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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Minimalist
Daydreamer
Located in Porto, 13
"Daydreamer" by Ritchelly Oliveira presents a striking portrayal of introspection and vulnerability against a backdrop of pure white. At the heart of the canvas stands a black man, e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

The blue in your love
Located in Porto, 13
"The Blue in Your Love" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating piece that explores the nuances of emotion and introspection against a backdrop of pure white. At the center of the can...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

The girl in the feather canyons
Located in Porto, 13
In Ritchelly Oliveira's compelling painting, "The Girl in Feather Canyons," the viewer is drawn into a scene of poignant introspection and vulnerability. At the heart of the composit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic

Memory
Located in Porto, 13
Against a stark white background, the focal point of the painting is two figures centrally positioned. The first figure is a man, depicted with his eyes covered by the gentle touch o...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Strangelove
Located in New Orleans, LA
Discover the warmth and depth of "Strangelove," an oil painting on linen by Alessandro Tomassetti. This artwork shows a person not facing the artist, wrapped up in ribbons, against a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

In between waves
Located in Porto, 13
"In Between Waves" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a striking piece of artwork that explores themes of identity, fragility, and the constant flux of life. Set against a pristine white backg...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Wounded Birds
Located in Porto, 13
"Wounded Birds" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating artwork that delves into the theme of vulnerability and fragility within human relationships. Against a backdrop of pristine wh...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Sisters Bond
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

Blind in the freedom of not having you II
Located in Porto, 13
"Blind in the freedom of not having you I" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating portrayal of depth and symbolism, resonating with themes of love, fragility, and identity. Set again...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

We Await
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"We Await" is a captivating artwork by the talented artist Samson Toba. The piece portrays a powerful scene where a woman stands facing a young woman who carries the globe of the wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

There must have been an angel by my side
Located in Porto, 13
In"There Must Have Been an Angel by My Side," the central figure is a black man, depicted with striking clarity against white backdrop. To the left side of the man's face, a striki...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Blind in the freedom of not having you I
Located in Porto, 13
"Blind in the freedom of not having you I" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating portrayal of depth and symbolism, resonating with themes of love, fragility, and identity. Set again...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas

Hold on
Located in Porto, 13
In Ritchelly Oliveira's evocative painting, the stark contrast of black and white sets the stage for a profound exploration of human vulnerability and connection. At the forefront of...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic

"The Star", Figurative tarot painting by Olha Vlasova
Located in Sempach, LU
The edges are painted The painting was part of an exhibition 'Ancestral call' in Switzerland This canvas is infused with the energy and symbolism of tarot cards, especially the Star...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Girl with the Green Ribbon - Contemplative Female Figure, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Blue Lace - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

No Pasaran - Lone Soldier Symbolizing the Human Desire for Equality and Freedom
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory. "No Pasaran" - an expression of determination to defend a position against an enemy - channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. William Blake No Pasaran oil on linen 48h x 30w in 121.92h x 76.20w cm WIL047 Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Adalgisa, Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Adalgisa" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 20 in. 25.25 x 21.25 in. Framed __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative wo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Kek Okker - Contemporary figurative painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative 'pin-up' portrait painting with abstract mosaic style background by Hungarian artist Dénes Wächter. Offered unframed. Dénes Wächter creates unique post-pop art paintings ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Telephone
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, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Kings of the Renaissance Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bulb of Awakening
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Bulb of Awakening" is a captivating artwork that centers around a woman adorned with an exclusive and mesmerizing hairstyle. Created by the talented artist Ekele Francis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Cuba, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Cuba" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 24 in. 25.25 x 25.25 in. Framed __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

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...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Afrocentric Radiance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a vibrant celebration of African heritage and beauty, our protagonist, a stunning black African woman, graces the scene with her majestic presence. Crowned with a voluminous afro ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Living in the Moment of Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Living in the moment of peace is depicting the moment of finding peace, serenity, and contentment within yourself and all sentient beings around you. Shipping Procedure Ships in a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Cuban Street- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Cuban Street 70 x 65 cm Frame included in price, size with frame: 75 x 70 cm Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art ac...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"A Man Ought to Do What's Right" Contemporary John Wayne Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary portrait of famous movie star John Wayne by Texas-based artist Robert Sandman. The work features a realistic portrayal of the actor dress in his iconic cowboy a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bright Vibrant Emerald Green Figurative Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Vibrant Emerald Green Female Portrait - Large Format Contemporary Cuban Art. This piece is unique and comes with a signed certificate of Authenticity by the artist. Desp...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment

Adedoyin (Royalty has become Sweet)
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. About Artist Olu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Frame I - Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting, Abstract, Woman Face, Blue
Located in Salzburg, AT
Beata Cedrzyńska graduated with a diploma from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts Department of Painting and Graphics in 1999. The advisor of her diploma was professor Teresa Miszkin. S...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Secret Moon Garden (The Shepherdess), Girl, Bird, Portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting by Angela Smith showing girl enchanted by humming bird. A portrayal of young girl with brown hair tied back by white flowers looking up...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady in the Harem - Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lady in the Harem is a modern artwork realized by Unknown Orientalist Painter in the 1st half 19th Century.  Oil on Canvas.  Includes Frame: 61 x 53. Minor restorations and minor ...
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19th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Native (male version) - Portrait Painting - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Portrait of a Polynesian poses with with a tropical headdress of exotic leaves. This painting has a female mate if you choose. they look fabulous together. Native (male version) - P...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on paper Hand-signed by the artist lower left Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Lucy" Candid Childhood Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By Ken Tolmie This sentimental painting depicts the daughter of the Artist walking along the road. The perspective of the piece takes the point of view of the parent. This piece meas...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Intellect - Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Erin Hammond is a contemporary abstract expressionist artist whose free-form paintings capture the essence of her inner, subjective realities. With a vibrant palette and dynamic mark...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Court of Qajar Kings Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed fro...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Nina, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack "Nina" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 18 in. 25.25 x 19.25 in. Framed __________________________ Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dauphin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kris Knight (b. 1980) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian painter, best known for his transformative portraits that portray queerness and masculinity from a nuanced and tender pers...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Tropicana 3 - Vibrant Fun Abstract Figurative Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Whale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The love of two women Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed by the artist Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Great Uncovering of the Face of God, Oil on canvas painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Great Uncovering Of God. A major work from Berlin and companion to his Certainty Of Eternity. Metaphysics and alchemy come together in this piece depicting emerging Bodhisattvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A sincere dream Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed by the artist Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Hand-signed by the artist Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

4-5-17, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

31-1-21, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Winter Tale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kris Knight (b. 1980) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for his dreamy portraits of young men. Knight's work is acclaimed for his distinct portrayal of conte...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Bullet Hole Justin Bieber - graphic, pop-art, acrylic, spray paint, on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This painting has an incredible provenance, once stolen from his exhibition at Toronto's International Film Festival in 2017, it was returned unharmed and is now available at Oeno Ga...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Vignette of a Brittany Spaniel Pointing at Pheasants in Flight
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned sporting artist, Sandra Oppegard's charming vignette a Brittany Spaniel pointing at pheasants in flight captures the essence of bird hunting. In this captivating hunting v...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait of a birdman
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Portrait of a bird man in oil born from the mystery of painting. 36" x 64" inches, made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish and UV protection. Shipp...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

At The Bridge
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

4-1-16, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

Eva 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...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Snow Country
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tempestas" - Contemporary Nude Figurative Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis Braquet is a top-selling artist in New Orleans, and as his paintings sell out quickly at the Royal Street gallery that represents him we are thrilled to have been chosen to sho...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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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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