Skip to main content

Portrait Paintings

to
1,730
6,379
6,007
1,577
10,355
6,775
5,152
3,306
1,421
1,390
635
402
338
231
204
12,489
6,651
6,398
Portrait Paintings For Sale
Colorful Hyperfigurative Portrait on Wooden Coin. Latino. German "Currency #217"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece from Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series, painted in acrylic with yellow and ochre tones against an intense red background, features a hyperrealistic profile port...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wood. Romanian. Vibrant Pink Fluor. "Currency #211"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This sculptural painting, part of Natasha Lelenco's Currency Exchange series, consists of a profile portrait on a wooden tondo with intense fluorescent pink colors of a character fra...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Giclée

"Tired" Portrait in Interior, Water Color on Canvas, American Impressionist
By John White Alexander
Located in New York, NY
John White Alexander Tired, circa 1910 Inscribed on the reverse: Mrs Lee Bauer, _____, Inscribed on the reverse: "Tired" Watercolor on paper 16 1/2 x 13 inches John White Alexander...
Category

1910s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Vendimiadora (Grape Harvester)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Giclée

Splendor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Giclée

Hunt Slonem "Red Rouse" Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rouse" Bunny A bunny gestured in black on a red background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame. Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Painting is ...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Breastfeed the Bad, Illustration Style Painting, Primary Tones, Neon Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Spray Paint

Portrait of Lillian Gardiner Mrs Jack Allen British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson and is dateable to 1913. The sitter is Lillian Gardiner ( Mrs Jack Allen) and is the sister of Wats...
Category

1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frederick Frith mid 19th Century English Victorian silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman. Frederick Frith (1819-1871) The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat Inscribed to t...
Category

Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face". Marker on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

John Miers late 18th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period. John Miers (1758-1821) Portrait of a gentleman, profile...
Category

Late 18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Watercolor

On The Fence
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

2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th c. Dutch School William III, Prince of Orange, studio Constantin Netscher
Located in PARIS, FR
William III of England, Prince of Orange, workshop C. Netscher (The Hague, 1668-1723) Late 17th c. Dutch school Oil on canvas, dimensions: h. 31.49 in, w. 24.80 in Giltwood and carve...
Category

Late 17th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abeni
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

Adetutu
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

Silence
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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Life is Elsewhere
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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Inge Gruber - Framed 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Bavarian Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
Portrait of a Bavarian gentleman smoking a pipe. Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful veneer frame. On canvas on panel.
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Mellowing
Located in Bristol, GB
MELLOWING Oil on Board Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. Against a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Glass

African Woman Profile Colorful Portrait on Wooden Coin. Orange "Currency #198"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a unique work consisting of a meticul...
Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Portrait of an elegant woman in the park at sunset. Circa 1845
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of an elegant woman in the park with a white handkerchief at sunset. Circa 1845. The painting depicts a young woman with a delicate and luminous porcelain-like face, possi...
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Oju Loge (Beauty in Face)
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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Peter Skeolan mid 19th Century English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman Peter Skeolan (1815-1871) Portrait of a gentleman, profile to the right, wearing coat and cravat Watercolour on gold highlighting ...
Category

Mid-19th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Portrait King De Zurbaran 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Spanish school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francisco de Zurbaran (Fuente de Cantos 1598 - Madrid 1664) circle Full-length portrait of a king Second half of the 17th century Oil on canvas 78 x 52 cm. - in frame 89 x 67 cm. ...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mini Swedish Figurative Portrait Painting - Whispers
Located in Bristol, GB
WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache),...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Watercolor, Gouache

Nude woman oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Nude - 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 carvers. He b...
Category

1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Female Portrait Blue Pencil Sketch Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Female Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 8 high by 10 inches wide conditio...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil

Nude, Reflection - original impressionist female figure study - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Nude, Reflection" by Michael Alford is an exquisite original figurative painting that captures the essence of human vulnerability and self-reflection. Executed with masterful stroke...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

19th Century European Oil Painting of an Old Man and His Dog
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century european painting of a man and his dog in a field. Signed with Crowned monogram MC or CM. Oil on canvas. 19th Century. Framed. The scene represents and man snd his...
Category

19th Century Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas

after Andrea del Sarto circa 1863. Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli. Uffizi Gallery
By Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli 1493 - 1560 after Andrea del Sarto 1486 – 1530 Italian, created Circa 1863 Signed Gianni Oil on Panel. Oval Image size 8.3 inches x 6.5 inches ( 21cm x ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait and Sunflower
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 Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Young woman portrait with her dog
By Francois Kinsoen (Kinson)
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
François-Joseph KINSON (Bruges 1770 – Bruges 1839) Portrait of a young woman near a spring, accompanied by her dog Oil on canvas H. 73 cm; L. 60 cm circa 1815-1817 We owe this elega...
Category

