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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Color:  Gray
Mind Full
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Formentera Ses Illetes 09
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Female figure woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x38 cm. Frame measures 70x62 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors ...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Model
Located in Paris, IDF
Nikolai MAKAROV (Born in 1952) The Model Acrylic on canvas mounted on panel Signed lower right 130 x 90 cm 2021
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Trippa Stand, Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A plein air painting of a man buying Trippa, a Florentine street food, in a small piazza. Artist Bio: Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil, Wood Panel

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Roma 02
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Meeting of Elders (Drawing from the back)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Portrait Of John Gilbert Seale, The Artists Father, With Sherry And A Cigar
By Barney Seale ARBS
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of John Gilbert Seale, The Artists Father, With Sherry And A Cigar, circa by Barney SEALE (1896-1957) Circa 1940 English portrait of the artists father John with a sherry and cigar in hand, oil on canvas by Barney Seale. Excellent quality and condition example of the eccentric artists work. Signed and presented in a gilt frame with losses. Measurements: 27" x 23" framed approx Barney Seale (1896–1957) National Portrait Gallery, London Sculptor and painter, noted for his portrait sculptures in bronze, but also as an architectural sculptor. He worked with the sculptor William Silver Frith, who taught at Lambeth School of Art and who was also an architectural sculptor. Seale was elected RBA in 1938, also exhibiting at RA, RCamA and RSA and having solo shows in London and New York. He was an associate of RBS. Seale’s striking figure I Write for the New Kensington Library, one of a series of three and in stone, is illustrated in Arthur T Broadbent’s Sculpture Today in Great Britain 1940–1943, published in 1949. In 1986 the Fine Art Society included him in the survey Sculpture in Britain Between The Wars. Seale, a huge, hard-drinking man...
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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Woman Sits and Looks About_America Martin_Blue Chalk on Paper_Figurative
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman Sits and Looks About" Blue Chalk on Paper 30” x 28” Framed AMERICA MARTIN is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based in Los Angele...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Chalk

Mujer con Jarra - human female form abstract cubism figurative modern artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
The original cubism painting by Borja Guijarro is painted on canvas. The many colours, shapes and patterns used in this painting make it an interesting and busy piece of modern art. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait - Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting by Robert Carroll, realized in 1969 ca. Very good condition. Robert Carroll is an american artist born in 1934 in Painesville, Ohio. He did study Arts at the Cleveland Institute of Arts where he graduated in 1957. Since the end of 1950s he has been associating with some of the most important writers and intellectuals of the beat generation...
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1960s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Meeting Andy Warhol, B&W oil on canvas, B& W portrait, grisaille painting
Located in Cody, WY
TITLE: Meeting Warhol (The Inability of Meeting Someone Famous Objectively); 2013 This painting is part of a series of paintings from the series titled: The Inability of Meeting So...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

