Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Sombrilla azul, Maritza Bernal

Sombrilla azul

Maritza Bernal

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

€1,300

Painting, Fiherenana, Luc Arrignon

Fiherenana

Luc Arrignon

Painting - 110 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€1,620

Painting, Point de vue, Luc Arrignon

Point de vue

Luc Arrignon

Painting - 110 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€1,620

Painting, Vaincre, Charlotte Pivard

Vaincre

Charlotte Pivard

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Le loup et le fil rouge, Timothy Archer

Le loup et le fil rouge

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€3,200

Painting, Amor indio, Maritza Bernal

Amor indio

Maritza Bernal

Painting - 101 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Charybde et Scylla, Timothy Archer

Charybde et Scylla

Timothy Archer

Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Buisson II, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Buisson II

Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€450

Painting, Sans titre, Moustache Bleue

Sans titre

Moustache Bleue

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€750

Painting, Frida Kahlo, Angélique Dufossé

Frida Kahlo

Angélique Dufossé

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

€1,690

Painting, Mains tendues, Arome

Mains tendues

Arome

Painting - 130 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Near the mineral spring", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Near the mineral spring"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ahhh Sophia !, Maria De Campos

Ahhh Sophia !

Maria De Campos

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Painting, Color carnaval 2, O'Farrell

Color carnaval 2

O'Farrell

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

€1,100

Painting, La mano, O'Farrell

La mano

O'Farrell

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Bloom of Consciousness, Dasha Pogodina

Bloom of Consciousness

Dasha Pogodina

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

€500

Painting, Le parfum, Cacou

Le parfum

Cacou

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

€850

Painting, Entre líneas, Josep Garcia Marsal

Entre líneas

Josep Garcia Marsal

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

€1,600

Painting, Jimi Hendrix, Maria De Campos

Jimi Hendrix

Maria De Campos

Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Painting, June II (The Handmaid’s Tale), Josie McCoy

June II (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Josie McCoy

Painting - 15 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€990

Painting, Suspiro, Francisco Montoya Cázarez

Suspiro

Francisco Montoya Cázarez

Painting - 27 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€340

Painting, Faces, Jason Piken

Faces

Jason Piken

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.8 inch

€966

Painting, Suave parfum - ligne9, Enrique Etievan

Suave parfum - ligne9

Enrique Etievan

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Susan, Ilcho - zgufa Arsenioski

Susan

Ilcho - zgufa Arsenioski

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€430

Painting, Guy with a hat, Niark1

Guy with a hat

Niark1

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, Bébé assis dans son couffin, Henry Meylan

Bébé assis dans son couffin

Henry Meylan

Painting - 40 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

€851

Painting, Vilanelle II, Josie McCoy

Vilanelle II

Josie McCoy

Painting - 15 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€990

Painting, Eve II, Josie McCoy

Eve II

Josie McCoy

Painting - 15 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€990

Painting, Deep Contemplation, Makama John

Deep Contemplation

Makama John

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

€1,931

Painting, Eclipse, Josep Garcia Marsal

Eclipse

Josep Garcia Marsal

Painting - 54 x 65 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, Le boulanger, Céline Lanne

Le boulanger

Céline Lanne

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Painting, She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall, Filippa Bjerling

She never stumbles, she's got no place to fall

Filippa Bjerling

Painting - 99 x 67 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 26.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,000

Painting, Mr Collector, René Tavares

Mr Collector

René Tavares

Painting - 130 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,200

Painting, Shower, Philippe Cormault

Shower

Philippe Cormault

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€800 €400

Painting, Nana Ogura, Philippe Cormault

Nana Ogura

Philippe Cormault

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€990 €495

Painting, Miki Takakura, Philippe Cormault

Miki Takakura

Philippe Cormault

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,600 €800

Painting, Run, Juffrouw Springtouw

Run

Juffrouw Springtouw

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,250

Painting, Molts moments per pensar... cap per oblidar-te, Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Molts moments per pensar... cap per oblidar-te

Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Painting - 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,000

Painting, Soy feliz...Si nada te quita el sueño, Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Soy feliz...Si nada te quita el sueño

Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€800

Painting, No puedo vivir sin ti, Carol Tomàs Alcaine

No puedo vivir sin ti

Carol Tomàs Alcaine

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, La Fluta, Moise Cohen

La Fluta

Moise Cohen

Painting - 137 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.9 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,950 €975

Painting, Guitariste blues, Moise Cohen

Guitariste blues

Moise Cohen

Painting - 134 x 93 x 1 cm Painting - 52.8 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,700 €850

Painting, The virtual deaths, Maribelle Saad

The virtual deaths

Maribelle Saad

Painting - 105 x 127 x 0.2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 50 x 0.1 inch

