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"Muse of Deliberation", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Insight", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Mystery", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Vitality", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Transition", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Passion", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Wonder", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
"Muse of Confidence", Encaustic, Oil, and Paper on Wood
Located in Detroit, MI
Celebrating our common colors as well as our diversity is Linden Godlove’s latest series of encaustics, “The Muses.” The paintings are modeled after icons, with a direct gaze that he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Encaustic, Oil
Curly From the Three Stooges -- Original Oil Painting on Wood
By Doug Bloodworth
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is an original oil painting on wood.
This artwork is produced under a license from the
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$1,500 Sale Price
75% Off
Portrait of a woman in a garden oil painting on panel by Jan Van Beers
By Jan Van Beers
Located in Gavere, BE
Paris.
Additional info painting
Title: Portrait of a woman in a garden
Materials: oil on Panel
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Judy, Oil on Panel, Folk Art, Last Photo of Judy Garland, Outsiders, Portraits
Located in Houston, TX
Judy is painted after the last photograph of Judy Garland. Judy is painted on a wood panel in oil
Category
2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Panagia Paramythia Byzantine Style Icon, Egg Tempera on Wood, 24K Gold Leaf
Located in Segovia, ES
gesso and wood, with 24‑karat gold leaf.
Dimensions: 37 × 31 × 2.5 cm.
Description of the Work
This
Category
2010s Byzantine Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Promenade
Acrylic on wood
33.1 x 21.8 cm
A compact yet striking cubist composition by French
Category
2010s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
18th Century Venetian School Portrait of a Bishop Oil on Panel Green Brown Black
Located in Sanremo, IT
Painting oil on panel measuring 40 x 30 cm without frame and 48 x 38 with frame representing a great bishop of the Venetian school from the first half of the 18th century.
Very curi...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,139 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Thanks to moderately contrasting colors, the portrait comes to life and shows us the depth of the
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Estee, Oil on Panel, Folk Art, Estee Lauder, Portraits, The Outsiders, 20 x 15
Located in Houston, TX
Quote from Estee Lauder "Be Strong. Be Confident " Be the Star of your own life". "Keep and eye on the competition but this doesn't mean copying them."
Below are other paintings av...
Category
2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
“From the Series Iluminada” 2021 Mixed media on wood 23 x 14 in
Located in Miami, FL
pieces without limiting himself to a particular technique or medium. Constantly posing the portrait to
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37, 5 cm
By Eduardo Leon Garrido
Located in Riga, LV
Girl in restaurant in Paris. 19th century, oil on wood, 46x37,5 cm
Eduardo Léon Garrido (1856-1949
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
$15,190 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Quality 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Trial of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Trial of Christ
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
oil on panel, unframed
panel: 11 x 7.5 inches
provenance: private collection, England,
Christies auction stencil marks verso
condi...
Category
17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Boy with cigarette by Raffaelle Frigerio - Oil on wood 23x30 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Signed work
Work on cardboard glued on a frame
Frame in golden plaster molding
46 x 37 x 5 cm
Raffaele Frigerio was an Italian painter born in 1875 and passed away in 1948. He was ...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady
By Alexandre-François Caminade
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alexandre François CAMINADE (1789-1862)
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on wood signed low right
Old frame
Category
1850s Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel Horse
Figures Resting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Resting Place
Dutch School, mid 17th century
oil painting on board, unframed
canvas: 7 x 9 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Denise Jones Adler, Phases of the Moon, 2018, Mixed Media on Wood, Mystical
Located in Darien, CT
time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present. Her portraits
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Magic Realism Acrylic Portrait, "Stenographer" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 16” x 22” x 3” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Custom
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Hide #2- intricate collage of torn and pasted photograph of hands on wood panel
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
collage- Torn and pasted photographic paper on wood panel
8 x 6 inches, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Hide #3- intricate collage of torn and pasted photograph of hands on wood panel
By Keun Young Park
Located in New York, NY
collage- Torn and pasted photographic paper on wood panel
8 x 6 inches, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Deconstructed Mouse (rare hand signed shaped print on wood)
By Matt Gondek
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on shaped wood. Hand signed lower right by Matt Gondek. Hand numbered 9/50
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen, Wood
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
"Audrey on Green" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of Audrey Hepburn, as Jon Davenport
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
That
s All Folks! (rare hand signed shaped print on wood)
By Matt Gondek
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on shaped wood. Hand signed on verso by Matt Gondek. Hand numbered 145/150
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Wood, Screen
$2,962 Sale Price
25% Off
A Magisterial Acrylic on Wood Panel Portrait Painting, "Captain C.R.U.N.C.H."
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 25" x 40" x 3" Magisterial Acrylic on Wood Panel Portrait Painting executed by
Category
2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Antique Portrait of a woman, original antique oil painting by Eugene Smits
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil on wood portrait of a woman by Belgium artist, Eugine Smits 1800s. This delightful
Category
1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dreamer - 21st Century Figure Painting of a nude Girl Sleeping on a Couch
By Carolien van Olphen
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen
Dreamer
Oil on wood panel
23 x 35 cm
(Framed 31 x 41 cm, frame is included
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Madonna
Child, oil on panel follower of DIERIC BOUTS (1415-1475)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Madonna & Child, oil on panel
follower of DIERIC BOUTS (1415-1475)
Early Netherlandish devotional scene of the Madonna & Child, oil on gold ground panel. Early small depiction of t...
Category
16th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,929 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 4 Large French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Wall Panels Trumeau Paintings
Located in Stamford, CT
having an opposing portrait in a floral background of beautiful woman in early 19th century dress. All
Category
Early 1900s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
CHILD- Angelo Granati - Italy Figurative Oil on canvas painting
By Angelo Granati
Located in Napoli, IT
for having been able to capture the subtle nuances of personality and mood of the portrait character
Category
2010s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Poolside" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
Fractured Mind
- Abstract Painting on Board by British Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
'Fractured Mind' - Abstract Painting on Board by British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg, using red, black & golden yellow. Chris Pegg is a self-taught Street Artist producing artw...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stencil, Wood, Pencil, Felt Pen, Board, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Spray Paint...
$2,683 Sale Price
20% Off
"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
"No Why (Blue on Red)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Why" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, scu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Picture Perfect" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
"Thin Lizzy" Mixed Media Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
By Jon Davenport
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, as Jon Davenport
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
Original UNWANTED Ronnie Wood on 1982 linen backed political poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Unwanted: Ronnie Hood / Takes from the Poor. Helps the Rich. 1982 original poster. Printed by: Bay Area Reproduction, Inc., Kleinschmidt. Color offset lithograph poster dep...
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Offset
"Homenaje a Waterhouse" Romantic scene in the Pre-Raphaelite style. Oil on panel
Located in Segovia, ES
"Homenaje a Waterhouse" (Homage to Waterhouse). Oil on panel. 2000-2010.
Dimensions: 146.5 x 97.5 x 0.5 cm. Framed: 168 x 120 x 4.5 cm.
In inches: 57.68 x 38.39 x 0.2 ". Framed: 66....
Category
Early 2000s Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"No Assholes (Red on Yellow)" conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Assholes (Blue on Red)" - conceptual art - wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Assholes (Blue on Yellow)" conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Assholes (Yellow on Red)" conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Assholes (Yellow on Blue)" conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Blue on Red)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Red on Yellow)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Blue on Yellow)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Red on Blue)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Show (Blue on Yellow)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Show" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, sc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Yellow on Blue)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Assholes (Red on Blue)" conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Assholes" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Porten (Yellow on Blue)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Porten" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"No Why (Red on Blue)" - conceptual art, wall sculpture - Lawrence Weiner
By Michael Porten
Located in Atlanta, GA
"No Why" is a part of a series of conceptual work featuring red, blue and yellow primary colors.
Michael Porten is an interdisciplinary artist whose works range from paintings, scu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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Surely you’ll find the exact portraits on wood you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a modern version. If you’re looking for a portraits on wood from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right portraits on wood is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black and blue. There have been many interesting portraits on wood examples over the years, but those made by Mauro Oliveira, Ricky Hunt, Hunt Slonem, Jack Mitchell and Paul Rusconi are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and panel — can elevate any room of your home.
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The price for a portraits on wood in our collection starts at $1 and tops out at $885,000 with the average selling for $2,336.
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- What is a pet portrait?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A pet portrait is a painting of one’s pet. These portraits make for great keepsakes. Find a wide variety of animal paintings, including horse paintings, on 1stDibs.
- What is portrait art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Portrait art is the representation of a particular person or persons.
