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Item Ships From: New York City
Seymour Joseph Guy (American, 1824–1910) Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas
By Seymour Joseph Guy
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Joseph Guy (American, 1824–1910) A Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Canvas, Late 19th century, circa 1885.
Signed lower left with monogram: SJ GUY.
Canvas size: 35.5" high ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Couple With Cargo Ships, Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture.
Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance.
Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident.
“Queen Kong...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Bewildered
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original acrylic portrait is framed in a gold vintage frame. Wired and ready to hang, 13" wide x 15"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Frank Judge Oil on Board Painting Titled "Miss St. Louis", circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A bright portrait of a woman in pageant dress before a St. Louis skyline and riverboat.
Category
1940s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage American School Handsome Young Male Model Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist portrait painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed . Framed. Image size, 26L x 32H.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"The Three B's of Music" Beethoven, Bach, & Brahms, An Extremely Rare Painting
Located in New York, NY
"The Three B's of Music" Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms, An Extremely Rare Oil Painting, C. 1880
"A true music lovers dream" - A true work of art.
A very rare and collectible oil on canvas triptych painting depicting portraits of "The Three Bs of Classical Music": Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms - Housed in a fine carved and painted frame in gold gilt and green paint by Frederick Harer, with musical scores underneath each portrait. The paintings appear to be unsigned. The frame is signed on the back "F. W. Harer" and dated 1918.
Each canvas: 17" high x 14" wide
Outside frame: 29" high x 52.5" wide
Provenance: Academy of Music, Philadelphia PA.
Very good condition overall, no damages noted. Paintings are relined, some gold gilt highlights are rubbed in some areas of the frame.
Frederick Harer was an American painter, sculptor and etcher, best known for his skill as a gilder and frame maker. He produced frames for many of the Pennsylvania Impressionist painters, including Edward Redfield and Daniel Garber. Today, having a Harer frame on a Pennsylvania Impressionist painting...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
(American School, C. 1825) An Exceptional Quality Portrait of "Two Sisters"
Located in New York, NY
(American School, C. 1825) An Exceptional Quality Portrait of "Two Sisters", early 19th Century.
Oil on canvas in gilt-wood frame.
This powerful portrait painting depicts two sist...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Jasper Johns Red (original hand signed mixed media painting, numbered HPM 2/2)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in New York, NY
Shepard Fairey
Jasper Johns Red, 2010
Silkscreen and mixed media collage on wood. Hand signed twice - on both the front and the back
23 3/4 × 17 1/2 inches
Frame included
Edition HPM 2/2
This wonderful and culturally significant hand painted multiple on wood board is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Obey Giant Art...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen, Acrylic
Ghost Painting
By Al Diaz
Located in New York, NY
Ghost Painting
2021
mixed media on canvas
21 x 30 inches
Al Diaz is an influential, first generation New York City graffiti artist, who later became a text oriented street artist wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media
Clifton Heights
By William Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Three Figures)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria
Untitled (Three Figures)
2021
Water color on archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches
Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born and based in Costa Rica. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled (green face)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria
Untitled (Green Face)
2021
Water color on archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches
Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Watercolor
Early Mid Century Modern Self Portrait by renowned Abstract Expressionist Signed
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov
Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959
Oil painting on board
Hand signed in paint on the upper recto and dated 1955-9
Frame included: held in original vintage artist's frame
This work was exhibited at the Sager Reeves Gallery in Columbia, Missouri in their Masters Exhibit in December, 2022, and is reproduced as a full page in their exhibition catalogue. A copy of this catalogue accompanies the artwork.
In 2019, the year before Ron Gorchov passed away, Stephen Truax, director of Cheim & Read, his then gallery, passed along details of this extraordinary painting to Gorchov's studio to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne. When shown the work, Gorchov remembered it well, but was amazed that the painting was still in existence after so many years. This historic early self-portrait, done over a period of four years, from 1955-1959, starting when he was only 25 years old reveals Gorchov's distinctive and sophisticated sense of color and form. This is one of the artist's earliest works, and very few works by Gorchov from this era ever appear on the market or are known to remain in existence. It should be in any museum or career retrospective. This work was gifted by the artist to Elthea Rembrandt Peale...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Board
Regal Pursuits
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary patchwork-style abstract portrait is framed in a vintage gold frame with linen trim. Wired and ready to hang, 16 in. wide x 19 in. high
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
East Village
By William Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in New York, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Twins)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria
Untitled (Three Figures)
2021
Water color on archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches
Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born and based in Costa Rica. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Watercolor
El Iris Love Letter: Kim Novak
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
"All We Have" Brigitte Bardot Pop Art Street Poster Décollage Portrait Painting
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous French actress and model Brigitte Bardot in a trio composition. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops w...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
5th Avenue and Broadway
By William Nelson
Located in Greenwich, CT
William Nelson’s latest body of work, titled Pretty, Desirable, Delightful, Dangerous, invites us into a dynamic world of glamour and mystery, rich with symbolism, history, and intri...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Head)
Located in New York, NY
Marc Andre
Untitled (head)
2022
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
24 x 18 inches
Marc Andre meditates on the moments we step out of our comfort zone. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark-making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets”.
Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Untitled (Field)
Located in New York, NY
Marc Andre
Untitled (field)
2022
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Marc Andre meditates on the moments we step out of our comfort zone. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark-making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets”.
Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Cute with the e
Located in New York, NY
Cute with the e
2022
oil pastel, pen, acrylic, and watercolor on paper
6.5 x 4.5 inches
Christina Nicola’s paintings are a direct reflection of herself — a liberated, queer, Black femme. With the erotic and intimacy front and center on her canvases, whether they’re miniature or large, Christina’s work offers a lens into this moment in her life — a moment intentionally focused on reclamation & personal exploration.
In addition to honing in on her practice, she has also carved out spaces for Black and brown femme and non-binary artists to showcase their work with a series of exhibitions, the most recent being Sapphic Summer at Brian Leo Projects. Looking forward, the self-proclaimed “AfroRomantic Lyrical Abstractionist ” plans to publish a memoir in conversation with her paintings, debut her first solo museum exhibition, and continue to co-create curative spaces for artists of color...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil
“Driot dams Les Yeux - Right in the Eyes" Abstract Portrait Street Art on Canvas
By J.M. Robert
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the every day, JM Robert strives to create paintings that mimic the fla...
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled (Blue Figure)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Chavarria
Untitled (Blue Figure)
2021
Water color on archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches / framed 20 x 16 inches
Pia Chavarria is a visual artist born and based in Costa Rica. Her work surrounds the constant representation of the human body through painting and drawing which depict characters in unknown interactions and situations within themselves and each other. Chavarria’s use of vague, hazy color and stains with frantic scribbles and brushwork help to speculate about the characters identities, relationships, sexuality and context.
She has a Licentiate degree in plastic design with an emphasis on pictorial design from the University of Costa Rica. She has had solo and group exhibitions in physical and online spaces like “La Salita” in NYC; “Media home” in Buenos Aires, Argentina; “Nos Vemos” in San Jose, Costa Rica; the “Costarican Museum of Arts”; the “Second Festival of Performance Arts” in Amapala, Honduras; and the 2021 Hoper Prize Grant finalist.
Onview as part of
Seminal / Sentience ‘all form is a face looking at us’ August 15...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Watercolor
Dense
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The painting is about a woman stuck still in time, statuesque and hard looking. The are many layers of strokes to build on the hardness of the figure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Table by the Window
By Edmund Quincy
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamp (on back, on original stretcher): Estate of/ Edmund Quincy/ 1903-1997 ///
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Iris Love Letter: Lizabeth Scott
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
Untitled (Blue Smoke)
Located in New York, NY
Marc Andre
Untitled (blue smoke)
2022
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Marc Andre meditates on the moments we step out of our comfort zone. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark-making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets”.
Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Untitled (Green Face)
Located in New York, NY
Marc Andre
Untitled (green face)
2022
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Marc Andre meditates on the moments we step out of our comfort zone. Infused with neo-expressionist influences and demonstrating a figurative approach akin to the portraits and sculptures of Benin infused with a refreshing wave of energy. By channeling a playful flirtation with mark-making, Andre shows us that childhood creativity is “as pure as it gets”.
Andre was born in Toulouse, France and spent much of his childhood traveling the world and frequenting museums with his mother, primarily visiting exhibitions featuring Pan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Crayon
El Iris Love Letter: Jennifer Jones
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
Angel of Ephemeral Immortality
Located in New York, NY
Ieri Pnoi
Angel of Ephemeral Immortality, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 60 cm
The artwork is currently on view as part of Prosperity Prophecy at the Mykonos Municipal Gallery in Gree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
El Iris Love Letter: Jean Harlow
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Fay Wray
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Jayne Mansfield
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Eleanor Powell
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Carol Lombard
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Ann Miller
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Lauren Bacall
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
El Iris Love Letter: Joan Blondel
By Kadir Lopez
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mixed media on vintage enamel sign.
