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Groovy 1970s Men's Fashion - Gay Interest - like Domenico Gnoli
Groovy 1970s Men's Fashion - Gay Interest - like Domenico Gnoli

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 ...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH
Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH

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...

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2010s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Charcoal Portrait of a Lady Profile  - Partner of Violet Oakley - Gay Interest
Charcoal Portrait of a Lady Profile  - Partner of Violet Oakley - Gay Interest

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...

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1910s Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Portrait of Newton McMahon

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

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1980s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

It's A Fine Day
It's A Fine Day

Jon PannierIt's A Fine Day, 2024

$6,000

H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in

It's A Fine Day

Located in West Hollywood, CA

features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all showing visible signs of

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

No Reason To Cry
No Reason To Cry

Jon PannierNo Reason To Cry, 2024

$6,000

H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in

No Reason To Cry

Located in West Hollywood, CA

features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all showing visible signs of

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2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink

Smack My Bitch Up
Smack My Bitch Up

Jon PannierSmack My Bitch Up, 2024

$6,000

H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in

Smack My Bitch Up

Located in West Hollywood, CA

AIDS crisis. The series features portraits of gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming individuals, all

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph

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

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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Page 207 (Van Dyck Series)

Wes HempelPage 207 (Van Dyck Series)

$2,800

H 12.75 in W 9.5 in

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

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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

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Allen Ginsberg, American Poet and Gay Activist
Allen Ginsberg, American Poet and Gay Activist

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

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1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Greta Garbo "Two-Faced Woman" Movie Poster "Go Gay with Garbo!"
Greta Garbo "Two-Faced Woman" Movie Poster "Go Gay with Garbo!"

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.

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1940s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Man on Motorcycle

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

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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph

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

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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph
Curators, Catherine Opie Signed Vintage Photograph

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

ALAN TURING
ALAN TURING

Marlene DumasALAN TURING, 2015

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H 17 in W 13.75 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

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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

« Gypsy Woman » or « Gay Senorita »
« Gypsy Woman » or « Gay Senorita »

« 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

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1930s Art Deco Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

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"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

MB 023 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 023" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 17.5 inches unframed Signed, lower le...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable
19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable

19th century English portrait of a White/grey hunter in a stable

By Charles Towne

Located in Woodbury, CT

English 19th century portrait of a White / Grey hunter in a stable. Charles Towne was born in Wigan in 1763. He was trained as a coach painter, and by the age of 17 was set up in t...

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1820s Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose
Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose

Circa 1800 French Neo-Classical Study of Male Nude Standing Academic Pose

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Male Study French, circa 1800 Neo-Classical School, circle of Jacques Louis David (French 1748-1825) Pencil drawing on paper, unframed drawing: 14 x 8 inches double sided with ...

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Early 19th Century French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

Two male Nudes. Painting.Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

By Celso José Castro Daza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

Summer 8 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series

By Bartosz Kolata

Located in Salzburg, AT

Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)
MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)

MB 085A (Contemporary Life Drawing of Nude Male by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 085A" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 18.5 inches unframed Signed, lower rig...

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2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

MB 806 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Muscular Male Nudes)

MB 806 (Figurative Charcoal Drawing on Paper of Two Muscular Male Nudes)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Figurative nude drawing made with graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed This unique life study drawing of two male nude models was made by Mark...

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2010s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

Yellow Nude. Portrait. Painting Pastel,  pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Yellow Nude. Portrait. Painting Pastel,  pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

Yellow Nude. Portrait. Painting Pastel, pencil, ink on archival paper mounted

By Celso José Castro Daza

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Paper, Pastel, Ink

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat

Located in London, GB

Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...

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1830s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden
"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden

"Standing Model", Male Nude Painting in Blue by Åkerblom, Oil on Canvas, Sweden

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Boldly painted in an expressionist palette that calls to mind the work of Edvard Munch and other Nordic painters who were in the artistic vanguard of the 20th century, this depiction...

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Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Nude Man In Bathing Suit,  Male Nude in Speedo, Gay Art,  Sex appeal
Nude Man In Bathing Suit,  Male Nude in Speedo, Gay Art,  Sex appeal

Nude Man In Bathing Suit, Male Nude in Speedo, Gay Art, Sex appeal

Located in Miami, FL

A handsome and fit young man with an introspective gaze is depicted in a Speedo Bathing suit as he sits against a tropical lake. The work is unframed and in fair to poor condition b...

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1930s Naturalistic Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)
MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

MB 018 (Figurative Life Drawing of Handsome Male Nude by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 018" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches unframed Signed, lower right ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

By Anthony van Dyck

Located in London, GB

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Two Horses in a Landscape - British 19thC equine art oil painting
Portrait of Two Horses in a Landscape - British 19thC equine art oil painting

Portrait of Two Horses in a Landscape - British 19thC equine art oil painting

By George Cole

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely British Victorian oil painting is attributed noted landscape and animal artist George Cole ans ascribed verso. Painted in 1840 it is a superb portrait of two horses, one ...

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1840s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

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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.