Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, La clau de la vida, La Face

La clau de la vida

La Face

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,606

Painting, Strelka. Beginning, Andrey Remnev

Strelka. Beginning

Andrey Remnev

Painting - 65 x 75 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 inch

$32,000

Painting, Notable à moustache, Jules Matthey

Notable à moustache

Jules Matthey

Painting - 81 x 65.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,252

Painting, Reading, Florence Metge

Reading

Florence Metge

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,157

Painting, Devil wears prada, ProArtX

Devil wears prada

ProArtX

Painting - 124.5 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,428

Painting, Dame à lunettes assise, Paul Théophile Robert

Dame à lunettes assise

Paul Théophile Robert

Painting - 82 x 75.5 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 29.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,401

Painting, Priscilla, Yigal Ozeri

Priscilla

Yigal Ozeri

Painting - 91 x 136 x 7 cm Painting - 35.8 x 53.5 x 2.8 inch

$50,000

Painting, Angelina, Michal Shtibel Gorfung

Angelina

Michal Shtibel Gorfung

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$8,817

Painting, Couple, Anne Guillon

Couple

Anne Guillon

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

$314

Painting, Keanu Reeves Signed Limited Edition Photograph, Markus Klinko

Keanu Reeves Signed Limited Edition Photograph

Markus Klinko

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,400

Painting, Menina, Miguel Amate

Menina

Miguel Amate

Painting - 41 x 32.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.8 x 0.6 inch

$4,070

Painting, Sèrie Albades. Albada 02, Oriol Texidor

Sèrie Albades. Albada 02

Oriol Texidor

Painting - 37.5 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$521

Painting, 1959 Paris Cubist Venus, Lu Chong Min

1959 Paris Cubist Venus

Lu Chong Min

Painting - 81 x 65 x 0.85 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.3 inch

$33,073

Painting, Templanza, Rafael Barón

Templanza

Rafael Barón

Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Painting, Mon monde fragile, Maria Expósito Santiso

Mon monde fragile

Maria Expósito Santiso

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,803

Painting, Venus Cast, Lyubena Fox

Venus Cast

Lyubena Fox

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,803

Painting, Sa propre dualité révèle son unité, Marie-Josée Roy

Sa propre dualité révèle son unité

Marie-Josée Roy

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,000

Painting, White, Zhivko Zhelyazkov

White

Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,522

Painting, Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL), Daniel Witschkanow

Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL)

Daniel Witschkanow

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Festival of death, Aziz Anzabi

Festival of death

Aziz Anzabi

Painting - 102 x 86 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch

$24,664

Painting, Through pink glasses, Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Through pink glasses

Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Painting - 31 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Le printemps est Là, Tristan Saint Michel

Le printemps est Là

Tristan Saint Michel

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$5,045

Painting, Les vendanges, Onie Jackson

Les vendanges

Onie Jackson

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$4,597

Painting, Thunderhead, Andres Conde

Thunderhead

Andres Conde

Painting - 99.1 x 129.5 cm Painting - 39 x 51 inch

$10,000

Painting, Fatal union of the Trinity, Kayava

Fatal union of the Trinity

Kayava

Painting - 122 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,624

Painting, The Kissing Couple, Swen Van Schijndel

The Kissing Couple

Swen Van Schijndel

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,484

Painting, Amy, Zeljko Masic

Amy

Zeljko Masic

Painting - 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,466

Painting, Play Wor(l)d, Sath

Play Wor(l)d

Sath

Painting - 105 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,363

Painting, Audrey 6, Bibi

Audrey 6

Bibi

Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$617

Painting, She, Constanza Mulder

She

Constanza Mulder

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,045

Painting, Simonetta, Elia Pagliarino

Simonetta

Elia Pagliarino

Painting - 117 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 46.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,260

Painting, Toys, Ramon Moscardó

Toys

Ramon Moscardó

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,466

Painting, Female portrait, Steven Krueger

Female portrait

Steven Krueger

Painting - 48 x 29 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,220

Painting, Lost while hatching #1, Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Lost while hatching #1

Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Painting - 49 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,806

Painting, White collar, Van Gool José

White collar

Van Gool José

Painting - 71 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 28 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,484

Painting, The priest, Matthias Eitner

The priest

Matthias Eitner

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,897

Painting, Believe, Clara Liberal

Believe

Clara Liberal

Painting - 95 x 135 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch

$4,882

Painting, Tres Marie, Astolfo Funes

Tres Marie

Astolfo Funes

Painting - 90 x 147 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,045

Painting, Composition Of Different Styles, Saad Hilow

Composition Of Different Styles

Saad Hilow

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,606

Painting, Portrait of man, Pierre Emile Lelong

Portrait of man

Pierre Emile Lelong

Painting - 29 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$538

Painting, Gesture 3, Guillermo De Rosa

Gesture 3

Guillermo De Rosa

Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 2 inch

$2,915

Painting, Marcus, Caroline St-Pierre

Marcus

Caroline St-Pierre

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,600

Painting, II, Pascal Girard

II

Pascal Girard

Painting - 92 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,251

Painting, 8 EV, Joachim Romain

8 EV

Joachim Romain

Painting - 65 x 54 x 6 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 2.4 inch

