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Item Ships From: Michigan
La Baloneuse Framed Signed Painting
By Emile Wegelin
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Emile Wegelin: Capturing the Essence of Nature.
Painting on Hardboard
Size-Width Size-Height: 32'' x 25''
Signed in Ink
Emile Wegelin (1875-1962) devoted his life to paintin...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Woman on Beach" original oil by Linda Grubb
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Linda Grubb is an American artist who created this captivating oil painting that is beautifully framed in a cherry wood.
It is signed by the artist.
(This woman on the beach could po...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Feminist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Unknown
By Richard Hayley Lever
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Richard Hayley Lever (1876-1958)
Original portrait done on paper and mounted on cardboard. Signed on back of the cardboard by artist.
Lever was born in Australia studied art in bo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Don't Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas.
This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long.
Ethelyn Woodlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Mona Lifta, American Realist Painter, JACKED Mona Lisa, Steroids
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Jackson Wrede (American, Born 1996)
Signed: Jackson Wrede (Lower, Right)
" Mona Lifta ", 2022
Oil on Canvas
20" x 14"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall Size: 26" x 19 3/4"
The painting is in excellent condition.
Jackson Wrede is an award-winning painter whose studio is located in Grand Rapids, MI. Wrede grew up in the suburbs of Chicago before attending the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate studies. He later received his MFA in 2021 from the Kendall College of Art & Design.
After graduating, he decided to stay in Grand Rapids, where he now works as a full-time painter. At 27 years of age, Jackson Wrede has gained recognition as one of the top realist painters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lounging Near Lake Michigan, Portrait of a Woman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Katheryn Leone Wood (American, 1885-1936)
Signed: Wood (Along Canvas Edge)
" Lounging Near Lake Michigan ", circa 1920-1930
Oil on Canvas
20" x 22"
Housed in a 3" Frame
Overall...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Man with a Cigar, Bowtie, Early American Portraiture, Smoking Man
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Man with a Cigar, c. 1840s
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 4 3/8" Frame
Overall Size: 38 1/4" x 33 1/4"
Light craquelure, some in-painting. Please view all pho...
Category
Mid-19th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Lady, Naïve Portrait, Folk Art, Puffy Sleeve, Staten Island
By John Bradley
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Attributed to John Bradley ( - After 1847)
" Portrait of a Lady Wearing Puffy Sleeves Holding a Book ", c. 1830s
Oil on Canvas
36" x 29"
Housed in a 2 1/8" Frame
Overall Size: 3...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan, Golden Age of Hollywood PHOTOGRAPHED W/ PAINTING
By Cathleen Mann
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Cathleen S. Mann (American, 1896 - 1959)
Signed: Cathleen Mann 1941 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan ", 1941
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Period Fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Baseball Player, John J. Haak, Jr. Impressionist Portraiture
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Mathias Alten (German/American, 1871-1938)
Signed: M. Alten 1909 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of John J. Haak, Jr. ", 1909
" Portrait of a Young Baseball ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Girl, American Portraiture, Blue Eyes, White Dress, Excellent
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Presented is a wonderful example of mid-19th-century American Portraiture.
Portrait of a Girl, c. 1850s
Oil on Canvas
27" x 22"
Housed in its original period frame
Spandrel Sit...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, Early American Portraiture, 1830s Portrait of a Man
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John F Francis (American, 1808 - 1886)
" Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1838
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 3 1/2" Frame
Overall Size: 37" x 32"
...
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, Early American Portraiture, Sideburns, Cleft Chin
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Gentlemen, c. 1835
Oil on Canvas
30" x 25"
Housed in a 2 1/2" Frame
Overall Size: 34 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Craquelure throughout, some inpainting. In otherwise good condi...
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s
Oil on Panel
24" x 19.5"
Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4"
In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape, Scottish Portraiture, Portrait, Wealthy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Pairman (Scottish, 1788 - 1843)
Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right)
" Portrait of a Gentleman ", 1820
Oil on Canvas
22 1/4" x 18 5/8"
Housed in a 2 3/4" Husar Frame
Ove...
Category
Early 19th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Among the Flowers, Vintage 1970s Portrait of a Girl in a Beautiful Garden
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Among the Flowers, c. 1970s
Signed: Mcgrath (Lower, Right)
Seated Girl in Garden
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10"
Housed in a 1 1/4" Frame
Overall Size: 10 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Little Sister, Big Sister, c.1970
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Franklin, MI
A wonderful painting in the style clearly identified
with the artist.
