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Art Subject: Portrait
Portrait of Girl with Flowers by Andrei Belichenko & Maria Boohtiyarova
Located in Uppingham, GB
A Wonderful Oil on canvas by Andrei Belichenko & Maria Boohityarova. Two excellent Russian artists who have been exhibiting in France, their works are centred around exquisite detail...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Homenaje a Waterhouse" Romantic scene in the Pre-Raphaelite style. Oil on panel
Located in Segovia, ES
"Homenaje a Waterhouse" (Homage to Waterhouse). Oil on panel. 2000-2010. Dimensions: 146.5 x 97.5 x 0.5 cm. Framed: 168 x 120 x 4.5 cm. In inches: 57.68 x 38.39 x 0.2 ". Framed: 66....
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Early 2000s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Swiftly as a Thought" Fashion Sunglasses Portrait in Blue and Yellow Background
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Swiftly as a Thought" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and measures approximately 22"h x 18"w. This oil on canvas work marks a new chapter in Fraser's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expectation 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is inspired by one of the issues amongst many in the traditional Yoruba African society where I'm still growing up as the son of the soil. As I was growing up and up til...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait Continental Elvis French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Continental Elvis Portrait of the King _ Elvis Presley. ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on human body, creating high ...
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2010s Tonalist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Original 1890s French Belle Epoque Period Signed Oil Portrait Lady in Pink Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in Pink French School, indistinctly signed upper right corner dated 1893 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 19.75 inches condition: very good, a few light age related scuffs around the edges which would cover with a frame. provenance: private collection, France. Straight out of the Belle Epoque...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Head I 08
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Considered by many the greatest living Welsh painter, Shani Rhys James has developed over a long and distinguished career a unique and highly personal style of intense psychological ...
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Early 2000s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Self-Portrait. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
I am interested in portraits that reveal all the complexity and versatility of a person's spiritual appearance, when the inner content is revealed through the external. Painting a po...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French school 20th Century, Portrait of a young man in green, oil
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 20th Century, Portrait of a young man in green, oil on cardboard panel, cradled on the back 53 x 40 cm This intense portrait is particularly moving and intere...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self portrait original oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Cruspinera Muñoz was born in 1945 in Tiana, Barcelona. This Catalan artist is a painter, draftsman and painter. His training is extensive and int...
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

UNTITLED (WOMAN & LANDSCAPE) - Portrait / Italy / Female Figure
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Alan Feltus. Alan Feltus (b. 1943, Washington, DC) studied at the Cooper Union where he received his BFA in 1966, and at Yale University where he received ...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

MARILYN - ANTICIPATION III
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed by the artist on verso. Hand Painted Unique Silkscreen on Canvas. Artwork is in excellent condition. Canvas is not stretched. Certificate of authenticity included. All...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a lady
Located in Roma, RM
Napoleone Parisani (Camerino 1853 - Rome 1932), Portrait of a Lady Oil on canvas 42 x 30 cm.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Afrolicious 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary Painting of Woman with Poofy Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting conveys the beauty and style of large poofy hair and it also showcase the wonder and its fascination to many and also pride of it's uniqueness and naturality. Shipping...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Muchacha
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Truth" (2024) By Andrada Trapnell, Original Oil Painting, Gold Leaf, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Truth" is a captivating original artwork created in 2023. This piece measures 7.25 x 9.25 inches and features a masterful blend of oil paint and gold leaf on boar...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Silent Melody, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan's " Silent Melody" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model with white feathers on her dark hair, her fa...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

Mid-century oil on canvas portrait painting of a seated woman, by Sierk Schroder
Located in Oostende, BE
Sierk Schröder (1903-2002) is considered to be the most important and most requested Dutch portrait painter of the twentieth century. Many well-known fi...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sailor playing the accordion oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Albert Roca (1945) - Sailor playing the accordion oil on board painting Medidas óleo 62x46 cm. Medidas marco 73x57 cm. Painter of landscapes and figures, ...
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1990s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Man of Valor
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 Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

