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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: American Realist
Haitian Couple in Bed Simultaneously Adjusting their Radios, Surrealism
Located in Miami, FL
Wilson Bigaud is an idea artist in who showcases visual ideas in many of his paintings. In this work, a married Haitian couple tunes their radios in sync as they lie in bed. Bigaud was greatly interested in radios, which appeared in many of his works. This work rises to the level of Surrealism in that Bigaud is doing more than just depicting a normal bedroom moment. There is something very strange and bizarre in the couple's synchronized actions. Also of note, it looks like the woman is swallowing the edge of the radio. Signed lower right in a handmade and hand-painted frame. Wear to the edges of board, including delamination in the corners, some dents and losses. Frame rubbing with associated wear. Areas of white discoloration to the bed and headboard...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

A Lion Mangled Me - A Man Eating Lion
Located in Miami, FL
Using brilliant compositional devices and late afternoon light, Frank McCarthy captures a man at the precise moment before death. The scene is staged wi...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Casein, Board

Tribesmen with Headdresses
Located in Miami, FL
Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel "Robert Riggs was awarded the Gold Medal for Excellence by the New York Art Directors Club for ten consecutive years and received many additional awards." He was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame. His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts and the U.S. Library of Congress. Riggs's compositons are "monumental" Walt Reed Riggs was a Gay Artist...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Tempera

Young girl Redhead Holding her father's hand Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
There is a reason why there are few contemporary painters who can paint a portrait this good. It's hard to do. It's easy to throw some paint or spray a mess of graffiti on canvas. ...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large Contemporary Oil Portrait of Party People Smoking, Laughing, and Drinking
Located in Fort Worth, TX
The Menthol Mood, 2009, Nancy Lamb, Oil on canvas, 48 x 85" Nancy Lamb (American, born 1956), sculptor and painter. Formally trained at Texas Christian Un...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Movie Poster Illustration for "American Pop"
Located in Miami, FL
McLean's consummate skill as a portrait artist, graphic designer and master of composition is on full display in the complex narrative work. This work contains 41 portraits including those of Bette Midler, Jimi Hendrix, and Benny Goodman...
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1980s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Charles Laughton, Time magazine cover Illustration, March 31, 1952
Located in Miami, FL
Archivally Matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches Signed lower left
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

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...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Lithograph

Walking on the beach
Located in Sempach, LU
A beautiful contrasting woman portrait with a sea in the background. In this oil painting, I captured a moment of sunset and the evening light playing in the hair of a woman walking ...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Joseph Margulies, Portrait of a Girl Oil Painting
Located in Larchmont, NY
Joseph Margulies (American, 1896-1984) Untitled (Portrait of a Girl), 20th Century Oil on canvas (or possibly linen?) 29 3/4 x 25 in. Framed: 33 3/4 x 26 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower rig...
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20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The beauty of dance XIII
Located in Sempach, LU
A continuation of the ballet topic. A beautiful ballerina in a dance moving. Realistic contemporary art with dancing ballerina. You can see also the beginning of the painting with gr...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lockdown Self-Portrait" contemporary realist portrait of artist in his studio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lockdown Self-Portrait" is a contemporary realist portrait of the artist in his studio. Framed Dimensions: 17 x 20 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, Californi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The ballet angel
Located in Sempach, LU
"A continuation of the ballet topic. A contrasting ballerina portrait. In this artwork I tried the tender interplay of light and shadow. Oil medium allowed me to layer and blend, cra...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait de Femme ( Self Portrait ? )
Located in Miami, FL
This is a possible self portrait by the famed female surrealist artist. It is also strikingly similar in style with it's exaggerated eyes to her portrait of Jean Genet, ( Leonor F...
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1940s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Devil Emerges from Surrealist Voodoo Drum - Sans titre (Diable)
Located in Miami, FL
An image of a horned devil with pointy claws and bat-like wings emerges from a Voodoo drum. He has with arms stretched out like a Christ figure. The drum grows out of a yellow plant-...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The grape picker
Located in Sempach, LU
Classical portrait of a woman harvesting grapes. In this oil painting, I captured the serene essence of nature and the simple elegance of human connection with the earth. The centr...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

Figurative portrait of a young girl "GirlFriends #1"
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative portrait oil painting on panel of a young girl by Judith Raphael Size: 7 x 5 inches (unframed) Judith Raphael creates portraits invented from various sources, including ...
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Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

The ballet friends
Located in Sempach, LU
This is a continuation of the ballet topic. In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the ethereal grace of ballet. I used oil to capture the delicate interplay of light and sha...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Take a Bow" small realist oil painting of pink rose in simple floating frame
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small square oil painting of a pink peony on a white background. Framed in a modern natural wood floating frame.
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Villosa
Located in Dallas, TX
This work was featured at ComplexCon 2019 - November 2nd and 3rd in Long Beach, CA.
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman, Early American Portraiture, Sideburns, Cleft Chin
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Gentlemen, c. 1835 Oil on Canvas 30" x 25" Housed in a 2 1/2" Frame Overall Size: 34 1/2" x 29 1/2" Craquelure throughout, some inpainting. In otherwise good condi...
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Early 19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Eating and Drinking I", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking I” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in reds, greens and yellows against a neutral background. What at first glance appea...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas

"Eating at the Airline Diner", surrealist, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eating at the Airline Diner” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 30 x 30 inches in reds, yellows and blues with green accents. The iconic diner, in Queens, New York, i...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas

"Eating and Drinking II", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking II” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in yellows, reds and greens on a neutral background. In one sense an illustration o...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Man Adjusting his Tie", surrealist, green, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Man Adjusting his Tie” is an acrylic painting on canvas 24 x 18 inches in greens and reds with blue and yellow color accents. The disheveled appearance of the man impli...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Reflection", oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Wang Kun's "Portrait of Qiang Woman" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a traditional Qiang woman. kun Wang(王琨), was born in Jilin Province of China in 1970. His legs...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"The Lonely Crowd", surrealist, portrait, mixed media, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “The Lonely Crowd” is a multi-colored acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 60 inches. Blues, yellows and greens predominate while reds provide color accents. The...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Self Chaperone", surrealist, woman, portrait, mixed media, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Self-Chaperone” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 28 x 22 inches in flesh tones, yellows and greys. The portrait depicts the inner conflict between uninhibi...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Diver" - Surrealist portrait painting of a female emerging from the water with a pearl on her tongue by Paul Green. Acrylic on panel. Signed on back by art...
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1990s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Surreal harlequin oil on board painting expressionism Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Surrealist Harlequin - Oil panel Oil measurements 41x50 cm. Frame measurements 44x53 cm. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romer...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Mona Lifta, American Realist Painter, JACKED Mona Lisa, Steroids
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Jackson Wrede (American, Born 1996) Signed: Jackson Wrede (Lower, Right) " Mona Lifta ", 2022 Oil on Canvas 20" x 14" Housed in a 3" Frame Overall Size: 26" x 19 3/4" The painting is in excellent condition. Jackson Wrede is an award-winning painter whose studio is located in Grand Rapids, MI. Wrede grew up in the suburbs of Chicago before attending the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate studies. He later received his MFA in 2021 from the Kendall College of Art & Design. After graduating, he decided to stay in Grand Rapids, where he now works as a full-time painter. At 27 years of age, Jackson Wrede has gained recognition as one of the top realist painters...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Yves Bady AL-Dahdah (Lebanese 1941) Lady of the Moon, 1981, Surrealist Painting
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Yves Bady AL-Dahdah (Lebanese, 1942) Lady of the Moon • Oil or Acrylic on heavy fiber board ca. 46 x 38 cm x 0.5 cm • Signed and dated lower left (19)81 • ...
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1980s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Fiberboard

Surrealist Painting, "After the Rains"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on panel surrealist painting by San Diego artist, Kelley Sutphin. Its dimensions are 14.4"x26.4"x1.5". It is framed. A certificate of authenticit...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Circus Acrobats - ( Friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo )
Located in Miami, FL
As they take center stage, four acrobats are depicted, forming an architectural structure composed of contorted human bodies. The small gallery of onlookers displays a variety of ex...
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1930s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Family Portrait, Large Surrealist Oil Painting Mother, Children, Neo Surrealism
Located in Surfside, FL
Hank Laventhol (1927–2001) was an American painter and master print maker. He worked in painting, graphics, sculpture and photography. Associated with ...
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1950s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Murdered doll acrylic on board painting surrealism Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Murdered doll - Acrylic panel Acrylic measurements 61x91 cm. Frameless. The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes fro...
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1970s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

