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Art Subject: Head
Portrait of a Lady
Located in Boston, MA
Label verso: "Portrait of a Lady / Oil / MUC / Beatrice Whitney Van Ness / unsigned / size 30h x 25w ". From the estate of the artist.
Beatrice Whit...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ingosi" African American Portrait, Abstract Collage, Colors
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
"Ingosi" is an abstracted collage portrait of an artist holding the symbolic tool of his work - his paintbrush. Ordinarily the view of an artwork is as seen by the artist, this rever...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Alistair Douglas - Mid 20th Century Oil, Old Gentleman with a Pipe
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of an old gentleman smoking a pipe. His white hair and long beard are the focal point of the composition, which makes for a strikin...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Fanny Icart- Original grand oil on canvas
By Louis Icart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Louis Icart
Portrait de Fanny Icart
Excellent Condition
Original oil painting on canvas
Hand-signed in paint in the lower right by Icart
1935
31 1/2 X 39 inches
Framed in an antique ...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Saint Elizabeth, 19th Century by KATHERINE MURIEL MASON EADIE, RMS, ARBSA
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint Dorothea, 19th Century
by KATHERINE MURIEL MASON EADIE, RMS, ARBSA (BRITISH, 1880-1945)
Large 19th Century Art & Crafts Pre-Raphaelite Saint Dorothea, tempera and gold with e...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Impressionist Painting Portrait of a Young Girl Paris School
Located in Rochester, NY
French impressionist boudoir portrait of a young woman. Oil on board. Original carved frame. Circa 1950's. Signed illegibly lower right.
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Killed in Action (Paramour Lover 2) -21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
After a long journey her paramour lover was killed during an intense firefight in the military service, she was shocked when she heard about this cause her dead lover had told her on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Wife of a Barber
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Paintings on mica originating in India were produced in standard sets for the colonial tourist market. They imitated paintings on glass, which were popular in Europe. Subject matter included Hindu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sophia Loren - Cherish it - Textural Oil Painting and Image Immersed in Text
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christina Major’s "Sophia Loren - Cherish It" is a captivating contemporary portrait that merges hyperrealistic portraiture with layered text, creating a dynamic fusion of depth, emotion, and storytelling. This 49 x 49-inch original painting masterfully captures the timeless beauty of Sophia Loren, with her piercing gaze and luminous complexion enhanced by the artist’s meticulous brushwork. Overlapping layers of hand-painted script weave through the portrait, adding texture and meaning, reflecting themes of wisdom, self-love, and femininity. The interplay of soft pastels and bold contrasts makes this artwork a statement piece for collectors drawn to modern figurative painting, celebrity portraiture, and mixed-media techniques.
Christina Major is a portrait painter interested in the ways the identity of both artist and subject can coexist in a painting. Major's current creative research focuses on the traditional form of the portrait as a powerful form of representing an individual and how meaning can be expanded through scale, brushstroke, color, texture, composition, and the many variables that portraiture deals with.
This one-of-a-kind oil painting is signed by Major on the back. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Major expands the traditional portrait painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"After, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "After" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman in a dark interior with a yellow lamp lit behind her.
Mia Bergeron's intere...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Modern Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 20 in. x 18 in. (50.8 cm x 45.72 cm)
F...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Young Woman Portrait Social Realist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American school modernist portrait. Oil on canvas. Framed. Ready to hang excellent condition.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Weaving Your Way, Gouache, Color Pencil & Ink on Toned Paper
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Bergt's "Weaving Your Way" is gouache, ink and color pencil on toned paper created in 2019 depicting a male model with a patterned background. ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil
Portrait of a Young Man
By Sir Allan Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches (27.25 x 19.5cm)
Handmade William Kent frame
This quickly created oil sketch is a study for a larger work, its purpose being to aid the artist and give the client a visual representation of the final piece.
The subject is a young gentleman in a colourful pink and white outfit. He also wears a powdered wig and bears a decorative sword...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Erwartungsvoll (oil painting woman portrait hair neck flesh tones vintage art)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl, Oil Portrait Painting by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Portrait of a Girl
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 14 in. x 10 in. (35.56 cm x 25.4 cm)
Frame Size: 21 x 17...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The gipsy
By Ettore Tito
Located in Roma, RM
Ettore Tito (Castellammare di Stabia 1859 - Venice 1941), The Gypsy Woman
Oil painting on panel 55 x 37 cm signed lower right.
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Head of a Classical Poet (Socrates?)
By Pier Francesco Mola
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Possibly Antonio Amici Moretti, Rome, 1690
Roy Clyde Gardner, Union, Mississippi, 1970s until 2004; by whom given to:
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 2004-2010
Lit...
