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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Contemporary
Aka Ji Oku (Women as the Custodians of Light) - 21st Century, Contemporary Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Aka ji oku" (Women as Custodians of Light) - Aka ji oku is an Igbo statement, which denotes "the hand that bears the light". Igbo's origin can be traced down to the Eastern Region o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Voyageur (Traveler 1) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Bunmi - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform, Nature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Mes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"O.W. Circles" by Anne Siems, Painting with female portrait, on paper, framed
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this artwork by painting and drawing over an archival print on thick 100% cotton fiber paper.
All archival materials.
Unframed size: 8.5x11 inches
Frame size: 15x12x1 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Panel
Reincarnation -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African Artwork
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative oil on canvas painting of a young athletic male
24 x 20 inches, 29.5 x 23.5 inches vintage gold painted wood frame
signed B. Sargeant in red in upper right hand corner
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The smokers. Figurative painting. Colorful landscape with figures smoking.
By Igor Fomin
Located in Segovia, ES
The smokers. Figurative painting. Colorful Landscape with figures.
Acrylic on canvas.
Measurements in centimeters: 89 x 146 x 3 cm. / Framed: 114 x 171 x 5 cm.
In inches: 35.04 x 57.48 x 1.18 ". / Framed: 44.88 x 67.32 x 1.9 "
In the background, a beautiful city with classical buildings and a a forest; in the foreground, a small park where smokers gather next to the fountain crowned by a cupid holding a cigarette between his fingers. It is a group of six men and three women. They all smoke. They enjoy the smoke as they blow it out of their mouths, making shapes with it and interacting with each other in various poses.
Hands emerge from the trees of the nearby forest holding lighted matches between their fingers as a lure to attract smokers to the darkness of the forest. A very dreamlike image to represent the temptation of the forbidden.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Fomin is a storytelling artist. He is a storyteller in his everyday, anecdotally narrating the funny side of life, and he is a storyteller in his professional life, bringing to the canvas realistic popular scenes set in fairy-tale settings where the subject matter is always treated with irony and humor.
The titles of his paintings tell us about eccentric characters of an era, a culture, a society (which one?) - it doesn't matter, it is a distorted reality with a romantic and sentimental touch, which takes us to references such as Brueghel the Elder, El Bosco and Chagall, within an aesthetic and chromatism typical of Renaissance painting where Fomin develops his original scenes playing with the design of spaces, landscapes, buildings, characters and costumes. A stage director who makes us smile, but also reflect on his original interpretation of the human being, because this is the main protagonist of his paintings.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Igor Fomin...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
An Ideal Head of a Woman
Located in Greenwich, CT
In the tradition of Modigliani, Maurer's depictions of women are expressive and lively. America had very few modernists who painted in this manner but Maurer is famous for exactly t...
Category
1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Board
Sisterhood 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Africa Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sisterhood is also about growth and transformation. As we go through life, we change and evolve as individuals, and our relationships with our sisters change and evolve with us. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peaceful Haven -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colorful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Italian ca. 1960's Beautiful Young Woman Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of a Beautiful Young Woman, ca. 1965.
Oil on linen canvas, 8 x 10 inches.
Framed measurement: 10.5 x 12.5 inches.
Signed indistinctly lower left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballerina - Oil Painting by Miloslava Vrbova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Painting on panel realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century, depicting an elegant reclyned ballerina.
Hand signed.
Good condition, framed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Incessante sopravvivere" by Salvador Aulestia
Located in Milano, MI
From the series dedicated to Timeless Women by Salvador Aulestia, this is definitely a museum-grade artwork, exceptionally granted to celebrate yellow, a color well present in the Ca...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers (American, 1922-2009). This portrait is closely fra...
Category
1970s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lucy Boom" – Mixed Media Naïve Child Portrait on Canvas. Influencers Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Lucy Boom" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, framed for enhanced presentation. The artwork depicts a central figure with vibrant red hair agai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Marternity
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887.
Died in 1970 in Geneva.
Work on canvas
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inner Bloom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Girl with the Pearl Earring" Original Oil Reproduction
Located in Boca Raton, FL
My original master reproduction of Johannes Vermeer's portrait of "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" was created using the same process that Vermeer used to paint his famous Dutch Mas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fractured Harmony -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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About Artist
Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Julia'' Contemporary Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Black Braids
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her art, Yvonne Michiels (1966) depicts personal stories about beauty, emotions and mortality.
