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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Huge Portrait Veiled Female in Dreamlike Fusion of Spirituality and Nature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Enigmatic Portrait of a Veiled Figure
French/ Japanese? Inscribed verso
circa 1970's
oil on canvas over mixed media surface, framed
Framed: 52 x 26 inches
Canvas: 51 x 35 inches
Prov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960)
signed and dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
c...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950's French Modernist Blue Figurative Oil Painting of a Fisherman Mending Nets
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Le Filet"
Fisherman Mending Nets
French School, mid 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 32 x 26 inches
canvas: 25.5 x 20 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
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Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie' French School (1956)
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Tie', gouache and ink on art paper, French School (1956). Step into the world of mid-20th century European art with a striking portrait that capture...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Portrait of William Merritt Chase
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Attributed to Walter Shirlaw 1838-1909, was a Scottish born American painter who lived in America from the age of two years old. Shirlaw studied in Munich where he befriended America...
Category
Early 1900s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Two Seated Nude Women - British Modernist 1930's oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Modernist portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. The painting comes from a collection of works by the artist, previously owned by his wife. Painte...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Anna Costa (circa 1960s). This is a beautifully expressive portrait painted by the artist using vibrant colour...
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas after Cézanne, Le Jardinier, The Gardener
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist Oil on Canvas after a painting by Paul Cézanne titled 'Le Jardinier Vallier' (R950, FWN547). The painting is titled and signed 'élève de beaux arts d' Aix' to th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 1930s Art Deco Society Portrait, Lady with a Diamond Earring.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Art Deco, oil on canvas, society female portrait by Dembinkski (probably Anton J.) Signed, dated and located (Paris) bottom left. In later wood and gilt frame.
A charming and...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th century English Antique portrait of a Polo Pony
By George Paice
Located in Woodbury, CT
This early 20th-century portrait of a Polo Pony by the esteemed English artist George Paice is an exquisite representation of equine artistry, showcasing Paice’s remarkable skill in ...
Category
1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Woman at Basin, Picasso Style Portrait of a Female Nude, American Modernist
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Woman by Basin" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a framed and matted portrait of a female nude.
The 22.5" x 17.75" mixed media on artist board i...
Category
1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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
Mid 20th Century Portrait of a Young Woman oil
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine shoulder length portrait of a young woman circa 1940's-1950's Continental School. A fine shoulder length portrait of a young woman circa 1940's-1950's Continental School.
oil ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French School, fauvist style
indistinctly signed
circa 1920's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Hector Chavepeyer (1891-1967) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Portrait of A Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical portrait features a woman elegantly draped in a dark, patterned shawl against a cool, muted background. The subject's pose is dignified and contemplative, with the com...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Eve and the apple" by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 65x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman praying oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 70x61 cm.
José Muntané Balaguer (1889 - 1963)
Immerse yourself in the spiritual beauty of "Woman Praying," a sublime work by the acclaimed Spanish artist José Muntané Balaguer. This oil on canvas captures the serenity and introspection of faith, showcasing a masterful use of light and shadow reminiscent of great masters such as Joaquín Sorolla, Ignacio Zuloaga, and even the emotional restraint of Diego Velázquez in his most intimate portraits.
The painting depicts the purity of a devotional moment, where the female figure seems to transcend the canvas, inviting the viewer to reflect on spirituality and human connection. The meticulous attention to detail and subtlety in expressions place Muntané Balaguer in the tradition of artists who immortalized scenes of everyday life with unique sensitivity, much like Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Blue Kimono' , An antique painting, oil on canvas by Laura E. Brumm
Located in St. Albans, GB
Laura E. Brumm
The painting is beautifully signed and titled on the reverse with the artist's handwriting and address written on the original label.
Picture Size: 34 x 16" (86 x 40...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Country House Portrait Faringdon House Oxfordshire Grade 1 Listed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Faringdon House, Oxfordshire
English School, mid 20th century
inscribed to label verso
oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 23 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Filipina Girl Playing the Harp
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant portrait of a Filipino girl playing a harp by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is done in the style of traditional Filipino art, with ...
Category
1970s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Early 20th century English Antique portrait of a Polo Pony
By George Paice
Located in Woodbury, CT
This early 20th-century portrait of a Polo Pony by the esteemed English artist George Paice is an exquisite representation of equine artistry, showcasing Paice’s remarkable skill in ...
Category
1910s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American School Early Impressionist Family Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American school impressionist family portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 38H by 30L.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Red-haired Woman
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Louis BERTHOMME SAINT-ANDRE, France, 1940s. Young Red-haired Woman. with frame: 74x63 cm - 29.1x24.8 inches ; without frame: 61x50 cm - 24x19.7 inches. Format 12F. ...
