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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Portrait Of Letitia, later Lady Russell (c.1645–1721), 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Letitia, later Lady Russell (c.1645–1721), 17th Century
Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Huge 17th Century three quarter length portrait of Letitia later Lady Russe...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady possibly Frances Thynne, Lady Worsley 1673-1750 Oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Charles Jervas
Possibly Frances Thynne, Lady Worsley 1673-1750
Oil on Canvas
Picture Size: 50 x 40"
Outside Frame Size: 58 x 48"
1675 – 1739
Charles Jervas, who was born in Clonli...
Category
Early 1700s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dog Portrait of a Chihuahua- Arthur von Ferraris (Hungarian, 1856-1936)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Chihuahua 1896
Arthur von Ferraris (Hungarian, 1856-1936)
Signed and dated (1896) right side
Oil on cardboard
11 1/2 x 8 3/4 (17 x 14 1/4 frame) inches
Provenance: ...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
What is a good day
Located in Manchester, GB
Oh de Laval, What is a good day, 2019
Acrylic and oil on card painting
Original artwork
32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 in)
In a dimly lit theatre of red velvet seats, this erotic, unap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Mary Magdalene Guercino Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Mary Magdalene in the Desert
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Il Guercino (Cento, 1591 - Bologna, 1666) Workshop of
Oil on canvas 122 x 78 cm In frame 136 x 92 cm
The painting presents us with a superb image of the penitent Magdalene, portrayed as an attractive young woman, mischievously undressed to remind us of her sinful past, her gaze full of devotion turned towards the angel messenger arriving from above.
The composition is made even more fascinating by her long, loose hair that falls softly over her body, revealing her breasts, a further reference to the strong femininity of this saint, who is both a sinner and a penitent, and therefore perpetually portrayed in the ambivalence between the sacred and the profane.
Stylistically, the work, which can be dated to the first half of the 17th century, clearly belongs to the Emilian school, and the Guercinesque characteristics undoubtedly suggest that it was executed by an artist from his workshop.
The iconography of the painting reinterprets a work by Guercino, “The Vision of Saint Jerome”, painted in 1641 for the Confraternity of Saint Jerome in Rimini: the two works are similar in their setting, the composition of the scene, the treatment of the bodies of the protagonists and even in the pose and colours and the inclusion of the angel in the upper part of the painting.
Returning to our beautiful Magdalene, although Guercino's original work cannot be traced, there are other versions by his talented pupils and workshop, including that by Cesare Gennari (Cento, 1637 - Bologna, 1688), now in the Pinacoteca Civica in Cento (FE), considered one of the best talents to emerge from the prestigious teaching of the master. Gennari Cesare - Penitent Magdalene oil on canvas, 276x 171 cm, 1662, no. 0342 Civica Pinacoteca Il Guercino, Cento (FE).
Although it is difficult to attribute our high-quality canvas to a specific artist, we can trace its authorship to the workshop of the great master, hypothesising that it was painted either by Cesare Gennari himself or by an artist close to his style, such as Giuseppe Maria Ficatelli, from whom the particular sense of light and vigorous naturalism derives.
Our painter follows the robust and synthetic naturalism typical of Cesare's style: the touch is refined but full of character in the depiction of Mary Magdalene, with her sensual flesh, particularly her breasts, which are barely concealed by her long, curly, golden hair.
The woman embodies a three-dimensional strength that makes her the focal point of the painting, around which everything else is coordinated, thanks in part to her diagonal pose, which emphasises her depth.
She kneels on a rock altar, on which there is a crucifix and an open book, as well as a skull at her feet, as a warning against Vanitas.
In this dark setting, with colours that are deep and functional to the message of faith that Mary Magdalene conveys, the only source of light illuminating the scene is the angel at the top of the painting, pointing to the true source of that glow, which stands out against the magnificent lapis lazuli blue of the sky.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Good condition, with some restoration work consistent with the age of the painting, complete with gilded frame...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$11,248 Sale Price
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Stunning Mid Century French Portrait of Young Lady, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed lower right corner.
Title: Portrait of a Young Girl
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 23.5 x 17 inches
Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peace - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man With a Black Cap
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
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
Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
Nude Lady Model
French School, circa 1970's
signed oil painting on card, unframed
size: 17 x 24.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light markings t...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boy with Duffle Coat - Original hansigned oil on paper
By René Genis
Located in Paris, IDF
Rene GENIS (1922-2004)
Boy with Duffle Coat
Original watercolor and oil painting on paper
Signed bottom middle
31 x 23 cm (c. 12 x 9 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique English Victorian Oil Painting Young Child with Her Pet Dog & Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Favorite Pet
Portrait of a Victorian English Child with her Dog
English artist, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 28.5 x 20 inches
Provenance: private collection,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Lady in White Hat - British Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
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
$15,480 Sale Price
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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
A Compelling '50s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Compelling '50s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin. Titled "Red Dress", the painting is oil on Masonite and dates circa 1950. A very well executed, co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Maria, Nude on Blue Background - Original Oil Painting, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE (1889-1962)
Maria, Nude on Blue Background, c. 1950
Oil on hardboard
Signed lower left
On hardboard, 55 x 46 cm (c. 22 x 18 in)
Presented in a 74 x 64 cm (c. 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Portrait of Mrs James Hoste - British 18th century art portrait oil painting
By John Vanderbank
Located in Hagley, England
This superb large three quarter length British Old Master portrait in a landscape oil painting is attributed to circle of John Vanderbank the Younger. Painted circa 1738 the sitter is Mrs James Hoste of South Wootton and Sandringham, nee Hammond. She was the daughter of Anthony Hamond and Susan Walpole, daughter of Robert Walpole, and was sister to Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford. She married Major James Hoste of Sandringham, Norfolk, and they had two daughters. The sheen of her blue satin dress against her gold cloak is stunning. A really lovely 18th century portrait with excellent provenance.
