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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Adam Shaw - "Street Market" - Contemporary Urban Scene Oil Painting 2021
Located in Denver, CO
Adam Shaw's "Street Market" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas created in 2021. This vibrant contemporary artwork measures 20 x 16 inches (50.80 x 40.64 cm) with a depth...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English 19th century figure scene with fisherman helping ladies on to a boat
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding quality Victorian Genre scene of some fishermen helping some high-class ladies on to their small boat. The style is a type of the High-end Victorian Genre scene. Painters like Tissot, Millais, the Pre-Raphaelites, and other genre painters all painted in this high-quality style. The painting is signed and dated lower left and is an oil on canvas, but alas the signature is not obvious enough to know the painter. The history of the painting is that it came from an English private collection of paintings...
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1860s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A. Pona - 20th Century Oil, Woman in Abstract
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a black-painted wooden frame. On canvas.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman original Oil on Wood Panel 19th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Gentleman original Oil on Wood Panel 19th Century Original oil on wood panel of a gentleman. Appears to be German, circa 1830-1850. Artist is unknown. Period frame inc...
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Mid-19th Century Flemish School Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Bertrand Py (1895-1973) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Garçon à la cravate orange
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed lower right. On canvas laid to board.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

19th century English Jack Russell dog head portrait
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite English 19th-century portrait of a Jack Russell, painted by L. Cato circa 1890, captures the charming essence of one of the most beloved dog breeds. The artist’s atten...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Lady with Elaborate Ruff, dated 1617, oil on canvas, Frans Pourbus
By Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Young Lady in an Elaborate Ruff, dated 1617 Circle of Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569–1622) Presented by Titan Fine Art This exquisite portrait is a particularly splen...
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Comme Avant, As Before" Abstract Colorful Portrait Street Art Pop Art on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the every day, JM Robert strives to create paintings that mimic the fla...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

19th century English Spaniel or Fox Hound dog head portrait
Located in Woodbury, CT
This exquisite English 19th-century portrait of a Spaniel or hound, painted by L. Cato circa 1890, captures the charming essence of one of the most beloved dog breeds. The artist’s a...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Gentleman, William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon of Ardagh, painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman, William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon of Ardagh c.1695-1710 Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) This sumptuous portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, was ...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Faceless portrait of Frida Kahlo with flowers in her hair - "Feminine force"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting features a faceless portrait of Frida Kahlo. Orange and pink flowers decorate her black hair. She wears dangle earrings in fun, playful, and expressive colorways. Blac...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Family Seated on a Bench at the Port
Located in London, GB
'Family Seated on a Bench at the Port', oil on board, by François Diana (circa 1970s). A painting with a very wholesome, homespun theme harks back to a more innocent time. A family i...
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1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi. Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Don't Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas. This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long. Ethelyn Woodlock...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

John Field early 19th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period. John Field (1758-1821) Portrait of a young gentleman Watercolour with bronze touches on plaster 3 x 2½ inches, oval, without the frame 6 x 5 inches with the frame John Field was one of the most famous of silhouette artists. He began his career as an assistant to John Miers...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Bronze

Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Clown with Bouquet - Acrylic and Ink on Cardstock Colorful portrait of a clown holding a bouquet of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat ho...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

Court Portrait Of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl Of Leicester (1532-1588) Elizabethan
Located in Blackwater, GB
Court Portrait Of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl Of Leicester (1532-1588) English School Oil On Panel Large antique portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st ea...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Portrait of a Dutch Girl with Goat - Laren School 19thC pastoral oil painting
Located in London, GB
This beautiful 19th century Dutch oil painting is by noted artist Willem or more often Willy Martens. Painted circa 1890 it is very much in the style of the Laren School. The Laren S...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Lady on a walk by Sean Durkin, woman, contemporary art, walking
Located in Deddington, GB
original paiting of Lady on a walk by Sean Drukin. Sean uses very toned colours but draws attention to her red scarf and red skirt. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 3...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Large Oil Portrait of a Young Boy in Vintage Clothing Signed & Dated 1928
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Boy signed and dated 1928 (indistinct signature) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 31.5 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 16.5 inches Provenance: Private collection,...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A reflection - Abstract painting in green and yellow tones with textures
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Horizontal abstract painting with figuration, oil on canvas in yellow, green, chrome yellow, magenta and other tones. A magical reflection on our future on this planet. Made with pr...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

