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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Realist
Style: Surrealist
Style: Post-War
19thC George Armfield Oil Painting Terrier with a Bowl Original Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Charleston, US
London painter, George Armfield's original oil painting "Untitled -Terrier with Bowl" is an excellent example of this wonderful 19th century artist who is highly sought after for his dog paintings of Terriers. Original's by the renowned 19th century dog painting...
Category
1850s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wife portrait.Oil on cardboard, 110, 5x72, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wife portrait. Oil on cardboard, 110,5x72,5 cm
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I)
His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine and...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Oil Painting Israeli Bronze Menorah Tallit Judaica Still Life Bar Mitzvah Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame is 23 X 27, Canvas is 16 X 20
Born in Milan, Italy Lupetti studied at the Royal Academy in Rome where he received classical training and was apprenticed to the school of restoration at the Vatican. At the age of fourteen he was accepted to attend Brera Liceo Artistico, one of the most prestigious art academies in Italy, graduating at age eighteen and then went on to win honors from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome eventually receiving the degree of Professor of Fine Arts. In Milan, he helped restore the famed La Scala Opera House, and in Rome he earned the right to help in the restoration of the Masters' Works in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Following service in WWII, Roberto came to America sponsored by the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini. A painting he did of the maestro was purchased by the San Francisco Art Commission. He moved to San Francisco where he taught at the Art Institute.
Roberto Lupetti (1918 - 1997) was active/lived in California / Italy. Roberto Lupetti is known for Figure, ship, still life painting. Particularly judaic rabbi paintings and Jewish genre scenes. Lupetti earned five degrees from the Italian Royal Academy of Fine Arts, was a team member for the refurbishment of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, and immigrated to the U.S after World War II. Known for his Renaissance art and large murals, he created a few western genre pieces, including a Day in the Life of A Cowboy (5) 5'x10' murals were painted oil on masonite in 1959.
He was born in 1917. He painted very few seascapes, preferring to paint scenes of fishermen on ships, usually in a storm setting. He lived all his life in America on the west coast, mostly in Carmel and Carmel Valley, California.
As well as decorating churches throughout the U.S., he also painted portraits of such celebrities as Ingrid Bergman, Barbara Stanwyck, and General George Marshall. Roberto Lupetti earned five degrees at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Roberto was married to fellow artist Lynn Lupetti...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"FACES" oil on canvas by Ziggy Stardust LP cover artist 44x34" framed
Located in Southampton, NY
In continuing with representing fine artists that are connected to the music industry we are please to represent the paintings of British artist George Underwood...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Marlowe" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 16” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
The L...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Golden Slumber-original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Golden Slumber" by Kelly-Anne Cairns is an enchanting portrayal captured in the delicate strokes of impressionistic style. Set against a backdrop of serene blue and golden hues, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'A Young Parisienne', Royal Academy of Arts, Academie Colarossi, Jeu-de-Paume
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center left, 'Christine Sundberg' (Swedish, 1837-1892) and dated 1888.
Displayed in a period golden maple frame; Framed dimensions: 25.5 x 1...
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue cloak. 2011. Cardboard, oil, 77x56.5 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Art
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
199...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Six Breasts No Waiting: Haitian Naive Fantasy Henri Rousseau - Heydenryk Frame
Located in Miami, FL
"Six Breasts No Waiting" showcases Haitian Master Salnave Philippe-Auguste's whimsically fruitful imagination. He executes it in a distinctive painting style of simplified compos...
Category
1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Night Murmurs, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Night Murmurs" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a man in a dark interior room with a yellow lamp lit on his bedside table.
Mia Bergeron...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leanna's Dream
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In my appropriation of Henri Rousseau's painting "The Dream," I replaced his nude reclining on the couch with my sister Leanna.
