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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Period: 1980s
Color:  Black
Russian oil portrait of Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky by A. Ivasenko
By Anatolii Ivasenko
Located in London, GB
Russian oil portrait of Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky by A. Ivasenko Russian, 1987 Frame: height 106cm, width 111cm Canvas: height 95cm, width 100cm This excellent portrait was executed by the artist A. Ivasenko, and depicts Andrei Arsenevich Tarkovsky, the famed Soviet filmmaker, and son of the noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky. Tarkovsky wasthe most important Soviet filmmaker after Sergei Eisenstein, and his approach to cinematic time and space, as well as his commitment to cinema as a form of poetry, means his oeuvre is regarded as one of the most defining collections of modern film. He first achieved international acclaim with 'Ivan's Childhood' in 1962, which won top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and other career highlights include 'Andrei Rublev...
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1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Head (Self Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
Oil self-portrait by Rick Prol
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young girls oil on canvas painting portrait
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...
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1980s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rolling Stones - Three Heads
Located in London, GB
'Rolling Stones - Three Heads' acrylic on canvas, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the trademark of the artist. Strange...
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1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Masquerade oil on canvas painting Venezia
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antoni Granja Llobet (1954) - Pitita - Oil on canvas Oil measures 73x60 cm. Frameless.
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Faccia d'uomo" (Man's Face) by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano1994)
Located in Milano, MI
This is a rare painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) from his series dedicated to the "linearism" with a strong color presence. Colors range from Yellow, Azure...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Latin American , Brazilian Surrealist Painting Carlos Kis after Rene Magritte
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 28 X 28 sight 23 X 23 "Veterans", 1988, paint, inlay, with monogram signature on formica board Framed: 28 x 28 in. Sight: 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. This painting is after Surrealist master Rene Magritte. It depicts men with bowler hats Carlos Kis, 1932-2010 a well known Brazilian artist. Kis was born in Uruguay to a Romanian Jewish family and moved to Brazil where he was well known for his painting and sculpture. His formica paintings were an extremely laborious process and the media has not been used by other artists other than that of his daughter Anita, under Kis's supervision. Known as a painter, watercolorist and graphic artist Carlos Kis artworks show the surreal, modern and expressionist aspects of his inexhaustible talent and imagination. Inspired by Surrealism he developed Sinapsism. Kis studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad de la República (UdelaR) and at the Instituto de Profesores Artigas. For three years he ran the art gallery Opus in Brasília , then was director of a fashion magazine, worked as an interior designer and in the design department of an automotive company. Initially painting on canvas, he refrained from doing this during a five-year stay in New York in the 1970s and increasingly turned to works of art made from the artificial material Formica than baked into an enamel at high temperature. The Cyanamid company provided him with the necessary materials. In 1995, the Art of Living magazine devoted an extensive story to his works in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Punta del Este, New York, Guarujá, Porto Alegre, Joinville, São Paulo and Mexico City among others. In 1960, he came to Brazil and lived in São Paulo for ten years. In this city, he released several albums of his own: Razão & Coração e Galos e Galos, 1966; IV Screenprints, 1968; and Woodcuts by Carlos Kis, 1969. After spending four years in New York (United States), he settled permanently in the city of Santos SP, in 1975. He is the creator of paintinlay, a technique of painting on pressed formica and submitted to high temperatures. Reviews "Carlos Kis exposes his painting, populated by madonnas, roosters and images, a threshold between the real and the fantastic, a mystical force that exerts a fascination on the public, the result of a cosmopolitan experience, from Yugoslav ancestry, to coming to Brazil and the departure for the United States. The five years he lived in New York put him in direct contact with the busy world of megalopolises, at the same time in search of explanations - like the primitive ones - in the fantastic. Magics, fetishes, myths , symbols, become strong in a new trend". Roberto Peres CARLOS Kis: oils and prints. Texts by Delmiro Gonçalves, Roberto Peres, Dottie Campbell and Thomaz S. Corrêa. Brasília: Itau Galeria, 1978. "He is a man of the world and a 'creature of the universe', as Dottie Campbell asserts in 'Reviews' in New York. This universalism gives him conditions to produce a 'sui generis' style in painting. Various phases have marked the career of the artist He still now paints on Formica, not in the traditional Formica found in stores, but in a pressing process he calls 'paintinlay.' For this exhibition, Carlos Kiss prepared figures (a series of Mona Lisa, the posture of the model), still life, which the artist calls silent, all in water-quenching-and-oil. The result is in good taste and reveals the 'deep self' of the sensitive artist". Paulo Augusto Bueno Wolf CARLOS Kis: painting. Presentation by Paulo Augusto Bueno Wolf and Jorge Amado. Santos: Brazil-United States Cultural Center, Art Gallery, 1987. Select collections Philathea College Museum Of Modern Art - London (England) Chase Manhattan Collection - New York (USA) Exxon Corporation Columbia University Long Island University New York University - New York (USA) Private Collection - USA Beverly Hills Private Collection - USA Private Collection by Greta Garbo - USA Private Collection by Jackie Onassis - New York (USA) Private Collection by Júlio Mesquita Filho - São Paulo SP Private Collection by Marques Della Stufa Oehschlaege Gallery Abril Editora Collection - São Paulo SP Cyanamid Química Collection Hotel Collection San Rafael Individual Exhibitions sd - São Paulo SP - Carlos Kis: Recent Paintings Made in Unique Technique in the World, at Paço das Artes 1945 - Mexico City (Mexico) - Individual - 1st prize with the work Descargando pedregulho 1963 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at the Gallery Artécnica 1964 - Campinas SP - Individual, at the Jockey Club Art Gallery in Campinas 1965 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at KLM Gallery 1968 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Individual, at Kraft Moreno Gallery 1968 - Punta del Este (Uruguay) - Individual, at the San Rafael Art Gallery 1968 - Montevideo (Uruguay) - Individual, at the Columbia Palace Hotel Art Gallery 1968 - Montevideo (Uruguay) - Individual, at the Rio de la Plata Gallery 1968 - Punta del Este (Uruguay) - Individual, at the Guendalina Gallery 1969 - Punta del Este (Uruguay) - Individual, at the San Rafael Art Gallery 1969 - Porto Alegre RS - Individual, at the North American Brazilian Cultural Institute 1970 - Punta del Este ( Uruguay) - Individual, at the San Rafael Art Gallery 1970 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at the Actualidades da Hebraica Art Gallery 1971 - New York (United States) - Individual, at the Empire Savings Bank Art Gallery 1971 - New York (States United) - Solo, at Charles Mann Gallery 1972 - Long Island (United States) - Solo, at Long Island University 1972 - New York (United States) - Solo, at Saint Bartholomew's Art Gallery 1973 - Englewood (United States) - Solo, at the Jewel Spiegel Art Gallery 1973 - Newark (United States) - Solo, at The Art Gallery 1973 - New York (United States) - Solo, at the Park South At Carnegie Hall Art Gallery 1974 - New York (United States) - Solo, at the Empire Savings Bank Art Gallery 1974 - New York (United States) - Solo, at the New York University Art Gallery and The Catholic Center 1976 - Santos SP - Retrospective, at the Municipal Gallery 1977 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at UCBEU 1978 - Florianópolis SC - Individual, at Clube Doze de Agosto 1978 - Brasília DF - Carlos Kis: oils and prints, at Itaugaleria 1978 - São Paulo SP - Carlos Kis: oils and prints, at Itaugaleria 1978 - Itapetininga SP - Individual, at City Hall 1978 - Santos SP - Individual, at Cades Art Gallery 1978 - Santos SP - Individual, at Santos Art and Decoration Center 1982 - Santos SP - Individual, at CCBEU Gallery 1982 - Santos SP - Individual, at Centro Cultural Brasil-United States Gallery 1983 - São Carlos SP - Carlos Kis: oils and prints, at Itaugaleria 1983 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at Galeria de Arte Atualidades da Hebraica 1983 - Guarujá SP - Individual , at Delphin Hotel Gallery 1983 - Santos SP - Individual, at Banco do Brasil 1983 - São Paulo SP - Carlos Kis: oils & paintings in phenolic art, at Galeria Atualidades 1983 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at the First National City Bank Gallery 1983 - São Paulo SP - Kis-Pinturas Recentes, at the State Department of Culture 1984 - Santos SP - Individual, at the Santos Association Gallery 1984 - São Paulo SP - Retrospective, at Sesi Art Gallery 1985 - Sorocaba SP - Individual, at Sesc/Senac Art Gallery 1986 - Joinville SC - Individual, at Joinville Art Museum 1986 - Joinville SC - Individual, at Victor Kursancev Gallery 1987 - Santos SP - Individual, at the Brazil-United States Cultural Center Gallery 1987 - Santos SP - Carlos Kis: paintings, at the United States Brazil