Skip to main content

John Button Portrait Paintings

American, 1929-1982

John Button was a fine draftsman and drew from life models throughout his career. However, little-known are his sketches of male nudes and studio models from the School of Visual Arts, where Button taught, as well as personal acquaintances. Born in California, Button was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became friends with Fairfield Porter and Frank O’Hara and assumed his part in the New York School of painters and poets. Amidst the frenzy of Abstract Expressionism, Button remained true to his interest in Realism and was most commonly associated with such New York School artists as Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher and Alex Katz, among others.

to
2
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
28
280
81
75
73
3
Artist: John Button
Boy in Army Coat
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Cali...
Category

1970s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Hawaii
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Calif...
Category

1970s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Frank O'Hara and Stevie Rivers
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became friends with Fairfield Porter and Frank O’Hara...
Category

1950s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Related Items
"Female nude" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
By Alexandre Rochat
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 78 x 59 x 3 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Female nude" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
"Female nude" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
$608 Sale Price
85% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
"Untitled" (2014) - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back. This pai...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers stand against against a wall. On the left, a pale woman in a blue leotard with red flowers on the shoulder stands with her arms crossed, looking out at the viewer. The painter fills in her tights with delicate white brushstrokes, lending them an almost iridescent appearance. Her strawberry blond hair is piled on top of her hair according to the fashion of the period. On the right, an African man stands in a vivid orange toga, looking somewhere off to the left. His feet are clad in bright white shoes...
Category

Early 1900s Fauvist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT MALE NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Male Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) gouache paint painting: 16 x 12.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by the widely exhi...
Category

20th Century Modern John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Nude Painting by Andre Belichenko (Russian).
By Andre Belichenko
Located in Uppingham, GB
Nude with Silks by Andre Belichenko ( Russian) Andrei Belichenko was born in 1974 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He is a graduate of the Republican Art Schoo (1990). Andrei studied in t...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Nude Painting by Andre Belichenko (Russian).
Nude Painting by Andre Belichenko (Russian).
$13,666 Sale Price
20% Off
H 32 in W 45 in D 4 in
"Reclining Nude", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Please note: This is a secondary market artwork with one previous owner. Kang Cho's artistic legacy endures through "Reclining Nude," a serene and contemplative handmade original o...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Reclining Nude", Oil Painting
"Reclining Nude", Oil Painting
$3,825 Sale Price
55% Off
H 24 in W 36 in
"Levi Jackson" (2015) By John Tarantola, Nude Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Levi Jackson" (2015) is a realist oil on panel painting that depicts a nude male lying on a bed, looking up seductively at the viewer's point...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dipinto figurativo italiano ritratto di nudo maschile del XIX secolo
By Michele Cammarano
Located in Florence, IT
Sebbene atteggiato in una delle pose convenzionali adottate in Accademia per l’esercitazione della copia dal nudo, il modello anziano qui ritratto è indagato con tale sensibilità ana...
Category

1860s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Light Waves" Oil Painting
By Kirsten Savage
Located in Denver, CO
"Light Waves" by Kirsten Savage is an elegant, original oil painting featuring a nude female model with her hands raised above in a graceful pose. This handmade masterpiece is framed...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Robert Kenneth White "Sanctuary in Feathers" Large Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "SANCTUARY IN FEATHERS" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display HUMANITY AND HARMONY “Sanctuary in Feathers” captures a poignant moment ...
Category

2010s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Maiden - British Newlyn exhib art nude Laura Knight portrait oil painting
By Harold Knight
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning exhibited nude portrait oil painting is by noted British Newlyn School artist Harold Knight. `The Maiden` was painted at Dozmary. The Belgrave Gallery catalogue 1986 suggests the sitter is in fact his wife, Laura Knight the noted artist. The sensuous understanding of the flesh tones and anatomy reveals the qualities that established Knight's reputation as a leading portrait painter after the War. This picture may be dated to c.1916. A really lovely portrait by a much sought after artist. Signed lower left. Provenance. Fifty Years Ago Exhibition, RWS Galleries, June 1965, no. 200. Miles Lamdin Gallery, London. Belgrave Gallery February 1986 which suggests in their catalogue the sitter is Laura Knight. Shades of British Impressionism...
Category

1910s Realist John Button Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Button portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic John Button portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by John Button in paint, canvas, fabric and more. Not every interior allows for large John Button portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Goyo Dominguez, Kelly Birkenruth, and Anne Wolff. John Button portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $7,500 and tops out at $20,000, while the average work can sell for $7,500.

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed