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Contemporary Portrait Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Figurative_Earth Tones_Portrait In Olive & Peach, America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Portrait In Olive & Peach" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 24 in. Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration fro...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

So We Don't Forget
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Earth tones, totem with female figures, dog, florals; lime wash, acrylic ink, flashe and pastel painting on canvas; custom wood float frame; folk art inspired Hand signed by the art...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Pastel, Acrylic

AT THE BEACH - Modern Women Portrait, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Marzena Ślusarczyk
Located in Salzburg, AT
The patient waiting for Bresson's “decisive moment” characterizes the pictures of the young Polish painter Marzena Slusarczyk. The compositions of her works have the magic of a successful photography. Often with a powerful neckline, they use expressive foreshortened perspectives and unusual versions and they take us into an intimate dimension of the women portrayed. However, Slusarczyk's pictures are mainly emotions captured on canvas, and this is what makes her works so special. The women she paints perform normal, banal activities in everyday life. But they are the key to reading the feelings of the female figures lost in thought. The lack of clarity in the artist's pictures allows the viewer to make their own interpretations. As the painter herself emphasizes, the aim of playing with the audience is to awaken the viewer's imagination and imagination so that they notice the seemingly invisible. This mystery and the unspoken are reminiscent of the paintings by Michelangelo Caravaggio...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Focus
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Though life will farce and meddles, to keep a face-up and steady ride is to be determined. Though dribble and roll over to have an eye fixed are to focus and never to lose sight of i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Focus
Focus
$1,520 Sale Price
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"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 Portrait Paintings

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Mirror, Oil, Panel

The Black Boy
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 Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Black Boy
The Black Boy
$2,360 Sale Price
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Together again- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, mother with child on a beach
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Together again Ø 80ccm Frame included in price, size with frame: 90 cm Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art academy...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

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 Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Kings of the Renaissance Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed from the previous deliberately art brut exhibition by Mohammad ARIYAEI. The Iranian painter's imagination moves serenely from the wildest frenzy to the meditative calm of great, fabulous stories. The artist then took pleasure in pouring the volcanic torrent of his barbaric figures onto the delicate latticework with which he is accustomed to lining his backgrounds with the patience of an illuminating monk. Already sweetness and paroxysm coexisted. Now gentleness wins. The trained imagination of the painter, yet spontaneously bubbling, by instinct as much as by erudition, has no difficulty in reconnecting with the abundant oriental tradition of the thousand and one nights, which, like a long underground river, resurfaces at the light of his painting. Spring renewal of traditions still alive. Systematic filling of space, a sort of oriental version of the Riches Heures...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

While I Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

While I Hope
While I Hope
$3,200 Sale Price
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Royal Twins (Drawing from the back)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Royal Couple (Drawing from the back)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Famara Lanzarote
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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Bazooka Ali" Double Muhammad Ali & Chanel Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Muhammed Ali with Chanel. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting h...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Soul Brothers
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Soul Brother is an original acrylic painting by Emmanuel Daniel created on a primed canvas of 48 diameters. Soul Brother was completed in December 2022...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Soul Brothers
Soul Brothers
$3,400 Sale Price
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The Teleportation
Located in Zofingen, AG
It's hot; we're sitting in a cafe, drinking Coke with ice. My husband says, "Right now, somewhere in the field, amidst the expanse, inhaling the scent of heated grass..." I respond, ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Meeting of Elders (Drawing from the back)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Taju Mayakiri is the son of the Well know Nigeria Old Master and Postwar artist - Tijani Mayakiri ( 1937 - 1992), he invented a style of Painting that has the sketch at the back and...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

All By Myself
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. In the world of art, masterpieces can capture and convey a wide range of emotions and experiences. One such compelling artwork that has emerged is "All By Myself," created by the talented artist Olaosun Oluwapelumi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

You've Found a New Way to Make Stars
Located in Bozeman, MT
Patrick Oates' work explores the intersection of landscape, identity, and family history. His experimental paintings delve into queer identity, trauma, and the unknown, weaving a com...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Here I Am, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This portrait shows a young woman wearing a flower crown. Her presence radiates the strength, power, and beauty reminiscent of a goddess. Her fixed gaze expre...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

"Bambina in giallo " Olio cm. 55 x 60 2007
Located in Torino, IT
Figura di bambina gialla Bellissima cornice in legno
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Headdress Profile
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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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 Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - 16 00 Catagne
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 Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Garden Spirit no.16, original painting, contemporary, abstract, portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting by Agnese Negriba. This painting on paper from 'Garden Spirits series' is inspired by gardens in London and Oxford. Female figure is depicted in a reclining positio...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Good Old Days
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Childhood is a golden part of our life that we can never go back to. Days are filled with good and exciting moment, that helps us to shape our future. The days spent with our family...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Good Old Days
Good Old Days
$4,000 Sale Price
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L'Antagoniste- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Bare Chest Man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis l'Antagoniste 80 x 70 cm Oilpaint on wood (OSB board) Tania Rivilis (born in Ukraine 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' from the Royal Society of Portra...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Divine"-Stencil & Spray Paint on Wood
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jeremy Novy’s unique brand of street art is ripe with thoughtful social examinations. Novy has combated a homophobic lack of representation with a celebrat...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Spray Paint, Stencil

