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Art Subject: People
Hawaii
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Calif...
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1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

Dancing Lovers
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've blended abstract, figurative, and surreal elements to capture the fluid motion and raw emotion of an intimate dance. The intertwining forms, awash in shade...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Self Portrait - Oil on Canvas by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Includes a wooden frame 37.5x27 cm. Very good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Mas...
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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil

1960s Clown Portrait #4
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a clown in three quarter view, with expressive brushstrokes and use of color by Marjorie Blake (1920-1994). Unsigned, but was purchased with...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of a family and red tractor against a classic American farm field "Prosperous Family", painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious persona, Bruce Sargeant 84 x 58 inches unframed, 91 x 65 x 3 inches with a gold painted wood frame Excellent condition, ready to hang as is This Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas was painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant, a pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant. Here, the artist captures a blue collar American farming family in their field with an old red tractor. The man and woman stand stoically with their young child, dressed in simple white garments, perhaps to symbolize their purity. Rolling mountains...
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Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portraits of two sisters
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Bernard GAILLOT (Versailles 1780 – Paris, 1847) Portraits of two sisters Pair of oil on canvas H. 92 cm; L. 73 cm One signed Student of David, he presented his first works at the Sa...
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1810s French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Girl in Pink Dress, 1937 Portrait Painting by Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino Artist
By Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1978) Signed: F Amorsolo 1937 (Lower, Right) " Girl in Pink Dress ", 1937 Oil on canvas 26 1/8" x 19" H...
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Women Portrait Contemporary Art Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard Year: 2025 Style: Portrait Art, Title: Woman Portrait Size: 16" x 20...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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 Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Pastel, Acrylic

Presumed portrait of Marie-Anne de Bourbon
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Nicolas de LARGILLIERRE (Paris 1656 – 1746) Portrait of a woman, presumed to be Marie-Anne de Bourbon, Princess of Conti (1666-1739) Oil on oval canvas H. 8...
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Early 1700s French School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman Peter Skeolan (1815-1871) Portrait of a gentleman, profile turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card Stencilled with artist's details to the reverse 3¼ x 2¾ inches, oval, without the frame 5½ x 4¾ inches with the frame Peter Skoelan the son of Stephen Skoelan was born in Ireland in 1815. During his early career he worked as an itinerant miniature portrait painter and profilist, possibly as early as the 1830s. The 1841 census shows us that he was working in Leeds, his stated occupation was painter, aged 25. He was lodging with Thomas Lacy, a Tailor. By this time he had married and had a son and daughter...
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Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Shrouded in expectations- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Shrouded in expectations 40 x 40 cm framed (included in price) 43,5 x 43,5 cm Oilpaint on wood panel Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Casting, figurative painting (beautiful women and colorful masks)
Located in Segovia, ES
"Casting", painted by the Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1995, is a romantic, colorful picture that smoothly joins the figurative and abstract worlds. "Casting" was painted with a...
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1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Figure with Textures" by Danny McCaw (2024) Abstracted Figure, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Figure with Textures" is an oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an abstracted figure in an interior with a grey and red background. Bio/ar...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Portrait Miniature, Young Man in Blue Coat As is
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"White Shirt" (2023) Original Painting by Barbara Hack, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"White Shirt" by Barbara Hack is an original portrait painting depicting a female model. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on peo...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Metal

The Flower Girl
By Louise Abbema
Located in St. Albans, GB
Louise Abbéma 1853–1927 Louise Abbéma (30 October 1853[1] – 10 July 1927) was a French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque. Abbéma was born in Étampes, Essonne Born into a wealthy aristocratic Parisian family with close ties to the city’s artistic community, She began painting in her early teens, and studied under such notables of the period as Charles Joshua Chaplin, Jean-Jacques Henner and Carolus-Duran. Portraits of actors and actresses at the Comédie Française dominated her early works until she made a name for herself at the Salon of 1876 with her portrayal of the “Divine Sarah.” Abbéma ultimately executed multiple portraits and received recognition for her work at age 23 a bronze medallion of Sarah Bernhardt, with whom she was a close friend and possibly lover. Like most women artists of the time, Abbéma focused mainly on portraiture and genre scenes (images of everyday life). Her high-society portraits executed with a light touch and rapid brushstrokes reveal the academic and Impressionist influences that shaped her style. Her sitters included French diplomats and other notable members of society. Abbéma developed a variety of techniques using oil paints, pastel, and watercolor, and worked on various supports, including fans. Abbéma received commissions for panels and murals which adorned the Paris Town Hall, the Paris Opera House, numerous theatres including the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, and the "Palace of the Colonial Governor" at Dakar, Senegal. Abbéma solidified her international reputation after exhibiting works, including two wall murals (on canvas), at the Women’s Building at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. A bust of Sarah Bernhardt sculpted by Abbéma was also exhibited at the exposition. Abbéma specialized in oil portraits and watercolors, and many of her works showed the influence from Chinese and Japanese painters, as well as contemporary masters such as Édouard Manet. She frequently depicted flowers in her works. Among her best-known works are The Seasons, April Morning, Place de la Concorde, Among the Flowers, Winter, and portraits of actress Jeanne Samary, Emperor Dom Pedro...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Beautiful Woman SALOMAN Gouache Danish Swedish painter 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Geskel SALOMAN Tonder (Denmark) 1821 – Bastad (Sweden), 1902 Portrait of a woman with a book Gouache on bone 8.8 x 8.5 cm (16.5 x 15.5 cm with the frame) Signed lower right “G. Salom...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