Cultural Center 1988 - Santos SP - Individual, at the Santos Doctors Association Gallery 1989 - Santos SP - Individual, at Aliança Francesa 1990 - Sebring (United States) - Individual, at Kissimmee Valley Gallery 1991 - Sarasota (United States) - Individual, at Frank Oeheschlaeger Gallery 1992 - Santos SP - Individual, at CCBEU Gallery 1997 - Santos SP - Individual, at the CCBEU Gallery Collective Exhibitions 1966 - São Paulo SP - Collective at Masp 1970 - Chicago (United States) - Collective at Gilman Galleries 1971 - New York (United States) - Collective at The Weyhe Gallery 1971 - New York (United States) - Brazilian Art, at Iramar Gallery 1972 - Mexico City (Mexico) - Collective, LifShitz Art Gallery 1972 - London (England) - Collective, at Philathea College Museum of Modern Art 1972 - New York (United States) - Collective, at Lexington Art Gallery 1972 - New York (United States) - Latin American Art at Columbia University 1972 - New York (United States) - Spring Arts Festival, at Educational & Cultural Fund. of EI 1972 - New York (United States) - Spring is Here at One World Trade Center New York 1972 - Paris (France) - Paintings & Sculptures, at Le Demeure 1973 - Long Island (United States) - Collective, at Crow's Best Gallery 1975 - São Paulo SP - The theme is the Woman, at Azulão Art Gallery 1976 - São Paulo SP - Collective, at Masp 1976 - Santos SP - Collective, at the Centro Cultural Brasil-United States Gallery 1976 - Santos SP - Collective, at the Santos Art and Decoration Gallery 1976 - Santos SP - Beneficent Exhibition, at the Alhambra Art...
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1980s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Portrait of a Buddha
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait of a Buddha, 1985. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated upper left. Excellent condition. Manuel P...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ibiza woman Spain spanish oil on canvas painting portrait
By Mariano Tur de Montis
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 83x73 cm. Mariano Tur de Montis (Ibiza 1904 -1994). Son of the Ibizan general Don Juan Tur y Palau, of an old patrician family on the island, and of Doña Cristina de Montis and von der Klee. Ibiza painter who felt great admiration for the Spanish classics and the influence of Central European painting of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and especially that of the painter Manuel Benedito. He received multiple praises in his various artistic exhibitions not only in Ibiza, but also in Palma de Mallorca, Mahón, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and in European capitals such as London or Paris. When he was only fifteen, he decided to go to meet Sorolla - when he was painting "The Smugglers" in the vicinity of his family mansion - to find out what opinion he deserved on the first portrait he had made of his mother. A few years later, and undoubtedly encouraged by the praiseworthy response received, he was already successfully overcoming the successive sieves of artistic criticism, until he stood out with the “subtle and aristocratic” style that characterized him, in such relevant competitions as the National Exhibition de Bellas Artes or at the Paris Salon. Delving into his biography it is possible to recognize the main factors that would converge in this rapid and justified progression: the very cultural and artistic environment that surrounded him since his birth. The specific preparation with which his refined mother channeled his innate qualities and marked sensitivity. As well as, and above all, his own need to create beauty. Despite a brilliant degree in Law, he attended the Sant Jordi Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, ​​complementing his training in Rome, Florence and Paris. At the early date of 1925, the local press was pleased to transcribe the reviews of his exhibition in the Galerías Layetanas of Barcelona, ​​and in which the acquisition of one of his works "Frivolities" for the Museum of Art took place. Modern of Palermo (Sicily). After participating in 1926 in the Autumn Salon of Palma de Mallorca, together with Narcís Puget Viñas, and in 1929 in the Permanent Exhibition of Levante Art, one of his emblematic satisfactions would arrive: the praises that King Alfonso XIII himself dedicated to the stop before his painting Céfora, a painting in which his sister Guadalupe Tur de Montis was the model, during the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, held in Madrid. Oil that also deserved attention in the prestigious magazine La Esfera, which dedicated the cover of its number 20 of July 5, 1930, or the French magazine La Revue Moderne. In the magazine Arte y Hogar- in its number 56, the Marqués de Lozoya Director General of Fine Arts wrote a nice eulogy of the painter and his work in the photographic report dedicated to the beautiful and elegant Casa de los Tur de Ibiza. It was precisely in 1930, when Tur de Montis began to interact amicably and professionally, with a select group of painters, both Spanish (Pla, Rigoberto Soler, Amadeo Roca and Laureano Barrau...
