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Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful original Chinese Ancestor Portrait with a Chinese married couple great faded colors.
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Chinese Ancestor Portrait
H 77.17 in W 53.55 in D 1.19 in
Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Chinese 'Ancestor Portrait' oil on canvas laid down on board, depicting a seated dignitary. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Chinese Ancestor Portrait
H 33 in W 25 in D 1 in
Antique Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique Chinese ancestor portrait on canvas, Qing dynasty, showing the patriarch and the matriarch
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Antique Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Antique Chinese Ancestor Portrait
H 74.41 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Chinese Ancestor Portrait
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several
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Late 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Silk, Fabric, Paint, Pigment

Chinese Ancestor Portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese ancestor portrait of a Mandarin Dignitary. Antique tempera on paper painting of a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately detailed composition is a late-Qing dynasty ancestor portrait depicting several
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Pair of Large Chinese 19th Century Ancestor Portraits
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of large antique 19th century ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink on paper
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Family Ancestor Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink family ancestor portrait capturing nine honorees seated
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Glass, Walnut, Wood, Paper

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Ink and Pigment on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the mid-19th century and beautifully depicts
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Mid-19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pigment, Ink, Paper

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor Portrait in Navy
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Walnut, Paper

Framed Chinese Ancestor Portrait Depicting a Man in Golden Robes
Located in New York, NY
Chinese ancestor portrait depicting a man in flowing golden robes decorated with medalions
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor Portrait in Navy Dress
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Walnut, Paper

Vintage Asian Fabric & Paper Ancestor Portrait - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage mixed media ancestor portrait - silk fabric/paper/hair and gouache mounted to a silk
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

Materials

Fabric, Silk, Wood

Pair of Framed Chinese Ancestor Portraits, circa 1880s
Located in Chicago, IL
luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the late-19th century and beautifully
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting
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20th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Pigment, Paint, Linen

Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Portrait, Senior Official First Rank, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
invite and reward closer inspection. Ancestor portraits have a long history in China stemming from
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Bamboo, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large Chinese Ancestor Portrait Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Qing Dynasty Chinese Ancestral Portrait, 19th Century, Ancestor officer commemorate portrait and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Fabric

19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P1
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P3
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Large 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portrait, #Ric.P2
Located in Norton, MA
Hand-Painted on silk, Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Silk

Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Framed Ancestor Portraits
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century Pair of Ancestor Portraits of the King & Queen
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Deeply rooted in the belief that ancestors continue to guide and protect their descendants, many
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Pen and Ink Ancestor in Navy Robes Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) Chinese pen and ink ancestor portrait capturing the honoree seated in a red
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass, Walnut

Edith, with a portrait of her ancestor
By Frances F. Denny
Located in New York, NY
deeply rooted history as early settlers of New England. One ancestor, John Howland, was a deckhand aboard
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Latin American Folk Art Family Portrait Colombian Naive Painting, Color Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
Folk art, Naive, Latin American art , Family portrait in the style of a Chinese ancestor portrait
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1970s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

Ancestor Clone #12 - Unique Oval Framed Acrylic Painting. Surreal Naïve Portrait
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Ancestor Clone #12" is a one-of-a-kind artwork from Natasha Lelenco's series URthe1. This piece
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Plywood

Ancestor Clone #11. Small Format Naïve Funny Portrait with Blue Oval Frame
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Ancestor Clone #11" is a unique artwork from Natasha Lelenco's series You Are The One. This Small
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Plywood, Spray Paint

Framed Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Paintings on Silk
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique pair of Qing dynasty ancestor portraits depicting a male and a female. Hand painted on silk
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint

Red Tole Peinte and Decalcomania Chinoiserie Umbrella Stand
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a printed Chinese ancestor portrait.
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20th Century French Chinoiserie Umbrella Stands

Materials

Tôle

Pair of Chinese Patriarch Matriarch Ancestral Portraits
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stately pair of Chinese export ancestor portraits depicting a patriarch and matriarch of high
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Ancestor Clone #13. You Are The One. Unique Oval Framed Acrylic Painting on Wood
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Ancestor Clone #13" is a one-of-a-kind artwork from Natasha Lelenco's series URthe1. This piece
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Plywood

Portrait of a couple
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Baptiste SANTERRE (Magny en Véxins 1651 - Paris 1717) Portrait of a couple Oil on original
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1690s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rooted in History" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
all share with nature. The photographic seedlings of ancestors far removed from their homeland are
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Linen, Thread, Archival Pigment

"Oryza Sativa, Flax Variegated" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
kinship we all share with nature. The photographic seedlings of ancestors far removed from their homeland
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Linen, Thread, Archival Pigment

"Caste or Seed, Variegated White" - contemporary portrait, cyanotype, collage
Located in Atlanta, GA
ancestors far removed from their homeland are placed in dialogue with the ethnobotanical legacy of plants
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Cotton