$2,579

Painting, Frenetici, Pietro Pancotto

Frenetici

Pietro Pancotto

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

$504

Painting, Et puis une fois, vos yeux, Blu_451

Et puis une fois, vos yeux

Blu_451

Painting - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$504

Painting, Poussière de lune, Florence Comas

Poussière de lune

Florence Comas

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 1.5 inch

$3,800

Painting, Sirvienta, Helí García

Sirvienta

Helí García

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,213

Painting, Gogon, Danuta Turkiewicz

Gogon

Danuta Turkiewicz

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,579

Painting, Abc, Worm Worm

Abc

Worm Worm

Painting - 116 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 45.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,600

Painting, Museum, Slav Nedev

Museum

Slav Nedev

Painting - 59.9 x 136.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 53.9 x 0.8 inch

$5,500

Painting, 3 figures, 2 umbrellas, Steven Boksenbaum

3 figures, 2 umbrellas

Steven Boksenbaum

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.6 inch

$420

Painting, Kinaz, Alain Daoud

Kinaz

Alain Daoud

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,221

Painting, Black woman, Kat Amo Odio

Black woman

Kat Amo Odio

Painting - 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,052

Painting, Perspective, Debbie Barr

Perspective

Debbie Barr

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 inch

$4,063

Painting, Bedlam Scorpion, Kill The Sofa

Bedlam Scorpion

Kill The Sofa

Painting - 204 x 102 cm Painting - 80.3 x 40.2 inch

$2,691

Painting, Arresting your eyes, Viveek Sharma

Arresting your eyes

Viveek Sharma

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$4,500

Painting, Jeunes filles, Jean Ducommun

Jeunes filles

Jean Ducommun

Painting - 46.5 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$4,134

Painting, Portrait, Laurent Godard

Portrait

Laurent Godard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,139

Painting, Afro blue - Série Street-art, Glad_is_murmuring

Afro blue - Série Street-art

Glad_is_murmuring

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$224

Painting, Icone, Dain

Icone

Dain

Painting - 90 x 60 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$2,803

Painting, Sufi entre mesalinas, Antonio Camaró

Sufi entre mesalinas

Antonio Camaró

Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$80,719

Painting, HM 12, Hanan Milner

HM 12

Hanan Milner

Painting - 85 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,399

Painting, Young Francis, Christian Guhl

Young Francis

Christian Guhl

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,266

Painting, Between spring and autumn, Oleksandr Serdiuk

Between spring and autumn

Oleksandr Serdiuk

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,139

Painting, Untitled, Ihor Panchuk

Untitled

Ihor Panchuk

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,027

Painting, Slow life and the sun 779, Robert Sokolowski

Slow life and the sun 779

Robert Sokolowski

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,363

Painting, David Javorsky or Topolowa Street 23 apt.5, Damian Bak

David Javorsky or Topolowa Street 23 apt.5

Damian Bak

Painting - 200 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$4,484

Painting, Birch forest retro, Michael Cheung

Birch forest retro

Michael Cheung

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,387

Painting, NP5, Franck Benoualid

NP5

Franck Benoualid

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,597

Painting, Face I, Sergio Zenteno

Face I

Sergio Zenteno

Painting - 42.5 x 33 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$448 $404

Painting, Mujer con guitarra, Francisca Morales Alliende

Mujer con guitarra

Francisca Morales Alliende

Painting - 34 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

$3,824

Painting, Fluttering butterflies, Beatriz Sánchez

Fluttering butterflies

Beatriz Sánchez

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,363

Painting, Café 1, Catherine Rafenberg

Café 1

Catherine Rafenberg

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,139

Painting, Janie, C. Leg

Janie

C. Leg

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,139

Painting, Pink Portrait, Roco Studio

Pink Portrait

Roco Studio

Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,026

Painting, A la bonne vôtre VI, Christophe Blanc

A la bonne vôtre VI

Christophe Blanc

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,251

Painting, Sans titre, John Mejia

Sans titre

John Mejia

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,363

Painting, L'ange (Marlène), Thierry Podvin

L'ange (Marlène)