'Shujaa' Contemporary African Tribal portrait of a woman wearing a head dress
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shujaa' by Ignacio Trelis, is a contemporary portrait painting of a African Tribal woman wearing a ceremonial headdress. Reds, browns and black's create a moody, atmospheric work. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Pink Label" (2024) By Nicolas Martin, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Pink Label" (2024) by Nicolas Martin is an original handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a woman wearing a hoodie walking on an abstracted pink and grey background. Nicolas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bulls Eye, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1909 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 26.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right PRICE ON REQUEST- The Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover, December 10, 1909
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Early 1900s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"See the Last Village of Words" Oil painting 40" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"See the Last Village of Words" Oil painting 40" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil on linen ABOUT THE ARTIST: Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Portrait #52. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just works of art; they embody a tangible testimony of the deep need for social inclusion at a national level. In an Italy undergoing co...
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2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Portrait Of George Farington, East India Company, 18th Century
By Arthur Devis
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of George Farington, East India Company, 18th Century attributed to Arthur DEVIS (1712-1787) One of a matching pair - the other is belie...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Under Your Skin
By Nigel Cox
Located in Belfast, GB
Under Your Skin, 2019 Signed Oil on Linen 24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm "Nigel Cox's sparse scenes pit realistic figures against vague or turbulent backdrops. The solitude exhibited in thes...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.r. 14 x 11 inches, canvas size 14.5 x 11.5 inches in distressed gold leaf frame This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kazuya Ushioda "The Sound Of Prayer" - Oil On Panel Figurative Painting 2021
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda’s The Sound of Prayer (2021) is a striking figurative oil on panel that captures a moment of quiet reflection. Measuring 44.12 x 11.87 x 0.70 inches, this tall and slender composition features a single figure clothed in a white kimono adorned with delicate blue floral motifs and cinched by a vivid red sash. The woman’s eyes are closed, and her hands are gently positioned near her head, suggesting an intimate state of concentration or contemplation. Painted in oil on a carefully prepared panel, this original, handmade work showcases Ushioda’s meticulous technique, evident in the rendering of subtle skin tones and nuanced folds of fabric. The vertical format accentuates the graceful poise of the figure, drawing the viewer’s gaze downward from her serene expression to the richly detailed kimono patterns. The neutral background highlights the subject’s form, creating a harmonious interplay of color and space. Executed in 2021, The Sound of Prayer stands...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Ovie (King)
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

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Feeling Good -21st Century Portrait Painting of a young guy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Feeling Good Oil on wood panel 122 x 70 cm (Framed 130 x 78 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places w...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Speak For Us Canvas by Wal
Located in New York, NY
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 59 x 51.2 in (150 x 130 cm) Signed by the Artist 2023
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

1960's Modernist Portrait of Woman Monegasque Artist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman by Jonathan ZUTTER (Monegasque, 1928-1998) signed oil on canvas, framed Canvas: 22 x 15 inches Provenance: Private collection, France This modern portrait featur...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

19th Century Oil - The Snuff Box
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant oil painting depicts a figure in a red jacket and wide-brimmed hat, caught in a moment of animated expression while taking snuff from a box. Unsigned. Presented in a par...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a lady
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Burgundy wooden frame 75.5 x 65 x 4 cm
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1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

Woman in profile with fan oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 71x62 cm. Biography of Gumersindo Vila Full Name: Gumersindo Vila Date of Birth: April 14, 1950 Place of Birth: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Nationality: Spanish Artist...
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Early 2000s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simple Times - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Plants, 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 Josue M Pierre ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Walter Shaw Sparrow - 1888 Oil, Donnez Moi Un Sou!
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic study depicting a peasant father and child in a rural landscape. The artist captures the figures in a soft manner with a focus on light, showing influence from Barbizon and pre-Raphaelite contemporaries of the time. At the girl's feet is a small dog symbolising patience and loyalty. Paying close attention to the figures' clothing and faces, the artist displays an expert hand in portraying expression and lifelike details. Titled 'Donnez Moi Un Sou!' translating to 'Give me a penny...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait 476 (Francesca) Pop Art - ITALIAN SCHOOL
Located in Zofingen, AG
As an Antique sculpture, Dario Moschetta creates strength and movement in this artwork. Moreover, experimental technique brings an unique texture to the figure. Hair are waving alon...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of a Young Woman by Emile Eisman-Semenowsky
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emile Eisman-Semenowsky 1857-1911 Polish Portrait of a Young Woman Oil on panel Signed and dated “E. Eisman-Semenowsky, Paris 1882” (lower right) A beautiful young woman exudes r...
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19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of John Hoppner
Located in London, GB
After Sir John Hoppner 1758 - 1810 Self Portrait Oil on canvas Image size: 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (47 x 55 cm) Original gilt Carlotta frame This wonderful painting is after John Ho...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

