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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1910s
Vibrant Surreal Beach Scene
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful surrealist oil landscape of a man standing on a beach next to a red flag signed by artist L. Calisio in the lower right corner. Hung in gold frame with a tan mat. Dimensi...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

portrait de femme, '60s - oil paint, 55x33 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
Portarit of a ldy by Lucien Fontanarosa. Oil on Canvas. Fontanarosa was born in Paris in 1912 and died in paris in 1975. He was an important painter that preferered compositions with...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Joanne, Pastel Portrait by Thomas Strickland
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Thomas Strickland, American (1923 - 1999) Title: Joanne with White Scarf Year: 1967 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed u.r. Size: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 43.5...
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Good Housekeeping cover. Christmas: Child Praying
Located in Miami, FL
Famed female illustrator, Jessie Willcox Smith paints the " Ideal Child" in a spiritual moment for the Christmas cover of Good Housekeeping. The acc...
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1910s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Self Portrait, " Abstract Acrylic on Masonite signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait" is an original acrylic painting on masonite board by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This painting features a portrait of the artist, David Barnett, in gr...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

'Young Bretonne', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Post-Impressionist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A vibrant, early 20th century oil study of a young Breton girl shown regarding the viewer with a stern and penetrating gaze. Signed lower right 'Jais' for Jais Nielsen (Danish, 1885...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"A Young Women in the Landscape - Fall River, Mass.", 1964 by Sergio Fergola
By Sergio Fergola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sergio Fergola, Italian (1936 - 1994) Title: A Young Women in the Landscape - Fall River, Mass. Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 26 in. (91.44 x 66.04...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Nude Woman Seated by Stained Glass, Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Nude in Interior with Stained Glass Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 25 in. x 30 in. (63.5 cm x 76.2 cm)
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Young Girl on a Couch, Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Young Girl on Couch Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 26.5 x 32 inches
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

'The White Bonnet', Paris, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen Art Museum
By Henrik Schouboe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'H.S.' for Henrik Schouboe (Danish, 1876-1949) and painted circa 1915. Henrik Schouboe first studied at the Copenhagen's Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1894-1901 and, from 1903-1910, in Italy and Paris. He was awarded numerous stipends and scholarships including the Larssen (1902-3) and the Akademie Scholarship in 1908. In 1906, he had exhibited for the first time at the Charlottenborg where his submitted entry was purchased by the leading Danish painter of the time, Kristian Zahrtmann, for his personal collection. Schouboe continued to exhibit both domestically and internationally for over thirty years and was the recipient of a variety of prizes, medals and juried awards including the purchase of his 1908 Charlottenborg entry, 'Young Couple in a Landscape', by the State Museum of Art for inclusion in the Danish national collection. Schouboe's work is held in the permanent collections of numerous museums including Copenhagen, Aabenraa, Maribo and the Aalborg Art Museums. We are pleased to offer a delicate and psychologically penetrating portrait of this beautiful and determined girl on the cusp of womanhood. Reference: Thieme-Becker Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zu Gengenwart, Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1992, Vol. 30, p. 269; E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Jacques Busse, 1999 Nouvelle Édition, Gründ 1911, Vol. 12, p. 520; Weilbach, Dansk Kunstnerleksikon, the Castle and Cultural Agency, Copenhagen; Dansk Kunst (Charlottenborg), 1927: Taf. 27, 1928: Taf. 38, 1929: Taf. 46; S. Michaëlis i: Art VII, 1905-06; Vilh. Wanscher i: Kunstbl. 1909-10, 71f; Harald Giersing...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Retired Ballerina" Great Mid Century Modern Portrait.
By Clarice Akin Holloway
Located in San Antonio, TX
Clarice Akin Holloway (1905-1989) Port Arthur Artist Image Size: 20 x 16 Frame Size: 28 x 24 Medium: Oil Circa 1960s "Retired Ballerina" Biography Clarice Akin Holloway (1905-1989) Mrs. Richard B. Dell Holloway Port Arthur Painter, teacher. A native of Port Arthur, Holloway graduated from nearby Lamar College, Beaumont, with honors. She received instruction or criticism on various occasions from Otis Dozier, Frederic Taubes, Elliott O'hara, Henri Gasser, Ted Schuyler, Fred Samuelson, Boardman Robinson, Morris Davidson...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Tête et Corps d'Homme
Located in Houston, TX
French painting of modern figure in satirical pose by artist Raymond Bailly, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sl...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of a Man", Oil Painting on Glass by Josip Horvat
By Josip Horvat
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josip Horvat, Yugoslavian (1939 - 1981) Title: Portrait of a Man Year: 1967 Medium: Reverse Oil painting on Glass, signed and dated l.l. ...
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1960s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Glass, Oil

John and Caroline Kennedy, Oil Painting on Canvas by Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry, Puerto Rican/American (1938 - ) Title: John and Caroline Kennedy Year: 1965 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Young Woman', Grande Chaumière, Hague Academy of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum
By Jan Hoowij
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant oil portrait of a young Arab woman shown wearing a veil and gazing with candor and interest directly towards the viewer. Signed lower left, "Jan Hoowij" (Dutch-American, ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait, Oil Painting on Canvas by Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry, Puerto Rican/American (1938 - ) Title: Portrait Year: 1963 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 36 x 24 inches Frame: 44 x 31.5 inches
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Profile of a Young Girl, 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....
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

"Surrealist Self-Portrait, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Surrealist Self-Portrait" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by David Barnett. This nearly completely abstract painting features bright oranges, reds, and yellows alongside d...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Beating - Police and Man
Located in Miami, FL
Watercolor and gouache on paper laid on board Magazine Illustration defined by bold graphic composition and limited color palate yielding a powerful image that jumps off the page. u...
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1960s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Boys, My Sister From the East, American Magazine Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1918 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 30.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Boys, My Sister From the East, American Magazine illustration, April 1918
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1910s Portrait Paintings

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Board, Gouache

Good Housekeeping Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of Good Housekeeping magazine, January 1915. Image of woman in rocking chair with yarn. One of the first master illustrators. Created the de...
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1910s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Bedouin Woman in Purple, Oil Painting by Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Bedouin Woman in Purple Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm) Fram...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Clown Boy from Paris, Oil Painting by Felix Felmart 1964
By Felix Felmart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Felix Felmart, Spanish XXth Title: Clown Boy from Paris Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 28 x 20 in. (71.12 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 36 x 28 inches
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Santa Claus Amoco Advertisement
By Harry Fredman
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1960 Medium: Gouache and Tempera on Board Dimensions: 11.25" x 24.25" Signature: Signed Lower Left "I switched too..." Amoco
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Tempera, Gouache, Board

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991) Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Year: circa 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 20 in. x 18 in. (50.8 cm x 45.72 cm) F...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Hoot Mon, LIFE Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 31.00" x 12.00", Framed 36.00" x 18.00" Hoot Mon, Life Magazine Cover...
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1910s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

Woman's Home Companion Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1912 Medium: Oil on Canvas Sight Size 18.50" x 12.50", Framed 27.50" x 21.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left July 1912 Woman's Home Companion Magazine Cover
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1910s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage Gouache Painting - The Cellist
Located in Houston, TX
Vivid and contemporary style gouache portrait of a female cellist at work by G. Lachausse, circa 1970. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

'The Valley of the Moon' Cosmopolitan Magazine Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration of a couple. "The farmer crossed the plowed strip to Saxon, and joined her on the rail." Ink, watercolor, and gouache on board. 991x749 mm; 39x29 1/2 inches. Signed in full, lower left. Illustration for the first appearance of Jack London's novel "The Valley of the Moon," Cosmopolitan Magazine...
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1910s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Board, Gouache, Watercolor

PROFILE OF A WOMAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"PROFILE OF A WOMAN" OIL ON PANEL C.1960 PAINTED IN ITALY 16 X 12 INCHES Morton Dimondstein 1920-2000 At the age of seventeen Morton Dimondstein enrolled in the American Artists School and then the Art Students League in New York City, where he studied painting, drawing, and printmaking with Anton Refregier, Harry Sternberg, and Kimon Nicolaides. After serving in the 387th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II, Dimondstein continued his studies at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. He was one of the first artists to produce serigraphic prints on the West Coast, marketing them as affordable art in galleries and retail stores. His prints and oil paintings garnered several awards during this post-war period, including an A.C.A. Gallery international competition for a one- man show in New York City. In 1951 he moved to Mexico, where he attended the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and studied art with José Gutiérrez and David Alfaro Siqueiros. During his three years in Mexico, Dimondstein worked as a staff artist and instructor in visual education for UNESCO and was a member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular. After moving back to Los Angeles, Dimondstein served as the art editor of the California Quarterly from 1953 to 1956. He briefly worked for the Saul Bass advertising firm where he designed books and book jackets, and collaborated on the ad campaigns for films such as William Wyler’s “The Big Country” and Otto Preminger’s “St. Joan.” Dimondstein received industry recognition for the images he created, but cranking out art for commercial ventures with strict deadlines was not for him. He chose to leave that world in favor of working as an independent artist and art teacher. Over the years he taught at the Kann Art Institute, the New School of Art, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and the School of Fine Art which he established with UCLA faculty member Martin Lubner...
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1960s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Rag Paper

Portrait of the Musician Mazzi
Located in London, GB
ALFRED RETH 1884-1966 Budapest 1884-1966 Paris (Hungarian/French) Title: Portrait of the Musician Mazzi, 1912 Technique: Original Signed Oil pain...
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1910s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Madonna and Child
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful mid century modernist take on Madonna and child by Dorothy Steck Beech of Carmel, California (American, 1915-2002). Signed "D.S. Beech" lower right. Displayed in a rusti...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

'Study of a Young Woman', Karlsruhe, Berlin, Danish Post-Impressionist, Benezit
By Alfred Hermann Helberger
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right 'A.H.'; signed verso, "Alfred Helberger", inscribed "Gertrúd" and dated 1914. Bearing the original 1962 exhibition label from the Senator fur Folksbildung, Ber...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Figure', oil on board, by STM (circa 1960s - 70s). A marvellous mid-century sizeable painting by an artist with the initials STM. Clearly inspired by cubists Picasso and Braq...
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1960s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Portrait of Cubist Man', Berlin School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Cubist Man', oil on board, Berlin School (circa 1960s). A striking cubist depiction, this is a vibrant portrait of a figure in geometric perspective. The varied hues - b...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage impressionist oil painting of a woman by Pio Santini
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage impressionist oil portrait painting of a young woman by Pio Santini (1908-1986), signed bottom right. A textured oil on canvas with vigorous impasto enforced brush and knif...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of the Artist" Modern Abstract Surrealist Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract portrait painting by modern artist Robert Morris. The work features a sketchy, architectural self portrait of the artist. Signed in the front lower right corner as well as signed on the reverse. The work is currently hung in a silver frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 12 in x W 10 in. Artist Biography: From an early age, artist Robert Morris displayed a unique talent and affinity for the arts. He received his BFA from Yale University where he studied with Josef Albers and Bernard Chaet, and his MFA from the University of Texas at Austin. With a distinguished career as an artist spanning six decades, Robert Morris has exhibited in many prestigious art venues in the country and received several awards in honor of his work. He has held faculty positions at Wesleyan University (Connecticut), University of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and the University of Houston...
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1960s Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Portrait of a Gentleman, 1913, by Danish Artist Heinrich Dohm
By Heinrich Dohm
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Portrait of a Gentleman, 1913" by Heinrich Dohm is a striking example of the Danish artist's mastery in capturing the essence and character of his subje...
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1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Madonna with Child - Oil on Chipboard - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Madonna with Child is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of 20th century in 1969 Mixed colored oil on Chipboard. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin. Good conditi...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Modern Abstract Colorful Six Figure Group Portrait Painting of Artists
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a grouping of six standing and sitting figures wearing colorful clothes posing nex...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Chess Players
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Born in Latvia, Kalman Aron(1924 - 2018), survived four years in camps during the Holocaust surviving in many ways due to his natural artists talent. As liberations came with the end of the war, he was able to study art at the Fine Art Academy of Vienna. Kalman Aron spent his life paintings portraits, landscapes, cityscapes as well as imagery from his impression of the war. He was widely commissioned and collected. The Chess Players...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Mixed Media

French Watercolour Breton School Mid 20th Century Fisherman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Breton Fisherman by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right edge watercolour painting, with gouache and some graphite on artist's paper, unframed measurement of frameable image...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

Clown
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel Signed and dated, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1960s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sisters with Green Eyes - Handsigned oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Baptiste VALADIE Sisters with Green Eyes, 1962 Original oil on canvas Signed right bottom Size of the canvas 61 x 38 cm (c. 24 x 15 inch) Presented in a golden wood frame 78 x ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait with Cigarette
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Portrait with Cigarette Materials : Oil on Canvas Date : 1960's Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in. COA provided In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job loading boxcars for Railway Express. During nights, he would go to a coffee house (Lawrence Gallery and Coffee House, at 43rd and Main St., KCMO), to sit and draw before heading home to paint. The gallery owners, Anne and Sidney Lawrence...
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Woman in a White Blouse
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Woman in a White Blosue Materials : Oil on Canvas Date : 1960s Dimensions : 29 1/2 x 23 in. In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job lo...
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1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

White Mantilla
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RICHARD KIRK "WHITE MANTILLA" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED, TITLED AMERICAN, C.1960 36 X 23 INCHES Original Frame Richard Kirk Born 1932 Kirk was born in West Virginia in 1932. He ...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Blue Linear Domestic Family Scene with Two Women
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful domestic portrait of two women in blue with linear style by Oris Robertson in 1967. Placed in a thin, black frame. Signed and dated in the top left corner. Artist Biograp...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

My Self
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a just discovered, extremely rare modernist still life, Trio", by American artist Robert McIntosh (1916 - 2010.) Robert McIntosh won first prize at the Los...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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.

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