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Item Ships From: New York
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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Gender Reveals
Located in New York, NY
Original piece by Jay Lynn Gomez. Showing at The Queer Show Part II.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary pop art 3-D wall sculpture Blue DESIRE Straws, Acrylic, Plexiglas
By Sangsik Hong
Located in New York, NY
The text DESIRE appears when looking straight in the middle in the light.
It can be hung as a Diamond OR a Square
Acrylic, STRAWS, Plexiglas.
Sang Sik Hongs' work is all made by h...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic
Denise Jones Adler, Another Point of Departure, 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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Nude Woman Seated by Stained Glass, Oil Painting by Marshall Goodman
By Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003)
Title: Nude in Interior with Stained Glass
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 25 in. x 30 in. (63.5 cm x 76.2 cm)
Category
1960s American Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Basquiat by DeGrupo
Located in New York, NY
TITLE: BASQUIAT
SIZE: 35X41 INCHES
MEDIUM: ACRYLICS AND AEROSOL ON WOOD PANELS
FRAMED WITH WOOD FRAME
YEAR:2023
SIGNED BY DeGRUPO
Category
2010s Street Art New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
The Murder Mystery, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Murder Mystery
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: circa 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 40 x 60 in. (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Denise Jones Adler, Petite Morte III, 2016, Mixed Media on Canvas, 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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Shawn Faust, "Number 8" 36x36 Equine Racing Horse Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Shawn Faust
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and abstract portrait, "Number 8", is a 36x36 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust. Depicted is a stylized silhouette of a race horse and jockey against ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Hollywood portrait of girl with red wig
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, w...
Category
2010s American Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lisa Palombo, "Our Golden Boy", 40x40 Equine Secretariat Horse Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This bold and colorful equine impressionist painting, "Our Golden Boy" by artist Lisa Palombo is a 40x40 acrylic painting on canvas. Depicted is a portrait of racing legend Secretariat in his copper-colored glory. Marking the 50 anniversary...
Category
2010s Impressionist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Charming Impressionist Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas
27 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.
Framed: 33 3/4 x 26 x 1 1/2 in.
Signed lower right
Category
20th Century Impressionist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in New York, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
Category
1960s Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Denise Jones Adler, Goddess of Spirit Animals, 2019, Mixed Media, Mysticism
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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Shawn Faust, "Number 2" 24x24 Equine Racing Horse Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Shawn Faust
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and abstract portrait, "Number 2", is a 24x24 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Shawn Faust. Depicted is a stylized silhouette of a race horse and jockey against ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
All Smiles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acrylic portrait painting is inspired by the mid-century masters.
Framed in a vintage black frame, can be hung up or stand, 10 in. wide x 12 in. high
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Reading Room, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Reading Room
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Margaret Thatcher
By Philip Burke
Located in Buffalo, NY
An early painting by American artist and illustrator Phillip Burke depicting Margaret Thatcher. This work was originally commissioned by Vanity Fair...
Category
1980s Expressionist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Circus Figures by French Artist Jean Dassonval, 1989
Located in New York, NY
Jean Dassonval (French, 1939-2012)
Untitled, 1989
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: Dassonval
Stamped verso: Jean Dassonval
Inscribed in Fren...
Category
1980s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd" Portrait by Norris Church Mailer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Norris Church Mailer, American (1949 - 2010)
Title: Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd
Year: 1988
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 59.5 x 47 in. (151.13 x 119.38...
Category
1980s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
My Father the Titan Parting Water for My Creation
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Anthony Peyton Young, made with AI source imagery, and painted using bleach on black canvas, is available through CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-brechtholdt-steeruwitz-1890-1973-heldenbergbesuch-visit-to-the-heros-for-sale/a_9323/1685653330638/Beard_Heldenbergbesuch_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)")
Girl with a Flower Basket, Impressionist Oil Painting by Philippe Alfieri
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009)
Title: Woman with Flower Basket
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
S...
Category
1970s Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Incredible Large Abstract Portrait Signed Modernist Oil Painting
By Abraham Pariente
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract portrait oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 2000. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
Category
1990s Abstract New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Single Peony
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life, a single pink peony blossoms amidst green leaves against a black backdrop. A classical painting subject and style, with a fresh and intriguing touch.
Signed "Personett" lower left corner.
Framed in a traditional black frame w gold trim.
Framed dimensions: 13.25 x 11.75 inches
Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design...
Category
2010s American Realist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Signed Anthony Triano Dancer Painting
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Triano (American, 1928-1997)
Untitled, 20th Century
Oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 18 in.
Framed: 17 3/8 x 21 3/8 in.
Signed lower right: Triano
Proven...
Category
20th Century American Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Speak No Evil" oil painting, self-portrait of artist covering mouth with hand
By Maryann Lucas
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Speak No Evil" is an oil painting. It depicts the artist, Maryann Lucas covering her mouth with her hand. The two tone composition represents the artist's zodiac, Gemini, and the in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Miao Woman, Oil Painting by Di Li Feng
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Portrait of Miao Woman
Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958)
Date: ca 2000
Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
Size: 40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.28 cm)
Frame Size: 51 x 43 inches
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"PROGRAMMED", surrealist oil painting, gender, femininity, beauty role archetype
By Tslil Tsemet
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"PROGRAMMED", 2015, is a surrealist oil painting on canvas by artist Tslil Tsemet, and measures 20x16". There are conceptual traps laid all over this port...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrealist Painting by Hungarian Artist Attila Szucs
Located in New York, NY
Attila Szűcs (Hungarian, b. 1967)
Figure with Mockup, 2010
Oil on canvas
39 3/4 x 55 x 1 in.
