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![Painting, Recueillement, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1948674_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les couleurs de l'été, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1946016_1_grid.jpg)
Les couleurs de l'été
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
€400
![Painting, Pencive mood-1, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744371_1_grid.jpg)
Pencive mood-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€2,910
![Painting, Erotic mood, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Taylor Swift Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202143_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
Sold
![Painting, Des lueurs ocre et rouge, Jean-Claude Campana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218535_1_grid.jpg)
Des lueurs ocre et rouge
Jean-Claude Campana
Painting - 33 x 41 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 1 inch
€2,300
![Painting, Red Star, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218515_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, The Coronation Of The Heiresses, Mathieu Questel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218460_1_grid.jpg)
The Coronation Of The Heiresses
Mathieu Questel
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
![Painting, Nonne is Perfect (Sainte au crucifix), Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218459_1_grid.jpg)
Nonne is Perfect (Sainte au crucifix)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
€4,400
![Painting, Ma Joconde (Mona Lisa), Marie-Ange Daudé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218456_1_grid.jpg)
Ma Joconde (Mona Lisa)
Marie-Ange Daudé
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch
€4,400
![Painting, Futura Love, Dr Hide](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218451_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Entrance (L'Entrée de Taylor Swift), Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218430_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Entrance (L'Entrée de Taylor Swift)
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€290
![Painting, Alain Delon pochoir, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218425_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Serge Gainsbourg pochoir, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218424_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red (le fond de l'air est rouge), Fabio Purino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218413_1_grid.jpg)
Red (le fond de l'air est rouge)
Fabio Purino
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€600
![Painting, Les indissociables contradictions, Fabio Purino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218410_1_grid.jpg)
Les indissociables contradictions
Fabio Purino
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€600
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![Painting, Portrait avec pois et rayures, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218225_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait avec pois et rayures
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Intérieur capitonné, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218224_1_grid.jpg)
Intérieur capitonné
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
![Painting, La source, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218222_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Enfant à la fête, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218220_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme aux bas bleu, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218216_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grosse dame, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218213_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Florence, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218209_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Silence, Galya Popova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218193_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Storyteller no.2, Gamze Seckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218176_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Your bueden no.2, Gamze Seckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blend In - Stand Out no. 3, Gamze Seckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218174_1_grid.jpg)
Blend In - Stand Out no. 3
Gamze Seckin
Painting - 46 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€3,600
![Painting, Woman with a bag, Gamze Seckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218173_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman no. 87, Gamze Seckin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218172_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sorry not sorry, Megan Chung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218167_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sad girl in blue reflection, Stoz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218157_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Charles Leclerc breaking the curse, Megan Chung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218156_1_grid.jpg)
Charles Leclerc breaking the curse
Megan Chung
Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 1.2 inch
€750
![Painting, Clarissa, Morena MoBe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218154_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Démon et merveille, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218153_1_grid.jpg)
Démon et merveille
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
![Painting, Homme dans fauteuil et enfant, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218149_1_grid.jpg)
Homme dans fauteuil et enfant
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Oeil bleu, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218146_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Prolifération, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218141_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Enfant terrible, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218134_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Let's talk together, Charlotte Seuntjens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218128_1_grid.jpg)
Let's talk together
Charlotte Seuntjens
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
![Painting, Enfant déguisé en robot, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218127_1_grid.jpg)
Enfant déguisé en robot
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,000
![Painting, Flower queen, Charlotte Seuntjens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218122_1_grid.jpg)
Flower queen
Charlotte Seuntjens
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
![Painting, Bondieuserie # 5, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218112_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, No Quarter with Cartier, Muriel Deumie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218107_1_grid.jpg)
No Quarter with Cartier
Muriel Deumie
Painting - 60 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218094_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lucky Luke, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218092_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A Gad la télé, Molo Molo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Me estoy enamorando de tí, Daniel Sarciat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218063_1_grid.jpg)
Me estoy enamorando de tí
Daniel Sarciat
Painting - 93 x 87 x 4 cm Painting - 36.6 x 34.3 x 1.6 inch
€1,100
![Painting, La Damier, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217917_1_grid.jpg)
La Damier
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 144 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 56.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,200
![Painting, Holy Trinity, Frank E Hollywood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217880_1_grid.jpg)
Holy Trinity
Frank E Hollywood
Painting - 130 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
€13,500
![Painting, Holey Smokey Batman, Frank E Hollywood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217879_1_grid.jpg)
Holey Smokey Batman
Frank E Hollywood
Painting - 130 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€9,500
![Painting, Vive les cocktails sur fond rose orangé, Seb Paul Michel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217729_1_grid.jpg)
Vive les cocktails sur fond rose orangé
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€500
![Painting, Expactation, Ladislav Majoroši](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214431_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Je t'aime moi non plus, Béatrice Terra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214282_1_grid.jpg)
Je t'aime moi non plus
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,900
![Painting, Bondieuserie # 7, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210042_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bondieuserie # 6, Pascal Marlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208226_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Se dresser pour combatre, AKET](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140406_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entre le tonerre et le vent, AKET](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140405_1_grid.jpg)
Entre le tonerre et le vent
AKET
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Papierbulle/Pieta, Christophe Ruiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1984557_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, PapierBulle/No name, Christophe Ruiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972110_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, PapierBulle/Thai Boxing, Christophe Ruiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971858_1_grid.jpg)
PapierBulle/Thai Boxing
Christophe Ruiz
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€900
![Painting, ANTIK, Christophe Ruiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950285_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, NoName, Christophe Ruiz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944666_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, The sly, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897782_1_grid.jpg)
The sly, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![Painting, Oiseau de nuit, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/56151_1_grid.jpg)
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Ne me retiens pas
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
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Incarnated Betty Boop and Her Beloved Radiant Alter Ego
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
Sold
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Visage rouge
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
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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.
Discover portraits by Philippe Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
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.