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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Item Ships From: USA
Color:  Orange
New York (Sunday)
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Smoking
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 9.25" x 10.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nurses, Literary Guild, Paperback Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 17.25" x 12.75" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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Late 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

(Untitled)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Possibly illustrated for Glamour of Fashion Magazine
Category

1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jimi Hendrix
Located in New York, NY
Jimi Hendrix. Mixed Media. About the Artist: Le Closier is a Belgian painter living in New York. After moving to Paris in the early 2000's, mixing P...
Category

2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Floral Satin (2022), pop figurative portrait, street art, floral pattern, warm
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Floral Satin" (2022), by Brittany Williams, based in the Finger Lakes region of NY state Figurative portrait painting, pop portraiture, street art,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Cameo Profile
Located in Natchez, MS
"Cameo Profile" is exactly that a cameo with the subject in profile. From the series of diminutive portraits Bailey created during 2020.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Student
Located in Natchez, MS
"The Student", handsome and self possessed. Another beautiful example of Bailey's portraiture.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Smoking Tom Petty
By Serge Strosberg
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tom Petty Fans! Welcome to Tom Petty Nation! This Original Oil, egg tempura, Enamel paint, glass, custom made felt hat, textile, metal mesh, on wood panel is a beautiful tribute to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Alexander the Great Icon VI /// Contemporary Pop Art Classics Greek Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Alexander the Great Icon VI" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2023 Me...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

‘The Lovers’ Figurative Nude Female Models oil on board by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Oil Portrait of a Yeshiva Student, Dated 1903 by Saul Bernstein American
By Saul Bernstein
Located in Hallowell, ME
In the frame: approx 17" x 12: inscribed and dated 1903. Oil on paper.
Category

Early 1900s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Higher than Clouds Portrait Contemporary art Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Higher than Clouds, Sise: 39.5x47.5 inches, (100x120 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. What's higher than the clouds? This happy...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

‘Reclining Young Women’ Figurative, Nude Female Model O/C by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

For Men Only
Located in Fort Washington, PA
For Men Only Magazine Cover, October 1956 Considered one of America's greatest historical artists, Mort Kunstler has become well known for the extraordinar...
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1950s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Graffiti Dreams - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Graphite

Margot Robbie Icon II (Barbie) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Margot Robbie Icon II (Barbie)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Aegean Sea
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Blond Hair and Blue Eyed Woman - Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
This brilliantly rendered female portrait by a major American post-war illustrator known for his stunningly glamorous women. Notice how all the elements of the composition work tog...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fiberboard, Gouache, Graphite

Munich
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cute Thief
Located in Long Island City, NY
Oil on Canvas 28 × 22 in 71.1 × 55.9 cm This is a unique work. This work includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Provenance: Owned by artist Free Shipping in US and Europe [Standard...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Located in Kansas City, MO
Marcus Cain Untitled Acrylic on paper Year: 1999 Size: 16.75x13.5 Framed: 20.25x17x1.75in COA provided Ref.: 924802-1067 Marcus Cain is a resident of Kansas City, MO and Manager of ...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

‘Standing Young Woman’ Figurative Nude Female Model Contemporary Original Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untited (2018), figurative portrait, female face, street art, geometric pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Untited" (2018), by Brittany Williams, based in the Finger Lakes region of NY state Figurative portrait, female face, profile portraiture, geometri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Artist Circus Fire Eater, Tiger
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS ''Circus, Fire Eaters'', 1989, gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom center, titled in pencil on paper verso Paper 12''h, 9''w. Provenance: Estate of Laura Fisher...
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1980s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Acrylic Painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Abstract/ Contemporary
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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Coco Chanel Icon III /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Coco Chanel Icon III" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

"Beatificado" Modern Tabloid Inspired Religious Social Commentary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern, large scale social commentary painting by California artist John Valdez. Comes with the original sketch as well as a book about the artist. Inspired by the cover of a Mexican tabloid, Valadez invites the viewer to examine the duality of a society that mourns the death of an iconic religious leader and neglects those close to them who are perhaps deemed not worthy of consideration. The bold red headline reads “El cardenal Gabiri será beatificado” (Cardinal Gabiri will be beatified) above a large accompanying image of the cardinal in his casket and two smaller images, one of sobbing mourners and another of the cardinal sitting at the altar. Dividing the image is a subhead that reads, “El pueblo católico está de luto” (the Catholic people are mourning) placed above a depiction of four young boys who seem to be sniffing glue. The adjacent text reads “The indifference of the adults is the cause behind the issues these forgotten children have to live.” This work was exhibited at the Pacific Standard Time, Long Beach Museum of Art in 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in 2012, as well as the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, IL in 2013. Signed by artist in front lower right corner as well as titled and dated in front lower left corner. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: John Valadez...
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Felt Pen

