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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Abstract
Living in the Moment of Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Living in the moment of peace is depicting the moment of finding peace, serenity, and contentment within yourself and all sentient beings around you.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Whale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The love of two women Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A sincere dream Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Great Uncovering of the Face of God, Oil on canvas painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Great Uncovering Of God. A major work from Berlin and companion to his Certainty Of Eternity.
Metaphysics and alchemy come together in this piece depicting emerging Bodhisattvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bullet Hole Justin Bieber - graphic, pop-art, acrylic, spray paint, on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This painting has an incredible provenance, once stolen from his exhibition at Toronto's International Film Festival in 2017, it was returned unharmed and is now available at Oeno Ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Canvas, Acrylic
'Emerging' - Minimal Abstract Female Portrait - Geometric Acrylic Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"Emerging" by Robert Glick is a captivating 30" x 30" acrylic on canvas that celebrates the simplicity and elegance of minimal abstraction. Dominated by a palette of soothing blues, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Court of Qajar Kings Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
ASTRACT COMPOSITION - Oil on canvas signed Salvatore Benincasa, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Delightful brightly colored oil on canvas signed Salvatore Benincasa, with frame
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Girl with the Green Ribbon - Contemplative Female Figure, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary French Cubist Portrait Multicoloured Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait, Multicoloured, Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 21.5 x 18 inches
Sensationa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Laßt Blumen sprechen and Hole, Diptych. Mixed media fashion portrait photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Laßt Blumen sprechen and Hole, Diptych, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series INFINITE
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Overall size: 21.2 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Ramparts - Inspiration Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer, Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
Ramparts
oil on linen
24h x 30w in
60.96h x 76.20w cm
WIL048
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Spur, Noiseless and Stuttgen Triptych. Mixed media on a B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spur, Noiseless and Stuttgen Triptych 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series INFINITE
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Overall size: 21.6 in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Salud Johnny - Inspirational Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
Salud Johnny, 2023
oil on linen
76h x 36w in
193.04h x 91.44w cm
WIL049
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Cuban Street- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Cuban Street
70 x 65 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 75 x 70 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
At The Bridge
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Cactus, Sculptured Totem 3D Shapes in Green, Purple, Pink on Beige
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Abstract Cactus" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculptura...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Dimitri Likissas - Porsche 964, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Porsche 964
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
43.3" x 88.2"
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image show...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
A Cumulonimbus
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Tale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snow Country
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sarah Loves You
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue
By Kris Knight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kris Knight (b. 1980) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for his dreamy portraits of young men.
Knight's work is acclaimed for his distinct portrayal of conte...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
No Man's Land
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary French Abstract Orange and Blues Still Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Abstract, Orange and Blues, Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches
Sensatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The New Way Fairer 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Innocence filled with curiosity, subtle and gentle.
We all passed through this phase of life.
As time passes by, I will not remain like this for long.
What is my fate in the present ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cuban Games- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Cuban Games
100 x 100 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 105 x 105 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Lady With The Golden Flower
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Lady with the golden flower shows how special and beautiful the flower seems to the lady holding it. It helps to explain that African ladies are as well known to be golden and specia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Africa
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've merged the visceral textures of acrylics and the depth of oils, capturing raw emotion and the enduring spirit of the subject. I embraced expressionism to channel ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
we are one - Oil painting with magical animals and people
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
We are all one (recurring thought of a fugitive soul) animal figurative magic. Painting 24" x 19" inch by Ion Xiua. Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Ne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Painting on board by Serg Graff, Portrait, "Stranger", COA Gold frame
Located in Framingham, MA
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas board in abstract style by Serg Graff, Portrait titled "Stranger".
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"A Man Ought to Do What's Right" Contemporary John Wayne Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary portrait of famous movie star John Wayne by Texas-based artist Robert Sandman. The work features a realistic portrayal of the actor dress in his iconic cowboy a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dauphin
By Kris Knight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kris Knight (b. 1980) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian painter, best known for his transformative portraits that portray queerness and masculinity from a nuanced and tender pers...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Beauty From Within
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
Segu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lady in the Harem - Oil on Canvas - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lady in the Harem is a modern artwork realized by Unknown Orientalist Painter in the 1st half 19th Century.
Oil on Canvas.
Includes Frame: 61 x...
Category
19th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fascinator, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A red-haired woman in a black dress captivates with a sultry gaze, complemented by a black veiled headpiece that adds a layer of drama to her look. The title of the artwork not only references the accessory but also holds the essence of her spirit. The piece comes with a matte black wood frame measuring 1.5 inches deep and 0.75 inches thick.