The Great Flood, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie
Located in Zofingen, AG
This series of canvases embodies an ironic perspective on the human condition in complete uncertainty. The artist captures the moment when the familiar order of things crumbles. This...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Deja Vu. Autumn, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stylized portrait presents a girl crowned with flowers. Bold flat colors, simplified forms, and geometric shapes lend the piece an Art Deco flair, while also ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Tale of Two Moons, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three graceful geishas walk toward the distant temple. Their elegant presence matches their beautifully adorned parasols and kimonos. Two crescent moons and t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Dancing Plague - Colorful and Joyous Painting of a Dancing Crowd - Ben Duke
Located in Chicago, IL
**This artwork is on exhibition and if purchased will be available to ship after June 15, 2025 Choreomania refers to a phenomenon that occurred during the medieval and early modern ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"I Stand Before You" girl with patterned shirt and cow hat looks into distance
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

What Did I Say?
Located in Burlingame, CA
'What Did I Say?'' 2019 is a portrait of a lady. Acrylic on paper 25.5 x 20 inches unframed and 25.5 x 20 framed, Part of the artist's new Face to Face series started in 2017 and fea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Deja Vu. Moonlight, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This stylized portrait depicts a girl's head and shoulders, her pale green face glowing like moonlight. Pastel hues swirl through her hair, forming the impressi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

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 Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

In The Mangrove, 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting, By Anne-Rixt Kuik
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Anne Rixt Kuik graduated in 2017 at The Classical Academy of Arts in Groningen. She then went for study to Australia and Florence (Italy). Anne Rixt as a little child visited the Rij...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Black Leather Jacket and Black Leather Boots
Located in New York, NY
Price includes $400 cost of framing. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Signed in red, u.r. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"You Won't Hear My Step" oil on linen painting by artist James Fisher
Located in Boca Raton, FL
James Fisher's "You Won't Hear My Step" gallery-wrapped oil on linen painting looks like a multimedia collage, but it was created entirely with paint. It was made by accruing imager...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mecano by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, red, blue, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
Mecano is a painting on paper by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 64 cm (19.7 x 25.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Aqua Study, Wonder" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Rey's (US based) "Aqua Study, Wonder" is an oil painting that depicts a woman's face partially submerged in the Turquoise background. Rob strives to pain...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Joint II" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Joint II" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a couple lying together on a bed by Chelsea Gibson Medium: Oil on linen Size 32 x 48 inches. Offered unframed. "Joint II" i...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas Listed price includes $150 additional cost for framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballerina - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Great Battlefield - A Lone Soldier Sanding in an Open Field, Oil on Linen
Located in Chicago, IL
A solitary figure, head bowed, stands in a field in contemplation of what has just taken place or what is about to take place. "A Great Battlefield" channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to contemplate the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. A Great Battlefield oil on linen 60h x 35w in 152.40h x 88.90w cm WIL029 Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war. The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision. For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Beach Boys
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and belongs to the artist collective, “The Front,” both in New Orleans. Owens’ work is concerned with contributing to and preserving the black archive, and she uses personal super-8 film references in her painting and video art. Artist residencies include the Joan Mitchell Center, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Studios at MASS MoCA. She is slotted to attend the International Studio and Curatorial Program in NY in 2023. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, and 21c Museum. The artist says of her work… In the sixties, my father was stationed at a military base in the deep South...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Male Portrait - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2011
Located in Roma, IT
Male Portrait is a wonderful original oil painting on canvas, realized by the Russian emerging artist, Anastasia Kurakina in 2011. Signed and dated i n blue ink on the back at the ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] In and Out of the Water
Located in New York, NY
Price includes $500 additional cost for framing Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.l.
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20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Faith
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Faith', created by artist Diana Tremaine, who paints people in a unique style that bridges abstraction with figuration. Water-blue with red and white paint lushly applied in this provocative work featuring a man in a pool with signature loose juicy brushwork for which the artist is best known. 'Faith', 60 x 40 inch painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Return
Located in Zofingen, AG
When you return to a place where you haven't been for a long time, everything seems smaller and not quite real. I remember that feeling well. And if you were to return home, but when...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Sistas" Figurative, Portraits, Words, Frontal, Acrylic
Located in Detroit, MI
“Sistas” is a portrait collection of strong, intelligent women who look capable of taking on and managing whatever life has to hand them. That they are visually beautiful is actually beside the point for Henry has managed to capture in paint their inner beauty flowing from their eyes and features. Henry has sensitively revealed each individual’s personality. These are women you want to know and from whom you want to feel their power. Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do so daily and appreciate my gift and ability. Perfection drives me as I create each piece. It must be unique. It must stand out, and is not complete until that special quality is achieved in my eyes.” Being able to create is an essential part of my life. It is an extension of my innermost thoughts and imagination. My primary focus of art is realism--using oils and acrylics. Occasionally, I switch mediums and design and build three dimensional pieces. Working mixed mediums, I use various wood, metal and paint, thus allowing me to achieve the visual effects I am looking for. Many of my pieces have been derived from my attraction to Art Deco and Ethnic designs. I am not satisfied until each piece, regardless of the medium or size, has reached the highest possible level of aesthetic quality and craftsmanship I can give it. I have enjoyed creating art since childhood. While a student at Martin Luther King Jr. high school in Detroit, I created and presented a portrait to then Mayor Coleman A. Young. A scholarship from Center for Creative Studies now the College for Creative Studies afforded me the opportunity to work towards and receive a BA in Fine Arts. Faculty and graduates of CCS include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), and Charles Culver. Mr. Heading understands the joy found in art and how it affects a young person's heart. He has shared his love for art as a mentor/teacher at the Virgil L. Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan. Students not only grew in their art experience, but also exhibited at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Winning the 2013 MI Great Artist Competition was an honor for Mr. Heading. He is thankful to Park West Gallery owner Albert Scaglione and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson for the opportunity. Mr. Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries. In addition, he is a book illustrator. His murals create a beautiful focal point and conversation piece on the walls of homes, churches and health care facilities. His art and furniture is enjoyed and treasured by collectors across the United States and Canada. Kohei Suzuki, the former Mayor of Toyota City, Japan has a box designed by Henry. Mr. Heading's work is part of the major TCF Convention Center's permanent collection located in the downtown business district in Detroit, Michigan. His first attempt at mosaic tile was creating a Tiger sculpture to benefit the Detroit Tigers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

