Gay Portrait
Series of Four Portraits from a New York City Gay Underground Club
By Damien Smith
Located in London, GB
Smith (born 1969). This unique series depicts four characters in a New York City erotic gay bar circa
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,643 Sale Price
40% Off
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in
Groovy 1970s Men's Fashion - Gay Interest - like Domenico Gnoli
By Wilson McLean
Located in Miami, FL
Illustration Star Wilson McLean executes a 1970s male fashion assignment that is situated at the intersection of realism and abstraction. Four male models are depicted with a tight ...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,000
H 19.75 in W 27.75 in
Horse and Carriage Accident - Gay Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing Gay Female illustrator of the Golden Age, Ida Waugh, paints a powerful narrative of a
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
$7,500
H 11.2 in W 7.85 in D 1 in
Tennessee Williams Vintage Mid 20th Century Broadway Theatre Gay Contemporary
By Roddy McDowall 1
Located in New York, NY
Tennessee Williams Vintage Mid 20th Century Broadway Theatre Gay Contemporary
Roddy McDowall
Category
1970s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lightin...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
$4,200
H 43 in W 29 in
Charcoal Portrait of a Lady Profile - Partner of Violet Oakley - Gay Interest
Located in Miami, FL
Academic study in profile of a high bow sitter on gray paper with white highlights.
Signed lower right and dated faintly 1916
Edith Emerson (July 27, 1888 – November 21, 1981) was a...
Category
1910s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$9,000
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in
Portrait of Newton McMahon
By Robert Giard
Located in New York, NY
artist:
Robert Giard is best remembered for his figurative and portrait photography. He received a B.A
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
20th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Young Girl in Green Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
by Paul Fitzgerald (Australian 1922-2017)
signed and dated 1995
oil
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,321 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27 in W 24 in D 1 in
Flowers - Mid 20th Century Watercolour by Arthur Wilson Gay - British Still Life
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Arthur Wilson Gay 1901–1958
Artist and portrait painter of whose early training nothing is as yet
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$1,046 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.62 in Dm 16.62 in
"Cop on Vacation" Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Male Portrait Painting
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
"Cop on Vacation" Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Male Portrait Painting
Robert Loughlin (1949
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$18,000
H 34 in W 40 in D 3 in
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
By Catherine Opie
Located in Surfside, FL
Opie has become known for her photographic portraits of gay communities and American urban landscapes
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
It's A Fine Day
Located in West Hollywood, CA
features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all showing visible signs of
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
No Reason To Cry
Located in West Hollywood, CA
features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all showing visible signs of
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink
Smack My Bitch Up
Located in West Hollywood, CA
AIDS crisis. The series features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Page 207 (Van Dyck Series)
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
have looked like had homosexuality not been vilified.
Notes: Gay, Figures, Art History, Portrait
Color
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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Allen Ginsberg, American Poet and Gay Activist
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of the poet Allen Ginsberg giving a recital of his iconic American work, "Howl" in
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Greta Garbo "Two-Faced Woman" Movie Poster "Go Gay with Garbo!"
Located in New York, NY
"Go Gay with Garbo!". Directed by George Cukor and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Meyer.
Category
1940s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Welsh Miner from 1930s, Welsh Art
Located in Harkstead, GB
Roberts but with a more linear and sculptural style.
