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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1920s
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
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
Portrait of a Woman with Short Hair
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Woman with Short Hair', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with a tranquil smile. The colou...
Category
1980s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950's French Oil Elegant Portrait of a Woman with Floral Accents in Bonnet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait of a Woman
Spanish/ French School, mid 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, framed in original period frame
inscribed verso
Framed: 30 x 27 inches
Canas: 22 x 18 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Modernist Surrealist Woman Color Oil Painting Lazzaro Donati La Signora
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977)
Oil on board. Colorful woman. La Signora, Vestita Di Giallo, 1969
Hand signed upper right. signed, titled on back of panel.
Dimensions: (Frame) H 38" x W 30", (Panel) H 28" x W 20"
Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work is recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and Jean Jansem. This particular work is reminiscent of the work of Manolo Valdes. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings...
Category
1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Framed 20th Century Oil - Working Cocker with the Geraniums
Located in Corsham, GB
Placed amongst potted geraniums, is this beady eyed portrait of a working cocker spaniel. The dog looks eager to move from the paved position, h...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Women in Deckchairs
Located in London, GB
'Women in Deckchairs', oil on canvas, by Camille Hilaire (circa 1960s). Folding wooden chairs with woven or cane seats and backs, of the type now...
Category
1960s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cabaret Dancer
Located in London, GB
'The Cabaret Dancer', crayon on art paper, by Kolomon Moore (circa 1930s). The Crazy Years (les Années Folles) of Paris in the 1920s hit an abrupt end in...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
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
1960's French Portrait Brunette Man Side Profile Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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
The Spanish Flower Girl. An antique oil painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eduardo León GARRIDO
(French, Madrid 1856-1949 Caen)
Picture Size: 16 x 13" (41 x 33cm)
Outside Frame Size: 22 x 19" (56 x 48cm)
Eduardo León Garrido was born in Madrid in 1856. He...
Category
Early 20th Century Mannerist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lady Portrait by Alexandre de Spengler - Oil on canvas 46x38 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Alexandre de Spengler (1893–1973) was a Swiss painter and engraver active in Geneva and Paris.
He is known for his land and seascapes, as well as...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Grey Landscape, Signed Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstract Grey Landscape
Miriam Bromberg
Date: circa 1960
Oil on Broad
Size: 23 x 32.5 in. (58.42 x 82.55 cm)
Frame Size: 30.5 x 39 inches
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Bearded Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Portrait of a Bearded Man is an early work by Swedish artist Rune Kurt Haries Lagerbrink, who occasionally signed his works as "R. Lager." Painted in oil on cardboard and dated 1...
Category
1940s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
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
Portrait de Madame Luce - Post Impressionist Portrait Oil by Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas portrait by post impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The painting is of the artist's wife, Ambroisine "Simone" Bouin, seated in a chair with a vase ...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Distinguished Portrait of Authoritative Gentleman in Glasses French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Distinguished Gentleman Portrait
Signed by D - Lubin (French, early 20th century)
Dated 1915
oil on panel, unframed
panel: 13.75 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: Private collection, Paris
...
Category
1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
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
Beautiful Italian Art Nouveau Portrait of two women
By Adriano Goby
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian Art Nouveau style portrait of two women by Adriano Goby.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 1920's British Portrait of Young Girl in Interior Signed & Dated Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Micky"
by John Young-Hunter (British 1874-1955)
signed and dated 1920
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 50 x 31 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and soun...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Impressionist Framed Young Woman Portrait Exhibited Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted early 1900s American impressionist portrait painting by Alexander Oscar Levy (1881 - 1947). Oil on canvas, lain to board. In excellent original condition. Hand...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Harlequin and Ballerina by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 55x41 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 Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1900's French Portrait of Lady with Earings Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady with Earrings
French School, early 1900's
oil on board, framed
framed: 16 x 12 inches
board: 13 x 9.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a woman in a garden oil painting on panel by Jan Van Beers
Located in Gavere, BE
Info artist :
Van Beers studied at the Academy in Antwerp. In 1873, he undertook a trip to London with Alexandre Struys. In 1878, Van Beers went to Paris where he worked in the stud...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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
1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Nude Lady Artists Studio Interior Easels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
G. Watson - English School Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Young Girl
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait captures a youthful subject with a direct, engaging gaze against a neutral background. Signed to the upper left corner. Presented in a gilt frame with a beaded running ...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
woman with hat in profile oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alexandre Siches (1921-2009) - Woman in profile - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 73x54 cm.
Frameless.
Alexandre Siches Piera (1921-2009)
Catalan painter with an innate capacity for dra...
Category
1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
1975 Modernist Semi-Abstract Portrait Oil Painting - Figure in the Dark
Located in Bristol, GB
FIGURE IN THE DARK
Size: 49 x 40 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An emotive and expressive semi-abstract figurative portrait, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1975.
The co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Antique American Bahamian Young Woman Portrait Signed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really rare and well painted portrait by Christine Walters Martin (1895-1982). Oil on canvas. Framed in a nice modernist molding. Signed.
Artist Bio:
Christine Walters Martin (1895-1982)
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Christine Martin majored in art at Columbia University/Teachers College. She spent summers painting at the Woodstock Art Colony under the tutelage of artists there and continued her art studies at the Art Student's League in New York City. Over the years, her teachers included John Sloan, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Alexander Brook and John McFee. She also studied with Eugene Speicher, who recommended her for Portraits Inc, through which some of his own commissions came. Much later in life, in her 80s, Christine studied watercolor with Zoltan Szabo.
