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Portrait Paintings For Sale
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Silver Street with Abstract Background Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Silver Street with Abstract Background Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artwork with a strong social comment...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Canvas

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

1960's French Portrait Man In Checked Blazer Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper signed lower corner Image : 12 x 9.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Alirio Palacios, Versiones No. 5, Mixed Media on Cardboard, 2011
Located in Miami, FL
Alirio Palacios was one of the most versatile Venezuelan painters, draftsmen and engravers of the second half of the 20th century. He was part of the n...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Cardboard, Mixed Media

Etude
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Shatalin was one of the most influential painters from Kiev, Ukraine from the last 50 years. He was a member of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and a corresponding member of the Academ...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil, Canvas

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 52 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 57 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

Audrey, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 71 x 71 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Boy Eating Watermelon
Located in Miami, FL
The work looks much better in person with snappy bright colors that form a complex abstract composition of interconnected shapes. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, The Work is Signed lower left - Provenance: Forum Gallery, New York - Label on verso Swann Gallery...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

‘Self Portrait And Red Lips’Contemporary Figurative By Betsy Podlach
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy - 'Self-Portrait with Red lips. 2021 Some of Betsy's paintings were printed on apparel at Marni 2019 Milan Fashion Show. THE NEW YORK TIMES: "IN BETSY’S SENSUAL PORTRAITS, I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Historic Ashcan Panama Canal Diggers Signed Original Rare Oil Painting
By Lee Roland Warthen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique original historical modernist landscape oil painting by Lee Roland Warthen (1893 - 1949) . Oil on canvas, circa 1912. Signed and titled on verso. Image size, 18L x 14H. H...
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1910s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1950'S FRENCH FAUVIST OIL - YOUNG LADY SEATED ON TERRACE CHAIR - BEAUTIFUL COLOR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1950. The style is a combination of Fauvism and Modernism. Title: Seated Young Lady. Medium: oil painting on thick hessian canvas. Size: p...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

LA MAQUINA - Portrait Painting of Conway the Machine, Rapper, Gold, Black
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting is a portrait of the rapper, Conway The Machine. Rendered on Gold found fabric, Conway is centered in the composition, meeting the vie...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Fabric

"Spirits Through Time II, " Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This painting by Ned Martin blends the artist's signature abstract style with portraiture that is reminiscent of the Old Masters. The softly-executed face and neck of the woman in this painting is contrasted by textured abstract shapes that compose the rest of the painting, namely, the figure's orange, red, and green clothing...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Forest Lover II by Anne Siems, Portrait painting with tattoo drawing, on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this stunning watercolor on Strathmore Cold press paper. All archival materials. Paper size: 24x18 inches Suggested Frame size: 30x24x1.5 inch (frame is not ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 21 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 29.5/29.5”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

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

Portrait of Catulle-Mendes
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Dimensions listed include the frame
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Charcoal

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

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Oil, Canvas

Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Mooring of Scarlet, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pamela Wilson's (US based) "The Mooring of Scarlet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pregnant model with a boat on top of her head. This...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Merkel - Mixed Media by Maurizio Savini - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Merkel is an original Contemporary Arwork realized by the Italian artist Maurizio Savini (b. Rome, 1962) in 2014. Original Encaustic of chewing gum on board. Hand-signed by the a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Her Eyes Glowed The Sun Shone, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 59x59 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Study of After Images II
Located in Denver, CO
Study of After Images II, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

TEA TIME
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be consid...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Break Free by street artist MUSTART, portrait & text, spray paint, bold & bright
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Break Free by street artist MUSTART, portrait & text, spray paint, bold & bright saturated colors. Figurative portraits with bold graffiti like text. Bright yellows, reds, oranges,...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Hazel" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Hazel" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a closeup portrait of a hazel hued eye with a dark arching eyebrow.
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2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 47 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

Gota Lejon, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Göta Lejon, 1746. 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 lis...
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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Lake of Purity, Oil on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Oinam Dilip - Lake of Purity - 42 x 42 inches (unframed size) Oil on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in rolled form. Oinam Dilip was born in 1982 in Bishenpur, Dileep received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from Delhi College of Art. In the early years, Oinam experimented with abstract and realist forms of art, which were inspired by the metro cities...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Crystal Hunt, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Donnie Yen, "The Bruce Lee of the 90s," "Crystal Hunt" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1991. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import official post...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Mixed Media

Russian Girl with an Itch (SMALENSK)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Laundry Day. Child hanging cloths in Breeze. Cover. The Household Guest
Located in Miami, FL
The Artist captures a "caught moment" of cloths blowing in the wind. It's being witnessed by an inquisitive bird, while be ducklings and a cute kitty cat accompany her. Signed lower...
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1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Ink, Gouache, Graphite

