Neoclassical portraits
Neoclassical painting emerged during the 18th century, an era when rationality and Enlightenment replaced the religious wars of the previous century. Originating in France, its influence soon spread around the globe. This style was more academic and history-oriented than the decorative Rococo style that emerged just before. Neoclassical portraits of the 18th century are characterized by clear forms, a stripped-back and somber color palette, classical subject matter, and shallow depth.
Since the 18th century, neoclassicism has seen numerous revivals in the world of art. Following the Second World War, when many sought a “return to order," the timeless and classical values associated with the style were repopularized. Artists such as Pablo Picasso and André Derain, for example, displayed increased sobriety and other neoclassical elements in their artworks during this period.
The legacy of neoclassical portraiture continues to inspire contemporary artists around the world in its clarity of form, austere and linear perspective, and classical themes. While some artists today show a clear continuation of neoclassical portraiture, others appropriate specific elements of the tradition to suit their practice. Join us at Artsper as we take a journey through some of the best contemporary portrait artists who take inspiration from the neoclassical style, from Éric Odartey to Thierry Carrier!
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What a lovely way to burn
Ramonn Vieitez
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Life as a Roller-coaster
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,100
Sous le soleil exactement/16
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,890
Protect me ! / 5
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,849
Protect me ! / 3
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,849
Les enfants de la guerre...
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,156
Om mani padme hum
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,081
Le chaperon rouge de Boston
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$2,890
Danse sur le pont au double
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$1,849
La mort de Desdémone
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,503
Les chevaux de la mer
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,543
Nuit blanche
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,849
Génération Sms
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,081
The Backside
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait "Full Moon"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,890
The End of the World
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,312
There was Life Here
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 70 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch
$2,890
Contemporary portrait - California
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,543
Contemporary portrait - Checkpoint for Burned-Out Souls
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Unrecognized Presence
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portraits - Confident Indifference
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 85 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 33.5 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait - Gas - Disel
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait - Near the Sea
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait - Autumn Walk
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
F@ck the Rules
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,890
Contemporary portrait - Summer Night
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait - Remove Before Flight
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait - Once by the Sea
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
$2,890
Close-up 5 (Louise)
Frédéric Léglise
Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,699
Ayanfe (Favorite)
Agboola Oladapo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$5,000
Look through my eyes
Afolayan Emmanuel
Painting - 114.3 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
Extraordinairement simple
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,201
Ocean Daydreaming
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.6 inch
$4,200
Into the Blue
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.6 inch
$4,200
Horaires de Nuit III
Michaël Brack
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,387
J’embrasse la peinture #2
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,271
Your Next Move
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$4,200
Fireflies in Kyoto
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
At the Beach
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$3,900
Parisian Chic
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
$2,800
Moving City, New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
Woman by the Sea
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
The Ocean Shore in Italy
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$4,800
Ballerina Dancer
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
Everything changed in absolute silence
Ramonn Vieitez
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,500
Desire for what might have been
Ramonn Vieitez
Painting - 42.4 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Hallucination
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 70 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch
$3,121
Night in Venice, Italy
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$7,200
Night at Montmartre, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,800
Evening in New York
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$5,600
Cafe de Flore, Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 36 x 0.75 inch
$8,000
Evening at the Lake, Zurich
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
Monet Japanese Garden, Giverny
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$7,200
Transparency - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Red
Agboola Oladapo
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$6,000
Contemporary portrait - February 2022
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,890
Contemporary portrait - Poolside Party
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait "Photo for Memory"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait "The Path"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,503
Contemporary portrait "Disco Club"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch
$2,890
Contemporary portrait "Black ang Gold"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,503