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Art Subject: Portrait
"Antler" Oil Painting

"Antler" Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Joshua Lawyer's (US based) "Antler" is an oil painting that depicts a figure with a white branch appearing as an antler on her head.

Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

Henry Bowles Howard, 12th Earl Of Suffolk And 5th Earl Of Berkshire
Henry Bowles Howard, 12th Earl Of Suffolk And 5th Earl Of Berkshire

Henry Bowles Howard, 12th Earl Of Suffolk And 5th Earl Of Berkshire

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 British Sir Henry Bowles Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk and 5th Earl of Berkshire Oil on canvas Sir Joshua Reynolds is unequivocally considered the most important English portraitist of the 18th century who was instrumental in adapting the Grand Manner style in the portrait genre. In fact, when the Royal Academy was founded in 1768, Reynolds was elected its first President, setting the precedent of quality for which all other portraitists would strive. Reynolds's portrait of Henry Bowles Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk, showcases his genius in the genre and mastery over the medium. Reynolds’s portrait of the Earl expertly invokes classical values with strong lighting, rich colors and expert attention to detail to help underscore the prominence and revered echelon of the sitter. Howard was an esteemed British politician and Knight of the Garter. He served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1771 to 1779, and he played a key role in utilizing mercenaries during the American Revolution and safeguarding Sweden's independence. The portrait employs Reynolds's signature style to render Howard rightfully as a gentleman of distinction. Captured seated in a stately library, the Earl appears learned and austere as he places one hand upon a stack of important documents and looks wistfully into the distance. Reynolds makes these compositional choices decisively, as the seated position gives Howard a weighty appearance of importance and the semi-profile turn captures his countenance at an attractive angle that highlights his strong, masculine features. The work draws on the classical conventions of Greek and Roman art and the Italian Renaissance masters, anchoring the nobleman in a history of refinement. Everything from his strong yet welcoming expression to his pale face enlivened by a rush of blood to the cheeks presents the picture of a strong, vital and powerful leader. As the first president of the Royal Academy in London, Reynolds’s commissions raised the status of an artist in Britain during the Romantic period and also established the portrait as an esteemed high art genre that garnered equal import to the history paintings that reigned supreme in decades prior. Today, Reynolds’s works grace the walls of the most important museums in the world, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery in London, among others. Circa 1770 Canvas: 50 1/2" high x 40 1/4" wide Framed: 61" high x 52 1/2" wide x 3 1/2" deep Provenance: Sir Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk and 5th Earl of Berkshire, 1739-1779 His mother, Lady Mary Howard, née Finch, Lady Andover, d. 1803 Acquired by descent to her daughter, Frances, and her husband Richard Bagot (later Howard) Acquired by descent to their daughter, Mary (1784-1877), and her husband Col. Fulke Greville Upton (later Howard), d. 1846 Acquired by descent to Lieutenant Colonel H.R.G. Howard Sale, Christie's, London, March 24, 1961, no. 29 Julius Weitzner, London and New York Sale, Paris, Musée Galliéra, December 7, 1965, no. 165 Newhouse Galleries, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. F. Howard Walsh, Fort Worth, Texas, 1966 Walsh Family Art Trust Private collection, Oregon M.S. Rau, New Orleans Exhibited: British Institution, London, 1844, no. 130, loaned by the Hon. Fulke Greville Howard. South Kensington, "Second special exhibition of National Portraits," 1867, no. 478, lent by the Hon. Mrs. Greville. Agnew's, London, 1903, no. 17. Literature: Algernon Graves and W. V. Cronin, A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A., vol. 3 (London, 1899), p. 945. David Mannings...

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18th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford & Brian Pitts signed by Jack Mitchell
New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford & Brian Pitts signed by Jack Mitchell

New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford & Brian Pitts signed by Jack Mitchell

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

New York City Ballet dancers John Clifford and Brian Pitts, photographed for 'After Dark' magazine, 1970. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed b...

Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg by Astrid Kjellberg (1877-1965, Swedish)
Portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg by Astrid Kjellberg (1877-1965, Swedish)

Portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg by Astrid Kjellberg (1877-1965, Swedish)

Located in San Francisco, CA

Beautiful portrait of Anna Morell Blix Sjöberg painted by Astrid Kjellberg-Juel, 1899 Oil on masonite 15.5" W x 19.5" H Frame: 18.5" W x 22.75" H ASTRID KJELLBERG-JUEL (1877 - 1965) Kjellberg-Juel studied art for Julius Kronberg...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romance Novel Cover Illustration
Romance Novel Cover Illustration

Romance Novel Cover Illustration

Located in San Francisco, CA

As the writing on the verso suggests, this may have been proposed cover artwork for one of author Danielle Steel's staggering count of 182 novels. Booksellers and publishers routinel...

Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Serenity with Tea-original impressionism portrait painting-contemporary Art
Serenity with Tea-original impressionism portrait painting-contemporary Art

Serenity with Tea-original impressionism portrait painting-contemporary Art

By James Zamora

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Disrupted II

Disrupted II

By Ryan Morse

Located in Denver, CO

Disrupted portrait with redhead

Category

2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man

By Antoine Jean Gros

Located in Paris, IDF

French school from the beginning of the 19th century Three-quarter bust portrait of a man Oil on panel 28 x 21 cm Circa 1820 This portrait of a man, typical of the French school o...

Category

Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a man with a chechia
Portrait of a man with a chechia

Portrait of a man with a chechia

$1,942Sale Price|20% Off

Portrait of a man with a chechia

Located in Genève, GE

Illegible signature Work on canvas

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

David Bowie portrait by Kevin Cummins
David Bowie portrait by Kevin Cummins

David Bowie portrait by Kevin Cummins

By Kevin Cummins

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of David Bowie, wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette, by Kevin Cummins, taken in November 1995 Edition number 5/50, signed and numbered by Kevin Cummins. This David Bowie print...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Embracing Couple on Sailboat , Art Deco Style Romantic
Embracing Couple on Sailboat , Art Deco Style Romantic

Embracing Couple on Sailboat , Art Deco Style Romantic

By John Philip Falter

Located in Miami, FL

Love at sea. A nautical romance is captured as a handsome couple embrace. The big splash of water at the peak moment of drama symbolizes passion and defines Falter's creativity in communicating a romantic narrative. This is a companion piece to a romance story. Most likely done on assignment for a major newsstand magazine. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Magazine Illustration circa 1940 Oil on board Signed lower right h: 28.5 x w: 30 in / h: 72.4 x w: 76.2 cm Morris Weiss collection...

Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing
Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing

Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing

Located in London, GB

FREDERIC JAMES SHIELDS, ARWS (1833-1911) Ellen, A Greek Model Signed and indistinctly inscribed with the name of the sitter on the reverse Chalks on blue/green tinted paper 37 by 28.5 cm., 14 ½ by 11 ¼ in. (frame size 63.5 by 54.5 cm., 25 by 21 ½ in.) Provenance: The Artist’s estate; Private collection. Shields was born in Hartlepool and brought up in extreme poverty with most of his family succumbing to TB. Employed by a commercial engraver he studied at evening classes in London and then in Manchester, where he settled in 1848. He was greatly impressed by the works of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which he saw at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857. The quality of his illustrations for Defoe’s History of the Plague (1862) and Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Paper

Watching and Waiting - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Africa
Watching and Waiting - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Africa

Watching and Waiting - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Africa

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 Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Elmo the Mighty, the great Elmo Lincoln original lobby cartd
Elmo the Mighty, the great Elmo Lincoln original lobby cartd

Elmo the Mighty, the great Elmo Lincoln original lobby cartd

Located in Spokane, WA

ELMO THE MIGHTY, original 1919 lobby card, not signed. Protected in a 16" x 20" acid-free presentation mat suitable for framing. This lobby card is over 100 years old. Original,...

