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John Baker Portrait Paintings

American, b. 1944

John Baker is a widely exhibited painter based in Boston and New York whose solo exhibitions have been favorably reviewed in the Boston Globe (his paintings demonstrate that the human figure as a source of fresh ideas still endures), Art New England (Baker’s collages raise a bunch of interesting issues) and American Art Collector (John Baker’s wonderful and worthy project). A native of New York City, Baker was a pupil of Donald Judd for two years. The influence of the sculptor’s constructivist method remains an influence on Baker’s collage process, but Baker’s artistic results are more sensual and emotional as he adds the elements of subtle color harmony and reliance on impulse.

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Artist: John Baker
"Eating and Drinking I", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking I” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in reds, greens and yellows against a neutral background. What at first glance appea...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas

"Eating at the Airline Diner", surrealist, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Eating at the Airline Diner” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 30 x 30 inches in reds, yellows and blues with green accents. The iconic diner, in Queens, New York, i...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas

"Eating and Drinking II", surrealist, red, green, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Eating and Drinking II” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 24 x 30 inches in yellows, reds and greens on a neutral background. In one sense an illustration o...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Man Adjusting his Tie", surrealist, green, red, blue, yellow, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Man Adjusting his Tie” is an acrylic painting on canvas 24 x 18 inches in greens and reds with blue and yellow color accents. The disheveled appearance of the man impli...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Self Chaperone", surrealist, woman, portrait, mixed media, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Self-Chaperone” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 28 x 22 inches in flesh tones, yellows and greys. The portrait depicts the inner conflict between uninhibi...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Lonely Crowd", surrealist, portrait, mixed media, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “The Lonely Crowd” is a multi-colored acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 60 inches. Blues, yellows and greens predominate while reds provide color accents. The...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Two Dummies", surrealist, brown, tan, grey, mixed media, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “The Two Dummies” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 32 x 24 x 1.5 inches wide in browns, tans and greys with red and yellow accents. The wooden neck lever of the ventriloquist suggests that he is in reality the dummy of the young boy; and yet, impossibly, both seem to be the dummies of one another! Regardless, the brightness of the props on the prop table...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"A Family of Means", surrealist, blue, red, pink, mixed media, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “A Family of Means” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 38 x 50 inches in blues, reds, and pinks. Depicted in their commodious library, the wealthy family exudes a sense of arrogant privilege and shameless materialism. The matriarch displays her rings to the spectator as though their monetary value was proof of her worth as a person, while her son, in his prep school blazer...
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2010s Surrealist John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Best of Both Worlds II", collage, portrait, tan, grey, green, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Best of Both Worlds II”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 25 x 22 x 1.5 inches (frame 4 inches wide), is a self-portrait in...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II", contemporary, portrait, collage, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 23 x 16 inches in blues, tans, pinks and flesh tones. The western “suit” is being transformed by the eastern wisdom tradition. The figure’s face, flushed with blushes of insight, is depicted in mid-transition between a run-of-the-mill western executive and an “all knowing...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"They Now call it Grooming", contemporary, black, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “They Now call it Grooming” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in blacks, purples and greens. His tie being adjusted and his hair being patted down, a young innocent...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Down he Goes I", contemporary, portrait, male, grey, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes I,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in greys, greens and earth tones, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White Male Series.” T...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Music Makers", contemporary, figures, brown, blue, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Music Makers” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 30 inches x 40 inches in blues, oranges, pinks, yellows and browns. The image is accomplished in contrasting...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Eclipse Chaser", contemporary, figure, landscape, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Eclipse Chaser”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 44 x 24 inches, depicts the inner human experience of a total solar eclipse. Deep solar orange counterpoint...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Pacific Celebration", contemporary, collage, blue, yellow, red, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Pacific Celebration” is an acrylic painting with collage on canvas 66 x 50 inches in greens, blues, yellows and rose reds. As though at a fantastical wedding, the color...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Down he Goes V", contemporary, portrait, male, grey, acrylic, collage, painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes V,” an acrylic painting on collage with collage 20 x 16 inches in yellow and red ochres with black and greys, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White M...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Down he Goes III", contemporary, portrait, male, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes III,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in silver greys and yellows, is from the artist’s new “Fall of the White Male Series.” The ...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Self Portrait Painting", contemporary, portrait, collage, blue, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Self Portrait Painting” is an acrylic on canvas with collage 32 x 27.5 inches in russets and greys with bursts and dispersions of prismatic highlights, chiefly blues, yellows and reds. The artist, with loaded palette and brush, is simultaneously his actual self and the image of himself...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Down he Goes IV", contemporary, portrait, male, grey, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes IV,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in yellow and red ochres with blacks and greys, is from the artist’s “Fall of the White Male...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Domestic Dispute", contemporary, collage, woman, man, blue, red, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Domestic Dispute”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 48 x 36 x 1.5 inches in blues and flesh tones with red and white accents, depicts a violent moment in a b...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Taking Aim", contemporary, portrait, collage, male, blues, red, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Taking Aim” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 24 x 24 inches in blues and flesh tones with red, yellow and green highlights. The metamorphic image ...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Bubblegum Girl", portrait, collage, pink, green, sassy, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Bubblegum Girl” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 72 x 42 x 1.5 inches in pinks, greens and flesh tones. The bright pink of th...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Multiple Personality Disorder", portrait, collage, black, mixed media painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Multiple Personality Disorder” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage and custom frame 28 x 26.5 x 4 inches in greys, blacks, whites and flesh tones. Outer and i...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense", acrylic, portrait, collage, beige, blue
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Mechanism’s of Defense” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in beige, blues, greens and ochres. The painting borrows its title from Anna Freud...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Sanctuary Morning", portrait, collage, forest, green, mixed media painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Sanctuary Morning” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 63 x 51 x 1.5 inches pervaded by the many different greens of a New England Forest in early spring. Sha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Down he Goes II", portrait, collage, male, tans, earth tones, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Down he Goes II,” an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in tans, whites and earth tones with red and green highlights, is from the artist’s new “Fal...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"I’ve Known Him for a Long Time", portrait, collage, beige, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “I’ve Known Him for a Long Time” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 16 x 12 inches in beige, ochre and dark grey. The two halves represent not so much a perso...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird", acrylic, portrait, collage, blue, brown
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Old Man Releasing a Caged Bird” is an imaginary portrait painting, acrylic on canvas with collage, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in browns, blues and f...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

