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Portrait Paintings For Sale
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"Laberinto", contemporary, portrait, woman, maze, acrylic, tondo painting
Located in Boston, MA
"Laberinto" is a tondo painting by Frantz Lexy in which a woman with dark hair, wearing a white blouse has her eyes closed. A glowing maze-like halo surrou...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Kobe Bryant
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The painting does not include a frame, but is painted on the edges and is gallery wrapped. "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do." - Kobe Bryant...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

Marilyn Monroe The Smile Is Forever
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century Original Signed French Abstract Oil Painting - Cubist Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century) signed oil on canvas, unframed size: 13 x 8.75 inches condition: very good provenance: from the artists estate...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pink Floyd - Acrylic by Ivana Burello - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
The painting belongs to the MUSIC series, dedicated to the classic jazz of the 1950/60s. It is made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece and is authenticated by the artist. Acryl...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Soulmate 5
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Our mindsets dictate our product and output. The mind presides over our endeavors The Power of mindsets should be trained and nurtured towards achieving the best and making great imp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dolly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morgan Sims Dolly 50” x 50” acrylic on canvas 2022
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Culture 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
People believe money is power in my society - because the leaders steal money to oppress and suffer the poor. But I realize the opposite of this is the purpose of living. We are al...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Rocky Coastal Scene, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Rocky Coastal Scene, 18th Century attributed to Joseph VERNET (1714-1789) 18th century French coastal scene of a ship in rough waters off a rocky coast, oil on canvas attributed t...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Allegorical Portrait of Medusa, "Power Strength and Beauty IV"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original acrylic allegorical painting depicting Greek monster Medusa's head by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dim...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Marilyn Monroe - Acrylic Painting by Ivana Burello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The painting is part of the MUSIC series and is dedicated to American CINEMA. Made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece authenticated by the artist Acrylic enamels on panel measuri...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

"Close Encounters, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Close Encounters" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a party of people playing instruments and conversing as ani...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Study of a Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Anne Wolff, "Irad Ortiz", Horse Racing Jockey Rose Silks Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing painting "Irad Ortiz" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x18 original oil painting on canvas. Featured is the back view of famous jockey Irad Ortiz on horseback. He is ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Vessel" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alpay Efe's "Vessel" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts three hands gently overlapping on each other in an almost tender embrace. About th...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Colorful Biblical Portrait of Moses, "I Shall Not Obey"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic painting on wood panel depicting Moses by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 60x360. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow its delivery. The collection of paintings in Palmerin’s “Legends” is inspired by classical art paintings...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Allegorical Medusa Portrait, "Power Strength and Beauty III"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original acrylic allegorical painting depicting Greek monster Medusa's head by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dim...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mythological Colorful Portrait of Medusa
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic mythological painting depicting Greek monster Medusa by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 30x30. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow its delivery. The collection of paintings in Palmerin’s “Legends” is inspired by classical art paintings...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dressing in the Lodge (Figurative Painting of Men, Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas of two men dressing in a ski lodge "Dressing in the Lodge," Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargent) Made in the late 90's - early 2000's for Abercrombie and Fitch's flagship store in Milan, Italy Oil on canvas, signed upper left 82 x 34 inches unframed, 88 x 40 inches in black painted wood frame with wire backing Excellent condition, ready to hang as is This vertical, figurative painting of two men dressing in a ski lodge was painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome men are captured in winter attire set in an Alpine mountain landscape...
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2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful Contemporary Chuck Close Style Abstract Self Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract self portrait painting by contemporary artist Matt Aston. The work features the mosaic-like cells that were popularized by the iconic arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coffee Peloton XXX
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton XXX [2022] original Coffee on paper Image size: H:42 cm x W:59 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unfra...
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Portrait Paintings

"Bazooka Basquiat" Bazooka Gum & Jean Michel Basquiat Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Basquiat with Bazooka Gum. With impasto painting and silkscreening we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting hig...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Sunday Stroll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
THE SUNDAY STROLL - ADAPTED TO TODAY'S TIMES Carl Spitzweg, the painter of "The Sunday stroll," was a German genre painter representing the Biedermeier ...
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2010s Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Miss Audrey Hepburn" Audrey & Tiffany & Co. Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A bold and elegant piece depicting Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast At Tiffany's juxtaposed with Tiffany & Co. in background. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pop Art Style Portrait of Salvador Dalí
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic portrait of Salvador Dalí by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 2...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Panel

Madonna - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting in the studio of Professor Jan Świtka. He made his de...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Magnus (Sitting, Up and Down), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Located in London, GB
Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...

"I Yam what I Yam" oil on wood panel Street Pop painting
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Pop Art paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery have been following his career a...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

"Great old age" nude portrait china ink 50x65cm on paper oak frame 2008
Located in Roscoff, FR
nude portrait "Great old age" china ink 50x65cm on paper dignity and fragility, pathetic and admirable delivered in oak and glass frame
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Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink

Coffee Peloton XXVII
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton XXVII by Eliza Southwood [2022] original Coffee on paper Image size: H:42 cm x W:59 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Pleas...
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2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Coffee

French Oil - Portraits of Cigar Smokers Trio
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 2004-2005 The Cigar Trio oil painting on canvas, unframed painting measures approx. 15 x 18 inches dated on verso condition: good and presentable condition prove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flower Balloon Love Explosions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Power Force, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2003
Located in Chicago, IL
Power Force was an American-made martial arts movie from 1991. It starred Alphonse Beni, a Cameroonian born movie star as a crime-fighting ninja. Frequently unable to import official posters, theaters in Ghana hired enterprising artists to create and embellish designs to promote the films in their own style. The result is a whole new genre collected worldwide. In this work by Ghanian artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Maurice Evans Original Mixed Media Portrait 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maurice Evans Original Mixed Media Portrait 20th Century Outstanding original portrait Acrylics and Oil on Paper Dimensions 15.5" wide x 23.5" high T...
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Woman in Yellow with Stripes_America Martin_Pastel/Ink/Japanese Paper_Nude
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman in Yellow with Stripes" Pastel & ink on Japanese Paper 43" x 31" Image 50.25" x 37.75" Overall, Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Pastel