€1,240

Painting, Le temps s'envole, Luma

Le temps s'envole

Luma

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

€1,600

Painting, Questioning look, David Martinez

Questioning look

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€900

Painting, Seduced, David Martinez

Seduced

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€900

Painting, At that time, David Martinez

At that time

David Martinez

Painting - 64 x 44 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Happiness, David Martinez

Happiness

David Martinez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, With a rose, David Martinez

With a rose

David Martinez

Painting - 64 x 44 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Enjoyment, David Martinez

Enjoyment

David Martinez

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Portrait

Gago Chtchyan

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

€890

Painting, Florencia, Benjamín Lafuente

Florencia

Benjamín Lafuente

Painting - 80 x 62 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24.4 inch

€920

Painting, Happy girl, Jef Aérosol

Happy girl

Jef Aérosol

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

€10,000

Painting, Doomed polychrome 1, Sarkis Sislian

Doomed polychrome 1

Sarkis Sislian

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

€1,970

Painting, Ontologs 5, Sarkis Sislian

Ontologs 5

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 27.4 x 75.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 29.7 inch

€1,808

Painting, Analogous 6, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 6

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, Analogous 5, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 5

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, Analogous 4, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 4

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, Analogous 3, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 3

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, Analogous 2, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 2

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, Analogous 1, Sarkis Sislian

Analogous 1

Sarkis Sislian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€1,159

Painting, The Man's Portrait - 4, Romeo Melikyan

The Man's Portrait - 4

Romeo Melikyan

Painting - 34 x 27 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Painting, The Man's Portrait - 3, Romeo Melikyan

The Man's Portrait - 3

Romeo Melikyan

Painting - 35 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

Painting, Happy Couple, Ramon Poch

Happy Couple

Ramon Poch

Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Yellow eye, Ramon Poch

Yellow eye

Ramon Poch

Painting - 73 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Serge Gainsbourg, Otist

Serge Gainsbourg

Otist

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€800

Painting, Audrey Hepburn X Love, Dane Shue

Audrey Hepburn X Love

Dane Shue

Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€1,159

Painting, Lady Gaga, Dane Shue

Lady Gaga

Dane Shue

Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€898

Painting, Sophia Loren, Dane Shue

Sophia Loren

Dane Shue

Painting - 81.3 x 81.3 x 1.3 cm Painting - 32 x 32 x 0.5 inch

€1,323

Painting, Sailor, Leonardo Aliaga

Sailor

Leonardo Aliaga

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€850

Painting, 010, Cocoquelicots

010

Cocoquelicots

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, 005, Cocoquelicots

005

Cocoquelicots

Painting - 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, Sleeping Cock, Francisco Montoya Cázarez

Sleeping Cock

Francisco Montoya Cázarez

Painting - 26.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch

€450

Painting, Sabia María Sabina, Filogonio Naxín

Sabia María Sabina

Filogonio Naxín

Painting - 29 x 22 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.7 inch

€810

Painting, Peintre à son chevalet peignant femme et enfant, Henry Meylan

Peintre à son chevalet peignant femme et enfant

Henry Meylan

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,042

Painting, Ava Gardner, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Ava Gardner

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch

€3,600

Painting, El triunfo, José Luis Pagador Ponce

El triunfo

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Précieux 1, Hervé Maury

Précieux 1

Hervé Maury

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€300

Painting, Jeune femme à la lecture, Henry Meylan

Jeune femme à la lecture

Henry Meylan

Painting - 64.5 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 25.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€851

Painting, Déstructuration, Patricia de Boysson

Déstructuration

Patricia de Boysson

Painting - 91 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€7,000

Painting, Christ I, Iván Castellón Quiroga

Christ I

Iván Castellón Quiroga

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€800

Painting, Dance rehearsal, Ivan Madzharov

Dance rehearsal

Ivan Madzharov

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

€920

Painting, Messicano, Antonino Puliafico

Messicano

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Covid Entre Nous, B.AX

Covid Entre Nous

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€990

Painting, Dounière Rousse Bis Repetita, B.AX

Dounière Rousse Bis Repetita

B.AX

Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

€880

Painting, Softsculpture 1, Henrik Jacob

Softsculpture 1

Henrik Jacob

Painting - 30 x 20 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Triple Bushido, Henrik Jacob

Triple Bushido

Henrik Jacob

Painting - 20 x 20 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€1,100

Painting, Wonder Women, B.AX

Wonder Women

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€1,290

Painting, Dreams are my reality, Robert van Bolderick

Dreams are my reality

Robert van Bolderick

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€950

Painting, African Boy I, Faith Gbadero

African Boy I

Faith Gbadero

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

€1,980

Painting, Night Pleasure, Kamsar Ohanyan

Night Pleasure

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€550

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.