Category
1970s American Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait #4 with Varnish Bottle, 1934
Located in Franklin, MI
An early self portrait of the artist signed lower right---Provenance: purchased directly from the artist in 1989
Category
1930s Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self Portrait #26, 1952
Located in Franklin, MI
A wonderful self portrait of the artist holding his paintbrush--beautifully painted and signed lower left---Provenance: purchased directly from the artist in 1994
Category
1950s Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Path, 1911
By Kenneth Hayes Miller
Located in Franklin, MI
This early painting by the artist done in 1911 is illustrated in the monograph by Lloyd Goodrich,
KENNETH HAYES MILLER, figure 3.
Category
1910s Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
To Be Safe
Located in Detroit, MI
To be safe in the world you must first be safe with yourself. This piece represents the energy of the solar plexus chakra, an energy center located in the stomach just below the ribs. Solar plexus energy is that of gut feelings, personal power, and self-regard. The mirror image depicts the egoic self with eyes closed and the higher self smiling knowingly at the ego with eyes open.
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, LED Light, Canvas
Another Knife in My Back
Located in Detroit, MI
Artist self-portrait.
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lost in Her Thoughts, 1890-1892, by Pinckney Marcius-Simons, French Romanticism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Pinckney Marcius-Simons, (American, French, 1867-1909)
Signed: Marcius-Simons, (lower, right)
" Lost in Her Thoughts ", circa 1890-1892
Oil on mahogany panel bearing the stamp on verso of " H. Vieille e. Troisgros Sueei, 55 Rue de Laval...
Category
19th Century Romantic Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lighting Lanterns 1912 Painting, George Sheridan Knowles, British Genre Painting
By George Sheridan Knowles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
George Sheridan Knowles (British, 1863-1931)
Signed: G Sheridan Knowles 1912 (Lower, Left)
" Lighting Lanterns ", 1912
Oil on Canvas
24" x 36"
Housed in a 4" Period Tooled Gold...
Category
Early 19th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Girl in Pink Dress, 1937 Portrait Painting by Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino Artist
By Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1978)
Signed: F Amorsolo 1937 (Lower, Right)
" Girl in Pink Dress ", 1937
Oil on canvas
26 1/8" x 19"
H...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Framed Painted Chinese Silk Screen Portraits - Made in China
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Framed vintage Chinese landscape/portrait paintings on silk paper. All three paintings are in great condition, unframed they measure 6 in x 5 in, with framing the entire piece measur...
Category
20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Silk
"Untitled (Jazz Musician)" Signed Painting on Canvas
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Untitled "Jazz Musician", oil painting on canvas. Piece is signed by artist, or piece of title "Buruic"in bottom right corner. Overall, painting is in g...
Category
20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Viggo Pedersen Portrait "Benedicte Olrik Daughter of Henrik Olrik"
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
“Benedicte Olrik” is the portrait of Benedicte Olrik the 18 year-old daughter of another famous artist, Ole Henrik Benedictus Olrik (1830 – 1890) and future wife ...
Category
1870s Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Labour & Health", After Thomas Barker of Bath Pastoral Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This exceptional painting of a smoking peasant carrying a scythe with his daughter or wife in a rustic setting was created by the rare and difficult technique of reverse glass painting. The original painting that this reverse glass painting is reproducing is by Thomas Barker of Bath...
Category
Early 19th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Oil
Original Watercolor Portrait by Richard Jerzy. Framed and Matted with Signature.
By Richard Jerzy
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Richard Jerzy (1943-2001) was a known artist in the Detroit, Michigan area. His most infamous works are watercolors and oils depicting of people or still-lifes.
This untitled piece,...
Category
Early 20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Marvin Cherney Portrait "Seated Girl" Oil on Canvas
By Marvin Cherney
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Seated Girl" is an oil on canvas portrait of an artist who was cut down in his prime and largely forgotten until recently. Marvin Cherney's paintings are solemn but unsophisticated in his subjects. He deploys a more limited range of greyed colors in order to emotionalize his subject and heighten the mood of their isolation. This painting was one of the thirteen that was exhibited at Garelick's Gallery in Detroit from January 8th through January 21st in 1961. The painting is 34.75 x 22.5 inches unframed.
