$283,934Sale Price|20% Off
Exotic - Scottish 1920's exhibited 'Glasgow Girl' art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
Norah Neilson Gray was a Scottish artist known for her striking portraits and remarkable ability to capture the essence of the sitter.
Oil
$7,446 / item
H 4.73 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Decorative Sculpture Ornament Rose Blossom Solid Block Rose Quartz Hand Carved
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
Rose blossom sculpted entirely by hand starting from a solid block of rare rose quartz. Dimensions: approximately D 12 x H 12 cm. Available in different marbles, onyx and quartzite...
Rose Quartz
Sterling Silver Salt Pepper Shakers Gorham
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
A pair of sterling silver salt and pepper shakers from Gorham Silversmiths, circa early-20th century, America. Classic sterling silver shakers with finial top and footed base. Beauti...
Sterling Silver
$19,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.24 in W 7.48 in
Tête de Femme (Duthuit 21), Le Poème pulvérisé, Henri Matisse
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
Linocut on vélin pur fil Johannot a la forme paper. Inscription: signed in pencil and unnumbered, as issued, from the edition of 50. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Le Poème p...
Linocut
$10,890Sale Price|29% Off
H 10.24 in W 12.6 in D 1.97 in
17th Century by Nicolas van Houbraken Still Life with Mushrooms Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Nicolas Van Houbraken (Messina, Italy, 1668 - Pisa, Italy, 1733) Title: Still life with mushrooms Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 26 x 32 cm - with frame 38.5 x 33.5...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,800
H 8.63 in W 11.38 in D 1 in
19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...
Gold Leaf
$49,800
H 91 in W 85 in D 20 in
Giant 7.6 Ft Golden Citrine Geode Wings – Museum-Grade Pair, Natural Masterpiece
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Bookmatched Giant Citrine Geodes Set as Wings with High-Grade Golden Orange Druzy – Considered the Best X-Large Citrine Wings Worldwide ▫️ Description Giant in size, fabulous in be...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
William Hogarth Chinoiserie Door c. 1750
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A highly decorative rare black Chinoiserie door dating to circa 1750, reclaimed from the London home of the great painter William Hogarth. With its 6 panels to one side and angular ...
Wood, Mahogany
$850
H 7.5 in W 5.5 in D 1.25 in
George Sylvester Viereck, The House of the Vampire, 1907, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: VIERECK, George Sylvester. Title: The House of the Vampire. Publisher: NY: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1907. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHORS FIRST NOVEL. 1 vol., publishe...
Fabric
$165,000
H 3.35 in W 2.76 in D 1.19 in
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Dioptase, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene region, Namibia Measures: 8.5 cm tall x 7 cm wide Dioptase, once believed to be emerald when first encountered, is amongst the mos...
Other
"June Afternoon"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by John Fulton Folinsbee (1892 - 1972). One of the finest painters to embark upon the New Hope Art Colony, John...
Oil, Canvas
$125,000 / set
H 10 in W 21 in D 11 in
Superb Quality 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Three Piece Garniture By Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat, Henri Picard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Rare and Superb Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Three Piece Garniture De Table by Baccarat Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat – Bronze Possibly Cas...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
$58,500
H 28.25 in W 39.5 in D 1.75 in
Ducks in a Pond by Alexander Koester
By Alexander Koester
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Koester 1864-1932 German Ducks in a Pond Signed "A. Koester" (lower right) Oil on canvas Alexander Koester is one of the great animal painters of art history, and this ...
Canvas, Oil
"Hills of Carmel"
By George William Sotter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed Lower Right George W. Sotter (1879-1953) George W. Sotter is remembered for painting the scenic towns, farms, mills a...
Oil, Board
Young Lady Crocheting
By Karl Albert Buehr
Located in Mc Lean, VA
American Impressionist Genre Figure Oil on Canvas Framed in gold leaf frame Excellent condition signed "K.A. Buehr" lower left Exhibited 24th Annual Exhibition, Art Institute...
Oil
Sculpture of Women with Light by Val D'Osne
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
They were exhibited at Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)" Sculpture with lampshade Height: 162 cm (63.77 inch) Sculpture Height: 142 cm (55.90 inch) Diameter:...
Iron
"The Shipyard Winter"
By Frederick R. Wagner
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower left Illustrated "New Hope for American Art" Fred Wagner (1861 - 1940) One of the earliest of the Pennsylvania...
Oil, Canvas
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
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.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.