African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. Born in Mantorville, Minnesota, Arnold Blanch was a painter of scenes of social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He...
Canvas, Oil
$30,000
"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries.
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
Impressionist Portrait of African American Family, Signed, 18x22
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This impressionist painting by Virginia artist Walter Biggs captures a moment of quiet strength and familial connection. A seated man rests outside with his hat in hand, while a youn...
Canvas, Oil
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Signed in the lower-left corner by Listed African-American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910-1985).
Oil
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elemen...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Located in New York, NY
During this time period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created a 1952 oil painting depicting Charleston Wilson at work.
Oil, Board
Progressive Youth - Contemporary African American Figurative Painting
By Tim Okamura
Located in East Quogue, NY
black history month, African American, portrait, figurative art, figurative painting, black portrait, female portrait, black women, black female, women's history, African American pa...
Mixed Media, Oil
$18,000
Portrait of African American Man Drinking titled "Evening Revelry"
By Francis William Edmonds
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This expressive painting by Francis William Edmunds offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century American genre painting, a field in which Edmunds was a recognized master. Known for...
Canvas, Oil
Black Angel - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
This powerful and graphically composed image of a black man with white angel wings was painted in a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid o...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$35,000
"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries.
Wood, Oil, Board
Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
This powerful and graphically composed image of a black man with white angel wings was painted in a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid o...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art
By Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
His acrylic and oil paintings vividly portray African culture, beauty, and lifestyle.
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Portrait of African American Woman
By MTH 1
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This striking charcoal portrait captures the essence of an African American woman with a unique black and white afro.
Paper, Charcoal
$8,000
"Lily of the Valley" - Colorful Contemporary Vibrant Acrylic African Portrait
By Innocent Chikezie
Located in Carmel, CA
He is also a member of various art societies like The Portrait Society of America, SAA Britain, and the Society of Nigerian Artists.
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman
By Allan Rohan Crite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He was born in Ne Jersey but moved at a young age to Massachusetts. He graduated in 1936 from the Sc...
Pencil
$7,500
Portrait of African Man by African American Artist Expressionist Brush Strokes
Located in Miami, FL
This Portrait of an African Man by an African American artist exhibits penetrating psychological insight and is executed in vibrant colors with quick gestural post-expressionist brus...
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Portrait of Young African American Man in Yellow Rain Jacket
By MTH 1
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This vivid pastel portrait features a young African American man wearing a bright yellow rain jacket. The artist’s use of pastel captures the jacket's luminous color with striking in...
Paper, Pastel
$440Sale Price|20% Off
Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper Bold and imaginative pastel drawing of a man in a track suit by an unknown artist (20th Century). An A...
Paper, Oil Pastel
Black Power Pendant - Civil Rights Movement - African American
Located in Miami, FL
For those who remember the late 1960s, viewing this painting is as much a work of art as it is a historical document of a transitional moment in American History. At the time, a Bla...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
Side Profile of Young African American Man with Black Hoodie
By MTH 1
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This pastel portrait captures the side profile of a young African American man dressed in a black hoodie. The artist skillfully employs the pastel medium to bring out the rich textur...
Paper, Pastel
Pair of African American Portraits
By Josef Presser
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (1907-1967) Pair of African American Portraits 9 x 7” each, Gouache on paper (One signed) circa 1945 Frame size: 14 3/4 wide x 16 1/2 tall Price: $950 Description of ...
Gouache
Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American
By Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Miami, FL
1942 Calendar illustration featuring the First Lady of Haiti (Madame Elie Lescot]) rendered in a precise stipple effect and celebrating African-American women which was titled "Twelv...
Ink, Pencil
$9,120Sale Price|20% Off
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Farrar (American, 1928-1972) Signed: John Farrar (Lower, Left) “ Pardner ”, 1943 Titled Above Signature (Lower, Left) Oil on Canvas 26 ⅛” x 32 ⅛” Housed in a 2 ½” period o...
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Nude African American Woman
By MTH 1
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This evocative pastel portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman in a moment of quiet vulnerability. The artist masterfully uses soft yet precise strokes ...
Pastel, Board
$372Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream ...
Oil, Laid Paper
$45,000
"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries.
Gold Leaf
A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Nude Model
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, Colorful Post- War Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990).
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (African American Girls)
By Andrew Turner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Realism Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Weight: 1.4 lbs.
