Modern Portrait Paintings
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Marternity
Located in Geneva, CH
Artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1887.
Died in 1970 in Geneva.
Work on canvas
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
English mid century oil painting Portrait of cute Corgi dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a cute Corgi.
Paintings of this breed are very rare and very collected.
Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Françoise by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul - Portrait painting
Located in London, GB
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Françoise by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (b. 1935)
Oil on canvas
55 x 46 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 18 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, CASS...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
SET 3 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences.
Orig...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
SET 3 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences.
Origin...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
20th CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST PAINTING - HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT MALE NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Male Portrait"
by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019)
gouache paint
painting: 16 x 12.5 inches
provenance: private collection, South of France
Superb original painting by the widely exhi...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Giuseppe Ferrari (Roma 1843 - Rieti 1905) Ritratto di Donna
Located in Pistoia, IT
"La donna dai capelli rossi", olio su tela, porta un'iscrizone sul telaio " Dipinto da Giuseppe Ferrari - Roma".
Giuseppe Ferrari (Roma, 21 dicembre 1843 – Rieti, 4 agosto 1905) è...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Porträt eines Ehepaares
Located in Wien, 9
Mein Sammlungsschwerpunkt vor Galeriegründung war (und ist es bis jetzt) die Kunst der Neuen Sachlichkeit und die ist vor allem ein deutsches Thema. Mich fasziniert der kühle und dis...
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Girl With Green Eyes - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Baptiste Valadié
Young girl with green eyes, 1960
original oil on canvas
Signed and dated bottom right
On canvas size 65 x 46 cm (c. 21 x 13 in)
Very good condition
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
SET 2 FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
2 paintings included, 30x30cm each painting
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences.
Original...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
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
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
Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Nude Portrait Framed Oil Painting - Female Form
Located in Bristol, GB
FEMALE FORM
Size: 75 x 56 cm 29.5 x 22.04 inches (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist nude study, painted in oil onto canvas.
In this compo...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman in profile oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Angulo Garcia (1905-1985) - Woman in profile - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Young Woman', oil on board, German School (circa 1960s). A sensuous mid-century portrait of a young woman painted in the style of expressionists / cubists of the era. Un...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Self Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Self Portrait, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, 14 ¼ x 12 1/4 inches, signed lower left, presented in a newer frame
This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of th...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Young Woman Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century modernist interior scene. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed with a monogram. Really impressive quality and a great subject.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rejuvenation
Located in Kansas City, MO
Stella Jae
Rejuvenation
2023
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag 315gsm
Size: 24.01 x 24.01 inches (61 x 61cm)
Edition: 15
Signed, titled and dated on label
COA provided...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
English mid century oil painting Portrait of Miniature Black Poodle
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Miniature Poodle
Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flower subj...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lilith
Located in Milano, MI
This painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) embraces the "figurative post-cubism" style.
In fact Salvador Aulestia was artistically grown during the maximum su...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Yellow Symphony #1
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950's Modernist Painting Lady Maid Holding Badminton Sporting Equipment
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Badminton
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on artist paper
size: 13 x 10 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists atelier/ ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seated Female Figure - Oil Paint by Domenico Morelli - 19th century
By Domenico Morelli
Located in Roma, IT
Seated female figure is original oil painting on panel realized by the artist Domenico Morelli (1823-1901).
Hand signed overleaf.
Stamp "Galleri...