"Remix’D-4 (Blue Slushie)" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Grant Gilsdorf's "Remix’D-4 (Blue Slushie)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model eclipsed by other figural forms. About the Artist: Grant Gilsdorf is a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Summer Day Dreaming
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful woman on a balloon swing over the water blowing a bubble gum bubble. Vibrant colors, whimsical. About The Artist Elise Remender’s love of painting began at an early a...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Looking In
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by the concepts of beauty, adolescence, and time passing, Zolotnotsky’s personal and intimate oil paintings probe deeply into the mystery of the medium, itself. She seeks to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

ROW BOAT (YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will b...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

ROW BOAT (YELLOW)
$12,250 Sale Price
51% Off
Portrait de Frederique Regamey - Oil Paint by Alphonse Legros - 1859
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait d'Homme is an artwork realized by the french artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) in 1859. Oil on Canvas. Good conditions except some rips on the edges. Broche du nº 23 du catalogue Malassis-Thibaudeau "Portrait de Frederique Regamey". Collection Thibaudeau. Alphonse Legros was born on May 8, 1837 in Dijon, France. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his works. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to an interior decorator. In 1851, Legros left for Paris, but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman muralist for painter/art restorer Jean-Baptiste Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral.In Paris, Legros studied with theater scene painter Charles-Antoine. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found made friends with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts.Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by Francois Bonvin in his studio; the other, which was accepted, was a profile portrait of his father. Art critic Champfleury saw the work in the Salon, and sought out the artist to enlist him in the "Realists," a group anchored by Gustave Courbet.Legros picked up the art of etching by watching a colleague in Paris who worked as a commercial engraver, and taught himself both etching and medallion making. He considered the traditional journey to Italy an important part of artistic training, and in later years, gave part of his salary to augment the income available for a travelling internship.He moved to England in 1863 and in 1864 married Frances Rosetta Hodgson. In his early career, he lived from the sales of his etchings and teaching. He began teaching etching at the South Kensington School of Art and in 1876 became a Slade Professor at University College, London, succeeding Edward Poynter...
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1850s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Streets By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting on Paper "An Uncertain Future"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique oil painting on hand made paper, to be framed with a kiaat box-frame, floated and raised to the backboard. The size of 100 x 70 cm is that of the artwork itself, excluding the...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

Play Ball 1906 Brooklyn Dodgers 60x47" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Play Ball 1906 Brooklyn Dodgers also know as American Classic was painted by Ceravolo in 1990 for a Baseball exhibit in Miami at Turnberry Isle. It then went on to another Baseball exhibit at R Michelson Galleries in Massachusetts. We are pleased to offer this classic Baseball image at our gallery. One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists, Ceravolo's art is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Pete Davidson and Grant Cardone among others. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. We have included in this listing an image of Ceravolo with some of his famous collectors. His paintings can be found in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt...
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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