Unavailable
H 29 in W 41 in
Jamaica, carbon pencil drawing of an African American female singer
Located in Chicago, IL
William Harrison 2013, Jamaica, unframed 29 x 41in., framed 40 x 51 in. William Harrison (b. 1952, Albany, NY) grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and studied art at the University o...
Paper, Carbon Pencil
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H 21 in W 3 in D 27 in
Karen Shelby painting of Sapelo Island Midwife, Katie Hall Underwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Karen Shelby African-American portrait, painting of Sapelo Island Midwife Katie Hall Underwood, 1941 Oil on canvas board 18 x 24 unframed, 21 x 27 framed
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of an African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern portrait by American artist James Vullo. In this portrait Vullo depicts a young African American man in the foreground with fantastic industrial elements in the b...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a young African American woman
By Chuck Tingley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by Chuck Tingley. Chuck Tingley is one of four artists responsible for the monumental public art mural commissioned by the Albright Knox Art Gallery, entit...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.75 in W 25.75 in
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Feu de Joie 1970 hand signed and dated. Measurements: 25.75 X 25.75 Framed. Image is 23.75 X 23.75 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Marc. He finished elemen...
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
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H 24 in W 20 in D 4 in
"Southern Gentleman" Unusal White Subject. Known for his African American
By William Aiken Walker
Located in San Antonio, TX
Throughout these years, he produced a prodigious quantity of genre paintings featuring the lives of African Americans engaged in agrarian enterprise on Southern plantations.
Oil
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H 40 in W 21 in D 1 in
Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's "Angel on My Shoulder" is a 40 x 21 inches expressionist oil painting portraying an African American person. The primary colors are very bright yellow and green, and br...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
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H 29 in W 23 in
1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944 Images on paper and canvas have been part of Arnold J. Hurley’s life since childhood. He fondly remembers the influences of ...
Oil
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H 20.5 in W 18 in
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12 Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter. Born in 1925 in...
Oil, Board
Portrait of a Young African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modernist portrait by American artist James Vullo
Masonite, Oil, Wood
"Fancy" Female Portrait, Colors, African-American
By John Osler
Located in Detroit, MI
I'm white, so everybody asks me that question and people don't buy my art because it's African Americans. African Americans like my art, but I'm not black and they buy black art.
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Portrait of an African American Male
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare unsigned realist portrait of a young African American man in a suit.
Canvas, Oil Crayon
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H 25 in W 17.25 in
1973 Haitian Mod Oil Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Gueuserie 1973 hand signed and dated. (also bears signature and title verso) Measurements: 23.5 X 15.5. Framed 25 X 17.25 Emilcar Similien, known as Simil was born in 1944 in St. Ma...
Canvas, Oil
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H 47.5 in W 40.25 in D 1.5 in
“North African Man, c. 1916-21” by Caleb Arnold Slade, American Portrait Oil
By Caleb Arnold Slade
Located in Yardley, PA
“North African Man, c. 1916-21” by Caleb Arnold Slade (American, 1882-1961) Inspired by Slade’s travels in Algeria and Tunisia, this remarkable portrait depicts a young man standing...
Canvas, Oil
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H 14 in W 12 in D 0.75 in
'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...
Canvas, Oil
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H 46 in W 40 in D 2 in
Girl in a Yellow Dress, Portrait in Color, Oil on Board, African American Art
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl in a Yellow Dress" is an oil on board portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon.
Oil, Board
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H 28 in W 22 in
Ragvaal's Capture, Work on Paper by Contemporary African American Artist
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Ragvaal's Capturel, 2017, by Bai is an acrylic and oil stick work on paper signed on recto (front) by Bai with title, date, and signed also on verso (back). The piece is part of a ...
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Paper, Oil Crayon
PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN.
Located in Portland, ME
Monogram TFL. PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN. Charcoal on paper watermarked "Michallet." Likely 19th Century. The image is of a nude man sitting with crossed legs and playing a ...
Charcoal
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H 54 in W 45 in D 1 in
Serenity -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Fashion, Africa
By Oniudele Gold
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About the Artist...
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait African American Woman Modernist Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting portrait of an African American woman in a unique coat.
Canvas, Oil
Cara #57 (Portrait of an African American Man)
Located in Soquel, CA
Jonathan Parker has no idea why he paints African American portraits and he doesn’t know who these people are.
