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Portrait Embroidery

'Siamese Cats', Feline Portrait, Embroidery artist, Shorebird Studio, Watercolor
'Siamese Cats', Feline Portrait, Embroidery artist, Shorebird Studio, Watercolor

'Siamese Cats', Feline Portrait, Embroidery artist, Shorebird Studio, Watercolor

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Siamese Cats', Feline Portrait, Embroidery artist, Shorebird Studio, Watercolor Signed lower right, 'Kathryn Molineux' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1995.

Category

1990s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Vivid Summer - Vibrant Pop Portrait Embroidery Textile Art
Vivid Summer - Vibrant Pop Portrait Embroidery Textile Art

Vivid Summer - Vibrant Pop Portrait Embroidery Textile Art

By Nilraya Bundasak

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by contemporary fashion, Nilraya Bundasak’s colorful textile paintings celebrate adornment and individuality through the application of fabric and embroidery to canvases of ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Mixed Media

"Rooted in History" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery
"Rooted in History" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery

"Rooted in History" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery

Located in Atlanta, GA

This archival pigment print on linen with cotton embroidery features hues of yellow, blue and purple. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales, Kehinde Wiley, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Linen, Thread, Archival Pigment

"Oryza Sativa, Flax Variegated" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery
"Oryza Sativa, Flax Variegated" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery

"Oryza Sativa, Flax Variegated" - portrait, Black Ancestry, embroidery

Located in Atlanta, GA

This archival pigment print on linen with embroidery and gold paper collage featuring hues of brown, yellow and orange. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosale...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Linen, Thread, Archival Pigment

Liberation. Painting with Wool Embroidery, Figurative, 70x80 cm
Liberation. Painting with Wool Embroidery, Figurative, 70x80 cm

Liberation. Painting with Wool Embroidery, Figurative, 70x80 cm

By Olga Radionova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This interior painting from the "In a Word" series is called "Liberation." It illustrates how we become free by releasing old, unnecessary emotions. The girl sings after this transfo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Embroidery Lesson - Gustave de Jonghe (1829-1893)
The Embroidery Lesson - Gustave de Jonghe (1829-1893)

The Embroidery Lesson - Gustave de Jonghe (1829-1893)

Located in Gent, VOV

"The Embroidery Lesson" is a masterful representation of Gustave De Jonghe’s ability to capture the elegance and intimacy of domestic life. Through his sophisticated use of color, me...

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figure of a Beauty, Japan, Edo Period
Figure of a Beauty, Japan, Edo Period

Figure of a Beauty, Japan, Edo Period

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A Japanese embroidery from the Edo Period. “Figure of a Beauty” is a portrait embroidery, silk and gold thread in golds and grays.

Category

18th Century Edo More Art

Materials

Silk

"Fallen", Hand Embroidery and Abstract Threads with Collaged Portrait
"Fallen", Hand Embroidery and Abstract Threads with Collaged Portrait

"Fallen", Hand Embroidery and Abstract Threads with Collaged Portrait

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

All embroidery on the artwork is done by hand, directly onto the original found image.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Inkjet

"Ceremonia" contemporary embroidery on red canvas figurative portrait mushrooms
"Ceremonia" contemporary embroidery on red canvas figurative portrait mushrooms

"Ceremonia" contemporary embroidery on red canvas figurative portrait mushrooms

By Jose Angel Pahuamba

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

Acrylic, spray enamel, and embroidery on canvas are the materials used for this piece that was commissioned to the artist for Positions Artfair Berlin 2023. The artist is originally...

Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Enamel

"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych
"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych

"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "A Self-Portrait Outside" is an original piece by Han Cao and is made from embroidery on a vintage photograph.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Photographic Paper

"The Yarn We Spin", Hand Crafted Portrait of Woman in Embroidery on Linen
"The Yarn We Spin", Hand Crafted Portrait of Woman in Embroidery on Linen

"The Yarn We Spin", Hand Crafted Portrait of Woman in Embroidery on Linen

By Danielle Clough

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Crewel Intentions will debut Clough’s newest collection of textured and saturated portraits referenced from advertisements found in Playboy magazines from the 1970s.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Thread, Linen

Strangers in Blue Veranda - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas
Strangers in Blue Veranda - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas

Strangers in Blue Veranda - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall
Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall

Confident Figure - Original Figurative Abstract Man in Purple Suit on Blue Wall

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to the artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Statement on the Stream - Original Figurative Abstract Woman on Sofa Painting
Statement on the Stream - Original Figurative Abstract Woman on Sofa Painting

Statement on the Stream - Original Figurative Abstract Woman on Sofa Painting

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

One Too Many Morning - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool
One Too Many Morning - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

One Too Many Morning - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Alternate Reality #2 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool
Alternate Reality #2 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

Alternate Reality #2 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Alternate Reality #1 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool
Alternate Reality #1 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

Alternate Reality #1 - Original Figurative Abstract Art Acrylic Paint and Wool

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Drowned Chairs - Original Surrealism Mixed Media Textural Painting on Canvas
Drowned Chairs - Original Surrealism Mixed Media Textural Painting on Canvas

Drowned Chairs - Original Surrealism Mixed Media Textural Painting on Canvas

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Three Row Boat - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror
Three Row Boat - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

Three Row Boat - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Shape of Face No. 5 - Framed Textural Expressionist Surrealist Figurative Art
Shape of Face No. 5 - Framed Textural Expressionist Surrealist Figurative Art

Shape of Face No. 5 - Framed Textural Expressionist Surrealist Figurative Art

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates brightly colored wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Picture of a Grip - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror
Picture of a Grip - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

