Classic Portrait Artists
To paint the people in your life is to immortalize them. One can argue that by creating it such a tangible depiction of those you love most, they become intangible - transitioning through generations as a nod to the past but celebrated and kept by those in the present. In this vein, the classic portrait will exist as long as the need to document and remember those around us does. From the timeless gaze of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (1503) to the Rembrandt van Rijn's Portrait of an Oriental Nobleman (1632) the preservation of the subject through portraiture will continue to be depicted. The likes of Blanche Pierron and Edouard Morerod can be found within Artsper's collections and they depict how classic portraiture remained a popular subject during the birth of modernism. The question then arises, who is depicted? Historically those who can afford it but then as seen from the 19th century and right up to the likes of Albert Chavaz, it becomes those who happen to encounter the artist in everyday life. With such a huge and non-exhaustive pool to choose from, those who are often depicted in the style of classic portraiture are also subjects of popular culture. As you meander through a sea of figures all equally deserving of immortalization, today you will also come across Sylvie Vanlerberghe and her depiction of well-known figures.
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By the river of memories
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 75 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$775
La grâce d'un cygne
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 18 x 13 x 1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,550
Etude de paysage du lac de Genève
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$638
Portrait : Homme tibétain
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,031
La dame centenaire du peuple ethnique Buyi
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 74 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 29.1 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,446
Portrait : Amerigo Vespucci
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,031
Portrait de Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,031
Portrait Henson
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$2,031
Joshua Slocombe
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 48.5 x 61.5 x 1 cm Painting - 19.1 x 24.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,152
Portrait de femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$638
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$753
Jeune fille pensive
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$740
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$599
Préparation d'affiche "Fête des fleurs, Genève"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$638
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$727
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$701
La moue
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$650
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 104 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 40.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,292
Le temps de rêves
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 54 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,292
Vase of Flowers
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 49 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch
$4,292
Il était une fois...
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,172
Portrait of Noblewoman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 102 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
$11,206
Female Portrait
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 202 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 79.5 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$14,306
Reading Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 150 x 101 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.8 x 0.8 inch
$9,775
Woman with Veil
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 102 x 71 x 8 cm Painting - 40.2 x 28 x 3.1 inch
$16,690
Rape of Europe
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,941
The woman on sofa
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 90 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.8 x 1 inch
$7,391
Lady with Fur
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 105 x 76 x 0.7 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.3 inch
$7,630
Girl with Dog
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$13,113
Ancien philosophe chinois
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 100 x 60 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
$9,053
Nature morte au vase de roses et jeu de cartes
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,441
Jeune fille au rouge à lèvres
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65.5 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.8 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,888
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 67 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$7,868
Nature morte aux lys
Janebé Weber
Painting - 50 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,199
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$523
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$536
Duo d'esquisse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$523
Illusion of Freedom
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture - 24 x 26 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 10.2 x 5.9 inch
$1,788
Illusion of freedom
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture - 58 x 94 x 82 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 37 x 32.3 inch
$6,676
Beyond Boundaries #1
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch
$11,921
Beyond boundaries #7
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,153
Beyond boundaries #2
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,153
The woman on the sofa
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 90 x 104 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.9 x 0.6 inch
$19,074
Sitting Model
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 88 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch
$10,014
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$10,133
Nude of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$9,775
Laying Nude with Blue Lance
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$17,882
Terrestrial Paradise
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 100 x 8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.1 inch
$6,676
Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1
Michael Alford
Painting - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Painting - 20 x 30 inch
$4,500
Nude with Tropical Animals
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$16,094
Jeune femme nue de dos
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
$510
Jeune femme et Cupidon
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$510
Portrait homme à barbe
Mady Epstein
Painting - 45 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch
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Portrait jeune homme
Mady Epstein
Painting - 60.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting - 23.8 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch
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The admiral's wife
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 62.5 x 57 x 2 cm Painting - 24.6 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch
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Chalutiers au port
Jean Ducommun
Painting - 32.5 x 40.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.8 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
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