Category
1940s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Oil - The Edwardian Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait depicting an Edwardian lady in attire typical of the period. Her long, open coat is topped with an elaborate collar, accentuated by a long beaded necklace leading...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
San Miguel, St. Michael, School of Cusco, Peru, Framed early 1900's
Located in Houston, TX
This is painting is from the School of Cusco depicting St. Michael the Archangel defeating the devil in battle. It is oil on canvas and is in very goo...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flamenco Dancer in Fiery Red Twirls 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flamenco Dancer
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 18 x 15 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuffs ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
By Lucien Génin
Located in London, GB
'Parc des Buttes-Chaumont' in Paris, gouache on art paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). A charming depiction of well turned out Parisians enjoying a day at the park. Boaters, strollers and swans all co-mingle around the peaceful lake. The reflection of the rocky bluff in the water is superbly treated by Génin. It's a cheerful and uplifting image of days-gone-by in 1930s Paris.
The park takes its name from the 'bare hill' (chauve-mont) that once occupied the site. It became a place where gypsum was mined, and where the limestone was quarried to be used in buildings in Paris and the United States. Worse, though, it was a site that also became a dumping ground. Luckily, during the 19th-century renovation of Paris under Napoleon III, chauve-mont was chosen as a place for a large park, as part of the emperor's fascination with endowing Paris with green spaces.
The artificial lake created at that time wraps around a hilly central island. The lake attracts waterfowl and other birds and is stocked with fish. The 19th-century planners cleaned up the site and added tons of soil to fill the pits left by a limestone mining operation. Then dynamite was used to "sculpt" the site into the craggy shapes seen today, including the 50-metre-high central hill with cliffs, an interior grotto, pinnacles, and arches. Up on top, overlooking the rest of the park - and depicted in this artwork - is a small, round belvedere, based on the Roman Temple of Vesta in Italy. From that spot you can see a lovely view of Montmartre and the white cupolas of the Sacre-Coeur. The painting is in very good condition. It has been newly framed and glazed with museum-quality glass (anti-reflective and UV protection) to preserve this significant artwork for decades to come.
Dimensions with frame:
H 62 cm / 24.4"
W 76 cm / 29.9"
Dimensions without frame:
H 48.5 cm / 19.1"
W 63 cm / 24.8"
About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer, Marcel Leprin...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Polish Jewish Chassidic Rabbi Judaica Art Oil Painting Konstantin Szewczenko
Located in Surfside, FL
Konstanty Szewczenko (1910-1991), signed oil Judaica Oil Painting, Chassidic Rebbe, Polish.
Frame: 17 X 15.25
Image: 11.5 X 9.5
Konstantin Shevchenko studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years 1927 - 1928. Then, in 1932 he studied painting under the guidance of Kowarski and Pruszkowski at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. Practiced easel painting, mostly judaic hassidic rabbi portraits, genre scenes. Among others, a portrait Moscicki, Rydz - Rydz, and after the war Rokossowski.He worked as a set designer. In the years 1934 - 1935 was production designer Variety Theatre. He collaborated with publishing houses with illustrations. He exhibited in Warsaw, Poland, Vienna, Austria and New York. In 1947 he took part in Exhibition Independent Artists Group) and abroad (solo exhibition at the Gallery G. Tomalsky in New York, 1964) . He is one of many great Jewish Polish artists that included Leopold Gottlieb, Maurycy Gottlieb, Henryk Hechtkopf, Leopold Pilichowski, Isidor Kaufmann, Lazar krestin, Alois Heinrich Priechenfried and Itshak Holtz. His works are in the collection of the Museum of the Polish Army. He was an Polish, Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of African American Woman by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
Portrait of an African American Woman by Tony Sisti (1901-1983). Sisti was a master draftsman. With just a few lines he captures the moment. Sisti was a professional boxer and an acc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Marelen Dietrich
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jean Dominique Van Caulert, (1897-1979), although most often associated with his celebrity portraits and works for the theater, he was also a true symbolist in the tradition of the B...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1987 American Artist Mase Lucas Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Nostalgic Woman
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an original vintage acrylic mixed-media painting on canvas painting Titled " Nostalgic Woman on a Divan" By American Artist Mase Lucas.
Mase Lucas has been a studio artist ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Portrait of a Lady
Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches (unframed)
Condition: Good condition
Creation Period: 1970s
Signed: Yes,...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Blue Eyed Girl', PAFA, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Artist, Trompe L'Oeil
By Robert Childers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center right, in the 53 stub, 'Childers' for Robert Childers (American, 1924-1984) and dated 1954.
Robert Childers first served in the U.S. Navy for six years after graduating from Medford High School in 1941. Following World War II, he studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art where he was the recipient of a gold medal and, upon graduating from the Museum's school, was the recipient of a Cresson scholarship and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he received his Masters degree. Childers continued his education with classes at Fleisher Memorial and performed for two years with the Philadelphia Dance Theater.
Following his studies, he worked in fabrics, film production, toys and illustrations for publishers with du Pont in New York City. At the same time he maintained a studio and old twine factory over the Cherry Lane Theater. He lived in Greenwich Village for 19 years before accepting a position developing new products for American Greetings Inc. While there he designed the Hobbie Holly cloth doll...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indian African Face Woman
Located in New York, NY
Timothee (Tymo) Pierre, "Indian African Face Woman", Signed Abstract/ Figurative Portrait Painting, Acrylic Paint on Cardboard, 13.50 x 10.50, Late 20th ...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Framed Bretagne Breton Symbolist Oil Painting Circa 1910 Liturgical Costume
By Edgard Maxence
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Follower of Edgard Maxence.