Thierry Podvin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$2,579

Painting, Coiffure du soir, David Né

Coiffure du soir

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,260

Painting, Shirinda, Silas Schletterer

Shirinda

Silas Schletterer

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$5,045

Painting, Oblivion, Ebiwari Ekati

Oblivion

Ebiwari Ekati

Painting - 127.5 x 127.5 x 3 cm Painting - 50.2 x 50.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,803

Painting, Przywilej (privilege), Bartlomiej Zalucki

Przywilej (privilege)

Bartlomiej Zalucki

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$3,195

Painting, Z cyklu Siostry, Spogladajace 2 (sisters looking), Agnieszka Brzezinska

Z cyklu Siostry, Spogladajace 2 (sisters looking)

Agnieszka Brzezinska

Painting - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,195

Painting, Shadow and light, Fabienne Dagnet

Shadow and light

Fabienne Dagnet

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,363

Painting, BB loves St Tropez, SoSerge

BB loves St Tropez

SoSerge

Painting - 118 x 118 x 4 cm Painting - 46.5 x 46.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,924

Painting, El beso, Cafre Aranda

El beso

Cafre Aranda

Painting - 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$2,242

Painting, Change of Plan, Joanna Sulek Malinowska

Change of Plan

Joanna Sulek Malinowska

Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,797

Painting, Etreindre, Sanckoblack

Etreindre

Sanckoblack

Painting - 100 x 65 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 inch

$2,567

Painting, Portrait of Monroe, Gaël

Portrait of Monroe

Gaël

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$650

Painting, Helveg, Didier Merceret

Helveg

Didier Merceret

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$4,148

Painting, Ballerina, Anna Lubchik

Ballerina

Anna Lubchik

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,799

Painting, Irmine et Ethereum, Luc Josserand

Irmine et Ethereum

Luc Josserand

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.114 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$3,274

Portrait Painting for Sale

Portraiture is one of the most important subjects in painting. The discipline has changed significantly over time and has a fascinating history.

In antiquity, portraits were exclusively reserved for gods and the most influential people in society. Paintings and statues representing the bodies of the deceased were erected to decorate tombs in Egypt. They weren't realistic but rather had a very standardized way of representing each part of the body.

In contrast to the Egyptians, painters and sculptors in Greece, who had a more in depth knowledge of the human anatomy, were more concerned about realism. Many portrait paintings from this period were done on vases and depicted gods and mythological scenes.

In the Middle Ages, most portraits paintings were commissioned and featuring the most important people of the time; they were painted into religious scenes to emphasize their piety and faith, along with their social status. Once these works of art had been painted, they were often donated to churches and monasteries.

The Renaissance marked a renewal for the arts and portrait painting was no exception. At the beginning of this period, artists were unconcerned about lifelike, realistic work. Sitters or the subjects represented were identifiable through the use of symbolic objects and the inclusion of their name.

Giotto revolutionized portraiture by imitating sculpture. He began to paint shadows, the subjects' expressions, effects of depth and began to use foreshortening. His knowledge soon began to spread.

Brunelleschi then introduced the idea of perspective in architecture, a concept which Masaccio adapted to painting. Italy became the center of portrait painting and the most important Italian families (including the Médici family) commissioned artwork by the best painters. Competition between these painters led them to innovate and led them to produce some of the greatest artworks in history. The most famous is undoubtedly the Mona Lisa by Leonardo de Vinci.

In Northern Europe during the 16th century, Flemish art was restricted by iconoclasm during the Reformation, a period during the depiction of religious figures was banned. Artists turned to courtly art which was particularly popular during the following centuries. A century earlier, Flemish art had marked a turning point with Jan Van Eyck, the inventor of oil painting (the preferred painting technique of Renaissance painters) and master of detailed realism, who influenced an entire generation of Flemish painters.

Over the following centuries, portrait painting continued to be an art form for the elite of society, but painters grew increasingly concerned about depicting realistic figures and communicating the sitter's inner world and emotions. The 20th century saw a growing trend: subjects were not painted to look beautiful (sometimes to their great dismay).

At the end of the 19th century, Impressionist painters became less reliant on sculpted models and sculpture's influence. They left their studios and painted portraits outside, “en plein air." They captured the light as they saw it and painted groups of people together rather than in in several stages.

Modern and contemporary art of the 20th century saw anything go when it came to portraits. Artists like Gustav Klimt, Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin and Lucien Freud turned traditional techniques and codified rules on their heads and developed their own unique styles. Discover portraits by Philippe PasquaRobert CombasGuangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.

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What is meant by portrait painting?

A portrait painting is a painted artwork that depicts a person. A portrait painting usually depicts the upper body of a sitter, for example from the shoulders up. 

What art style is a portrait?

A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing. 

What makes a good portrait?

A portrait can be considered a good work of art for a variety of reasons, including its handling of light, tone and color, its likeness to the person it represents, or its expression of emotion.