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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Oil
Antonella at Carnival - Oil on Board by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1969. Good condition except for some minor scratches and losses of colors on edges. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of...
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1960s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Representative", Figurative Oil Painting, Women in Politics, Politicians
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative painting titled "Representative" is an original artwork by Lauren Rinaldi made of oil on canvas. This piece measures 48"h x 60"w. Rinaldi’s new series was inspired by the feminist debate on how women's appearances are constantly judged, criticized and dissected; often done so with the intent of diminishing their work and contributions. This issue is prevalent in all industries, but especially in the very public and important realm of politics. Throughout mainstream media, Rinaldi found countless examples of coverage depicting what a female politician was wearing and why it was deemed “inappropriate”, rather than discussing their policies. Typical of Rinaldi’s practice, most of the works found in Representative are not classic portraits, but zoomed in studies of the subject’s legs, shoes and body from the neck down. By doing so, the work focuses on the experiences and outside societal forces that these women, and women like them, have faced. To create the works in Representative, Rinaldi used sourced photographs of female politicians that felt meaningful and powerful to her. Before painting or drawing, Rinaldi manipulates each image through cropping, elongating or changing its composition, background and color. Color is especially important in Representative, as it is an expression that is frequently rejected or criticized in politics by men. Rinaldi uses vibrant jewel tones and color swaps, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s jacket from black to fuchsia, to represent the bold new ideas and diversity these women are bringing to United States politics. While Rinaldi does not specifically name any of her subjects, viewers will be able to recognize familiar leaders from across both sides of the aisle. Visitors will see snippets of stories through these works, like Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s sparkly boots...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl with a butterfly. Contemporary Small Scale Oil Painting, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting in brass frame placed under plexiglass by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Frame is an integral part of the painting. Artwork depicts s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Brass

Aka Ji Oku (Women as the Custodians of Light) - 21st Century, Contemporary Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Aka ji oku" (Women as Custodians of Light) - Aka ji oku is an Igbo statement, which denotes "the hand that bears the light". Igbo's origin can be traced down to the Eastern Region o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Calling all angels by Zartosht Rahimi
Located in Anaheim, CA
Calling All Angels by Zartosht Rahimi evokes a vibrant and dynamic feeling, combining traditional and contemporary elements. The central figure, an angel with pink skin and bright y...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maja in Kimono, reading- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Woman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
'Poems in paint' Flip Gaasendam tells with his paintings where he likes, there, in those places, he paints. His recognizable loose touch, carefully chosen colors, spherical landscapes, interiors and portraits have been part of the permanent collection of Galerie Bonnard for years. We read somewhere that Flip Gaasendam has a 'Flip Gaasendam veil' on his subjects. That is, we believe, a good description of the works of this highly esteemed artist. "Poetry in paintings" is also a statement that fits with the work and can be read in the numerous descriptions that can be found about the artist. The artist himself says that he wants to put life to a halt in his work. He says the following about his way of working:  'Because I am an aquarellist from home, I learned how to paint transparently in tone and tone. I also use that in my oil paints. My work is classified as post-impressionistic. When I paint, however, I forget everything about art history. I like a lot of things, from Alma Tadema to Andrew Wyeth, but I am a painter of today. It therefore goes too far to say that I consciously go back to the past. I work unorthodox. I do not apply the paint with a fixed method. I brush with wipes, use the palette knife, work with my hands, etc. That my palette is heavily controlled by the color green, is because I often make a painting blond with cobalt and ocher. My themes are often nostalgic and romantic. as a child, I thought the morning mist was beautiful, and with the light effect in the Groninger station restoration it is just as well. ' The modest artist can rightly be called one of the forerunners of the new...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beauty in Vogue
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The need to see beauty in our natural self and accept our own. Yet appreciation of other cultures is not bad but not at the expense of ours. Seeing ourselves, knowing ourselves, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Beauty in Vogue
Beauty in Vogue
$4,000 Sale Price
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''Surface Light'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Old Man with Cat in Capestrano - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 58x48. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of ...
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1960s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Nature and Animal Painting, Horse, Song of the Wild Beast by America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Song of the Wild Beasts" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 72 inches 41.5 x 73.5 inches framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based Amer...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Urban Landscape - Oil Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Urban landscape is an oil on board realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1963. Hand signed and dated. It includes a coeval wooden frame 69.5x89.5 cm. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on M...
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1960s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Once Upon A Time
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Once Upon A Time
Once Upon A Time
$1,320 Sale Price
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"wRapt" by Dave Seeley, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's (US based) "wRapt" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model, in a white dress, reclining. Dave Seeley is a figure painter living in Boston, M...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Down Is The New Up 8 - Contemporary Expressive Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
The inspiration for Daniel Wimmer’s art consistently stems from the human body. He is particularly fascinated by the beautiful colors of the skin and is constantly searching for intr...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil

''Swimming 3'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming, Pool
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female nude painting, abstract, vivid tones, bright
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 55 × 46 cm (21.7 × 18.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ronke-Enigma
Located in Ibadan, NG
Ronke-Enigma is a deeply evocative and visually striking oil painting that celebrates Black femininity, cultural memory, and the quiet strength of identity. Rendered in exquisite det...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

ORIGINAL EXPRESSIONIST Scottish figurative oil painting by JEANETTE LASSEN
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Jeanette Lassen (1924-2008) Scottish TITLE: "Contemplating Their Next Move" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 67cm x 62cm inc frame CONDITION: excellent DETA...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Goddess
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
At first glance, "The Goddess" invites viewers into a world of grace and poise. The central figure, the young woman, serves as the focal point of the artwork. Her refined and intrica...
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19th Century Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Moonbeam
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Moonbeam n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 12 x 9 inches $3000.00 + framing This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 43.5x34. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, ...
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1960s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Dotted, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints a fashionable woman with her back gracefully turned to the viewer. She wears a long, billowing dress adorned with polka dots that mat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait and Sunflower 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

'Reine on Clay'
By Casper Faassen
Located in Rye, NY
‘Reine on Clay’ is a medium size contemporary mixed media on fabric-wrapped board figurative painting created by Dutch artist Casper Faassen in 2015. Created during an extended trip ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Clay, Oil Crayon, Oil, Cardboard

Companion 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Animal, Boy, Dog
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

UNTITLED (FLAUTA)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas painting. Hand signed on front by Ivan Guayasamin. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All rea...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

UNTITLED (FLAUTA)
$5,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Empress in Ankara
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The painting depicts a proud and confident black African woman with her afro hair as her crowning glory. The intricate and detailed portrayal of her features and hair are rendered in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Oil

''Julia'' Contemporary Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Black Braids
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her art, Yvonne Michiels (1966) depicts personal stories about beauty, emotions and mortality. In order to heighten the emotional charge, Yvonne often uses young models. Their h...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Children with birds. Contemporary figurative Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurativ oil on canvas painting by Polish artist living in the USA Monika Rossa. Painting depicts three children holding birds. Birds are also flying near them. Artwork...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untangle" (2023) by Michelle Jader, Original Oil Painting on Acrylic Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Jader's "Untangle" is an original, handmade oil painting on 3 acrylic panels that depicts the flowing motion of a woman entangled in her own hair.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Mirror, Oil, Panel

Portrait of Woman - Oil Paint by Achille Sdruscia - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized by Achille Sdruscia  between 1960s and 1970s. Hand signed. Includes a wooden frame cm. 53x43 Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Refection - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Woman Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vibrant K Dorfman Portrait of a Black Woman
Located in New York, NY
K. Dorfman Untitled (Portrait of an Unknown Black Woman) Oil on canvas 36 x 28 in. Framed: 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 2 in. Signed lower right: K. Dorfman
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Navajita", Mixed Media on Thick Canvas, Figurative Nigh Scene with pocketknife
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Navajita" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 20 x 25 x 3.5 cm. This work, part of the Influencers de Taberna series, captures a surreal yet intim...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Fruit Still Life, Modern Oil Painting by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fruit Still Life Miriam Bromberg Date: circa 1970 Oil on Canvas Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

Materials

Steel

Tebogo - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Art Deco, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Jason Langa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Outstanding
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I have made the world where I am coming from a stepping stone in my life's journey. I believe in myself and keep striving to be the better version of myself. I read and reading has p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Outstanding
Outstanding
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Deep Breath" (2022) Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Two Acrobats
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Deep Breath" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two acrobats, cast in red light, with the female figure balancing on the male figure. Artis...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Canvas

