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Medium: Metal
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$11,216 Sale Price
20% Off
"Marilyn Monroe Smile" Contemporary Pop Art Inspired Pixelated Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated portrait of iconic movie actress Marilyn Monroe. Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks of color come together to form the...
Category
2010s Pop Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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 Metal 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 Metal 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...
Category
1880s Realist Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait with Pom-Poms
Located in Chicago, IL
Kent Williams’ work melds the rigor of technical prowess with the iconoclast’s impulse to disrupt. Juxtaposing beautifully rendered classical forms with elements of abstraction and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Sexy, Jed Jackson, 2011, Portrait Oil Painting on Copper Plate, Framed
By Jed Jackson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jed Jackson was born in Fayette, Arkansas. Throughout his education, he studied under artists such as Janet Fish, Fairfield Porter, and Leland Bell, and reaps influence from the “gri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal, Copper
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...
Category
1890s French School Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"The Most Beautiful Man", Contemporary Oil Painting on Copper, Portrait
By Jed Jackson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jed Jackson was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Throughout his education, he studied under artists such as Janet Fish, Fairfield Porter, and Leland Bell, and reaps influence from the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
"The Constellation Delphinus" (2020) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Delphinus" is an egg tempera painting with gold and silver leaf created in 2019 depicting a female with a gold leaf background.
About the artist:
...
Category
2010s Realist Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"The Last Portrait of Roy Lichtenstein by Ceravolo", 74x82x10" Oil & Aluminum
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Ceravolo was introduced to Lichtenstein at a museum show in 1995, at that show, Lichtenstein and Ceravolo discussed the fact that Andy Warhol had painted portraits of Roy in the 1970...
Category
1990s Pop Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel, Metal
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sir John Mennes, Aristicratic portrait with a modern approach, Oil on metal
Located in Dallas, TX
DAVID CRISMON
"I felt it was appropriate to use an 'old' process, such as painting, to speak about a 'new' processes or technologies. Digital imaging, scans and photocopies alter an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Steel
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 Metal 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 Metal 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...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
German Miniature of Young Lady in a Fancy Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming German miniature painting, created of oil on copper, depicts a young woman wearing a large and lavish hat. With dark, braided hair and blue eyes, the sitter's cheerful ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
"Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle époque Art Nouveau With Frame"
Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, post...
Category
1890s French School Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,734 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Theatre Costume Design with Greek Mythological Figures
Located in Miami, FL
With stylistic confidence, French Artist Georges Lepape created three highly inventive and masterfully imaginative Art Deco figures based on Ancient Greek history. The work was for a...
Category
1920s Art Deco Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
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 Metal 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...
Category
1890s Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Oil Painting On Canvas Belle Epoque Art Nouveau
Located in Gavere, BE
Georges Redon (1869-1943) is a famous French painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster designer and engraver.
Art Nouveau portrait oil on canvas mounted on panel "The elegant with the...
Category
1890s French School Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,734 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1880s Jugendstil Metal 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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marilyn vs JFK & JFK vs Marilyn
Located in New York, NY
In a captivating new collection, Alex Guofeng Cao dazzles audiences with his unique twist on instantly recognizable images. Inspired by history and pop culture, Cao manipulates one iconic image to create another in his extraordinary large-scale works. From a distance, the pieces appear to be a singular image but as the viewer approaches closer, you find each work is a masterfully crafted compilation of minute detailed images layered next to one another, creating a mesmerizing and hypnotic optical illusion.
Cao meticulously places each smaller image to form a dynamic gradient from dark to light which tricks the eye into seeing one image. This expertise in contrast is exemplified in all of his works, from striking black and white pieces to stunning explorations in high-definition color. He cleverly mirrors this visual contrast in his subject matter by subverting the main image and creating a dialogue between the macrocosm and microcosm.
Take the piece, Ali vs Armstrong; here we see the iconic image of Muhammed Ali’s victory composed of thousands of tiny portraits...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
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...
Category
1870s French School Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$11,024 Sale Price
20% Off
Self Portrait of Schildbach, Court Painter Schildbach, Gotha, Convex Copper
Located in Greven, DE
Christian Schildbach was a very talented artist with his own style.
Art painter in Plauen, then court painter in Dresden; around 1706 art painter in Vienna, also active in Bamberg (...
Category
18th Century Baroque Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Shame Spiral" Hand Crafted Mosaic Kinetic Wall Hanging Sculpture with Oil Paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Shame Spiral (Feel free to take it for a spin, I won't be needing it anymore)" is an original piece by Sarah Detweiler and is a hand crafted oil and mirror mosaic hanging sculpture with movable parts. This piece debuted in Detweiler's solo exhibition "Unmasquerade". The artist used oil paint, broken mirror pieces and grout on wood box with metal Lazy Susan turntable...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
"Golden" oil on brass painting - realist self portrait of the artist, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A self-portrait by Melissa Franklin Sanchez, emerges gracefully from the brass panel she paints upon.