Orit Fuchs: Vivid 58 - Giclee print on canvas female figure painting. 40/40”
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Orit Fuchs lives and works in Tel Aviv‭, ‬a storyteller with a deep‭, ‬pure, and unquenchable appetite for artistic self-expression‭. ‬Her medium spans the gamut‭ - ‬sculptures‭, ‬pa...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Giclée

Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fresco. 2001, canvas, mixed media, 46x38 cm Ieva Iltnere (b. 1957) entered the Latvian art scene in the early 1980s. Together with other young painters of her generation she attracted much attention and radically changed prevailing conceptions about the Latvian figural painting. The fame of this generation of artists has not diminished since that time. In 1988 Ieva Iltnere took part in the young artists’ exhibition “Post-Traditionalism” at the Central Artists’ House in Moscow as well as in the exhibition “Riga – Lettische Avantgarde” at the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Berlin. It was the first important show of Latvian avant-garde art in Western Europe. In 1990 Ieva Iltnere and her like-minded contemporaries participated in the famous exhibition-action “Gentle Fluctuations” at the Exhibition Hall Latvija in Riga. This exhibition encouraged radical aspirations of the young painters’ group and promoted the adoption of new influences in Latvian art. In 1992 there was Ieva Iltnere and Jānis Mitrēvics’ joint exhibition “Works” and in 1994 – her solo exhibition “School” at the Art Museum Arsenāls. She took part in important Latvian art exhibitions at the Zvolle City Museum (2002), Frauen Museum in Bonn (1992), Grand Salle de l’Aubette in Strasbourg, Maison du Danemark in Paris (1997), Städtische Galerie im Buntentor in Bremen, etc. Ieva Iltnere is one of the most outstanding and creative artists of her generation. Her art is able to communicate great, significant ideas, important to both the individual and the society in general, through intimate subject matter. Iltnere has created a particular imagery that clearly marks her individual style. Her early works deal with themes of family, mother and child, depiction of intimate aspects of life. The artist raised everyday phenomena to the level of sacredness. Today the artist synthesizes traditional means of painting and conceptual approach, inspired by different cultures, Western avant-garde art of the 20th century and Biblical themes (solo exhibition “Stories”, 2002). Iltnere’s paintings feature subdued colouring and discrete intonation. The artist pays particular attention to light and composition. Each work is endowed with a personal touch. Iltnere’s works are found in collections of the Latvian National Museum of Art (previous title - State Museum of Art), the Artists’ Union of Latvia Museum (Riga), the State Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow), Ludwig Museum (Aachen, Germany), Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum (New Jersey, USA) as well as in private collections in Latvia and abroad. Selected solo exhibitions: 2008 "Beautiful fragile nature", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2007 "Eight Rooms", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2004 "The Happy Childhood", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia 2003 "Ieva's Painting", Gallery NoMi, St. Petersburg / Russia "My Room", Gallery Centrs, Riga / Latvia 2002 "Stories", Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia* 2001 "Ieva Iltnere's United Images", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1999 "Papers and Canvases", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1998 "Paintings of Paris", Gallery Daugava, Riga / Latvia 1997 "Oil", Gallery Bastejs, Riga / Latvia 1994 "School", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia* 1993 Riga Gallery, Riga / Latvia Gallery G&G, Riga / Latvia* 1992 "Works", Art Museum Arsenāls, Riga / Latvia (together with Jānis Mitrēvics)* "Four New Paintings", Gallery Kolonna, Riga / Latvia 1989 Gallery Baltasar, Gothenburg / Sweden (together with Ivars Poikāns)* Selected group exhibitions: 2008 12th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* Rauma Biennale Balticum 08 "Flower Power", Rauman Taidemuseo, Rauma Art Museum/ Finland 2007 11th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* 2005 9th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* 2004 8th International Contemporary Art Exhibition "Art Moscow", Central House of Artists, Moscow / Russia* "The Rape of Europe", Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna / Sweden* 2003 "Labyrinth", Gallery Vartai, Vilnius / Lithuania...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Portrait of a Girl, 1949 Watercolor Painting by Roger Etienne
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roger Etienne, French/American (1922 - ) Title: Portrait of a Girl Year: 1949 Medium: Gouache On Paper, signed and dated Size: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 29 x ...
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1940s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

