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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Saint George Dragon Baldovinetti Paint 15th Century Oil on table Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Alessio (or Alesso) Baldovinetti (Florence, 1427 – Florence, 1499) circle
Saint George and the Dragon
Oil on panel 32 x 42 cm Framed 47 x 57 cm
Provenance: Hampel Munich, 31 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine French Antique Oil Painting Panel Lady Seated in Cottage Interior Knitting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Cottage Interior
French School, 19th century
signed initials
oil on wood panel, framed in period antique gilt frame
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
panel: 9 x 6.75 inches
Provenan...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1800
s Georgian English Portrait of Lady in Lace Bonnet Blue Shawl, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady (could be straight out of a Jane Austen novel!)
English School (very early 19th Century, circa 1800-1820)
oil on canvas, framed in an antique gilt frame with shell...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Chiquita" Ritratto di Ragazza Modernismo Francese Firmato
Located in Pistoia, IT
Ritratto di giovane ragazza intitolato "Chiquita" e firmato in basso a sinistra Rigny per Alfred Rigny.
Questo intenso e bellissimo ritratto colpisce immediatamente per l'energia de...
Category
1920s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,123 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Gentleman with Newspaper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman reading the 'London Journal',
English school (mid 19th century)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
condition: some minor surface abrasion...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of a Lady - Large Antique English Georgian Early 19th Century Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large early 19th century Georgian oil on canvas portrait of a young lady wrapped in silk.
Excellent quality portrait which is indistinctly inscribed on the reverse with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna and Child - Italian 17th century religious Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful Italian religious Old Master oil painting is attributed to circle of Massimo Stanzione. Painted circa 1640, the composition is the Madonna holding baby Jesus as he sta...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Looking Beyond 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
No matter what life throws at you to discourage or change your good personality, or change the reflections people see on your face or identity, one should try to look beyond and ahea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Tolerant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Dog, Couple, Cat
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 (issued by The Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves
, German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,169 Sale Price
30% Off
The Cabaret Dancer
Located in London, GB
'The Cabaret Dancer', crayon on art paper, by Kolomon Moore (circa 1930s). The Crazy Years (les Années Folles) of Paris in the 1920s hit an abrupt end in...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
$887 Sale Price
25% Off
Portrait of Renaissance Lady Classical Medici Style Garden Italian Ornate Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Renaissance Lady
Roman School, circa 1890-1900 period
unsigned oil on board, framed in original Italian ornate frame
framed: 17.5 x 16.5 inches
bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Very large 1930
s English Oil Painting Wood Panel Portrait of Country Lady Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress
English School, circa 1930's period, unsigned
oil painting on wooden board unframed
board : 36 x 27 inches
double sided image
Provenance: private ...
Category
Early 20th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady
French School, early 1700's period
oil painting on copper, unframed
copper: 5 x 3 inches
condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation.
provenanc...
Category
Early 18th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
$857 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary abstract figurative portrait of a dog on paper "Unconditional"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Unconditional" is a contemporary figurative painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created with acrylic paints on professional acid-free paper. This work belongs to a more inti...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Cornish Fisherman Signed Antique Oil Painting Portrait Old Sea Salt Sailor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cornish Fisherman
Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century)
Oil on board, framed
framed: 13 x 11 inches
board: 10 x 8 inches
Provenance: Private col...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tha First Man - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting of lying man looking for his reflection in the water. Realized by Marco Fariello in 2024.
This painting is inspired by the myth of the fall of man narrated in the Corpu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Summer, Figurative Nude 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: Classic Figurative
Year: 2010
Title: Summer
Size: 35.5" x 18" x 0....
Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man with Bagpipes, Follower of J.H. Tischbein the Elder
By Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–1789)
Man with Bagpipes
oil on oak panel
no signature
25 × 19 cm (9.8 × 7.5 in)
31 x 26 cm (12.2 x 10.2 in)
This refined 18th...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Follow Suit (Card Player) -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Red
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This body of work mirrors the complexities of the human heart and emotions. It reminds us that emotions are not always straightforward but are layered with depth and nuance. This pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Victorian English Old Master Oil Painting Madonna
Christ Child after Dyck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna and Christ Child
English School, 19th century
after the earlier painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed in fine elaborate gilt frame.
Framed: 49...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher
Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1912–1980)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in)
Date: 1953
Signature: Signed “Valls Bordoy” in red at ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$434 Sale Price
40% Off
La Lumbre - Abstract Brown Tone Figurative Cowgirl Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,503 Sale Price
40% Off
Young Woman Fetching Water oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Young Woman Fetching Water
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.4 x 20.1 in
Estimated date: c. 2000
Signature: Signed lower left: "Villar...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,377 Sale Price
43% Off
Portrait King Henry 8th VIII Antique English Painting Famous Monarch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
King Henry VIII
English artist, circa 1840's
oil on paper laid on board, framed
framed: 10.5 x 10inches
board: 8 x 7.5 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection, UK
cond...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,057 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Chroma-Q
41 x 29 cm framed (included in price) 44 x 32 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Huge 20th Century French Signed Oil Classical Music Orchestra Concert Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Orchestra
signed by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on canvas, unframed
painting : 32 x 40 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,338 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French artist, Rococo period 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,349 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900
s British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
British School, early 1900's
Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British.
Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm)
plus gilt swept f...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,171 Sale Price
20% Off
Don
t Rush Life 3 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Where am from Bandana was once a common style, we called it Big Boy Style, then it's seem to me like a style or fashion only, because our elder brothers only allowed to used it but n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Cat Ladies" (2024) By Zoa Ace, Original Mixed Media Collage on Wood
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Cat Ladies" is an original, handmade mixed media collage on wood that is unframed and ready to hang.
About the Artist:
"My work is figurative and deals primari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media
$88 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700
s The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John
Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches
conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,398 Sale Price
20% Off
18th century French Old Master Portrait of a woman in oriental costume
Located in Aartselaar, BE
French 18th century old master portrait of a majestic lady dressed "à la Turque"
The sitter at the viewer with a kind and enigmatic smile and twinkling eyes. She looks elegant and kind, yet also has an intelligent and determined aura, reflecting the character of someone who is in charge of her own life and destiny.
De Silvestre paid great attention to her spectacular outfit, which is striking in its portrayal of the sumptuous fabrics and their decorative richness. She is wearing a luxurious royal blue robe à la...
Category
1740s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Male Portrait (Casey, Burberry Shirt)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Tim Doud (b.1971)
Casey (Burberry) 2001-02
Oil on linen, 22 x 22 inches.
Original gallery label on verso.
Excellent condition.
Tim Doud’s paintings and drawings address two se...
Category
Early 2000s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Veiled Contemplation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
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
Mes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a man, circle of Sargent, early 20th century
Located in GB
This compelling portrait painting, executed in oil, presents a dignified elderly gentleman shown in profile, his presence conveyed with restraint, psychological depth, and painterly ...
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dog Portrait of a Chihuahua- Arthur von Ferraris (Hungarian, 1856-1936)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Chihuahua 1896
Arthur von Ferraris (Hungarian, 1856-1936)
Signed and dated (1896) right side
Oil on cardboard
11 1/2 x 8 3/4 (17 x 14 1/4 frame) inches
Provenance: ...
Category
1890s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Original Oil Painting Signed by William Harnden American Impressionist 1920-1983
Located in Palm Coast, FL
A captivating vintage oil painting on board signed Harnden, depicting a lively tavern scene filled with musicians, dancers, and warm ambient lighting. A violinist and guitarist perfo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Boy with Teddy Bear oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Bernard Leemker (Groningen, 1899 – 1990)
Title: Portrait of a Boy with Teddy Bear
Date: 1984
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 55 × 45 cm — 21.7 × 17.7 in
Support / Mounti...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$904 Sale Price
25% Off
Self Portrait of the Artist, Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Cleveland Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Kenneth Marcus Hugh (American, 1916-2011)
Self Portrait
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right and dated ’36
33 x 27 inches
39 x 33 inches, framed
Kenne...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Velvet- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Red Velvet
50 x 50 cm framed (included in price) 53,5 x 53,5 cm
Oilpaint on canvas
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Cross Belt
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Mrs. Stokdijk-Chasler, oil on canvas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
John Archibald Alexander Berrie (1887-1962)
Potrait of Mrs. Stokdijk-Chasler
Signed lower right John A. A. Berrie (underneath the frame)
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 76 cm.
Cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
City Conversation, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
People walk and chat along a New York City sidewalk. Buildings rise on the left, and trees offer shade on the right, creating a lively balance of architecture a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Madonna and Child 1800
s English Oil on Canvas with Circular Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Madonna and Child
English Old Master, c. 1800
oil on canvas, unframed (relined canvas)
Canvas: 14.5 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good condition
De...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Whispering Hope" (2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Whispering Hope" (2018) is a beautiful realist painting that is an oil on panel. The piece depicts an athletic nude male figure lying on a be...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique Neapolitan Female Portrait Oil Painting 1920
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3933 Antique oil on canvas in an ornate period frame
Image size 16.5x11"
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series XII", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing art professor from the Istituto di Arte di Porta Romana, Florence, Italy. The professor released works of artists whom he mentored over the years. We are unsure who painted the series we acquired as several are just signed, 'Giacomo', or, left completely unsigned, yet many are clearly by the same artist. This one is in good overall condition and has been newly framed with a French-style linen slip. The canvas is textural like one of the vintage maps...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,002 Sale Price
20% Off
Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 65x81 cm.
Frameless.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carvers.
He b...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Smoking Lady" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Smoking Lady" (2024) is an abstract portrait of a woman wearing a black dress smoking inside of her brightly colored house, she is stan...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fine English Georgian Portrait of Henrietta Danvers Full Biographical Details
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Mrs Henrietta Danvers (1765-1836)
English School, late 18th century
pastel on paper, gilt framed behind glass
overall framed size: 16 x 14 inches
actual image: 10 x 8 inc...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral
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
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mythological Classical Oil Painting Winged Angels with Naked Figure in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Angels
European artist, late 20th century
(possibly a copy after an earlier painting)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire...
Category
20th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,113 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century English Folk Art portrait of a seated King Charles Cavalier dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th Century English Folk Art School
Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Oil on canvas, 13 x 15 inches
Provenance: Iona Antiques
As normal these folk art paintings are unsign...
Category
1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Chess Match
Located in London, GB
'The Chess Match', oil on cardstock paper, by Raymond Debiève (1973). Rich colours, bold, painterly brush strokes and an unusual subject for a work of art, Debiève has created this s...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,364 Sale Price
30% Off
"The Bather" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait, Nude
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "The Bather" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female in a landscape, bathed in light, with a towel draped around her. The painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A formal portrait of a gentleman wearing a brown coat and wig. Well presented in an oval gilt-effect frame with floral ornamentation. Illegibly inscribed in German to the reverse of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.
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