- What is a classical portrait?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A classical portrait is a work of art that depicts a person and attempts to show them in a natural way that captures how they really look. They differ from more modern portraits which often seek to show the person's emotional state and use various levels of abstraction to distort the subject's appearance. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of portrait paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature portraits are made with a mix of powdered glass, metal oxides and oil which makes a paste. This paste is painted color by color onto a base. Each color layer is fired in a kiln, one at a time. You’ll find a variety of miniature portraits from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a portrait cut diamond?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A portrait cut diamond is an Indian originated diamond cut, also known as the lasque. In this design, the diamond is artistically cut in the form of a slab of numerous shapes. They have an intricately polished upper lower surface, which add to the overall aesthetic of the ring. Shop vintage unique portrait cut diamond jewelry on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A symbolic self portrait is an art that explores self-portraiture through the depiction of various objects that represent us. These objects are subjects of our own self concept, as they spring through our intimately woven visceral perceptions about ourselves. On 1stDibs, find a collection of portrait paintings as well as portrait photography today.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The subject of a portrait is a sitter.
- What are small portraits called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Small portraits are called limnings. Popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, limnings would be created with watercolors on prepared card, vellum, ivory or copper. The portraits were a great way to keep your loved one close, even when separated by distance. You’ll find a variety of limnings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024Opinions differ on who painted the most realistic portraits. Among historical artists, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, John Singer Sargent, Jan van Eyck and Diego Velázquez are all contenders for the title. Many contemporary Photorealist and Hyperrealist portrait artists have also produced incredibly lifelike works. Among them are Taner Ceylan, Robert Longo, Chuck Close, Kelly Birkenruth and Daniela Werneck. Find a large selection of portrait paintings on 1stDibs.
- What makes a photo a portrait?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021For a photo to be a portrait, it should say something about the person whom you are photographing or painting. It should portray a person without using words to describe them. Visit 1stDibs for a range of picture-perfect portraits and other photography.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature portraits were first painted on a variety of mediums, some of the more popular being vellum, and card or cardboard. Paintings would typically be done in watercolor. Later painting in enamel on metal became a classic medium for painting miniature portraits. On 1stDibs, find an array of authentic miniature portraits.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Famous portrait artists include Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn, Leonardo da Vinci, Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt and Claude Monet.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Generally, a portrait depicts one subject, but group portraits exist.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The subject of a portrait is typically a person; the subject of a still life consists predominantly of inanimate objects.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Kehinde Wiley's most famous portrait is arguably of Barack Obama. In 2018, the American artist received a commission to paint the 44th President of the United States. Wiley’s depiction shows Obama surrounded by what are intentionally several types of flowers. The flowers represent Kenya, his father's birthplace; Hawaii, the president's own birthplace; and Chicago, where Obama lived and worked. Other well-known works by Wiley include Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, Judith and Holofernes, A New Republic and Femme Piquée Par Un Serpent. Explore a variety of Kehinde Wiley art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Annie Leibovitz is a portrait photographer who was propelled to fame as a photographer for Rolling Stone. Her photographs for some of the most iconic individuals and groups in pop culture would shape the look of the publication and cement her style in American art history. Shop a selection of Annie Leibovitz pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024As a reference for his portraits, Opie used a well-known cartoon character. The British artist stated that his inspiration was Tintin, the beloved character created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. You can see the influence of Hergé's art style in the understated, dot-like facial features of Opie's work. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Julian Opie art from some of the world's top galleries and dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Diego Rivera did 20 self-portraits during the course of his life. However, his wife, Frida Kahlo, produced one of the best-known depictions of the artist in her painting Diego and I, which depicts him with a third eye. You'll find a variety of Diego Rivera art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024Chuck Close stated that he painted portraits as a way to overcome a cognitive disorder. Called prosopagnosia, or face blindness, the condition made it difficult for Close to differentiate and recognize faces. The American artist found that painting people's faces helped him to notice their fine details, allowing him to begin to notice differences. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Chuck Close art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The reason why Pablo Picasso's self-portraits changed over time is a matter of debate. On the one hand, the dramatic differences could represent the artist's changing views of himself as he aged. Some experts argue that when viewed within the context of his other works, the changes in the self-portraits reflect the development of his shifting style, which leaned more and more toward the abstract throughout the 20th century. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of Pablo Picasso art.