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Portrait Paintings For Sale
“Comme Avant, As Before" Abstract Colorful Portrait Street Art Pop 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
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
19th Century Spanish Colonial School, Retablo, El Nino de Atocha
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century Mexican oil painting depicts the Christ child as ‘El Nino de Atocha’.
El Nino de Atocha is a popular subject of Mexican retablo art and its roots can be trace...
Category
1880s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Style Portrait of Lady Bobbed Hair Red Jacket Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady in Red
British School, 20th century
signed oil on board, framed in heavy thick wooden frame
framed: 30 x 23 inches
board: 23 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
c...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage English Woman with Duffel Coat & Mary Jane Shoes 1960's 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage English Woman with Duffel Coat & Mary Jane Shoes 1960's 1970's England entitled 'The Fall of Desire' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. ...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vintage English Woman at a Seaside Beach Resort in Summer 1960's 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage English Woman at a Seaside Beach Resort in Summer 1960's 1970's England entitled 'Summer Collection 1' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 18th century portrait painting of Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton
By Maria Verelst
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of Henrietta Paulet, Duchess of Bolton, née Crofts, (c. 1682–1730), three-quarter length, standing on a colonnaded terrace wearing an ivory silk gown and holding a sprig of ...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi.
Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected.
Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
English mid century oil painting Portrait of Miniature Black Poodle
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Miniature Poodle
Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flower subj...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"For the Shear Fun of it" Charcoal Painting 29" x 21" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"For the Shear Fun of it" Charcoal Painting 29" x 21" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: Charcoal on paper
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
"Joint II" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Joint II" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a couple lying together on a bed by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on linen
Size 32 x 48 inches. Offered unframed.
"Joint II" i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage English Woman in Dress on Park Bench in Suburbia 1960's 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage English Woman in Dress on Park Bench in Suburbia 1960's 1970's England, entitled 'Summertime Blues' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. S...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vintage English Woman at a Seaside Beach Resort in Summer 1960's 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage English Woman at a Seaside Beach Resort in Summer 1960's 1970's England entitled 'Seaside Delight’ by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. Si...
Category
Late 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Enchantress - 19th Century Belle Epoque Oil Painting Portrait French Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Enchantress’ by Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907). This large fine 19th century oil on canvas, depicting a dark-haired beauty wearing a crown of holly, is signed by the artist and ha...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Love Must Reciprocate
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
What is love worth than this?
We breathe in free air. Nature gives us radiant services. Only us was created in his image? His dear son
he gave for us. Who then ought to be your Valen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Torre Velasca
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing and conveying its contents, with particular involvement of methodologies from geography, anthropology, sociology to cultural studies.
Her works have been in the past approached to the works of Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1770), but in Gullotta's paintings the absence of color makes the spaces particularly ethereal, allowing them to be ideally lifted to new places and to new life.
An artist of international caliber who has decided to entrust her return to her homeland to Almach Art Gallery in Milan, while maintaining connections with important galleries, such as Marlborough Fine Art in London and Galerie Koch in Hanover.
The artwork represents the famous Velasca Tower in Milan.
This artwork was exhibited during the Daniela Gullotta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
"Succulent" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on paper
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Succulent" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of male figure by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on paper
Size 43 x 42 inches. Offered unframed.
"Succulent" is part of Chelsea G...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Unveiling the Secret Garden
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Title: Unveiling the Secret Garden
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 60 x 73 cm
Step into a world of enchantment with 'Unveiling the Secret Garden,' a captivating acrylic painting th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Spanish Beauty (Portrait of the Artist's Wife)
Oil on canvas, c. 1940's
Signed upper right "A.G. Warshawsky" (see photo)
According to the daughter-in-law of the artist, this painting...
Category
1940s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figurative portrait of a young girl "GirlFriends #1"
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative portrait oil painting on panel of a young girl by Judith Raphael
Size: 7 x 5 inches (unframed)
Judith Raphael creates portraits invented from various sources, including ...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Lee Miller Icon II (Man Ray) /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Lee Miller Icon II (Man Ray)"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2024
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Pop Surrealist Anthropomorphic Figure with Plants, Insects, and a Little Toy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Vibrant Pop Surrealist Portrait. Flowers "Daba Dee Madonna". Fluorescent Colours
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Vibrant Pop Surrealist Portrait. Woman. Fluorescent Colors, Insects And Plants
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This painting is one of the works from the "Fetishes" series that Natasha Lelenco created throughout the year 2022 to be featured in the international exhibition Nordart 2022 in Büde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Tribute to Rodin 5 by Zhang Hongyu - Contemporary portrait painting, dark tones
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
Tribute to Rodin 5 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, pastel, acrylic, engraving and collage on cardboard mounted on canv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Engraving
Guinevere - 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of King Arthur Queen Legend
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English mediaeval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract portrait with antique frame, 1950s/60s
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016).
