Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Woman with Leaf, Dondi Schwartz

Woman with Leaf

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,124

Painting, Red card, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Red card

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,190

Painting, Human Nature, Speedy Graphito

Human Nature

Speedy Graphito

Painting - 76 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$15,170

Painting, Melissande, Martine Lallement

Melissande

Martine Lallement

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, La Gitana, Arevik Gasparyan

La Gitana

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,200

Painting, We're very happy in the tropics, Patrick Cornée

We're very happy in the tropics

Patrick Cornée

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,596

Painting, J-M-B, Zerka

J-M-B

Zerka

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,966

Painting, Massavo the Makokean, Lazarus Massavo

Massavo the Makokean

Lazarus Massavo

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Because I Believed, Lazarus Massavo

Because I Believed

Lazarus Massavo

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, The Zeal of my father's house 2, Lazarus Massavo

The Zeal of my father's house 2

Lazarus Massavo

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Apparentia No. 8, Series I, Mario Henrique

Apparentia No. 8, Series I

Mario Henrique

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,382

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,382

Painting, Somnium No. 4, Series VII, Mario Henrique

Somnium No. 4, Series VII

Mario Henrique

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,382

Painting, Somnium No. 4, Series IX, Mario Henrique

Somnium No. 4, Series IX

Mario Henrique

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,382

Painting, The courageous woman(Feminine Epidemic series) II, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

The courageous woman(Feminine Epidemic series) II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Enthusiasm, Lazarus Massavo

Enthusiasm

Lazarus Massavo

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,520

Painting, I don't know !, Nolwenn Samson

I don't know !

Nolwenn Samson

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

Painting, Surprised with satisfaction, Christian Bader

Surprised with satisfaction

Christian Bader

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,169

Painting, Anna, Marta Zawadzka

Anna

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,247

Painting, Jeune Fille, Jef Aérosol

Jeune Fille

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 124 x 57 cm Painting - 48.8 x 22.4 inch

$5,281

Painting, Mujer con vestido azul, Eva Prieto

Mujer con vestido azul

Eva Prieto

Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,023

Painting, Départition, Antony Squizzato

Départition

Antony Squizzato

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$506

Painting, Ramen Sup, Nolwenn Samson

Ramen Sup

Nolwenn Samson

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,146

Painting, Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,348

Painting, Bardo 14, Yves Noly

Bardo 14

Yves Noly

Painting - 100 x 100 x 7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.8 inch

$2,169

Painting, A Corps Majeur, Cécile Jaunet

A Corps Majeur

Cécile Jaunet

Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$7,866

Painting, Strength in Diversity, Damola Ayegbayo

Strength in Diversity

Damola Ayegbayo

Painting - 106.7 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 42 x 84 x 2 inch

$5,950

Painting, Ataviándose, Esteve Prat Paz

Ataviándose

Esteve Prat Paz

Painting - 41.5 x 17.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 6.9 inch

$820

Painting, Figura descendiendo, Esteve Prat Paz

Figura descendiendo

Esteve Prat Paz

Painting - 41.5 x 17.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 6.9 inch

$820

Painting, Mystérieuse 2 - série portrait de femme, Aldina Mateus

Mystérieuse 2 - série portrait de femme

Aldina Mateus

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,146

Painting, Sweet storm, GraffMatt

Sweet storm

GraffMatt

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,910

Painting, Danger inflammable, Ender

Danger inflammable

Ender

Painting - 81 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,742

Painting, Rouge baiser - série portrait de femme, Aldina Mateus

Rouge baiser - série portrait de femme

Aldina Mateus

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,065

Painting, Femme au pétard, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Femme au pétard

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$427

Painting, 31 Août, Boreli

31 Août

Boreli

Painting - 100 x 81 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 inch

$1,910

Painting, Le reflet de tes pensées, Mathilde de Bellecombe

Le reflet de tes pensées

Mathilde de Bellecombe

Painting - 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,169

Painting, Sur mon lit, Boreli

Sur mon lit

Boreli

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$1,798

Painting, MIZUIRO7 : BLU KAWAII REVERIE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND WHIMSICAL SKULLS, Aya Toshikawa

MIZUIRO7 : BLU KAWAII REVERIE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND WHIMSICAL SKULLS

Aya Toshikawa

Painting - 112 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 44.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$5,955

Painting, psychose 3, Jean-Louis Mendrisse

psychose 3

Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,045

Painting, Horizon, Christine Barrès

Horizon

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$258

Painting, L'artiste et son marchand, Zafi

L'artiste et son marchand

Zafi

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$13,484

Painting, Profil, Meteo Meteo

Profil

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch

$730

Painting, Lennon N°90 - XXL, Parscha Mirghawameddin

Lennon N°90 - XXL

Parscha Mirghawameddin

Painting - 135 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$2,023

Painting, Mélodie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Mélodie

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$551

Painting, Avec panache, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Avec panache

