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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Antique Continental Old Master oil after Murillo, fine gilt frame
Antique Continental Old Master oil after Murillo, fine gilt frame

Antique Continental Old Master oil after Murillo, fine gilt frame

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: 18th/ 19th century Continental School, after Murillo Title: Figures eating Grapes Medium: signed oil painting on metal, framed. Size:...

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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family
Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family

Mid-17th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Member Of The De Belot Family

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This distinguished mid-17th-century French oil painting depicts a member of the de Belot de Villette et de Chevigney family wearing a richly embroidered black doublet decorated with ...

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1650s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire

19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire French School, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 14 inches board : 13 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...

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19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pastel and Ink on Paper, Figurative, Woman Looks for Flowers by America Martin
Pastel and Ink on Paper, Figurative, Woman Looks for Flowers by America Martin

Pastel and Ink on Paper, Figurative, Woman Looks for Flowers by America Martin

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

America Martin "Woman Looks for Flowers" Pastel & Ink on Paper 37.75 x 25.25 in Framed 36.25 x 28.25 in America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine ...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Reno - Framed 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Cavalier Smoking a Pipe
Reno - Framed 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Cavalier Smoking a Pipe

Reno - Framed 19th Century Oil, Portrait of a Cavalier Smoking a Pipe

By Reno

Located in Corsham, GB

The English Civil War proved an appealing subject for nineteenth-century history painters, offering not only dramatic narrative potential but also vibrant, distinctive costumes. As t...

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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reflection- 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Reflection- 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

By Gobe Joseph

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure 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. About Artist Gob...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

American Modernist Young Woman Signed Flower Portrait Framed Oil Painting
American Modernist Young Woman Signed Flower Portrait Framed Oil Painting

American Modernist Young Woman Signed Flower Portrait Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist portrait oil painting. Measuring: 33 by 45 inches overall, and 24 by 36 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Round Portrait of a Black and White Terrier" French 19th Century
"Round Portrait of a Black and White Terrier" French 19th Century

"Round Portrait of a Black and White Terrier" French 19th Century

Located in SANTA FE, NM

"Round Portrait of a Black and White Terrier," French, 19th Century, circa 1850s Oil on wood panel Unsigned. 9 x 9 inches frame One of a pair of charming portraits of Black White Te...

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1850s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Huge Antique Oil Painting Oval Portrait of Mary Magdalene Holding Ointment Jar
Huge Antique Oil Painting Oval Portrait of Mary Magdalene Holding Ointment Jar

Huge Antique Oil Painting Oval Portrait of Mary Magdalene Holding Ointment Jar

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of Mary Magdalene with an Ointment Jar Spanish School, early 20th century, unsigned after the earlier 16th century painting by Jan van Scorel oil on panel, framed framed: 4...

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Early 20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of young Lady, c. 1656-58
Portrait of young Lady, c. 1656-58

Portrait of young Lady, c. 1656-58

By Sir Peter Lely

Located in Henley-on-Thames, England

Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618-London 1680) Portrait of young Lady, c. 1656-58 Half-length, wearing pearls and a blue dress, with her shirt revealed Formerly identified as Elizabeth Clay...

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1650s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique  Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Antique  Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame

Antique Dutch School original oil painting on canvas, Genre scene, Gold Frame

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This captivating antique oil painting on canvas is a fine example of Dutch School genre art, evoking the style of the 17th-century master Adriaen van Ostade. The composition features...

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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique Victorian English Oil - Fine Posed Lady Portrait
Antique Victorian English Oil - Fine Posed Lady Portrait

Antique Victorian English Oil - Fine Posed Lady Portrait

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century. The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 19thc. Oil Full Length Portrait Renaissance Gentleman Sword Historical Work
Huge 19thc. Oil Full Length Portrait Renaissance Gentleman Sword Historical Work

Huge 19thc. Oil Full Length Portrait Renaissance Gentleman Sword Historical Work

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Full Length Portrait Renaissance Gentleman Sword Costume Historical Portrait Continental (we feel Spanish) School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 61.5 x 42 inches canvas:...

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19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th Century Italian Religious Painting on Glass
17th Century Italian Religious Painting on Glass

17th Century Italian Religious Painting on Glass

By Leandro da Ponte known as Leandro Bassano (Bassano, 1557 - Venice, 1622), attributed to

Located in Roma, IT

17th Century Italian Religious Painting on Glass Beautiful and important oil painting on glass based on an engraving, not signed, dated 1655 at the bottom centre, follower of Leandr...