BLONDE WITH ART DECO NECKLACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biography from the niece of the artist from during his lifetime. Paintings acquired from the artist.s estate. Max Turner 1925 - 2019 Max Lamar Turner Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author. Max Turner was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 28, 1925. His father was Lance Howard Turner and his mother Mary Irene Turner. In 1927, his family moved to Bingham Canyon, Utah where Max's father extracted copper from a creek that he had diverted to pass through his garage. The town was located in a narrow canyon on the eastern face of the Oquirrh Mountains. In 1938, when Max was 13, his family moved to Midvale, Utah. After completing high school, Max went to work laying rail until he was inducted into the U.S. Navy to serve during W.W. II. There he took an aptitude test and was initially assigned to the medical corp., later transferring to the dental unit. Max was stationed at Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California through the end of the war. When he was discharged in 1946, he remained in Southern California, living in the Los Angeles area. He met a man named Larry Torres and they formed a partnership to do silk screen work primarily for the Colby Poster Printing Company. This lasted about 10 years until the Colby building caught fire and burned down. In 1958, Max began working for Slade Novelty company that made doll parts using a product called plastisol. A year later, Max began producing plastic parts through his own business. One day, a couple of kids brought in a shrunken skull they had made and asked Max if he could reproduce it. Max said he could and he looked around for a business to work with for this task. He ultimately decided he could create his own machine shop to make molds. As a result, Max purchased a lathe, drill press, grinder and other tools to create his own machine shop and went into business making molds. He built a clientele and in 1973, he moved his machine shop to Glendale, California. Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author: Max recalls the day when his interest in art took a new direction. He happened to be in a paint store to purchase some supplies when he saw a card posted on a wall that read, "Come paint with Connie Marlo". Max had been interested in art since his youth and he was frequently impressed with paintings displayed by local artists at various community events. Consequently, he decided to go to Connie's Saturday morning art class at a studio on North La Brea Avenue (between Sunset and Hollywood) in Los Angeles. But, as fate would have it, he immediately took a detour from this class when he found a piece of paper on the floor of the studio referencing another art class dealing with compositions, patterns, rhythms and color harmony. The instructor's name was Hal Reed, a former art student of the Russian/American Master, Nicolai Fechin. Hal owned the building (previously the Will Foster Studio) and had founded the Art League of Los Angeles. When Max found Hal, he asked Hal if he could join his class. Hal said "No, the class was full" but he said Max could monitor the class in the back of the classroom. Max took him up on the offer and began observing the weekly class. During the class, Hal told his students that they should practice what they were learning by going to "live model" classes. Max began attending these classes where he learned how to draw figures. After a few months, Hal and Max became good friends. Hal was so impressed with Max's work that he offered Max the opportunity to teach at another location that Hal was opening in the San Fernando Valley. Max accepted the offer and began teaching his own art class. For Max, it was a quick jump from learning to teaching. Max then found that several of his students had to commute to his art class from the west end of the "Valley". To better serve this group of students, Max decided to relocate to another studio in Calabasas. Max continued teaching, and at this time he was producing very impressive portraits, both oil paintings and charcoal drawings from live models (Max never worked from photos). Max demonstrated real talent, and the style of his drawings and paintings were being compared to those of Nicolai Fechin. And, like Fechin, Max also had an interest in sculpting. One day, Max decided to design and cast a bronze owl sculpture to put in his Calabasas Fine Art Gallery. Later, someone approached Max when he was at the foundry and asked him about his success selling the owl sculpture. The individual who asked this question was convinced that there was a broader market for these sculptures and he ordered a dozen of the owl sculptures from Max. This encouraged Max to do more castings. Some of the new castings were antique sculptures he found and reproduced. As this new business grew, he decided to establish his own foundry, employing up to 15 workers. The business continued for many years, up until the late 1990's when Max got tired of the foundry business and sold it. Max, who was now in his 70's, decided to move on to his next venture as an artist, dedicating himself to doing the actual sculpting of original art. He loved the creativity of sculpting and he had his sculptures cast at local foundries, ironically the same ones that used to be his competition. Max was now fully engaged in his new artistic direction and, over time, he produced a large body of work. He created very impressive sculptures, including about 100 full-size sculptures. He sold some of these to high-end clientele, the Foundry at SLS Las Vegas, and to Hollywood studios. Even though Max now seemed to be totally in his element, he somehow also found time to continue to teach painting classes at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village in Los Angeles. At the institute, he specialized in figure work. Max continued to draw, paint and teach, but he says he stopped sculpting when he turned 90. Max produced four books showcasing his drawings and paintings. The first is "Faces, The Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2000, that showcases nearly 100 of his portrait drawings. Within the "Acknowledgements" section, he lists Hal Reed and Joseph Nordmann, two former students of Nicolai Fechin. In 2006, Max produced his second book titled "Figures and Faces", reflecting not only portraits but also figure drawings and paintings. It is a wonderful book of Max's work, but it is currently difficult to find. The third book is titled "Faces 2, The Paintings and Drawings of Max Turner", copyright 2009, which includes 75 portrait paintings and drawings. In the "Preface" of this book, Max describes growing up in a small and isolated mining town during the Great Depression. He states that as a kid, he had little exposure of any culture or view of what the rest of the world was like. His neighbor was the trash collector and Max would sometimes go through his truck looking for anything of value. Among other things, he found magazines like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping and Red Book, with covers that frequently showed drawings or paintings of faces. Max states that these images were the very first source of inspiration for him. He says that he began looking more carefully at people's faces and if they had character, he would draw them. By drawing them, Max says that he was making them part of his world, his world of "Faces". In 2018, Max published his newest book showcasing his drawings and paintings. It is titled "Max Turner's Figure Sketches". This softbound book includes 76 pages and over 120 drawings and paintings. In the Introduction, Max explains "I have found that when approaching the figure, one should begin with the gesture. After having captured the essence or feeling of the pose, one can then proceed to build on it." The figure sketches in this wonderful book reflect a Master's work that consistently captures the "gesture"-showing the emotion, movement and expression. Two more books are on the horizon for Max, both dealing with his passion for sculpting. His first, "The Sculpture of Max Turner" is a compilation of his commercial and noncommercial pieces throughout his career. The second, "Terra Cotta Sculpture by Max Turner" is a complete collection of figures done at the California Art Institute. These much anticipated books should be out later in 2018. Max now considers himself primarily a sculptor. But others in the art world are more than impressed with his drawings and paintings as well. His portraits are often described as having a Fechin-esque appearance, referring to the style of Nicolai Fechin. When Max observed those first art classes given by Hal Reed, it should be noted that Hal had previously been a student of the Russian/American Master Nicolai Fechin in the early to mid-1950's. In fact, Hal was a student in the last art class that Fechin taught before he unexpectedly died in 1955. Hal was so strongly influenced by Fechin that he later produced two 30-minute art instruction videos as part his Art Video Productions wherein he specifically described Fechin techniques that he learned in Fechin's class. The Fechin style and techniques were in play when Max later met Hal. Over the years, many of Max's art students, art collectors, gallery owners, as well as the Director of the Monterey Museum of Art have commented on the Fechin-esque qualities of Max's wonderful charcoal drawings and paintings. So, while Max may consider himself primarily a sculptor, his drawings and paintings are also impressive and very much sought after. When Nicolai Fechin died in 1955, three of the nine students in his last art class became life-long friends. Max subsequently became friends with not only Hal Reed, but also with prior Fechin students Joseph Nordmann and Albert Londraville...
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1990s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled (holding apple) - pensive, female, figurative, realism, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This beautiful, moving and realistic portrait by Toronto based artist Nazy Sakhavarz is characteristic of her work. She often paints on a large scale and her preferred colour palette...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Painted For Life" The Tattooed Robot 36x24 acrylic on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to present the larger works on canvas of Chris RWK. Chris RWK’s robots are a fixture of New York street art. Known for his iconic Robot images that can be seen around ...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Steee-rike! original 24x30 realistic figurative oil painting
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
As we celebrate our homerun record breaking hero of all times, Aaron Judge, we also celebrate our own private little hero who put his heart and sweat into making his mark for his family and team! He was out there rain or shine swinging away at that little white ball with all of his might. The umpire called "steee-rike!" and he knew that the game was on the line and, win or lose, he would always remember that day! Both an accomplished realist and figurative portrait painter, Joseph Sundwall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Seated Woman in Blue"
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.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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

