Patrick Pietropoli captures the opulence of lavish interior spaces, the gritty hustle of metropolitan urban life and the quiet of solitude with equal skill and artistry. Each of his original paintings offers a scene that brings the viewer into an intimate moment. Pietropoli masterfully evokes a mood on the canvas — whether silent serenity, irritable angst or bright optimism — forming an emotional connection between the artist, the viewer and the subject.
Born in Paris in 1953, Pietropoli developed a love for art in his childhood, as he spent hours drawing and made frequent visits to museums with his grandfather. In 1978, he received a master’s degree in ancient history from François-Rabelais University.
After graduating, he worked as a history teacher while using his free time to paint and sculpt. In 1983, he had his first solo exhibition in the Galerie Véro-Dodat in Paris, followed by solo shows at the Galerie Michel Ozenne in Paris and the Galerie 31 in Lille, France.
In 1986, Pietropoli quit his teaching job and devoted himself fully to painting and sculpture. From 1986 to 1989, he worked on a sculpture commissioned by the Mutuality of Pas-de-Calais. He also exhibited his art extensively in Paris and around France.
In 2001, he began to exhibit around the United States — including shows in New York, Miami and Chicago — and across Europe. In 2008, Pietropoli moved to New York City, where he continues to live and work.
On 1stDibs, explore original Patrick Pietropoli’s landscape, interior and abstract paintings.
Socialite
By Patrick Pietropoli
Located in Boston, MA
Patrick Pietropoli was a teacher of political studies for several years before becoming a professional artist. Trained as both a painter and a sculptor, his oil on linen paintings ha...
Copper
Little Soldier IV
By Patrick Pietropoli
Located in Boston, MA
Patrick Pietropoli was a teacher of political studies for several years before becoming a professional artist. Trained as both a painter and a sculptor, his oil on linen paintings ha...
Oil
Checkered Hat
By Patrick Pietropoli
Located in Boston, MA
Patrick Pietropoli was a teacher of political studies for several years before becoming a professional artist. Trained as both a painter and a sculptor, his oil on linen paintings ha...
Oil
$2,528
H 7.09 in W 5.12 in
Senza Titolo 4 Oil Paint on Copper Portrait In Stock
By Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
Located in Utrecht, NL
Senza Titolo 4 Oil Paint on Copper Portrait In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, ...
Copper
Portrait of Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Taunton, GB
Portrait of Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland 1640-1709, half-length wearing a red dress and portrayed within a cartouche. Circa 1680 Oil On...
Oil
Madonna and Child in the Spanish Colonial Taste, Oil on Copper
Located in Genève, GE
Dimension with frame: 35 x 29,7 x 3,3 cm. A finely executed miniature devotional painting depicting the Madonna tenderly embracing the Christ Child. Executed in oil on copper and dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, the composition displays the intimate scale and luminous surface characteristic of copper paintings. The Virgin is shown wearing a deep blue mantle highlighted with delicate gilded details and crowned by a circle of stars, while the Christ Child rests affectionately in her arms. The work reflects the enduring influence of Baroque religious imagery and evokes the devotional paintings produced throughout the Spanish world during the colonial period, while remaining firmly rooted in the broader Continental European tradition. Its small scale, refined execution, and warm devotional character make it an appealing collector's piece. The painting is presented in an impressive carved and ebonized wooden frame that beautifully complements the richness of the composition. A charming example of late 18th-century religious art, combining devotional intimacy, Baroque sensibility, and the luminous qualities unique to oil on copper. madonna and child, virgin mary, christ child, oil on copper, copper painting, religious painting, devotional painting, catholic art, christian art, sacred art, baroque religious art, baroque devotional painting, continental european school, spanish colonial taste, spanish colonial influence, antique religious artwork, ecclesiastical art, crowned madonna, star crown madonna, virgin and child, christian iconography, late 18th century painting, circa 1800, antique oil on copper, miniature painting, devotional icon, old master style, european religious art, framed religious painting...
Copper
German Miniature of Young Lady in a Fancy Hat
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming German miniature painting, created of oil on copper, depicts a young woman wearing a large and lavish hat. With dark, braided hair and blue eyes, the sitter's cheerful ...
Copper
Portrait of Lady Mary Burke, later Wife of Edward Southwell
Located in Taunton, GB
Portrait of Lady Mary Burke, later Wife of Edward Southwell, 2lst Baron, three-quarter length seated, wearing Red Coat and Fur Robes, a Landscape beyond Signed Oil on canvas 55 x ...
Oil
$1,100
H 10 in W 8.25 in
"Sara's Morning" (2025), Female Portrait, Oil Painting on Copper and Canvas
By Lisa Fricker
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Sara's Morning" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up nude portrait of a woman in front of a earth toned , geometrical abstracted background. ...
Copper
$4,435
H 14.18 in W 12.6 in D 1.19 in
Portrait of a Gentleman in Doublet & Ruff c.1595; Elizabethan oil on copper
Located in London, GB
Portrait of an Elizabethan Gentleman in a Black Doublet c.1595 Manner of Hieronimo Custodis (died c.1593) Oil on copper Unsigned This exquisite oil on copper portrait, painted around 430 years ago, is a splendid survival from the Elizabethan era - the golden age in England’s history, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne. It is a time that is sandwiched between two golden ages of English renaissance culture, the reigns of Henry VIII and Charles I. This period produced a style of painting quite unlike that anywhere else in Europe and one that deserves serious assessment. Just a couple of years after our portrait was painted, English painting developed on another course, driven mainly by the artists Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger and Isaac Oliver; they depicted a new mood that was pervading Elizabethan and Jacobean society, which was that of romantic melancholy. Elizabethan painting...
Copper
$9,500
H 39.75 in W 32 in D 2.5 in
“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” Impressionist Edwardian Belle Époque
Located in Yardley, PA
“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” by Joseph Oppenheimer (1876-1966). An exceptional portrait by Oppenheimer of a spirited young woman turned in half-profile. This work exemp...
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 31.5 in W 26.25 in D 1.5 in
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” Pernambuco Brazilian Coast Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” by Ferdinand Piereck (1844-1925) An extremely rare 19th century painting of a Brazilian guitarist by Austrian-Brazilian artist Ferdinand Pier...
Canvas, Oil
$18,021
H 35.83 in W 30.7 in
Portrait of marquise de Flavacourt, mistress of Louis XV of France, 18th c. 1740
By Jean-Marc Nattier
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Hortense-Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, Marquise de Flavacourt (1715-1799) Studio of Jean-Marc Nattier (Paris, 1685 - 1766), no visible signature Mid-18th century French Schoo...
Canvas, Oil
$2,101
H 11.82 in W 19.69 in
CHERUBS - In the Manner of Rubens - Italian Oil on copper painting
By Ettore Frattini
Located in Napoli, IT
Cherubs - Ettore Frattini Italia 2006 - Oil on copper cm.30x50. This delightful oil on copper in Baroque style depicts dancing cherubs, most likely inspired by the allegories with c...
Copper
$18,021
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 1.58 in
The Flagellation of Christ, Old Master, Flemish School, Oil on copper
Located in Knokke, BE
The Flagellation of Christ Old Master Flemish School 17th century Medium: Oil on copper Dimensions: Image size 22 x 17 cm, frame size 39 x 31 cm
Copper
The Page
By Patrick Pietropoli
Located in Boston, MA
Patrick Pietropoli is a contemporary painter artist who represents cityscapes and street scenes along with figural compositions and delicate nudes. He paints the carefully articulate...
Copper