In order to heighten the emotional charge, Yvonne often uses young models. Their h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
This Shall Pass 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This shall pass, like a fleeting dream,
A moment in time, a fleeting scheme,
The winds of change will soon abate,
And the stormy skies will soon relate,
The sun will shine, the cloud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Surprise" – Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame, Contemporary Portrait, 2018
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Surprise" (2018) is a charming mixed media work on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, and presented in a complementary wooden frame. Part of her Influencers de T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"James Dean" Contemporary Black and Yellow Pop Art Porsche Car Racing Painting
By Jörg Döring
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop culture inspired painting by German artist Jörg Döring. The work features a dynamic depiction of James Dean driving his Porsche 550 Spyder with the iconic number "13...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl. What is Love?
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, a girl is portrayed deep in thought, contemplating the nature of love, creating an atmosphere of tenderness and gentle introspection. Her dreamy gaze reflects her i...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - EROTIC MALE NUDE PORTRAIT IN RED BOOTS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Red Boots"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
painting: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Sphinx - unique piece by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series. Painted with acrylic on round canvas (20cm / 8in) Unique work, not a series. Ready f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Girl in Her Cultural Bead 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is a wonderful portrait of grace and elegance, capturing the essence of boundless beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage. The subject, a stunning black Yoruba girl i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Navajita", Mixed Media on Thick Canvas, Figurative Nigh Scene with pocketknife
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Navajita" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 20 x 25 x 3.5 cm. This work, part of the Influencers de Taberna series, captures a surreal yet intim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Ballerina - Oil Paint by Miroslava Vrbová-Štefková - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a beautiful oil on panel realized by Vrbová-Štefková in the mid-20th Century.
Signed and framed, 60 x 50 cm.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jon Wassom - Soul Searching - Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Soul Searching (2024) is a striking mixed-media painting on canvas, measuring 24 x 20 inches with a 1.5-inch depth. This original artwork captivates with its expressive ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
The Bathers I, Figurative, Texas artist, Women in the Arts, 9x12" oil on birch
Located in Houston, TX
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Bathers: 12 x 9 oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back
They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint.
Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again.
Joan Breckwoldt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch
"Heroine (Intercessor)", Figurative Oil Painting, Seated Woman with Butterflies
By Paul Romano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Heroine (Intercessor)" is an original oil painting by American artist Paul Romano. The piece ships ready-to-hang in the pictured artist-made frame, measuring 34in x 32in x 2in.
Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
This Can't Be! - Woman in a Blue Dress Expressing Shock, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is part of a series of portraits by Richard Gibbons in which the subject displays shock, dismay, anger or ambivalence in response to an unknown outside event. The portr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dreaming Away - Highly Textured Dream-like Painting with Surreal Nautical Theme
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Wang's subject is a female seemingly caught in a contemplative moment yet a war rages behind her. She dons a hat shaped as a boat and carries and oar as if to "Dream Away" these other thoughts. Wang uses a blend of luminous colors and buttery textures to evoke these enigmatic moments of meditation. Influence by the Renaissance Masters Titian and Rembrandt for their glazing and layering techniques respectively, the artist builds the surface using heavy paint, swirling and mixing the color on the canvas. The end result is a poetic and emotionally powerful representation of the human form.
Victor Wang
Dreaming Away, 2017
oil on canvas
42h x 56w in
106.68h x 142.24w cm
VWG009
My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences.
I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements. People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked. After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution. There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage.
My incorporation of collages of figures from China’s Tang Dynasty represents my Chinese heritage and is a constant reminder of where I came from. The texture and earthiness on the canvas’s surface are inspired by the texture of the soil on the farm where I worked in China.
Although I often gain great pleasure from the process of painting, it is most important to unfold expressively those feelings within myself.
Wang belongs to a generation of immigrant painters from China, whose artistic background was defined by socialist realism but took advantage of their skills and broke away from that tradition to create new subjects in the U.S.
