Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Complices, Nicolas Denigot

Complices

Nicolas Denigot

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm

$4,517

Painting, Diversité 1 : Wonjé, Ludivine G

Diversité 1 : Wonjé

Ludivine G

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,372

Painting, See Beyond 2, Abiola Olabamiji

See Beyond 2

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting - 138.4 x 162.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,200

Painting, Callas, Fabio Purino

Callas

Fabio Purino

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$395

Painting, Sans titre, Menachem Gueffen

Sans titre

Menachem Gueffen

Painting - 81 x 60 x 5 cm

$1,920

Painting, Undressing #3, Elisa Bonotti

Undressing #3

Elisa Bonotti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$587

Painting, Photo de profil 7, Mimi The Clown

Photo de profil 7

Mimi The Clown

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$339 $305

Painting, A17 - Semblance, Jean-Marie Dart

A17 - Semblance

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 81 x 64 x 5 cm

$4,969

Painting, Athéna, Clément Verdière

Athéna

Clément Verdière

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, Butterflies in my head, Dasha S. Kandinsky

Butterflies in my head

Dasha S. Kandinsky

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$8,470

Painting, Shadow on concrete, Polina Izvekova

Shadow on concrete

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,863

Painting, La gardienne de mon coeur, Agnès Robin

La gardienne de mon coeur

Agnès Robin

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 10.2 cm

$1,710

Painting, Face Your Fears 2, Obeka Simon

Face Your Fears 2

Obeka Simon

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,250 $1,913

Painting, Night Klezmer, Yosl Bergner

Night Klezmer

Yosl Bergner

Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm

$5,100

Painting, Dumb Number, Petrus Von Tricht

Dumb Number

Petrus Von Tricht

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,129

Painting, Arrogance, Krista Campagnaro

Arrogance

Krista Campagnaro

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, Gray Portrait, Mikhail Roginsky

Gray Portrait

Mikhail Roginsky

Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm

$16,940

Painting, Paseo, Piluca Lara

Paseo

Piluca Lara

Painting - 114 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, My Wonder Woman, Virginie Rafaël

My Wonder Woman

Virginie Rafaël

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,089

Painting, Roots, Henrik Sjöström

Roots

Henrik Sjöström

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$844

Painting, Mother Nature, Anastasiia Dushak

Mother Nature

Anastasiia Dushak

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$711

Painting, Free your he’art’, Liroy

Free your he’art’

Liroy

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$3,727

Painting, Cat chin-holder (everybody needs one), Jacques Tange

Cat chin-holder (everybody needs one)

Jacques Tange

Painting - 28 x 24 x 1 cm

$881

Painting, Sunflower, Mahü

Sunflower

Mahü

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,750

Painting, Looking Far Away, Gabriela Sroga

Looking Far Away

Gabriela Sroga

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.5 cm

$4,291

Painting, Future Plans, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Future Plans

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 35 x 27 cm

$1,468

Painting, Amy Winehouse - Love is a loosing game, Mister Marcus

Amy Winehouse - Love is a loosing game

Mister Marcus

Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$5,647

Painting, Sans titre, Laurent Betremieux

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, Poppies, JEANNE MAY

Poppies

JEANNE MAY

Painting - 40.6 x 30.4 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Moses, Marco Araldi

Moses

Marco Araldi

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm

$1,251

Painting, Ajala Travel 1, Abdulateef Salaudeen

Ajala Travel 1

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,125

Painting, Metamorphosis, Julia Kempa

Metamorphosis

Julia Kempa

Painting - 170 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$4,517

Painting, It_helped_me_diamond, Axel Jenny

It_helped_me_diamond

Axel Jenny

Painting - 125 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Big Joy, John Alogi

Big Joy

John Alogi

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Tenderness, Zarina Abisalova

Tenderness

Zarina Abisalova

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting - 200 x 140 x 3 cm

$11,293

Painting, Solidarity, Dennis Onofua

Solidarity

Dennis Onofua

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$5,000 $4,250

Painting, I'm A Spec 2, Azeez Salami

I'm A Spec 2

Azeez Salami

Painting - 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$2,000

Painting, Tipping Point, Nicolas Clézio

Tipping Point

Nicolas Clézio

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$2,372

Painting, Portrait #247, Edgar Manuel Marcos

Portrait #247

Edgar Manuel Marcos

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Jayah, Florence Dussuyer

Jayah

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, At the End of the Day, Natia Sapanadze

At the End of the Day

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 44 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Barnús vermell, Teresa Riba

Barnús vermell

Teresa Riba

Painting - 27 x 21 cm

$678

Painting, Platillos volador, Federico Calandria

Platillos volador

Federico Calandria

Painting - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$226

Painting, Tourbillon, Christiane Bernais

Tourbillon

Christiane Bernais

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm

$1,412

Painting, Cooperate Bodies 1, Boris Anje

Cooperate Bodies 1

Boris Anje

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$3,275

Painting, Sergey Parajanov - The color of pomegranates, Artush Voskanyan

Sergey Parajanov - The color of pomegranates

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$10,000

Painting, Gelosia nascosta, Imelda's Art

Gelosia nascosta

Imelda's Art

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$4,291

Painting, Taxi driver, Le Closier

Taxi driver

Le Closier

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm

$1,250

Painting, Sur le sable, Valérie Betoulaud

Sur le sable

Valérie Betoulaud

Painting - 48 x 55 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Victor Asuaje, Seria..., Victor Asuaje

Victor Asuaje, Seria...