The Kiss, Princes Diana and Principe Charles weading kiss. Acrylic on Canvas.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss by Manuel Santelices Acrylic on Canvas Unique piece 10 in. H x 10 in. W Unframed 2020 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored through the illustration...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Girl at the Beach with wide Brim Hat
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful 60's chic is on full display in this beach scene. It's masterfully designed. The beautiful model horizontally fills the center space while supporting players fill background spaces. The style is very flat with lots of gray muting the colors and defining the artist's palette. Fuch's was a giant talent who is overlooked by today's art world participants. His style could be described as a post-post impressionist. This particular work is so deftly designed and exhibits the most intriguing positive and negative spaces. The model is rendered with loose, quick and authoritative brush strokes which give an air of chic confidence. Most of all, it's her dreamy blue eyes that truly captivate the viewer. All parts of the eye ( Iris, Pupil, Sclera ) are composed of a soft robin's egg blue which is in counterpoint the pink day-glow color on her lips. She looks at you. You look back and the process is repeated and repeated. Fuch's not just a great painter, designer, academic artist but a brilliant and innovative colorist as well. To demonstrate how great this simple work is, out of a world population of 7.2 billion people, as a betting man, I would say there may be no other artist who could render a scene this good. An artist such as Peter Doig, who does nice and beautiful work, may come close to the talent of Fuchs. Bernard Fuchs American, 1932 - 2009 Girl at the Beach...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Cara Delevingne Icon X /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Fashion Model Actress
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Cara Delevingne Icon X" Series: Icon *Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso Year: 2019 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT - POP ART STYLE PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pop art style, late 20th century/ early 21st. Title: Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Medium: painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches Provenan...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Lazarus from the Tombstone", acrylic painting, miracle, savior, myth, phoenix
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Lazarus from the Tombstone" is an acrylic painting with oil stick, graphite and collage elements on canvas measuring 86" high by 98" wide. It references the story of Lazarus risen f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Graphite

"The Red Umbrella" - Contemporary Impressionist Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful portrait of a young lady in motion, umbrella in hand, with sure brushstrokes and wonderful mastery of color. Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Large Oil and Charcoal on Canvas Portrait Painting "Traite D'Anatomie"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This is a unique artwork in oil on stretched canvas by world renowned artist Elly Smallwood. The artwork has thick paint strokes with a lot of texture, ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Charcoal

Kate, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 41 x 71 inches
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gavin Rain, born in Cape Town in 1971, is believed to be one of the greatest contemporary representatives of neo-pointillism or pixelism. Using acrylic like a TV or PC screen, Rain c...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Paradigm - Antoine Néron Bancel, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed Unique work Antoine Néron-Bancel is a young French artist of brazilian origins. After studying literature in France, he graduated from The Nîmes Schoo...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Passante Vesuvio
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings. His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Pigment, Pastel

Michael - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Fine Quality Cesare Detti Painting of a Hunter and Two Ladies
By Cesare Auguste Detti
Located in New York, NY
CESARE AUGUSTE DETTI ITALIAN, 1874-1914 A Young Hunter and Two Ladies Signed ‘C.Detti’ L/L Oil on Board 15 1/2 x 20 1/8 inches Frame: 24 1/8 x 28 1/2 inches
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Board, Oil

Golden Age - contemporary oil on canvas portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Golden Age" is a unique oil on canvas work by Milan Markovich from 2017. It portrays the face of Marilyn Monroe in the artist's special technique and ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

A couple in sepia - Figurative Gouache Painting, Double Portrait, Textured
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGATA STOMMA She studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Gda?sk and in Warsaw (1975-1981). After graduation she worked as an animator of animated films and made illustrations for bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache

1970's FRENCH OIL PAINTING - HEAD & SHOULDERS PORTRAIT YOUNG LADY PINK & ORANGE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sophie Rubinstain (French, 20th century), stamped verso Title: Portrait of a Young Lady Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 21.5 x 18 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - PORTRAIT OF FACE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper double sided painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original p...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

"Urbane Profile, " Mixed-Media Tile, 2007
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, integrating techniques of painting, collage, and printmaking into ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Ceramic, Paper, Acrylic

Lookie Lou, Michele Mikesell, pop figurative oil painting, small size with frame
Located in Dallas, TX
"Lookie Lou" is a whimsical pop figurative painting by Michele Mikesell. Using oil on linen-wrapped board, the figure is abstractly painted with a bright color palette and lots of la...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Linen, Board

"Demoiselle" - Framed Early 20th Century Pastel Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
I apologize for the reflections on the glass of this exquisite Gaston Bouy pastel drawing. It's in a very nice frame in great condition, and I did not want...
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Early 1900s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

The girl in the city. oil on cardboard, 76.5x41.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The girl in the city. 1964, oil on cardboard, 76.5x41.5 cm Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated from the Paintin...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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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.

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.

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