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Medium: Gold Leaf
French oil painting on canvas " Little White Dog " dated 1881
Located in Gavere, BE
French oil painting on canvas " Little White Dog " dated 1881
Pierre Dupuis, born in Orléans in 1833 and died on the Île-de-Bréhat in 1915, was a French painter.
He was the brother ...
Category
1880s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil Painting On Canvas And Gold Leaf "The Luminous Moment #1 Blue And Orange"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Luminous Moment #1 Blue and Orange" is a painting from a new series exploring the relationship between human and animal forms and two predominant complementary colors: blue and ...
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2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large French Oil painting On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Beautiful Oil On Canvas, portrait of a musketeer French school 19th century
This is a French 19th century school with large dimensions .
Very decorative and exclusive portrait paint...
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1890s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The archangel Saint Michael, after an icon of the 14th century
Located in Segovia, ES
Archangel Saint Michael after an icon from Constantinople of the 14th Century.
Artist: Oliver Samsinger
Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with application of gold leaf
Dimens...
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2010s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Oil Portrait Young Lady Turban Unknown Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating oil portrait from the late 18th to early 19th century depicts a mysterious charming young woman, painted by an unknown but clearly professional master, presumably Fr...
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Late 18th Century Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Exhale" by Brian O'Neill, Oil painting, Male Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Brian O'Neill's (US based) "Exhale" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude male figure stooped over and keeling on the ground, with his back exposed and bowing his...
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2010s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
It's long believed that "the machine" is capitalism and the oppressive structures at the highest levels of society. Renegade artist Basquiat became drawn into this machine and became...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Virgin of Kataphyge and St. John, after a Byzantine Bulgarian Icon 14th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
The Virgin of Kataphyge with Saint John the Evangelist, after a Bulgarian Byzantine icon of the 14th Century.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and wood.
Author: Oliver Samsinger...
Category
Early 1900s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French watercolour painting on paper " l'amateur " by Bernard Louis BORIONE
Located in Gavere, BE
" The amateur " French watercolor on paper by Bernard Louis Borione
Signed to lower left
Title: L'amateur
Dimensions watercolor : 38 cm x 50 cm
Dimensions frame: 62 cm x 75 cm
Artis...
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1890s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Margarite - Original Large Vibrant Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
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 Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas Family Portrait After Sir Anthony Van Dyck ca 1870
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas Family Portrait After Sir Anthony Van Dyck"
After Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish painter, 1599-1641), Group of three young girls with a bust of Mercury Oil on canvas (doubled),
probably end 19th century, with French wax seal...
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1870s Baroque Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
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 Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jada - Original Vibrant Gold Leaf Floral Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
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 Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"The Unicorn's Garden, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rhonda Libbey's "The Unicorn's Garden" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a grey unicorn in a lush garden of cat faced flowers and rollin...
Category
2010s Surrealist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,600 Sale Price
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Spring- 21st Century Contemporary
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Pam Hawkes. On the painting you see the portrait of a woman
This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her work is now a household name in the rest of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"3/3" by Conrado López, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"3/3" by Conrado López is a delicate yet expressive 2024 artwork, utilizing acrylic, gold leaf and oil on a canvas sized at 15.75 x 15.75 in (40 x 40cm).
This piece is a prime exa...
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2010s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Red-haired beauty portrait oil painting on canvas by René Avigdor 19Th Century
Located in Gavere, BE
Red-haired beauty portrait oil painting on canvas by René Avigdor 19Th Century
Rene Avigdor was born in Nice and spent his career in France.
He specialized in portraits, especiall...
Category
1890s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$11,173 Sale Price
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"2/3" by Conrado López, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"2/3" by Conrado López is a delicate yet expressive 2024 artwork, utilizing acrylic, gold leaf and oil on a canvas sized at 15.75 x 15.75 in (40 x 40cm).
This piece is a prime exa...
Category
2010s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Woman English School Mid 1600s Portrait of the Widow Jane Bromley
Located in Milano, IT
Portrait of a Lady, English School Mid-1600s oil painting on canvas in good condition. La giovane donna ritratta a mezzo busto, identificata come Jane Bromley è dipinta con un copric...
Category
Mid-17th Century Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Peter Robert Keil Gold Framed Painting on Canvas Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's textured painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Background paint is textured on the canvas. Amazing gilt frame with a textured fabric...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas Self Portrait of the artist Sir Anthony Van Dyck 18Th c
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas Self Portrait After Sir Anthony Van Dyck"
Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish painter, 1599-1641), Self portrait Oil on canvas (doubled),
Probably end 18th centu...
Category
Late 18th Century Baroque Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Lady 19th century
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Young Lady 19th century
dated and signed 1874 ( Portrait of the artist's daughter )
Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger, originally Wilhelm Heinrich Schlesinger...
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1870s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of A Man Wearing A Top Hat , attributed to Tom Roberts 1888
By Tom Roberts
Located in Gavere, BE
Portrait of A Man Wearing A Top Hat , attributed to Tom Roberts 1888
Thomas William Roberts ( 1856 – 1931) was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg S...
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1880s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of a Geisha
By Roland Strasser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Roland Strasser (1895-1974)
"Japanese Geisha"
Signed lower right
Oil and gold leaf on canvas, measures: 76 x 46 cm
In fine white-wash wood frame.
...
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1930s Expressionist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas by Alessandro Sani 19Th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
A pleasant serenade Italian oil painting on canvas attributed to Alessandro Sani 19Th c.
Alessandro Sani (1856–1927) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects.
He was born a...
Category
1890s Italian School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th Century.
Located in Segovia, ES
Virgin of Tijvin, after a Russian icon of the 17th century.
Egg tempera, gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board.
Measurements in centimeters: 44 x 33 x 3 cm / In inches: 17.32 x 12.99 x 1.18 "
Author: Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas, Art Nouveau Portrait By Leon Tirode (1873-1956)
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas, Art Nouveau Portrait By Leon Tirode (1873-1956)"
Old oil on canvas, Art Nouveau style, portrait "Autumn"
painted and signed by Leon Tirode (1873-1956),
French school...
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1910s Art Nouveau Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of King Edward VI, Oil on panel with Gold Leaf, 18th Century English
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 25 1/2 x 19 inches (37.5 x 27 inches)
18th Century Auricular gilt frame
Provenance
New York private collection
This portrait of the King Edward VI depicts the boy-king standing in a black and gold embroidered doublet, wearing a jewelled cap. King Edward holds a staff with a globus cruciger set on the table beside him. No expense has been spared in the making of this piece, with gold leaf being applied in many areas to give the effect of the costume's gold embroidery, chain of office and other metal accessories.
As the precious male heir to the Tudor dynasty...
Category
Early 18th Century English School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Joan Amid Narcissus Oil Gold Leaf Canvas Figurative 33 x 22 Feminine Figurative
Located in Houston, TX
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Joan Amid Narcissus is a new painting by artist Honora Jacob. Also included in the images are two other paintings that were recently completed. Here is an ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Boit Girls in Gold
Located in Boston, MA
Signed verso.
As Darsney’s work has developed, his compositions and influences have evolved. An auto-didactic artist, Darsney draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including The Boston School and iconic masters such as Vermeer, Rembrandt and Degas. These artists’ attention to detail and adherence to classical ratio, coupled with Darsney’s own innate sense of structural integrity, inform his vision. He is also particularly influenced by the art on view in Boston museums and collections as seen here with his portrayal of The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil on canvas "jeune femme à l'éventail" by Jules Triquet
Sublime portrait of a woman with a fan at the end of the 19th century, painted by the French painter Jules Octave Triquet
V...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Additional info:
Title: Elegant with a fan
Style: Art Nouveau style
painting Medium: oil on canvas
Signatu...
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1890s Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Apollo & Daphne - Greek Mythology: Gilding, Ink and Acrylic on Canvas
By Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
With a background in engineering and architecture, Marco Araldi is demonstrably comfortable with both mathematical design and geometry. Naturally drawn t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Jungle Sol Sisters II" mixed media portrait of women, flowers, blue background
Located in Edgartown, MA
Lily Sol’s current work “Flower Goddess” is a symbol of blooming into her true self and honoring the divine femine energy within all of us. Through her paintings she is able to celebrate the fierce women in her life and shine light on the diverse and unique beauty of cultures around the world. She loves exploring different mediums in her art journal, playing with collage, acrylic paints, watercolors, and pressed blooms. While painting she tries to stay in an intuitive mindset and allow her works to transform naturally—always seeking the harmony between staying loose yet in control, yin & yang of life. Bright colors, a playlist she can dance...