Before marrying attorney George Martin in 1923, she taught art in the New York public schools for several years. During summers in the late 1920s, after having two daughters (Cynthia, 1924-2008, and Joan, 1927-2000), she went to Woodstock with her girls in tow, staying at the Hasbrook farm. In 1930, she and her husband purchased a stone house on Ohayo Mountain Road and lived there seasonally for 25 years. Among her closest artist friends in Woodstock were Emil Ganso, Florence Hardiman, Albert Heckman, Peggy Dodds, Joe Rollo, Henry Mattson, Mary Ellen Early, and Maud and Miska Petersham, along with Juliana Force (Whitney Museum). During many summers in Woodstock, Christine's daughters Cynthia and Joan kept up their serious piano studies under the tutelage of Vladimir Padwa and Inez Carroll.
Known for portraits and landscapes, she was a member of the National Association of Women Artists and the National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, NY. Her work showed at the National Arts Club, Weyhe and Preston Galleries and the National Academy of Design in New York; the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia; the Woodstock Art Association and Rudolf Galleries in Woodstock, Vermont's Dawson Grist Mill Gallery, and South Hampton College, among others. Her portraits, landscapes and still lives hang in hundreds of homes around the world.
Information provided by Bunny McBride...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Paris School Early 1900's French Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist portrait oil painting of two young girls. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 10L x 18H.
Category
1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large French Expressionist Oil Portrait, The Seated Beauty.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large French Mid 20th Century, oil on paper laid on canvas, portrait of a seated female figure by Sylvain Vigny. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a very fine carve...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, 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
Portrait of Woman with Bouquet
By Isolda Hermes da Fonseca
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isolda Hermes de Fonseca
Brazilian, 1924–2004
Portrait of a Young Woman with Bouquet, ca. 1970.
Oil on masonite panel, 24 x 36 inches. Framed Dimension: 34 x 46 inches.
Signed lo...
Category
1970s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Woman with eyes closed
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien-Adolphe Duvocelle (1873 - 1961)
Woman with eyes closed
Oil on canvas
41,5 x 33 cm (16.1 x 12.9 inch)
Signed on lower left: J Duvocelle
Julien Duvocelle is an artist who neve...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
"Model Shelly in Red Scarf"
By John Bazadona
Located in Astoria, NY
John Bazadona (American, 1948-2000), "Model Shelly in Red Scarf", Oil on Canvas, 1974, signed and with Art Students League of New York label to verso, unframed. 50" H x 36" W. Proven...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman with fan mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman
Mixed technique on canvas board.
Work measurements 35x27 cm.
Frame size 40x32 cm.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Span...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Young Painter - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Young painter is an artwork realized by an unknonw artist of the early 20th century.
Oil painting on cardboard.
A young woman with a delicate face is about to paint with a palette...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Portrait Blue Miles Davis French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait Blue Miles Davis
Portrait of the famous Miles Davis
Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on canvas 73x60cm ■■ 28,7x23,6inch
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Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Located in London, GB
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
“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
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
Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Girl Seated in Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Chair
by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018)
signed lower corner
dated 1991
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 47 x 37....
Category
1990s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Portrait by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 60x41 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 Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Woman - Painting by Francesco Settimj - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas mounted on board, realized by Francesco Settimj in 1930s.
Good condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Three Men in Black Beret's on Bench
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Old Friends
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 18.5 x 16.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Nu Bleu III
Located in Naples, Florida
Nu Bleu III
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Male Portrait, Signed Gennaro Befanio (Naples, 1866 - Paris, 1937), Dated 1936
Located in Firenze, IT
Male Portrait, Signed Gennaro Befanio (Naples, 1866 - Paris, 1937), Dated 1936
Male portrait in oil on canvas, signed in the upper left corner "G. Befanio" and dated 1936.
Likely on...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Giant Sadistic Laughing Devil with Hellfire and Tiny Humans
Located in Miami, FL
A sadistic laughing Devil grinning a big smile is pictured hovering over a Hellfire. He is reveling while witnessing tiny ant-like sinners engage in eternal torture, torment, and co...
Category
1940s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"The Bather" Eugène Bégarat (French, 1943)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Bather"
Eugène Bégarat (French, 1943)
Gouache
11 1/2 x 9 1/2 (21 x 19 frame) inches
Eugène Bégarat was born in 1943. At the age of seventeen, Bégarat entered the School of Dec...
Category
20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Italian Modernist Surrealist Lady With a Hat Oil Painting, Signora dal Cappello
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977), "Signora dal Cappello," oil on panel, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso, overall (with frame): 22.5"h x 24.5"w
Lazzaro Donati wa...
Category
1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ Pantocrator after a Russian icon of the 15th Century.
Tempera and gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board.
Measurements in centimeters: 38 x 29.5 x 3 cm. / In inches: 14.96 x 11.8 x 1.18 "
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold.
Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger (Vienna, 1968) began to take an interest in icons in 1990. He undertakes several trips to Bulgaria, Greece, and Cyprus to see in situ the original works treasured in these three countries. This experience will be crucial in his life since the studies carried out in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, and his stay on Mount Athos...
Category
1990s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of Don Nieves
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Pablo O’Higgins (1904-1983). Portrait of Don Nieves, 1960. Watercolor on paper, 18 x 24.5 inches; 19 x 25.5 inches in original frame. Signed lower righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, 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.
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