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1980s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ronald Reagan vs. Jimmy Carter Debates, " Proposed Art for TV Guide Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic Airbrush and Pastel on Board Signature: Signed Middle Right
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1980s Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Acrylic, Board

"Black Heart" Colorful Abstract Modern Pop Art Portrait Painting of a Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract modern portrait painting of an evil woman by Texas artist Robert Sandman. As the artist explains, "The definition of Black Heart is a woman who is as wicked and evil as the worst of your nightmares, who you do not want to anger, because when she’s angry, she kicks people out of cars. Not cool. In the painting, she wears the Legion of the Black Heart medal on her uniform. Blackheart is also a fictional demon in Marvel Comics, created by his demon-lord father, Mephisto, from the energy of accumulated evil. Also not cool. This painting was a companion piece to another painting in the Portfolio titled The Black Hand...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Modernist coffee Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. A...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman in Yellow Dress
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original painting by Harry McCormick from circa 1980. In an excellent gold frame. Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) Title: Woman in Yellow Dress...
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1980s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Porter
Located in London, GB
Graham Dean 1984 Porter Acrylic on canvas Image size: 40 x 29 inches The model in this painting is the same as the one in the painting Camouflage. The artist researched a lot about ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

The Captain's Lady. style of Andrew Wyeth
Located in Miami, FL
This meticulously rendered work depicts a three-quarter view of a young woman lost in deep introspection. Inscribed on verso: " The Captain's Lady" Leslie of ____________ St. ...
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1980s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

The Captain's Lady
Located in Miami, FL
This meticulously rendered work depicts a three-quarter view of a young woman lost in deep introspection. Inscribed on verso: " The Captain's Lady" Leslie of ____________ St. ...
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1980s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

"Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd" Portrait by Norris Church Mailer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Norris Church Mailer, American (1949 - 2010) Title: Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. ...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Man
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel
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1980s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Man with Reeds
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jorge Dumas from 1982. A modernist portrait in a Latin American mural-style painting. Bold and bright colors are accented by blue cubist shadows. Signed and dated ...
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1980s Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman Patriots Harriet B. Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Clara Barton
Located in Soquel, CA
A fresh and contemporary piece honoring charitable, revolutionary and patriotic women in the US, "The American Women" by Charles Warren Mundy (American, b. 1945), provides a nod towards the pop art movement. Pictured in this unique painting are Harriet Beecher Stowe...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Female", Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Detroit, MI
This acrylic on canvas from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many model paintings from her long and illustrious career. The subject is a female nude in pose, holding a flo...
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1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Easter Hat" Impressionist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Portrait of a women in a red dress with a straw hat. The portrait is in the style of famous Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. The work is signed by the artist, titled and dated. Dim...
