untitled Diptych
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcus Cain Untitled Diptych Acrylic on paper Year: 1999 Size: 16.75x13.5 (each) Framed: 20.25x17x1.75in (each) COA provided Ref.: 924802-1069 Marcus Cain is a resident of Kansas Cit...
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bond of Love Series, Charcoal, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Blue, Yellow "In Stock"
By Jagannath Paul
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jagannath Paul - Bond of Love Series - 48 x 48 inches (unframed size) Charcoal & Acrylic on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in rolled form. A lovely figurative work in Charcoal and Acr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Evergreen
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Evergreen' 2022, a contemporary oil on canvas painting by Tamera Avery, whose paintings are created with wit and wisdom. Avery's work deals with serious ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Lady on a walk by Sean Durkin, woman, contemporary art, walking
Located in Deddington, GB
original paiting of Lady on a walk by Sean Drukin. Sean uses very toned colours but draws attention to her red scarf and red skirt. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 3...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sofas Place By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Salute' Oil Painting with Variegated Leaf, 2023
Located in New York, NY
'Salute' Unique work, 2023 is half signed by the Artist on verso. Troy Jones (b. 1974) is a contemporary artist born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. He lives and works in Jer...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shawn Faust, "Number 2" 24x24 Equine Racing Horse Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and abstract portrait, "Number 2", is a 24x24 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust. Depicted is a stylized silhouette of a race horse and jockey against ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Smoke for Two by RU8ICON1, Barcelona street artist, smoker portrait, distortions
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Smoke for Two by RU8ICON1 Portrait of a smoke break by Barcelona based contemporary street artist and formally trained painter, RU8ICON1. Figurative oil painting on canvas with dist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Human Repentances By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Pop Surrealist Portrait "I Just Called To Say "I Love You"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Anthropomorphic figure created by accumulating representations of flowers, plants, insects, and other elements of kitsch iconography, with intense, bright, and fluorescent colors. Th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Peace, Panic" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Peace, Panic" - Contemporary figurative oil painting by Chelsea Gibson Medium: Oil on panel Size 19.5 x 24 inches. Offered unframed. "Peace, Panic" is part of Chelsea Gibson's...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Headdress Profile
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Model with Swan - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Model with swan is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Oil on plywood. Beautiful and representative artwork of a female figure. Anton...
Category

1930s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dandia Raas, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhyay - Dandia Raas, 30 x 36 inches (Unframed Size) Acrylic on Canvas, 2022 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang ..please le...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Oil and Charcoal on Canvas Portrait Painting "Traite D'Anatomie"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique artwork in oil on stretched canvas by world renowned artist Elly Smallwood. The artwork has thick paint strokes with a lot of texture, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

By my Side - Acrylic by Sabrina Seck - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
This work represents the intimate connection between two people. A close connection can exist on many levels. Emotional, mental, spiritual or even just superficial in nature. But no ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Dreamers I
Located in Vilnius, LT
Serenity, warmth, and harmony are at the heart of Dreamer, a captivating oil on canvas painting that invites reflection and a sense of peace. The work portrays a figure with closed e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

Caffe By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Telengana Pandit, Acrylic on Canvas by Modern Artist Thota Vaikuntam "In Stock"
By Thota Vaikuntam
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Thota Vaikuntam - Telengana Pandit Acrylic on Canvas, 23 x 17.75 inches Thota Vaikuntam is one of the Greatest Artist from the Indian Sub-contitent. He is preoccupied with portraying the men and woman from his region. Thota Vaikuntam (born 1942) is an Indian Modern painter.His paintings capture simple lifestyle of villagers like the paddy fields, toddy pots on shoulders of men, the household chores, temple rituals etc. His drawings range from stark charcoal on paper, transparent washes and pencil drawings. Vaikuntam paints colorful and elaborately dressed Telangana region men and seductive women. His muse is the sensuous and voluptuous women of Telangana with their omnipresent vermilion bindis, draped in colourful sarees that highlight their dusky skin. The stylisation of a painting are a perfect foil to Indian classical dance as the figures seem to dance, as if following their creator in a statuesque movement, reminiscent of temple friezes. He uses the brightest of reds and yellows. The simple women become larger than life as they fill the small format of his paintings draped in bright Sircilla saris. "I like using rich primary colours, which give a sense of character and depth to my paintings. Like reds and saffron and even orange, because these are essentially Indian colours. I don't like using colours that are mix of two, because they are not natural, they don't exist in surroundings around us, in our everyday life. - T. Vaikuntam” Style : Men and women of his village are often the central characters of his work. The obsession can be traced back to his childhood, when he used to be fascinated by the male artists who used to impersonate female characters in the travelling theatre groups that performed in his village. He admits finding the women of his village very sensuous and that he only attempts to capture their vibrancy. Vaikuntam’s art has a sense of strength to it, a power that emanates from the paint or charcoal that he applies to the surface, from his controlled lines, and from the fine strokes that he executes. He generally uses only primary colours, as he believes that composite colours do not exist in nature and are therefore, unnatural. About the Artist : Born : 1942 in Boorugupali, Andhra Pradesh. Education : 1970 - T. Vaikuntam completed a Diploma in Painting at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad. 1972 - Painting and Printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. Solo Exhibition : 1973 - He held his first solo exhibition at the Kala Bhavan in Hyderabad and since then has had regular shows...
Category

