"Ellos Tres (Them Three)", Acrylic and Mixed Technique on Plywood
Located in Detroit, MI
Fernando Ramos Prida was born on January 2, 1937 in Mexico City.
1980s Portrait Paintings
Plywood, Acrylic
"Ellos Tres (Them Three)", Acrylic and Mixed Technique on Plywood
Located in Detroit, MI
Fernando Ramos Prida was born on January 2, 1937 in Mexico City.
Plywood, Acrylic
$1,026Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 12.21 in
Hidden Portraits XIX, Acrylic on Canvas, Modern, Framed, 1980s
Located in London, GB
'Hidden Portraits XIX', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
$1,015
H 39.38 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in
La mirada de Joan Ponç - Acrílico sobre lienzo - Sin enmarcar - 100x81cm
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado por la artista en dos ocasiones en la parte inferior En la parte trasera va nuevamente firmado y titulado "la mirada de Joan Ponç" Se presenta sin enmarcar la obra Medidas...
Acrylic
$603Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 12.6 in D 0.56 in
French Neo-Primitive Abstract Portrait Painting, Mixed Media on Panel, 1999
Located in Valencia, VC
An original French abstract figurative portrait executed in mixed media on wood panel in 1999. Signed by the artist and accompanied by the original handwritten certificate of authent...
Wood
Abstract Figural Cubist Painting of Three Figures
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous cubist figural painting with Picasso like faces. Masterfully created, this small painting is a mixed-media on paper in rich tones floating in a stunning hand-carved giltwoo...
Wood, Paper
$24,000
H 48 in W 96 in D 0.75 in
Massive Purvis Young Acrylic Painting on Plywood, Post-Modern, 1980s
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Massive Purvis Young acrylic on scavenged plywood By self-taught Miami-born artist Purvis Young (1943-2010), a very large size painting on scavenged plywood. Purvis Young painted por...
Acrylic, Plywood
$3,800
H 56 in W 60 in
Contemporary Figurative Abstract Portrait Painting of Three Female Figures
By Said Housbane
Located in East Quogue, NY
Brown earth tone contemporary figurative painting of 3 female figures by Moroccan artist Said Housbane. Acrylic on canvas. Canvas size: 56 x 60 inches. Offered unframed & un...
Canvas, Acrylic
$8,000
H 59.06 in W 43.31 in
Untitled Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
Mixed Media
Abstract Acrylic on Wood Painting by Dutch Visual Artist Han Sterk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch visual artist Han Sterk, owner of gallery studio "Han Sterk," is an artist whose creative output consists of both paintings and sculptures, at times figurative but more often a...
Wood, Paint
Oil Painting on Cardboard by Etienne Yver
Located in LYON, FR
Oil painting on cardboard by Etienne Yver. A multi-faceted artist, Étienne YVER has gradually built up a singular work placed under the light of an expressiveness sometimes tinged wi...
Paper
Max Marra Painting Mixed Technique On Canvas Italy 2004
By Max Marra
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Work of the famous Italian painter Max Marra; painting on canvas with mixed media dated 2004, titled "Judges II” 3, on the back of the painting we find a certificate of authenticity,...
Canvas, Wood
People, Mixed Media on Hardboard, 'Set'
Located in Neuss, NW
Fabio COLOMBO “People”. Abstract illustration of a human crowd. Spatula technique combined with acrylic paint and a glossy finish. Set of 2. Ready to hang. Measures: 82 x 41 cm.
Hardwood
Vintage Boho Original Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This intense, vertical oil painting is a striking example of Abstract Expressionism, characterized by thick, vigorous brushwork and a deep, complex color palette dominated by earth t...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$1,392
H 38.98 in W 15.36 in D 0.99 in
Tre Amici - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1995
By Salvatore Travascio
Located in Roma, IT
"Three Friends" is an oil painting on canvas mounted on a wooden frame created by the artist Salvatore Travascio in 1993. This painting is part of a series of works in which the huma...
Oil
Wanshui Zhu Portrait Original Mixed Media "Three People"
By Wanshui Zhu
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three People Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 19.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pain...
Mixed Media
Original Oil on Canvas by Roberto Noboa, Lo de Siempre, 1994
By Roberto Noboa
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on canvas by neo-expressionist Ecuadorian artist Roberto Noboa. Signed, titled and dated en verso by the artist. This artist has always separated himself from what drives his co...
Canvas, Paint
$520
H 13.39 in Dm 13.39 in
Lars Bertle. Oil on canvas mounted on wooden board. Expressive abstract work
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lars Bertle “Natten på ön”. Oil on canvas mounted on wooden board. An expressive abstract work in circular format, where red, black and deep blue colour fields collide in a dramatic...
Canvas, Wood
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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.
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