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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Light - Figurative Ocean Fish Swimming Realism Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area artist Michelle Fillmore found her love of oil painting at the University of Las Vegas, where she graduated with a BA in Painting and Drawin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dandy a Salon in Paris 19th Century portrait of a young man French painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful depiction of a dapper Parisian dandy, dating from 1848. I love his air of decadence! It is a work by F de Korff, a mysterious French aristocratic portrait artist who had ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930's British Oil Painting Portrait of Westminster School Boy in Uniform
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Young Westminster"
by Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962)
signed and dated 1931
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 33 x 24
canvas: 29 x 20 inches
condition: very go...
Category
1930s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed American Illustration "Romeo and Juliette" Framed Rare Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American illustration painting. Signed. Framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract figurative woman's portrait on canvas "Silent Tempest"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Silent Tempest” is an abstract woman’s portrait by French contemporary artist Natalya Mougenot, painted in her distinctive expressionist and metamodernist style. Combining bold colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
17th Century Large Italian Old Master Oil Christ and the Penitent Canaanite
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
17th Century Italian School
Christ and the Canaanite Woman
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 30.5 x 35 inches in an antique gilt 'hollow' fra...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Abstracted Portrait, Gestural, Acrylic on Canvas, Jo by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Jo"
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 24 Inches 25.5 x 25.5 Inches Oak Frame
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca, The Prayer of Mary, 1920
Located in Vicenza, VI
Positive photographic print with white lead highlights and charcoal trim of a painting depicting the prayer of Mary, both made by Angelo Dall'Oca Bianca.
The photograph has the arti...
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper
Marilyn Crying
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Russell Young.
Acrylic paint and enamel screen print on linen, unframed dimensions 62 x 48 inches, 2008, from the series "Fame + Shame".
Bright and viv...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French School 19th Century, A Man bust-length, oil on wood panel
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th Century
A Man bust-length
Oil on wood panel
31,5 x 22 cm
Framed 47,8 x 37,5 cm
In good condition. The painter chose to deal with the roughness of his suppo...
Category
1850s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Absolutely Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal artwork captures a stark desert crossroads under a vivid blue sky, where a vintage white convertible takes center stage. Two figures add intrigue: one stands beside the ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
The Flamenco Dancer Vintage French Signed Oil Painting Original Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Georges Regnault (French mid 20th century)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 27 x 24 inches Canvas: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: Private Collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$912 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Old Woman - Painting by Luciano Schifano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Luciano Schifano in 1980s.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 51x42.
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$376 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional English Oil Painting Rural Crafts Portrait of Man in Woods
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodsman
by John Edwards (1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5 inches
board : 23 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$795 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Adefunke
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Portrait of Adefunke" is an original painting created by Eyitayo Alagbe. Eyitayo created "Portrait of Adefunke" with Mixed Media on a Primed canvas of 20Wby 26H Inches
The Portrait...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Abstract Face Original French Artwork Acrylic Painting
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original French Artwork
by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014)
original acrylic painting on thick artist paper, unframed
size: 13.5 x 10.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from t...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$463 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of a 1920's Lady - American Art Deco female portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
American artist Henry R Rittenberg painted this lovely 1920's Art Deco portrait oil painting. The painting is a standing half length portrait of a lady in a black coat with a white fur collar over a red dress and long beads. She has an elegant 1920's short bob hair style and a confident expression. The strong brushwork and range of tones within one colour are superb. A really striking Art Deco portrait oil painting.
Signed upper left.
Provenance. Dorset estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a fine James Bourlet panel silvered frame, 40 inches by 35 inches and in good condition.
Henry R Rittenberg (1879-1969) was born in Libau, Latvia and later immigrated to the United States. He studied art at the Bavarian Academy in Germany, and by 1906, was in Philadelphia, where he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Rittenberg painted landscapes and still lifes, yet his forte was portraiture. The artist was commissioned to paint a number of portraits of American dignitaries including Attorney General Homer Stille Cummings and a group portrait of President Harry S...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 1900's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Nude Model Artists Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
French Impressionist, circa 1900's
oil on canvas, unframed
indistinctly signed with initials to the corner
canvas: 51.5 x 35.5 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,356 Sale Price
30% Off
'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas by Tarkay
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay
Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm)
Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm)
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1935 - 2012
Born on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border in the city of Subotica ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$15,835 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique American School WPA Modernist Black Figure Ashcan Dock View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Portrait of a Nun, Italian Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Luigi Morgari (Italian, 1857–1935)
The Nun
Oil on canvas mounted on board
Signed lower right
14 x 12 inches
21.5 x 19.5 inches, framed
There is a minor chip to the bottom right corn...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Emily - Colorful Original Figurative Painting on Canvas
By Kate Tova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant multimedia artworks incorporate reflective mediums and thick textures in Kate Tova's work. Colors splash across the page melding into flourishes of sequins, rhinestones, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Sequins, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
“The Horse Race" #50 A Pierre Bosco (Italy/France, 1909-1993) circa 1950s
By Pierre Bosco
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“The Horse Race" #50 A
Pierre Bosco, (1909-1993)
Oil n canvas
Signed lower right
12 x 15 inches
“The savage art of Bosco bears its rudeness and its mystery. It is an art of pure ex...
Category
1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Flemish School--Girl in Chair-1631- Renaissance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite oil painting on wood, created by an unknown Flemish artist in 1594, depicts a young girl seated in a chair. The artwork is in very good condition, though some modest r...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,000 Sale Price
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18th century french painting GREUZE Portrait of a young girl Oil on canvas
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th century After Jean-Baptiste GREUZE Tournus, 1725 – Paris, 1805 Oil on mounted canvas 46 x 38 cm (63.5 x 55 cm with the ...