Inscribed with sitter details lower left.
Provenance. By descent within the family of the sitter at West Acre High House, Norfolk;
Cheffins, Cambridge, 'West Acre High House' sale, 24 November 2010, Lot 519; Wood Hall, Arkesden, Essex.
Literature: 'Portraits in Norfolk Houses', Prince Duleep Singh, 1927, No. 36.
Sitter's details on two labels verso.
Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 50 inches by 40 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 58 inches by 48 inches framed and in good condition.
John Vanderbank (1694-1739) was an English portraitist and book illustrator, who enjoyed a high reputation for a short while during the reign of King George...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$13,269 Sale Price
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Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'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
$16,379 Sale Price
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Armand - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait painting realized by Marco Fariello in 2022.
Oil on canvas.
Head of an artist's friend in a Raphaelian pose.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
French Painting OUTIN Academic Portrait Elegant Woman with Fan Late 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre OUTIN
Moulins, 1840 – Paris, 1899
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan
Oil on canvas
55 x 46 cm (66 x 60.5 cm with frame)
Signed on the right "Outin"
Beautiful carved wood fra...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Dutch Golden Age portrait is attributed to circle of Dutch artist Wybrand Simonsz de Geest. Painted in 1666 it is a full length portrait of a young William Stonestreet. He is holding the paw of a clipped little white dog with drapes and clouds beyond. (It was common practise to dress young boys in dresses up to the age of about 6 or 7 when they were 'britched' or wore britches). An excellent example of Dutch Golden Age art that wouldn't look out of place in a museum.
Wm Stonestreet 1666, Prebend of Selsely is inscribed top left.
Provenance. Berkshire estate.
Condition. Oil and canvas, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 52 inches by 44 inches and in good condition.
Wybrand Simonsz. de Geest (16 August 1592 – c. 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Friesland in the Netherlands. Wybrand de Geest was born and died at Leeuwarden. He learned painting from his father, Simon Juckesz, a stained glass worker. He studied later with Abraham Bloemaert. From 1614 to 1618 he travelled in France and Italy on a Grand Tour. In 1616 he met up with Leonard Bramer in Aix-en-Provence. While in Rome he became a member of the painters' circle known as the Bentvueghels. He earned the nickname 'De Friesche Adelaar', or "the Frisian Eagle". De Geest married Hendrickje Fransdr Uylenburgh in 1622, a niece of Saskia van Uylenburgh...
Category
1660s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$26,538 Sale Price
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Pathfinder 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Antique American School Early Impressionist Family Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful American school impressionist family portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 38H by 30L.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
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Jason Liosatos - Contemporary Oil, A Walk on the Beach
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking study depicting a woman walking along the beach in a long flowing dress. She has her back to the viewer, walking towards a hazy horizon. Signed to the lower right. On canv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$253 Sale Price
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1840's English Watercolor Portrait of a Young Mother Titled Inscribed & Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Sophia Clifton, aged 33 years, dated January 29th 1841
watercolour on artist paper with wood panel backing, framed
framed: 16 x 12 inches
painting : 13.5 x 9.5 inches
Pro...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Card Players by a Flemish 1600s Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flemish 1600s School
The Card Players
oil on oak panel
panel dimensions 22.5 x 20 cm
frame included
Provenance:
From a Swedish private collection.
Condition:
Flat and stabl...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Antique French Impressionist Young Woman Portrait Landscape Framed Oil Painting
By Leon Richet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist landscape oil painting by Leon Richet (1847 - 1907). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 22 by 29 inches overall and 15 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
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Fine 18th Century British Oil Painting Mother & Infant Child in Adoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mother & Child
British artist, late 18th century
after the painting by Sir Anthony van Dyke
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 20 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Berkshire,...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Coco the Clown in Top Hat and Bow Tie. Milan School, Italian Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil on canvas portrait of a clown by Italian artist Luciano Morterra. Signed bottom right and dated 1976 to the bottom left and presented in a period frame under glass....
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Scruffy White West Highland Terrier Dog Signed English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Scampi'
Portrait of a characterful White West Highland Terrier Dog
British School, signed and dated
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 17.5 inches
canvas : 18 x 14 inches
Pro...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Gentleman - Dutch Old Master 17thC art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Dutch Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed as by a follower of Dutch 17th century artist Gerrard van Honthorst. The original of this painting hangs in Wilton House, Wiltshire, home to the 18th Earl and Countess of Pembrokeshire. The painting was previously attributed to Van Dyck by early cataloguers, but after exhaustive comparisons with the two Honthorst brothers' works, it was concluded that Gerrard van Honthorst was the artist who painted the original in Wilton House. Our painting was painted circa 1695 by a follower of Gerrard Honthorst. It was sold to us as circle of Cornelius Johnson.
The sitter is Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, Earl of Holderness (1619-1682). He was an English army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War. Rupert was the third son of the German...
Category
1650s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sighthound Dog Painting of an Italian Greyhound with a Beautiful Collar
Located in Charleston, US
Valarie Wolf's sighthound dog painting is of an Italian Greyhound with a beautiful collar. The Italian Greyhound, a sighthound dog, has the poise...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Flowers and Figures, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three figures in colorful dresses stand gracefully amidst a lush, fantasy garden. Oversized flowers in soft pastel tones add a surreal feel to the scene. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thoughtful woman on the terrace of the bar oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 92x65 cm.
Without frame.
Frederic Cabanas
Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...
Category
1980s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,141 Sale Price
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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
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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
$846 Sale Price
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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
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Fauvist Interior Scene Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American fauvist interior scene. Great colors and composition. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed. Measuring 20 by 24 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
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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
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Emile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900) - Fine 1860 Oil, A Refined Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine mid-19th century portrait by the accomplished artist Émile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900), portraying a refined gentleman dressed in a formal coat adorned with a subtle...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow of Africa 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique; this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of Maria Vittoria Queen of Portugal - Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Italian Old Master portrait oil painting is by Domenico Maria Sani. Painted circa 1732 the sitter is of Maria Anna Vittoria (1718 - 1788), daughter of Philip V and Elisabetta Farnese, who in 1729 married Joseph prince of Brazil and king of Portugal...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jules Chéret "Portrait"
By Jules Chéret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jules Chéret, 1836-1932 (FR)
Portrait
Pastell chalk on canvas.
Canvas Size H 780 mm W 480 mm.
F...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Pastel
Poodles, minimalist black and white dog painting of a by Ian Mason, British
By Ian Mason
Located in Charleston, US
A Poodle Pair, this stunning large minimalist black and white painting of Poodle dogs, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portrai...
Category
2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
His Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
His confidence shines bright, a beacon in the night
Unshakable and strong, his presence commands respect and light
With unwavering conviction, he conquers every fear
His confidence r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
"Reflection" – Figurative Oil Painting of a Male Portrait by Dave Seeley
Located in Denver, CO
“Reflection” is a finely rendered oil painting by Dave Seeley, created in 2023. Measuring 16.5 x 13 inches, this striking portrait is painted on canvas mounted to panel and comes hou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Clifford Hanley (1948-2021) - Framed 1992 Oil, A Family Affair
Located in Corsham, GB
A busy modernist study by Clifford Hanley, capturing a second in the lives of three individuals, travelling in a car together. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Presen...
Category
1990s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$569 Sale Price
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Dog Portrait of a Grand Vendéen Hunting Dog Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) ca 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Grand Vendéen Hunting Dog
Jules Chardigny (1849-1892)
Signed lower right
Circa 1870
Oil on wood panel
Housed within its beautiful and original ornate original gil...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
R. Waring - German School 1737 Oil, The First Sword
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine portrait study dated 1737 portraying a young boy from a noble family bearing his first sword. Dressed in fine military-style clothing, he clutches a small sword in one hand an...
Category
Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Mind 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral
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
Bey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meditacion Kowa, Surrealist Acrylic on Canvas by Ivan Guayasamin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ivan Guayasamin, Colombian - Meditacion Kowa, Year: 1998, Medium: Acrylic on on Unstretched Canvas, signed, Size: 56.5 x 69 in. (143.51 x 175.26 cm)
Category
1990s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Annunciation Ferri Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Rome
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ciro Ferri (Rome, 1634 – Rome, 1689) Attributed to
Annunciation (probably a preparatory sketch)
Oil on canvas 61 x 41 cm - In frame 79 x 49 cm
The work, certainly commission...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,124 Sale Price
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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
Portrait of a boy, English School 19th century
Located in GB
This charming 19th-century portrait, painted in the manner of the English School, depicts a young boy set against a soft sky-blue background, lending the composition a gentle luminos...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William Harisch (1914-1967) - 1951 Oil, Bavarian Pipe Smoker
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait study depicting a man in traditional Bavarian dress smoking a pipe. The elderly gentleman wears a colourful jacket over his lederhosen and a charismatic smile. Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$294 Sale Price
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Black Indian Chief by African-American Artist, Contemporary Painting on Paper
Located in New york, NY
A work by contemporary African-American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) a portrait of a black indigenous Indian chief. Acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen, The Black Indian Chief, 20...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
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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