self portrait with flowers oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Miquel Serrano (1912-1982) - Self-portrait - Oil on canvas Oil measures 92x73 cm. Frameless. Josep Miquel Serrano, of a Santander family, was born in Barcelona in 1912 and die...
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1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Goddess Feels - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Plants, 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 Josue M Pierre ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Life in My Head
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 Authenticity. About Artist Omoyeni Arogunmati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Belle Epoque Romantic Pastel Portrait of a Spanish Beauty, Conchita de Cadiz
Located in Cotignac, FR
Romantic French pastel portrait of a Spanish beauty by Louis Fortuney. The work is signed bottom right, titled to the back board and presented in a fine...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Co-Conspirators", Original Oil painting by Kelly Birkenruth of Young Women
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Co-Conspirators" (2024) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 16 x 12 x 2 inches. This captivating artwork features a double portrait of two young women...
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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Sweetman" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Oil Surrealist Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Sweetman" (2024) is a surrealist portrait of a young man, wearing goggles, tie-shorts and a seemingly impossible harness made of pies. Finely holding two lollipops out to the viewer, his presence is both inquisitive and lighthearted. He stands in a ribbon swirl of taffy, while a cat stares upwards at him with joy. Nadezda is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and concept artist. Her artwork is focused on narratives carefully gathered from the hidden chambers of her imagination as well as live theater-inspired work with actors, dancers, and models. Like a quilt stitched of poetic realities, Nadezda’s mysterious world defies the mundane. With a non-linear creative process flowing between different media, the artist explores various vantage points in her creations. This dynamic approach inspires her mind’s eye to focus on the worlds within and evoke an uninterrupted, creative transmission which is then channeled through her paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, writing and film. SOLO EXHIBITIONS: September 2024 Once There Was, Once There Wasn’t // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA May 2024 Siren’s Heart // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA February 2022 Secret Hallway // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA July 2021 The Great Scale of Little Things // Galleria D’Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, Italy February 2021 A Place To Dream // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA, USA July 2019 Pins & Petals // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA August 2018 Lukomorye // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA, USA February 2018 Nightmares & Lullabies // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA June 2017 Fly-By-Night // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: March 2024 Miradas Femeninas // group exhibition, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain FAIRS: April 2020 Art Market San Francisco // SFADA x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA February 2020 LA Art Show // Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA July 2019 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY October 2018 Moniker Art Fair // Spoke Art, London, UK July 2017 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: June 2024 Portrait Show XII: Myth // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA March, 2024 BAA Teachers Show 2024 // BAA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain January, 2024 AKSK // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA September 2023 Reverie // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA August 2023 Mass // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA October 2023 Bacchus // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA September 2023 Harvest // Modern Eden, San Francisco, March 2023 Secret Longings // Corey Helford Gallery x Beautiful Bizarre, Los Angeles, CA December 2022 Yule // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA November 2022 Halcyon Days // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA October 2022 Danse Macabre // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA September 2022 Totem // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA August 2022 Mighty // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA June 2022 X Annual Portrait Exhibition // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA April 2022 100 Trees // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA October 2021 Lore // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA June 2021 Moleskine Project X // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA June 2021 Portrait Show IX // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA November 2020 Art Collector Starter Kit VII // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA October 2020 Midnight Garden // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA July 2020 The Art of Quarantine // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA May 2020 Unjust Contentment // Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia March 2020 Contemporary Figuration // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO November 2019 Paintguide x Thinkspace Projects // Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA November 2019 Annual Holiday Miniatures Show // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO November 2019 Esprit De Corps // Modern Eden x Haven Gallery, CA and NY June 2019 Moleskine Project VIII // Spoke Art SF, CA June 2019 Muse, SHOH Gallery // Berkley CA June 2019 Small Works, Beinart Gallery // Australia May 2019 Gaia Reborn // Beautiful Bizarre at Museum of Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany March 2019 Femme, Spoke Art + Juxtapoz, NY January 2019 Music Box // Haven Gallery, Northport, NY December 2018 Solstice Blue...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Self-Possession
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