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Mid-17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Glass, Oil

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child
First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

By Ani Izuchukwu Valentine

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"First Fruit" is a poignant and intimate painting that captures the essence of motherhood and protection. The title "First Fruit" symbolizes the preciousness and value of the first ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

19th Century French Portrait of a Nun Large Oil Painting 1898
19th Century French Portrait of a Nun Large Oil Painting 1898

19th Century French Portrait of a Nun Large Oil Painting 1898

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Nun by Joseph Albert, signed and dated to the back, 1898 oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: ove...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Archangel Michael Reni Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Archangel Michael Reni Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious

Archangel Michael Reni Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Archangel Michael Guido Reni (Bologna 1575–1642) Follower of 17th–18th century Oil on canvas 134 x 96 cm. - Framed 147 x 108 cm. The work in question, of excellent qual...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Spanish Noble Lady - 17th Century Old Master art oil painting
Portrait of a Spanish Noble Lady - 17th Century Old Master art oil painting

Portrait of a Spanish Noble Lady - 17th Century Old Master art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning, large portrait oil painting is attributed to Spanish Old Master Claudio Coello who is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century. It has formerly been the property of Lady Beatrice...

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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil Crayon

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women
One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

By Elijah Olanase

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Sometimes, our thoughts can be the enemy. We need to be careful about our thoughts because we can lose ourselves. Life can be tough, filled with challenges and difficulties, but it's...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides
1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

1940's Fashion Illustration - The Two Elegant Brides

By Geneviève Thomas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage and me...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady
Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady

Framed 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming nineteenth century portrait of a young lady wearing a pale blue dress and lace bonnet, set against a dark brown background. Well presented in a rustic white frame. Unsigne...

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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Untitled -  21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women Hair
Untitled -  21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women Hair

Untitled - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women Hair

By Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure 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. About Artist Olu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pastel

Paternity Realist Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 1980s, Unframed
Paternity Realist Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 1980s, Unframed

Paternity Realist Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 1980s, Unframed

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts. At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it. When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home. At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically. While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting. In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets. In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists. He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam. In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line. He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio. He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970. He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano. His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings. He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings. During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León, a consul in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs grants him with bachelor degree to study in the prestigious Academia de España in Rome. However, he can't accept it due to militar service obligations. Some days later, before joining the ranks he opens in the Cuatre Gats (Palma de Mallorca) with hiperrealist pieces that already then he presented as the first painter in that city, that later would become a fashion in 1973. After this period he meets José Maria Gudiol who advises positively. Since then, the intense work and the fight for daily improvement that has become the trademark of his life. The seek of styles and situations, the journeys through Europe always aware of all the tendencies that have in the art line that we can see nowadays. At his more than fifty years given to paint, his individual exhibitions beat the 100, his artwork is highly appreciated and valued in the complex market of art. In October 1982 hi makes his first exhibition in Tarragona. In the catalogue, writing of the unforgettable Fernando Gutierrez, he says "Fuentetaja is an artist of character and exceptional upbringing with a masterly knowledge of technique and resourses, and personality completely uncommon to the dimension of his sensitivity, as the richness of his deep and bloomed liricism. A judgement as accurate as foreseeing for the future outstanding of the artist, in where his paint soared through different phases mantaining an unquestionable quality. Lines, cubist, expressionist and hiperrealist till his current realism, in the middle of his creative maturity. Jose Luis Fuentetaja...

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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

American School Modernist Navy Sailor Male Portrait Framed Nautical Oil Painting
American School Modernist Navy Sailor Male Portrait Framed Nautical Oil Painting

American School Modernist Navy Sailor Male Portrait Framed Nautical Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist sailor portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Unsigned. Measuring: 9 by 14 inches overall, and 7.5 by 13 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready ...

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1930s Post-Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Already Ascendant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa
Already Ascendant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa

Already Ascendant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Already Ascendant reflects the fragile edge between hesitation and potential. It is a meditation on opportunity, choice, and the fleeting nature of decisive moments. Rich textures an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hallucination
Hallucination

Hallucination

By Nataliya Bagatskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting conveys the idea that what we perceive as life may be an illusion, while the true reality remains hidden. At the center of the scene, a man and a woman stand by a pool, ...

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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Reading In the Gold Chair 2.0, Oil Painting
Reading In the Gold Chair 2.0, Oil Painting

Reading In the Gold Chair 2.0, Oil Painting

By Jesse Aldana

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A figure study in natural light finds a woman settled in a comfortable chair, posed in a triangle of strength. As she reads on her phone, vibrant light bounces ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas
Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Woman by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 20 inches high by 24 inches wide condition: overall very good and so...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man
1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man

1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner. Title: Portrait of a young Gentleman, with a beard. The work is largely Fauvist i...

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Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed
Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed

Antique English Oil Painting Portrait of Pomeranian Dog 19th Century framed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Pomeranian Dog English artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches Canvas: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private collection, Surrey, England ...

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Late 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Day Dreaming; Miao Girl
Day Dreaming; Miao Girl

Day Dreaming; Miao Girl

By Mian Situ

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance On consignment to the gallery from a private collector in Newport Beach, California. Signed "Mian Situ" on lower left Artist Statement "Miao people are one of the larges...

