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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
"Face Your Fears" Two side profiles staring into each other, surrounded by color
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Dancer in Green
By Louis Kronberg
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis Kronberg
American, 1872-1965
Dancer in Green
Pastel on board
14 by 21 in, w/ frame 20 ½ by 27 ½ in
Signed lower right
Louis Kronberg, a popular portraitist of the early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"The Two Dummies", surrealist, brown, tan, grey, mixed media, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “The Two Dummies” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 32 x 24 x 1.5 inches wide in browns, tans and greys with red and yellow accents. The wooden neck lever of the ventriloquist suggests that he is in reality the dummy of the young boy; and yet, impossibly, both seem to be the dummies of one another! Regardless, the brightness of the props on the prop table...
Category
2010s Surrealist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Divine Portrait" Black Joy - Woman with a bright smile surrounded by flowers
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Pacific Celebration", contemporary, collage, blue, yellow, red, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Pacific Celebration” is an acrylic painting with collage on canvas 66 x 50 inches in greens, blues, yellows and rose reds. As though at a fantastical wedding, the color...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Shotgun Wedding", portrait, bride, green, white, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Shotgun Wedding” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 56 x 30 x 1.5 inches in greens, whites, flesh tones and yellows. The bride is radiant on her wedding day,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"I Stand Before You" girl with patterned shirt and cow hat looks into distance
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
"Tale of the Two Moons" ethereal portrait of woman in african dress and flowers
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Panel
"Man of the World", contemporary, portrait, acrylic, mixed media, painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Man of the World”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, an imaginary portrait 27.5 x 21 inches, in muted neutral tones highlighted by lemon and golden yellows and chalky reds, is from the artist’s “Mask” series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Shared Visions, Beyond Today" Couple with patterned clothes look towards nature
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board, Watercolor
"Self Portrait Painting", contemporary, portrait, collage, blue, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Self Portrait Painting” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 32 x 27.5 inches in russets and greys with bursts and dispersions of prismatic highlights, chiefly blues, yellows and reds. The artist, with loaded palette and brush, is simultaneously his actual self and the image of himself...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Eating at the Airline Diner", surrealist, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eating at the Airline Diner” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 30 x 30 inches in reds, yellows and blues with green accents. The iconic diner, in Queens, New York, i...
Category
2010s Surrealist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Bubblegum Girl", portrait, collage, pink, green, sassy, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Bubblegum Girl” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 72 x 42 x 1.5 inches in pinks, greens and flesh tones. The bright pink of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Music Makers", Contemporary, Figures, Brown, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2023
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Music Makers” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 30 inches x 40 inches in blues, oranges, pinks, yellows and browns. The image is accomplished in contrasting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Maternidad
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ramon Pichot Soler
Spanish, 1924-1996
Maternidad
Oil on canvas
15 by 18 in, w/ frame 22 by 24 ¾ in
Signed lower left
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Down he Goes V", contemporary, portrait, male, grey, acrylic, collage, painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes V,” an acrylic painting on collage with collage 20 x 16 inches in yellow and red ochres with black and greys, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Down he Goes I", contemporary, portrait, male, grey, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes I,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in greys, greens and earth tones, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White Male Series.” T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Say it Out Loud (Soro Soke)" stylish woman with mouth agape, blooming
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
"Domestic Dispute", contemporary, collage, woman, man, blue, red, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Domestic Dispute”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 48 x 36 x 1.5 inches in blues and flesh tones with red and white accents, depicts a violent moment in a b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Good Catch" oil painting of a fisherwoman in orange waders holding large fish.
By Debbie Miller
Located in Edgartown, MA
A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master painter at a folk art c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Treat for Sasha", contemporary, portrait, green, brown, red, collage, acrylic
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “A Treat for Sasha” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches in oranges, greens, browns and reds. The twirling hands of the pet owner manipulat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Rhapsody, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman poses with an expression of wonder and intrigue. She wears a delicate pink dress adorned with floral patterns. The big white strokes imbue the scene w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait", woman, pastel, pink, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait”, a 43 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas is from the artist’s Socialite series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Ego and the Id", portrait, grey, tan, red, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Id” is an imaginary portrait, acrylic on canvas with collage 15 x 10 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys and tans with red highlights. The painting’s tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Renew...Live...Reflect" Tribal African men wearing graphic clothing, feathers
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
"Down he Goes II", portrait, collage, male, tans, earth tones, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes II,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in tans, whites and earth tones with red and green highlights, is from the artist’s new “Fal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"A Good Scratch", contemporary, collage, blues, portrait, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “A Good Scratch” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches in royal blues, golden yellows and flesh tones. Part of the modernist and post-modern...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Sanctuary Morning", Contemporary Portrait, Green, Collage, Mixed Media Painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Sanctuary Morning” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 63 x 51 x 1.5 inches pervaded by the many different greens of a New England Forest in early spring. Sha...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Old Madman #1", portrait, maroon, grey, blues, pinks, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #1”, an imaginary portrait 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in maroon, grey, blues and pinks, is the inaugural work in the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Masks of a Novelist: An Imaginary Portrait of Tom Wolfe", acrylic, painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Masks of a Novelist: An Imaginary Portrait of Tom Wolfe”, a 42 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas, is not so much a depiction of Tom Wolfe’s appear...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Amy" side profile of a woman with white bathing suit floating up for air