Category
2010s Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
THE WARRIOR - THE SHIELD -THE MUSE Paula Craioveanu 3 round canvas NeoMythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
The Warrior The Shield The Muse
These paintings were inspired by ancient masks and statues and they are part of Neo-Mythology series.
Painted with on round canvases (20cm / 8in) U...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Golden Ocean Reflection - Rise", (2023) Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Golden Ocean Reflection - Rise" (2023) is an oil and 24kt gold leaf painting on aluminum, measuring 8 x 8 inches and depicting...
Category
2010s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Christ Pantocrator" After an Icon in the style of the Moscow School
Located in Segovia, ES
"Christ Pantocrator". After an Icon in the style of the Moscow school (15th century). Somewhat similar to that of Rublev.
Author: Oliver Samsinguer
Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and on wood.
Dimensions; (H) 42 x (W) 33.5 x (D) 3.5 cm.
(H) 16.54 x (W) 13.19 x (D) 1.38 in.
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with an agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold .
Now, the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil On Canvas, Art Nouveau XIX century Portrait Lady With Oval Frame
Located in Gavere, BE
"Oil On Canvas, Art Nouveau XIX Portrait Lady With Oval Frame"
Oil on canvas Portrait of a lady, Art Nouveau style, signed Gustav Julius GRÜN (1823-1896)
German school of the 19th c...
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1880s Jugendstil Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Dream Pieces" Contemporary Silhouette Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Dream Pieces" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Christopher Peter, depicting an abstracted silhouette of a female figure. The artist's technique of layering paints, handmade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Torso (Red Madonna) - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you.
Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Oil Painting portrait of Madame Ferrier by Gabriel Ferrier French school 19Th
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil Painting portrait of Madame Ferrier by Gabriel Ferrier French school 19Th
Gabriel-Joseph-Marie-Augustin Ferrier ( 1847 in Nîmes – 1914 in Paris) was a French portrait painter an...
Category
1890s French School Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Not All That Glitters I" by Daggi Wallace, Original Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Daggi Wallace's "Not All That Glitters I" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts a female's model face with gold leaf drips.
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Truth" (2024) By Andrada Trapnell, Original Oil Painting, Gold Leaf, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Truth" is a captivating original artwork created in 2023. This piece measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches and features a masterful blend of oil paint and gold leaf on boar...
Category
2010s Realist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Faithful Portrait Oil Painting and Gold Leaf on Canvas In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Faithful Portrait Oil Painting and Gold Leaf on Canvas In Stock
Candace Charlton Born in Durban, Natal, 1968 - South Africa Attended the Johannesburg School of Art, Ballet, Drama and Music from 1983 until 1986. Having received two scholarships she continued her studies at the Rhodes University in Grahamstown where she finished her Bachelor of Fine Art, majoring in Sculpture and Art History. During this period she took part in various exhibitions and competitions: In 1989 she exhibited in Port Elizabeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"This is Not a Riot" (2019) By Marc Scheff, Mixed Media Layered Resin Painting
By Marc Scheff
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Scheff's "This is Not a Riot" is a triptych multi-layered resin painting that is made using oil, acrylic, pencil, pan pastel, caran d'ache, layered resin. The piece is composed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
St. Moses the Black, aka Abba Moses the Robber
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Greenfield's versions are rendered in the Byzantine style of their art historical predecessors, with the black Virgin Mother and Baby Jesus as the central focus within circular compositions, or tondos. These tondos float amongst abstract discs, set within fields of lustrous, gold leaf. The Madonnas predominate before a variety of backgrounds, which were traditionally innocuous. Greenfield, however, presents these backdrops as various revenge fantasies, where white supremacists are cast in the role of victims, suffering the fates...
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2010s Medieval Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Christ Pantocrator after an Russian icon of the 15th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ Pantocrator after a Russian icon of the 15th Century.
Tempera and gold leaf on gesso over a wooden board.
