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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Spring
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring' features a strong, confident young woman shrouded in mystery, pain and strength. She lies on a bed covered in a quilt that is reminiscent of and inspired by the artist's mot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Latino Female Figure Portrait Latin Peruvian Culture Native Realism Color Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vestido de la Region (Regional Costume) - Cuzco" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts a w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Out of Sight 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Out of Sight" by Chinedu Chidebe: An Artistic Exploration of the Human Condition
Chinedu Chidebe's artwork "Out of Sight" is a powerful expression of the human condition. The artwork is a mixed media piece that incorporates acrylic paint and oil on canvas. At first glance, the artwork appears to be a chaotic mess of lines and colors. However, upon closer inspection, the piece reveals a deep and thoughtful exploration of the hidden aspects of the human experience.
The painting is dominated by a large central figure, which appears to be a representation of the human form. The figure is twisted with its long neck and round ears of lines and colors. The figure's face contorted in agony.
Chidebe's artwork is a poignant exploration of the hidden aspects of the human experience. The twisted and contorted central figure suggests the pain and suffering that many people experience in their lives. The surrounding calm suggests the confusion and disorientation that can often accompany difficult experiences. The patch of blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1820's English Portrait of Country Squire Jane Austen Period Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Squire
English artist, circa 1820's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 23 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: some minor indents and scuffs but ...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Characters By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Courtship By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Self portrait oil on cardboard painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curos - Self-portrait - Oil on cardboard
Oil measurements 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Spanish painter.
He trained at the Olot ...
Category
1970s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Young lady on yellow chair
Located in Spetses, GR
"Introducing 'Young Lady on Yellow Chair' by Greek artist Marina Koutsospyrou, a captivating figurative painting that radiates sensuality and playfulness. The artwork, measuring 35 b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
huge 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait Two Acrobats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Acrobats
by Myriam Goldenberg (French b. 1911) *See notes below
dated 1953, signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 47 x 33 inches
canvas: 45 x 31 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Young Hunter - French Realist Portrait Oil Painting by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel portrait by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a young hunter wearing a brown outfit with laced up leather boots standing on a path i...
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The pig and the bird of prey Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red oil
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Unique work
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of the water, an island sur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Together"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I love working on one of my favorite series dedicated to women and especially I try to go deeper on exploring a theme of a soul bond or a soul connection between people.
This artwo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Portrait of a man, oil on paper
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School, 19th Century
Portrait of a man, a selfportrait ?
oil on paper
17.5 x 12 cm oval
Framed under glass : 43 x 34.5 cm
This rather mysterious portrait is perhaps a self-portrait of the artist who painted it. This is suggested by the three-quarter pose and the gaze fixed on the viewer.
What this man seems to be staring at is himself.
Similarly, the model's appearance is reminiscent of the image of the romantic, bohemian, tortured artist. It's also very interesting that he used a range of dark colours to reinforce this idea of melancholy.
It has been suggested that this small oil on paper is close to the art of François Bonvin (1817-1887) and Théodule Ribot...
Category
1860s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
She's Got a Ticket to Ride / oil on wood
Located in Burlingame, CA
'She's Got a Ticket to Ride' features a long haired young woman with hummingbirds, who is shrouded in mystery. Tattooed and decorated with ladybugs and sitting within a ring of stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Void / oil on wood panel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Void' features the face of a young woman with ladybugs and intricately patterned queen's lace. The painting in red-orange, sea green and white and is 16 x 12 1/2 inches, unframed, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Somewhere in Denver, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
"Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Cotton picker of Aurangabad, India" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an Indian woman picking cotton.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
The border trainer Timothy Archer Contemporary art drawing painting blue pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper pasted on canvas
Hand-signed and dated by the artist lower left
News from Eéa
“At the time of the last cosmogony I heard from Eéa
In the middle of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Little Ladies
Located in Spetses, GR
"Introducing 'Little Ladies' by Greek artist Marina Koutsospyrou, a heartwarming figurative painting that captures the innocence and joy of childhood. In this oil on canvas artwork m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Time
Located in Greenwich, CT
Her Time is an oil and mixed media painting on canvas, 35 x 35 inches canvas size, signed 'FRESSINIER' lower left and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ray Simonini, "Miranda" 16x16 Cute Farm Animal Pig Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ray Simonini
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting by artist Ray Simonini titled "Miranda" is a 16x16 farm animal oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a pink pig against...
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fundamental 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
When I see a crowd of strangers I am stringently aware that each of them was born bloody. I know that they will reach out one day as the light fades and they will faint beyond fainti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Ludmilla Barta
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
59.5 x 51.5 x 5.5 cm
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Medusa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The artwork titled "Medusa" features a woman with a sophisticated hairstyle and body parts made of fabrics. This piece of art is a powerful representation of female strength and resilience, with the artist unapologetically portraying the woman's body as a work of art.
The name "Medusa" is a nod to the Greek mythological creature, Medusa, who was known for her beautiful but dangerous appearance. In this artwork, the artist has taken the concept of Medusa and turned it on its head, creating a powerful and captivating image of a woman who is unafraid to show her strength and beauty.
The sophisticated hairstyle of the woman in the artwork is a testament to Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Primal woman of the jungle with a headdress of vibrant tropical plants
Flower Goddess - Figurative Paintings - Conceptual Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in th...
Category
2010s Conceptual Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Noblewoman Dog Van Loo Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707- Paris 1771) attributable
Portrait of a noblewoman with her little dog
Oil on canvas (79 x 66 cm. - with frame 92 x 78 cm.)