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso. Edwin Kosarek Born: 1929 Studied: The Ci...
Masonite, Oil
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H 18.5 in W 14.25 in D 1 in
A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
Titled "Three Hours", the painting a is well executed, intimate figurative work by the artist, depicting a distinguished looking African American male model seated in colorful studio...
Oil, Canvas
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H 20.5 in W 18 in
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12 Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter. Born in 1925 in...
Oil, Board
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H 10.38 in W 8.5 in D 0.13 in
'Expressionist Head of a Man', African American Oil Portrait, Canadian, 1940's
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Harvey Kruger' (Canadian-American, 1906-1991); additionally signed verso, titled 'Portrait' and dated 1939.
Masonite, Oil
Charcoal Upper Nude Portrait of African American Woman
By MTH 1
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This striking portrait captures the beauty and strength of an African American woman, depicted in an upper nude pose. The artist masterfully uses the medium of charcoal to render the...
Paper, Charcoal
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H 17.75 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
Circa 1930 full length portrait painting of an African American woman in a dress
Located in Colfax, CA
This watercolor by Asheville, NC artist Emma Clary Webb Peoples is a great example of the the artist's work. Peoples is known for her depictions of African-American people she enc...
Watercolor
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H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Marquita by African American Artist Bai, Work on Paper Portrait
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Marquita by African American artist Bai is a 15” x 11” portrait on etching paper rendered in red and contrasting colors with acrylic and oil pastels The subject, female, with her fac...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Powerful 1950s Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait made at a time of great racial strife. It has been framed at the time it was painted in a rich gilt frame which contrast her strong but saddened face. Artist painted it...
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$7,800
H 11.6 in W 12.2 in D 3.9 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of an Archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924), France.
Located in New York, NY
Green patinated bronze sculpture of an archer by Michel Decoux (1837-1924). This petite Art Deco sculpture beautifully captures the elegant formal language of the period. Crafted in ...
Bronze
$4,800
H 24 in W 18 in
The House of Shango — African American Woman Artist, Signed Lithograph
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Samella Sanders Lewis, 'The House of Shango', lithograph, 1992, edition 60. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '31/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on Arches cream ...
Lithograph
$34,500
H 75 in W 57 in D 2 in
Oil on Canvas Depicting William Shakespeare's Characters "Othello & Desdemona"
By Hamilton Hamilton
Located in LA, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othello", depicting a young Desdemona plead...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$4,798
H 26.38 in W 18.9 in D 16.15 in
Rare One-of-a-Kind P. Ipsens Enke Hydria Vase, Denmark, 1870–1890
By P. Ipsens Enke
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and exceptionally large amphora/hydria vase by the renowned Danish ceramic workshop P. Ipsens Enke, produced between 1870 and 1890 as an interpretation of ancient Greek black-fi...
Ceramic
$11,622Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.92 in W 55.91 in
Leda Swan Mythological Paint oil on canvas French Painter 18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
French painter of the late 18th-early 19th century Leda and the Swan (Literary source: Metamorphoses by Ovid, Book VI) Oil on canvas 95 x 126 cm Framed 109 x 142 cm This c...
Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...
Oil
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent
By John Singer Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American Stamped by artist's estate (en verso) Oil on canvas John Singer Sargent, widely regarded as one of history's most distinguished portraitists...
Canvas, Oil
$58,848
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Canvas, Oil
$66,526
H 48 in W 58 in
An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier
By David Morier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
David Morier (c.1705–1770 London) An equestrian portrait of Field Marshal Sir John Ligonier, 1st Earl of Ligonier (1680–1770) Oil on canvas Canvas size - 40 x 50 in Framed size - 48 ...
Oil
$5,400
H 18 in W 24 in
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple standing at a street crossing,...
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, wha...
Oil
Portrait of Pierre Seriziat
Located in Douglas, Isle of Man
Copy of a Portrait of Pierre Seriziat by Jacques Louis David which was painted in 1795 , David 1748-1825, this picture is a direct copy by an artist by the name of F. Hamilton. There...
Canvas, Oil, C Print
$92,000
H 90.56 in W 40.56 in D 23.23 in
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Bureau Cabinet, 18th Century Description: The upper section with a breakfront arched pedimental cornice flanked by a pair of urn finials, over...
Wood
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