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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 1960s
Color:  Black
Pair of Vintage Native American Portraits
Located in Soquel, CA
Pair of two vintage portraits of Native American figures, one older and one younger, in profile with braids and headdresses by Victor S. ...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Patterns and Shapes, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Patterns and Shapes" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. "St...
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Portrait of Future Man', German School
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Future Man', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1960s). A thoroughly modern portrait clearly in the style of Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960). Futurism co...
Category

1960s Futurist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Figure in a Wide-brimmed Red Hat
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

Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of a Man
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking and colorful mid century Fauvist portrait of a man by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). The expressive and vibrant color palette, a signatu...
Category

1960s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Figure in the shadow - Oil Painting on Canvas by N. Gattamelata -1968
Located in Roma, IT
Figure in the shadow is an original modern artwork realized by N. Gattamelata in 1968. Mixed colored oil on canvas Includes frame Hand signed and dated on the back.
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century "The Emigrants" Pierre Bosco #34 (Italy/France, 1909-1993)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Mid-Century "The Emigrants" #34 Pierre Bosco (Italy/France, 1909-1993) Oil on canvas 19 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches, frame size “The savage art of Bosco bears i...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soldier Beats Up Muggers on Subway - Stag Magazine story illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed (as Emmett Kaye) lower right it was Mort Kunstler's pseudonym, unframed
Category

1960s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of Woman- Painting by Antonio Feltrinelli- 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargn...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil

"Boy Standing in The Field" Post-Impressionism French Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical portrait of a young boy outdoors with an alluring look. The bright colors and quick brush strokes are what makes this painting so attractive and des...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
The painting is signed Sykes and dated 1960 lower right. It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art ...
Category

1960s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1960s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl in White
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Daniel Brennan Title: Girl in White Materials : Oil on Canvas Date : 1960's Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in. COA provided In the late 1960's, Danie...
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Untitled - Mysterious Figure in Black Pancho and Expressive Hands
Located in Miami, FL
Haunting yet beautiful with a simple graphic composition and monochromatic palette. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, signed E. Kingman and dated (lower right) Looks better in pe...
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Mixed Media

The Last Snapshot - Minimalism
Located in Miami, FL
This graphic and flatwork was an Interior illustration for the Saturday Evening Post. George Giusti( Italian - American 1908-1990)- ''The Last Snapshot''- ink and acrylic on illust...
Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

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

1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Casein, Board

Seated Woman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raphael Soyer, American (1899 - 1987) Title: Seated Woman Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame Size: 29 x 25.5 inches
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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Figure, Male Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Seated Figure" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 48" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in energetic and bold brushstrokes, with vi...
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Italian Modernist Surrealist Lady With a Hat Oil Painting, Signora dal Cappello
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977), "Signora dal Cappello," oil on panel, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso, overall (with frame): 22.5"h x 24.5"w Lazzaro Donati was born in Florence and attended the Academy of Fine Arts. He began to paint in 1953, and in 1955 held his first exhibition at the Indiano Gallery in Florence. Within three years eleven exhibitions followed in Italy, and as his reputation grew he was invited to give major exhibitions in London, Paris, New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. He is considered one of the foremost contemporary Italian painters and his paintings hang in museums and private collections throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. His work i faucist recalling the works of the french Raoul Dufy, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Francois Gall and jean Jansem. Donati lived and worked at 24 Piazza Donatello in Florence, the square where generations of artists have created works worthy of the great Florentine tradition. As you entered the narrow hallway to his studio, a gilded life-size Venetian angel beckoned you to his door. Once inside, the present faded away and you found yourself in an atelier where early masters might have worked during the Renaissance. Within, luxurious Persian rugs set off the innumerable objects d’art and antique furnishings. Light poured in through the sloping glass wall on the north side. A dramatic stairway led to an overhanging balcony which served as a private gallery where the artist hung some of his favorite early works. To the left of the entrance was a smaller studio where Donati sculpted, with a window overlooking the famous old English cemetery where tourists laid flowers on the grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the main studio itself, where Donati received his clients in an atmosphere as polished as an office of a top executive, one hardly realized that it was here that the artist actually painted. His easel was covered with Persian blue velvet, the painting on the easel was already framed, his chair was upholstered in red velvet and on his palette the colors were arranged with the precision of a Byzantine mosaic. In a corner stand were his latest works, framed and ready to be sent off to his next exhibition in Europe or America. He spoke fluent French and English as well as some Spanish and German. “After all”, he said, “you've got to know how to sell a painting...
Category

