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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Large 1700 s Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman Italian artist, mid 18th century Circle of Giovanni Battista Carboni (1725-1790) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 22 inches provenance: private c...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Magnetism" (2020) By Beth Sistrunk, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Beth Sistrunk's "Magnetism" is an oil on two translucent acrylic panels featuring a model with orange petals. About the artist: Beth's interests in painting the figure, women’s fas...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Maria" Portrait of a Girl New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass
Located in Soquel, CA
"Maria" Portrait of a Girl New Hope Pennsylvania Artist Edna Gass "Enfant" portrait of a child by New Hope Artist Edna Gass (American, 1904–1993). This portrait is one of rare Monoty...
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1930s French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board, Monotype

17th/18th century portrait , Circle Godfrey Kneller, wife, Earl of westmorland
By (Circle of) Godfrey Kneller
Located in York, GB
Portrait Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt. unsigned (British, 1646-1723) of Katharine, wife of Thomas, 6th Earl of Westmorland, oil on canvas late 17th early 18th century in date. The sitter Katharine is facing dexter and is wearing a cream dress, blue and gold cloak and lace mantilla...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Orange-Toned Figurative Painting on Canvas, 2024 - Pugna 053
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Gesso, Acrylic

"Traccia" by Masri - Blue, Yellow, and Red Male Abstract Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965) "Traccia" (2019) Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. "Traccia"—meaning "Trace" i...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

19th century English portrait of a young girl with her pet spaniel in landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
This enchanting early 19th-century portrait of a young girl in a pastoral landscape, attributed to the esteemed English portraitist Margaret Carpenter, is a rare and captivating exam...
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1840s Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Nude Male, 18th Century School of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) 18th Century French School portrait of a nude male, oil on paper laid to board. Excellent quality an...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil

1780 Antique 18c. original oil painting on canvas Portrait of a Nobleman Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil on canvas is a refined and characterful 18th-century British portrait, signed and dated in the lower left: "Js. Jones P.X. 1780." The work depicts a gentleman of st...
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Late 18th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French North African early 20th century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore
Located in Woodbury, CT
French North African early 20th-century Impressionist, Fishermen coming ashore with their daily catch. André Humbert was born in Paris on the 27th of November. He was a student of t...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dotted, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt paints a fashionable woman with her back gracefully turned to the viewer. She wears a long, billowing dress adorned with polka dots that mat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Portrait of Elegant" Oil on wood Expressionist Hague School Signed
Located in Pistoia, IT
Martin Borgord (1869-1935) Active in California, New York, Paris, Holland "Portrait of an Elegant Woman," oil painting on wood signed lower right and dedicated to Madame Merlet. Attended: San Francisco Art Association School of Design, Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Académie Julian de Paris, New York School of Art "In the past I worked on light and shadow effects. Now I paint exclusively for unusual effects and color harmonies." It is with these words that Martin Borgord, a Norwegian-born but naturalized American painter, interviewed by a journalist from the Hartford Courant, explains our painting.Straddling the line between Impressionism and Expressionism, the elegant lady loses the sharpness of detail, blending with light and color in quick, dense brushstrokes. Excellent state of preservation.Presented in antique carved and silvered wooden frame. It has a regular Fine Arts export certificate. Measurements Panel 41 x 33 cm Frame 51x43 cm BIOGRAPHY Martin Borgord was born February 8, 1869, in Guasdal, Norway, and died March 25, 1935, in Riverside, California. At the age of 16, Borgord resided in San Francisco and enrolled to study with Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) at the San Francisco Art Association School of Design. Interested in both painting and sculpture, Borgord will go to Paris. He was accepted to study at the Académie Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and at the Académie des Beaux-Arts with sculptor Charles Raoul Verlet. In 1896, Martin Borgord returned to New York and enrolled in the new Chase School of Art (later renamed the New York School of Art) with William Merritt. In 1899, influential art dealer William Macbeth, dedicated to the cause of promoting American art, represented Borgord in New York.With his friend and fellow artist William Henry Singer...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Emile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900) - Fine 1860 Oil, A Refined Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine mid-19th century portrait by the accomplished artist Émile Charles H. Lecomte-Vernet (1821-1900), portraying a refined gentleman dressed in a formal coat adorned with a subtle...
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Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Touch"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Portrait of a young girl in a delicate, light-colored dress, painted in soft pastel tones. The composition of the portrait focuses on the figure of the girl, who is located in the ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Self-Portrait , Paris Salon, Royal Danish Academy, Impressionist oil, Benezit
By Julius Paulsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower left, 'J.P' for Julius Paulsen (Danish, 1860-1940) and painted circa 1910. A dramatic, early twentieth-century work by this notable Post-Impressionist painter and th...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Purpose of Existence 9
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
People believe money is power in my society - because the leaders steal money to oppress and suffer the poor. But I realize the opposite of this is the purpose of living. We are all...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"My Light My Salvation" (2024) Oil Portrait Painting on Aluminum Panel
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original oil painting is framed at 30 x 26 inches and is ready to hang. About the Artist: Stanley Rayfield realized his love for art early in life, pursuing his passi...
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2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

WONDERFUL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Shipped well protected, unframed.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Adolf Dehn, Haitian Scene A, signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Arthur Dehn Haitian Scene A, ca. 1951 Watercolor gouache on board Signed on the front Frame included: held in vintage modern frame Measurements: Framed: 11 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by .75 Painting 4.5 inches by 6 inches Watercolor gouache, hand signed; framed with AAA Gallery label verso Signed on the front bearing the original label on the verso of Dehn's longtime gallery, the prestigious Associated American Artists Gallery, New York City. Provenance Associated American Artists Frame included: held in vintage frame with original label as provenance Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti -- the subject of this work. It was part of a series inspired by Dehn's visit to Haiti. Dehn, an influential artist and teacher (and author of the definitive textbook of his era on watercolor painting) joined Associated American Artists gallery in 1941. Although this painting is undated, it is likely circa early 1950s, as in 1951 Dehn won a Guggenheim Fellowship, which enabled him to travel to Haiti. ADLOF DEHN Adolf Dehn, American Watercolorist and Printmaker, 1895-1968 Adolf Dehn was an artist who achieved extraordinary artistic heights, but in a very particular artistic sphere - not so much in oil painting as in watercolor and lithography. Long recognized as a master by serious print collectors, he is gradually gaining recognition as a notable and influential figure in the overall history of American art. In the 19th century, with the invention of the rotary press, which made possible enormous print runs, and the development of the popular, mass-market magazines, newspaper and magazine illustration developed into an artistic realm of its own, often surprisingly divorced from the world of museums and art exhibitions, and today remains surprisingly overlooked by most art historians. Dehn in many regards was an outgrowth of this world, although in an unusual way, since as a young man he produced most of his illustrative work not for popular magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, but rather for radical journals, such as The Masses or The Liberator, or artistic "little magazines" such as The Dial. This background established the foundation of his outlook, and led later to his unique and distinctive contribution to American graphic art. If there’s a distinctive quality to his work, it was his skill in introducing unusual tonal and textural effects into his work, particularly in printmaking but also in watercolor. Jackson Pollock seems to have been one of many notable artists who were influenced by his techniques. Early Years, 1895 - 1922 For an artist largely remembered for scenes of Vienna and Paris, Adolf Dehn’s background was a surprising one. Born in Waterville, Minnesota, on November 22, 1895, Dehn was the descendent of farmers who had emigrated from Germany and homesteaded in the region, initially in a one-room log cabin with a dirt floor. Adolf’s father, Arthur Clark Dehn, was a hunter and trapper who took pride that he had no boss but himself, and who had little use for art. Indeed, during Adolf’s boyhood the walls of his bedroom and the space under his bed were filled with the pelts of mink, muskrats and skunks that his father had killed, skinned and stretched on drying boards. It was Adolf’s mother, Emilie Haas Dehn, a faithful member of the German Lutheran Evangelical Church, who encouraged his interest in art, which became apparent early in childhood. Both parents were ardent socialists, and supporters of Eugene Debs...
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1950s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board

1960s Clown Portrait #4
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a clown in three quarter view, with expressive brushstrokes and use of color by Marjorie Blake (1920-1994). Unsigned, but was purchased with...
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1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Hawaii
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on paper Signed and dated, l.r. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of Calif...
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1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

Portrait of a woman with a book
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Italian school circa 1560, circle of Bernardino Campi Portrait of a woman with a book Oil on panel H. 78 cm ; L. 57cm
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16th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

John McColvin (1864-1920) - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Lady in the Garden
By John McColvin
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century oil by John McColvin (1864-1920), depicting a lady tending to a garden in bloom. Signed to the lower left. Presented in a beautifully ornate gilt frame w...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

SKULL CAT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Ink, acrylic on wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Permanent Marker

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Badami People, Oil on Canvas, White Purple Green Color "In Stock"
By JMS Mani
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
JMS Mani - Badami People Oil on Canvas - 16 x 12 inches each (unframed size) 20 x 18 inches ( Framed ) Inclusive of packing . The simple, rustic folk of the Deccan Plateau in Sout...
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Waiting by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 81x100 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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1990s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Ice, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman sits cross-legged, peering at the city through binoculars. The scene shows a strong sense of composition and color interplay, with contrasting hues an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Goddess
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
At first glance, "The Goddess" invites viewers into a world of grace and poise. The central figure, the young woman, serves as the focal point of the artwork. Her refined and intrica...
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19th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Breathe" (2024) By Adam Shaw, Original Oil Painting of Astronaut
Located in Denver, CO
"Breathe" (2024) by Adam Shaw is an original handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of an astronaut in orbit above a planet, her face partially exposed by the sunlight reflect...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Mother and Child II
Located in London, GB
'Mother and Child II', watercolour on fine art paper (1970), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso pain...
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1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

OUT OF THE DARK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Christ Pantocrator (Closed Book) – Byzantine Icon, Egg Tempera 24K Gold
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ Pantocrator (Closed Book) – Byzantine Icon, Egg Tempera & 24K Gold Artist: Oliver Samsinger. Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with 24‑karat gold leaf. Dimensions: 43...
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2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

James Dean
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique work by Russell Young. Enamel and diamond dust screen print on linen, Black + White, unframed dimensions 62 x 48 inches, 2011, from the series "Diamond Dust". Da...
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Enamel

Frank Sternberg - Barbizon School 1880 Oil, The Young Tatterdemalion
Located in Corsham, GB
This evocative painting depicts a solitary young boy in tattered clothing traversing a snow-covered rural path, framed by a wooden fence and distant trees against a muted winter sky....
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Isabella Blackett, Countess Of Buchan, 18th Century English School Large 18th Century English portrait of Lady Isabella Blackett, Duchess of Buchan oil on canvas. Excel...
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18th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

JEAN MARC (1949-2019) 20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - FIGHTING MALES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Fighting Males" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) gouache paint dated 97' painting: 16.75 x 11.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France Superb original painting by t...
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