FRANCOISE WITH HAMSTER
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on board. Hand signed on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

FRANCOISE WITH HAMSTER
FRANCOISE WITH HAMSTER
$47,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Colourful Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Head Of An Angry Man"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice is an original painting by Obeka Simon. Simon created On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice with Oil on a 40W by 45H inches primed canvas. Simon Obeka...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blossoms of Strength 1 - - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Figurative_Portrait_Earth Tones_Woman Hears Thunder & Lightning, America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Woman Hears Thunder & Lightning" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 51.5 x 41.5 in. Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspi...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Pensive Girl - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Modern Women Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Head Wrap
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Head wrap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Head Wrap
Head Wrap
$2,600 Sale Price
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Figurative_Portrait_Song For The Animals_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Song For The Animals" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 61.5 x 41.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspirati...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Rue de Paris
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 Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Moremi -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Historic, African Woman, Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Swaying chatter Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionist
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Hand-signed on the back by the artist “At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Conosci te stesso? - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Marco Fariello in 2022. Certificate of authentivity by the Artist. Excellent condition. Do you know yourself? This painting takes place around this the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nostalgia- 21st Century Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Lantern Plants
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch Female Artist Liseth Visser is no stranger to the world of portraiture. In the past she was nominated for the 'BP portrait award' from 'Th National...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Large Yellow & Blue Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Untitled"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique, large, abstracted portrait oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The Alchemist -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Man Reading a Book
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Lost and found- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a man laying down
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Victor Schegin 'Seehund' Lost and Found 130 x 97 cm oil on canvas The French artist Victor Schegin 'Seehund' lives and works in Paris. At the age of 15, young Victor discovered tag...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Midnight. From the Musica nocturna series. Figurative painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Midnight, by Sergio Bazan Oil on canvas Image Size: 63.5 H x 62.5 W x 2 D inches Mounted on a stretcher Signed by artist This series works are centered on musical representation, th...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

27-3-12h Diptych - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dance me to the end of love- 21st Century Romantic painting- a girl with lantern
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser Dance me to the end of love 80 x 60 cm (Frame is included, framed 85 x 75 cm) Oilpaint on wood panel Dutch Female Artist Lis...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Progressive Youth - Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Tim Okamura
Located in East Quogue, NY
Beautifully rendered large-scale contemporary figurative painting of two African American women. Oil and mixed media on canvas. Size: 76 × 60 in 193 × 152.4 cm Through a mode of portrait painting that acknowledges tradition but also tries to capture the rawness and urgency of contemporary elements of street art, graffiti, and urban motifs, Tim Okamura seeks to celebrate the individual but also – and importantly – discover through his models, metaphors for greater aspects of the human condition. Okamura uses an academic-based, realist approach to painting and incorporates the mark-making and spontaneous language of spray-painted graffiti, collage, and iconographic “signage” in an attempt to weave the nuances of relationships of ethnicity, social identity, and inner-city sub-culture into his subjects’ stories, as captured on canvas. The stories that he has sought out in recent years have belonged primarily to African-American and minority subjects – in particular women – a segment of our society who he feels have been under-represented in the history of figurative painting and narrative works, and whose strength, courage and stoicism he most often finds very inspirational. Tim Okamura’s work is represented in the permanent collections of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Toronto Congress Center, the Hotel Arts in Calgary, Canada, the Jiménez Colón Museum, and Standard Chartered Bank in London, England. Celebrity collectors include Uma Thurman, musicians John Mellencamp and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (The Roots), director Ben Younger and actors Bryan Greenberg, Vanessa Marcil, Annabella Sciorra, and Ethan Hawke, among others. Exhibition History: Solo Retrospective - "This Story Has Not Yet Been Told...The Work of Tim Okamura," - The Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum, The Sonia Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, University of North Carolina (2013). black history month, African American, portrait, figurative art, figurative painting, black portrait, female portrait, black women, black female, women's history, African American painting...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Gratuitous Violence_Billy Schenck_Oil/Canvas_ Figurative/Text/Pop Western
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
BILLY SCHENCK "Gratuitous Violence" Oil on Canvas 37.5 x 37.5 in. framed Billy Schenck utilizes specific frames of reference in his oil on canvas depictions of the American West, e...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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