After Jean-Baptiste Van Loo, Portrait of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774)
Located in New York, NY
After Jean-Baptiste Van Loo, A Portrait of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774) A magnificent quality three-quarter length portrait of King Louis XV of France and Navarre, painted in the 18th century after Jean-Baptiste Van Loo. Oil on canvas, in the original carved and gilt wood frame. Canvas: 40" high x 32" wide Frame: 46.5" high x 39" wide Very good condition, ready to hang. No damages noted. The present composition follows a portrait of Louis XV painted by Jean-Baptiste Van Loo in 1726-1727, today in Versailles. (Oil on canvas. 198.5 by 143 cm. Inv. no. MV 6942.) There were several full-length portraits painted by Van Loo of the young Louis XV, and all were executed in the years of or after his majority, 1723, when he took full control of government, wresting power from the Régent, his great-uncle Philippe, Duc d'Orléans. A slightly larger version (205 by 171 cm), in which the pose and surrounding paraphernalia mirrors that of the present work, is in the Château de Versailles, while another, in which Louis stands more front-on, his pointing right index-finger now tucked in, and with a different background arrangement, is also in Versailles. Further versions of this latter are in Nice, Musée Chéret and the Musée de Perpignan. The composition of all of these full-lengths would appear to derive from Van Loo's large equestrian portrait of Louis XV, painted in collaboration with Charles Parrocel, which was commissioned in 1723 by the Surintendance for Charles de Lorraine. Louis is depicted in similar armour and costume, astride his horse, similarly turned three-quarters to the left and his right arm outstretched. Most subsequent depictions of Louis followed this original design, including, for example, Carle Van...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Charles Ii King Spain Child Del Mazo Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Attributed to Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (Castile 1611 - Madrid 1667) pupil and collaborator of Diego Velázquez Portrait of Charles II, King of Spain, as a child (1661 -1700) Spain, c. 1670 Oil on canvas 68 x 49 cm. - In antique frame 96 x 75 cm. The analysis of this portrait, and in particular the style with which its features have been outlined, brings us back to the great tradition of the 17th century Spanish school. The portrait depicts the young King Charles II of Spain, dressed in typical Spanish fashion, the youngest and only son of Philip IV of Spain and his second wife Maria Anna of Austria, as well as the last of the Habsburg dynasty to rule Spain. which portrayed the young ruler in full length at the age of four (dated 1665), dressed in a black suit and cape, and a large feathered...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Man with Pipe - 19th Century French Impressionist Smoking Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb late 19th century French impressionist oil on board portrait of a man with a pipe. Painted with short and fast brush strokes by a highly competent artist. A striking period...
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1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of African American Woman by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
Portrait of an African American Woman by Tony Sisti (1901-1983). Sisti was a master draftsman. With just a few lines he captures the moment. Sisti was a professional boxer and an acc...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper

Female Nude Figure, Bright Vivid Color, Plum Trees and Apples by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Plum Trees and Apples" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 60 inches 41`.5 x 61.5 inches framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America M...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fine 1800's English Georgian Oil Painting Portrait of Young Girl with Dove
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Child English artist, circa 1800's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound co...
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Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Ballerinas putting on their Shoes - French Impressionist art oil painting ballet
Located in London, GB
This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and o...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English School 18th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful portrait is set within an ornate gilded frame featuring intricate scrollwork and floral motifs. The young gentleman is well dressed in a fashionable brown coat and cr...
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Early 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Boxer Dog Signed British 20th century oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Tessa" by Eric Hargreaves, British mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 19.5 inches canvas: 20 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very ...
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Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Portrait Painting Lady with Parrot, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a portrait of a young girl, Princess with parrot, of good pictorial quality. Painti...
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1780s Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