Oil on masonite
Measures 25"L x 23"W.
Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame.
Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Montenegrin Girl - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Orientalist Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Montenegrin Girl’ by Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907). This large fine 19th century oil on canvas is signed by the artist and hangs in a superb quality carved and gilded Orientalist f...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Couronne de Marguerite - French Belle Epoque Portrait Oil Painting of Paris Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘La Couronne de Marguerite’ by Édouard-Louis-Lucien Cabane (1857-1942).
The painting – which depicts a young French beauty wearing a crown of daisies – is signed by the artist and ...
Category
1910s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Young Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait French Girl Paris
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame.
Academy Fine Paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Othello & Desdemona - 19th Century Oil Painting of Shakespeare Play Venice Italy
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Othello recounting his adventures to Desdemona and Brabantio’ by Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828-1904).
The painting – which depicts Shakespeare’s Venetian general, his lover D...
Category
Late 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed Contemporary Acrylic - Windows to the Soul
Located in Corsham, GB
A stylistic portrait in acrylics, composed from leading lines and curvaceous shapes. Well presented in a solid oak frame. Unsigned. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Strech the Noise
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Strech the Noise" is an evocative acrylic painting measuring 60 x 73 cm that encapsulates the essence of serenity and harmony between humans and nature. At the forefront of the canv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Dog Painting: "Hunting Dogs at the Kennel, 1901" Jules-Bertrand Gélibert
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Painting:
"Hunting Dogs at the Kennel, 1901"
Jules-Bertrand Gélibert (France, 1834-1916
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
24 x 19 inches, frame
Jules-Bertrand Gélibert w...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Ponder' by Masri - Colorful Portrait of a Man - Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
The enthralling piece 'Ponder' by the artist Masri is a masterful example of abstract portraiture stretched across a 40" x 30" canvas. Masri's unique application, forgoing brushes fo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary Pop Surrealistic Anthropomorphic Figure Toy Soldier Against Nature
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Stupid Game" is one of the pieces from the "Fetishes" series created by moldovan-spanish artist Natasha Lelenco in 2022. This artwork talks about peace and about the stupid game of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Plywood, Acrylic
Portrait of Young English aristocrat with Straw Hat. English School circa 1720
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a young aristocratic girl - 18th century English style
Oil on canvas.
Silvered wood frame.
Size with frame cm 85 x 72.5
Size without frame cm 74.5 x 62.5
At the hear...
Category
1720s English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Oil
'Stoic' by Masri - Black and White Abstract Portrait - Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"Stoic," is an enthralling piece by the distinguished Masri. The artist employed his bare hands, utilizing his thumbs and palms in place of a traditional paintbrush, to craft this un...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Modernist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artists Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Julius Thiengen Bloch
(American, born Germany, 1888-1966)
Portrait of a Woman
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 1/4 inches
Framed: 38 x 31 inches (approx.)
Signed at lower right: "Julius Bloch"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No. 200 by Hongyu Zhang - Contemporary portrait painting, mixed media, orange
By Zhang Hongyu
Located in Paris, FR
No. 200 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Hongyu Zhang. The painting is made with Indian ink, charcoal, pastels and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 150 × 100 cm (59.1 × 3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, India Ink, Acrylic
Contemporary Pop Surrealistic Portrait with Plants. Mustache and Leaves. Fluor
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Blue Flower" is one of the pieces from the "Fetishes" series created by Natasha Lelenco in 2022. Conceived as a portrait emerging from an intense fluorescent pink, the piece contain...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary Pop Surrealistic Antropomorphic Figure with Plants Insects Brackets
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Vian 13" is one of the pieces from the "Fetishes" series created by Natasha Lelenco in 2022. A suggestion of a face comes to sight in artist Natasha Lelenco's surrealist yellow and ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Christ Salvator Mundi Paint Oil on copper 16/17th Century Flemish school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antique painting depicting the Face of Christ as Salvator Mundi
Flemish painter, 16th-17th century
Oil on copper
22 x 18 cm./ framed 42 x ...