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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX
French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX

French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX

By Alfred de Dreux

Located in PARIS, FR

After Alfred de Dreux Paris, 1810 – Paris, 1860 Portrait of a Horsewoman Side-saddle with her Dogs Oil on mahogany panel 50.5 x 38 cm (58 x 45.5 cm with frame) Napoleon III period fr...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting

By José Luis Fuentetaja

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Bohemian Hippie Woman Knitting Realist Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting Creator: José Luis Fuentetaja (Spanish, b. 1951) Title: Bohemian Woman Knitting Date: Circa 1980 Medium: ...

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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

M.Y. 3

Mark SchwartzM.Y. 3, 2014

$375Sale Price|25% Off

M.Y. 3

By Mark Schwartz

Located in Denver, CO

Mark Schwartz's "M.Y. 3" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female model gazing downward as her black hair blends into the darkness of the background.

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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse
A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse

A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A large, well executed, figurative work by the artist, depicting a young woman fashionably dressed in a green blouse anddpatterned scarf seated in profile in a muted studio interior. Titled "Portrait of Ms. Anderson, Student at Northwestern U." the painting exemplifies the artist's adept and practiced skill at portraiture, and was completed at the painting class of the artist's friend and instructor, Arnold Turtle, in Evanston, Illinois Artwork size: 30 x 23 inches, oil on canvas, accompanied with the original Modernist frame (Framed size: 33 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches). Signed "Walter Burt Adams" and dated "46" lower right. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Walter Burt Adams was a dedicated painter of the American Scene and a singular personality among his peers in the Chicago Modern Art community. His no-nonsense manner, devotion to his craft and sardonic sense of humor characterize a man whose paintings capture life in and around Chicago between the early 1920s and the late 1970s. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin just after the turn of the last century, Walter Burt Adams spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota and began his artistic education there through a correspondence cartooning class as a boy. After finishing high school in Fargo, Adams moved to Chicago in 1922 in order to enroll at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. Adams’ instruction at the school with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog
“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog

“Hon. George King, 1788” Pastel Portrait, Young Boy with Cricket Ball and Dog

By John Russell

Located in Yardley, PA

“Hon. George King, 1788” by John Russell (1745-1806) Regarded as Britain’s foremost pastellist, John Russell is well known for his portraits of the wealthy middle class. In particul...

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1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Pastel

Robert Delaunay. Maternité bigoudène. c. 1905-1906. Oil on cardboard. 48 x 54 cm
Robert Delaunay. Maternité bigoudène. c. 1905-1906. Oil on cardboard. 48 x 54 cm

Robert Delaunay. Maternité bigoudène. c. 1905-1906. Oil on cardboard. 48 x 54 cm

By Robert Delaunay

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Robert Delaunay (Paris, 1885 – Montpellier, 1941). Bigoudène Maternity. c. 1905 - 1906 Oil on cardboard 48 x 54 cm (65 x 74 cm) Provenance: - Private collection, Dr. G. Piras, F...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expectation 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women
Expectation 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women

Expectation 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women

By Oyeleye Feranmi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This artwork is inspired by one of the issues amongst many in the traditional Yoruba African society where I'm still growing up as the son of the soil. As I was growing up and up til...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist

1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist

Located in New York, NY

Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left

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1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

K. Mellor after Nathaniel Schmitt - 19th Century Oil, The Gypsy Girl
K. Mellor after Nathaniel Schmitt - 19th Century Oil, The Gypsy Girl

K. Mellor after Nathaniel Schmitt - 19th Century Oil, The Gypsy Girl

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking portrait after Nathaniel Schmitt (1847-1918) depicting a gypsy wearing traditional clothing, with red beads, a yellow cap and a shawl. The composition focuses on the girl'...

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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Franquet Portraits - 19th Century Oil, Friedrich von Franquet II
The Franquet Portraits - 19th Century Oil, Friedrich von Franquet II

The Franquet Portraits - 19th Century Oil, Friedrich von Franquet II

Located in Corsham, GB

This delightfully vivid 19th century portrait depicts Friedrich von Franquet II. Unsigned. Original inscription verso. Beautifully presented in a decorative gilt frame. On canvas on ...

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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Afrocentric Radiance Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 21st Century
Afrocentric Radiance Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 21st Century

Afrocentric Radiance Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 21st Century

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In a vibrant celebration of African heritage and beauty, our protagonist, a stunning black African woman, graces the scene with her majestic presence. Crowned with a voluminous afro ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Fabric, Oil

Sitting Pretty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Fashion
Sitting Pretty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Fashion

Sitting Pretty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Fashion

By Oniudele Gold

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure 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. About the Artist...

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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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.