Untitled (Fire III) - Figurative Portrait Red and Yellow Woman Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Female Face Icon V (Lily) /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Portrait Girl Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Female Face Icon V (Lily)" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and da...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Elizabeth Taylor Icon VIII /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Actress Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Elizabeth Taylor Icon VIII" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2022 Me...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Paint

Sweet Melodies - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Carolina - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Selena - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Spray Paint, Glitter, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

“Might and Mercy” Blue, Red, Yellow, and Pink Toned Abstract Vectorized Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary painting of a young woman with a bob by Austin, Texas artist Ed Booth. Large red, yellow, and black vectorized portrait painting of a wo...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pop Art Portrait of Mick Jagger
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on panel painting by local San Diego artist, Gina Palmerin. It's dimensions are 24x24. It is unframed. A certificate...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Smoking
Located in New York, NY
Figurative painting. Asian female theme. On canvas. About the Artist: Justin Love, a native of New York City, has been a painter for 27 years and r...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miranda Priestly aka Ana winter Protrait in The devil wear Prada. 2021
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Street The Devil Wears Prada), by Manuel Santelices Acrylic on panel Image size: 8 in. H x 6 in. W One of a Kind Unframe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Wine Me Up
Located in Napa, CA
Brett Hammond’s spray-painted canvas panels pay homage to pop art traditions as he explores his own interests in satire, drama, and romantic tension. Above all, his work is smart, fu...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Women portrait With Cubist Red Background Female Model Oil On Board by Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pink XI - Figurative Portrait Woman Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"2 by Sea" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by artist John CRASH Matos
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"2 by Sea" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by street artist John "CRASH" Matos. Signed "2 by Sea" 2/2003 J Crash Matos on back. CRO 333 written on stretcher bar.
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mary Dwyer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton_Seneca Falls 1870s_2014_acrylic on board,
Located in Darien, CT
These new paintings illuminate individuals of the American Suffrage Movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B Wells and Alice Paul, each one intelligent, brave and incredibly relentless in the struggle to attain voting rights for American women. This series of paintings portrays the ardent women involved in the American Suffrage Movement which led up to the 19th Amendment...
Category

2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Roller Games
Located in New York, NY
Joe Waks Roller Games 2012 Oil and mixed media 24 X 24 in.
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

FRANK SINATRA - SOME CAME RUNNING
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Ziggy" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kaitlin Ziesmer's (US based) "Ziggy" is an original, handmade AcrylaGouache painting that depicts a portrait of a black bird wearing a red frilly colla...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Acrylic, Wood Panel

WRATH
Located in Napa, CA
Brett Hammond’s spray-painted canvas panels pay homage to pop art traditions as he explores his own interests in satire, drama, and romantic tension. Above all, his work is smart, fu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

S.R. II
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She live in Laramie, WY. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in B...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

RESTING BUT COMPLICATED - Contemporary Realism / Textiles / Female Figurative
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by New York-based Sharon Sprung.
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Travel Plans
Located in Denver, CO
Travel Plans, 2021
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Orange Backstage, Fashion shows NYC 2021. Watercolor drawing on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Orange Backstage by Manuel Santelices Ink pen, gouache, and watercolor Image size: 6 in. H x 8 in. W One of a Kind Unframed 2021 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Gouache, Pen

Self Portrait, Expressionist Figurative Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Self Portrait" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 47" x 28.5" oil on canvas portrait features Harmon at a young age of about 25 years old. ...
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

There's No P in Our ool
Located in New York, NY
Joe Waks There's No P in Our ool. . . 2010 Oil and mixed media 36 X 24 in.
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

"Celestial Clouds", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's (US based) "Celestial Clouds" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a gymnast in blue with pink and yellow clouds in the background. Bio/artist statement: Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars. Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money, as well as headlined “the Whisky A Go Go” and “The Roxy” in Hollywood. Christopher has played trombone since high school, and for the last 20 years has played with all-trombone Christmas band in Orange County, California called the Balboa Bachelors, with whom he has played for the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade...
Category

2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

"Embers Stare 1, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with orange hues and black geometric patterni...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Embers Stare 2, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Stefan Smit's (SA based) "Embers Stare 2" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a eye surrounded with yellow hues and black geometric patterni...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Sir Thomas J. Lipton
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-colour lithograph c1931 of Sir Thomas J Lipton, Bart by Gordon Ross (1873-1946) aboard his yacht 'Erin' Print Sz: 22 3/4"H x 15 1/4"W Frame Sz: 31"H x 23"W w/ coral mat & antique bamboo frame...
Category

1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Blonde in Red Swim Suit
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Levier, French (1920 - 2003) Title: Blonde I Year: circa 1960 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed l.l. Size: 16 x 11 inches Paper Size: 25 x 19.5 in. (63.5 x 49.53 cm)
Category

1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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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.

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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