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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Woman with Hat Blossoms - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman in Blue with Headscarf - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Woman in Pink - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

Madrid Retiro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas - elegant frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Pietro Torrini (Florence, 1851 -1914). The Pope's Chef.
Located in Firenze, IT
Pietro Torrini (Florence, 1851 -1914). The Pope's Chef. Oil on canvas. Size with frame: cm 55 x 51. Size without frame cm 31 x 26.5 Carved and gilded wooden frame. Label present (Ge...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Pot Carrier - Bright Colour Portrait, Women, Texture, Face
Located in London, GB
Nicolle was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia as it was then) and grew up in Africa and then travelled the world for some years before settling in the Uk. “My love of colour stems from my ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Acrylic

"Soyva" Painting 20" x 16" inch by Vladislav Chenchik
Located in Culver City, CA
"Soyva" Painting 20" x 16" inch by Vladislav Chenchik Vladislav Chenchik is a contemporary artist from Ukraine. His artwork combines abstract and realistic styles, with a focus on p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

A Sacred Haloed Greyhound Reminding Us that All Dogs are Angels
Located in Charleston, US
In Valarie Wolf's captivating dog painting of a greyhound, "All Dogs Are Angels ", the sighthound's devoted gaze draws the viewer in, evoking its' angelic presence. While gracing you...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 1700's French/ Dutch Oil Painting on Copper Portrait Man Ruff Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Ruff Collar Dutch/ French artist, 18th century oil painting on copper, unframed copper board : 6.75 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, UK co...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Copper

Giclee laser print female painting Renessance
Located in London, GB
Giclee laser print female painting hand signed original painting is available contemporary masterpiece in best renaissance traditions egg tempera on wood 22x18x3cm original pai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée

Fortitude
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. A di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

As Far As You Can See
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. 'As ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Attraction
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Madrid Centro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas, black and white
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Fellow Feeling
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Now ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

An Artist Grinding Colours, Possibly a Self-Portrait
Located in London, GB
Jan Kupetsky (1667 - 1740) Czech School An artist grinding colours, possibly a self-portrait Oil on canvas Signed, verso : "Joseph Prinzig" Provenance: Private Collection, Hungary ...
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Late 17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The ballet friends
Located in Sempach, LU
This is a continuation of the ballet topic. In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the ethereal grace of ballet. I used oil to capture the delicate interplay of light and sha...
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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Surrealist Pop Portrait of a Woman in a Yellow Face Coin. "Currency #192"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece is one of the latest additions to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024. It is a unique artwork comprising a meticulously crafted female portra...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Metal

16th Century by Bernardino Detti Face of Christ Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Dimensions: 41 x 32 cm without frame - 47 x 55.5 cm with frame Antique box frame made of solid wood and walnut burl. Publications: unpublished The painting by Bernardino Detti (14...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Redhead in Sunlight, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Marion exudes grace and charm with her serene gaze and calm stance. The afternoon sunlight bathes her lush red hair in a soft glow. Soft colors and brushwork im...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Embrace (Nature)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I observed that her beauty comes from embracing herself. Her flexibility to switch from night to day and her open alms of embracing the two seasons. Therefore, embrace yourself like ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Platform - Contemporary Expressive, Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Group of Three 19th Century Framed Painted Silhouettes Framed in black: Male: 6.25x7.75, unframed 5.5x7 Framed in black: Female: 4.75x6.25, unframed 2.x2.75 Gilded frame: Female: ...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

