Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Chrysès, Piet Rodriguez

Chrysès

Piet Rodriguez

Painting - 91 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Painting, Altar Boys, Roberto De Francisci

Altar Boys

Roberto De Francisci

Painting - 140 x 145 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 57.1 x 0 inch

€1,600

Painting, 1969 Paris Orange Paris Le Barbu Man with a beard, Jochen Michaelis

1969 Paris Orange Paris Le Barbu Man with a beard

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 37.5 x 52.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.8 x 20.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,950

Painting, The Gaze II, Kingsley Dzade

The Gaze II

Kingsley Dzade

Painting - 121.92 x 121.92 cm Painting - 48 x 48 inch

€6,500

Painting, Le corps souple de la belle, Herve Malcom Thomas

Le corps souple de la belle

Herve Malcom Thomas

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Nariz amarilla, Juan Mozos

Nariz amarilla

Juan Mozos

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

€2,000

Painting, La porte est toujours ouverte - série Les Poupées, Pierre Jarraud

La porte est toujours ouverte - série Les Poupées

Pierre Jarraud

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,875

Painting, Inconnue IV, Jean-Jacques Joujon

Inconnue IV

Jean-Jacques Joujon

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

€640

Painting, Le médecin, Céline Lanne

Le médecin

Céline Lanne

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

€1,550

Painting, Unterwegs, Salvatore La Cola

Unterwegs

Salvatore La Cola

Painting - 34 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€1,988

Painting, Nemo No.73, Azumi Yonehara

Nemo No.73

Azumi Yonehara

Painting - 33.3 x 24.2 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 0 inch

€1,317

Painting, Personajes, Blanca Lado

Personajes

Blanca Lado

Painting - 45 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,263

Painting, Sand clock CLVII, Daniel Cuadrado

Sand clock CLVII

Daniel Cuadrado

Painting - 15.6 x 6.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.1 x 2.6 x 0 inch

€1,130

Painting, Georgette, Lorette Le Brestec

Georgette

Lorette Le Brestec

Painting - 98.5 x 51.5 cm Painting - 38.8 x 20.3 inch

€1,800

Painting, Cachoterie, Bruno Feitussi

Cachoterie

Bruno Feitussi

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Portrait 10, FeiWoux Chan

Portrait 10

FeiWoux Chan

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

€1,500

Painting, Die Geschichte mit der Katze (109), Petra Rattay

Die Geschichte mit der Katze (109)

Petra Rattay

Painting - 42 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Innocence, Ernest Compta Llinàs

Innocence

Ernest Compta Llinàs

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

€1,500

Painting, Un été gris-bleu - série Les Dames de la côte, Françoise Lucq

Un été gris-bleu - série Les Dames de la côte

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Four seasons, Autumn, Huang Yan

Four seasons, Autumn

Huang Yan

Painting - 220 x 180 cm Painting - 86.6 x 70.9 inch

€45,000

Painting, Les Ménines - Variations I, Pierre François

Les Ménines - Variations I

Pierre François

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

€2,400

Painting, Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes, Christophe Mert

Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes

Christophe Mert

Painting - 91 x 78 cm Painting - 35.8 x 30.7 inch

€4,000

Painting, 1989 Motherhood Maternité, Laurent Garcin

1989 Motherhood Maternité

Laurent Garcin

Painting - 67 x 50 cm Painting - 26.4 x 19.7 inch

€1,950

Painting, Closer 2, Anne Moses

Closer 2

Anne Moses

Painting - 38 x 28 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 1.2 inch

€1,158

Painting, Betty Boop, Illegalartbusiness

Betty Boop

Illegalartbusiness

Painting - 18 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Autoportrait 1964 Selfportrait, L'idole The idol, Esther Hess

Autoportrait 1964 Selfportrait, L'idole The idol

Esther Hess

Painting - 56 x 46 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, Un après-midi, Xiaoping Liu

Un après-midi

Xiaoping Liu

Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Sans titre, Mohamed Lekleti

Sans titre

Mohamed Lekleti

Painting - 130 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Jo Baker, Jérémie d'Angelo