Category
17th Century Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rachel, Small Portrait, Argentine Artist, Oil, Grand Central Atelier in New York
By Lucas Bononi
Located in Houston, TX
Rachel is a portrait done by Lucas Bononi who was born in South America and moved to the USA to study art. He graduated from The Grand Central Atelier...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Buste de guerrier Masai - Huile sur panneau, 102x68cm, encadré
Located in Nice, FR
Portrait of a Masai, oil on panel. With frame: 124cm x 91cm.
Patrice Landauer est un artiste peintre français né en 1965.
Patrice Landauer a approfo...
Category
Late 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
"A World Away" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "A World Away" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a woman looking up on an abstracted and colorful background.
Artist bi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chandelier
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A beautiful, haunting portrait of a woman under a chandelier.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Young Lady Portrait Painting, 1850
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Ancient Italian painting from the 19th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting a portrait of a young girl in pose of good pictorial quality. Carved and gilded wooden and plaster f...
Category
1850s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Astral" Hyperrealism Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Astral" Hyperrealism Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rebecca Couchée by JULES PASCIN - School of Paris, Nude Painting, Figurative Art
By Jules Pascin
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Rebecca Couchée by JULES PASCIN (1885-1930)
Oil over pencil on canvas
73.1 x 91.8 cm (28 ¾ x 36 ⅛ inches)
Signed lower right, Pascin
Executed in 1927, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris
Provenance
Collection Marcel Bernheim, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, acquired from the artist, 1928
Pierre Blum, Paris, acquired from the above, 1952
Perls Galleries, New York, no. 13565
Private collection, Osaka
Sotheby’s, New York, 14th May 1998
Peter Findlay Gallery Inc., New York
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above, June 2011
Literature
Luis Seoane...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Oil Painting by William Oliver "A Spanish Beauty"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by William Oliver "A Spanish Beauty" 1823 -1901 Painter of pretty girls often in Spain or Italy. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of British Artists. ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Posing on the Sofa
Located in London, GB
'Nude Posing on the Sofa', oil on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1940s). From a long line of renowned paintings whose subject is reclining nudes, this ext...
Category
1940s Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anthony - 21st Century, oil painting, canvas, portrait, social commentary
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Renowned for his mastery in design and sculpture, Tena embarked on a profound personal journey in 2023, which rekindled his passion for painting after a 30-year hiatus. His return to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
What is Behind, Oil, Mixed Media, Hyperrealism, Modern Cuban Art, Surreal
Located in Houston, TX
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What is Behind (Lo que esta atras) shows the hyperrealism of modern Cuban art that is now available to the world art market. What is Behind is one of many of the hyperrealism paintings by the artist. Brian Sanchez...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Better Tomorrow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children Art
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 (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Three Angels
By Domenico Piola the Elder
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Robert L. and Bertina Suida Manning, New York, until 1996
Private Collection, USA
One of the leading artists in Genoa during the second half of the seventeenth century, Domenico Piola came from a successful family of artists, renowned for their many illusionistic ceiling programs throughout Genoese churches and palaces. A prolific draughtsman and painter, Domenico oversaw an extremely productive studio. In addition to his collaborations with numerous other artists, Domenico also provided many designs for book illustrations and prints that circulated throughout Europe, earning him international exposure and high acclaim in his own day.
As Dr. Anna Orlando has indicated (written communication), the present work is an early work by Piola, datable from the late 1640s. At this time the young artist came strongly under the influence of Castiglione and Valerio Castello, while admiring the works of Giulio Cesare Procaccini. Piola’s works from this period are exuberant and fluid, and the artist’s love of portraying children is evident from the angels and putti that populate both his altarpieces and more intimate paintings.
The present work depicts three angels...
Category
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elorm (I am Loved)" yellow/green acrylic portrait of woman with green/blue skin
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Twentieth century Italian orientalist male portrait figurative painting
Located in Florence, IT
The unframed painting measures 120 x 61 cm.
Romualdo Locatelli è conosciuto per i suoi ritratti che riflettono le culture e le tradizioni dei luoghi esotici che ha visitato. Born in ...
Category
1920s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Essence of Life -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Can you imagine life as if it were a gigantic rollercoaster ride of emotions?
Just like on a rollercoaster, there are moments when we feel incredibly happy, and there are times when ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
BE A SOMEBODY WITH A BODY (UNIQUE)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Authenticated on verso by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Custom framed as pictu...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Screen
Mother and Child (Framed Early 20th Century Figurative Portrait Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gentle, quiet, lovely portrait of motherhood painted by British artist Arthur Bradbury in 1927, a distinguished painter who over the years exhibited 14 works at the Royal Academy. ...