Materials

Fabric, Oil

Contemporary portrait "Oh my God, or a Custom Portrait"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I stopped doing portrait commissions a while ago because it was too nerve-wracking. I used to try to fulfill all the clients' wishes, but over time I realized it brought more stress ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Bulb of Africa 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Bulb of Africa was not just a hairstyle; it was a celebration of African heritage and a testament to the resilience of its people. Passed down through generations, it represented strength, beauty, and the rich tapestry of African traditions. The Bulb showcased the natural texture and volume of African hair, transforming it into an intricate masterpiece of braids, twists, and coils. The Bulb of Africa became a symbol of empowerment, reminding people of their strength, resilience, and the beauty of their shared heritage. It served as a reminder that hair was more than a physical attribute; it was a connection to something greater—a connection to their ancestors, their community, and celebrating the beauty within themselves. Beyond their physical beauty, African women possess an immeasurable inner strength that resonates through "Bulb of Africa." Odunayo masterfully captures this strength, highlighting the resilience and determination that have defined African women throughout history. The women depicted in the artwork emanate confidence, wisdom, and a sense of purpose. Their gaze speaks volumes, embodying the stories of countless African women who have overcome adversity, shattered barriers, and carved out their own paths to success. In "Bulb of Africa," Iyiola Odunayo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Portrait Of Maurice Of Nassau, Prince of Orange, 17th Century
By Michiel Jansz Van Miereveld
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Maurice Of Nassau, Prince of Orange, 17th Century studio of Michiel Jansz Van Mierevelt (1566-1641) 17th Century Portrait of Maurice ...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Les Quatres coins Artist French School READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons
Located in Zofingen, AG
Portrait PS 168 Les Quatres coins du coeur. Closeup - portrait of a woman head ⭐Structural analysis:⭐ Such as Impressionist painting, the subject is firstly a study of light on hu...
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Early 1900s Tonalist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - Oil, Self Portrait with White Head Wrap
Located in Corsham, GB
Artist Self-Portrait. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort). On board.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Resilient Spirit
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. Resi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Petite Marchande de Banane - Orientalist, North African Girl Selling Bananas
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Orientalist painting - The Framed size: 47 inches x 34.5 inches. Magnificent ornate Frame The paint surface looks like the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau Signed lower right. Provenance: Gallery Label with inventory number: Size on label is in centimeters, which indicates the painting came from a United Kingdom art gallery. Subsequently, Robert Funk Fine Art...
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1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Early 17th Century Portrait
Located in London, GB
English School, (circa 1600) Portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke Oil on panel, oval Image size: 29¼ x 23⅞ inches Painted wooden frame Provenance: 176, Collection of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick. The Trustees of the Lord Brooks’ Settlement, (removed from Warwick Castle). Sotheby’s, London, 22nd March 1968, lot 81. Painted onto wooden panel, this portrait shows a dark haired gentleman in profile sporting an open white shirt. On top of this garments is a richly detailed black cloak, decorated with gold thread and lined with a sumptuous crimson lining. With the red silk inside it’s all very expensive and would fall under sumptuary laws – so this is a nobleman of high degree. It’s melancholic air conforms to the contemporary popularity of this very human condition, evident in fashionable poetry and music of the period. In comparison to our own modern prejudices, melancholy was associated with creativity in this period. This portrait appeared in the earliest described list of pictures of Warwick castle dating to 1762. Compiled by collector and antiquary Sir William Musgrave ‘taken from the information of Lord & Lady Warwick’ (Add. MSS, 5726 fol. 3) is described; ‘8. Earl of Essex – an original by Zuccharo – seen in profile with black hair. Holding a black robe across his breast with his right hand.’ As tempting as it is to imagine that this is a portrait of Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl Essex, we might take this with a pinch of salt. Its identification with this romantic and fatal Elizabethan might well have been an attempt to add romance to Warwick Castle’s walls. It doesn’t correspond all that well with Essex’s portraits around 1600 after his return from Cadiz. Notably, this picture was presumably hung not too far away from the castle’s two portraits of Queen Elizabeth I. The first, and undoubtedly the best, being the exquisite coronation portrait that was sold by Lord Brooke in the late 1970s and now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. The second, described as being ‘a copy from the original at Ld Hydes’, has yet to resurface. The portrait eventually ended up being hung in the State Bedroom of Warwick Castle. Archival documents present one other interesting candidate. The Greville family’s earliest inventory of paintings, made in 1630 at their home Brooke House in Holborn, London, describes five portraits of identified figures. All five belonged to the courtier, politician and poet Sir Fulke Greville (1554-1628), 1st Baron Brooke, and were hung in the ‘Gallerie’ of Brooke House behind yellow curtains. One of them was described as being of ‘Lord of Pembrooke’, which is likely to have been William Herbert (1580-1630), 3rd Earl of Pembroke. William was the eldest son of Greville’s best friend’s sister Mary Sidney, and was brought up in the particularly literary and poetically orientated household which his mother had supported. Notably, the 3rd Earl was one of the figures that Shakespeare’s first folio was dedicated to in 1623. The melancholic air to the portrait corresponds to William’s own pretensions as a learned and poetic figure. The richness of the robe in the painting, sporting golden thread and a spotted black fabric, is indicative of wealth beyond that of a simple poet or actor. The portrait’s dating to around the year 1600 might have coincided with William’s father death and his own rise to the Pembroke Earldom. This period of his life too was imbued with personal sadness, as an illicit affair with a Mary Fitton had resulted in a pregnancy and eventual banishment by Elizabeth I to Wilton after a short spell in Fleet Prison. His illegitimate son died shortly after being born. Despite being a close follower of the Earl of Essex, William had side-stepped supporting Devereux in the fatal uprising against the Queen and eventually regained favour at the court of the next monarch James I. His linen shirt is edged with a delicate border of lace and his black cloak is lined on the inside with sumptuous scarlet and richly decorated on the outside with gold braid and a pattern of embroidered black spots. Despite the richness of his clothes, William Herbert has been presented in a dishevelled state of semi-undress, his shirt unlaced far down his chest with the ties lying limply over his hand, indicating that he is in a state of distracted detachment. It has been suggested that the fashion for melancholy was rooted in an increase in self-consciousness and introspective reflection during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. In contemporary literature melancholy was said to be caused by a plenitude of the melancholy humor, one of the four vital humors, which were thought to regulate the functions of the body. An abundance of the melancholia humor was associated with a heightened creativity and intellectual ability and hence melancholy was linked to the notion of genius, as reflected in the work of the Oxford scholar Robert Burton, who in his work ‘The Anatomy of Melancholy’, described the Malcontent as ‘of all others [the]… most witty, [who] causeth many times divine ravishment, and a kind of enthusiamus… which stirreth them up to be excellent Philosophers, Poets and Prophets.’ (R. Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1621 in R. Strong, ‘Elizabethan Malady: Melancholy in Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraits’, Apollo, LXXIX, 1964). Melancholy was viewed as a highly fashionable affliction under Elizabeth I, and her successor James I, and a dejected demeanour was adopted by wealthy young men, often presenting themselves as scholars or despondent lovers, as reflected in the portraiture and literature from this period. Although the sitter in this portrait is, as yet, unidentified, it seems probable that he was a nobleman with literary or artistic ambitions, following in the same vain as such famous figures as the aristocratic poet and dramatist, Edward de Vere...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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In this painting "The Strength of a Woman" Ani Izuchukwu Valentine pays tribute to the unyielding spirit of African women, whose love, care, and passion for motherly obligations shap...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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