Young Peruvian Spinner. Portrait of a child. National costume. ArtSgallery
Located in Oslo, NO
this portrait. Her face is natural, young and beautiful. The girl is wearing a thick cloak with a
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a lady in blue dress ”Countess of Peterborough”
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite portrait, with its new attribution to Theodore Russel, is believed to depict Lady
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Tribute to Michelangelo III by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
, this figurative piece is a portrait that visually gives the still image a dynamic dimension. On the
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving

No. 206 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
contrasting mediums like pastels, China ink, charcoal, and acrylics, this figurative piece is a portrait that
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Autoritratto Selfportrait Oil on Canvas Portrait Rome Contemporary In Stock
By Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
Located in Utrecht, NL
Autoritratto Selfportrait Oil on Canvas Portrait Rome Contemporary In Stock Giovanni Tommasi
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"A Layer of Protection, High John, Variegated White" - cyanotype, portrait
Located in Atlanta, GA
ancestors far removed from their homeland are placed in dialogue with the ethnobotanical legacy of plants
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Cotton

"Growth Happens in Two Worlds" - contemporary portrait, photo-based, layered
Located in Atlanta, GA
all share with nature. The photographic seedlings of ancestors far removed from their homeland are
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Tribute to Artists 17 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, blue
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
, charcoal, and acrylics, this figurative piece is a portrait that visually gives the still image a dynamic
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving

Portrait of Senator Bartolomeo Panciatichi by Santi di Tito (1574)
Located in PARIS, FR
intended to constitute galleries of ancestors. One of the characteristics of Santi di Tito's portraits is
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Poplar

Striking 18th Century Portrait of the 12th Earl of Caithness
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in London, GB
) was a Scottish portrait painter and Scotland's first significant portrait painter since the Union to
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

In Love. Girl from the Solomon Islands. Square, portrait, child, painting, acryl
Located in Oslo, NO
beads." said Anna about this portrait painting. "She is looking into the distance and her still very
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Girl from Miao Tribe. Portrait of a child in national dress. China. ArtGallery
Located in Oslo, NO
which the hair is wrapped. But it is not their own hair, but the property of their maternal ancestors
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

FLOWERS Signed Woodcut, Young Woman Portrait, Tropical Floral Dress, Woodgrain
By Otto Neals
Located in Union City, NJ
accents. FLOWERS portrays an exotic portrait of a young black woman posed in profile with long dark wavy
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

ANOTHER DAY Signed Woodcut, Modern Portrait, Black Couple, Brown, Blue, Beige
By Otto Neals
Located in Union City, NJ
colored accents. ANOTHER DAY is a dramatic, contemporary black couple portrait portraying a man and woman
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Jean Racine Portrait: 17th C. Engraving by Edelinck in Perrault's Les Hommes
By Gerard Edelinck
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century portrait engraving of Jean-Baptiste Racine by Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Portrait of a Lady - Roaring twenties art female portrait chalk drawing
By Count Mario Grixoni
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful sanguine chalk drawing portrait of a young woman, by Count Mario Grixoni, dated
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1920s Art Deco Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Vincent de Paul Portrait: 17th C. Engraving by Edelinck in Perrault's Les Hommes
By Gerard Edelinck
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century portrait engraving of Saint Vincent de Paul by Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Helen
Located in Natchez, MS
. She appears as a Victorian portrait of an ancestor.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jimmy Nelson - VI 466 // VI Kazakhs, Mongolia, Photography 2011, Printed After
By Jimmy Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
rely on their clan and herds, believing in pre-Islamic cults of the sky, ancestors, fire and the
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital Pigment

Morenike Afrofuture
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
determination, embodying the resilience of her ancestors while embracing the promise of tomorrow. With each
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Way Love Grows - Paint by Emmett Graham - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
ancestors who are returning to Earth for their annual visit. This belief came from the Aztecs, they
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Qahatika Girl, The North American Indian, Edward S. Curtis, Photogravure, 1907
By Edward Curtis
Located in Phoenix, AZ
of the tribe, the ancestors of Qahatika, went into the barren desert and settled there in separation
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Early 20th Century Academic Portrait Photography

Materials

Photogravure

"Fume" Acrylic on canvas 39" x 39" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
By Tom Barnabi
Located in Culver City, CA
feeling is something that unites a modern person with his ancestors. Tom Barnabi was born in Moscow in
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

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Ancestor Portrait For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ancestor portrait for your home. Each ancestor portrait for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and fabric. There are many kinds of the ancestor portrait you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An ancestor portrait, designed in the Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made ancestor portrait over the years, but those crafted by Christoffer Relander, Frances F. Denny and Katherine Fraser are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Ancestor Portrait?

An ancestor portrait can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,280, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $11,000.