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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IV
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IV', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flo...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VIII
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VIII', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our F...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VI
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VI', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flo...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Antique Italian Renaissance Old Master Painting Eleonora of Portugal Frederick 3
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III" Siena School, late 19th century After Bernardino Di Betto (Pintoricchio) 1454-1513 painting on wood panel, unfra...
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Victorian English Sporting Art Oil Painting Horse with Saddle in Stable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse with Saddle in Stable English School, 19th century signed with initials "E. B."/ inscribed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 30 inches canvas : 20 x 24 inches Provena...
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flo...
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1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Fine 1920s British Horse Oil Painting Sporting Art Equestrian Portrait in Stable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Jim" by WILLIAM WASDELL TRICKETT (FL. 1921-1939) signed oil on canvas, framed in wooden original frame framed: 18 x 22 inches canvas : 12 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection...
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Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sometimes, our thoughts can be the enemy. We need to be careful about our thoughts because we can lose ourselves. Life can be tough, filled with challenges and difficulties, but it's...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

1890's Portrait Painting of Whitby Fisherman in Yorkshire England Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Cud Colley - the Whitby Fisherman by Henry Borrows (British, painted 1878-1891) signed oil on canvas, framed dated 1891 framed: 27 x 21 inches canvas : 22 x 16 inches Pro...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman - 1920's Antique English Art Deco Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine 1920's oil on board portrait of a smartly dressed gentleman, close to the work of James Abbott McNeil Whistler. The work is indistinctly signed and dated 1924 lower right. P...
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1920s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Fine Large Oil Painting Portrait of the Lady with the Fan Diego Velazquez
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of the Lady with a Fan English School, second half 20th century after Diego Velazquez's (1599-1660) original painting oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 36 x 28 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Know Yourself - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Expressionist portrait woman acrylic on canvas "Inner flame"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist woman’s portrait "Inner Flame", executed with elements of fauvism and art naïve, was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of h...
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2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Sailor Man portrait oil painting French portrait of a male with a beard
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An amazing antique portrait of a mariner. This is an atmospheric old original oil painting on canvas in its original gold frame. The artist is Henry Jacquier and his signature is i...
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1880s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963) Cats at Play Oil on canvas, circa 1950 26 x 30 inches (framed) This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy depicts a ten...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large 18th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Christ on the Cross Crucifix
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Crucifixion Christ on the Cross Flemish School, 18th Century oil on canvas laid on panel, unframed panel : 31 x 18.5 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very goo...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

When Time Becomes The Idol - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Rubik Game
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“When Time Becomes the Idol” is a visual meditation on humanity’s restless obsession with controlling time, often driven by fear, impatience, or the illusion of abandonment. In a wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

I'll Be With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral
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 Ola...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 20thC Oil Painting PORTRAIT LADIES David Hockney / Stanley Spencer interest
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Frank Johnson (1917-1998) English TITLE: "Portrait Of Two Ladies" MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: very good SIZE: 110cm x 89cm incl frame NOTES: This work with provenance fr...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral
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 Ola...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Socialite 1950's female portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of a Socialite. Oil on canvas glued down to masonite panel. Panel measuring 25 x 30 inches. Unsigned and unattributed.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

Portrait of a Lady - Large Antique English Georgian Early 19th Century Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large early 19th century Georgian oil on canvas portrait of a young lady wrapped in silk. Excellent quality portrait which is indistinctly inscribed on the reverse with ...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Portrait of Reverend and Reformer John Calvin
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Rare 17th-Century Portrait of John Calvin This small interesting portrait, of John Calvin (1509–1564) offers a rare glimpse into the enduring legacy of the French-Swiss reformer. P...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

'Janet Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Di Gesu", for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988); further signed and titled verso, and bearing original exhibition label. A substantial figural oil showing V...
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1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy (Man)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Signed with monogram and dated lower right.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Robert-Léopold Leprince. Portrait of a Young Woman with white dress. Circa 1830
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Young Woman with Black Ribbon Signed Léopold Leprince in red at the right Robert-Léopold Leprince (Paris, 1800 - Chartres, 1847) France, c. 1825-1830 Oil on canvas, 16...
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1820s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Togetherness - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa, Love
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 Ola...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VII
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VII', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Fl...
Category

1980s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Sunny Night, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A surreal scene offers two possibilities. First, it is a realistic rendering of a man in a Big Bird costume, slouched at a dimly lit bar among solitary drinkers...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Black Fascinator - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