Category

1910s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Bumi
Bumi

Bumi

By Hassan Hajjaj

Located in Saint Louis, MO

With his multimedia portraits, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj thrives in a space between cultures, traditions, mediums, and artistic movements. The subjects of his photography range f...

Category

2010s Portrait Photography

Materials

Wood, Lambda

Bob Dylan in NYC

Bob Dylan in NYC

By Don Hunstein

Located in New York, NY

Don Hunstein image is the photo used for the actual color cover of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album. This iconic image shows Bob & his girlfriend Suze Rotolo walking down a cold an...

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Henry Wyatt (1794-1840) - 1817 Oil, Georgian Gentleman
Henry Wyatt (1794-1840) - 1817 Oil, Georgian Gentleman

Henry Wyatt (1794-1840) - 1817 Oil, Georgian Gentleman

By Henry Wyatt

Located in Corsham, GB

A truly exquisite example of Georgian portraiture, this characterful painting is in remarkable condition, an overall, beautiful, historical object. The painting, by the renowned Henry Wyatt, shows the sitter (S. S. Lloyd Esquire), in a red high backed chair in front of luxurious red velvet drapery...

Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Elizabeth Taylor Portrait, Contemporary Oil on Canvas 52x40
Elizabeth Taylor Portrait, Contemporary Oil on Canvas 52x40

Elizabeth Taylor Portrait, Contemporary Oil on Canvas 52x40

By Staszek Kotowski

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Elizabeth Taylor 2025 Oil on canvas artist signed with initials front and singed on the back 52x40x1.5 inches. Staszek Kotowski studied at Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts from 1979 t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lorna Simpson - Recall - 1998 Serigraph - HAND SIGNED
Lorna Simpson - Recall - 1998 Serigraph - HAND SIGNED

Lorna Simpson - Recall - 1998 Serigraph - HAND SIGNED

By Lorna Simpson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches ( 76.2 x 55.88 cm ) Image Size: 13 x 22 inches ( 33.02 x 55.88 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Hand signed, dated, labeled PP (Prin...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956

Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956

By Elliott Erwitt

Located in New York, NY

Marilyn Monroe, New York City, USA, 1956 1956/2023 Signature stamp, verso Archival pigment print 6 x 6 inches, sheet 3.75 x 5.5 inches, image This work is offered by CLAMP in New...

Category

1950s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting
Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting

Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting

By Alfred Kingsley Lawrence

Located in Hagley, England

This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Alfred Kinglsey Lawrence. Painted in 1919 it is a seated portrait of a young woman with a lush burgundy velvet curtain be...

Category

1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

TOM SAWYER LEMME SEE HIM, HUCK. MY, HE'S PRETTY STIFF
TOM SAWYER LEMME SEE HIM, HUCK. MY, HE'S PRETTY STIFF

TOM SAWYER LEMME SEE HIM, HUCK. MY, HE'S PRETTY STIFF

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Aventura, FL

Collotype in colors on paper. Unsigned. Title and copyright info in typeset lower margin. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Category

1970s American Impressionist Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper

Anna Portrait Contemporary Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant
Anna Portrait Contemporary Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant

Anna Portrait Contemporary Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant

By Billy & Hells

Located in Utrecht, NL

Anna Portrait Contemporary Photography on Dibond with Perspex Front UV Resistant Billy und Hells are two photographers: Anke Linz (Nürnberg, 1965) and Andreas Oettinger (Munich, 196...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

MATERNITY - Lithograph on paper signed Vincenzo Cerino
MATERNITY - Lithograph on paper signed Vincenzo Cerino

MATERNITY - Lithograph on paper signed Vincenzo Cerino

Located in Napoli, IT

Vincenzo Cerino (1931-2014): painter, sculptor, writer closely associated with the Cilento region His works, in public and private collections, are in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, ...

Category

1970s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Lady Diana and Prince Harry - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Lady Diana and Prince Harry - Vintage Photograph - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Lady Diana and Prince Harry is a vintage black and white Photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions. The description on the rear.

Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Algun Dia - figurative painting, landscape painting
Algun Dia - figurative painting, landscape painting

Algun Dia - figurative painting, landscape painting

By Mauricio Vergara

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful surrealist painting by Mauricio comes rolled in a tube and needs to be stretched when received. In his pieces, Mauricio combines his figurative expertise along with su...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene
French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene

French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene

Located in PARIS, FR

Georges DEVY (Active at the end of the 19th century) Oil on canvas 86 cm x 65 cm (96 x 76 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "G. Devy / 1883" Very good condition with a f...

Category

1880s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

CHILD -Italian School - Figurative -  Italy Oil on canvas Painting
CHILD -Italian School - Figurative -  Italy Oil on canvas Painting

CHILD -Italian School - Figurative - Italy Oil on canvas Painting

Located in Napoli, IT

CHILD - Oil on canvas cm.70x50, Tonino Manna, Italy 2002 Frame available on request from our workshop. in this wonderful painting we admire a girl in a white dress who takes care of ...

Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, An Ottowa Chief    Hand-Colored Lithograph
Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, An Ottowa Chief    Hand-Colored Lithograph

Ka-Na-Pi-Ma, An Ottowa Chief Hand-Colored Lithograph

Located in Soquel, CA

KA-NA-PI-MA, AN OTTAWA CHIEF., from History of the Indian the Indian Tribes of North America, ca. 1842, hand-colored lithograph The lithograph by Charles Bird King depicts Ka-na-pi...

Category

1840s Hudson River School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph

In the Calm, Oil Painting
In the Calm, Oil Painting

In the Calm, Oil Painting

By Gary Leonard

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gary Leonard juxtaposes a realistic figure clothed in a floral dress against a dreamy background that hints at a wild garden. The spotlight heightens her reserved gesture and timid expression while giving her skin a soft glow. Shadows on her face, neck, and body create a striking contrast to the lighter tones of the composition. "This work creates an atmosphere of calm, blending the woman's soft countenance and pastel greens of nature. "


About the Artist
Through composition, color, texture and more, Gary Leonard celebrates beauty. His works start with the subject, but then he lets the work evolve into a more complex composition. Oftentimes, he enjoys merging figures with abstract images and varying textures. He hopes that his works will leave the viewer with a sense of warmth and peace. When he's not making art, he enjoys listening to music and learning how to play the piano.


Words that describe this painting: figurative, figure, people, woman, fashion, standing, peaceful, oilpaint, dreamy, vertical, realism, people, realism, oil painting, beige


In the Calm...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady with bun and lace scarf
Lady with bun and lace scarf

Lady with bun and lace scarf

$1,942Sale Price|20% Off

Lady with bun and lace scarf

Located in Genève, GE

Illegible signature Work on canvas

Category

19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Miss N. (Evelyn Nesbit)
Portrait of Miss N. (Evelyn Nesbit)

Portrait of Miss N. (Evelyn Nesbit)

Located in Carmel, CA

Photogravure from Camera Work Issue #1 Great Condition Loose attached by tape - see pictures. Over matted. Was framed upon purchase in 80's

Category

Late 19th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bull, the Dog
Bull, the Dog

Y.m.LoBull, the Dog, 2017

$360Sale Price|40% Off

Bull, the Dog

By Y.m.Lo

Located in East Hampton, NY

Bull dog in a suit Animals dressed up fantasy, surreal Comes ROLLED in a tube Needs framing Artist Y.m.Lo is known for his Wheat Pasted Animals in proper ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary portrait "Вlack Leather Gloves"
Contemporary portrait "Вlack Leather Gloves"

Contemporary portrait "Вlack Leather Gloves"

Located in Zofingen, AG

This is a partial homage to David Hockney's art. In this painting, I explored the interplay of realism and symbolism through the figurative use of acrylic. The central figure, clad i...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic