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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Early 18th-Century French Rococo Oil Painting, Portrait of a Baron
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This sumptuous early 18th-century portrait by leading French artist Louis de Silvestre (1675-1760) depicts Baron Pierre de Gaultier, a nobleman and diplomat active during the final y...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
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
On the Border of Worlds
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a rich, sophisticated piece that tells a universal story — a story of renewal, transformation, and the hope that lies within change. At its center, the modern “Venus...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Humorous Figurative Queer Gesture Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. "Piriquí"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This small-format painting by Inés Silvalde, created in 2019, transforms a playful and rebellious hand gesture into a queer celebration of irreverence and self-expression. Titled Pir...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Oil - Boy with a Songbird
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming 20th-century portrait depicts a young boy in elegant period attire, wearing a brown coat over a vibrant red waistcoat and matching red stockings, with a songbird in han...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting Portrait Soldier in armor Circel of MESSONIER Wood panel 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 19th century
Ernest MESSONIER (Circle of)
Portrait of a soldier in armor
27.5 x 17.5 cm (31 x 21 cm with the frame)
Beautiful pitch pine wood frame
Good condition
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman surrealism oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Canvas size 81x100 cm.
Frame size 94x113 cm.
Alvar Suñol Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Alvar, was born in 1935 in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Medit...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,255 Sale Price
40% Off
Beautiful 19th Century French Oil Painting on Panel Portrait Lady in Red
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady in a Red Dress
French artist, late 19th century
oil on wooden panel, framed in an ornate antique gilt frame.
framed: 16.5 x 13 inches
board: 13 x 9.5 inches
prove...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,142 Sale Price
30% Off
Our Time, Our Fashion - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Black 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
Ade...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Thoughtful woman on the terrace of the bar oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 92x65 cm.
Without frame.
Frederic Cabanas
Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...
Category
1980s Fauvist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,009 Sale Price
46% Off
Weight They Cannot See 5 (Shadows of Memory) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Truth never dies …Like a seed buried deep, it will sprout again
Through fire and darkness, her eyes do not look away.
Lies can burn, time can hide, but truth lives on, waiting to be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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
$2,008 Sale Price
30% Off
Sophia Loren - Cherish it - Textural Oil Painting and Image Immersed in Text
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christina Major’s "Sophia Loren - Cherish It" is a captivating contemporary portrait that merges hyperrealistic portraiture with layered text, creating a dynamic fusion of depth, emotion, and storytelling. This 49 x 49-inch original painting masterfully captures the timeless beauty of Sophia Loren, with her piercing gaze and luminous complexion enhanced by the artist’s meticulous brushwork. Overlapping layers of hand-painted script weave through the portrait, adding texture and meaning, reflecting themes of wisdom, self-love, and femininity. The interplay of soft pastels and bold contrasts makes this artwork a statement piece for collectors drawn to modern figurative painting, celebrity portraiture, and mixed-media techniques.
Christina Major is a portrait painter interested in the ways the identity of both artist and subject can coexist in a painting. Major's current creative research focuses on the traditional form of the portrait as a powerful form of representing an individual and how meaning can be expanded through scale, brushstroke, color, texture, composition, and the many variables that portraiture deals with.
This one-of-a-kind oil painting is signed by Major on the back. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Major expands the traditional portrait painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Trust, " Collage on wood by Zoa Ace, Cat in Gown with Birds
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Trust" is an original, handmade mixed media collage that depicts a cat in a dress with a lace collar and several birds. The piece is a collage on wood and is re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$72 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Large 1820
s English Portrait Dapper Young Gentleman Period Drama Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dapper Young Gentleman
English School, circa 1820's period
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 40 x 34 inches
canvas: 32 x 27 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: ...
Category
1820s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"umbrella girl series" RK3A2, Abstract, Portrait Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches
Frame measures 27.55 x 27.55 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding.
Color: Gold patinated
All art frames show signs of wea...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Beauty is What I Posessed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my My skin which brings out the strength in me
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fabric
$1,950 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Expressionist Oil Portrait, The Seated Beauty.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large French Mid 20th Century, oil on paper laid on canvas, portrait of a seated female figure by Sylvain Vigny. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a very fine carve...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen
by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 42 x 30 inches
framed: 45 x 33 inches
condition: overall v...