Category
19th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Oval Portrait of Mother and Daughter early 20 century Scandinavian Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sketch (or Non-Finito work) done by an unknown Scandinavian professional artist in a semi-modernist manner. A tender scene of family harmony, a daughter sits in her mother’s arms, co...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1950's Modernist Painting Blonde Lady Holding Sun Flowers In Blue Scenery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Girl Portrait
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 26 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
20th century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th-century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Owning a painting of two English Labrador Retriever dogs by D.J. Holdswor...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Board, Oil
'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three-quarter profile wearing a blue headscarf and contrasted against a terracotta backgroun...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Three Men in Black Beret's on Bench
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Three Old Friends
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper
size: 18.5 x 16.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Orchestra Jazz Band Superb 20th Century French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Band
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18.5 x 13 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Lament of Icarus Large Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Mythological Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'The Lament of Icarus'
Continental School, late 20th century, signed
after the original painting by Herbert James Draper
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Set of 4 Portraits. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portraits #13, 2, 1, and 3, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Overall size: 30 H x 84 W cm
Individual size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframe...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Vintage Signed Exhibited American Female Modernist Woman Sewing Framed Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century modernist interior portrait oil painting by Sadie Skoletsky Rosenblum 1899-1987. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Portrait of a Child by NY Artist Syril Frank
Located in Larchmont, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 23 3/4 x 3/4 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Couple on the balcony. Large format young woman and man portrait.
Located in Segovia, ES
"Couple on the balcony" is an interior scene of a young woman and a young man sitting comfortably watching the street from their balcony.
Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Alfredo Rold...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School WPA Modernist Black Figure Ashcan Dock View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1920s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist's Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish
By Joseph Biel
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed bottom left
Image size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm)
Contemporary style hand made frame
Joseph Biel
Joseph Biel was a painter and photographer who was born in ...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Red Pastel Female Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastel Portrait
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
pastel on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 15.5 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Joni" - Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Girl in Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Joni" - Portrait of a Girl in a Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas
Skillful portrait of a young girl by Morris Zirlin (American, 1913-1990). A young girl with wide brown eyes poses for ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Large Classical Oil Painting Mythological Biblical Figures in Sky
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
European artist, 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 28 x 38 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire, England
condition: very good and sound condition, stai...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
SENZA TITOLO. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
SENZA TITOLO, 2019 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size: 48 H x 33 W cm
Unframed
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not ju...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Antique American School Modernist Ballon Portrait Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century modernist portrait. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Oil Painting Portrait of an Aristocratic Wigged Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Aristocrat
European artist, 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Wiltshire
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diana
Located in Bayonne, NJ
A beautiful painting by Volodymyr Makarenko that represents his authentic artistic style. The painting is in excellent condition. Oil on canvas, un...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait #1. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait #1, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframed
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Model sitting
Located in Bayonne, NJ
A half-naked model posing for a portrait. A classic depiction by Volodymyr Makarenko on a large oil on canvas. The artist feels the space, he works...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Portrait of a Man”
Located in Southampton, NY
Powerful oil on board original painting of a portrait of a man’s head by the American National Academy artist John R. Grabach. Signed lower left, “John R.Grabach N.A.” Signed verso ...
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Young Lady in Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady
French School, mid 20th century
signed, S. Ascher
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
(1934-2022) LARGE ORIGINAL oil painting MODERNIST EXPRESSIONIST PORTRAIT STUDY
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Robin Hambro (1934-2022) American
TITLE: "Expressionist Portrait"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 120cm x 95cm inc frame
CONDITION: excellent
DETAIL: Born ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait #2, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframed
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait #13, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframed
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Portrait #3. From the Portraits series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Portrait #3, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti
From the Portraits series
Oil and acrylic on paper
Size: 30 H x 21 W cm
Unframed
The portraits of Christopher Veggetti are not just ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Huge Portrait of a Lady after Modigliani, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
after Modigliani (see details verso)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: a few minor scuffs but over...
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Furious Embrace
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on panel, 82cm x 62cm (118cm x 98cm framed).
Born in Newport, south Wales, in 1951, the early part of his career was as a choreographer and stage director. Turning away from...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
In The Pink: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another very pretty mixed media from the studio of this well collected British artist.
Image 21" x 15"
mounted
Originally from Bury, in the North of England, John Emanuel works in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Wolf Boy
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on panel, 56cm x 61cm, (67cm x 77cm framed)
Born in Newport, south Wales, in 1951, the early part of his career was as a choreographer and stage director. Turning away from ...
Category
2010s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Abstract portrait with antique frame, 1950s/60s
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016).
Oil on masonite
Measures 25"L x 23"W.
Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame.
Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
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