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1980s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Portrait of a Man with Blue Eyes
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Man with Blue Eyes', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1985). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the trademark of the artist. Strange...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Two Men and a Manhole
Located in London, GB
'Two Men and a Manhole', oil on canvas, by John James (1983). Workers climb down through manholes when they want to examine or clean the city's drains. Like the movement referred to as Futurism, this artwork's subject may be a metaphor for examining or 'cleaning up' past traditions in art. Futurism as an art movement celebrated machines, modernity and speed. Its goals were to break with the past and to create a new art that embraced technology, mechanisation, power and energy. It shared some elements with cubism including faceted shapes. In this case there seems to be a connection with that movement and it is also somewhat reminiscent of the work of Italian artist, Fortunato Depero (1892–1960). On this platform, this gallery has listed two works by this artist, John James. They would make a stunning pair in a home or workplace. They are both similarly framed in new trays. This work is in fair condition with some minor blemishing around the edges of the painting. Please enjoy the accompanying photos. Both works are signed by the artist in the lower right hand and dated 1983. Upon request a video may be provided. Please take note of the size of the artworks. About the Artist: John James, born 1947, Crayford 1963, Kent, Gravesend School of Art 1964-1968 Fine Art, Ravensbourne College of Art with tutors: Adrian Berg, Brian...
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1980s Futurist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Woman with fan oil on canvas painting portrait
By Mariano Tur de Montis
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 89x76 cm. Mariano Tur de Montis (Ibiza 1904 -1994). Son of the Ibizan general Don Juan Tur y Palau, of an old patrician family on the island, and of Doña Cristina de Montis and von der Klee. Ibiza painter who felt great admiration for the Spanish classics and the influence of Central European painting of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and especially that of the painter Manuel Benedito. He received multiple praises in his various artistic exhibitions not only in Ibiza, but also in Palma de Mallorca, Mahón, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and in European capitals such as London or Paris. When he was only fifteen, he decided to go to meet Sorolla - when he was painting "The Smugglers" in the vicinity of his family mansion - to find out what opinion he deserved on the first portrait he had made of his mother. A few years later, and undoubtedly encouraged by the praiseworthy response received, he was already successfully overcoming the successive sieves of artistic criticism, until he stood out with the “subtle and aristocratic” style that characterized him, in such relevant competitions as the National Exhibition de Bellas Artes or at the Paris Salon. Delving into his biography it is possible to recognize the main factors that would converge in this rapid and justified progression: the very cultural and artistic environment that surrounded him since his birth. The specific preparation with which his refined mother channeled his innate qualities and marked sensitivity. As well as, and above all, his own need to create beauty. Despite a brilliant degree in Law, he attended the Sant Jordi Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, ​​complementing his training in Rome, Florence and Paris. At the early date of 1925, the local press was pleased to transcribe the reviews of his exhibition in the Galerías Layetanas of Barcelona, ​​and in which the acquisition of one of his works "Frivolities" for the Museum of Art took place. Modern of Palermo (Sicily). After participating in 1926 in the Autumn Salon of Palma de Mallorca, together with Narcís Puget Viñas, and in 1929 in the Permanent Exhibition of Levante Art, one of his emblematic satisfactions would arrive: the praises that King Alfonso XIII himself dedicated to the stop before his painting Céfora, a painting in which his sister Guadalupe Tur de Montis was the model, during the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, held in Madrid. Oil that also deserved attention in the prestigious magazine La Esfera, which dedicated the cover of its number 20 of July 5, 1930, or the French magazine La Revue Moderne. In the magazine Arte y Hogar- in its number 56, the Marqués de Lozoya Director General of Fine Arts wrote a nice eulogy of the painter and his work in the photographic report dedicated to the beautiful and elegant Casa de los Tur de Ibiza. It was precisely in 1930, when Tur de Montis began to interact amicably and professionally, with a select group of painters, both Spanish (Pla, Rigoberto Soler, Amadeo Roca and Laureano Barrau...
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1980s Art Nouveau Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The King - Original Oil Painting by Piero Sbano - 1980s
By Piero Sbano
Located in Roma, IT
The King is an original artwork realized int he 1980s by Piero Sbano. Oil painting on canvas. The artwork is hand signed on the lower right margin. Incl...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

PROFILE (RAINBOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated top right by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authentic...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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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