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Les Moires
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,290
Heartbeat
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$2,019 $1,616
Le chant de la Sirène
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$954
Queen Margot
Kristina Malashchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,805
The little kinky ones #7
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 20 x 28.5 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch
$505
La fille au bord de l'eau
Olena Siniuhina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$325
Matinée au bord de l'eau
Olena Siniuhina
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$393
Atinuke (Precious From Birth)
Daniel Owoeye
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,250
Le street art c’était mieux avant
Onemizer
Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,402
All you need is love
Patricia Gadisseur
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,234
Enjoy your style
Patricia Gadisseur
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,683
Keep Flying
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,917
Flower Brunch
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,702
Sumatrae
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,310
Girl with a Flower
Ilczyszyn Hanna
Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$337
Somnium No. 3, Series XII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$9,985
Angel of sweetness, I miss you
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,780
Variations colorées
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,963
Once Given a White Rose 1
Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi
Painting - 33 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 10 x 1 inch
$650
My Shadow A Reflection of Me 2
Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,850
My Shadow A Reflection of Me 1
Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,850
Disappointment
Francesco Calistri
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,244
Oriental Scene
Francesco Calistri
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,310
Carlo Pomti’s Nightmare (original)
Pure Evil
Painting - 75 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,702
Le vent sur ma peau
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,768
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,702
L'aube de tes jours
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,263
Glisser dans l'onde d'un rêve
Alain Vintenon
Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,063
Glisser dans l'onde d'un rêve
Alain Vintenon
Painting - 82.5 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 32.5 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,983
This is for you 2
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$16,716
La nuit étoilée (the starry Night)
AKET
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Self-Portrait
Onemizer
Painting - 70 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Game Collaboratif
AKET
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Blond in Mirror
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 69.9 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 21.6 x 1 inch
$1,535
“- ¿Ya viste el cielo? - ¿Ya viste el suelo?”
Soy Roy
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,995
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,346
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,794
Her Softness
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,683 $1,027
Mickey Mouse Soldier
Belart Collective
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111
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 Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
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.