Portrait Paintings
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REALEZA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Querelle - Man with Piercing Blue Eyes, Smoking, Original Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
His piercing gaze brings the viewer in for a closer look. His look is one of disdain yet the portal behind his head floats halo-like, sainting the mysterious man. The title of this p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Seated Woman
Located in London, GB
'Seated Woman', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). This work of sumptuous colour and sensuous subject matter elicits an immediate response. ...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
English 18th century portrait of a Lady and her Daughter in an interior
By (attributed to) Joseph Highmore
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, wearing a blue silk gown, seated in a classical interior, with her daughter in a pink gown standing beside her holding a sprig of blossom. T...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cleopatra Queen of Egypt 17' century Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing painting of Cleopatra oil on canvas with a gilt wood frame.
Attributed to Giuseppe Diamantini (Fossombrone 1621-Venice 1705)
The dramatic subject of the painting depicts th...
Category
Late 17th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century antique portrait Edmund Hoyle Circle of James Latham, Edmund Hoyle,
Located in York, GB
18th century Bust portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat with gold buttons (Said to be Edmund Hoyle, inventor of Whist)
circle of James Latham. Housed in a gilt frame the size overall is 71 x 84 cm (28 x 33 inches approx) whilst the painting is
56 x 69 cm ( 22 x 27 inches approx)
The overall condition is very good having had some restoration. The painting has been relined, cleaned and re varnished.
There has been some strengthening/overpainting. There is a Rectangular patch repair along lower edge, centre, reverse approximately 5 x 7cm with associated retouching to front,all essentially done sympathetically.
some fine stable craquelure throughout. Some minor self coloured losses to frame. None of the above detracting from
a very attractive portrait.
Edmond Hoyle
Edmond Hoyle
English card game authority, "the Father of whist"
Born 1672 England Died 29 August 1769 (aged 96–97)
London, England
Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769)[1] was a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his generally perceived authority on the subject
James Latham
James Latham was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland and possibly related to the family of Lathams of Meldrum and Ballysheehan. After some practice of his art, Latham studied for an academic year in Antwerp (1724–25) where he became a Master of the Guild of St Luke. He returned to Dublin by 1725, and may have visited England in the 1740s, as the influence of Joseph Highmore, as well as Charles Jervas and William Hogarth, is evident in his work of this period. Anthony Pasquin memorably dubbed Latham "Ireland's Van Dyck". Latham died in Dublin on 26 January 1747.
Several of James Latham's portraits are in the National Gallery of Ireland collection in Dublin; one is of the famous MP Charles Tottenham (1694–1758) of New Ross, Co. Wexford, "Tottenham in his Boots" (Cat. No.411) and a second is a portrait of Bishop...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pangea
Located in New Orleans, LA
JOHN ISIAH WALTON was born in 1985 in New Orleans, where he currently lives and works as a fine artist. He attended St. Augustine H.S. (1999-2002) and graduated from Sarah T. Reed H.S. (2003). Walton received an AA degree in 2012 from Delgado College, New Orleans. Walton has been a member of Second Story Gallery (2012- 13) and The Front, New Orleans (2014-2017) Level Artist Collective (2015-Present). He has lectured about his work to the graduate program at UNC, Chapel Hill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Young girls oil on canvas painting portrait
By Jose Puyet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Girls - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 81x65 cm.
Frameless.
Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor José Padilla, a Spanish artist who began painting in the nineteenth century. As a child, Puyet learned to paint by watching his grandfather, whose company he preferred to that of children his age. At the age of eight he had started working on paencils and oils. At the age of 20, Puyet entered the Spanish army...
Category
1980s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Il Mago Oil Painting on Panel Magician Portrait In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
Il Mago Oil Painting on Panel Magician Portrait In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings can be considered a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Innocence and Patience
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These two South African schoolgirls were staring at yet another group of well meaning tourists passing through their Zimbabwean grammar school. Carole Garland captures their lingering expressions: Innocence, seemingly open, adventurous and hopeful while the other girl, Patience, is perhaps more skeptical, wondering what these people from the United States are doing in her classroom.
To enter their children in school. South African parents must register them with English names so mother and father, who don’t speak English, search through English language newspapers for suitable names, hence, “Innocence” and “Patience.” The tour guide’s name was “Sanction.”
Carole Garland graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of the Americas in Mexico City. Carole Garland has shown in many Southern California venues, most recently at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station; RealART Gallery, Agoura Hills; the Santa Paula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Boy, John Closterman, Large English Portrait Art, Old Master
By John Closterman
Located in Greven, DE
John Clostermann
(Osnabrück 1660 - 1711 London)
Portrait of a boy, maybe Charles Hinde
Oil on canvas, 61 x 74,6 cm
John Closterman (also Klosterman) was a portrait painter of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He primarily portrayed English noblemen and European aristocratic families. His father was already an artist and he trained his son. In 1679 he went to Paris and studied with Francois de Troy. In 1681 he was in London and worked for the artist John Riley, whose studio he took over after his death. In 1696 he was invited to the Spanish court...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque English Portrait of boy and his dog
By (Follower of) Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in San Antonio, TX
Late 17th/early 18th century portrait of a boy. This portrait is in the manner of Sir Godfrey Kneller, however it lacks a signature and documentation. It would not look out of place in an English country house. The Portrait is of a young English boy...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Melancholy" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Melancholy" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure reclining on a green couch as dandelions grow all around her form.