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saint Cecilia, 19th Century by KATHERINE MURIEL MASON EADIE, RMS, ARBSA
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint Cecilia, 19th Century
by KATHERINE MURIEL MASON EADIE, RMS, ARBSA (BRITISH, 1880-1945)
Large 19th Century Art & Crafts Pre-Raphaelite Saint Cecilia, tempera and gold with emb...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Guardian Angel and a Child
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York; by whom gifted in 1880 to:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (80.3.673); deaccessioned and sold:
Christie’s, New York, 12 June 19...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Terracotta, Gesso
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Mother of Life
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
American Female Impressionist Painting of Girl with Rabbit
Located in New York, NY
Alpha Appeman Bancroft (1898-1984) was a female American Impressionist painter and wife of Albert Stokes Bancroft. Both were active in Denver, Colorado, and known for their Impressio...
Category
Early 19th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bowie - 21st Century, oil painting, canvas, portrait, social commentary
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Renowned for his mastery in design and sculpture, Tena embarked on a profound personal journey in 2023, which rekindled his passion for painting after a 30-year hiatus. His return to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Yes I understand Oil Painting on Canvas Surreel Portrait In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Yes I understand Oil Painting on Canvas Surreel Portrait In Stock
Caroline Westerhout (Weert, 1970) studied Reproduction Drawing at the Graphic Lyceum in Eindhoven. After her studies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rapture" - Contemporary Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
Finally got my hands on something by Louis Braquet. He has multiple commissions this year and I've been unable to get anything new. He had held on to thi...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Saudi Arabia King Faisal Time Magazine Cover - Man of The Year Study
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Master portrait artist and illustration legend Bob Peak captures the likeness, dignity and essence of Saudi Arabia's King Faisal for Time Magazine Cover ...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Figurative_Earth Tones_Portrait In Olive & Peach, America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"AN EYE FOR AN EYE" Figurative Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"AN EYE FOR AN EYE" Figurative Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Medium: OIl and aerosol on wood
"The Modern Renaissance" series
Historically, the art world has been an exclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Spray Paint
Mother and Daughter Italian School by Giuseppe Costa
Located in New York, NY
Giuseppe Costa (Italian, 1852-1912)
Untitled, c. late 19th-early 20th century
Oil on wood panel
12 x 7 in.
Framed: 16 1/2 x 11 2/3 x 1 in.
Signed lower right
Giuseppe Costa was an I...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Grim - 21st Century, oil painting, canvas, portrait, social commentary
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Renowned for his mastery in design and sculpture, Tena embarked on a profound personal journey in 2023, which rekindled his passion for painting after a 30-year hiatus. His return to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of King Edward VI, Oil on panel with Gold Leaf, 18th Century English
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 25 1/2 x 19 inches (37.5 x 27 inches)
18th Century Auricular gilt frame
Provenance
New York private collection
This portrait of the King Edward VI depicts the boy-king standing in a black and gold embroidered doublet, wearing a jewelled cap. King Edward holds a staff with a globus cruciger set on the table beside him. No expense has been spared in the making of this piece, with gold leaf being applied in many areas to give the effect of the costume's gold embroidery, chain of office and other metal accessories.
As the precious male heir to the Tudor dynasty...
Category
Early 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 20th century colorful close up face portrait oil painting red and green
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pan" is a fauvist-expressionist-figurative oil on canvas painting by American artist Matthew Schaefer. Primary colors of red, yellow, and blue fill the figure with brown hair and is...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crystal City - Pushed Color Greens and Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
This is most likely a self-portrait. We see the artist in a reflection holding a small 1950s camera while his wife in the foreground holds a large bran...
Category
1950s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arlequín
Located in MADRID, ES
Surrealistic human figure. Feminist Art and Contemporary Feminist
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
I Dream in Color_James Wolanin_Acrylic/Gloss Varnish/Panel_Retro_Pop_Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"I Dream in Color"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
48 x 48 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coa...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
"Rushelle in the Garden"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Oil on canvas with animals and figure in natural shadows. "Return to the lost"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas with animals and fantastic figures in natural shadows. A Animal figurative magic. A moment to remember when we were connected to the magical and invisible, whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Twentieth century Italian orientalist female portrait figurative painting
Located in Florence, IT
Romualdo Locatelli è conosciuto per i suoi ritratti che riflettono le culture e le tradizioni dei luoghi esotici che ha visitato. Born in Bergamo, Italy, in 1905, he traveled and exp...
Category
1920s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Southern School Guitar Musician Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting portrait. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 22 by 26 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Óleo sobre lienzo - Retrato de un Rabino
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior (A.GROSZ)
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta algunas faltas)
El estado de la obra es buen...
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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