Category
Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,349 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid Century French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Nude Black Haired Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: oil on board, unframed
Size : 14 x 10.5 inches
Double sided
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The painti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
M. Vidiella (Europe 20C) Oil painting on canvas, Genre Scene, Amazing Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting portrays a refined 19th-century interior scene, where a group of elegantly dressed individuals gathers in an opulent drawing room. The richly decorated space, adorned w...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Human Cubist Portrait 3- Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print 45x45 "
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the captivating allure of "Human Cubist Portrait 3," a mesmerizing artwork that takes inspiration from the innovative and visionary style of Cubism. This vibrant and thoug...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, C...
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fashionable, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 11 x 11 1/4 inches (Framed...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool - British Edwardian female portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
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
Irreplaceable You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
How do you feel when you know you're irreplaceable? People in general are irreplaceable in life.
We are ourselves that cannot be copied in a sense of personality. Simply similar
Sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
American Folk Art Portrait "Little Girl with Curls on Forehead"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5191 After on American Folk art oil painting of 1st half 18th century painting by
Linda Baxter signed and described on verso
Oil painting on solid thick wide pine board 17" wide
Category
1960s 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
Large Mythological Classical Oil Painting Winged Angels with Naked Figure in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Angels
European artist, late 20th century
(possibly a copy after an earlier painting)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire...
Category
20th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint John Baptist Pombioli Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Tomaso Pombioli (Crema, 1579 – Crema, 1636)
Saint John the Baptist
Oil on canvas 99 x 130 cm. In frame 120 x 152 cm.
Reference bibliography: M. Marubbi and C. Piastrella, L'...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,496 Sale Price
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Portrait of a Young Man - Large Modern British Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item *
A superb large scale Modern British oil on canvas portrait of a smartly dressed young man wearing a striped shirt, suit jacket and tie.
...
Category
1960s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE RED SCARFE
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Franco Matania
1922 - 2006
Franco Matania was of Italian origin. He was a pupil of his uncle, the distinguished artist and illustrator, Fortunino Matania RI 1881-1963, and was an art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pastel
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Girl in Blue"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait, "Young Girl in Blue" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 20 x 16 inches, oil on canvas. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Female Nude, The Artist's Wife, 'Femme Nue'
Located in Cotignac, FR
Female nude, mid century oil painting of the artist's wife by Georges Gonthier. Though not signed it is extensively annotated to the back board with subject, artist and dedication. P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Garden spirit no. 30, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting on paper from 'Garden Spirits series'
Additional information:
Acrylic paint on Paper
65 H x 90 W x 1 D cm (25.59 x 35.43 x 0.39 in)
Sold unframed
Image size:
Heig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Escuela española (XIX) - Santa Bárbara - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (la placa que pone "ESCUELA SEVILLANA XVIII" es errónea, esta obra es del siglo XIX
Estado de conservación ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$657 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Oil - A Fruit Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful Victorian oil study of a young boy selling fruit on a street corner. The basket of fruit has been painted with fine attention to detail and the child's face is almost an...
Category
Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$545 Sale Price
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"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
The Sheep Shearer Shepherd with Border Collie Dog Traditional Rural Portrait Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sheep Shearer
by John Edwards (England, 1940 - 2020)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29 x 23.5 inches
canvas : 23 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Argentine Tango, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting captures an intimate moment between two dancers. Artist Duane Brown uses a restrained yet intentional palette. The pale dress of the woman contras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Superb Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman
The sitter is an elegant young woman in her finest dress and jewelry.
Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 22" x 27...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19thC English Sporting Scene – Bay Horse & Groom In A Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item.
This early 19th-century oil painting by English artist W.S. Cooper (act. 1832-1834) depicts a bay hunter and groom in a landscape with ...
Category
1830s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Court Portrait Of A 17th Century Girl, oil on canvas English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Court Portrait Of A 17th Century Girl, oil on canvas
English School
Large antique court portrait of a young girl holding berries & flowers, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and con...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$3,307 Sale Price
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Does It Get Better? - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Does it Get Better?” is a hauntingly beautiful question that echoes the collective longing of humanity. It's an emotional inquiry that arises from the depths of our darkest moments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GenZ Lovers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa, Couple
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
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique French Miniature Portrait of Lady Biographical details with painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Miniature Portrait
French School, late 18th/ early 19th century
framed: 5.5 x 5.5 inches
board: 2 x 2 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound c...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
'Masri' by Masri - Large Colorful Contemporary Abstract Self Portrait Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Masri" 2023
Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
Masri’s "Masri" is a striking ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Aristotle Phyllis Spranger 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Bartholomäus Spranger (Antwerp, 1546 – Prague, 1611) workshop
Aristotle and Phyllis
Oil on canvas 64 x 54 cm In frame 79 x 72 cm
The curious subject of this painting, quite...
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,531 Sale Price
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Circle of Joseph Moseley Barber (1811-1889) - 19th Century Oil, Quiet Company
Located in Corsham, GB
This intimate domestic scene depicts a young woman in period dress seated in a dimly lit interior, engaged in needlework while a small cat sits attentively beside her on richly drape...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Liberty IX /// Jack Graves Statue of Liberty New York France United States Paint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Liberty IX"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2025
Medium: Original Acr...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Follower of Salvatore Maresca - Early 20th Century Oil, Portrait of an Old Man
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait of an elderly gentleman clutching a bottle of red wine and a full fiasco. Signed' S. Maresca' to the lower right. Copied from the artist's original work. On ca...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Mid Century Painting Signed Oil Painting Portrait of a Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984)
Medium: signed oil on board, unframed
dated 1950
Size : 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, France...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist 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.
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