Artist Bio:
Shelli Langdale is an oil painter living and painting in Chattanooga, TN. U.S.A. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Alabama...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wax
Unicorno II Oil Painting on Panel Unicorn Animal Surrealism In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
Unicorno II Oil Painting on Panel Unicorn Animal Surrealism In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Risvegli Oil Painting on Panel Woman Portrait Animals Insect Flower In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
Risvegli Oil Painting on Panel Woman Portrait Animals Insect Flower In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
La Visita the Visit Oil Painting on Panel Wood Portrait Animal Surreel In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
La Visita the Visit Oil Painting on Panel Wood Portrait Animal Surreel In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Rainy Day", Oil Painting
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert ( US based) "Rainy Day" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brunette female model resting her hand against her face.
Artist bio/statement:
Matt Talber...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Carvaly Skirmish At Night, 17th Century
By Jacques Courtois
Located in Blackwater, GB
Carvaly Skirmish At Night, 17th Century
school of Jacques Courtois (1621-1676)
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master night battle with cavalry offic...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terry Shelbourne (1930-2020) - 2014 Acrylic, Self-Portrait
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Looking In the Mirror" Contemporary Portrait Oil n Canvas by Scott Jacobs
By Scott Jacobs
Located in Carmel, CA
"Looking in the mirror" oil on canvas by Jackson
The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Represented by American Art Gallery Carmel California
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Passagi Oil Painting on Panel Wood Surreel Portraits In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
Passagi Oil Painting on Panel Wood Surreel Portraits In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings can be conside...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Antique American Modernist Nude Artist Studio Surreal Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school surreal composition painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Image size, 8L x 12H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MONA LISA
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reaso...
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Boxing Match- Ingemar Johansson vs Floyd Patterson
Located in Houston, TX
This dynamic painting is of a match between the world famous boxers Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson. Having fought for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1959 with Johansson...
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a woman with a green headscarf
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Gray wooden frame
56 x 48 x 5.5 cm
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cheong - 20th Century Oil, Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished South East Asian school oil painting, signed 'Cheong'. The scene depicts a mother carrying her child, about to enter a wooden boat. The thoughtful brushstrokes and da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Coexist" - Geometric Portrait Op Art Original Painting by Tim Christie
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This large, horizontal painting measures 55 inches high and 90 inches wide. It is hand signed and dated by the artist on the back. It is stretched and ready to hang. The sides are painted black and it does not require framing.
The fusion between angular geometric abstraction and softer, anatomical forms, like faces, spawned an original and intriguing new aesthetic. His innovative, fashion-forward style has been described as a modern synthesis of Op Art, Pop Art, Street Art, Geometric Expressionism and De Stijl.
“I was curious to explore the relationship between a very controlled technical aesthetic and facial features, with the inherent symmetry of the latter providing a shared language between these two worlds.”
Tim Christie is a New Zealand based designer and artist. His artwork adorns the walls of the new Hilton hotel in Wellington, New Zealand. He has developed some of New Zealand's most iconic brands including identities for The Interislander, Radio New Zealand, New Zealand Wine and the city of Invercargill. His work has been featured in New Zealand and Australian design...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Boy with a flute
By Leon Herbo
Located in Gent, VOV
Léon HERBO (1850-1907), Young boy with a flute, oil on canvas, signed upper left and dated 1879. This painting seems inspired by the painting "Singing Boy with a Flute" by the Dutch ...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Red Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Masquerade 7: Woman"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique, large oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
'Lady in a Satin Dress', 19th Century, Neo-Classical Female Portrait Oil
By E. Brown
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "E. Brown' and dated 'May, 1844'.
A fine, mid-nineteenth century portrait of a lady of quality wearing the hairstyle made popular by Queen Victoria in the early years of her reign; the lady shown relaxed, standing beside a velvet-draped, Neo-Classical column and wearing a satin ball...