SKULL TIGER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers on paper. The magic flow reality... The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Art Deco Fashion Illustration Ink Drawing by G. Ferro
Located in Atlanta, GA
This original Art Deco Fashion Illustration by G. Ferro is a striking ink and wash drawing on vellum paper by French artist G. Ferro. The stunning Art Deco composition captures a dap...
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1930s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in) Date: 1953 Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
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1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles PICART LE DOUX, Model on Green Background, Oil on Isorel, 1949
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on isorel panel by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1949. Model on green background. With frame: 97.5x76.5 cm - 38.4x30.1 inches ; without frame: 81x60cm - 31.9x23.6 i...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French School Early 19th Century Oil - Le Chatelaine
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a woman from the early 19th century, rendered with careful attention to period dress, including her dark hair styled in a fashionable updo and a brown dr...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rachele - Oil Paint - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized in 2000. Hand signed, titled and dated on rear. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 53x38. Very good condition except for some very minor losses of color.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Every Man Has His Own Time - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Bird
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Everyone experiences hardship in different ways. Some are fair, and some are tough. Even though sometimes we try so hard to hide everything we're feeling from those who probably need...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

BLACK HORSE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic markers on paper. The magic flow reality... The painting will be shipped directly from Thailand – safely and promptly."
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker

Aimasiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Yoruba proverb says, "Adániwáyè ò gbagbé enikan; àimàsikò lóndààmú edá", meaning "The Creator does not forget anyone; ignorance of divine timing troubles humans". Difficult times may...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Louis Rigaux (1887-1954) - Early 20th Century Oil, Death of Alline
Located in Corsham, GB
An intricately painted scene depicting the death of Alline, a character from the novels of writer Emile Zola. The artist captures Alline surrounded by flowers, being read to by a gen...
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Victorian English Hunting Scene Horse & Riders in British Landscape Signed Oil
By Joseph Dixon Clark
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Broken Free!" by Joseph Dixon Clark (British, 1849 - 1944) signed oil on board, framed framed: 16 x 24 inches board: 10 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: a ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looki...
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Elvis’s JetStar
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 1962, Elvis Presley purchased one of the world’s first four-engine business jets — the iconic Lockheed JetStar. Luxuriously equipped with leather seats, a bar, a bedroom, and even...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 19th Century Oil - Lady in Mourning
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal mourning portrait depicts a woman in traditional mid-19th-century attire, featuring a dark dress with a distinctive white collar or shawl and a white bonnet or cap that f...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shotgun, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A man and his dog drive through a vast, open landscape. There’s a zero percent chance their trip won’t involve beef jerky. This sun-drenched scene captures ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed 1828 Oil - Portrait of a Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
This early nineteenth-century portrait depicts an elegantly attired woman against a dark background. Dated and signed 'Sauber fil' to the lower right. Well presented in a vintage gil...
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Echo of the Black Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
This striking, contemporary painting invites the viewer into a space of quiet mystery and irony. A young woman with auburn hair, dressed in a dark, structured dress, stands confide...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

English School 18th Century Oil - Boy with A Hoop
Located in Corsham, GB
This 18th century portrait depicts a young child in formal attire standing in a pastoral landscape, holding a hoop toy. The composition juxtaposes the subject's rigid pose and ornate...
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

German School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman in elegant attire, against a mountainous backdrop. Indistinct German inscription to the stretchers verso. Unsigned. On canvas o...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

C. Canone - Mid 19th Century Oil, The Italian Shepherd
Located in Corsham, GB
This dramatic portrait depicts a bearded Italian Shepherd, rendered with rich chiaroscuro lighting that illuminates his contemplative expression against a dark background. Signed to ...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Spanish Dancer" (La Danseuse Espagnole) Impressionistic Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Capturing the romantic city of lights, Dietz Edzard celebrated canvases depict the times of his generation, portraying life in all of its glory, although faced with hardship and war....
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Mary's Day Out - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Modern
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 Sam...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

First Call, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two people share a tense, personal moment over a morning beer in a bar. The scene delivers a strong story through the use of color, light, and character portray...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unity - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Together, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The work is about a bond so strong, and love so true. Through laughter and tears, they stand as one, and in times of need, they lend a hand, supporting each other. Standing together ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair
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.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Borne - European School 18th Century Oil, Anna and Adelaide
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully tender 18th-century family portrait depicting mother and daughter - Anna and Adelaide - with their cherished spaniel. The artist beautifully conveys the intimate bond ...
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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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