Category
Late 19th Century Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$22,842 Sale Price
30% Off
Afrocentric Radiance
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
German School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman in elegant attire, against a mountainous backdrop. Indistinct German inscription to the stretchers verso. Unsigned. On canvas o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of A Young Woman 2 - Figurative Oil Painting, New Renaissance
Located in Salzburg, AT
Portrait Of A Young Woman 2 - Figurative Oil Painting, New Renaissance
Contemporary painting oil on canvas
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
French School 18th century, Portrait of a gentleman, oil
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century
Portrait of a gentleman holding his hat
Oil on paper transferred on wood panel
34 x 27 cm
In a beautiful vintage wood frame with some lacks in the mould, ...
Category
1760s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled V
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 Artist
Wisdom Uche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% 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
American School Self Portrait, Circle of N C Wyeth, Bernard Stafford Good 1937
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a well done self portrait of the listed American artist Bernard Stafford Good. Painted in 1937, it is a fine example of American illustration art produced by the Brandywine School of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware of the period. It also relates to Norman Rockwell and his illustrative style of the early twentieth century. The portrait is oil on c...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Antique Classical Nude Draped in Robes Dancing with Dog Gold Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 19th century
Title: Classical nude draped in robes with dancing dog. The work looks as though it might have been a ceiling...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,189 Sale Price
30% Off
I See You Jockin - Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Fahamu Pecou
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fahamu Pecou overlays social commentary and hip-hop culture onto the world of contemporary art with paintings and drawings that depict himself on fictionalized magazine covers and in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract expressionist woman
s portrait painting "Edge of becoming"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman’s portrait was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women. In this body of work, Mougen...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Victorian Portrait of Country Gentlemen Squire Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English artists, circa 1870
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 31 inches
canvas : 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: overall very good and pr...
Category
1870s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peace - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Fine 18th Century English Aristocratic Portrait of a Lady Oval Canvas Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: English School, circa 1740's
Title: Portrait of a Lady, traditionally identified as 'Anne of Chesterfield'.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size: painting: ...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Insouciance
, Mid 20th Century Portrait of Max Vigon friend of Jean Cocteau.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century oil portrait of the actor Max Vigon. The sitter was a friend and collector of the works of Jean Cocteau. By repute this portrait is by Cocteau however it is n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Glitch in the Machine" Figure by Kevin Snipes
By Kevin Snipes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Glitch in the Machine" is an original piece by Kevin Snipes made from ink, gouache, and acrylic on paper. This piece measures 9.25”h x 6”w and is signed en verso.
Kevin Snipes (he/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$380 Sale Price
30% Off
The wedding Dress
, Large Scale French 1950s Society Portrait. Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large scale 1950s French society portrait by Anne-Marie Joly. The painting is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in a magnificent carved wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Rococo 18th-Century Portrait of Young Girl with Grapes Oval Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Girl
French Rococo School, 18th century, unsigned
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 24 x 20 inches
Canvas : 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Con...
Category
18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique portrait oil painting of an art lesson by Swiss artist Louis Patru
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique portrait painting of two woman having an art lesson by Swiss artist, Louis Patru (1871-1905). This is an unusual painting from an artist who only enjoyed a short life. Two ...
Category
1890s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique 1868 Swedish Countryside Genre Oil Painting Bride Arrival Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This charming Swedish countryside genre painting, signed lower left "T.A. Forssman" and dated 1868, captures a touching bride arrival scene: a young woman in traditional folk costume...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Portrait of the Nephew of the Artist
by René Seyssaud, French Oil Painting
By René Seyssaud
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of the Nephew of the Artist', oil on canvas, by René Seyssaud (circa 1930s). Known for his use of vivid colours in his landscapes and depictions of workers in their fields,...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Abstracted Portrait, Gestural, Acrylic on Canvas, Jo by Rebecca Jack
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Jo"
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 24 Inches 25.5 x 25.5 Inches Oak Frame
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,920 Sale Price
20% Off
LOOK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
19th Century German School, Gentleman with Top Hat, 1839
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century German School
Br: Venus aus Chemnitz 50 Jahre alt 58 24/5 39, 1839
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
25.5 x 20 inches
30.5 x 24.75 inches, framed
The gentleman is Johann ...