Frame Dimensions: 21.45 x 12.82 inches
Artist Bio:
Melissa Franklin Sanchez ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
Vincent Van Gogh, Space Junk.
Located in OIA, ES
"Vincent Van Gogh, Space Junk" catapults the iconic Dutch artist into a surreal collision of art history and futuristic fantasy. This bold creation from 2022 reimagines Van Gogh as a cosmic adventurer, navigating the abstract and chaotic realms of both outer space and digital frontiers.
The painting portrays Van Gogh's head as a striking blue skull, one eye transformed into a cartoon-style eyeball, the other a mouth, illustrating a whimsical yet profound melding of forms and perspectives. A playful bubble gum balloon emerges from his mouth, injecting a casual, cool vibe into the composition. Van Gogh's attire further emphasizes this blend of past and future: he dons a sleek astronaut suit...
Category
2010s Street Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Vincent Van Gogh, Olive Trees.
Located in OIA, ES
"Vincent Van Gogh, Olive Trees" captivates with a vivid reimagination of the legendary artist, intertwining iconic elements of his life and work into an intriguing narrative canvas. ...
Category
2010s Street Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modernist Polished Brass Frame for Painting, Drawing or Mirror, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French polished brass frame is perfect for paintings, drawings, lithographs, mirrors, or any creative decoration. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1940. T...
Category
1940s Modern Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
"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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Che Guevara
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Russell Young.
Acrylic paint, enamel and diamond dust screen print on linen, unframed dimensions 38 x 30 inches, 2010, from the series "Dirty pretty th...
Category
2010s Pop Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Ingosi" African American Portrait, Abstract Collage, Colors
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
"Ingosi" is an abstracted collage portrait of an artist holding the symbolic tool of his work - his paintbrush. Ordinarily the view of an artwork is as seen by the artist, this rever...
Category
2010s Expressionist Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow)
Located in Segovia, ES
The Archangel Michael (after the one by Rubliev in the Tretyakov Gallery-Moscow). This icon is an original work by the Viennese iconographer Oliver Samsinger.
According to the artis...
Category
2010s Byzantine Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Terra Nullis-21st Century Contemporary Iconic Painting of a Girl in blue dress
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her work is now a household name in the rest of the world. We understand why.
A painting by Pam Hawkes is something remarkable. At th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
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.
Triptych is made up of three round pieces, s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Visit from a Friend
Located in Denver, CO
Visit from a Friend
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Portrait of a Lady
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Francesco GUARDI (1712-1793)
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on copper
5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in
13 x 11 cm
Unsigned
Provenance
Private collection, France
We are pleased to present an exceptional...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Byzantine Icon "Virgin of the Sign" (Orans) with Child Emmanuel & Cherubim
Located in Segovia, ES
Virgin of the Sign (Orans), with the Christ Child Emmanuel and Cherubim
Artist: Oliver Samsinger
Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with 24-karat gold leaf application.
Dimens...
Category
2010s Byzantine Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Among my swan, Figurative Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ramonn Vieitez is a self-taught Brazilian artist who primarily utilizes painting as a field of creative possibility exploring themes such as identity, memory, and nature, compulsivel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
2010s Medieval Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
""Call me" Based on the series "The Game of Squid""
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The portrait, painted in gray and blue tones, depicts a person in a hooded jacket holding a gold card. This is an important character from the series “Squid Game.” Commander Officer
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Metal 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 Metal 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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Marilyn Superstar
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork.
Hand painted metallic leaf pigment paint and enamel screen print on linen, unframed dimensions 48 x 37,5 inches, 2015, from the series "Marilyn Superstar...
Category
2010s Pop Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Forging a Crankshaft
Located in Marco Island, FL
This dynamic image of two men forging a crankshaft was done for the GM Waldorf Exhibition sometime between 1949 to 1961. The General Motors exhibition at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Metal 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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Icon of The Holy Virgin of Tenderness (Korsunskaya).
Located in Segovia, ES
Icon of THE KORSUN VIRGIN (KORSUNSKAYA), egg tempera, and gold leave on gesso, over a piece of wood.
Dimensions: (H) 26.5 x (W) 23.5 x (D) 3 cm.
Also called The Holy Virgin of Tenderness, represents the Mother of God and infant Christ in a tender cheek-to-cheek embrace.
The Virgin's hands tenderly surround the head and hands of the Child Jesus while he takes the cloak of the Mother of God with his left hand and plays with the fingers of his right hand, between his mother's neck and his own.
Two very old icons, from the 12th and 13th Centuries, painted on the same theme, are respectively in the Uspenskii Cathedral in Moscow and in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
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, 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 Metal 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...
Category
2010s Realist Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Pop Surrealist Colorful Face Coin. Naive "Currency #215"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
These artworks are designed to function both individually and in multiple compositions, allowing for installations tailored to the space with as many artworks as desired. Please cont...
Category
2010s Street Art Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
"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 Metal 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 Metal Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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