20th Century Original French Signed Expressionist Oil Painting - Abstract Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century) signed and dated 91' oil on canvas, unframed size: 32 x 23.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from the a...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Condensate B
Located in Denver, CO
Condensate B
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

New Adventure
Located in Denver, CO
Bryanna Marie's "New Adventure" is an original, handmade oil painting on a copper coin that depicts a female model in profile with a pink and purple sunrise/sunset in the background.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Copper

20th Century Original French Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century) oil on canvas, unframed size: 18 x 13 inches condition: very good provenance: from the artists estate, France ...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Anna Morell Bux Sjoberg By Astrid Kiellberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century - Beautiful Portrait of Anna Bux Sjoberg Painted by Astrid Kiellberg
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Modern Times V
Located in Nashville, TN
"Modern Times V" is an acrylic-on-canvas painting from a small series by Cuban artist Carlos Gamez de Francisco. Done at the beginning of the Covid-19 pan...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of African Man Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period. Title: Portrait of an Africa Woman, believed to be from Tanzania (according to previous owner). Medium: oil paint...
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20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Sashenka" Oil cm. 40 x 50 1981 Woman, Russia, snow
Located in Torino, IT
Woman, Russia, snow,Portraits Levitin, Anatoly Pavlovich or Levitine, Russian, 20th century, Born 1922, in Petrograd (now St Petersburg). Painter. Figures, nudes, genre scenes. Socialist Realism...
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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Ethiopians Shake Hands with Europeans
Located in Miami, FL
This deceptively naive painting was most likely done for a children's book. Upon close study, the viewer will recognize that this painting is anything but a child's effort. It's a g...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH OIL PAINTING - HEAD & SHOULDERS PORTRAIT YOUNG LADY
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Head and Shoulders portrait of a young Lady. Medium: oil painting on canvas laid to board , unframed. Size: painting: ...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH PORTRAIT SKETCH OF YOUNG WOMAN - OIL ON CANVAS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French mid 20th century Title: Portrait sketch of a young woman Medium: oil painting on canvas laid to board, unframed Size: painting: 15.25 x 15.25 inches Pro...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Anthony van Dyck, Engraving Ernest de Mansfeld, c. 1654, Portrait, Iconographie
Located in Greven, DE
A wonderfully detailed and charismatic portrait, this exquisite work illustrates the technical mastery and artistic vision of Van Dyck. Ernest de Mansfeld's stately yet approachable expression reflects Van Dyck's refined ability to comfort and relax his subjects, resulting in a realistic and acute portrait. Ernest de Mansfeld was a German military commander during the early years of the Thirty Years War. Donning his armor and an ornate, lace collar, de Mansfeld appears as a strong commander. Without a hint of a smile, he calmly gazes out, the definition of cool and collected. Van Dyck accurately captures the sense that de Mansfeld is a man who takes his job seriously, a man worthy of commanding an army in battle. This portrait is a Mauquoy-Hendrickx State II (of II), engraved by Robertus van Voerst in collaboration with Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp, 1559 - London, 1641) as part of his Iconographie series of engraved portraits of famous people...
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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Engraving

Vintage American Modernist Portrait of a Man Original Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1970. Signed. Image size, 5.5"L x 8.5"H.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Canvas, Watercolor

Fades - Acrylic Painting by Lis Art - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Fades is one of the best paintings realized by LisArtventure in 2017. The work is made by mixed media in acrylic and watercolor. The portrait is shaded and inserted coherently in t...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

'For a While' Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl with a Brown Dress
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karoline Kroiß (1975), born in Austria, mainly paints realistic female figures with acrylic paint on paper or canvas. The women in her work seem to be lost in thought, serene scenes...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fox with Axe Figurative Western Portrait, Strong Female with Axe, Blue, Brown
Located in Kent, CT
This figurative painting portrays a strong female character in typical American Western pose and dress. The ink and gouache are applied in bright colors ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Ben Waters (Seated, Holding Head), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Located in London, GB
Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...

Ficherelli Saint Ursula Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy 17th Century Art
By Felice Ficherelli known as 'il Riposo' (San Gimignano 1603 - Florence 1660)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Felice Ficherelli known as 'il Riposo' (San Gimignano 1603 - Florence 1660) attributable Saint Ursula oil on canvas (octagonal) cm. 82 x 74 Carved and gi...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Cuauhtémoc, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cuauhtémoc, 1982 by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 15 x 21.75 inches Superb oil painting by the well listed French marine artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the 20th Century ship titled: Cuauhtemoc, 1982. ARM Cuauhtémoc is a sail training vessel of the Mexican Navy, named for the last Mexica Hueyi Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc who was captured and executed in 1525. She is the last of four sister...
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Family Portrait, Figures, contemporary art.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"Family Portrait", sighed lower right KOKO and artist certificate of authenticity is included. 48"x60" oil on canvas. Los Angeles artist Koko Hovagumian now celebrating 20 Years of...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Eton Boy (Sitting), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Located in London, GB
Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...

Monk
Located in Denver, CO
Monk, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Katya (Lying Down), Mixed media on Pergamenata parchment
Located in London, GB
Howard Tangye (b.1948, Australia) has been an influential force in fashion for decades. Lecturing at London’s Central Saint Martins for 35 years, including 16 years as head of BA Wom...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil ...

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

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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