French ( b.1871 - d.1954 ).
Meditation, Circa 1910.
Oil On Canvas.
Image size 34.4 inches x 22.2 inches ( 87.5cm x 56.5cm ).
Frame size 44.1 inches x 31.9...
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Young Lady in Garden with Daisies Large Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date:
Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021)
American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cubist Abstract V, Contemporary Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cubist Abstract V
Miriam Bromberg
Oil on Canvas
Size: 18 x 46 in. (45.72 x 116.84 cm)
Category
1950s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool - British Edwardian female portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted and much exhibited female artist Maud Marion Wear. Wear trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London for five yea...
Category
Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Bethy at 4, Elizabeth Wallen, Portrait of a little Girl with a Doll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Merton Grenhagen (American, 1878-1941)
Signed: Merton Grenhagen (Lower, Left)
" Portrait of Bethy at 4 ", 1927
(Study of Elizabeth Wallen)
Oil on Canvas
35" x 29"
Housed in a 5"...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Artist Self Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated 1970. Portrait of the artist. Condition: Good. Provenance: Estate of the ar...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Large Signed American Modernist Interior Scene Portrait Oil Painting
By Sidney Gross
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed portrait oil painting by Sidney Gross (1921 - 1969). Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman
by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960)
signed and dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private co...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Martin Lawrence provenance label on verso. Canvas size 20 x 20 inches.
The artwor...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Screen, Canvas, Acrylic
Women seen from behind
Located in PARIS, FR
Ernest LAURENT
Gentilly 1859 - Bièvres 1929
Seated woman seen from behind, preparatory sketch
Oil on cardboard
Circa 1920
32 x 21.5 cm
unframed
Our oil o...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
'Young Woman Wearing a Copper Scarf', Paris, Salon d'Automne, Brittany, Skagen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'W. Schwartz' for Walter Erwin Otto Schwartz (Danish, 1889-1958), dated 1935 and inscribed 'Skagen' lower right.
A substantial, psychologically penetrating portrait of a young woman with braids, shown dressed in a charcoal wool coat and wearing a copper-colored neck-scarf. The self-possessed sitter stands and meets the viewers gaze directly, proving herself an unusually confident subject for this noted Danish Modernist.
Nephew of the Danish academic artist, Frans Schwartz, Walter Schwartz grew up surrounded by the painters who frequented the Danish art colony on the picturesque island of Skagen. Walter first studied formally (1904-8) with Michael Ancher...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Lady in Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
French School, mid 20th century
signed, S. Ascher
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chestnut Horse Standing in English Landscape Signed British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse in a Landscape
by Henry Percy (British, first half 20th century)
signed oil on board, unframed
Board: 8.25 x 10 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: very g...
Category
20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Portrait painting
Located in London, GB
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Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Oil on canvas
26.1 x 19 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₂ inches)
Signed upp...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man of Industry
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jirayr Hamparzoom Zorthian was born April 14, 1911 in Kutahya, Turkey, of Armenian parents. At the age of three, he showed considerable talent in drawing and painting.
Zorthian we...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Square - Painting by Francesco Settimj - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard.
Very good condition except for some minor losses on edges.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Bretonne, Brittany, France, Danish Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Agnes Louise Agnete Jensen Weie (Danish, 1878-1964) and painted circa 1911.
Provenance: ABR auction 170, 1964, catalog #83, 1964 (see photo); Inscribed, verso, '83/170' from auction ...
Category
1910s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Continental School Early 20th Century Oil - Girl with A Wheat Sheaf
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame with pierced detailing and foliate scrolling to the cove. On canvas.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
One More Glass by Chantal KAKAL COLSON - Oil on Wood - 58x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Chantal Kakal Colson was a 20th-century artist renowned for her contributions to the art world. According to Artprice, at least five of her works have been recorded at public auction...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Elegant Early 20th-Century French Portrait of a Woman in Red Gown signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady in a Red Gown
David Junes (French 1874-1938)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 25 x 14 inches
Provenance: private collection, the South of France
C...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Global Marine Oil Workers on and Offshore Rig
By Robert Lavin
Located in Austin, TX
"Global Marine Oil Workers"
Artist: Robert Lavin
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 39" x 64"
Framed
In 1980, Charles Russel Luigs, CEO of Global Marine Inc. commissioned painter Robert La...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman posing mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas cardboard.
Work measurements 41x33 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish pa...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"LAZY AFTERNOON" ON THE RIVER FRAMED 24 X 30
Located in San Antonio, TX
John Austin Hanna
Born 1942
Fredericksburg Artist
Image Size: 18 x 24
Frame Size: 24 x 30
Medium: Oil
"Lazy Afternoon"
Biography
John Austin Hanna Born 1942
John Austin Hanna - Frede...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
By Otto Eichinger
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter
Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 15 x 12 inches
board: 12.5 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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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