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African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-The Seers Realm
African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-The Seers Realm

African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-The Seers Realm

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-Seers Realm ABOUT THIS PIECE: "Seers Realm (Bethyie - 715)" African American Portraits are what Addison Loves to sh...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl
African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl

African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl ABOUT THIS PIECE: "Double Curl (Cortney + Bethyie- 711)", an African American Portrait that was sho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

Pair of African American Portraits
Pair of African American Portraits

Pair of African American Portraits

By Josef Presser

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Josef Presser (1907-1967) Pair of African American Portraits 9 x 7” each, Gouache on paper (One signed) circa 1945 Frame size: 14 3/4 wide x 16 1/2 tall Price: $950 Description of ...

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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting
Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting

Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting

By Tim Okamura

Located in East Quogue, NY

black history month, African American, portrait, figurative art, figurative painting, black portrait, female portrait, black women, black female, women's history, African American pa...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

African American Sitting Portrait
African American Sitting Portrait

African American Sitting Portrait

By Arnold Blanch

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right. Born in Mantorville, Minnesota, Arnold Blanch was a painter of scenes of social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Portrait of African American Family, Signed, 18x22
Impressionist Portrait of African American Family, Signed, 18x22

Impressionist Portrait of African American Family, Signed, 18x22

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This impressionist painting by Virginia artist Walter Biggs captures a moment of quiet strength and familial connection. A seated man rests outside with his hat in hand, while a youn...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson

Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson

Located in New York, NY

During this time period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created a 1952 oil painting depicting Charleston Wilson at work.

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1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of African American Man Drinking titled "Evening Revelry"
Portrait of African American Man Drinking titled "Evening Revelry"

Portrait of African American Man Drinking titled "Evening Revelry"

By Francis William Edmonds

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This expressive painting by Francis William Edmunds offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century American genre painting, a field in which Edmunds was a recognized master. Known for...

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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors

By Henry Heading

Located in Detroit, MI

Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries.

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

Black Angel - African American Artist
Black Angel - African American Artist

Black Angel - African American Artist

Located in Miami, FL

This powerful and graphically composed image of a black man with white angel wings was painted in a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid o...

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Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Portrait of African American Woman
Portrait of African American Woman

Portrait of African American Woman

By MTH 1

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This striking charcoal portrait captures the essence of an African American woman with a unique black and white afro.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil

By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)

Located in Surfside, FL

Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elemen...

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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist

Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist

Located in Miami, FL

This powerful and graphically composed image of a black man with white angel wings was painted in a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid o...

Category

Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman
Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman

Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman

By Allan Rohan Crite

Located in San Francisco, CA

Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He was born in Ne Jersey but moved at a young age to Massachusetts. He graduated in 1936 from the Sc...

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1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking ...

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1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban) Hand Drawn Lithograph Young Black Female Portrait
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban) Hand Drawn Lithograph Young Black Female Portrait

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban) Hand Drawn Lithograph Young Black Female Portrait

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, printed in light black ink on archival c...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

African American Youth With Water Reflections - Self Reflection
African American Youth With Water Reflections - Self Reflection

African American Youth With Water Reflections - Self Reflection

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

"Self Reflection " In the early 1970's Mitchell Funk was a trailblazer of color photography. In this stunning portrait the photographer merges naturalism and representation with abst...

Category

1970s Conceptual Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art
"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art

"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art

By Innocent Chikezie

Located in Carmel, CA

His acrylic and oil paintings vividly portray African culture, beauty, and lifestyle. Currently residing in Nigeria, Chikezie is a member of art societies such as the Portrait Societ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

St. George — African American artist
St. George — African American artist

St. George — African American artist

By John Tarrell Scott

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

John Tarrell Scott, 'St. George', woodcut, edition 20, 1992. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '18/20' in pencil. A fine, black impression, on off-white, laid Japan paper, with ful...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Portrait of Young African American Man in Yellow Rain Jacket
Portrait of Young African American Man in Yellow Rain Jacket

Portrait of Young African American Man in Yellow Rain Jacket

By MTH 1

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This vivid pastel portrait features a young African American man wearing a bright yellow rain jacket.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Two African American Women Shine in Pink and  Orange on Easter Day Parade
Two African American Women Shine in Pink and  Orange on Easter Day Parade

Two African American Women Shine in Pink and Orange on Easter Day Parade

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Punchy pink and outrageous orange outfits shine as brightly as the subject smiles in this street photograph taken on Fifth Avenues Easter Day Parade. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper

Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper Bold and imaginative pastel drawing of a man in a track suit by an unknown artist (20th Century).

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Black Power Pendant -  Civil Rights Movement - African American
Black Power Pendant -  Civil Rights Movement - African American

Black Power Pendant - Civil Rights Movement - African American

Located in Miami, FL

For those who remember the late 1960s, viewing this painting is as much a work of art as it is a historical document of a transitional moment in American History. At the time, a Bla...

Category

1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil

Side Profile of Young African American Man with Black Hoodie
Side Profile of Young African American Man with Black Hoodie

Side Profile of Young African American Man with Black Hoodie

By MTH 1

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This pastel portrait captures the side profile of a young African American man dressed in a black hoodie.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American
Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American

Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American

By Lois Mailou Jones

Located in Miami, FL

1942 Calendar illustration featuring the First Lady of Haiti (Madame Elie Lescot]) rendered in a precise stipple effect and celebrating African-American women which was titled "Twelv...