Pere Creixams Spanish Woman, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Pere Creixams Pico (1893-1965), School of Paris, ca.1920. Beautiful Spanish woman. Provenance: Charpentier Gallery, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, Paris (Sotheby's...
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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Autumn Stroll, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An elderly couple walks arm in arm along a misty street, their quiet closeness framed by golden autumn leaves. The fog softens the outlines of buildings and lam...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Elegant Lady in her Dressing Room, wearing Lingerie and Red Shoes
Located in West Sussex, GB
Konstantin Razumov (Born 1974) Russian Elegant Lady in her Dressing Room, wearing Lingerie and Red Shoes Oil on canvas: 10 x 13 inches. Frame: 18x21 inches. Konstantin Razumov's ...
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 inches (unframed) Provenance – from a private royal collection This magnificent portrait depicts Princess de Joinville, the daughter of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil and the King of Portugal. Through her illustrious family she was directly related Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia and the Russian royal family, as well as to many of the great ruling families of Europe. The work clearly confirms Monpezat as one of the most accomplished equestrian portrait painters in France in the early nineteenth century. In terms of scale, quality and dramatic power, it must surely be considered amongst his finest works. The stance of the powerful thoroughbred - in half rear - emphasises the calm nature and courage of the Princess. Francisca of Brazil (1824-98) married a son of Louis Philippe I, the King of the French, and had three children. Born at the Imperial Palace of Saint Christopher, her youngest brother was the future Pedro II...
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1830s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Raven Violet - Original Vibrant Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary colorful oil on canvas abstract painting by Polish artist Monika Rossa. Artwork is a gestural abstraction, there are many dynamic shapes and composition consists of many...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary semi-abstract portrait of women acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The painting, titled "Two Halves and One Soul", is part of Natalya Mougenot's series dedicated to exploring the theme of women and the unique, supportive connections they share. Th...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Portrait of Doctor Dirigoni, the artist s cousin
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas 133,5 x 116 cm (161,3 x 146,5 cm avec l’encadrement) = 52.6 × 45.7 in (63.5 × 57.7 in with frame) Signed lower right A pile of luxurious fabrics, a velvet jacket and t...
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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Circle of Karma
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic , markers on canvas. Painting rolled in a sturdy tube from Spain– safely and promptly.
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Fisherman
Located in London, GB
'The Fisherman', oil on board, by Gabriel Vié (circa 1940s). This artwork depicts a solitary man fishing in a river surrounded by abundant foliage. He is p...
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1940s Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Surprise Flowers (Mickey and Minnie Mouse), original painting
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authentici...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fine Large 17th/ 18th Century English Portrait of Mr. Gilbert Charity Founder
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Mr. Gilbert (believed to be the founder of 'Gilberts Charity, Bridgwater, Somerset) English School artist, late 17th/ early 18th century oil...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.097
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.094 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.094 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting - Profile Landscape 438.080
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Profile Landscape 438.080 - Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic on Canvas Painting Profile Landscape 438.080 is from Linda Stein's Profiles series--drawings, collages and pa...
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1970s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Boy His Dog, 19th Century by Jules BRETON (1827-1906)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Boy & His Dog, 19th Century by Jules BRETON (1827-1906) sales to $1,500,000 Large 19th Century French country portrait of a Boy and his Dog, oil on canvas by Jules Breton. Large 19th century portrait...
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Holy feeling
Located in Zofingen, AG
This piece conveys the enchantment of nurturing love. Symbols intertwine in every corner of the canvas, seemingly disparate at first, but together they form a harmonious composition....
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

Lisa, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Mishurovski V.V. Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Impressionism Year: 2020 Title: Athos monk father Siluan Size: 39....
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2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Popeye In The Run (large original painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front; signed and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authentici...
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2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Nox" (2023) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Nox" (2023) by Allen Williams is an original handmade oil painting that depicts a disturbing a uncanny portrait of a man on a dim gold background. Abo...
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2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Other Day With My Brother - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men
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 Sam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

French school Portrait Nurse Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Nurse Portrait from WWI⬅️ ⏩It is signed M Chaumet Sousselier⏪ Jeanne Marie Louise Chaumet Sousselier, born on March 30, 1869 – Paris. Died on October 19, 1941 – Neuilly-sur-Seine...
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Early 1900s Tonalist Portrait Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Soup Box - Onion (unique painting on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique acrylic painting and silkscreen on canvas. Hand signed and dated by Andy Warhol on verso. Martin Lawrence provenance label on verso. Canvas size 20 x 20 inches. The artwor...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

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Screen, Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait of Major General James Hanson Salmond - British 18thC art oil painting
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Painted circa 1795, the sitter is Major-General James Hanson Salmond (1766–1837) an office...
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1790s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Impenetrable Princess" (2020) By Denise Dambrackas, Original Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Impenetrable Princess" (2020) by Denise Dambrackas is an original mixed-media painting that depicts a young girl firing a bow in front of a crowd. This painting measures 25.5 x 31.5...
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2010s Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Panel

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.

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