By Pierre Mequignon, Portrait of Carlo Gozzi
Located in Milan, IT
Peter Mequignon (1768-1826), 1794 Portrait of Carlo Gozzi Oil on panel, 15 cm x13 Base cm 27 x 18 Dated and signed "P. Mequignon 1794" The protagonist portrayed, identified by ...
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18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

19th Century Portrait of Pensive Madonna Blue Veil Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna in Pensive Thought English 19th Century, Pre-Raphaelite artist Oil painting on board, framed Framed: 15 x 10.5 inches Board: 13 x 9 inches Condition: The painting is in o...
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Italian Chair" (2024) Original Oil Portrait Painting by Michael Carson
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Carson's (US based) "Italian Chair" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting. About the Artist: Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis Col...
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Triple Elvis" Denied Andy Warhol Silver Black Pop Art Painting by Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Triple Elvis" (Denied) Silkscreen Painting by Charles Lutz Silkscreen and silver enamel paint on canvas with Artist's Denied stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. 82 x 72" inches 2010 This important example was shown alongside works by Warhol in a two-person show "Warhol Revisited (Charles Lutz / Andy Warhol)" at UAB Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts in 2024. Lutz's 2007 ''Warhol Denied'' series gained international attention by calling into question the importance of originality or lack thereof in the work of Andy Warhol. The authentication/denial process of the [[Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board]] was used to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED". The final product of the conceptual project being "officially denied" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Based on the full-length Elvis Presley paintings by Pop Artist Andy Warhol in 1964, this is likely one of his most iconic images, next to Campbell's Soup Cans and portraits of Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, and Marlon Brando. This is the rarest of the Elvis works from the series, as Lutz sourced a vintage roll of 1960's primed artist linen which was used for this one Elvis. The silkscreen, like Warhol's embraced imperfections, like the slight double image printing of the Elvis image. Lutz received his BFA in Painting and Art History from Pratt Institute and studied Human Dissection and Anatomy at Columbia University, New York. Lutz's work deals with perceptions and value structures, specifically the idea of the transference of values. Lutz's most recently presented an installation of new sculptures dealing with consumerism at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House in 2022. Lutz's 2007 Warhol Denied series received international attention calling into question the importance of originality in a work of art. The valuation process (authentication or denial) of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board was used by the artist to create value by submitting recreations of Warhol works for judgment, with the full intention for the works to be formally marked "DENIED" of their authenticity. The final product of this conceptual project is "Officially DENIED" "Warhol" paintings authored by Lutz. Later in 2013, Lutz went on to do one of his largest public installations to date. At the 100th Anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's groundbreaking and controversial Armory Show, Lutz was asked by the curator of Armory Focus: USA and former Director of The Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner to create a site-specific installation representing the US. The installation "Babel" (based on Pieter Bruegel's famous painting) consisted of 1500 cardboard replicas of Warhol's Brillo Box (Stockholm Type) stacked 20 ft tall. All 1500 boxes were then given to the public freely, debasing the Brillo Box as an art commodity by removing its value, in addition to debasing its willing consumers. Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." Leonard Bernstein in: Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art and traveling, Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994-97, p. 9. Andy Warhol "quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." Kynaston McShine in: Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13. In the summer of 1963 Elvis Presley was just twenty-eight years old but already a legend of his time. During the preceding seven years - since Heartbreak Hotel became the biggest-selling record of 1956 - he had recorded seventeen number-one singles and seven number-one albums; starred in eleven films, countless national TV appearances, tours, and live performances; earned tens of millions of dollars; and was instantly recognized across the globe. The undisputed King of Rock and Roll, Elvis was the biggest star alive: a cultural phenomenon of mythic proportions apparently no longer confined to the man alone. As the eminent composer Leonard Bernstein put it, Elvis was "the greatest cultural force in the Twentieth Century. He introduced the beat to everything, and he changed everything - music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution." (Exh. Cat., Boston, The Institute of Contemporary Art (and traveling), Elvis + Marilyn 2 x Immortal, 1994, p. 9). In the summer of 1963 Andy Warhol was thirty-four years old and transforming the parameters of visual culture in America. The focus of his signature silkscreen was leveled at subjects he brilliantly perceived as the most important concerns of day to day contemporary life. By appropriating the visual vernacular of consumer culture and multiplying readymade images gleaned from newspapers, magazines and advertising, he turned a mirror onto the contradictions behind quotidian existence. Above all else he was obsessed with themes of celebrity and death, executing intensely multifaceted and complex works in series that continue to resound with universal relevance. His unprecedented practice re-presented how society viewed itself, simultaneously reinforcing and radically undermining the collective psychology of popular