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Girl with the Green Ribbon - Contemplative Female Figure, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Nina, Rebecca Jack_2024
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Nina"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 18 in.
25.25 x 19.25 in. Framed
__________________________
Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fine British Sporting Art Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Horse in Stable 1891
By George Paice
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flexible"
by George Paice (1854-1925) British
signed and dated 1891
titled
oil painting on artists board, 8.75 x 12 inches
framed
condition: overall very pleasing and good
provenan...
Category
1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th century painting of the Dalbiac family in the gardens of a country house
By Charles Philips
Located in Bath, Somerset
The painting depicts James (Jacques) Dalbiac, his wife Louise (ne de la Porte) and their five children, James, Charles, Louise, Marianne and Martha in the ornamental gardens of a grand country estate.
The extensive gardens extend into the distance with gardeners working in the background and figures strolling through the avenues of trees. A peacock and peahen can be seen on the wall to the left and a potted orange tree to the right. Susan Dalbiac holds an orange taken from the orange tree, aluding to the family's faith and their loyalty to the protestant King William of Orange and their adopted country.
The Dalbiacs were wealthy London silk and velvet merchants of French Huguenot origin who had fled France at the end of the 17th century to escape persecution for their protestant faith. England offered safe refuge and their skills and industriousness allowed them to establish one of the most successful businesses in London's Spitalfields which became a new centre of the silk trade, effectively leading to the collapse of the once dominant French silk industry. Both sons, James and Charles followed their father and Uncle into the family business, successfully growing the family's fortune and each going on to own their own country estates.
A conversation piece is a genre of painting used to describe group portraits of families and friends, often depicted with their servants and family pets and set within an elegantly furnished interior or the garden of a grand country house. They were a celebration of the intimacy of family relations as well as a sign of status, property and the power of succession. The informality of conversation pieces grew popular in 18th century England, allowing the sitters to present themselves in a more relaxed pose, perhaps engaged in intellectual conversation or showing their talents or interests. In this present portrait, the Dalbiacs are shown richly dressed and and at leisure in a grand country house setting, conveying their success and cultural and social aspirations.
Charles Philips (c.1703–1747) was an English artist known for painting a number of portraits and conversation pieces for noble and Royal patrons in the mid-eighteenth century. He was the son of portrait painter Richard Philips...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cuban Street- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Cuban Street
70 x 65 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 75 x 70 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Retro_Pop_Female Portrait/Figurative_Acrylic_James Wolanin, Cool In The Summer
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Cool In The Summer"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
50 x 36 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Varnish, Panel
Self Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Self Portrait, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, 14 ¼ x 12 1/4 inches, signed lower left, presented in a newer frame
This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of th...
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Head Portrait of a Dog St. Bernard? Antique English Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Bernard Dog?
English artist, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 19 x 14 inches
canvas : 14 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire England
condition: v...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Treasures- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, a playing girl on the beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Together again
Ø 120 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 120 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Together again- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, mother with child on a beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Together again
Ø 80ccm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 90 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art academy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Hanging- A- Round- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a girl on the beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Hanging-A-Round
Ø 45 cm
Frame is included in price, size with frame 55 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art acade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Resurrection Christ Tiziano 16/17th Century paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
By Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Resurrection of Christ
Follower of Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)
Venetian school of the late 16th/early 17th century
Oil on canvas
108 x 78 cm. - Frame...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Angel" Painting Diptych Acrylic and Inks 18" x 33" inch by Ahmed Saber
By Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"Angel" Painting Acrylic and Inks 18" x 33" inch by Ahmed Saber
Diptych
AHMED SABER - BIO
Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor in Upper Egypt, where he received his BFA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
17th c. Dutch School William III, Prince of Orange, studio Constantin Netscher
Located in PARIS, FR
William III of England, Prince of Orange, workshop C. Netscher (The Hague, 1668-1723)
Late 17th c. Dutch school
Oil on canvas, dimensions: h. 31.49 in, w. 24.80 in
Giltwood and carve...
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Late 17th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Samaritan by Joachim van der Vlugt - Contemporary religious themed painting
Located in Paris, FR
The Samaritan is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 170 × 140 cm (66.9 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Modern portrait of a child in a garden "I decided to wait for spring"
Located in THOMERY, FR
"I decided to wait for spring" is a portrait of the artist's daughter in the park of the Château de Fontainebleau.
It is done with acrylic paint alla prima on a cotton canvas.
Lind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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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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