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Portrait Paintings For Sale
The Harpsichord - 19th Century Oil Painting Taskin Instrument Marie Antoinette
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Harpsichord’ by Robert James Gordon RBA (1849-1895).
The painting – which depicts a flautist accompanying a young woman at Pascal Taskin’s famous chinoiserie harpsichord – is s...
Category
1890s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School 19th Century Signed Young Girl Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American portrait of a young girl by Edward S Annison. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring 11.5H x 8.25L.
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Self-Portrait, c. 1940, oil and tempera on Masonite, artist’s name inscribed verso, 30 x 25 inches
William Ashby McCloy was an American artist, educator, and clinical psychologist. ...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady Lace Collars
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
European School, 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 37.5 inches
canvas: 30 x 24.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Eastern European Mannerist Portrait, woman in traditional dress
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Eastern European young woman in traditional dress with silver lacings and jewelry holding an open book. This portrait pose is in the Renaissance period Mannerist style, and the young...
Category
17th Century Mannerist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th century 1950's Portrait of Stylish Lady Seated by Fireside Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Francis Wynne Thomas (1907-1988), signed
Painter and art teacher born in Bromley, Kent. He was an architectural graduate from Cambridge University but went on to study art at Heatherleys (193-34) under Frederick Whiting.
Title: Portrait of a Stylish Lady...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self-Portrait of the Artist
By Lilian E. Whitteker
Located in London, GB
'Self-Portrait of the Artist', oil on canvas, by Lilian E. Whitteker (1952). This may be the only self-portrait (or portrait) of Lilian Whitteker as her favourite subjects to paint w...
Category
1950s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Antique English Portrait of Georgian Lady circa 1820/30 period Large Oil Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
English School, circa 1820's-1930's period
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 35 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: some old restor...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Lady in Silver Dress - Dutch Old Master art portrait oil painting
By Willem Wissing
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Willem Wissing. Wissing settled in England and emerged as Peter Lely's most important pupil after his de...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Original Oil Painting on canvas contemporary Art young woman with a guitar
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an amazing, very impressive original large modern painting on canvas, depicting a young woman with a guitar sitting on the pavement.
The painting is in excellent condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Young woman
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,141
Ashcan School Early Antique American Impressionist Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted antique American school oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 29 by 38 inches overall and 23 by 32 painting alone. Unsigned. Painted in a striking Ashcan s...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elvis TCB Gun - Single (CA)
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Russell Young.
Acrylic paint, enamel and diamond dust screen print on linen, unframed dimensions 48 x 62 inches, 2011, from the series "Guns".
Hand sig...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
18th Century Oil - Bust of A Man in Red Cap
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait featuring a figure in 17th-century dress. He sports a red cap and dark clothing against a shadowy background, masterfully capturing the subject's intense gaze and...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Old Master The Garden of Gethsemane Unusual Shape Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: The Garden of Gethsemane
Medium: oil painting on wooden panel, unframed.
painting: measurem...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1700's French/ Dutch Oil Painting on Copper Portrait Man Ruff Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Ruff Collar
Dutch/ French artist, 18th century
oil painting on copper, unframed
copper board : 6.75 x 5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
co...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
1950s "Purple Head" Mid Century Oil and Pastel Portrait Original Drawing
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Purple Head"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
13.75" x 17" unframed
Unsigned
Came from artist's estate
Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey
Studied: Newark School of Fine Art
The Art Students League
Pratt Graphic Arts Center
University of Paris 1953-54
University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55
Faculty: Art Department of the New School
Museum of Modern Art
School of Visual Arts
Stacy Studio Workshop
Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns
George Wittenborn
The New School
Print Exhibitions, Chicago
University of Oklahoma
Honolulu Museum
Monclair Museum
Wisconsin State College
Louisiana Art Commission
Philadelphia Print...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
"Here to Stay" (2024) By Jon Wassom, Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s "Here to Stay" is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 12 x 1.5 inches. This stunning composition captures an intimate embrace between two figures,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"Afternoon Light" - Original Oil Painting, Nude Male Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Afternoon Light" by Linda Delahaye is a 2023 oil on linen painting measuring 41 x 33 cm (16.14 x 12.99 inches). This artwork is unframed but ready to hang. Rendered with meticulous ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Belle Epoque French Impressionist 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Elegant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Beauty
French Impressionist painter, circa 1890s
signed indistinctly
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28 x 23 inches
canvas: 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private c...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ABSTRACT FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic markers, ink on cartboard paper.
Unframed.
Ships securely and well protected from Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"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
One-Of-A-Kind Large Painting on canvas by Serg Graff "Spider-Man". COA attached
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This acrylic on canvas unique painting features a stylized and textured depiction of Spider-Man in an action pose, swinging on webs across a vibrant, abstract cityscape. The artist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bernadette Kelly (b.1933) - 20th Century Oil, Lady In A Summer Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Portrait of a Lady with Jewels Dutch School 18th century Signed with Frame
Located in Pistoia, IT
Portrait of a woman with jewelry, early 18th-century Dutch school by painter Gérard Wigama (1673-1741). Monogram in the lower right corner on the base of the GW column. Fine Arts exp...
Category
1720s Dutch School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British School 1882 Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of a gentleman in his finery. Signed illegibly and dated '1882' to the lower right. On canvas.
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$394 Sale Price
20% Off
My Forever Summer
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures the spirit of freedom and reflection at the seashore. A solitary woman on a bicycle, her bright red skirt in motion, moves across a golden beach under a dramati...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
My Culture, My Inheritance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Appearance defines what you are made of, being black, made of dressing, our way of approaching, respect, and how we react to things are what we inherit from our four fathers and we are happy and proud of who we are. Black is beautiful, I love black.