culture. He epitomized the tide of change that swept through the 1960s and, as Kynaston McShine has concisely stated, "He quite simply changed how we all see the world around us." (Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art (and traveling), Andy Warhol: Retrospective, 1996, p. 13). Thus in the summer of 1963 there could not have been a more perfect alignment of artist and subject than Warhol and Elvis. Perhaps the most famous depiction of the biggest superstar by the original superstar artist, Double Elvis is a historic paradigm of Pop Art from a breath-taking moment in Art History. With devastating immediacy and efficiency, Warhol's canvas seduces our view with a stunning aesthetic and confronts our experience with a sophisticated array of thematic content. Not only is there all of Elvis, man and legend, but we are also presented with the specter of death, staring at us down the barrel of a gun; and the lone cowboy, confronting the great frontier and the American dream. The spray painted silver screen denotes the glamour and glory of cinema, the artificiality of fantasy, and the idea of a mirror that reveals our own reality back to us. At the same time, Warhol's replication of Elvis' image as a double stands as metaphor for the means and effects of mass-media and its inherent potential to manipulate and condition. These thematic strata function in simultaneous concert to deliver a work of phenomenal conceptual brilliance. The portrait of a man, the portrait of a country, and the portrait of a time, Double Elvis is an indisputable icon for our age. The source image was a publicity still for the movie Flaming Star, starring Presley as the character Pacer Burton and directed by Don Siegel in 1960. The film was originally intended as a vehicle for Marlon Brando and produced by David Weisbart, who had made James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause in 1955. It was the first of two Twentieth Century Fox productions Presley was contracted to by his manager Colonel Tom Parker, determined to make the singer a movie star. For the compulsive movie-fan Warhol, the sheer power of Elvis wielding a revolver as the reluctant gunslinger presented the zenith of subject matter: ultimate celebrity invested with the ultimate power to issue death. Warhol's Elvis is physically larger than life and wears the expression that catapulted him into a million hearts: inexplicably and all at once fearful and resolute; vulnerable and predatory; innocent and explicit. It is the look of David Halberstam's observation that "Elvis Presley was an American original, the rebel as mother's boy, alternately sweet and sullen, ready on demand to be either respectable or rebellious." (Exh. Cat., Boston, Op. Cit.). Indeed, amidst Warhol's art there is only one other subject whose character so ethereally defies categorization and who so acutely conflated total fame with the inevitability of mortality. In Warhol's work, only Elvis and Marilyn harness a pictorial magnetism of mythic proportions. With Marilyn Monroe, whom Warhol depicted immediately after her premature death in August 1962, he discovered a memento mori to unite the obsessions driving his career: glamour, beauty, fame, and death. As a star of the silver screen and the definitive international sex symbol, Marilyn epitomized the unattainable essence of superstardom that Warhol craved. Just as there was no question in 1963, there remains still none today that the male equivalent to Marilyn is Elvis. However, despite his famous 1968 adage, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings" Warhol's fascination held purpose far beyond mere idolization. As Rainer Crone explained in 1970, Warhol was interested in movie stars above all else because they were "people who could justifiably be seen as the nearest thing to representatives of mass culture." (Rainer Crone, Andy Warhol, New York, 1970, p. 22). Warhol was singularly drawn to the idols of Elvis and Marilyn, as he was to Marlon Brando and Liz Taylor, because he implicitly understood the concurrence between the projection of their image and the projection of their brand. Some years after the present work he wrote, "In the early days of film, fans used to idolize a whole star - they would take one star and love everything about that star...So you should always have a product that's not just 'you.' An actress should count up her plays and movies and a model should count up her photographs and a writer should count up his words and an artist should count up his pictures so you always know exactly what you're worth, and you don't get stuck thinking your product is you and your fame, and your aura." (Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), San Diego, New York and London, 1977, p. 86). The film stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s that most obsessed Warhol embodied tectonic shifts in wider cultural and societal values. In 1971 John Coplans argued that Warhol was transfixed by the subject of Elvis, and to a lesser degree by Marlon Brando and James Dean, because they were "authentically creative, and not merely products of Hollywood's fantasy or commercialism. All three had originative lives, and therefore are strong personalities; all three raised - at one level or another - important questions as to the quality of life in America and the nature of its freedoms. Implicit in their attitude is a condemnation of society and its ways; they project an image of the necessity for the individual to search for his own future, not passively, but aggressively, with commitment and passion." (John Coplans, "Andy Warhol and Elvis Presley," Studio International, vol. 181, no. 930, February 1971, pp. 51-52). However, while Warhol unquestionably adored these idols as transformative heralds, the suggestion that his paintings of Elvis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire French School, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 14 inches board : 13 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
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19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian School, 18th century oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame framed: 16 x 14.5 inches wood: 9 x 6.5 inches provenance: private...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

