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What is an art model called?
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What an art model is called varies. A portrait model or artist model is someone who earns a living posing for painters and art students. Someone who poses for an artist to receive a portrait that they commissioned is a sitter or portrait sitter. Explore a large collection of portrait paintings and photography on 1stDibs.
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Fine 1800
s Georgian Original Painting Portrait of Elegant Young Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Brooke
Irish School, circa 1800
circle of James Dowling Herbert (1762-1837) Irish
watercolour painting on paper, framed in antique gilt frame, behind glass...
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Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Adebimpe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, People, Women Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece is a visual meditation on the silent resilience of the African woman. Her expression speaks of unvoiced stories; layers of strength, contemplation, and inherited dignity. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Sara
s Morning" (2025), Female Portrait, Oil Painting on Copper and Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
Lisa Fricker's "Sara's Morning" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up nude portrait of a woman in front of a earth toned , geometrical abstracted background.
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Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Mecano by Christophe Dupety - Portrait painting, red, blue, figurative, man
Located in Paris, FR
Mecano is a painting on paper by French contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 64 cm (19.7 x 25.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a certi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Fine 1700
s Italian Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of St. Peter
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Peter
Italian, 18th century
oil on canvas, laid on panel
panel: 9.75 x 8 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condition
For more any more informati...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Pointer dog - 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of a Longhaired Pointer dog, also called German Longhaired Pointer or German Longhaired Vorsteh, monogrammed and dated “A.D. 1895”, oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, mount...
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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