Victor Asuaje

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$395

Painting, Poetry of nature, Amir Soghrati

Poetry of nature

Amir Soghrati

Painting - 190 x 400 x 4 cm

$22,586

Painting, Paint my head, Eloy Morales

Paint my head

Eloy Morales

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm

$28,233

Painting, Etre (I am), O Gringo

Etre (I am)

O Gringo

Painting - 165 x 120 x 5 cm

$10,164

Painting, Le jongleur, Joel Arfi

Le jongleur

Joel Arfi

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, Jules César, Alain Carron

Jules César

Alain Carron

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Audrey 6, Bibi

Audrey 6

Bibi

Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm

$621 $529

Painting, Hello, Anna Jung

Hello

Anna Jung

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm

$2,089

Painting, Joconda Olympica, Raluca Vulcan

Joconda Olympica

Raluca Vulcan

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Alice, Cédric Bouteiller

Alice

Cédric Bouteiller

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,823

Painting, Songe revisité, Serge Kalinowski

Songe revisité

Serge Kalinowski

Painting - 20 x 40 x 3 cm

$536

Painting, 2023-1129 / Visages et corps expressionnistes - série rouge et noire, Marion Casters

2023-1129 / Visages et corps expressionnistes - série rouge et noire

Marion Casters

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$169

Painting, Danser sur l'écume- Portrait de femme, Glad_is_murmuring

Danser sur l'écume- Portrait de femme

Glad_is_murmuring

Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm

$226

Painting, Przywilej (privilege), Bartlomiej Zalucki

Przywilej (privilege)

Bartlomiej Zalucki

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$3,219

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

$3,219

Painting, Les mains d’or, Christof Monnin

Les mains d’or

Christof Monnin

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm

$1,581

Painting, Reflection, Gediminas Endriekus

Reflection

Gediminas Endriekus

Painting - 49 x 38 x 1 cm

$1,129

Painting, Portrait with Birds, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait with Birds

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,129 $1,016

Painting, Fly Away (Yellow), 281_Anti-Nuke

Fly Away (Yellow)

281_Anti-Nuke

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm

$7,679 $6,835

Painting, Resilienza, Silvio Porzionato

Resilienza

Silvio Porzionato

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

$16,940 $11,858

Painting, The Taste of Touch, Mary Brown

The Taste of Touch

Mary Brown

Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$3,500

Painting, Care, Lianne Kocks

Care

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,129

Painting, Blue Box, Megan Chung

Blue Box

Megan Chung

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 3 cm

$734

Painting, Mary (1), Josie McCoy

Mary (1)

Josie McCoy

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$6,550

Painting, Weekend, Juliane Hundertmark

Weekend

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting - 170 x 150 x 2 cm

$12,987

Painting, Colette D, Serge Labégorre

Colette D

Serge Labégorre

Painting - 90 x 65 x 3 cm

$10,785

Painting, Rugged Beauty, Rosie Wick

Rugged Beauty

Rosie Wick

Painting - 17.78 x 12.7 x 3 cm

$960

Painting, Wole Soyinka, Femi Williams

Wole Soyinka

Femi Williams

Painting - 109.5 x 74 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Oblivion, Ebiwari Ekati

Oblivion

Ebiwari Ekati

Painting - 127.5 x 127.5 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Her Strength Like an Eagle, Perrin Oglafa

Her Strength Like an Eagle

Perrin Oglafa

Painting - 94 x 94 x 4 cm

$4,517

Painting, The Masks, Mino Maccari

The Masks

Mino Maccari

Painting - 24.5 x 34 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Hier encore, Yvan Genest

Hier encore

Yvan Genest

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm

$5,000

Painting, Aya, Fresha D

Aya

Fresha D

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$542

Painting, The Magic, Koko Davlasheridze

The Magic

Koko Davlasheridze

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm

$9,034

Painting, Hope #7, Raf Urban

Hope #7

Raf Urban

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Notable à moustache, Jules Matthey

Notable à moustache

Jules Matthey

Painting - 81 x 65.5 x 2 cm

$3,243

Painting, Putain d'artiste #1, Odin Pigelet

Putain d'artiste #1

Odin Pigelet

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$282

Painting, Family IV an African portrait, Angu Walters

Family IV an African portrait

Angu Walters

Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$3,000

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 64 x 49 x 3 cm

$2,033

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.