Jo Baker

Jérémie d'Angelo

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

€3,900

Painting, L’enfant, François Sauvage

L’enfant

François Sauvage

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

€750 €675

Painting, Fanta, Alphou Diallo

Fanta

Alphou Diallo

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Painting, Complicité, Roland Serge Gnakabi

Complicité

Roland Serge Gnakabi

Painting - 123 x 96 x 1 cm Painting - 48.4 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Solving Conflicts, Marc Andre

Solving Conflicts

Marc Andre

Painting - 182.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 72 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€9,595

Painting, Joie de musique I, Emily Helstroffer

Joie de musique I

Emily Helstroffer

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, Audrey Hepburn, Fabian Edelstam

Audrey Hepburn

Fabian Edelstam

Painting - 140 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,877

Painting, Adonis, Laurent Betremieux

Adonis

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 76 x 57 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22.4 inch

€700

Painting, The Paradise, Anika Manuel

The Paradise

Anika Manuel

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

€725

Painting, American Comic Girl in Blue, Roco Studio

American Comic Girl in Blue

Roco Studio

Painting - 74 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.1 x 22 x 0 inch

€299

Painting, Z_CL_01, Silas

Z_CL_01

Silas

Painting - 42 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Agatha, Osimeh Godstand Ederibhalo

Agatha

Osimeh Godstand Ederibhalo

Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,689

Painting, The new way fairer, Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju

The new way fairer

Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju

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

€1,919

Painting, Bin bei dir, Gunter Langer

Bin bei dir

Gunter Langer

Painting - 102 x 66 cm Painting - 40.2 x 26 inch

€3,100

Painting, Image-face (model), GyoBeom An

Image-face (model)

GyoBeom An

Painting - 72 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 28.3 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Painting, Sun WuKong, Y Deng

Sun WuKong

Y Deng

Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Regard(s), Stéphanie Perrot

Regard(s)

Stéphanie Perrot

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,578

Painting, L’inconnu, Viza

L’inconnu

Viza

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

€1,800

Painting, Someday, Steve Smythe

Someday

Steve Smythe

Painting - 70 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€650

Painting, Remeber Me, Fredrick Idele

Remeber Me

Fredrick Idele

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,526

Painting, Dark day, Christian Dugardeyn

Dark day

Christian Dugardeyn

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,400

Painting, Medusa, Provox

Medusa

Provox

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

€2,500

Painting, Eternal Melody - Neon Red Girl - California, Voxx Romana

Eternal Melody - Neon Red Girl - California

Voxx Romana

Painting - 67.5 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 26.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€540

Painting, Untitled 1 (Woman), Tapan Das

Untitled 1 (Woman)

Tapan Das

Painting - 29.2 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch

€1,160

Painting, 1970 Hommage à MODIGLIANI Tribute, E. Neuman

1970 Hommage à MODIGLIANI Tribute

E. Neuman

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

€1,150

Painting, s.t, Tonino Guerra

s.t

Tonino Guerra

Painting - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Jour de marché, Wilson Bigaud

Jour de marché

Wilson Bigaud

Painting - 20 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, New Orleans, Yann Letestu

New Orleans

Yann Letestu

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, En bleu, Pierrette Dijonneau

En bleu

Pierrette Dijonneau

Painting - 68 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

€790

Painting, Visions, Johnathan Ball

Visions

Johnathan Ball

Painting - 50.8 x 48.3 cm Painting - 20 x 19 inch

€1,823

Painting, Nelson Mandela, Zhengyong Liu

Nelson Mandela

Zhengyong Liu

Painting - 240 x 220 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch

€28,000

Painting, Up and down, Pablo Santibéñez Servat

Up and down

Pablo Santibéñez Servat

Painting - 175.3 x 146.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 69 x 57.5 x 2 inch

€14,392

Painting, Crepúsculo, Alfredo Erias

Crepúsculo

Alfredo Erias

Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Hôtel  joyeux, Amboise, Eliane Diverly

Hôtel joyeux, Amboise

Eliane Diverly

Painting - 32 x 23 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

€527

Painting, Fake Abstract, Lino Lago

Fake Abstract

Lino Lago

Painting - 134 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 52.8 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€7,628

Painting, Sans titre - série Caraïbes, Jean-Michel Loutoby

Sans titre - série Caraïbes

Jean-Michel Loutoby

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

€1,140

Painting, Marthe en Train de Peindre, Claudine Loquen

Marthe en Train de Peindre

Claudine Loquen

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Frida.K libertad, Cédric Lopez

Frida.K libertad

Cédric Lopez

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,440

Painting, Assise bulles, Lydi

Assise bulles

Lydi

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

€900

Painting, Envy _ Ultra Violet version, Johan Chaaz

Envy _ Ultra Violet version

Johan Chaaz

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€250

Painting, Charbonnage 1, Patsheli Kahambo Kitange

Charbonnage 1

Patsheli Kahambo Kitange

Painting - 180 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Taharu'u, Sophie Geider

Taharu'u

Sophie Geider

Painting - 69 x 69 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Goldorak, Ruiz

Goldorak

Ruiz

Painting - 152 x 62 x 1 cm Painting - 59.8 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, La rencontre, Patricia de Boysson

La rencontre

Patricia de Boysson

Painting - 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€4,400

Painting, Absinthe, Jean-Marie Cherruault

Absinthe

Jean-Marie Cherruault

Painting - 43 x 51 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Lovers - Kiss In Purple And Blue, Carmen Tyrrell

Lovers - Kiss In Purple And Blue

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting - 75.9 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,840

Painting, Hearsay, Daniel Derderian

Hearsay

Daniel Derderian

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,799

Painting, Crazy world !, Peggy Cannonge

Crazy world !

Peggy Cannonge

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Skate Jean-Michel Basquiat, Horss

Skate Jean-Michel Basquiat

Horss

Painting - 80 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Last year's man, Filippa Bjerling

Last year's man

Filippa Bjerling

Painting - 66 x 48 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Portrait de femme, Lien Dezo

Portrait de femme

Lien Dezo

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

€600

Painting, Vertical Beauty, Mr Cenz

Vertical Beauty

Mr Cenz

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,200 €2,880

Painting, Beaten, Cecilia Cubarle

Beaten

Cecilia Cubarle

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

€2,800

Painting, Artiste et modèle à l'atelier, Franz Wanger

Artiste et modèle à l'atelier

Franz Wanger

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,359

Painting, Jeune compositeur, Jenny-Marguerite Zillhardt

Jeune compositeur

Jenny-Marguerite Zillhardt

Painting - 70 x 52 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,770

Painting, Jeune femme en costume oriental et bouquet de fleurs, Blanche Pierron

Jeune femme en costume oriental et bouquet de fleurs

Blanche Pierron

Painting - 85 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,002

Painting, La danseuse au tutu rose, Charles De Ziegler

La danseuse au tutu rose

Charles De Ziegler

Painting - 80 x 63.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25 x 0.8 inch

€1,264

Painting, Sleeping Beauty, Cathrine Ockernahl

Sleeping Beauty

Cathrine Ockernahl

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,650

Painting, The Creator, Meghansh

The Creator

Meghansh

Painting - 32 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€690

Painting, Ugomma, The bride of the prince, Theophilus Chima

Ugomma, The bride of the prince

Theophilus Chima

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,838

Painting, Grace, Gavin Rain

Grace

Gavin Rain

Painting - 120 x 120 x 8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 3.1 inch

€17,500

Painting, Reflection, John Alogi

Reflection

John Alogi

Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,399

Painting, Disparition / Apparition, Engelmarie Sophie

Disparition / Apparition

Engelmarie Sophie

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

€1,538

Painting, L'Anachorète aviateur, Bertrand Bataille

L'Anachorète aviateur

Bertrand Bataille

Painting - 93 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Painting, Fly girl, Eva Lewarne

Fly girl

Eva Lewarne

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,443

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.