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Le bain
Olena Siniuhina
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$90
Studies for an academic drawing of the silent majority 1
Wang Kai Chen
Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,146
The Dream
Michael Bastow
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$5,955
Pose 2
Nadine Defer
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$438
Anna patiently
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$6,068
Sitting Woman
Jacques Le Breton
Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 15.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 6 x 0 inch
$337
Sanguine ref 1
Jean Laniau
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$270
The Dancer
Maurice Van Moppes
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.2 inch
$337
Bedtimes
Oeno
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 144 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 56.7 x 1 inch
$7,304
Two
Anna Lageda
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$449
Reclined figure
Georges Pierre
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$225
Liberation
Tatjana Rusakova
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0 inch
$337
Woman
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$899
We Owe Our Mind #1
Eko Nugroho
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Anima Angeli
Sabine Danzé
Fine Art Drawings - 95 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.4 x 31.5 inch
Price upon request
Hercule au repos
Eugène Delacroix
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 25 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Red Ballerina
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$562
Dancing With Van Gogh
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$562
Silent Dancers
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$562
Moon Dancer
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch
$562
Sun Dancer
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch
$562
Magnolia’s Coffee Together
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$191
(6) - Dessin original
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,023
All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Medieval Concert
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$652
The Yellow Jacket
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$550
Intello a la Plage
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$787
Le Petit Débutant
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$787
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,675
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 55 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,675
C.Z Guest Time cover
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$650
Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Le regard rose
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$674
N333
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$405
N555
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$405
(D14) dessin aquarelle
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,697
N777
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$539
N111
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
$393
Compassion
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Ti Punch
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
La Veuve
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Suavité
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Emotif
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Actrice d'Almodóvar
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Résignation
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Indécision
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
La Vieille Peau
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Human preservation (5)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$2,023
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$674
The Split
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,513
The Woman
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$16,855
Maison 1
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 15.7 inch
$2,023
Impossible behaviour - 4
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,798
Solo el Alma es Verdadera
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$5,843
La Fuerza
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$7,304
Baja la Mascara
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$7,304
Amalia, Paloma, and Bindongo
Joe Lasker
Fine Art Drawings - 43.2 x 34.3 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 13.5 x 2 inch
$1,200
Étude de la sculpture "Madame"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$6,180
Étude de la sculpture "Monsieur"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$6,180
The portrait (after giles deacon) forbidden collage (4)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 110.2 x 80.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,585
Self-Portrait 24.83
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$292
Self-Portrait 24.82
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$292
Self-Portrait 24.81
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$292
Self-Portrait 24.80
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$292
Country Man
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11 x 0 inch
$416
Seated Girl
Suzie Bernardeau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
$449
By The Candlelight of 1001 Nights
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.7 x 0 inch
$281
The veil (after martin margiela) forbidden collage (5)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 60.9 x 50.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19.8 x 0 inch
$2,697
Sun-Atsuko
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,843
Mazed Beauty
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
Tranquility
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
Illumination
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,106
Kid
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,495
Woman
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$11,012
Back to Amy
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,293
Dessin 2/10
Anouk Tisserand
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$67
La Paix
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,495
Van Gogh - Resilience
Noir Artist
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$2,472
Martin Luther King - Resilience
Noir Artist
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,809
Magritte Comedian
Noir Artist
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$2,472
Gandhi - Resilience
Noir Artist
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,809
Mandela - Resilience
Noir Artist
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,809
Andrée
Camille Brès
Fine Art Drawings - 40.4 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,697
Encre II
Maylis Bourdet
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 44 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
$629
Untitled (11)
Kiro Urdin
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,180
Untitled (10)
Kiro Urdin
Fine Art Drawings - 38.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,180
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Diamant Noir
Sinden Collier
Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,798
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,663
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,797 $1,618
Enchanting Elegance
Samson Adetunji
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
Portrait Drawing for Sale
Portraiture has existed for many centuries. The Greeks produced portraits for funeral and religious rituals; they aimed to “bring back to life those who have passed away." In the Roman era, portraits were often reserved for the ruling figures of society; for example, a warrior would have his portrait painted to illustrate his bravery during a battle. In Europe, it is only during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that Italian and Flemish painters started to practice the art of portraiture.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, painters created works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Painters sketched out preliminary freehand drawings, which were often then approved by the patron, before beginning to work on their oil paint or, later, watercolor. Facial features were sometimes improved to the detriment of realism, although some painters were known for their ability to reproduce their models' expressions. Some artists worked in great detail while others focussed more heavily on trying to capture the real personality of their model.
For much of its history, portrait not only told a story but it also conveyed a message of power, promoting a well-controlled image to the wider population and establishing the sitter's authority through its circulation. For example, Florentine elites would use paintings and drawings as a mean of controlling their image and establishing their authority. Portraits were a way for someone to live on long after their death. Today we find the faces of aristocracies and the European bourgeoisie in many museums, immortalized by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt.
The results obtained through drawing depended largely on the tools and materials used. Red chalk was very popular (especially at the beginning of the 16th century) to represent the facial features and the warmth of the skin, while charcoal produced harder lines and pastel created a softer, colorful touch. Artists adapted their technique depending on the subject and the emotion they wanted to convey. The commercialisation of pencils in the nineteenth century made it a popular medium for artists and amateurs alike. Pencil art became more popular and the tool was often used for sketching portraits.
One thing is certain; capturing facial expressions is a demanding art form and the art of portraiture requires a lot of practice. Drawing a face down to its finest details may take hours to obtain the desired result: a protruding jaw, the shape of a skull, thick brows, smiling eyes, dilated pupils… Even more difficult, are children's portraits? It can be difficult to get them to stay still for long. The artist has to be skilled enough to immortalise these men, women and children full of life.
Gradually, sketched portraits became less and less realistic but increasingly daring and experimental in terms of colour. On Artsper, discover drawings by Jean Cocteau, Julien Calot, Alice de Miramon, Philippe Pasqua, Sabine Danzé, Bahareh Navabi and Stéphanie Stindel.
What are some tips for drawing a realistic portrait?
To draw a realistic portrait, start with a good reference photo, pay attention to proportions, use shading to create depth, and focus on capturing the subject's unique features. Practice regularly and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
How do you choose the right materials for portrait drawing?
When choosing materials for portrait drawing, consider the surface texture, color, and weight of the paper, as well as the type and quality of the pencils or charcoal. Opt for high-quality materials that allow for precision and detail, and experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your style and technique.
What are some common mistakes to avoid when drawing a portrait?
When drawing a portrait, it's important to avoid common mistakes such as not paying attention to proportions, neglecting to capture the subject's unique features, and using too much or too little shading. Additionally, it's important to take breaks and step back to assess the overall composition.