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Paper, Acrylic

Bruno Mars portrait from the "Nothing Stays Still" Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Bruno Mars" by Hunter & Gatti Acrylic paint on top of archival pigment print Measures: 20" H x 15" W x 1.5 D 2017 Framed This piece is part of the H&G ser...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Pigment

"Cleopatra Vivien Leigh", mixed media, oil, Wax, acrylic and archival ink canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo's Large scale paintings have received international acclaim for more four decades. His art, came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create 5 large scale oil on...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Archival Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic

Threshold
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I am learning every day to allow the space between where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me. Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Roseleen Labazacchy, a true Nigerian born in the year 2000 and based in Ibadan, Oyo state Nigeria. Roseleen holds a National Certificate of Education in Fine Art from Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo State. She is a mixed-media painter. Roseleen was exposed to art from a very young age; Her father being an artist himself enrolled her in the popular Nike Art Gallery at a very young age to learn traditional Adire making, a skill she still practices to date. This was how she started art professionally and she has been getting better at what she does since then. In the just-concluded international art exhibition and competition organized by Talentia Foundation, Roseleen Labazacchy who participated in the competition amidst other international artists came first in the Mix Media category and was presented with a certificate of achievement in recognition of her artistic endeavor. Roseleen uses oil and acrylic with fabrics on canvas to consciously project African women's dignity and true African beauty. As an African painter, Roseleen hopes to bring about the emancipation of the true African Women image by showcasing true African beauty in her paintings for the world to see. She is inspired by the need to see the dawn of a new and better African society, a society that respects and celebrates the African people, cultures, and ways of life. Roseleen is a full-time artist in the studio of Oluwole Omofemi, a well-known talented artist who has been a great source of inspiration to her. She is also inspired by other notable African artists like Njideka Akunyili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Walking Along the Beach, Bauer, German School, 19th Century, Signed P. Bauer
Located in Bruges, BE
Walking Along the Beach German School 19th Century Signature: Signed bottom right P. Bauer Dimensions: Image size 31 x 24 cm, frame size 42 x 32 cm Medium: Aquarelle
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19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