"Old Madman #2", portrait, pinks, browns, black, tan, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #2” is an imaginary portrait 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in pinks, browns, blacks and tans. As Yeats wrote: “And when they know what old books tell/And that no bett...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Old Madman 4", portrait, flesh tones, grey, brown, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #4”, an imaginary portrait 14 x 18 x .75 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The Ego and the Id", portrait, grey, tan, red, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Id” is an imaginary portrait, acrylic on canvas with collage 15 x 10 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys and tans with red highlights. The painting’s tit...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Shotgun Wedding", portrait, bride, green, white, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Shotgun Wedding” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 56 x 30 x 1.5 inches in greens, whites, flesh tones and yellows. The bride is radiant on her wedding day,...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Thumbs Up", acrylic painting, portrait, collage, brown, grey, lavender
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Thumbs Up” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches, in greys, lavenders, browns and flesh tones. The upbeat meaning...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"A Treat for Sasha", acrylic, portrait, collage, orange, green, brown, red
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “A Treat for Sasha” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 36 x 24 x 1.5 inches in oranges, greens, browns and reds. The twirling hands of the pet owner manipulat...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Old Madman 3", portrait, greys, browns, whites, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #3”, an imaginary portrait 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, greys, browns and whites, is from the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats wrote: “An...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"A Good Scratch", contemporary, collage, blues, portrait, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “A Good Scratch” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 20 x 1.5 inches in royal blues, golden yellows and flesh tones. Part of the modernist and post-modern...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Flute Player", contemporary, portrait, orange, green, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Flute Player” is a contemporary acrylic painting on canvas with collage. The portrait is 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in flesh tones, oranges, greens and browns. The detail and...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Old Madman #1", portrait, maroon, grey, blues, pinks, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Old Madman #1”, an imaginary portrait 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches in maroon, grey, blues and pinks, is the inaugural work in the artist’s important “Madman Series”. As Yeats w...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Shooting the Rapids", contemporary, figure, blues, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Shooting the Rapids” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 48.5 x 36 inches in rich blues with auburn and red counterpoints and highlights. The young woman’s mo...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Harvest", collage, figure, forest, greens, yellows, acrylic, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Harvest” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 60 x 44 inches in deep greens, and light pinks and yellows. The sun is the dominant motif in this intricate compo...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Siblings: An Imaginary Portrait", contemporary, collage, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Siblings: An Imaginary Portrait” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 11 x 9 x 1.5 inches in pinks, blues and whites. A quintessential image of gender, the pai...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Man of the World", acrylic, collage, portrait, neutral, mixed media painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Man of the World”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, an imaginary portrait 27.5 x 21 inches, in muted neutral tones highlighted by lemon and golden yellows and chalky reds, is from the artist’s “Mask” series...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Masks of a Novelist: An Imaginary Portrait of Tom Wolfe", acrylic, painting
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Masks of a Novelist: An Imaginary Portrait of Tom Wolfe”, a 42 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas, is not so much a depiction of Tom Wolfe’s appear...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait", acrylic, painting, woman, pastel, pink
By John Baker
Located in Boston, MA
John Baker’s “Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait”, a 43 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas is from the artist’s Socialite series...
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2010s Contemporary John Baker Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

John Baker portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic John Baker portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of portrait paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by John Baker in acrylic paint, canvas, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large John Baker portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 9 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Karine Bartoli, Addison Jones, and Adam Mysock. John Baker portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $700 and tops out at $7,000, while the average work can sell for $1,900.

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