Measurements in centimeters: 38 x 29.5 x 3 cm. / In inches: 14.96 x 11.8 x 1.18 "
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterwards, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold.
Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger (Vienna, 1968) began to take an interest in icons in 1990. He undertakes several trips to Bulgaria, Greece, and Cyprus to see in situ the original works treasured in these three countries. This experience will be crucial in his life since the studies carried out in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, and his stay on Mount Athos...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$893 Sale Price
20% Off
Eli
Located in Mokena, IL
Eli, 2020
Oil on Panel with Carved and Gilded Frame, 11.5 x 13.5 inches
An embodiment of Renaissance portraiture, Varpucanskis’s “Eli” is distinguished by its gentle charm and mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,500
"Dip Dance" Contemporary Couple Silhouette Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Dream Pieces" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Christopher Peter, depicting an abstracted silhouette of two people dancing. The artist's technique of layering paints, handm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Night Queen" (2022) by Ariane` Kamps, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Night Queen" by Ariane` Kamps (Canada based) is an original oil on panel depicting a miniature, circular female portrait in blue.
Ariane` Kamps is a figurative painter who works in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Not All That Glitters II" by Daggi Wallace, Original Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Daggi Wallace's "Not All That Glitters II" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts a female's model face with gold leaf drips.
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Judith & Donald
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is my adaptation of Gustav Klimt’s "Judith and the Head of Holofernes.” Klimt’s painting depicts the biblical character of Judit...
Category
2010s Surrealist Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Saint John, The Forerunner, after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century.
Tempera and gold leave on gesso over a wooden board.
Dimensions: (H) 33 x (W) 25,5 x (D) 4 cm.
Photos are included with the icon exposed to very different lighting, but all of them are natural.
John, The Forerunner, is depicted as an ascetic desert saint with a tousled beard and a coat made from camel hair. The expression that transmits his beautiful face is very intense.
This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon:
“The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal.
The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability.
Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well.
Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterward, the gold leaf is
"shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold .
Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments.
Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light.
When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Oliver Samsinger...
Category
1990s Byzantine Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Whelming Over" (2017) By Marc Scheff, Mixed Media Layered Resin Painting
By Marc Scheff
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Scheff's "Whelming Over" is a multi-layered resin painting that is made using acrylic, pan pastel, pencil, gold leaf, layered resin and dep...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
In the Bathroom
Located in Burlingame, CA
Portrait of a young woman in the bathroom, painted with oil and gold leaf on paper. The artwork is is 14 x 11 inches. And it is newly and professionally framed with all museum materi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Narcissus, Pose 18, French Abstract Expressionist Portrait. Acrylic on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist portrait of Narcissus on canvas by Joel Crance. The painting is signed bottom left and signed, titled and with a dedication to the b...
Category
Late 20th Century Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"I Wish I Never Left The Garden" (2021) by Ariane` Kamps, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"I Wish I Never Left The Garden" by Ariane` Kamps (Canada based) is an original oil with gold leaf and black light reactive paint on panel depicting a circular female portrait.
Ari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Not All That Glitters III" by Daggi Wallace, Original Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Daggi Wallace's "Not All That Glitters III" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts a female's model face with gold leaf drips.
Born and raised in Berlin, German...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Audrey in Gold" Audrey Hepburn Gold Leaf Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"We're all Mad Here, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rhonda Libbey's "We're all Mad Here" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an Alice in Wonderland figure with the Cheshire Cat smiling coyly...
Category
2010s Pop Art Gold Leaf Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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Cecilia Vicuña Merges Politics, Science and Spirituality in Her Poetic Art
The Chilean creator, who has been living in exile in New York for decades, is having a major moment, receiving the biggest exhibitions, commissions and awards an artist could dream of.
In Christopher Spitzmiller’s New York Homes, His Love of Dogs Is on Full Display
The ceramist, designer and gentleman farmer tells us about the collection of antique dog art he has spread across a New York City apartment and a Greek Revival farmhouse in the Hudson Valley.
This Wiener Werkstätte Master Made Everything into Art
Koloman Moser smashed the conservative conventions of art and design in fin-de-siècle Vienna. On the 100th anniversary of his death, the Austrian designer is being celebrated for his radically modern creations.