A qualitative portrait depicting an elegant noblewoman of French origin, presumably belonging to the wealthy court of Versailles during the reign of Louis XV; this work fully reflects the pictorial qualities as well as the refinement of the compositional style of the French painter Louis Michel van Loo (1707- 1771), one of the most significant portrait painters of his time, and for this reason in demand at the most noble European courts.
The work, taking up the traditional formula for portraits of members of the aristocracy, shows the effigy in a half-length pose, slightly turned to the right and looking directly at the viewer.
The woman, with a regal bearing, is here portrayed intent on completing her daily beauty ritual, wearing a cape during her make-up, which must have just been completed as pink powder is visible on her cheeks. This luxurious garment reveals a corset with a daring neckline, made of silk and lace, and a coral-coloured dress ending in wide jabote cuffs. Her hair is styled in the French fashion in a hairstyle that highlights her facial features.
Having finished her beauty ritual, the woman is intent on removing her cape with one hand, an elegant gesture that emphasises her noble pose.
At her side is her small pet dog, sitting on a blue velvet cushion with gold trim.
The canvas may have been made on the occasion of a wedding, elegantly celebrating the role of a member of the aristocracy. The presence of the pet depicted in her arms had in fact a precise meaning: the fidelity that is such a well-known characteristic of the dog, declared at the same time the virtues of the effigy.
Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707- Paris 1771) was the son of the painter Jean Baptiste van Loo, with whom he studied in Rome and Turin. He attended the Paris Academy, where he won the first prize for painting in 1726. In 1728 he returned to Rome, where he met Francois Boucher. In 1732, passing through Turin, he returned to Paris. In 1737 van Loo became court painter in Madrid, succeeding Jean Ranc...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
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 Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Petrified, Melancholy serie
Located in Zofingen, AG
The edges are painted
The image of a woman frozen in time appears on the canvas. She stands like a pictorial icon or a marble sculpture, detached from the mundane.
Her expression d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The joy of life
Located in Spetses, GR
An ode to the simple pleasures in life. A group of friends lying carelessly in a natural environment. Hedonism in simplicity.
In this series of paintings,Marina is re approaching wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Historical Center In Santa Croce By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Woman, nude portrait, figurative oil painting, blue & black
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Using pure oil paint, which gives the artwork its unique texture, the artist manages to use two particularly difficult colors to work with: black and blue. In his composition, he cre...
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled - Woman, nude portrait, figurative oil painting, blue & black
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Using pure oil paint, which gives the artwork its unique texture, the artist manages to use two particularly difficult colors to work with: black and blue. In his composition, he cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Romantic Spring, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Suchitra Bhosle's "Romantic Spring" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a couple relaxing in dappled sun light.
About the Artist:
Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects.
Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.048
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.048 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.048 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.053
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.053 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.053 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Jeune paysanne tricotant auprès de l’âtre
By Jules Breton
Located in Barbizon, FR
Oil on canvas. 56x46.5 cm.Signed lower right, dated 1860
Provenance :
- Gift of the artist to Monsieur Allou in March 1861- Sale by Allou and Ehrlier in February 1872 (Galerie George...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large 19th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait Bearded Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Bearded Man
French Impressionist artist, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 38.5 x 30.5 inches
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
provenance: private collection, Franc...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lemon Overcoat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Together we StandModern realism seascape-still life oilpainting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Together We Stand" by Alina Hubarenko is a heartfelt original seascape painting that beautifully captures the essence of unity and companionship. Crafted with meticulous detail in o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil
Should I Get on Board?
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Art has the power to convey complex ideas and emotions through visual means, and Azeez Salami's artwork "Should I Get on Board?" is a prime example of thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, ABS
17th century portrait of a lady seated in an interior
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a Lady, traditionally believed to be Bridget Bertie (1629-1703/4), Duchess of Leeds, three quarter length, wearing an amber coloured silk gown, with an embroidered blue m...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Fleet-original photo realism seascape-still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"The Fleet" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original seascape painting that unveils a nostalgic and whimsical scene of paper boats gracefully navigating turquoise waters. Crafted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting - Profile Landscape 438.019
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.019 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Board Painting
Profile Landscape 438.019 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pai...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
We Grow When We Know Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
'Fractured Mind' - Abstract Painting on Board by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
'Fractured Mind' - Abstract Painting on Board by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg, using red, black & golden yellow. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artw...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Bo...
Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Of A Boy & Dog, 17th Century Piedmontese School circa 1620
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Boy & Dog, 17th Century
Piedmontese School circa 1620
Large early 17th Century Italian Old Master portrait of a boy and his dog, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.051
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.051 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.051 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
The Artist & Nene By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.049
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.049 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.049 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.054
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.054 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.054 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and p...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.056
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.056 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.056 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Linen, Board
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings - Profile Landscape 438.052
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.052 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Paintings Diptych
Profile Landscape 438.052 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collag...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.057
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.057 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.057 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Linen, Canvas
Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.058
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.058 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Profile Landscape 438.058 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
Category
1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Board
17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Oval Shape Figures in Tavern Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tavern Interior
Dutch School, 17th century
oil on metal, framed
framed: 8 x 6.75 inches
painting: 6 x 4.25 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condit...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Lone
Located in Bristol, GB
LONE
Oil on Board
Size: 52 x 44.5 cm (including frame)
A very well done mid-century modernist portrait composition, executed in oil onto board.
A single seated figure sits alone, l...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
On 1stDibs, visit a vast collection of famous portrait paintings or works by emerging artists. Search by medium to find the right portrait paintings for your home in oil paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Find portrait paintings in a variety of styles, too, including contemporary, Impressionist and Pop art, or search by artist to find unique works created by painters such as Mark Beard, Steve Kaufman and Montse Valdés.
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