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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Post-Impressionist
20th Century Portrait of man with Glasses by listed Polish Artist Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Mr. Epstein
by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes signed below oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 18 inches
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young woman watercolor
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curos - Young woman - Watercolor
Watercolor measurements 40x32 cm.
Frame measurements 54x46 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter.
He tra...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Female Figure - Oil Paint by Domenico Morelli - 19th century
By Domenico Morelli
Located in Roma, IT
Seated female figure is original oil painting on panel realized by the artist Domenico Morelli (1823-1901).
Hand signed overleaf.
Stamp "Galleri...
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed French Contemporary Painting Portrait of Rosy Cheeked Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020)
framed
signed
oil painting on textured board
framed: 22 x 19 inches
board: 18 x 15 inches.
All the paintings we have for sale by this artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lida
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE
"Lida"
Oil on panel
Signed lower left and titled 'Lida' on the reverse
Dimensions:
24 x 19 cm / 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (painting)
45 x 40 cm / 17 3/4 x 16 3/4 in; (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait of African Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
In The Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another very pretty mixed media from the studio of this well collected British artist.
Image 21" x 15"
mounted
Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
mulled wine time
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I poured my soul into capturing the warmth and introspective comfort of a quiet winter's eve. I chose acrylics and delicate gilding to breathe life into the minimal...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dreaming Woman - Original hansigned oil on paper
By René Genis
Located in Paris, IDF
Rene GENIS (1922-2004)
Dreaming Woman
Original watercolor and oil painting on paper
Signed bottom middle
32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
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
Painting postimpressionist children at Paris garden
By Alice Dannenberg
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
DANNENBERG Alice (1861-NC)
"Children playing at the Luxembourg garden (Paris)"
Oil on canvas signed low right
Gault frame gilded with gold leaves
Dim canvas : 50 X 61 cm
Dim frame : ...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Drummer Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Drummer
French School, late 19th century
Post-Impressionist School
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28 x 22.5 inches
canvas: 24 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, France
co...
Category
Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950’s Fashion Illustration Original Painting Of The Artist In A White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artist
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
ink/watercolour/pencil drawing on card, unframed
paper: 10 x 6.5 inches
very good condition
provenance: from the artists estate, France
Josine Vignon (1922-2022) was a French artist living on the Rue Beautreillis in the Marais district of Paris. She painted with a beautiful style, largely influenced by the Impressionist and Post Impressionist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Subtle and moody portrait of a Pensive man by Joan Tidwell (American, 1930-2002). The sitter in the portrait is a middle-aged man looking slightly downwards, wearing a collared shirt. This piece is completed in a tan and green palette, creating a somber feeling. Of particular note are the confident, thick brushstrokes - each one is well-placed in the modernist style. Similar in some ways to Picasso's portraits.
Signed "Joan Tidwell" on verso
Unframed.
Canvas size: 30"H x 22"W
oan Gay Tidwell (American, 1930-2002) was born and raised in Hollywood, CA, where she had some success as a child actor. Later, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Washington with a Master's Degree in English Literature and Drama. Tidwell moved to the Bay...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dappled Light" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Dappled Light" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a man napping in the sun while leaning against a tree with sun stre...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Easy adventure
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant fusion of comics and surrealism, I discovered a whimsical realm where familiar figures converge and each character exudes their own narrative. Created using vibrant a...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Turn of Century English Portrait of Mrs. Rogerson
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant Victorian original oil portrait of Mrs. Rogerson by John Charlton
Robert Azensky Fine Art is pleased to offer this fine example of Victorian portraiture of Mrs. Frances Mary...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Sitzende Frau
By Fritz Schmidt
Located in Wien, 9
signed on the lower left
The painting can be categorised in the tradition of New Objectivity. The picture shows a real scene, the woman depicted stares into space with a serious and...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Signed French Oil - Portrait of a Lady from Mougins, South France
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"La Colette"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
signed, oil painting on canvas, unframed
painting: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
Original oil painting by t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
BÍMPÉ "Self-Made VI"
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
BÍMPÉ (which means to be born with perfection)
In Yoruba land, it's our culture to be christened with beautiful names most especially the women. BÍMPÉ is one of such beautiful names, so also this piece portrays the perfection in the creation of women.
"Self-Made" is a captivating series of artwork created by the talented artist Alawaye Tope...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic
'The Green Hat' Louvre, LACMA, Académie Chaumière, California Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and dated 1954.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Chouinard Art School before moving to Paris where he studied with Andre L’Hote...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"The mood of the night" Original impressionistic portrait.Women . Large painting
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I've captured the poignant interplay of shadow and light, with oil paint bringing every emotion to the surface. This artwork blends fine art with expressive s...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Modernist Signed Oil, Figures in Golden Green Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jostne Gallet
Title: ' La Promenade'
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso.
canvas: 28.75 x 21.25 inches
Provenance: private collec...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF FACE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
watercolour on artist paper
painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original painting by th...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Until Morning Comes
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Until Morning Comes" is a captivating artwork by Boluwatife Victoria Lawal that depicts a tender and intimate moment between a man and a woman. In this evocative piece, the couple i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1960's French Signed Oil Portrait of Young Lady in Blue Hat Modernist Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Henri Laville (1916)
'La femme en bleu', cira 1960's
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20.5 x 15 inches
canvas: 16 x 11 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Myth III - British 1936 Modern art tempera painting Ida Graves poet family
Located in London, GB
This superb British 1930's modern art tempera painting is by noted interwar artist Blair Hughes-Stanton. Painted in 1936 it is part of the myth se...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
The Girl With The Glasses 1960's Stylised Portrait Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Girl With The Glasses, Impressionist Stylised Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
British School, circa 1969
Initialled and dated '69 by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil p...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reclined Nude - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude with Parrot is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s.
