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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Expressionist
No. 206 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 206 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with India ink, charcoal, pastel and acrylic on kraft paper mounted on canvas, dimensions are 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Legion of Honour Moreno Pincas Contemporary art Human comedy painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"UNDER GREAT SECRECY" Oil Painting 36" x 36" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"UNDER GREAT SECRECY" Oil Painting 36" x 36" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baseball Player Portrait titled "Golden Age"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This contemporary painting by Jose Roldan Rendon is an in color depiction of a "Golden Age" baseball player. This era ranged between 1920 and 1960 where the baseball games were slowl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The angels Moreno Pincas Contemporary art painting red woman beach
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas composed of two pieces : the main part and the predella in the lower part
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seine (The Self Romantic)
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, Oil
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
Portrait of Benjamin - Fleur de Lis Background, Oil, Antique Florentine Frame
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Twenty-first century Classical Portraiture has a casual feel as seen here in "Portrait of Benjamin" by Peter Lupkin. The very masculine Benjamin, with his heavy beard, dark tousled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Banou, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Banou"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 40 in.
41.25 x 41.25 in. Framed
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Badinter by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, politician, vivid background
Located in Paris, FR
Badinter is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rhapsody in the Tropics
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative painting that explores the invisible bond that connects us with all other living beings. Against a background of natural shadow earth, a suspended dance that is infinite. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic_James Wolanin, Summer Love, 2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Summer Love"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
36 x 36 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Tribute to Rodin 5 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, dark tones
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Rodin 5 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, engraving and collage on cardboard mounted on canv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving
The Master of Things, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL
b. 1973, Alabama, USA
In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
No. 200 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 200 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, charcoal, pastels and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 150 × 100 cm (59.1 × 3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Acrylic
No Pasaran - Lone Soldier Symbolizing the Human Desire for Equality and Freedom
Located in Chicago, IL
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.
"No Pasaran" - an expression of determination to defend a position against an enemy - 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
No Pasaran
oil on linen
48h x 30w in
121.92h x 76.20w cm
WIL047
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
The Samaritan by Joachim van der Vlugt - Contemporary religious themed painting
Located in Paris, FR
The Samaritan is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 170 × 140 cm (66.9 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Woman in Red Turban” Oil Painting 63" x 47" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Woman in Red Turban” Oil Painting 63" x 47" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Pastel on paper. Framed.
Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Valentin by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, young man, yellow and purple
Located in Paris, FR
Valentin is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No. 196 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, blue, abstract
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 196 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with mixed technique on canvas, dimensions are 90 cm × 70 cm (35.4 × 27.6 in).
The artwork is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic/Gloss_James Wolanin, Beach Duo
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Beach Duo"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
40 x 50 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
"Historia" (FRAMED) Painting 38" x 32" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Historia" (FRAMED) Painting 38" x 32" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, Califo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Ratzinger Chocolat by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, pope, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Ratzinger Chocolat is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No.215 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, abstract, face
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 215 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, dimensions...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, India Ink, Canvas
The Look_James Wolanin_Acrylic/Gloss Varnish/ Round Panel_Swimmer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"The Round"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
36 x 36 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Tribute to Michelangelo III by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Michelangelo III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, engraving and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving
Norah by Guy Oberson - Contemporary figurative painting, portrait, woman
By Guy Oberson
Located in Paris, FR
Norah is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Guy Oberson, dimensions are 160 cm × 130 cm (63 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Armour II by J. van der Vlugt - portrait painting, masked figure
Located in Paris, FR
The Amour II is a painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt.
Oil on wood, 110 x 110 cm. This work is signed, sold unframed.
This portrait represents a man wearing a gas ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
In The Sun by Christophe Dupety - Male Nude Painting, Contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
In the Sun (2018) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm.
In his Human Figures series, Christophe Dupety shows us some bodies which aspect remind...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild by Christophe Dupety - Male nude painting, oil on canvas, contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Wild (2015) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm.
In this series simply entitled "Nus" (nudes), the artist is superimposing and juxtaposing tw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No. 120 by ZHANG Hongyu - Contemporary Portrait Painting
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No.120 (2010) is a painting by Paris-based Chinese contemporary artist ZHANG Hongyu from the “Portrait” series.
India ink, acrylic and pastel on canvas, 116 x 81 cm. Signed, sold fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
Unleashed by Christophe Dupety - Male Nude Painting, Contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Unleashed (2018) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm.
In his Human Figures series, Christophe Dupety shows us some bodies which aspect reminds...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tribute to Michelangelo IV by Zhang Hongyu - mixed media and engraving, blue
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Michelangelo IV is a painting by Paris-based Chinese contemporary artist ZHANG Hongyu which represents the famous David by Michelangelo, exhibited at the Galleria dell’Academia of Firenze in Italy. Fascinated by this sculpture, Hongyu Zhang...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Cardboard, Engraving, Acrylic, Charcoal
"Peace of Mind" Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Peace of Mind" Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old masters.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
Jaipur by Christophe Dupety - Contemporary painting, India
Located in Paris, FR
Jaipur (2004) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, H 51.2 x W 76.8 in (130 x 195 cm). Unique work sold unframed with a certificate of authenticity.
The art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female Nude Painting, Contemporary
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon (2018) by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety. Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm.