Category
1840s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
State of Mind 2
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Little Man Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait Boy In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Little Man Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait Boy In Stock
Maya Kulenovic’s paintings have been exhibited in over thirty solo exhibitions and many more group shows and art fairs in Can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Head (Self Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
Oil self-portrait by Rick Prol
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Chinese Man
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Lazlo Tatz (Hungary 1888 - Philippines 1951)
Portrait of a Chinese man
Oil on canvas, H. 50 x W. 44.5 cm
Tatz studied in Budapest and Paris, and in 1931 h...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, Arcadian Landscape c.1710
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Young Gentleman, Lord George Douglas, in an Arcadian Landscape c.1710
Attributed to Charles D'Agar (1669-1723)
Depicted with bow in hand and situated against an Arcadian...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Four - Women Portrait, Large Format, Contemporary Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Large Format Oil painting
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Coper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interlude no. 7 Oil Painting on Panel Portrait In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Interlude no. 7 Oil Painting on Panel Portrait In Stock
Maya Kulenovic’s paintings have been exhibited in over thirty solo exhibitions and many more group shows and art fairs in Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beauty In African 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A woman's polite devotion is her greatest beauty.
Painting
Charcoal, Acrylic on canvas
Size: 18W x 24H Inches
Unmounted artwork
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic
A Visit To The Fortune Teller, 19th Century
By Ernest Gustave Girardot
Located in Blackwater, GB
A Visit To The Fortune Teller, 19th Century
ERNEST GUSTAVE GIRARDOT (FRENCH, 1840-1904)
Large 19th Century French interior of two wealthy young women visiting a fortune teller, oil...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Family Recipe (Impossible Soup)" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ximena Rendon's "Family Recipe (Impossible Soup)" is an original, handmade oil painting on aluminum panel that depicts two feminine models inside a kitchen with something cooking on ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century
It represents the "Hero of the Two Worlds", Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Mixed colored oil pai...
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Portrait of Paolo" by Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan), oil on cardboard
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Portrait of Paolo"
Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan)
Oil on cardboard, signed
4 7/8 x 3 7/8 (16 3/4 x 14 3/4 frame) inches
Emin Abbasov is classically...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
G. Albertoni portrait, Oil on Canvas Italy XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil painting on canvas. At the top right are the name of the man portrayed and his age, 78 years old. The man's habit and the attitude of prayer, in front of the Crucifix, with the meditation book...
Category
18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Against All Odds 4
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 all alive to put smiles on other fellow human faces, so If you are blessed with any resources, use them to improve other people’s lives and make them happy.
With this, inner fulfillment sets in and the purpose of existence is achieved.
The face and the skin of this piece depict the harmony between the colors and with this, they can make a great image and impression, which is the purpose of the existence of these colors
(Written by the Artist)
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issue by The Galley)
- About the Artist
Damola Ayegbayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mary & Jesus, 18th Century French Old Master oil painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: Mary and Jesus
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 17 x 14.5 inches
Canvas: 16 x 12.75 inches
Provenance: private collection...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure in a Wide-brimmed Red Hat
By René Gruau
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant and graphic study of a figure of undetermined gender. It's executed with quick and confident brush strokes in the artist's signature color scheme of black and red. It's a fla...
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pastel, Gouache, Board
Portrait of a Lady in Veil
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed & dated '1890' lower right
Image size: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm round)
Cushion size: 19 x 19 inches (48cm square)
Original gilt frame and cushioned mount...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
self portrait with woman oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Moscardó (1953) - Self-portrait with a woman - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 92x73 cm.
Frameless
Barcelona, 1953
Painter, sculptor and draftsman of ...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Atlas Served, Original Contemporary Playful Surrealist Narrative Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Atlas Served, Original Contemporary Playful Surrealist Narrative Painting
49" x 28" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil and Print on Canvas
A humorous work by artist Sarah Jacobs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Color
Eve + Conversation with a Snake_America Martin_Custom Made Paper, Ink_figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Eve and Conversation with a Snake"
Custom Made Paper & Ink
58.75” x 41.5” Framed
AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist bas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Noir Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas Dark In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Noir Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas Dark In Stock
Maya Kulenovic’s paintings have been exhibited in over thirty solo exhibitions and many more group shows and art fairs in Canada, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Infinity Cartoon, Original Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Infinity Cartoon, Original Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
44" x 32" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil, Acrylic, Flashe, Thread, and Print on Canvas
This mixed media portrait by artist Sarah Jacobs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Color, Thread, Acrylic, Vinyl
Like Romeo, Original Signed Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Like Romeo, Original Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Portrait Painting
43" x 33" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil, Copper Alloy, and Print on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
This mixed media...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Arrival" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Arrival" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face, with dark hair, arching back as she looks upwards in the darkness
Mia Bergero...
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Entre Sueños" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ximena Rendon's "Entre Sueños" is an original, handmade oil painting on aluminum panel that depicts two feminine models inside a bedroom with one appearing to be asleep.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Illusione Illusion Oil Painting on Panel Wood Portrait Surreel In Stock
By Tino Luciano
Located in Utrecht, NL
Illusione Illusion Oil Painting on Panel Wood Portrait Surreel In Stock
Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings can ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Giuseppe Garibaldi is an original modern artwork realized by Artist of the late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Louise Follain Icon II /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Louise Follain Icon II"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paint, Canvas
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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.
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