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 (Issue by The Galley)
About Artist
Ajenifuja Abiodun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
1930's Paris School Oil Painting Portrait of Belle Epoque Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Fashionable Lady
French School, early 20th century
oil on canvas
framed: 28 x 24 inches
canvas: 22 x 19.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very g...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
GIRL WITH KITTEN- In the Manner of F.Ballavoine's - Italy Oil on canvas paint
Located in Napoli, IT
Girl with kitten - Giulio Di Sotto Italia 2008 - Oil on canvas cm. 60x50
Frame available on request from our workshop.
This painting is Giulio Di Sotto’s personal reinterpretation of the 19th century French painter Jules Frédéric Ballavoine...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Balinese Dancer - British 1920's art portrait oil painting Musician Music Dance
By John Young Hunter
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British 1920's tempera oil on board painting is by noted artist John Young Hunter. It was painted circa 1927 and the composition is a f...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Portrait of a Woman with Red Hair in the Style of Modigliani (Green Background)
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman with Red Hair in the Style of Modigliani (Green Background)
Portrait of a woman in the style of Amedeo Modigliani by an unknown artist (20th century). The woman...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
The Three Graces (Submerged), Original painting, Landscape, Swimming, Woman
By Amy Devlin
Located in Deddington, GB
My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Arone 011
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Au Jour Le Jour" From Day to Day, B&W Portrait Street Art Pop Painting Canvas
By J.M. Robert
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman in Black and White, titled "Au Jour Le Jour" translating to "From Day to Day". Inspired by the every day, JM Robert...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of Scottish Terrier and Wire Fox Terrier Dog Companions Pastel Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
L.W.Fraser
English, mid 20th century
Terrier Dogs
Original pastel drawing, signed on artist paper
Glass covering
Framed: 16 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
An Apple A Day
By Pat Hobaugh
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the artist: "The symbol of the Apple has held significance for humans throughout recorded history. In the bible it represents the forbidden. It was used by Newton to explain gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Latex, Oil, Panel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Anna de Hooghe - Flemish art Old Master portrait oil painting
By Jacob Ferdinand Voet 1
Located in Hagley, England
This strong Flemish Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Ferdinand Voet. The sitter is Anna De Hooghe, the fourth wife of artist Ludolf Bakhuizen (1631-1708), a German-born Dutch painter, draughtsman, calligrapher and printmaker. He was the leading Dutch painter of maritime subjects after Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger left for England in 1672. He also painted portraits of his family and circle of friends. Painted circa 1660 Anna is standing profile but turned to the viewer/artist with her hand to her heart. She is set in a landscape at twilight. A really lovely painting and superb example of Dutch art. It is recorded in the RKD archives with N Maes signature LL - since removed through restoration.
Provenance. The estate of George Way.
Archive RKD
Condition. Oil on canvas, 38 inches by 34 inches unframed and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a fine period carved frame, 46 inches by 42 inches framed and in good condition.
Jacob Ferdinand Voet or Jakob Ferdinand Voet (1639-1689) was a Flemish portrait...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$15,480 Sale Price
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Elder Female Migrant Portrait on Coin with Spanish Inscription. Ochre and Red
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Currency #259" by Natasha Lelenco presents the profile of an older woman, painted in intense crimson hues, contrasted against a warm ochre field. Her sculptural silver hair and neut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"NYC - Central Park West" (2019) by Christopher Clark, Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"NYC - Central Park West" by Christopher Clark is an original abstract impressionist oil painting on cradled board that is ready to hang.
Christopher has been an artist since earl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Portrait of Frances Howard Duchess of Richmond - Flemish Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Flemish Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to circle of Anthony Van Dyck. Painted circa 1630, the sitter is Frances Stewart née Howard (1578 -1639) Duchess ...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$53,077 Sale Price
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Signed French Impressionist Antique Oil Portrait of Man with Beard Paris Stamped
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed French School, Bouchet (19th-20th Century)
Title: Portrait of a bearded man
Medium: oil on board
Size: 11 x 8.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist Portrait Painting with Antique Frame
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016).
Oil on masonite
Measures 25"L x 23"W.
Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame.
Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,688 Sale Price
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Finn, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman reclines on a bright red inner tube, floating in a shimmering aquamarine pool. Her sunglasses, floral bikini, and the lyrical ripples on the water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Just Hold My Hands -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Love Portrait Couple
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; it is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Woman Abstracted Figure, Palm, Acrylic on Canvas, Desert Oasis by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Desert Oasis"
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 60 in.
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beaut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov
(Born 1974) Russian
Elegant Nude in Pink Peignoir, standing before a Mirror
Oil on canvas: 11 x 16 inches. Frame: 18 x 23 inches.
Konstantin Razumov's work has...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rumba - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Dancer, Realism, Energetic, Joyful
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
1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper
Black Floor
c. 1940-1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18" Unframed
*Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks.
From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann.
San Francisco Abstract Expression
A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency.
Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Antique American School Signed Modernist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 22L.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
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Antique figurative oil painting on canvas of a woman serving a man in a tavern
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique French oil figurative painting of a woman serving a man in a tavern. Post-impressionist portrait painting on canvas in a vintage frame. An unusual but interesting oil paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$312 Sale Price
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Hope 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women, Fashion
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
Top...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape - British Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is by William Williams of Norwich. It was painted circa 1780, after he had returned to England from in Philadelphia ...
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chevrolet Bel Air 1957 - 3D Textured Line Retro Car Figurative Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and o...
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Letitia, later Lady Russell (c.1645–1721), 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Letitia, later Lady Russell (c.1645–1721), 17th Century
Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Huge 17th Century three quarter length portrait of Letitia later Lady Russe...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan
By Henry Meylan
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Category
1920s 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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