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shooting the Rapids", contemporary, figure, blues, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Shooting the Rapids” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 48.5 x 36 inches in rich blues with auburn and red counterpoints and highlights. The young woman’s mood of contemplative reverie contrasts with the pleased and excited feelings of the helmeted crew. Obviously relieved, they float in their white water raft...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Parisian Lady with Tea
By Francois Gerome
Located in Sheffield, MA
Francois Gerome
French, 1895
Parisian Lady with Tea
Oil on canvas
9 by 12 in, w/ frame 15 by 18 in
Signed lower right
Francois Gerome was born in Budapest in 1895. He attended the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
She's Got Your Number, Mister (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man stands still, his eyes hidden in the shadow of his hat. The lack of a visible gaze adds mystery to the scene. He is a visualization of someone whose voice...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
It's Gonna Be a Long Night (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman glances over her shoulder, her eyes radiating a mysterious gaze. She is out for the night, standing at an overlook of her town, taking in the view...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Crowned in Culture" Young Black Girl adorned with flower crown and silver
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Parisian Lady with Flowers
By Francois Gerome
Located in Sheffield, MA
Francois Gerome
French, 1895
Parisian Lady with Flowers
Oil on canvas
20 by 23 in, w/ frame 25 ½ by 28 ½ in
Signed lower right
Francois Gerome was born in Budapest in 1895. He atte...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ghost in the City - Beach 5, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Hyoungseok Kim paints seven human figures on the beach using pointillism. The larger group poses in a selfie, with the ocean as their backdrop. He emph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Never Give Up, Never Stop" pink acrylic portrait of a man in a white cowboy hat
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lebene" hot pink and coral acrylic portrait of a woman with green and blue skin
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sisi Black and Shine" Acrylic portrait of Black woman with yellow background
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
That Guy Mike, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"That guy Mike looks nothing like him," says artist John McCabe. "His hair isn't quite so aqua. Maybe they are the same height." He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Rose Red" pink acrylic portrait of a woman with afro
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pose for the Camera" orange acrylic portrait of a woman with afro, yellow skin
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bonny Black Girl" acrylic portrait of a girl with blue hair and pink top
Located in Edgartown, MA
In his work, Tetteh condenses the internal sentiments and tensions of his characters and focuses them, using the eyes as the outlet for expression. In this way his subjects become in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Story of a Lover Boy" Acrylic painting of Black man with a white hat
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
"Man Adjusting his Tie", surrealist, green, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Man Adjusting his Tie” is an acrylic painting on canvas 24 x 18 inches in greens and reds with blue and yellow color accents. The disheveled appearance of the man impli...
Category
2010s Surrealist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Circles of Life" African woman wearing blue circle earrings and black robe
By Janice Frame
Located in Edgartown, MA
"As an African-American artist in today’s world, I embody the vast differences found in our collective backgrounds. I view them as cultural assets. We are always self discovering and these self discoveries take us in surprising directions. We must gain strength from what we learn from each other as well as listen to that persistent, ever present, intuitive self. The connection of one’s own rich heritage and person growth will travel into the inevitable and critical connection between African Americans and Africa. These connections are rich and very important. They Exist! My work, I hope, will serve as a creative connection between the African diaspora and western culture. It is this connection that cause my creative forces to react."
Janice Frame...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Resin, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
Donna Isham Female Portrait Abstract Figurative Colorful Face Pink
Located in Nantucket, MA
Titled Josephine and Jaia, this painting evokes strength and confidence. "Isham's work becomes a catalogue of the human experience that exists outside of any time, space or cultural ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Donna Isham Gold Portrait Face Female Bright Colors Abstract Figurative Blue
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pheobe is part of a series of abstract portraits Donna Isham created in 2022. Bold brush strokes and the use of brilliant colors form into confident and strong female images.
Category
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Bantu Knot" back view portrait of woman wearing earrings and gold shirt
By Affen Segun
Located in Edgartown, MA
Affen Segun was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. A native of Bayelsa State, he discovered his love for art at a young age, and later got enrolled in a roadside art shop to start to ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
"Eclipse Chaser", contemporary, figure, landscape, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Eclipse Chaser”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 44 x 24 inches, depicts the inner human experience of a total solar eclipse. Deep solar orange counterpoint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Down he Goes III", contemporary, portrait, male, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes III,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in silver greys and yellows, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White Male Series.” The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Donna Isham Female Face Portrait Colorful Abstract Woman Frontal Gaze Figure Red
Located in Nantucket, MA
Strong and deliberate brush strokes. A tender moment captured in bold colors.
“I am fascinated by a strong sense of color, balance, form and harmony. Some are characterized by dens...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Ink, Acrylic
Donna Isham Portrait Female Abstract Figurative Modern Face Gray Red
Located in Nantucket, MA
Blurred is the title of this painting. A softer pallet of grays with touched of red gives a more gentle image of the female than her newer works.
Category
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Old Madman 3", portrait, greys, browns, whites, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #3”, an imaginary portrait 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Flute Player", contemporary, portrait, orange, green, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Flute Player” is a contemporary acrylic painting on canvas with collage. The portrait is 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, oranges, greens and browns. The detail and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Young Patriot" Portrait American Folk Figural Oil Painting Contemporary Flag
By Charlotte Andry Gibbs
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Concord Center for Visual Arts in Concord, MA where she was singled ...
Category
2010s Realist Massachusetts - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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