Does anyone know any artists that paint bright coloured and different portraits?

Question

I m doing my GCSE Art and for the love of me can not find an artist!
I want to paint something that uses bold colours, but that is still realistic.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hmm, the easy answer for color portraits would be the fauvists/expressionists: Henri Matisse, Kees van Dongen, Alexej von Jawlenski, and others. But as for more realistic portraits, here are other options:

Beauford Delaney: used slightly exaggerated pallets in his portraits

Alice Neel: often colorful portraits with smooth brush strokes

Jenny Saville: Slightly distorted portraits with patchy color

Chuck Close: known best for photorealism but also made colorful works

Andy Warhol: didn't do much painting because he focused on prints, but his color filters may be inspiring

Martial Rayse: "gaudy" prints of classic paintings with bright color filters

Paul Gauguin: started a whole mini movement with his color treatment!

Pablo Picasso: known best for cubism, but also made realistic portraits with exaggerated, analogous color schemes (especially in his rose and blue periods)

Answer 2

Winslow Homer

Answer 3

Have a look at some of Matisse's portraits.

Answer 4

agnes cecil - might not fit your bill, but her work is lovely and uses bright colors and heavy emotions. realistic, mostly in acrylic and watercolor. there's just something so relatable with her art. check her out on youtube.

Answer 5

I googled bold color portraits and came up with this person almost instantaneously

http://www.francoise-nielly.com/



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