Marvin Cherney was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1925. He attended the Maryland Institute of Art and the School for Art Studies in New York. After his graduation he began to travel around Europe before returnig to New York.
Cherney won 2 Tiffany Awards and Brooklyn Museum Prize and his work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, The Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Audubon Artists, University of Nebraska, Silvermine Artists Guild, Butler Art Institute, Ringling Museum, Howard University...
Category
1950s Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ingosi" African American Portrait, Abstract Collage, Colors
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
"Ingosi" is an abstracted collage portrait of an artist holding the symbolic tool of his work - his paintbrush. Ordinarily the view of an artwork is as seen by the artist, this rever...
Category
2010s Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stanley Rosenthal Watercolor, Female, Detailed Psychological Portrait
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This is one of Stanley's exquisite watercolors of the women he painted: friends, students, family, colleagues, models surrounded by their specific interest, their line of work, their area of expertise. Only upon close inspection can the detail and introspection of the artist in relation to his subject be appreciated. Stanley's work is of the quality that can be enjoyed and lived with forever. These women may be specific, but they are also every woman, strong women, and the care and tenderness with which he has rendered them comes through with great power.
Stanley Rosenthal...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
William Girard "Portrait of a Woman" Oil Portrait
By WILLIAM GIRARD
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
In "Portrait of a Woman" Girard has captured a beautiful, youthful, long-haired female in a pose with a slightly tilted head. There appears to be a sad look to her eyes, but that might just be a look of youthful disappointment to disappear in a second. Her long straight hair and bangs are held in place by a headband. She appears to be completely self-absorbed without being closed-off to her interior monologue and the decorative element about her head may suggest the nature of those thoughts.
Girard was a Detroit figurative painter and teacher at College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan where he taught for 30 years. Other College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fantastic Rafael Coronel Mixed Media 1961
By Rafael Coronel
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Untitled" is a dramatically placed individual who appears to be withdrawing into herself surrounded by a soft pinkish color. She has a sad look in her non-reflec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Futurist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
ABS, Mixed Media, Board
"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
“Joe Louis” is a breathtakingly beautiful portrait of a man who was the best in his profession yet humble in his demeanor. Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history. He is widely regarded as the first person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German Boxer Max Schmeling in 1938. He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952. The artist, Henry Heading...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Board, Oil
"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
The simple title "Quarantine" belies the complex nature of this work. It is a self-portrait of the artist, Henry Heading, immersed in the tools of his tr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
"Ellos Tres (Them Three)", Acrylic and Mixed Technique on Plywood
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Ellos Tres" translates to "Them Three" and is a clever piece by the Mexican artist Fernando Ramos Prida. Using acrylic and a ...
Category
1980s Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
"Mme de Noirmont", Oil on Canvas Portrait, circa 18th Century
By (circle of) Nicolas de Largillierre
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This painting titled "Mme de Noirmont" is an oil on canvas work from the studio of Nicolas de Largilliere, one of the most prolific and esteemed French portrait p...
Category
18th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
"Muse of Wonder", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Wonder" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Transition", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Transition" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Passion", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Passion" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Confidence", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Confidence" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Mystery", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Mystery" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
Three Figures-Original Oil on Canvas, Signed by Artist
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Original Oil on Canvas. Signed by the artist. Painting measures 16 x 12 inches/25 x 21 inches framed. The image is in Good Condition. The wooden frame is in Good/Fair Condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Muse of Insight", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
2010s Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Deliberation", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Deliberation" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
2010s Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Vitality", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that hearkens a response to their spirit, to find company in their character. This particular piece is the "Muse of Vitality" and is part of a set of nine that are sold separately from one another.
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form (some early icons are encaustic), where hot wax is mixed with pigment and resin, and painted while liquid. Throughout the process, everything is repeatedly fused with fire and sometimes things melt in an unintended direction. Linden’s process involves repeatedly carving parts out and filling them back in, so the works are splayed out in a loose application of hot liquid, then cut back, then washed over with brushes of hot wax again. It’s a combination of chaos and control.
The series draws inspiration from women all over the globe, as originally photographed by Mihaela Noroc for her book The Atlas of Beauty. A portion of the proceeds from these sales will go towards her project.