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$551

Painting, Plaisir musical, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Plaisir musical

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$427

Painting, Passionnément, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Passionnément

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$427

Painting, Black is Black, Céline Achour

Black is Black

Céline Achour

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$674

Painting, Les amoureux, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Les amoureux

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$315

Painting, La connaissance, Clara Crespin

La connaissance

Clara Crespin

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,247

Painting, Neon portrait of a partyless night, Anne Dias

Neon portrait of a partyless night

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,809

Painting, Amoung Suns, moons and stars, Anne Dias

Amoung Suns, moons and stars

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,809

Painting, Cherry Blossom Contours, Anne Dias

Cherry Blossom Contours

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,809

Painting, Blushing Reflections, Anne Dias

Blushing Reflections

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,809

Painting, Jour de sortie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Jour de sortie

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$315

Painting, Zen, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Zen

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$315

Painting, Au bar du coin, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Au bar du coin

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$427

Painting, Baisers interdits, Sergio Moscona

Baisers interdits

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$2,135

Painting, Les mots dans la bouche, Sergio Moscona

Les mots dans la bouche

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 30 x 29 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.4 inch

$2,135

Painting, Ne me soutiens pas, ça me coule !, Sergio Moscona

Ne me soutiens pas, ça me coule !

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$2,135

Painting, Je t'ai dit de le voir, Sergio Moscona

Je t'ai dit de le voir

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$2,135

Painting, A pique !, Sergio Moscona

A pique !

Sergio Moscona

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$2,135

Painting, My father's car 1, Desmond Akindoju

My father's car 1

Desmond Akindoju

Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,250

Painting, La romancière et ses chats, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

La romancière et ses chats

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$427

Painting, Intelligence artificielle (1), Céline Achour

Intelligence artificielle (1)

Céline Achour

Painting - 72 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,629

Painting, Waiting, Samvel Atasunts

Waiting

Samvel Atasunts

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,350 $1,148

Painting, Aiiroh Hepburn LV, Aiiroh

Aiiroh Hepburn LV

Aiiroh

Painting - 75 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$2,135

Painting, Jacques Cartier, Orest Hrytsak

Jacques Cartier

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$5,618

Painting, Amerigo Vespucci, Orest Hrytsak

Amerigo Vespucci

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$5,618

Painting, Urban Mona Lisa - La Joconde, Lasveguix

Urban Mona Lisa - La Joconde

Lasveguix

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,966

Painting, Vanité, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Vanité

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 53 x 44 x 1 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

$989

Painting, Me Time, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Me Time

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,850

Painting, Clotilde, Zapata

Clotilde

Zapata

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,011

Painting, J’ai une bouteille de champagne... tu lâches ton surf ?!, Lydi

J’ai une bouteille de champagne... tu lâches ton surf ?!

Lydi

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,348 $1,214

Painting, Ok minette, tu as surfé comme une reine... on s’éclate entre filles, Lydi

Ok minette, tu as surfé comme une reine... on s’éclate entre filles

Lydi

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,348 $1,214

Painting, Les amis 2, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Les amis 2

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$303

Painting, Les amis 1, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Les amis 1

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$303

Painting, Le chat et sa maitresse, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Le chat et sa maitresse

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$315

Painting, Universal tintin, cObo

Universal tintin

cObo

Painting - 163 x 113 x 5 cm Painting - 64.2 x 44.5 x 2 inch

$1,910 $1,719

Painting, One day, Patricia Gadisseur

One day

Patricia Gadisseur

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$843

Painting, Inconnue V, Jean-Jacques Joujon

Inconnue V

Jean-Jacques Joujon

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$663

Painting, Inconnue III, Jean-Jacques Joujon

Inconnue III

Jean-Jacques Joujon

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$719

Painting, Défiance, Jean-Jacques Joujon

Défiance

Jean-Jacques Joujon

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$663

Painting, All by myself, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

All by myself

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 94 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,850

Painting, Sortie de boîte...j’appelle un taxi !!!, Lydi

Sortie de boîte...j’appelle un taxi !!!

Lydi

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Painting, Belle ragazze, Lydi

Belle ragazze

Lydi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Painting, L’arôme floral du vin, Lydi

L’arôme floral du vin

Lydi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,573

Painting, Mess, Mihran Manukyan

Mess

Mihran Manukyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Hold Me Close In This Difficult Time, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Hold Me Close In This Difficult Time

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 88.9 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 34 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Musique en fête, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Musique en fête

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$326

Painting, Back home, Mihran Manukyan

Back home

Mihran Manukyan

Painting - 45 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$980

Painting, Étude, Philippe Pasqua

Étude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 116 x 89 x 10 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 3.9 inch

$21,350

Painting, Jazz cafe, Mihran Manukyan

Jazz cafe

Mihran Manukyan

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$980

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.