The Black Indian Chief by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen portrait painting on etching paper. ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Cid" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8” x 11” x 2” Surrealism Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. Carnivale’s...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pensive Woman
Located in Clinton Township, MI
A pensive woman is the subject of this portrait in pencil by Michigan artist Doreen Olin Rice. It is framed and wired--ready to hang.
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Late 20th Century Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Badinter by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, politician, vivid background
Located in Paris, FR
Badinter is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wi...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pierrot et Monocole - Impressionist Oil, Portrait by Armand Francois Henrion
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Wonderful signed impressionist oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Armand Francois Henrion. The work depicts a portrait of a mischievous Pierrot - a French clown - wearing white ruffles, a yellow hat and a monocle. The yellow of the hat is contrasted against the grey background. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Unframed: 11"x8.5" This painting is nit currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required Provenance: Private French collection Armand François Joseph Henrion...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Surrealist Mixed Media Portrait, "'Prince' The Guide" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 16” x 2” Surrealist Mixed Media Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Acrylic and Graphite by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite

painting on canvas Flower lady
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina's artworks are at the Vatican Museums collection since 2017 She has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London at BP portrait award exhibition in 2017 a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cotton, Cotton Canvas

Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Badseed" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10” x 11.5” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Vellum by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchas...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Vellum

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Marlowe" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 16” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. The L...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Lily" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 9” x 14” x 1” Surrealism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “T...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Clark" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 8.5” x 11.5” x 2” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. “Gopher...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting, "Iris" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 7” x 10” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Vellum by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase o...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Vellum

In White Sleeve
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. In W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

painting Angie
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included in the Vatican Museums collection since 2017 artist: Anastasia Kurakina acrylic painting on print gliceé canvas limited edition hand s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Giclée, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "William" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 40” x 2” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Bronze by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece up...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Our magnetic fields
Located in Oslo, NO
Our magnetic fields
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Color Pencil, Acrylic

In Love - original abstract figurative water painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova is an enchanting depiction of freedom and serenity, embodied by a female figure gracefully floating in tranquil waters. Painted with warm orange-r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flower Intrigue-original impressionism figurative oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flower Intrigue" by Iryna Yermolova is a mesmerizing abstract floral figurative painting that seamlessly merges the beauty of nature with the grace of the human form. Executed with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Men and a Horse by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative painting on etching...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

Reading - original abstract figurative female form painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Reading a Book" by Irina Yermolova captures the essence of pondering and wonderment through the graceful depiction of a woman laid horizontally in a classic life drawing position, h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Way 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Some...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Blue-Eyed Young Woman Portrait Framed Oval by Swedish Master early 20th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower left “С Wilhemson” possibly leading to Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson (1866 - 1928), was a Swedish painter, draftsman, graphic artist, art educator and professor at the Royal A...
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Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Only Red, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A geisha, adorned in a red dress with a floral pattern, moves gracefully. The composition places her off-center, shifting the oversized parasol to the right for...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figure in Gorgeous Abstracted Landscape by Mystery Artist
Located in Larchmont, NY
Mystery Artist Untitled, c. 20th Century Oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 22 in. Framed: 33 3/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. Signed lower right
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20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Peace and Tranquility 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Abou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Magic Realism Acrylic Portrait, "Stenographer" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 22” x 3” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Custom Framing and Found Objects by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity w...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood Panel

III (Three) Imperfect Imperfections
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Abou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Magic Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting, "Comet" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 18” x 9.5” x 3” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Vellum by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Vellum

Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sketch (or Non-Finito work) done by an unknown Scandinavian professional artist in a semi-modernist manner. A tender scene of family harmony, a daughter sits in her mother’s arms, co...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Self
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia Details: "Self", 2020 Technique: Oil on Wood Image dimensions: 27 x 19.5 in (68.58 x 49.53 cm) Hand signed by artist Excellent condition
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surrealist Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Lloyd" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10” x 12” x 1” Surrealist Acrylic Portrait Painting by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchase or delivery. Mothboy: W...
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2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical por...
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1920s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Portrait After John Constable, Sotheby's Provenance
Located in Larchmont, NY
After John Constable (British, 1776-1837) Portrait of A Man, c. 1800 Oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Framed: 34 x 29 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. Sotheby's Provenance John Constable was bor...
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19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

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.

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