Portrait of Lady Sewing in an Interior - Scottish 40s Pointilliste oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Murray Urquhart. He has been described by one of his sons as obsessed with painting, to the exclusion of most oth...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English mid century oil painting Portrait of Dachshund puppy or dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful English mid century portrait of a Dachshund puppy or dog. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flowe...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

English mid century oil painting Portrait of Golden Retriever puppy or dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful English mid century oil painting Portrait of Golden Retriever puppy or dog. Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half o...
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

INTO THE WILD - Impasto Painting - A.I. Woman in Wooden Frame
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Disappearing back into the shadows, she leans into the nature of a new existence, wild and free but still so alone.. In INTO THE WILD, Matthew Dutton creates a new work out of conte...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Plaster, Wood, Ink, Watercolor

1930's French Portrait of Lady Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist artist, circa 1930 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Italian Portrait of Old Fisherman with Pipe Characterful Chap
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elderly Fisherman Italian School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 14 x 12 inches Canvas: 10.5 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: several s...
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Late 19th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Vincenzo De Stefani (Italian painter) - Late 19th century figure painting Woman
Located in Varmo, IT
Vincenzo De Stefani (Verona, 1859 – Venice, 1937) - Portrait of a woman. 61.5 x 37.5 cm without frame, 67 x 43 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on wood, in a wooden frame. - P...
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Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Encounters, Figures and Animals in Abstract Space. Oil paint on canvas
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This painting features a dynamic composition that explores the interconnection between human and animal figures in an abstract space. The shapes appear to emerge and merge with the b...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady, British Portraiture, Mid 19th Century, Beautiful Woman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Woodley-Brown (British, act. 1840-1860, 19th century) Signed: R. W. Brown (Canvas verso) " Portrait of a Lady ", circa 1840s Oil on Canvas 24" x 20" Housed in a 3 1/2" Pe...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Moors Reflection, 19th Century
By Mariano Fortuny Y Marsal
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Moors Reflection, 19th Century by Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838-1874) Large 19th Century Orientalist portrait of a moor looking at his reflection, oil on canvas by Mariano For...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Eurydice, 16th Century Workshop of HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Eurydice, 16th Century Workshop of HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617) Huge 16th Century Dutch/German School depiction of Eurydice, oil on canvas. Large scale full length depiction of Eu...
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16th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait Of A Veiled Lady, 19th Century by Robert Fox (1810-1890)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Veiled Lady, 19th Century by Robert Fox (1810-1890) Large 19th Century English portrait of a lady "Mrs Shipstone", oil on canvas by Robert Fox. Excellent quality and ...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Queen Cleopatra & Attendants In An Architectural Portico, 18th Century
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in Blackwater, GB
Queen Cleopatra & Attendants In An Architectural Portico, 18th Century School of GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI (1690-1765) 18th Century Italian Classical Architectural scene of Queen Cleop...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Italian Large Renaissance Nobleman Portrait
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4069 Italian nobleman oil painting unframed
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1960s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique portrait of a woman, dark sideways female portrait painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Dark and moody atmospheric oil painting on canvas of a woman. A splendid Chiaroscuro sideways female oil painting that has a good balance of light and dark. A woman looks downwards...
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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rising Son -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Expressionism, Boy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"The Rising Son" is a portrait of an innocent black boy with dreadlocks, tenderly grasping a golden key. Rendered with a bold, monochromatic red colour palette. This striking artw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Jenny Lander - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of Phillipa Webb
Located in Corsham, GB
On canvas.
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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of William III Of England, 18th Century circle of SIR GODFREY KNELLER
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of William III Of England, 18th Century circle of SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) Large circa 1700 portrait of King William III on horseback, oil on canvas. Excellent qual...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Women's Fiction I, Expressionist, Figurative, Self-portrait, Girl in Roses
Located in Sungai Petani, Kedah
Women's Fiction I is a figurative painting. This is a self-portrait of mine. I completed making this painting back in year 2021. About the Packaging: Women's Fiction I will be ship...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Women's Fiction II, Expressionist, Figurative, Self-portrait, Dancing Girl