John Bromfield Gay Rees (1912-1965)
Welsh miner
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18.5 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
Gilbert Baker (Figurative Portrait Painting of LGBTQ Icon in a Circular Frame)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
series depicting notable figures of the LGBTQ+ movement. Portraits of gay rights advocates, such as
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bayard Rustin (Portrait Painting of LGBTQ Icon with Gold Leaf & Wood Frame)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
+ movement. Portraits of gay rights advocates, such as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician in US
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 13.75 in W 11.75 in D 2 in
Man on Motorcycle
By Robert Giard
Located in New York, NY
artist:
Robert Giard is best remembered for his figurative and portrait photography. He received a B.A
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Gittings (Figuartive Painting of LGBTQ Icon in Gold Triptych Frame)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Their Most Fabulous, a new series depicting notable figures of the LGBTQ+ movement. Portraits of gay
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 20 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
Harvey Milk (Figuartive Painting of LGBTQ Icon Harvey Milk in Rainbow Frame)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Portrait painting of LGBTQ icon, Harvey Milk
Entitled: "Harvey Milk (You Have Got to Give Them Hope
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 41.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
1980s Erotic nude male portrait of artist's lover, Iconic piece from gay history
Located in Harkstead, GB
This incredibly striking portrait, painted in a fiery palette captures an intimate moment between
Category
1980s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 30 in W 17.75 in D 2 in
Storme Delarverie (The Jewel of Stonewall) Figurative Painting of LGBTQ Icon
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
figures of the LGBTQ+ movement. Portraits of gay rights advocates, such as Harvey Milk, the first openly
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 37.25 in W 22.25 in D 2 in
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
By Catherine Opie
Located in Surfside, FL
.
Catherine Opie has become known for her photographic portraits of gay communities and American urban
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
By Catherine Opie
Located in Surfside, FL
Opie has become known for her photographic portraits of gay communities and American urban landscapes
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Handsome Tropical Exotic Male Dancer Square Jaw - Gay Interest
Located in Miami, FL
feathers is depicted in vibrant colors that evokes festive gay interest. Signed lower right.
CATEAU
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 17.25 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
ALAN TURING
By Marlene Dumas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
.
"Great Men" included 16 portraits of famous gay men including Rudolf Nureyev, Oscar Wilde, Tchaikovsky
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Audre Lorde (Gustav Klimt Inspired Figurative Painting of LGBTQ Icon, Framed)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
LGBTQ+ movement. Portraits of gay rights advocates, such as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 41.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.5 in
Portrait of a Thoroughbred Horse, Gay Trip, Equestrian Oil Painting
By W.W. Rouch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Thoroughbred Horse, Gay Trip, Oil Painting
By British artist, W.W.Rouch, 21st
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 22.5 in W 28.5 in D 1 in
Robert Loughlin Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Oil Painting Male Portrait
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Loughlin LGBT Gay Contemporary NYC Brute Oil on Canvas Painting
"Brute, Peyote", Robert
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36.5 in W 30.5 in D 3 in
Robert Loughlin Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Oil Male Portrait "The Smiths"
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Loughlin Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Oil Male Portrait "The Smiths"
The 19 x25 oil on
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Signed Early 20th Century Modernist Male Lovers Gay Erotic Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist nude male landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Category
1930s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 17 in W 20 in D 2 in
Robert Loughlin Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Oil Male Portrait "The 7" Subway
By Robert Loughlin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Loughlin Brute Gay LGBT Contemporary NYC Oil Male Portrait "The 7" Subway
Robert Loughlin
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Pete Farndon, bassist, founding member of band Pretenders by Robert Mapplethorpe
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in New york, NY
, musicians, socialites, film stars, and the gay underground. For his portraits, Mapplethorpe remained
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
« Gypsy Woman » or « Gay Senorita »
By Louis Icart
Located in Paris, FR
Louis ICART
1888-1950
« La Gitane » ou « Gay Senorita »
Original etching made in 1939
Handsigned
Category
1930s Art Deco Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
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Pair of Large Carved Stone Lions on Pedestals, “The Sleeping and The Vigilant”
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderfully detailed interpretation of the famous Canova lions, this pair of large limestone lions on pedestals have been affectionately called The Sleeping and The Vigilant. Both ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Statues
Materials
Stone, Limestone
$18,500 / set
H 49.125 in W 22 in D 55.5 in
Art Deco Colonial Armchairs, 1930s, set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Art Deco Colonial Armchairs, wood, 1930s, set of two.