1810s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waterloo Bridge-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Waterloo Bridge" by Michael Alford is a mesmerizing original impressionistic cityscape that captures the enchanting beauty of London's Waterloo Bridge station at night. Crafted with...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Field early 19th Century Georgian English silhouette portrait
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very finely detailed silhouette in very good condition by one of the truly great silhouette artists of the Georgian period. John Field (1758-1821) Portrait of a young gentleman Wa...
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Polyphemus Galatea Carracci Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Annibale Carracci (Bologna, 1560 - Rome, 1609) Workshop of Polyphemus and Galatea (or Polyphemus in love) First half of the 17th century Oil on canvas 75 x 62 cm. - In antique fram...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

This Is My Teddy Bear!
Located in Oslo, NO
A little girl I know was playing along, grabbed the bear and said, “This is my teddy bear!” At the same time, there was so much cunning and mischief in her eyes that her words really...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Le Souvenir - original contemporary art, impressionist figure study female
Located in London, Chelsea
"Le Souvenir" by Michael Alford is an enthralling original figurative nude painting that narrates a story of contemplation and grace. Executed with masterful brushstrokes in oil on b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Flamenco 2-original impressionism figurative female painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Flamenco II" by Michael Alford is a spellbinding original impressionistic figurative painting that celebrates the passion and dynamism of flamenco dance. Executed with mastery in oi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Small Portrait of the Artist at Work
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive portrait of an artist working at a desk by an unknown artist (20th Century). An artist with brown hair and a moustache is working at a desk, with various supplies around h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Masonite

Mother and Child. Bold Very Accomplished 20th Century Stand Out Modern Artwork.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Unknown School. Second half of the mid-20th Century. Charcoal, Oil Paint & Spray Paint on Plywood Panel. Signed Indistinctly. Image size 26.8 inches x 21.7 inches ( 68cm x 55cm ). ...
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Charcoal, Oil, Spray Paint

19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 19th century oil sketch of a society figure. Though not signed the work is by repute and very much in the style of Charles Auguste Émile Durand. Presented in modern gilt and p...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Young woman portrait with a white bow
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Charles HERMANN-LÉON (born Léon Charles Sigismond HEMRMANN) (Le Havre 1838 - Paris 1908) Portrait of a young woman Oil on canvas H. 54 cm; L. 41 cm Signed and dated upper right - 187...
Category

1870s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian School 1886 Oil - Lovers at the Gate
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed illegibly and dated to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame. Part of a pair of oil studies by the same hand. On board.
Category

Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Outside Dining, West End-original impressionism figurative cityscape painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"Outside Dining, West End" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that transports viewers to the vibrant heart of London's West End. Executed with skil...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Hon. John Spencer
Located in London, GB
PROVENANCE Presumably commissioned by the sitter’s father-in-law, John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, Haynes Park, Thence by descent, Lady Louisa Carteret , who married Thomas Thynne,...
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude, Black & White -original impressionist figurative painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Nude, Black & White" by Michael Alford is a captivating original still life painting that delves into the interplay of light, shadow, and form in a minimalist black and white palett...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Contemporary Portrait On Wooden Coin. Brasilian Migrant. Cyan. "Currency #207"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024, starting from the concept of the "face" on coins. This is a circular wooden acrylic painting ...
Category

2010s Street Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sam Uhrdin, The Twilight View
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful mid-20th-century oil painting by Swedish artist Sam Uhrdin (1886-1964) depicts a woman playing the guitar in a gently lit room at twilight. Bathed in a warm radiance ...
Category

1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Contemporary surrealist oil painting "The Other"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Contemporary surrealist oil painting "The Other", combines elements of surrealism and mystery, inviting the viewer to enter a world of dreaming and symbolism. Measuring 21" x 21" inc...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Cannon Street-original impressionism cityscape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Cannon Street" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape that beautifully captures the essence of London in a unique and evocative manner. Executed with ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on canvas “portrait of an Elegant woman with fan” dated 1890 Additional info: Title: Elegant with a fan Style: Art Nouveau style painting Medium: oil on canvas Signatu...
Category

1890s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Collectible Pop Surrealist Portrait on Wooden Coin. Blue "Currency #216"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This wooden coin, with a diameter of 26cm, is a sculptural painting belonging to Natasha Lelenco's Exchange Currencies series. In this case, crafted with mixed media on pine wood, th...
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Large Painting on Canvas 'Paloma' Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's gold framed painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Amazing and decorative gold frame compliments Keil's Picasso inspired painting of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary oil surrealist painting: Man Looking Southeast
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Man Looking Southeast" is a striking surrealist painting that captures the viewer's imagination with its vivid imagery and bold color contrast. Measuring 36" x 55" inches, this piec...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Easy adventure
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant fusion of comics and surrealism, I discovered a whimsical realm where familiar figures converge and each character exudes their own narrative. Created using vibrant a...
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman. The Faces painting embodies the profound connections and cherished relationships that enrich our lives. This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimm...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jackie Robinson’s son David and granddaughter Nubia - oil painting by Beverly
Located in Carmel, CA
Jackie Robinson’s son David and granddaughter Nubia - oil painting by Beverly About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award-winning Artist Beverly Bigwood (Bigwood Art) received the highe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings

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.

Recently Viewed

View All