KADIR LÓPEZ (b. 1972, Las Tunas, Cuba) came to artistic maturity at a time when the image and illusion of the Cuban Revolution were greatly dimin...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Enamel
Silk and Sweat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is heavy in mood but playful, it shows some "imperfections' ' deliberately left behind. The painting considers femininity and power, and the pressure of being put toget...
Category
2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Life Giving Source
Located in New York, NY
Ieri Pnoi
Life Giving Source, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 60 cm
The artwork is currently on view as part of Prosperity Prophecy at the Mykonos Municipal Gallery in Greece.
Dimitr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Alignment 33
Located in New York, NY
Ieri Pnoi
Alignment 33, 2020
Acrylic on canvas
85 x 60 cm
The artwork is currently on view as part of Prosperity Prophecy at the Mykonos Municipal Gallery in Greece.
Dimitra Natsk...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Third Eye Angel
Located in New York, NY
Ieri Pnoi
3rd Eye Angel, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 60 cm
The artwork is currently on view as part of Prosperity Prophecy at the Mykonos Municipal Gallery i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage American School Museum Interior "Studying Anatomy" Humorous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school museum interior oil painting by Nathaniel E. Reich. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed. Image size, 32L x 24H. Housed in a period wood frame.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Denise Jones Adler, Asylum Seekers, 2022, Mixed media, Mystical
Located in Darien, CT
Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media, Linen, Acrylic
"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Davenport start’s out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines collected over the years; plus any other interesting stuff captured on his travels. He then transfers the images to a panel board, layering them on with gel medium, together with strokes, splashes, drips, and splats of paint. Once it's dry, another layer of gel medium is poured on to give it a melting effect. After it drys off again, another layer of paint is added to embellish a few areas and to accentuate or fade out certain aspects. And then, he finally adds a coat of polyurethane for protection and making the colors pop. This unique work is executed on a wood panel board and comes ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso, signed by the artist lower right.
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
From biology student to owning and running a creative agency in London to a career as a fine artist, life has taken Jon Davenport on a rewarding and unconventional journey. Despite his scientific beginnings, he’s always had a strong artistic streak weaving its way through his different career paths. Growing up in Ipswich, UK, Jon was always an avid drawer, and could often be found with a pencil and paper in hand. With the arrival of his first computer, he embraced the new frontier of digital art and had work published in one of those early computer magazines.
His creative urges took a backseat to get a biology degree at Brunel University in London. It was afterward, in his first job working at the Archant newspaper group in Ipswich, that he quickly progressed from plate maker to becoming an integral member of the art studio. It was during this time that he taught himself photoshop, desktop publishing, and graphic & web design. After a few years, he set up a design agency, and eventually went full time and moved to London. This proved to be a successful move, working for a number of clients such as Nike and Virgin, and gaining praise from the likes of Richard Branson and Tony Blair.
It wasn’t until Jon moved to the USA to marry his wife, Atlanta artist Christy Kinard...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
"O.W. Circles" by Anne Siems, Painting with female portrait, on paper, framed
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this artwork by painting and drawing over an archival print on thick 100% cotton fiber paper.
All archival materials.
Unframed size: 8.5x11 inches
Frame size: 15x12x1 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic, Panel
Denise Jones Adler, Concealed, 2022, Mixed media, 24 x 24 inches, Mystical
Located in Darien, CT
Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present. Her portraits and dreamscapes pinpoint an unsettled view of the world, layered with a subtle sense of amusement and innate feminism.
Adler is influenced by the Feminist Art Movement as well as Expressionism and the Dada movement. The collages of Hannah Hoch...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Antique American Modernist Nude Artist Studio Surreal Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school surreal composition painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Unsigned. Image size, 8L x 12H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Audrey on Green" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of Audrey Hepburn, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Davenport start’s out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines collected over the years; plus any other interesting stuff captured on his travels. He then transfers the images to a panel board, layering them on with gel medium, together with strokes, splashes, drips, and splats of paint. Once it's dry, another layer of gel medium is poured on to give it a melting effect. After it drys off again, another layer of paint is added to embellish a few areas and to accentuate or fade out certain aspects. And then, he finally adds a coat of polyurethane for protection and making the colors pop. This unique work is executed on a wood panel board and comes ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso, signed by the artist lower right.
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
From biology student to owning and running a creative agency in London to a career as a fine artist, life has taken Jon Davenport on a rewarding and unconventional journey. Despite his scientific beginnings, he’s always had a strong artistic streak weaving its way through his different career paths. Growing up in Ipswich, UK, Jon was always an avid drawer, and could often be found with a pencil and paper in hand. With the arrival of his first computer, he embraced the new frontier of digital art and had work published in one of those early computer magazines.