James Ormsbee Chapin, 1887 – 1975, American Painter, 'Lady in a Fur Waistcoat'
Located in Bruges, BE
James Ormsbee Chapin New Jersey 1887 – 1975 Toronto American Painter 'Lady in a Fur Waistcoat' Signature: Signed lower left and dated 1913 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 100 x 75 cm, frame size 117 x 92 cm Biography: Chapin James Ormsbee, born on July 9, 1887, in West Orange, New Jersey, was a distinguished American painter and illustrator. His contributions to the art world left a lasting impact, and his legacy extended beyond the canvas into the realms of music and family connections. Chapin’s artistic journey began with formal education at Cooper Union and the Art Students League of New York. Seeking further inspiration, he continued his studies at the Royal Academy of Antwerp in Belgium. Early in his career, he garnered recognition by winning the Temple Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy for his compelling portrayals of the Marvin Family. Notably, Chapin created a series of portraits in the 1920s featuring the Marvin family, a body of work that significantly influenced the early history of Regionalist art. His artistic prowess extended beyond portraiture, as evidenced by at least five cover art commissions for TIME magazine during what has been termed the golden age of TIME covers, spanning from 1942 to 1966. Chapin’s artistic creations found homes in the private collections of art enthusiasts and various prestigious institutions, including The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Phillips Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Harvard Art Museums, among others. In 1918, Chapin married Abby Beal Forbes in New York, and they welcomed a son named James Forbes Chapin, who later gained fame as a celebrated jazz drummer. This artistic lineage continued with James’s son, singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. Despite the initial union with Forbes, Chapin later divorced. During the late 1930s, while teaching in California, Chapin encountered Mary Fischer...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Macintosh-original modern impressionism still life oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Macintosh" by James Zamora is a striking ode to technological elegance, where the artist's brushstrokes breathe life into the iconic Macintosh computer. This original still life, cr...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dancing Lovers
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've blended abstract, figurative, and surreal elements to capture the fluid motion and raw emotion of an intimate dance. The intertwining forms, awash in shade...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Egg Girls on a bike
Located in Sempach, LU
I’ve written a book based on my Egg people and Characters such as the Conspirators. It is a fantasy novel that takes place in Egg Island and London. The story has a mix of good and bad characters, full of excitement, sadness, and intrigue. Egg Island is a mysterious place where you can find all sorts of creatures, such as dolphins, including a giant one as big as a ship and one even bigger one that sleeps at the bottom of the sea. Baboons who think they own the place, firebugs light up the village, giant turtles protect kids while swimming, Bright orange coconut crabs...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Lovers, I’ll put a spell on you. (I was listening to Nina Simone)
Located in Sempach, LU
Each of the Lovers comes from Ta's memory and imagination, "my feelings, my memories, some good, some not so good, but I try to focus on the good ones, a dance I remember, a hug afte...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Goddess the Violinist and Swan
Located in Sempach, LU
As the artist, I've poured my soul into this canvas, blending oils to evoke a sense of enigmatic allure and surreal wonder. With each stroke, I've strived to weave a narrative that t...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Girl, American Portraiture, Blue Eyes, White Dress, Excellent
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Presented is a wonderful example of mid-19th-century American Portraiture. Portrait of a Girl, c. 1850s Oil on Canvas 27" x 22" Housed in its original period frame Spandrel Sit...
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Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Watercolour and Mixed Media, "Ne Nastupit bui!" (Wouldn't Come!).
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century mixed media surrealist painting by Yuri Ilyich Kononenko. Titled 'Ne Nastupit Bui!' (Wouldn't Come!). Signed with artists symbol bottom left. Fully signed, dated an...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil

Conspirators you saying it's me?
Located in Sempach, LU
Ta's collection of conspirators is full of mischief and secrecy. Each character is always up to something naughty or scheming a dodgy deal, "I want a desperado feel to it, moody as i...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looking o...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Portrait of Qiang Woman", oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Wang Kun's "Portrait of Qiang Woman" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a traditional Qiang woman. kun Wang(王琨), was born in Jilin Province of China in 1970. His legs...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

High Drama Adventure Scene - Italian Illustrator Mid-Century Jules Verne
Located in Miami, FL
Original illustration was done by Renna for the novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne, published in 1963. What makes this work special is how brilliantly the subj...
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1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Illustration Board, Tempera

I Am Not Alone 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the conventional role of a companion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Gentleman, Early American Portraiture, 1830s Portrait of a Man
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John F Francis (American, 1808 - 1886) " Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1838 Oil on Canvas 30" x 25" Housed in a 3 1/2" Frame Overall Size: 37" x 32" ...
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Early 19th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The plotting of the Conspirators
Located in Sempach, LU
In this vivid oil painting, I embraced cubism and surreal influences to create an ensemble of enigmatic figures, each cloaked in vibrant, contrasting colors, with intense, penetratin...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

I Am Not Alone 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"I Am Not Alone" by Joshua Salami is a captivating artwork that delves into the profound bond between a woman and her cherished pet, transcending the conventional role of a companion...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Conversation With Myself
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Conversation With Myself" delves into the realms of self-discovery and introspection. The young man's introspective pose invites viewers to reflect on their inner dialogue and explo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...
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1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil Pastel

10 Angry Men
Located in Sempach, LU
I have sent my work to over 65 countries and some significant landmarks such as Berkeley Square in London’s Mayfair, 5th Ave New York, Malibu beach in California Hong Kong, Monaco, M...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Suzanne Steinbacher - Austrian Surrealism
Located in London, GB
The work is unsigned. Provenance: Given directly by the artist to the present owner who was a friend of the model. Condition: Good condition apart from some scratches and pressure ...
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20th Century Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Trumpet Player
Located in Sempach, LU
I love painting people. I love to capture their movement, their emotions, the dramas and the theatrics of life. I paint people to express their personality, their lightness and darkn...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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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.

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