Located in Sungai Petani, Kedah
Women's Fiction II is a figurative painting. This is a self-portrait of mine, I made this back in year 2014. Many people said this looks liked a dancing girl. Well, I move but I do n...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique Italian Female Portrait Oil Painting 1890
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3289 Oil on canvas applied to a board Set in a gilt wood frame.Signed by H.K. Mann Image size 19 H x 15 .Wear on canvas
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Sea lily-optional painting
Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko Title:”Sea lily “ Size 20x29cm/32x42 cm hand signed Framed Olga studies the space of the image inspired by visual subjectivity. His research combines pa...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Portrait Of A Redhaired Girl In Pink, 19th Century George Sheridan KNOWLES
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Redhaired Girl In Pink, 19th Century George Sheridan KNOWLES (1863-1931) Large 19th century portrait of a redhaired girl wearing a pink dress, oil on canvas by George...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th-Century Portrait of French Military Officer in Uniform antique oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French Military Officer in Uniform by David Junes (French 1874-1938) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, the South of France...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1820's French Portrait of a Gentleman Signed & Dated 1824 Oil on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a French Gentleman French School, indistinctly signed dated 1824 inscribed verso oil on canvas, unframed painting: 22 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France c...
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Early 19th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of The Persian Sybil, 17th Century School of GUERCINO (1591-1666)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of The Persian Sybil, 17th Century School of GUERCINO (1591-1666) Large 17th Century Italian Old Master portrait of the Persian Sybil, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Queen Of May, dated 1877 by Valentine Cameron PRINSEP (1838-1904)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Queen Of May, dated 1877 by Valentine Cameron PRINSEP (1838-1904) to $180,000 Large 19th Century English pre-Raphaelite portrait of a young girl as May Queen, oil on canvas by ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Allegory Of Death, 19th Century, European School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Allegory Of Death, 19th Century European School Large 19th Century European School portrait a skeleton warrior depicted as an allegory of Death, oil on canvas. Rare memento mori ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Conversion Of Mary Magdalene, 17th Century Studio Of Il Domenichino
By Domenico Zampieri
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Conversion Of Mary Magdalene, 17th Century Studio Of Il Domenichino (1581-1641) Large 17th century Italian Old Master depiction of the Conversion of Mary Magdalene, oil on canv...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Marie Louise Gonzaga Queen Of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Marie Louise Gonzaga Queen Of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1611-1667), 17th Century circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) Large 17th century portrait of Marie Lou...
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Late 18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century Russian School - Turkish History
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Circassian Guerilla, 19th Century Russian School Large 19th Century Russian School portrait of a Circassian Guerilla, oil on canvas. Remarkable quality and historica...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947)
Located in Blackwater, GB
La Petite Laitière Bretonne, dated 1898 by Maurice GRÜN (1869-1947) Large 19th Century French Breton village girl portrait, oil on canvas by Maurice Grun. Exceptional quality and c...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of William Paget (1505–1563), 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert Henry VIII
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of William Paget (1505–1563), 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert, Court Of King Henry VIII, 17th Century school of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Large 17th Century Tudor...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Boy & Dog, 17th Century Piedmontese School circa 1620
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Boy & Dog, 17th Century Piedmontese School circa 1620 Large early 17th Century Italian Old Master portrait of a boy and his dog, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Mrs Louisa Hartley Tooth (nee Beningfield) Of West Hampstead, dated
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Mrs Louisa Hartley Tooth (nee Beningfield) Of West Hampstead, dated 1897 Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1897, no.422 by John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923) Huge 19th Cen...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Cards Game, 17th Century Dutch School
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Cards Game, 17th Century Dutch School after Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637) Large 17th century Dutch Old Master Interior scene of a game of cards, oil on canvas. Excellent quali...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

David & the Head Of Goliath, 17th Century - GUERCINO (1591-1666)
Located in Blackwater, GB
David & the Head Of Goliath, 17th Century after GUERCINO (1591-1666) Huge 17th Century Italian Old Master of David after defeating Goliath, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and co...
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.

Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.

For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.

Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.

On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.

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