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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Fine Victorian Oil Painting Young Girl with Pet Dog Circular Original 19th cent.
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Her Favourite Pet
Young Lady wearing a straw hat and white dress with blue ribbons with her pet dog.
Circle of Arthur John Elsley, British 19th Cen...
Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
René Mels (1909-1977)
Portrait of a young man,
signed lower right
oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
Framed : 77.5 x 64.5
This impressive portrait is obviously tou...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Robert Kenneth White "Sanctuary in Feathers" Large Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "SANCTUARY IN FEATHERS"
⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed Lower Right ⚜ Frameless Display
HUMANITY AND HARMONY
“Sanctuary in Feathers” captures a poignant moment ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
On the Roof with a Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
A mesmerizing fusion of elegance and mystery, this painting captures a woman draped in flowing turquoise fabric, standing on a rooftop, her presence seamlessly merging with the city’...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Textured Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Portrait of Alexander Hamilton", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This bold and eccentric acrylic mixed-media portrait of Alexander Hamilton reimagines the Founding Father with expressive, exaggerated features and a striking color palette.
The fi...
Category
2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dogon by Christophe Dupety - Female nude painting, abstract, vivid tones, bright
Located in Paris, FR
Dogon is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 55 × 46 cm (21.7 × 18.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of a Lady in Lace Bonnet
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Country Lady
English artist, mid 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: some former restoration and s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lost in Thoughts, Oil Sketch Painted in Brittany (Bretagne), Before 1890
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to offer a unique and evocative piece by the Swedish artist Ingeborg Westfelt-Eggertz. This small oil sketch captures a moment in time, portraying a young man seated...
Category
1880s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
L
Hortensia by Jean Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
b.1935 French
L'Hortensia
(The Hortensia)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Jean Pierre Cassigneul’s L'Hortensia captures an elegant woman se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
To Jump or Not to Jump?..
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a serene moment of suspended time. A young woman stands at the edge of a diving board, her white dress stirred gently by a passing breeze. Against a vast cobal...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait 25-10, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Blue, green, and metallic gold dots form a woman's face, wearing a solemn expression and intense gaze. Artist Hyoungseok Kim painted this piece using pointill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lady Day
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Homage to Billie Holliday. Created in his idiosyncratic New York City style Berlin, himself a keen jazz musician, pays tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, the legendary Billie Holliday. Nicknamed Lady Day...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,750
Pauline Plummer (b.1933) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Self-Portrait on Stool
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate self-portrait, rendered in neutral tones with loose, impressionistic brushstrokes. Well presented in a rustic frame affixed to the painting. Although the artwork is unsig...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rose By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included.
Bruno Paoli (1915-2005)
Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master.
Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Norman R. Coker - Contemporary Oil, Hello Mum
Located in Corsham, GB
An emotional study depicting an embrace between mother and daughter by contemporary artist Norman R. Coker. Signed to the lower right. Titled and signed again verso. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$368 Sale Price
20% Off
Marilyn Monroe-Kiss Me
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ricardo Goyo was born in Barcelona in 1972. He began his artistic career studying in France at the National School of Fine Arts in Nice. There he had the opportunity to meet, work, a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$750 Sale Price
75% Off
"Homewrecker" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Homewrecker" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Michael - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1940
s Fashion Illustration - Posed Lady In Vibrant Pink Dress
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 s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Boy with Calen" by Anne Siems, Surreal figurative painting, boy with flowers
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
"Boy with Calendula" by Anne Siems, is a captivating figurative-narrative painting featuring a young child and a rabbit, with an 18th century feel. He is floating and surrounded by s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Culture 3
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 Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,600 Sale Price
30% Off
English 17th century portrait of John Ludford Esquire
By Mary Beale
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of John Ludford (1653-1681), wearing a lace jabot and brown and gold trimmed cloak in a feigned stone oval cartouche. Inscribed 'John Ludford, Esq, nat. 14th March 1653, Ob,...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,010 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse
Located in London, GB
John Opie RA (1761-1807, English)
c. 1802
Oil on canvas
Canvas dimensions 36 x 32 inches
Framed dimensions 46.5 x 43.25 inches
Original gilded period frame.
John Opie was a Corni...
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil Painting of Young Belle Epoque Beauty Portrait of Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910).
Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the latest US Government import duties and the legal exemptio...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Watercolor Portrait of President George Washington
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This exceptional American School watercolor portrait of President George Washington stands out as one of the finest we’ve encountered. The level of precision and care given to the fa...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Her" American 20th century oil painting Portrait of a Woman from the 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful portrait of a woman from the 1950's with beautiful blonde hair wearing a white colored shirt. The impressionistic style is very attractive with fast brushwork and dashing...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Regina Maris Ship, signed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Regina Maris, 1908
by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015)
oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board
framed
Framed size: 16 x 19.25 inches
Superb oil painting by the well li...
Category
1990s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
27-3-12h Diptych - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Allegory Of Europe Solimena 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657 - Barra 1747)
workshop/circle
The Allegory of Europe
oil on canvas
102 x 76 cm. - with frame: 119 x 92 cm.
The work, which can be placed ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$8,572 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
By Chuck Close
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstracted portrait oil painting in the style of Chuck Close. Framed. Oil on paper. Image size, 23H by 20L.
Category
1990s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait 25-7, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Countless small, multicolored dots form a woman's face, her gaze as captivating as the striking effect of her portrait against the dark background. Artist Hyo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Self Portrait with Cat - Scottish 1920
s Art Deco Oil Painting female artist
By Helen Margaret MacKenzie
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Scottish 1920's self portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Helen Mackenzie. Painted circa 1929 the composition is the head and shoulders of the artis...
Category
1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Girl with Golden Curls
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century portrait of a young lady with golden curls. The sitter sports a chiffon scarf, draped artfully around her neck, with a teal dress that pairs perfectly with ...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
LA in Dayglo Part 1 and Part 2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This diptych shows two women wearing bold sunglasses with bright pink lenses. The sun and its rays connect across both panels, while bird of paradise flowers bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19th Century Oil - Cavalier
Located in Corsham, GB
This late 19th century oil on board portrait, created in the style of Rembrandt, showcases chiaroscuro technique. The subject, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and ornate collar, emerges f...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$414 Sale Price
20% Off
Hopi Girl with Kachina Doll
, California Woman artist, Pasadena Art Association
By Katharine Buzzell Benepe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'K. Buzzell Benepe' and dated 1936.
A psychologically penetrating character study by this early California woman artist. Benepe captures the essential sensitivity...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary portrait "Coffee with the President"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I didn't paint because I ran out of canvas. I was in a state of "I should have hung myself back during COVID." Got a new canvas, started painting, and suddenly felt happier. So, pain...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
I Belong, Painting - Ankara fabric on canvas
By Affen Segun
Located in London, GB
Affen Segun
1993 - Current
I Belong, 2025
Ankara fabric on canvas
42 x 32 cm
16 1/2 x 12 5/8 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait 25-1, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman places her hand on her head. Different-colored and metallic green dots form her face, hair, and clothing. The smooth, untextured background enhances h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dancer in green. Acrylic on board mounted on stretcher Painting.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
The Sculptor
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An early, 1940, oil on canvas by American artist Ron Blumberg.
Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he bec...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English School 19th Century Oil - A Gentleman and his Terrier
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait of a well-dressed gentleman seated beneath autumn foliage, with his faithful dog at his feet. A church can be seen in the distance. Handsomely presented in a gilt...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hercules At The Funeral Pyre at Mount Oeta, 18th Century
By Guido Reni
Located in Blackwater, GB
Hercules At The Funeral Pyre at Mount Oeta, 18th Century
follower of GUIDO RENI (BOLOGNA 1575-1642)
18th Century Italian Old Master depiction of Hercules at his funeral pyre, Moun...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Across the Universe, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman closes her eyes in serene reflection, holding a delicate pink flower against her face. The background, filled with flowing handwritten lyrics from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1950
s Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Oils on artists ...
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)" Pastel Raymond Thibesart
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Funchal, le Port (Port of Funchal, Portugal)"
Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968)
Pastel on paper
12 x 9 (18 3/4 x 15 5/8 frame) inches
Stamp of studio on reserve
INV Nbr. 821RT...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Portrait of Lady Anne Dutton, Oil on canvas, 18th English Century Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Image size: 22 x 20 inches (22.75 x 51 cm)
Pierced gilt carved frame
Provenance
Commissioned by James Lenox Dutton (1713-1777)
Sherborne House, Dorset
Family descent
This half-length portrait shows the sitter with her head and eyes looking over her shoulder, to the right. She is dressed in a delicate blue dress and blue shawl with her hair tied up away from her face. The composition of the painting is simple but effective; the woman stands out and is the undeniable focus of the viewer's attention.