Oil on canvas
Beautiful and representative artwork depicting a reclin...
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Signed Modernist Painting -Two Caricature Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Figures
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso
original oil painting on artist paper
overall size: 21 x 25.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Post-Impressionist Oil - Portrait of Man Writing at Desk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed with initials and fully verso.
Title: Portrait of a Man sitting writing, wearing spectacles and a green jacket/ jumper.
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
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
Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of a Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking and colorful mid century Fauvist portrait of a man by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). The expressive and vibrant color palette, a signatu...
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1960’s French Pair Portraits Fashion Ladies Original Paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, 1960’s
signed pair oil on board, framed
framed: 5 x 4 inches
board: 4 x 3 inches
private collection, France
overall very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002) EXPRESSIONIST OIL - PORTRAIT IN DEEP THOUGHT
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"In Deep Thought"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 13.75 x 9.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Klezmer Musicians
Medium: Oil
Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame
Country: United States
The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait of the Artist in Studio - British 1920's art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British self portrait oil painting is by noted artist Sir Walter Westley Russell CVO, RA, RWS. He had a distinguished career: Russell became a member of the Royal Academy...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unique Original Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, COA "Trump Peace Deal", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas in a naive primitivism style titled "Trump Peace Deal" by Serg Graff.
This painting is a satirical and expressive artwork featur...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage American School Museum Interior "Studying Anatomy" Humorous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school museum interior oil painting by Nathaniel E. Reich. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size, 32L x 24H. Housed in a period wood frame.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Exercise by John Torcapel - Ink on paper 13x17 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink
Lady with Harp - Oil Paint by Symbolist Painter - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lady with harp is a modern artwork realized by Symbolist Painter of late 19 Century.
Symbolistic painting of a lady with harp standing on a rock by the sea.
Mixed colored oil on ca...
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Female portrait melancholia oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pascual Bueno Ferrer (1930)
Pascual Bueno Ferrer is a Catalan painter who has cultivated painting and drawing as a child.
In 1956 he enrolled at the Sant Jordi Higher School of Fi...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - FIGHTING MALES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Fighting Males"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
dated 97'
painting: 16.75 x 11.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original painting by t...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Sheila Antoine with Afro', Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, California
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left with monogram, 'P.T.' for Pearl Took (American, 1928-2012); additionally signed verso, dated 1977 and titled 'Sheila Antoine'.
Born in England, Pearl Took first st...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
How Sure Can You Be? McCall's Magazine Illustration of Loving Couple
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross - or Alex Ross. This work is a perfect artistic statement with every formal element in perfect harmony. It's a masterf...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper
Slit
c. 1940-1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18", Unframed
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Young Girl with Pink Scarf - Original Oil Painting, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962)
Young Girl with Pink Scarf
Original oil painting on panel
Signed bottom right
On panel 40 x 33 cm (c. 16 x 13 inch)
Presented in nice vintage wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Olympia-Lipa
Located in Zofingen, AG
the picture is written in the style of pop art. This is a very bright work and will look great in any most expensive interior. The heroine of the picture Lipa-Olympia is my respect f...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s WPA Era American Modern Figurative Painting of Figure on Deserted Street
Located in Denver, CO
This striking 1946 oil on canvas painting, titled Deserted Street, was created by Colorado/Woodstock modernist artist Jenne Magafan (1916-1952). The artwork features a solitary figu...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern portrait of young girl named Cathy Gutman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), 1982.
Signed and dated lower left corner and on verso
Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work from the estate of Larry Miller fine Art
Unframed.
Canvas size: 18"H x 16"W.
Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba.
She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada;
She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez.
She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982.
Solo Exhibitions:
Berkeley Marina, 1974;
Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979
Group Exhibitions:
Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One;
Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978;
San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978;
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978;
Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971;
Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973;
Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974;
Alameda Art Association, 1978;
El Cerrito...
Category
1980s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Blue Background)
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in the Style of Modigliani in Acrylic (Blue Background)
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The woman has ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
“Country Girl”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a wonderful expressive portrait of a blue eyed country girl by the American artist David Pallock. Signed top right and dat...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vibrant color palette and controlled brushstrokes to depict the subject in a realistic way.
The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York.
Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist.
Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else.
For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Black American Modern Artist Framed Interior Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible early American modernist portrait by Stephen H Booker (1933 - 2016). Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Finely framed. Measuring 24 by 28 inches overall and 16 by 20 paintin...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Hungarian Jewish Rabbi Judaica Oil Painting Portrait
By Lajos Polczer
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare.
Polczer was an Hungarian artist, his foundations of painting were taught by a painter Bertalan Karlovszky. His works were exhibited in the National Salon and the Art Hall from 1928. His works are held by the Hungarian National Gallery. In his later years he worked in the United States, he was working in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1960s. Known for his Jewish genre scenes, Chess scenes and other early 20th Century salon style nude paintings. In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting, Portrait with Auburn Hair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF FACE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
watercolour on artist paper
double sided
painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original p...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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.