These two armchairs reflect the bold lines and decorative flair of 1930s Art Deco, infused with a colonial influence. The woode...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Lehigh Leopold, Warren Platner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
$22,200 Sale Price
22% Off
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
19th Century Korean Chest
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Bandaji chest featuring a heavily decorated case with gleaming silver pierced grill work and handles. This rare blanket chest is similar to a Japanese Tansu chest and is...
Category
Antique 19th Century Korean Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain
one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made
with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
"Mowgli in the Jungle", Rare Bronze Art Deco Plaquette w/ Nude Male by Delamarre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This diminutive version of one of Raymond Delamarre's greatest sculptural works -- which depicts Mowgli (Rudyard Kipling's character) walking through the jungle accompanied by two li...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,850
H 4 in W 4.63 in D 0.25 in
Guido Faleschini for Hermés. 20th-century French sideboard with 6 modules.
By Hermès, Guido Faleschini
Located in Palermo, IT
Amazing and very rare 6-module sideboard designed by Guido Faleschini for Hermès in 1971. The only specimen currently on the market with 6 complete elements.
The cabinet has a centr...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Steel
$33,627 / set
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in D 18.12 in
Fine Equestrian Horse Portrait British Oil Painting - Horse standing
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Horse
British School, 20th century
oil painting on panel, unframed
paintings size: 8 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: from a private collection here in Engl...
Category
20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$826 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8 in W 10 in
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
"Judy Garland" Legendary Film and Recording Star. Gay Icon. 20th Century Litho
Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003)
Judy - All Star Variety - Garland at at the Palace
Sight: 15 1/2 x 12 inches...
Category
1970s Performance Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco pe...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel
$4,725 Sale Price
30% Off
H 7.5 in W 4.25 in D 3.42 in
Steinway & Sons, Baby Grand Model O Piano, Fully Refurbished, 1911
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Manhasset, NY
Steinway & Sons, Baby Grand Model L Piano, Refurbished Satin Ebony, 1911, 88 Keys, Serial Number 146562
This exceptional 1911 Steinway piano, Model 146561, has undergone a complete ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Lacquer
"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Diminutive and striking, this Mannerist male nude by Raoul Pène du Bois, the great Broadway designer, depicts a confident figure in the full bloom of youth, with golden hair and blus...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 7 in W 3.07 in D 0.1 in
Danish Oak Dining Chairs in Manner of Henning Kjaernulf - Set of 6 c. 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Round Rock, TX
Set of 6 Danish oak dining chairs in the manner of Henning Kjaernulf with original, wool Olmerdug upholstery in a deep red/maroon tone with stripes of olive green and black. Uphols...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$2,900
H 36.5 in W 18.5 in D 17.5 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Pastel Drawing by Allyn Cox, US Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully executed in warm, roseate colors -- coral, terra cotta, brick and ivory -- this drawing was made by Allyn Cox, probably as a study for one of many murals he was commissio...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.5 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Early Bohemian Enamel Moser large, Bronze Metal Mounted Box and Lid, 1895
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Exceptional vibrant pink floral enamelled basket box and fitted cover with orate bent metal (bronze) fitments with fine detaileled leaf patterns by Moser c 1895. An amazing high qual...
Category
Antique 1890s Czech Arts and Crafts Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$1,349
H 5.5 in W 8 in D 4 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height.
Povey Bro...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Windows
Materials
Stained Glass
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
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Gay Portrait For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate gay portrait for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Art Deco version. If you’re looking for a gay portrait from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right gay portrait for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and orange. A gay portrait from Robert Loughlin, Mitchell Funk, Larry Horowitz, Louis Icart and W.W. Rouch — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small gay portrait measuring 17.72 high and 14 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 30.5 across to better suit those in the market for a large gay portrait.
How Much is a Gay Portrait?
The price for a gay portrait in our collection starts at $895 and tops out at $15,000 with the average selling for $3,700.
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