About the Artist
Malia Pettit sees her artistic process as an act of “liberating the paint†and “allowing for the unexpected to occur.†Her portraits of women stem from a fascination with glossy magazines and their portrayal of models, actors and celebrities. Her work has been especially influenced by Chantal Joffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Doubtful, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman wears a face of uncertainty, with slightly furrowed eyebrows and a contemplative gaze. Bold and powerful brushstrokes with vivid oil colors capture the intensity of her emotion. The portrait evokes a feeling of intrigue and second-guessing. The artwork comes with a Larson-Juhl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Girl with Cat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Evocative original oil on canvas painting by the Welsh artist, John Bowen. Signed lower left. Condition is very good. Circa 1970. The artist uses the light to capture the beauty of the young girl looking directly at us with her cat resting in her lap. The painting is housed in a dark wood frame with narrow liner of the same time period of the artwork. Overall framed measurement is 41 by 29 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
John Bowen (1914–2006)
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Painter, born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. After attending Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art he taught at Llanelli School of Art, 1939–60, also at the Boys’ Grammar School there apart from wartime service in the Royal Air Force. He was an artist member of SWG and also showed WAC and at the Royal National Eisteddfod. In 1968 he had a retrospective at Parc Howard Mansion, Llanelli. Painter of landscapes in Britain and abroad and still life, in oil and watercolour whose work is in many public collections, including WAC and Newport Art Gallery and Museum.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
His work was influenced by some of the twentieth century's greatest artists such as Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Parc Howard Museum...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smile of Joy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Pet lover
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the feeling of connection between a person and their beloved pet, and vice versa. It's often said that pets resemble their owners, and this is evident not only...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Your Reflection, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sitting on a silver stool, a woman immerses herself in mysterious and romantic thoughts. Against the dripping blue background, her warm skin tone radiates. Her eyes, intentionally obscured, add an element of intrigue to the painting. The artwork comes with a matte black wood frame measuring 2 inches deep and 0.75 of an inch thick.
About the Artist
Malia Pettit sees her artistic process as an act of “liberating the paint†and “allowing for the unexpected to occur.†Her portraits of women stem from a fascination with glossy magazines and their portrayal of models, actors and celebrities. Her work has been especially influenced by Chantal Joffe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Strength in Diversity 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We tend to lose a lot when we are divided probably because we are from different parts of the country or the world.
Inside our differences lies a strong force that can never be defea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chronos and the blade of destiny Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting myth
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Angel Freia
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I poured my heart into capturing the essence of innocence and wonder. Utilizing acrylic, spray, and ink, I embraced fine art and impressionist techniques to i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Factory Girl" Marilyn Monroe & Campbells Soup Pop Art Acrylic Painting Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Marilyn Monroe juxtaposed with Andy Warhols iconic Campbells Soup. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is abl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wonder
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I sought to capture the essence of childlike wonder and the enchanting dance of life. Through layers of acrylic, collage, and ink, I crafted a figurative real...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Love
Located in Oslo, NO
Crafted with delicate brushstrokes in oil, my work captures a timeless moment of introspection and stillness. It embodies the deep connection with one's inner self, exploring the com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
FIGURATIVE painting magical "Study for magenta spirit" textured mixed in rose
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The one who is absent Painting 20" x 21" inch by Ion Xiua. Mixed technique. Oil on canvas made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish with UV protecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've used acrylics and oils to capture a serene yet poignant moment. The figurative style embraces the complexity of human emotion, as the subject's thoughtful gaze in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Holy feeling
Located in Zofingen, AG
This piece conveys the enchantment of nurturing love. Symbols intertwine in every corner of the canvas, seemingly disparate at first, but together they form a harmonious composition....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Woman`s head etude
Located in Zofingen, AG
The etude of the woman's head with deep shadows
Edges are painted, painting is ready to hang.
ABOUT ARTIST
Olha Vlasova is a Ukrainian artist who has been passionate about painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Lady on a walk by Sean Durkin, woman, contemporary art, walking
By Sean Durkin
Located in Deddington, GB
original paiting of Lady on a walk by Sean Drukin. Sean uses very toned colours but draws attention to her red scarf and red skirt.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Acrylic paint on Canvas
3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Embrace
By Zoe Hawk
Located in Denver, CO
My work deals with the complex experience of girlhood, exploring adolescent anxiety, feminine identity, and belonging. These themes are tackled within scenes of play, group interacti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Boy
Located in Spetses, GR
Presenting an enchanting oil painting on canvas by the acclaimed Greek artist George Alekou, capturing the timeless beauty of youth. This figurative masterpiece portrays a young boy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bravery
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.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Au...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
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