Picture of a Grip - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates brightly colored wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Blue Underneath Mondrian - Large Oversized Modern Figurative Living Room Artwork
Blue Underneath Mondrian - Large Oversized Modern Figurative Living Room Artwork

Blue Underneath Mondrian - Large Oversized Modern Figurative Living Room Artwork

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Odd on the Table - Large Original Surrealist Women Textural Painting on Canvas
Odd on the Table - Large Original Surrealist Women Textural Painting on Canvas

Odd on the Table - Large Original Surrealist Women Textural Painting on Canvas

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Seeing Myself - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror
Seeing Myself - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

Seeing Myself - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Afternoon Study - Original Surrealism Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror
Afternoon Study - Original Surrealism Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

Afternoon Study - Original Surrealism Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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Fly away - Photorealistic portrait painting by Mauro Maugliani
Fly away - Photorealistic portrait painting by Mauro Maugliani

Fly away - Photorealistic portrait painting by Mauro Maugliani

Located in PARIS, FR

The girl is also equipped with angel wings, giving the portrait symbolic accents. The embroidery on which the girl is dressed is painted with an impressive precision to the details...

Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sweetheart" Figurative, Portrait, Embroidery on Inkjet Print
"Sweetheart" Figurative, Portrait, Embroidery on Inkjet Print

"Sweetheart" Figurative, Portrait, Embroidery on Inkjet Print

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

All embroidery on the artwork is done by hand, directly onto the original found image.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Inkjet

"U Got This", Portrait, Oil and Thread on Canvas, Embroidery
"U Got This", Portrait, Oil and Thread on Canvas, Embroidery

"U Got This", Portrait, Oil and Thread on Canvas, Embroidery

By Sarah Detweiler

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "U Got This" is an original painting by Sarah Detweiler and is made from oil and embroidery thread on canvas. This piece measures 20.75”h x 16.75”w framed, and is s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Oil

"A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI", Watercolor Woman Portrait in Embroidery
"A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI", Watercolor Woman Portrait in Embroidery

"A KAJUAL DAY IN TAIPEI", Watercolor Woman Portrait in Embroidery

By Danielle Clough

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Danielle’s colorful, delicate embroidery celebrates the joining of the old with the new in a wistful and playful manner that is thoroughly modern in approach, yet nostalgic at heart.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Thread, Watercolor

Half in Love- written embroidery on fabric
Half in Love- written embroidery on fabric

Half in Love- written embroidery on fabric

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

"Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Our love is a quilt of memories - love narrative embroidery on fabric

Our love is a quilt of memories - love narrative embroidery on fabric

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

"Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Tiger Tooth

Tiger Tooth

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Annihilate

Iviva OlenickAnnihilate, 2013

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H 2.25 in W 3.25 in

Annihilate

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Man I would have married

Man I would have married

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Kiss Me

Iviva OlenickKiss Me, 2013

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H 3 in W 3.75 in

Kiss Me

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Don't Ignore

Iviva OlenickDon't Ignore, 2013

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H 2.5 in W 3.25 in

Don't Ignore

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Wet Suitcase
Wet Suitcase

Iqi QororWet Suitcase, 2019

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H 51 in W 39 in

Wet Suitcase

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates brightly colored wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Japanese Hanging Scroll of the Goddess of Mercy, c. 1800
Japanese Hanging Scroll of the Goddess of Mercy, c. 1800

Japanese Hanging Scroll of the Goddess of Mercy, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

Close attention to detail further enhances the beauty of her graceful form, such as the delicate shading of her face and the gilt linework of her robes, suggestive of silk embroidery...

Category

Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Napkin
Napkin

Iviva OlenickNapkin, 2013

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H 7.25 in W 7.25 in

Napkin

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Blue birds - narrative embroidered fabric with bird and love poetry
Blue birds - narrative embroidered fabric with bird and love poetry

Blue birds - narrative embroidered fabric with bird and love poetry

By Iviva Olenick

Located in New York, NY

"Inspired by my Facebook and Instagram feeds, I use embroidery, watercolor, and fabric manipulation to render my own “selfies” and portraits of others.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Mirrorless Dialogue - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror
Mirrorless Dialogue - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

Mirrorless Dialogue - Original Surrealist Mixed Media on Canvas by Iqi Qoror

By Iqi Qoror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Qoror incorporates wool embroidery onto acrylic portraits to add dimension and mystery to this artwork.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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By Kehinde Wiley

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By Junichiro Sekino

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Category

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Materials

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"Preparation of a Seer" -  contemporary portrait - Kehinde Wiley

"Preparation of a Seer" - contemporary portrait - Kehinde Wiley

Located in Atlanta, GA

This listing is for an unframed print. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales, Kehinde Wiley, Tawny Chatmon, Ayana V. Jackson, Omar Victor Diop, Deborah Robe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

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"We Summon You Home, We Owe Them Nothing" - portraiture - Kehinde Wiley

Located in Atlanta, GA

This listing is for an unframed print. Tokie Rome-Taylor is inspired by the works of Harmonia Rosales, Kehinde Wiley, Tawny Chatmon, Ayana V. Jackson, Omar Victor Diop, Deborah Robe...

Category

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Materials

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Portrait Embroidery For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact piece of portrait embroidery you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a modern version. Finding the perfect item from our selection of portrait embroidery may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of portrait embroidery is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown and white. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of portrait embroidery — no matter the origin — is easy, but Iviva Olenick, Iqi Qoror, Sibel Kocabasi, Tracey Emin and (after) Henri Matisse each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in fabric, paint and cord can add an especially memorable touch. A large option in this array of portrait embroidery can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 2 high and 2 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Portrait Embroidery?

A piece of portrait embroidery can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,629, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $173,129.