18th century Dutch portrait of a family group in an interior
Located in Bath, Somerset
An 18th century painting of a family group (otherwise known as a ‘conversation piece’) gathered around a table, an open door to the garden beyond. The father seated, with his son standing by his side, the mother seated, playing with a child on her lap, with another lady, possibly a maid standing behind, a Culpeper microscope...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an aristocrat with a precious box, ca 1770, Louis XV enlightenment
Located in Norwich, GB
What is so wonderful and unusual about this 18th Century portrait is the relatability of the sitter. There is an openness to the world in his gaze, curiosity, a sense of humour, pass...
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Late 18th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In the Shadow of Sunset -21st Century, Contemporary, Impressionism, Nature Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life, too, has its sunsets. Challenges and setbacks often cloud our horizons, casting shadows on our aspirations. We find ourselves questioning our abilities, our choices, and our wo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman posing mixed media painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas cardboard. Work measurements 35x27 cm. Frame 40x32 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spani...
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1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

Sisterhood 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Africa Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sisterhood is also about growth and transformation. As we go through life, we change and evolve as individuals, and our relationships with our sisters change and evolve with us. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

You May Be Lucky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Love, with its intense emotions and vulnerabilities, has long been a subject of exploration in art. The artwork titled "You May Be Lucky," created by the talented artist Oluwafemi Afolabi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Selfportrait - 21st Century Contemporary Classical self-portrait of the artist
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Self portrait at easel by Cornelis le Mair 115 x 105 cm ( frame included) without frame 90 x 80 cm oil on wood panel In 2024 this remarkable artist will reach the age of 80 years. S...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

After Giovanni Francesco Romanelli - 19th Century Oil, The Cumean Sybil
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Beautifully presented in a Florentine frame with delicate shell ornamentation. On canvas.
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

A kite - 21st century, Young art, Figurative painting, Photorealism, A cat
Located in Warsaw, PL
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obtaining scholarships from both the Ministry of Culture and the Mayor of the city of Gdańsk. In 2006 he won the Grand Prix (ex...
Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

COUNTRY GIRL- W.A.Bouguereau- Italian Portarit of young peasant Oil on canvas
Located in Napoli, IT
Country girl - Pietro Colonna Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm. 45x25 Gold gilded wooden frame available on request The painting by Pietro Colonna is a free interpretation of the paint...
Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Praise" Oil on canvas. Portrait in green with beings of light
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas in emerald green, square format. A human silhouette with green textures and two fantastic animals. A piece that combines figurative and abstract elements. This...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Red Rose - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Fashion
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed. The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s Oils on artists ...
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
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 Elie HATUNGIMAN...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique German Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman with Pipe by Theodor Recknagl (1865-1945) German signed oil on board, framed board : 7 x 5.5 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: som...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Afrocentric Radiance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a vibrant celebration of African heritage and beauty, our protagonist, a stunning black African woman, graces the scene with her majestic presence. Crowned with a voluminous afro ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Scottish School 19th Century Oil - Master of The House
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine half-length 19th-century portrait depicting a man in a three-piece suit. In his hands, he holds a map pointing to Ross in Scotland, suggesting that he owns land in the area. ...
Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage art portrait by Gervex Henry, Study for a Woman. Oil, signed.
Located in PARIS, FR
Excellent condition. Mint. Free US CONTINENTAL shipping, incl Europe and Asia. Henri Gervex was the son of Joséphine Peltier and Félix Nicolas Gervex, a piano maker. A family friend...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Artist Self Portrait”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated 1970. Portrait of the artist. Condition: Good. Provenance: Estate of the ar...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madonna & Child, 18th Century
By Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Blackwater, GB
Madonna & Child, 18th Century Follower of Andrea del Sarto (1486-1530) Large 18th Century Italian School Old Master depiction of the Madonna & Child, oil on canvas. Excellent quali...
Category

18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.r. $16,000.00 + framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 18th Century European Oil Painting Portrait of Noble Lady Lace Collars
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady European School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 37.5 inches canvas: 30 x 24.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good ...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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