“When I was a student during Cultural Revolution, Soviet realism art was among the dominant source of influence and it grabbed us like lightening rod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Figurative/Portrait_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_The Striped Orange Cat, America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"The Striped Orange Cat"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
62.5 x 33.5 in. 64 x 35 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
The Fishermen
Located in London, GB
'The Fishermen', oil on canvas, by Anna Costa (circa 1970s). Cassis is a small, Provencal fishing village in southern France, located about 45 minutes east of Marseille and 45 minute...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unfolding Horizons - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Colourful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork conveys a journey of discovery, growth, and transformation. The figure stands amidst diverse landscapes, symbolizing the various stages and experiences in life. The suns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Unbroken -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media
Pere Creixams Spanish Woman, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Pere Creixams Pico (1893-1965), School of Paris, ca.1920. Beautiful Spanish woman. Provenance: Charpentier Gallery, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris (Sotheby's...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raquel. Large format interior with woman portrait and still-life
Located in Segovia, ES
"Raquel" is an interior scene of a young woman, stretched out comfortably on a sofa, surrounded by flowers and fruit. She gazes placidly at the artist, who is portraying her dressed in a nightgown and a colorful dressing gown.
Oil on canvas. 2003
Measurements: 90 x 200 cm / 35,43 x 78,74"
The rich range of colors used and the relaxed gesture of the model envelop the atmosphere of comfort that prevails in the works of this author because, according to his words: “When I use a model I want her to be very comfortable, rested, calm and relaxed. I am not interested in movement in my work, as it always ends up too artificial for my taste and would interfere with the ambiance I am trying to create”.
The flattened perspectives, the fractured surfaces, and the graphic stylizations refer to the cubism of Picasso and Juan Gris. There are echoes of Modigliani in the treatment of his female models and we can detect an homage to Gauguin and Matisse, in his playful and sensual manipulation of color.
In 2003 Ediciones Sammer publishes in a deluxe edition the book Alfredo Roldán written by the sculptor David Gamella where a large part of his work is reproduced. This painting, Raquel, is reproduced on the cover of the book and also inside on a double page (294-295).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alfredo Roldán (Madrid- Spain, 1965) is a self-taught artist who, at the age of 22, began selling his works at street markets. In 1994 he won the award granted by the City Council of Madrid with the painting “El Baño Azul”, which now hangs in The Museum of Modern Art of Madrid. That year he began to work with the renowned British dealer...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Portrait of a Man”
Located in Southampton, NY
Powerful oil on board original painting of a portrait of a man’s head by the American National Academy artist John R. Grabach. Signed lower left, “John R.Grabach N.A.” Signed verso ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Angela - Large Original Colorful Floral Portrait Painting on Blue Background
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Woman King -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pixelated, Red, Crown Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the time of my mother and the women before her in her generation line, women are not allowed to talk or have a genuine opinion on the crucial and critical matters of emergency in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Historically Important American Army Soldiers in Paris Cafe WPA Ashcan Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring 18 by 22 inches.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coronation Blue
Located in London, GB
Ghizlan El Glaoui
Coronation Blue, 2022
Oil on canvas
Signed by the artist, on verso
110 x 90cm
Ghizlan El Glaoui is a Moroccan-born artist based in London, known for her richly hue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman portrait. Whisper of Spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Whisper of Spring" portrays the serene beauty of a young woman with her auburn hair and scarf gently flowing in the breeze. This movement, captured through rich, textured brushstrok...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bazooka Ali" Double Muhammad Ali & Chanel Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Muhammed Ali with Chanel. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Reclining Male Nude - by Paula Craioveanu - Female Gaze series
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Reclining Male nude. Size 31.5x21.5in / 70x60cm . Part of Nude Men series. Male Nude seen by a female artist - part of "female gaze" series. Varnished and ready for hanging. Shippin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Varnish
Lady - Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lady is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Not signed.
Antonio Feltri...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
1960's Portrait of Parisian Lady in Pearls & Black Dress Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Mrs Helene Kernel, Paris 1964"
by Jacques Falcou (French 1912-1975)
signed, titled and dated verso
oil on canvas, framed in original period French frame
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
can...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fulfilled II - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Women, Colourful, City
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beauty is What I Possessed 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Hello Sailor, original painting, portrait, abstract, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
From the 'Petite Portraits' series,' Hello Sailor' is a contemporary portrait with a dose of vintage charm. A small work with a big presence painted in acrylic paint and complemented...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of Old Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on plywood realized in 1930s.
Painted on both sides, recto and verso.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a Man
By Yvonne Guégan
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Man', oil on canvas, by Yvonne Guégan (circa 1970s). This is not a portrait of the reclusive billionaire, Howard Hughes. Regrettably, we d...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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