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![Painting, Blue lagon, Samuel Martial](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191828_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nignt life, Samuel Martial](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191437_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My Peregrinations 4, Damola Ayegbayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176837_1_grid.jpg)
My Peregrinations 4
Damola Ayegbayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, La robe rouge, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157140_1_grid.jpg)
La robe rouge
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 53 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch
$2,796
![Painting, Bien accompagné, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094381_1_grid.jpg)
Bien accompagné
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,244
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La parisienne
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 78 x 48 x 6 cm Painting - 30.7 x 18.9 x 2.4 inch
$2,796
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Le rire dans l'âme je regarde la réalité en farce
Miss.Tic
Painting - 33 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,599
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Champagne à gogo
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,250
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Charme au féminin
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,250
![Painting, Champagne pour Madame, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527372_1_grid.jpg)
Champagne pour Madame
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,244 $3,049
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Arlequin et ses convives
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Séduction 1, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1345479_1_grid.jpg)
Séduction 1
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,908
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Arlequine - Arlequins
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,121
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Que du bonheur
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch
$2,405
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1966 Paris blanc L'artiste peintre inspiré White Paris The Inspired painter
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.75 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,622
![Painting, 1977 White Paris Blanc, Le marin et l'entraineuse White Paris The sailor and the lady, Jochen Michaelis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970515_1_grid.jpg)
1977 White Paris Blanc, Le marin et l'entraineuse White Paris The sailor and the lady
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$2,181
![Painting, 1964 Paris Blanc Au bistro, l'homme à la toque d'astrakan White Paris, Bistro, man with astraka hat, Jochen Michaelis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970512_1_grid.jpg)
1964 Paris Blanc Au bistro, l'homme à la toque d'astrakan White Paris, Bistro, man with astraka hat
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$2,181
![Painting, 1966 White Paris Blanc Bistro Le poète inspiré The inspired poet, Jochen Michaelis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970488_1_grid.jpg)
1966 White Paris Blanc Bistro Le poète inspiré The inspired poet
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 36.5 x 53 cm Painting - 14.4 x 20.9 inch
$1,622
![Painting, 1966 White Paris Blanc La concierge espionne à sa fenêtre The Concierge spying at her window, Jochen Michaelis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970443_1_grid.jpg)
1966 White Paris Blanc La concierge espionne à sa fenêtre The Concierge spying at her window
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 inch
$2,181
![Painting, 1969 Paris Orange Jeune Parisien et ses copains Teenager and pals, Jochen Michaelis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970338_1_grid.jpg)
1969 Paris Orange Jeune Parisien et ses copains Teenager and pals
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 x 0.2 inch
$2,181
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Portrait Raté 3
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Portrait raté 2, Petrus Von Tricht](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1913286_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait raté 2
Petrus Von Tricht
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
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Street art le lundi au soleil-3
SmaK-titi
Painting - 120 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
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L'Infante IV
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 65 x 45 x 4.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 1.8 inch
$1,040
![Painting, Portrait of Ilya, Zakhar Shevchuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140663_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Ilya
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 73 x 62 x 0.3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Dialogue entre voisin 2, Lila Maroun Frem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137260_1_grid.jpg)
Dialogue entre voisin 2
Lila Maroun Frem
Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.6 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Whispers of time, Zakhar Shevchuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134225_1_grid.jpg)
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Portrait on black
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 79 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.1 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Revenue de tout j'y suis retournée, Miss.Tic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113344_1_grid.jpg)
Revenue de tout j'y suis retournée
Miss.Tic
Painting - 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$8,948
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Serene reflections
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
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Historical journey
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 94 x 117.1 x 3 cm Painting - 37 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,827
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Contemporary portrait "The Inhabitants"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,454
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By the Fireplace
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,237
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Contemporary portrait "Travel Companion"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,454
![Painting, A Glass of Milk, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152709_1_grid.jpg)
A Glass of Milk
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,454
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Windows in my head
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 72 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,007
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Portrait in Yellow
Ihar Barkhatkou
Painting - 95.5 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 37.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,013
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What my eyes have seen
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,500
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Procession of Fauns and Nymphs through Flowers and Streams of Leaves
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$548
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The New York Times
Thierry Auger
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,007
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Spontaneous Work
Luka Tsetskhladze
Painting - 160 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$1,566
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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.
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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.
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
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.