Signed and inscribed verso: Attila Szűcs, "Figure with Mockup...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
KPM Hand-painted Porcelain Plaque Depicting Portrait of a Beautiful Lady
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of a lady with long hair, wearing a kimono
Date: late 19th/early 20th century
Origin: Berlin
Signed C. Schmidt on L/L
Dimension: 9 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in
Category
19th Century New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
Marsha P. Johnson
Located in New York, NY
Marsha P. Johnson
2022
Signed
Binder and glitter on acrylic
30 x 30 inches (73.2 x 76.2 cm)
Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) was a gay liberation activ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Adhesive, Glitter
Hector Frank's Cuban Figurative Portrait on Wood
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank never received a professional artistic education yet specialized in electronics. Now, in...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary American Abstract Expressionist Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting by Michael Merisola. Oil on canvas. Vibrant color and confident composition. Nicely framed. Signed verso.
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marilyn Monroe X, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Iryna Kastova
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marilyn Monroe is a frequently-visited subject by pop artists. Even in the contemporary art era, she remains a symbol of Hollywood, of opulent glamour, and the churning brutality of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
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 New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Marmaris, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marmaris
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight Mile, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Moonlight Mile
Greg Kessler, American (1966)
Date: 2024
Oil on Canvas
Size: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Outdoor, Winter Self Portrait" Realist oil painting of the artist, outdoors
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Outdoor, Winter Self Portrait" is a realist oil on canvas painting. It depicts a self portrait of Rachel Personett with a blue and brownish gray backdrop.
In “Outdoor, Winter Self...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Vertical Bardot" Mixed media collage with acrylic on canvas
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop and Portrait artists whose work is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper among others. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. We are excited to present this original mixed media 5 collaged canvas strips with spray paint, acrylic, oil paint and photography on canvas by Ceravolo titled "Vertical Bardot". The work is framed in black under plexiglass.
We have included in this listing an image of Ceravolo with some of his famous collectors. Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Zappa, Neil Young and Hall and Oates...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Juan Dubose
Located in New York, NY
Juan Dubose
2022
Signed
Binder and glitter on acrylic
30 x 30 inches (73.2 x 76.2 cm)
DJ Juan Dubose was a friend and lover of Keith Haring, as documen...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Adhesive, Glitter
Sylvester
Located in New York, NY
Sylvester
2022
Signed
Binder and glitter on acrylic
30 x 30 inches (73.2 x 76.2 cm)
Sylvester was an American disco icon, known for his flamboyant and androgynous persona. Sylvester was a member of the Cockettes...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Adhesive, Glitter
"Touching", oil paint, portrait, hands, face, intimacy, vector, human, sense
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Touching" is a remarkable oil painting on canvas measuring 18" tall by 14" wide. For all it's modest size, it throws several punches above its weight. The title Touching could be a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crown Jewels, colorful, figurative, outsider, narrative, three women, hats
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil n canvas
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wr...
Category
2010s Outsider Art New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Woman in Yellow Dress
By Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original painting by Harry McCormick from circa 1980. In an excellent gold frame.
Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - )
Title: Woman in Yellow Dress...
Category
1980s American Realist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Francesco
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Francesco I
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The General"
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Signed Tschacbasov l.r. dated 1982
Professionally matted and framed
Category
1980s Post-Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Francesco II
By Fabio Torre
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Born in Bologna, Italy, in 1955, Fabio Torre is an Italian ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Sisters, Oil Portrait Painting by Charles Lanier
By Charles Lanier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Lanier, French/American (1938 - )
Title: Three Sisters
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Frame Size: 38.5 x 48.5 inches
Category
1980s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Plants
By Stuart Bigley
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran th...
Category
1970s New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Ross Bleckner Childhood Clown Watercolor Painting
By Ross Bleckner
Located in New York, NY
Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949)
Untitled
Watercolor
13 3/4 x 11 in.
Signed: Ross
Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Tiger Tamer Painting by Attila Szucs, Contemporary Artist
Located in New York, NY
Attila Szűcs (Hungarian, b. 1967)
Uncovering, 2009
Oil on canvas
71 x 75 x 1 in.
Signed and inscribed verso: Attila Szűcs, "Uncovering", o.c. 180 x 190 c...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Loci, Oil on canvas, figurative pop art portrait master, pastel color palette
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
"Loci" is a beautiful oil painting by Michele Mikesell. Her animal-human figure has a flawless and beautiful face combined with abstract elements and her signature pristine painting ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Modern Oil Painting by Jan de Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 20 in. x 18 in. (50.8 cm x 45.72 cm)
F...
Category
1960s Modern New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Duet, Framed Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Violetta de Koszeghy
By Violetta de Koszeghy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Violetta de Koszeghy, Hungarian (1928 - )
Title: Duet
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 47.5 x 37.5 ...
Category
1960s Impressionist New York - Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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