While internationally influenced, the pieces were painted, scraped, and carved at the artist’s hundred year old Detroit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wood, Encaustic, Oil
Trumpet-Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed by Artist
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas. Image-25 x 20.25 in; with unstretched canvas border-27.25 x 23 in. Signed by Artist. Excellent/Good Condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sistas" Figurative, Portraits, Words, Frontal, Acrylic
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
“Sistas” is a portrait collection of strong, intelligent women who look capable of taking on and managing whatever life has to hand them. That they are visually beautiful is actually beside the point for Henry has managed to capture in paint their inner beauty flowing from their eyes and features. Henry has sensitively revealed each individual’s personality. These are women you want to know and from whom you want to feel their power.
Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do so daily and appreciate my gift and ability. Perfection drives me as I create each piece. It must be unique. It must stand out, and is not complete until that special quality is achieved in my eyes.”
Being able to create is an essential part of my life. It is an extension of my innermost thoughts and imagination. My primary focus of art is realism--using oils and acrylics. Occasionally, I switch mediums and design and build three dimensional pieces. Working mixed mediums, I use various wood, metal and paint, thus allowing me to achieve the visual effects I am looking for. Many of my pieces have been derived from my attraction to Art Deco and Ethnic designs. I am not satisfied until each piece, regardless of the medium or size, has reached the highest possible level of aesthetic quality and craftsmanship I can give it.
I have enjoyed creating art since childhood. While a student at Martin Luther King Jr. high school in Detroit, I created and presented a portrait to then Mayor Coleman A. Young. A scholarship from Center for Creative Studies now the College for Creative Studies afforded me the opportunity to work towards and receive a BA in Fine Arts. Faculty and graduates of CCS include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), and Charles Culver.
Mr. Heading understands the joy found in art and how it affects a young person's heart. He has shared his love for art as a mentor/teacher at the Virgil L. Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan. Students not only grew in their art experience, but also exhibited at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
Winning the 2013 MI Great Artist Competition was an honor for Mr. Heading. He is thankful to Park West Gallery owner Albert Scaglione and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson for the opportunity. Mr. Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries. In addition, he is a book illustrator. His murals create a beautiful focal point and conversation piece on the walls of homes, churches and health care facilities. His art and furniture is enjoyed and treasured by collectors across the United States and Canada. Kohei Suzuki, the former Mayor of Toyota City, Japan has a box designed by Henry. Mr. Heading's work is part of the major TCF Convention Center's permanent collection located in the downtown business district in Detroit, Michigan.
His first attempt at mosaic tile was creating a Tiger sculpture to benefit the Detroit Tigers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
"Figures II" Giclee on Canvas, Signed by Artist (part of set)
By Glenn Payne
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Figures II" Giclee on Canvas by Glenn Payne (can be purchased individually or as part of set for $1,200). Signed by the artist. The piece measures approximately 51.50 x 22 x 2 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Giclée, Canvas
"Jane Fonda" Framed, Original Oil on Canvas-with letter of authenticity
By Howard Behrens
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Jane Fonda" is an Original Oil Painting on Canvas that is signed by the artist. This painting of Jane Fonda is one of the few figurative paintings that Howard Behrens made during hi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Five Ladies and Three Parotts
By Walasse Ting
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Walasse Ting
Acrylic on Paper Paid on Canvas
Canvas Sive 18 x 24
Signed in ink
Category
1980s Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Desmond Tutu", Acrylic on Canvas, Historical Portrait
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This portrait of Desmond Tutu is from the seminal artist Artis Lane and is one of the many exquisite portraits done of historical figures and celebrities she has met and painted duri...
Category
Early 2000s Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Female", Acrylic on Canvas
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This acrylic on canvas from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many model paintings from her long and illustrious career. The subject is a female nude in pose, holding a flo...
Category
1980s Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Eva Gabor" Female Portrait, Golden Colors, Movie Star
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is Eva Gabor...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Baby Jane Holzer" Female Portrait, Golden & Green Colors, Celebrity, Intimate
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
This portrait from the seminal artist Artis Lane is one of the many unique portraits she has painted of notable people she has known in her long and illustrious career. The subject is "Baby Jane" Holzer, a member of Andy Warhol superstars and an art collector and film producer in her own right. She appeared in several Andry Warhol...
Category
1970s Modern Michigan - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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