2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century It represents the "Hero of the Two Worlds", Giuseppe Garibaldi. Mixed colored oil pai...
Category

19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pillows By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary 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

‘Mattise Model' Expressionism Portrait of Woman By Frater
Located in Carmel, CA
Portrait Of a Women Painting - - oil on canvas Hal Frater passed away on February 3, 2008, just a month from celebrating his 99th birthday. Hal Frater had a long and prolific career. He became a sought after commercial artist for over fifty years . All the while he would return to his studio and paint for himself rather than his clients. Yet he always retained his illustration roots in wanting to tell a story on canvas with his keen eye of observation on the human condition. Often he would join fellow artists in informal sessions and paint from a model - no formal art school training but a mutually beneficial learning experience. His contemporaries that influenced him were Jack Levine, Raphael Soyer, John Sloan, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and Phillip Reisman...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zhao Wang Portrait Original Oil On Canvas "Woman Under Sakura"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Woman Under Sakura Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2000 Circa Artist: Zhao Wang...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Golden Retriever 2, large contemporary minimal portrait in black ink on paper
Located in Charleston, US
Golden Retriever, dog, This stunning large black and white ink painting of a Golden Retriever, is a contemporary minimal portrait in ink wash on Heritage paper 200 gsm paper. Ian Mason's portraits of dogs are very striking as he is able to capture the form of each dog breed with minimal brush strokes. His start as a sculptor is evident with his unique, minimal paintings of dogs. Viewers always exclaim that he captures each dog's personality perfectly for each breed. This Golden Retriever dog exudes loving and gentle traits. In the images we have included a lovely image of Luna 1 which is framed the same size (they make a stunning pair of golden retriever paintings...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

Judgment
Located in Miami, FL
Thin edged metal frame Philip Castle is an Irish Painter and husband to artist Barry Castle He is rarely exhibited and Prince Rainier of Monaco once purc...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Joint II" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Joint II" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a couple lying together on a bed by Chelsea Gibson Medium: Oil on linen Size 32 x 48 inches. Offered unframed. "Joint II" i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Amusement Park (diptych)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Amusement Park' 2021, This is a diptych (two oil on canvas panels that are each 84”x48” and 84”x 36”) The overall dimension is 84 x 84 inches. A contem...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Infanta - oil and gold leaf Contemporary Art
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Infanta' is a contemporary portrait of a young woman created in oil and gold leaf on wood panel. from Russian American Elena Zolotnitsky who is Inspired by the concepts of beauty, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Modern Figurative Study of Three Women in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative study of women by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). Blonde long hair women wearing overalls, side view of same woman and another side view study of a brunette, circa 1970. "Gren Hayes" on verso stretcher. Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work from Larry Miller Fine Art. Unframed. Canvas size: 29"H x 29"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. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...
Category

1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Baptistery By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New Holi, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhyay - New Holi, 30 x 36 inches (Unframed Size) Acrylic on Canvas, 2023 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang ..please let u...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Provocation By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow, Green by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Subrata Gangopadhayay - Untitled 36 x 48 Inches Acrylic on canvas 2024 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Should you want it framed and ready to hang ..please let us know and we wi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Safe Place - Oil Paint by Simona Zecca - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
"Safe Place" is an oil on canvas painting with gold leaf and acrylic paste, cm 80x120. Music is the woman's safe place, just like her arms are for her beloved guitar. The guitar mod...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Faith
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Faith', created by artist Diana Tremaine, who paints people in a unique style that bridges abstraction with figuration. Water-blue with red and white paint lushly applied in this provocative work featuring a man in a pool with signature loose juicy brushwork for which the artist is best known. 'Faith', 60 x 40 inch painting...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My granny Polli
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Wooden flush frame 103 x 63 x 3.5 cm
Category

1990s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Head No. 11, 2018
Located in Burlingame, CA
Head No. 11, 2018' by John Goodman. The artwork is 12 x 12 inches. Artist signed, dated in ink verso. Condition is excellent, as new. Goodman’s signature restrained palette and im...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Fiddler - Contemporary Painting by Giampaolo Talani
Located in Carmel, CA
Giampaolo Talani (1955-2018) The "mad scientist" of the art world, Talani created art out of virtually everything he touched. After completing his training at the Florence Academy of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Panta One
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Panda One' by contemporary artist Tamera Avery was painted in 2022, in oil on canvas. Often depicting curious situations with ambiguity, wit and wisdom, and often dealing with serio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Modality 16. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Colorful Hollywood Marilyn Monroe Mixed Media Contemporary Collage
Located in Houston, TX
1950's pop star Marilyn Monroe portrait with collage aspects encased in resin. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. Artist Biography (from the Artist himself...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Modality 18. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally. MONIKA ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

PALOMA - Figurative oil painting on floral fabric, December 2020 Vogue Cover
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
PALOMA by Omari Booker was inspired by the December 2020 Vogue cover featuring Paloma Elsesser. The model was styled by Booker's cousin for the shoot, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Oil

Dancer at the theater - Paint by Simon Georgette - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer at the theater is an artwork realized by Simon Georgette in the early 20th century. Oil on canvas, 40 x 43 cm with frame. Good conditions
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Inside With Characters By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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