1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Mid Century Portrait of a Clown #5
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower left corner. Unframed. Marjorie May Gulley Blake w...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saturday Evening Post Illustration. “ The Devil’s Stronghold” Original Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...
Category

1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Cowboy Hanging, Killer's Trail Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
The old west depicted in a graphic and dramatic manner. Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Avon, 1963). Work has a matted image area of 12.5" ...
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Self-Portrait in the Studio
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Moses Soyer, American (1899 - 1974) Title: Self-Portrait in the Studio Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: 32 x 28 inches
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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Duet by Violetta de Koszeghy
By Violetta de Koszeghy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Violetta de Koszeghy, Hungarian (1928 - ) Title: Duet Year: circa 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 47.5 x 37.5 ...
Category

1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative
By W.S. Bylityplis
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative Refined and austere large-scale by W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), dated 1963 with California crest. This photo-realistic portrait depicts the subject, Raymond L. Hanson, with impressive realistic detail. Signed and dated lower right corner. Unframed. Measures: 48"H x 36"W. About the artist: W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), was an illustration and portrait artist during the 19th and early 20th century. About the subject: Portrait subject Raymond Hanson, was a lawyer whom establish the Hanson...
Category

1960s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Milton Avery #4"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899-1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon Benj...
Category

1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflections
By Philip Campbell Curtis
Located in London, GB
Philip Campbell Curtis American 1907 - 2000 Reflections Oil on board, signed and dated 1960 Image size: 12 ½ x 5 ½ inches Original frame
Category

1960s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"A Young Women in the Landscape - Fall River, Mass.", 1964 by Sergio Fergola
By Sergio Fergola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sergio Fergola, Italian (1936 - 1994) Title: A Young Women in the Landscape - Fall River, Mass. Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 x 26 in. (91.44 x 66.04...
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Portrait of a Man", Oil Painting on Glass by Josip Horvat
By Josip Horvat
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josip Horvat, Yugoslavian (1939 - 1981) Title: Portrait of a Man Year: 1967 Medium: Reverse Oil painting on Glass, signed and dated l.l. ...
Category

1960s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oil

Portrait, Oil Painting on Canvas by Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry, Puerto Rican/American (1938 - ) Title: Portrait Year: 1963 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 36 x 24 inches Frame: 44 x 31.5 inches
Category

1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Surrealist Self-Portrait, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Surrealist Self-Portrait" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by David Barnett. This nearly completely abstract painting features bright oranges, reds, and yellows alongside d...
Category

1960s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Beating - Police and Man
Located in Miami, FL
Watercolor and gouache on paper laid on board Magazine Illustration defined by bold graphic composition and limited color palate yielding a powerful image that jumps off the page. u...
Category

1960s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Clown Boy from Paris, Oil Painting by Felix Felmart 1964
By Felix Felmart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Felix Felmart, Spanish XXth Title: Clown Boy from Paris Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 28 x 20 in. (71.12 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 36 x 28 inches
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait with Cigarette
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Portrait with Cigarette Materials : Oil on Canvas Date : 1960's Dimensions : 46 1/2 x 32 in. COA provided In the late 1960's, Daniel Brennan had a day job loading boxcars for Railway Express. During nights, he would go to a coffee house (Lawrence Gallery and Coffee House, at 43rd and Main St., KCMO), to sit and draw before heading home to paint. The gallery owners, Anne and Sidney Lawrence...
Category

1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, 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.

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