His creative urges took a backseat to get a biology degree at Brunel University in London. It was afterward, in his first job working at the Archant newspaper group in Ipswich, that he quickly progressed from plate maker to becoming an integral member of the art studio. It was during this time that he taught himself photoshop, desktop publishing, and graphic & web design. After a few years, he set up a design agency, and eventually went full time and moved to London. This proved to be a successful move, working for a number of clients such as Nike and Virgin, and gaining praise from the likes of Richard Branson and Tony Blair.
It wasn’t until Jon moved to the USA to marry his wife, Atlanta artist Christy Kinard...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
Denise Jones Adler, Goddesses Just Want to Have Fun, 2016, Mixed Media, Mystical
Located in Darien, CT
Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Denise Jones Adler, Gaia, 2018, Mixed media, Mythical
Located in Darien, CT
Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Writer
By Edmund Quincy
Located in New York, NY
Signed (lower right): Quincy
Category
20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Denise Jones Adler, Venus Revisited, 2017, Mixed media, Mystical
Located in Darien, CT
Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present...
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief"
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptional Quality Orientalist Portrait of "A Moorish Chief from Algeria", circa 1880.
Oil on canvas painting depicting a Moorish chief / gu...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil
Copy of "Portrait of Beatrice dʼEste" by Leonardo da Vinci created 15th Century
Located in New York, NY
A masterful copy by an unknown artist, after the portrait of "Beatrice d'Este" by Leonardo Da Vinci also known as ‘Portrait of a Lady’ or ‘La Dama con la reticella di perle (The Lady With a Pearl Hairnet)’. The original work originally created in the 15th Century is currently on display in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum of Milan. Beatrice d'Este was the Duchess of Bari/Milan and was believed to be one of the most attractive princesses of the Renaissance. Her impeccable style won her many admirers throughout Italy and France, and she became a trendsetter of the highest order. This copy of the original painting, is an oil on canvas done in the 18th Century, and in this exquisite portrait, the artist has masterfully depicted the fine details with draped hair, pearls, royal dress, ornate headgear and sumptuous jewelry in front of a dark background. Once again, capturing the imagination with another enigmatic smile. It comes housed in an elegant period giltwood frame with ebonized trims and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso.
Art measures 28 x 18 inches
Frame measures 34.5 x 24.5 inches
There is much debate and controversy over who actually painted the "Beatrice d'Este" was it Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), or Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis (1455–1508). So we may never know who executed the original portrait which hangs in the museum, but that need not deter from an appreciation of its singularity. Following the portraiture convention established by painters of the Quattrocentro, the artist has chosen to portray his sitter in profile. In doing so, he magnificently captures the essence of his sitter, a girl on the threshold of womanhood. Bedecked in the adornments—silk, velvet, pearls and embroidery (brocade) crafted of spun gold threads—afforded her by birthright and marriage, Beatrice looks forward in noble serenity. And at the same time her profile with its upturned nose and slight smile betrays an innocence that must have been the basis of the oft-repeated epithet: la più zentil donna in Italia” (“the sweetest lady in Italy”).
It is believed the lady is Beatrice d'Este (1475-1497), duchess of Bari and later of Milan, the wife of Ludovico Sforza (known as "il Moro"). One of the most beautiful princesses of the Italian Renaissance, she was known for her good taste in fashion. Beatrice was a member of the Este-Sforza family, which joined by marriage two of the oldest reigning and already powerful houses in Italy. The house of Este, which held court in Ferrara, traced its lineage to the 11th century Dukes of Saxony and Bavaria. Beatriceʼs father, Ercole I ruled the Ferrara commune for 34 years, catapulting the city-state (and the Estes with it) to an unmatched level of economic prosperity and cultural prominence. The family was renowned for its love of letters and patronage of the arts.
The first time Leonardo da Vinci’s name resounded in the Ambrosiana, it was through the pen of its founder, Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who attributed this little panel to the great Master, describing it as “A portrait of a Duchess of Milan, by the hand of Leonardo”. Following the Cardinal’s statement, the portrait was for long assumed to depict Beatrice d’Este, the wife of Ludovico il Moro. However, scholars have recently been more cautious and vague in their statements, with regard to both the artist (anonymous Lombard or Emilian...
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18th Century Northern Renaissance Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Girl by the River, Oil Painting by Di Li Feng
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - )
Title: Portrait of a Girl by the River
Year: circa 2000
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 51 x 38 in. (129.54 x 96.52 cm)
Frame Size: 61....
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings in New York City
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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