George Romney's artistic style is characterised by its focus on the beauty and elegance of human forms. Here, one can appreciate his ability to capture the delicacy of facial features and the soft textures of clothing. In addition, Romney has used a soft and diffuse brushstroke technique that creates a light and soft effect in the work. The dark and diffused background highlights the young woman's figure even more, creating an effect of depth and realism.
The sitter of this painting is likely Anne Dutton, the daughter of James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond. Anne Dutton (1743-1821) was the 13 x great great granddaughter of King Edward III, and married politician Samuel Blackwell. Anne sat for portraits by Francis Cotes which bear a striking resemblance to this portrait, and her father was a known patron of Romney.
George Romney
Romney was a fashionable portrait painter of late 18th-century English society. In his portraits Romney avoided delving into the character or sensibilities of the sitter. His great success with his society patrons depended largely on just this ability for dispassionate flattery. Line rather than colour dominates; the flowing rhythms and easy poses of Roman classical sculpture underlie the smooth patterns of his compositions.
From 1755 to 1757 Romney was the pupil of Christopher Steele, an itinerant portrait and genre painter. Romney’s career began when he toured the northern English counties painting portraits for a few guineas each. In 1762 he went to London. His history painting The Death of General Wolfe won him an award from the Society of Arts; nonetheless he turned almost immediately to portrait painting. In 1764 he paid his first visit to Paris, where he was befriended by Joseph Vernet. Romney especially admired the work of Nicolas Le Sueur, whose use of the antique strongly appealed to him. In 1773 he went to Italy for two years, where he studied Raphael’s Stanze frescoes in Rome, Titian’s paintings...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ludwig Correggio (1846-1930) - Early 20th Century Oil, An Edwardian Lady
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking and finely executed portrait of a lady in elegant Edwardian attire, complete with a delicate lace blouse and an ornate brooch. The artist’s soft brushwork and subtle handl...
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The House Chef, Large Impressionist Portrait, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on th...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
In the water. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
By Joanna Woyda
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a boy standing in the water. He is v...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Lady at Spinning Wheel - French 1901 interior portrait oil painting
By William Albert Ablett
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Edwardian oil painting is by French artist William Albert Ablett. Dated 1901, the brush work and use of light are superb. Ablett has perfectly captured the movement and f...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Silent Solitude" (2024) by Derek Harrison, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Silent Solitude" by Derek Harrison (US based) is an original oil painting that depicts a female model in shadow with a backdrop of plains and blue sky behind her.
Derek Harrison i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Abstract Dollar
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang
Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Western Horse Oil Painting on Canvas 50Hx72W Horse Portrait Art
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Western Horse Oil 50H x 72W"
Unstretched (Rolled) Canvas.
Stretching is free upon Request.
Artist Irena Orlov. Signed
Certificate for authenti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
PPortrait Of Barbara Villiers (1640–1709), Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess o
Located in Blackwater, GB
PPortrait Of Barbara Villiers (1640–1709), Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland
Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Huge 17th Cent...
Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Question of Time - original painting on round canvas Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Question of Time", acrylic on canvas, 20in, round. See both round painting from the same series in the video. Shipped directly from New York, US, well packed and ready for hanging...
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Christ with the Angry Gaze - After a Russian Icon, 17th C.
Located in Segovia, ES
Christ with the Angry Gaze (The Savior of the Burning Gaze), after a Russian icon from the mid-17th century
Artist: Oliver Samsinger
Technique: Egg tempera on gesso and wood, with 24...
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
1930
s Large French Oil Painting Twin Sisters in Yellow Blouses in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean & Janet
French School, circa 1930
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 26 x 20 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Condition: overall good condition, some minor old creases...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Woman with paipai fan oil on canvas painting portrait
By Joan Palet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 81x65 cm.
Frameless.
Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and wood carve...
Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$896 Sale Price
25% Off
The Blue Kimono II - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl with a Blue Robe
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen
The Blue Kimono II
Oil on wood panel
60 x 40 cm
(Framed 68 x 48 cm, frame is included)
Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many plac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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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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