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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Large Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Oil Painting Jazz Great "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong
Located in Surfside, FL
Swing Jazz Quartet. Satchmo, Louis Armstrong!
Oil Painting on board. Hand signed and dated 1974
Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Woman with Red Hair
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Baron Robert Heinrich Freiherr von Doblhoff (1880 Vienna - 1960 ibid.)
Woman with Red Hair
Ink and watercolor on paper, image measures 6.25 x 7.25 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Vienna Secession Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
1850's Large Mid 19th Century French Portrait of a Young Gentleman Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Gentleman
by Paul Goubil (French mid 19th century)
signed and dated 1855
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 30.5 x 25 inches
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: private collecti...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1921 Oil - Hunter and Hare
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th century oil depicting a hunter and his game. Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Early 20th Century 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
24% Off
Venetian school, 18th century, Portrait of a gentlewoman with a fan
By Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian school, 18th century
Portrait of a gentlewoman with a fan
Oil on canvas, 79 x 60 cm
Framed, 92 x 74 cm
Unsigned work
The oil on canvas under consideration, to be referr...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl with her Dog
French School, circa 1800 period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 23.5 x 19 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: the paintin...
Category
Early 19th Century French School 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
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
F.K. Hickling - 1971 Oil, Man Smoking the Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating oil painting, depicting a portrait of a man smoking the pipe, possibly an early 20th century explorer. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Presented in a w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$261 Sale Price
20% Off
Self-portrait after Van Gogh, by Henrico (Richio) Galvez
Located in San Francisco, CA
Given Vincent Van Gogh’s mental state when he painted his September 1889 self-portrait, possibly his last, it would be risky business by another artist to produce his own self-portra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Venetian Merchant Holding Money & A Skull, 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Venetian Merchant Holding Money & A Skull, 16th Century
Venetian School
Large 16th Century Italian School Old Master portrait of a Venetian merchant in possession of ...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,962 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of Cornelius Janssen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century bust-length Flemish school portrait depicts the Dutch Catholic bishop Cornelius Janssen (1585-1638). Painted when into his later years, this intriguing historic...
Category
1630s Flemish School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Give It To Me - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Floral, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
To whom shall you give your love?
In whom shall you place your trust?
To whom shall you give your heart?
I say, Give it to me.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Lady in Rose' by Charles Joseph Watelet ( 1867 – 1954 ) signed and dated 1924
Located in Knokke, BE
Charles Joseph Watelet
Beauraing 1867 – 1954 Brussels
Belgian Painter
'Lady in Rose'
Signature: signed lower right and dated 'Ch. Watelet 1924'
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: im...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful portrait is set within an ornate gilded frame featuring intricate scrollwork and floral motifs. The young gentleman is well dressed in a fashionable brown coat and cr...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in White Hat - British Impressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Nottinghamshire artist Arthur Spooner. Painted circa 1930 it is a charming head and shoulders portrait of a young ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman portrait oil on canvas painting pitxot
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil on canvas by Antoni Pitxot.
Canvas measurements: 41 X 33 Cm
Measures with frame: 52 X 44 Cm
Dalí's friend and collaborator and member of a family of artists, the artistic produc...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,300 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 20th century English portrait of a young girl, Deborah Blencowe
Located in Woodbury, CT
Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States.
The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...
Category
1920s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of Miss Jones of Fonman Castle, Wales, circa 1730 by ENOCH SEEMAN
By Enoch Seeman
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Miss Jones of Fonman Castle, Wales, circa 1730
by ENOCH SEEMAN (1689-1744)
Large 18th century three quarter length portrait of Miss Jones of Fonmon Castle, Wales, oil on canvas by Enoch Seeman. Excellent quality and condition portrait of a young Miss Jones wearing a gold satin dress...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,629 Sale Price
35% Off
Large oil from 1902 - German school - Portrait of Sisterly love - Sisters Family
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Sweet and large oil painting "Sisterly love" signed and dated 1902 by August Algermissen
The present painting depicts two sisters seated in an interior, the youngest is gleefully lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 18th Century pastel portrait on paper of a bearded gentleman. Presented under glass in a fine period gilded carved wood frame.
A cha...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
$819 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Of Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855) On Horseback, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Emperor Nicholas I Of Russia (1796-1855) On Horseback, 19th Century
circle of Heinrich Muller (1781-1851)
Large 19th Century portrait of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia o...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,113 Sale Price
29% Off
Reclining nude - British Art Deco 30s female portrait oil painting female artist
By Dora Crockett
Located in London, GB
A stunning exhibited 1934 nude female portrait by Dora Crocket (Countess Lewenhaupt). The portrait depicts a nude woman reclining in a sensual pose against a background of red and bl...
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$17,235 Sale Price
20% Off
Today is a Gift 1 -Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Learn from the past,
Live in the present,
Hope for the future,
Do your best today,
Never give up,
Improve your tomorrows.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nige...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fine Quality 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Trial of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trial of Christ
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on panel, unframed
panel: 11 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England,
Christies auction stencil marks verso
condi...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemplative Companions -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Women
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of a British Officer
By Thomas Beach
Located in Wiscasett, ME
A very fine portrait of a British military officer signed and dated Thomas Beach 1774 in the lower left. This oil on canvas is presented in a period gilt frame and is ready to hang. ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Christ Cross Religious Van Dyck 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
By Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) workshop
Christ Carrying the Cross - 17th century
Oil on canvas (120 x 94 cm - framed 140 x 112 cm).