I envisioned her magically transported into a lush ju...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Kiss Me (Besame) The Paris Series Impressionism France Oil on Canvas Framed
Located in Houston, TX
JUST ARRIVED SEPTEMBNER 2024
KISS ME BESAME is a new painting from the studio of Cuban artist Cristian Mesa Velazquez. Kiss Me is an oil painting done in the Realist Style of conte...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Family Portrait Mother with Children Playing Coins Framed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Family genre scene late 19th early 20th century. The boy, tired of posing for a portrait painter, decided to play by spinning a coin on the table, this game greatly impressed his you...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Cardboard
Le Docteur Eddy et ses Intimates
By Louis Joseph Anthonissen
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by Belgian artist Louis Joseph Anthonissen depicting a doctor and his family in a garden setting. This painting comes housed in its original grand...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Judaica Market Scene, Shuk, European Hasidic Rabbi Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
framed sight size 10 x 13.5 inches painting, framed to 15 x 19.
Impressionistic Realistic portrait of an older rabbi visiting the marketplace. Children playing. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. following a distinguished lineage of Jewish genre...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Clark" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 11.5” x 2” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
“Gopher...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a Young Woman with Shawl - British early 19thC portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British early 19th century female portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1800 it is a half length portrait of a beautiful...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Oval Realistic Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Houston, TX
Realist oval portrait of a young lady with short curly hair and a white garment. Unsigned. Prepared by Theodore Kelley (signed / stamped at the back). Framed in an antique carved ova...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Madame de Joannès et ses Filles' by Jules Leonard (1827-1897) Belgian - French
Located in Knokke, BE
Jules Leonard
Cerfontaine 1827 – 1897 Valenciennes
Belgian – French Painter
'Madame de Joannès et ses Filles'
Signature: signed lower right and dated ‘Jules Leonard 1881’, on the r...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Train Set - British 20's art interior oil portrait boy playing female artist
By Agnes L Reid
Located in London, GB
This charming oil painting is by British female artist Agnes L Reid. Painted circa 1920 the painting is of a little boy playing on the floor with his train set, with balloons and a b...
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ferdinand Heilbuth Lady and her Dog
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ferdinand Heilbuth: 1826-1889. Well listed very important 19th century French painter. He was born in Germany but lived and painted mostly in France becoming a French citizen in 1876...
Category
1860s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Likeness of Jack London
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Likeness of Jack London
Wonderful portrait of a gentleman with a striking likeness to Jack London by Robert Alexander Graham (American, ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of a Young Lady in Yellow - French 1900 Victorian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning French Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted exhibited female artist Jeanne Rongier. This delicately detailed portrait is of the head and shoulders of a beautiful young woman, gazing to her right. Painted from a low vantage point looking up, the background is a superb canopy of illuminated green and yellow leaves with the light shining through them and all around her. Her dark glossy hair against the light drenched leaves is beautiful in a very Victorian Pre Raphaelite tone. A thoroughly charming portrait oil painting by a noted French Victorian female artist depicting a female sitter...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Girl in White Lace Shawl - British 1929 art portrait oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in London, GB
This lovely British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. Painted in 1929 it is a half length standing portrait of a young woman in a blue dress with a white lace sh...
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blond Hair Boy - Original signed oil on canvas - 1934
Located in Paris, IDF
Gustave Poetzsch (1870-1950)
Blond Hair Boy
Original Oil on Canvas
Signed Bottom right
37 x 25 cm (c. 15 x 12 in) at view
Presented in his original golden wood frame (defects to th...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of A Man Wearing A Top Hat , attributed to Tom Roberts 1888
By Tom Roberts
Located in Gavere, BE
Portrait of A Man Wearing A Top Hat , attributed to Tom Roberts 1888
Thomas William Roberts ( 1856 – 1931) was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg S...
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Ficus, Cat, and She...