Category

1940s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pencil

Portrait of Nude African American Woman
Portrait of Nude African American Woman

Portrait of Nude African American Woman

By MTH 1

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Miguel as Man, New York, NY, 2009

Miguel as Man, New York, NY, 2009

By Kim Reierson

Located in Hudson, NY

The Robin Rice Gallery offers a bevy of styles that Robin has procured with her own signature school of artists. Man, Nude, African American, Figure, Portrait, Sports, Men, Color

Category

Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man

By Genevieve Rogers

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

John Farrar (American, 1928-1972) Signed: John Farrar (Lower, Left) “ Pardner ”, 1943 Titled Above Signature (Lower, Left) Oil on Canvas 26 ⅛” x 32 ⅛” Housed in a 2 ½” period o...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas

Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas

Located in Surfside, FL

Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12 Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter. Born in 1925 in...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait Photography, Black and White Photography, African American Art
Portrait Photography, Black and White Photography, African American Art

Portrait Photography, Black and White Photography, African American Art

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

Portrait Art, Artistic Photography, Black and White Photographs-Inner Strength ABOUT THIS PIECE: This black white photography portrait named "Inner Strength" was part of a portrait...

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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Black and White

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

Utilizing brightly hand colored papers, fabric and textures, Denmark creates compositions that reflect African American heritage and culture. Denmark has had over 60 one-man exhibiti...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Tangerine", Portrait Photography Print, 2017
"Tangerine", Portrait Photography Print, 2017

"Tangerine", Portrait Photography Print, 2017

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

This is a limited edition, hand-signed piece with a certificate of authenticity. African American Portraits are what Addison Loves to shoot.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

Untitled (Man at Desk)
Untitled (Man at Desk)

Untitled (Man at Desk)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Press, Denton, Texas US Embassy, N'Djamena, Chad, Africa, Just a Few Patches Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Portrait of Dr.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Ornetta, Portrait, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Etching Paper, 15x11 by Bai
Ornetta, Portrait, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Etching Paper, 15x11 by Bai

Ornetta, Portrait, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Etching Paper, 15x11 by Bai

By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)

Located in New york, NY

The earthy tones, rich in texture in an acrylic and oil pastel by African American artist Bai is a portrait of an androgenous subject with Modigliani eyes, Ornetta, is an enigmatic p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Split Peanuts

Split Peanuts

Located in Stamford, GB

When he returned to Chicago in 1892, he continued in the same vein but soon turned his back on Society portraiture and instead focussed on portraits of African American children in t...

Category

Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Equis Equitude, Cubist Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth
Equis Equitude, Cubist Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth

Equis Equitude, Cubist Lithograph by Alvin Carl Hollingsworth

By Alvin C. Hollingsworth

Located in Long Island City, NY

Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, American (1928 - 2000) - Equis Equitude, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: PP, Image Size: 9 x 4.5 inches, Frame Size: 18.5 x ...

Category

1980s Cubist Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Big Momma's Still Life #2
Big Momma's Still Life #2

Big Momma's Still Life #2

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Press, Denton, Texas US Embassy, N'Djamena, Chad, Africa, Just a Few Patches Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Portrait of Dr.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

All Out (50% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)
All Out (50% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)

All Out (50% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY)

Located in Kansas City, MO

His paintings depict portraits of African American men and women. In 2001, Powell founded The Light in the Other Room, a collaborative of African American artists.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paste, Paper, Oil Pastel

The Window Sill
The Window Sill

The Window Sill

By Stephen Scott Young

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

This still life by Stephen Scott Young stands out in the artist’s oeuvre in that Young is most known for his luminous portraits of African Americans or native Bahamians.

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)
Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Surrealist Antiquity Theme (Nude Women and Horses)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

After two and a half years of his working at Glass-Craft, the firm fell victim to the Depression and folded. 1931-1942: The Painter Matures To live as cheaply as possible, in about...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Male Model
Male Model

Michael WilsonMale Model

Unavailable|$1,800

Male Model

By Michael Wilson

Located in Waltham, MA

When the painting classes I was teaching went to Zoom, in-studio classes were being cancelled and the George Floyd murder was sparking riots across America. As the woke movement was ...

Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Woman With Black Hair
Young Woman With Black Hair

Young Woman With Black Hair

By Michael Wilson

Located in Waltham, MA

When the painting classes I was teaching went to Zoom, in-studio classes were being cancelled and the George Floyd murder was sparking riots across America. The class was just embark...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Strolling Before the Storm
Strolling Before the Storm

Strolling Before the Storm

By Michael Wilson

Located in Waltham, MA

When the painting classes I was teaching went to Zoom, in-studio classes were being cancelled and the George Floyd murder was sparking riots across America. The class was just embark...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (African American Girls)

Untitled (African American Girls)

By Andrew Turner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Realism Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Weight: 1.4 lbs.

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Jamaica, carbon pencil drawing of an African American female singer

Jamaica, carbon pencil drawing of an African American female singer

Located in Chicago, IL

William Harrison 2013, Jamaica, unframed 29 x 41in., framed 40 x 51 in. William Harrison (b. 1952, Albany, NY) grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and studied art at the University o...

Category

2010s Photorealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

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