This remarkable canvas, depic...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,715 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century American School - Gentleman with Groom, Horse and Hounds by a House
Located in London, GB
AMERICAN SCHOOL
(CIRCA 1840)
A Gentleman with Groom, Horse and Greyhounds outside a Country House
Oil on canvas
Framed
75 by 99 cm., 29 ½ by 39 in.
(frame size 87 by 113 cm., 34 ¼...
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Edward Addison, Esq., 1780s
Located in Maidenhead, GB
George Romney (1734-1802)
Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Edward Addison, Esq., c.1780s
Oil on canvas
In a period carved and gilded swept frame
76.3 x 63.2 cm.; ...
Category
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Glimmer" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Nude Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Glimmer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female wearing a translucent robe, posing with her arms above her head. The painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Boy and puppy
Located in Belgrade, MT
Madeline Luka (French 1894-1989) was a self taught painter known for her landscapes, portraits, nudes and still lifes. She typically portrayed her family and close friends set within...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Expressionist impressionist portrait of a woman on paper "On my part"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive portrait, On My Own Path, was created in 2025 by French artist Natalya Mougenot in her studio in Lyon, France. It presents a faceless woman with...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire
French School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 17 x 14 inches
board : 13 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Category
19th Century French School 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
Fine Early 19th Century Oil - Lady in a Yellow Shawl
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully fine early 19th-century portrait of an elegant lady with fair skin and rosy cheeks. The subject wears a yellow shawl, delicate gold hoops and a glittering emerald broo...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Hands That Holds Me -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
"You always say don't start ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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
Detailed Contemporary Impressionist Train Station Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super detailed French impressionist train depot painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16"H x 20"L.
Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman surrealism oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas size 81x100 cm.
Frame size 94x113 cm.
Alvar Suñol Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Alvar, was born in 1935 in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Medit...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,305 Sale Price
30% Off
17th Century Onorio Marinari Italian Religious Painting
By Onorio Marinari
Located in Roma, IT
A very important painting by the great artist of the Florentine school, Onorio Marinari.
Dr. Silvia Benassai has confirmed Marinari’s authorship of the Saint Margaret of Antioch; ava...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Young Beautiful Framed Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American modernist portrait painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 16L.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ezinne The Good Mother
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
REWA says of her work…
Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXII (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XXII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an int...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,036 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical portrait, wearing a suit with a blue bowtie against a dark background. Of particular note are his glasses and moustache, both rendered with expert detail. Park was the VP and Chairman of the Board for Singer Manufacturing Company and Manager of the Singer Division in Scotland when the portrait was commissioned. We show a digital image of a photographic portrait of Franklin.
Signed and dated "A T Nowell. 1922"
Includes paper with biographical information on the sitter.
Frame size: 37.5"H x 32.5"W
Canvas size: 30"H x 25"W
Arthur Nowell (British, 1862-1940) was born at Garndiffath, near Pontypool, and was the youngest of six children born to the Rev. John Nowell and his wife Mary...
Category
1920s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$3,600 Sale Price
22% Off
A Lass that Loved a Sailor - British Victorian exhib art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist William Henry Margetson. He was known for his aesthetic full-length portraits of women, often in hats, in an in...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Victorian Oil Painting by Famous Artist Portrait Country Girl in Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Gleaner
by Charles Sillem LIDDERDALE (British, 1831-1895)
signed & dated 1890
oil painting on canvas,
framed in what we believe to be the original frame
framed: 51.5 x 37.5 inch...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Lamentation Of Christ, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Lamentation Of Christ, 17th Century
follower of CARAVAGGIO (1571-1610)
17th century Italian Old Master depiction of the Lamentation Of Christ, oil on canvas laid to panel. Exce...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,522 Sale Price
35% Off
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Nude woman oil on canvas painting
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 33x41 cm.
Frame 50x58 cm.
Catalan painter trained in Olot and the Llotja in Barcelona, where he was a disciple of Lluis Muntané. Through his travels he completes his training.
He was in Paris for a year studying Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin. The following year in Holland he studied Franz...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,300 Sale Price
38% Off
'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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Portrait of Anna de Hooghe - Flemish art Old Master portrait oil painting
By Jacob Ferdinand Voet 1
Located in London, GB
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
$15,173 Sale Price
20% Off
Mary & Jesus, 18th Century French Old Master oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: Mary and Jesus
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 17 x 14.5 inches
Canvas: 16 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
American School, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
American School, Portrait of a Woman, Oil on Burlap, circa 1920, apparently unsigned, painted wood frame. Image: 23.5" H x 26.5" W; frame: 27.75" H x 30.75" W.
Category
1920s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Couple #4- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Couple #4
50 x 40 cm
Oil on wood
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century English Victorian Portrait of Two Dogs in a Field Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Two Dogs
English artist, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 18 x 14 inches
Provenance: Private collection, England
Condition: The painting is in good condit...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
MERMAID SONGS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
acrIcrylic on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped free
well protected
unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Vintage Impressionist Portrait Painting Nicely Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist portrait painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
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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