Located in Zofingen, AG
The woman sits as if she’s just signed a decree to cancel all problems. Her sunglasses have slid down her nose, revealing a gaze that radiates calm while subtly asking, "What now?" T...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi Shtetl Tailor Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Older, realistic portrait of an older Jewish shtetl tailor by Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of Lady Ruthven - Edwardian Society British American art oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original oil on canvas by Sir James Jebusa Shannon. The painting depicts Lady Ruthven in a stunning silk and lace dress. It dates to the Edwardian period and depicts a bold Britis...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Seated Girl in Blue - British 1930's art portrait oil painting
By Lionel Ellis
Located in London, GB
This lovely British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Lionel Ellis. The painting comes from a collection of works by the artist, previously owned by his wife. Painted circa 19...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Wind on the Border of Worlds
Located in Zofingen, AG
This composition is both concise and profound, capturing the resilience of Ukrainian women in war—their endurance through loss, pain, and hardship. The black dress symbolizes mournin...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Stupendous Beauty 2 Oil/ Canvas Nigerian Artist 2023 Portrait Art Realism
Located in Houston, TX
Description: This painting "Stupendous Beauty 2 " conveys the confidence and the very impressive beauty of a black woman that is painted in bold colors in the style of Realism. It is oil on canvas. Stupendous Beauty 2 is a unique work of art, not a print or other type of copy.
Joshua Salami...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Good the Bad and Ugly (oil painting monochrome man cowboy western hat)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Judaica "The Rebbe'" European Hasidic Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting
By Charles Hannaford
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed with monogrammed initials and has his name written on verso.
Realistic portrait of an older rabbi.
CHARLES E. HANNAFORD, English; 1863-1955, Hannaford was a British waterco...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Companionship
By Mian Situ
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Mian Situ. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virtue of Knowledge, oil painting, Texas artist, Realistic painting
Located in Houston, TX
Virtue of Knowledge reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment.
Virtue of Knowledge appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits
STATEMENT
History flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment.
My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states.
As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times.
For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies.
These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton.
BIO
Honora Jacob...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, Oil
Eugène Lepoittevin. A drawing lesson by the Sea, oil on canvas, signed 1853
Located in PARIS, FR
Conditions : Very good overall Conditions with minor retouching under UV light (as seen on pictures). Slight invisible crack in the canvas. Original Victorian frame in excellent con...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Soft Rebellion
Located in Zofingen, AG
A figure against the American flag is more than just bold color composition — it sparks deeper conversation. The light blue shirt contrasts with the red and white stripes, creating...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Edifice" Oil Painting
By Judith Peck
Located in Denver, CO
Judith Peck's (US based) "Edifice" is an oil painting that depicts a feminine figure resting her face on her closed fist while her eyes look away.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jose Mitjans Pico (1904-1991).
Portrait of a Young Woman
Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in, 27 x 23 in (framed).
Signed right margin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Turk" oil painting, realist portrait of a bearded man with pipe and red fez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Turk" is an oil on linen painting. A portrait of a Turkish man, wearing a red "fez" hat with tassel, and holding an old fashioned wooden smoking-pipe. Well-dressed with a white ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Hungarian Rabbi Judaica Oil Painting Hasidic Rabbi with Shtreimel
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Jewish Chassidic Rabbi with fur hat portrait, Judaica Oil Painting
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marie Channer, "Moonlit", 40x60 Equine Horse Silhouette Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Moonlit", is a 40x60 equine oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured is a horse caught mid run, silhouetted by the moonlight above. This minimalist appro...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unknown (woman at easel)
Located in Columbia, MO
Unknown
Oil on canvas
35.5 x 23.5 inches
Framed: 40.75 x 28.75 inches
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Russian Traveler Genre Portrait 19th Century Oil Painting Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
The short signature lower left a monogram of joined Cyrillic letters "V" and "P" with date 77, leads to the Russian painter Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 - 1927). Here we have pl...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
MEJOR SOLAS
By Sofia Ruiz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"MEJOR SOLAS"
OIL AND ACRILIC ON CANVAS
SIGNED AND DATED 2010
EXHIBITED MUSEO DEL BANCO CENTRAL
DE COSTA RICA
47.5 X 59 INCHES
Sofía Ruiz was born in ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
19th century Portrait Of A Young Man, Oil, Circle Of Thomas Jones Barker
Located in York, GB
Portrait of a young man,
half length wearing a yellow waistcoat and holding a cane , Circle of Thomas Jones Barker (1815-1882),
Oil on canvas, housed in a...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clarissa - British exhibited art 20's oil painting portrait actress Olive Groves
By Sir Gerald Festus Kelly
Located in London, GB
A large, original portrait of Clarissa. It depicts Olive Groves as Clarissa in Lionel and Clarissa at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith in 1926. Given to Olive Groves in 1966 by Sir G...
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tempest, Oil, ARC Salon Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Florence, Italy
Located in Houston, TX
Tempest was painted over several days in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. The painting measures 25 x 21 with a handmade frame from Italy. This is oil on a linen panel which mo...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Janet Crawford, "#3", 16x20 Equestrian Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equestrian piece, "#3", is a 16x20 oil painted portrait of a dark brown horse dressed in a saddle and blinkers.
About the artist:
The artwork of Janet Crawford depicts the equestrian lifestyle. Working from her studio in the Berkshires, Janet focuses on classic portraiture of horses, dogs and people. Her original artwork captures the candid moments of the horse world. A trademark of the artist's work is the portrayal of the true nature of the horse.
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude
Concentration: Painting
Rhode Island College, 1991
Press:
2000 - Featured artist in Equine Image article, Aug/Sept issue, 2000.
Selected Awards:
2012 - National Distinguished Service Award, American Hackney Horse Society
1995 - Horse World Magazine Morgan Artist of the Year
1993 - Harness Tracks of America Art Competition, 2nd Place
1991 - AMHA Art Contest 1st Prize, Morgan Art
1990 - Special Talent Award, Rhode Island College
Special Projects:
Present - Designer and Painter, Berkshire Carousel Project
Present - Program Cover and Horse Show Poster Artist for the Fleet Jumper Classic, Sept. 2000.
Present - Poster Artist for the Hampton Classic, Aug. 27-Sept. 3rd.
Present - Program Cover Artist since 1996 for UPHA Spring Premiere
Present - Illustrator, Horse World Magazine
2012 - Artist for the American Hackney Horse Society Logo
2011 - Cover Artist for the Pfizer Million Dollar Grand Prix Horse Show Program
1999 - Cover Artist, The Chronicle of the Horse
1999 - Cover Artist, Horse America (Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar)
1999 - Exhibition "The Horse in Art" Hartford Fine Art & Frame
1997 - Opening of the Equestrian Collection Gallery
1996 - New England Morgan Horse...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
9 x 8 inches, canvas size
9.5 x 8.5 inches in distressed black painted wood frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Judaica "The Rebbe'" European Hasidic Rabbi Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an older rabbi visiting and blessing a child in a European marketplace. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur th...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Celebration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio
Celebration, 2024
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches
This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady in Red Portrait - British Post Impressionist 50s oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
A super circa 1955 British portrait oil painting in tones of red. A very evocative period portrait of a woman painted by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parker. A highly...
Category
1950s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Mack" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 10.5” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery.
The Bee...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a Gentleman or Architect
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed portrait of a gentleman or architect with building plans or maps in his hand. Oil on canvas, inscribed on verso stretcher "G. Hedley Artist 1852 April," (possibly ...
Category
1850s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cecily Byrne as Mary Stewart - British art 30's actress portrait oil painting
By George Carr Drinkwater
Located in London, GB
Painted by George Carr Drinkwater, this vibrant oil on canvas depicts the actress of stage and screen Cecily Byrne as Mary Stuart. Painted circa 1930 it is a stunning evocative portrait of an actress who was famous throughout the 1930’s. A fine portrait of a long forgotten film star. Cecily Byrne (1889-1975) was an actress, known for Loyalties, Henry IV and Brown Sugar...
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Píntame Angelitos Negros" – Figurative Oil Painting With Patterned Veil and Sur
Located in Denver, CO
Jessica Oliveras's "Píntame angelitos negros" is a striking, original figurative painting executed in oil, oil stick, and marker on linen. This richly layered work measures 21.65 x 1...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
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.
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