I'm A Spec 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, ABS

Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Feltrinelli in the 1930s. Original oil on board Beautiful and representative artwork of a female fi...
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1930s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Fragrance, " Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ifeoluwa Alade ( Nigeria based) "Fragrance" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a female model and a male model with colorful butterflies and flowers ebbing betwee...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Noel Coward's Eye, #2257. Horst P. Horst Homage, Mixed media Collage on Paper.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Noel Coward's Eye, #2257 by Natasha Zupan Collage on Paper Measures: 11.41 in. H x 8.26 in. W One of a kind Signed lower right on recto by the artist Numbered on verso 2018 Natasha ...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, ABS

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Woman in a pink blouse
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Molded frame in gilded wood 63 x 50 x 6.5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

American Modernist Abstract Portrait Dancer Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 40H. Framing available.
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1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bloodhound, minimalist black and white dog painting of a by Ian Mason, British
Located in Charleston, US
Bloodhound, this stunning large minimalist black and white painting of a Bloodhound dog, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portr...
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2010s Minimalist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid Century La Prima Vera Portrait of Girl with Balloon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century portrait of young girl with balloon in style of Raoul Duffy by Barbara "Mari" Berkman (American, 1930-2010), 1963. Titled "La Prima Vera...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Ocean Painting, "Jellyfish Dreams"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on panel surrealist painting by San Diego artist, Kelley Sutphin. Its dimensions are 16"x20"x.75. It is unframed. A...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mindset
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Remember ye, not former things, neither consider the things of old." Your complaints, your drama, your victim mentality, your whining, your blaming, and all of your excuses have ne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

While I Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Tender Gaze II
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

"Faceless" Original Contemporary Abstract Portrait by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Pension Fund
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The picture "Pension Fund" is included in the series of artworks "Pathos of the Bureaucracy". 100x100cm / oil on canvas/ 2019 The picture is ready t...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
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Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled 021 (Cocktail dyptych)
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State ...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

people of ibiza Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) - Characters from Ibiza - Oil on canvas Oil measures 60x73 cm. Frameless. Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting /Portrait/ Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Trainee
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The picture was painted in China_ during an internship in China in 2009
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Juvenile Gaze
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Lady with a Rose 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This attractive young woman gazes solemnly at the rose, with an almost trancelike expression, perhaps brought on by the pleasurable perfume of the rose she holds in her hand, her gaz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
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Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ahlem
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Orsolic Dalessio transports the viewer back to childhood in this plein air painting. The girl at the center holds a doll, and a stuffed bunny lays at her side. She has tossed aside h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled (Head)
Located in New York, NY
Marc Andre Untitled (head) 2022 Acrylic and oil stick on canvas 24 x 18 inches Marc Andre meditates on the moments we step out of our comfort zone. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark-making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets”. Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil Crayon

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Minimalist black and white painting of a Greyhound dog by British Ian Mason
Located in Charleston, US
Greyhound, This stunning large minimalist black and white painting of a Greyhound dog, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portrai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Antique French Impressionist Portrait Painting Gathering Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist oil painting by Pierre Eugène Duteurtre (1911 - 1989). Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. ...
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1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1940's Fashion Illustration - Four Brides Holding Candles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Portrait - Oil Paint by Antonio Feltrinelli - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an orignal modern artwork realized by Antonio Feltrinelli in 1930s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Not signed. On the back a portrait of a man. Don't miss thi...
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1930s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
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Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Women's Forum by Annemarie Ambrosoli, Oil on canvas Jugendstil
Located in Kiens, BZ
Women's Forum (2017), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 100x100 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli The "voice" of women can be perceived by looking at t...
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2010s Jugendstil Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Love... it's just a Question of Numbers by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Jugendstil
Located in Kiens, BZ
Love...It's just a Question of Numbers (2017) is an oil painting on canvas stretched over a wooden frame, measuring 90x90 cm, created by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambroso...
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2010s Jugendstil Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.

On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.

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