In his Human Figures series, Christophe Dupety shows us some bodies which aspect reminds more...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Encounter" Abstract Painting 20" x 20" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Encounter" Abstract Painting 20" x 20" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old masters.
Abdel Malak textured oils are a celebration of the female identity in every sense of the word. His beautiful faces and suave figures grace the canvases together embracing our Egyptian architectural monuments creating a powerful dialogue between women’s identity, her rights, her suffering and our heritage and what it holds in its historical meanings and the deteriorating state.
Graduate from the faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, Graphic Design Department. Illustrator for Sabah El Kheir & Rosalyoussef, Egyptian local magazines.
Practice Sculpture.
Participant in the 1st Child’s Biennale workshop “Fantasia 1”, Cairo 2003.
Won the silver medal in the International Competition of “SHANKERS World Association”, India 1993.
Exhibitions:
Private Art Works Exhibition at Cairo Gallery, 2001.
Public Exhibition at Ahmed Shawky Museum, Cairo 2001.
Public Exhibition at Mahmoud Said...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
"Dekadans" Oil Painting 35" x 25.5" inch by Andrey Remnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dekadans" Oil Painting 35" x 25.5" inch by Andrey Remnev
ARTIST BIO:
"My birth place is Yakhroma town, in the vicinity of Moscow. It is situated on high hills, from where broad Bruegelian vistas are open. The uneven terrain with significant differences of high and low; a canal between the Moskva river and the Volga; small rivers, woods and villages; a nearby ancient town of Dmitrov, which is equal to Moscow in age; ships cruising the canal and trains outdistancing them – all this I saw from my window since my early years. It was a view that embraced all the diversity of the world. This is why I can say that the impressions of my childhood and youth – beautiful nature and remarkable people – are the most important ones.
In the museum of Moscow's St. Andronic Monastery I copied the best examples of the old Russian painting of the 15th-17th centuries.
My own style evolved from the ancient icon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Night. Silence." Oil Painting 39" x 29" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Night. Silence." Oil Painting 39" x 29" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Year: 2010
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Strelka. Beginning" Oil Painting 25.5" x 29.5" inch by Andrey Remnev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Strelka. Beginning" Oil Painting 25.5" x 29.5" inch by Andrey Remnev
ARTIST BIO:
"My birth place is Yakhroma town, in the vicinity of Moscow. It is situated on high hills, from where broad Bruegelian vistas are open. The uneven terrain with significant differences of high and low; a canal between the Moskva river and the Volga; small rivers, woods and villages; a nearby ancient town of Dmitrov, which is equal to Moscow in age; ships cruising the canal and trains outdistancing them – all this I saw from my window since my early years. It was a view that embraced all the diversity of the world. This is why I can say that the impressions of my childhood and youth – beautiful nature and remarkable people – are the most important ones.
In the museum of Moscow's St. Andronic Monastery I copied the best examples of the old Russian painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Disappearing" Oil Painting 27.5" x 39" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Disappearing" Oil Painting 27.5" x 39" inch by Sergey Dolmatov
Year: 2010
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No. 209 by ZHANG Hongyu - contemporary portrait painting, mixed media
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 209, painting by Paris-based Chinese contemporary artist ZHANG Hongyu from the “Portrait” series.
India ink, acrylic, charcoal and pastel on canvas, 140 x 100 cm. Artwork sold u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady
French School, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches
Stylish ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
My Tomorrow
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
Oil, Canvas
A Trio - Colorful Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Louboutin Ditassima (in Burgundy), Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A pair of feet don Christian Louboutin stilettos, exuding sophistication. The painting captures the essence of these iconic French high heels, with a glimpse of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dave as Davina, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The portrait draws inspiration from a series called Queens at Home by photographer Jan Klos. It portrays a drag queen with a sketch-like quality on the surface,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dial "P" for Pillbox, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman holds a vintage telephone to her ear and dons a hat reminiscent of Jackie O, exuding the quintessential beauty of a 1950s figure. Artist Malia Pettit no...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Love Letter to Yourself, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A chiaroscuro portrait reveals a woman emerging from darkness into the light. Gazing upwards, her piercing eyes exude mystery and intrigue. With only a limited ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Resting, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In a serene setting, a female figure clad in a white gown gracefully balances herself while holding onto a branch. Her steady, down-turned gaze suggests a momen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a Young Nude Man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden
'Confidence'
60 x 60 cm
( Framed in black wooden frame, included in price, 70 x 70 cm)
Oil on canvas
2024
Artist David van der Linden has a hard time to paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ruby II, Mirror Stone series (Oil Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Ruby II from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting )
48 x 48 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the powerful questions th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ruby II, Mirror Stone series (Oil Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Ruby II from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting )
48 x 48 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the powerful questions th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diamond from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Audrey Hepburn)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Diamond from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Audrey Hepburn)
48 x 36 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the power...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stone face
Located in Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
In her portraits, Paulina Archambault (1976, lives and works in Viriginia/USA) searches for the purest human emotions. To do so, she likes to reach back to her childhood. By being as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ballerina
Located in Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
In her portraits, Paulina Archambault (1976, lives and works in Viriginia/USA) searches for the purest human emotions. To do so, she likes to reach back to her childhood. By being as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "Oh my God, or a Custom Portrait"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I stopped doing portrait commissions a while ago because it was too nerve-wracking. I used to try to fulfill all the clients' wishes, but over time I realized it brought more stress ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Next To You
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
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Acrylic, Canvas
Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
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