Category
1830s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
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20th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Finn, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman reclines on a bright red inner tube, floating in a shimmering aquamarine pool. Her sunglasses, floral bikini, and the lyrical ripples on the water...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A CAT
S CARESS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic markers on paper.
The magic flow reality...
Painting rolled in a sturdy tube from Spain– safely and promptly.
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Orange Voltaire" by Linda Delahaye, Original Oil Painting, Female Nude
Located in Denver, CO
"The Orange Voltaire" by Linda Delahaye (France based) is an original oil on panel depicting a graceful female nude bathed in sunlight.
Born: 1980, Canada
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fine Dutch Old Master Large Oil Painting Portrait Gentleman in Ruff Collar Robes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Ruff Collar and Robes
Dutch School, 18th century
oil on canvas laid over panel, unframed
board: 28.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
J.Lambert 19th c. Antique oil painting on wood Portrait, Genre scene, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an exceptional original 19th-century antique oil painting on wood board, depicting a nobleman in a red camisole, holding a guitar. He peeks around a corner with an exp...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,725 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Original Oil Painting on canvas contemporary Art young woman with a guitar
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an amazing, very impressive original large modern painting on canvas, depicting a young woman with a guitar sitting on the pavement.
The painting is in excellent condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Oval Shape Figures in Tavern Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tavern Interior
Dutch School, 17th century
oil on metal, framed
framed: 8 x 6.75 inches
painting: 6 x 4.25 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condit...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,127 Sale Price
30% Off
"Last Night" – Oil Painting, Vulnerable Male Portrait in Dramatic Light
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert’s "Last Night" is a 2023 oil painting on linen measuring 10 x 8 inches unframed and 11.25 x 9.25 inches framed. The piece is professionally framed and ready to hang.
A ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Gifted Treasure -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Beauty Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shadows and Diamonds
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
At the heart of "Shadows and Diamonds," we encounter the theme of shadows. John ingeniously uses shadows to represent the obscured aspects of our individuality, the parts of ourselves that are hidden from the outside world. These shadows can be seen as the unexplored depths of our personality, our fears, or our secrets. The young man in the artwork seems to embrace his shadows, suggesting a willingness to acknowledge and confront those hidden aspects of his being.
By portraying shadows as an integral part of the artwork, John challenges us to embrace our own shadows and accept them as essential components of our identity. The shadows in "Shadows and Diamonds" serve as reminders that the multifaceted nature of human existence is not limited to what is visible on the surface but extends far beyond, into the realm of the intangible and the mysterious.
While shadows represent the hidden aspects of self, diamonds in the artwork symbolize the facets that shine through, the qualities and characteristics that we choose to reveal to the world. Diamonds are known for their brilliance and sparkle, and in "Shadows and Diamonds," they represent the positive attributes that we proudly display to others. They symbolize our achievements, our talents, and the qualities that make us unique and valuable.
Through the juxtaposition of shadows and diamonds, John invites us to reflect on the delicate balance between revealing and concealing different aspects of our identity. The young man's beaded necklace, adorned with diamonds, suggests a celebration of self-discovery and the courage to embrace and showcase the diverse elements that constitute our true selves.
In addition to the symbolism present within the artwork, Makama John...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Sweet dreams in the Moonlight -21st century interior painting with figures
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
'Sweet Dreams in the Moonlight'
100 x 80 cm
Oil on linen
Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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
"Stillness" - Oil Painting of Nude Female Figure by Matt Talbert
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Stillness" (2024) is an oil painting on linen, measuring 21 x 14 inches (53.34 x 35.56 cm). The unframed artwork features a nude female figure seated beside a window,...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Absolutely Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal artwork captures a stark desert crossroads under a vivid blue sky, where a vintage white convertible takes center stage. Two figures add intrigue: one stands beside the ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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