Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige, Enrique Pichardo

Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige

Enrique Pichardo

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

€864

Painting, Fidéle ami, David Jamin

Fidéle ami

David Jamin

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

€1,500

Painting, New wonderland, Caro Graffiti

New wonderland

Caro Graffiti

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

€1,800

Painting, The tree of life, Seyran Gasparyan

The tree of life

Seyran Gasparyan

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

€1,159

Painting, Good life, Daru

Good life

Daru

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,900

Painting, Le street art c’était mieux avant, Onemizer

Le street art c’était mieux avant

Onemizer

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,390

Painting, Kid with cat, Eulogia Merle

Kid with cat

Eulogia Merle

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

€1,562

Painting, A wet November III, Serghei Ghetiu

A wet November III

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Shepherd and Head of Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Shepherd and Head of Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 130 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch

€10,138

Painting, L'homme et la mer, Isabelle Fournet

L'homme et la mer

Isabelle Fournet

Painting - 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Painting, My Kid Just Ruined My Basquiat (graf) on canvas, Ziegler T

My Kid Just Ruined My Basquiat (graf) on canvas

Ziegler T

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

€900

Painting, Blue VR7731, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR7731

Kseniya Rai

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

€1,200

Painting, A Dream, Areg Vahramyan

A Dream

Areg Vahramyan

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

€1,900 €1,710

Painting, Face à face, Jazzu

Face à face

Jazzu

Painting - 35 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Rêve d'enfant, Jean-Philippe Berger

Rêve d'enfant

Jean-Philippe Berger

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

€780

Painting, Study rouge et or, Cannibal Malabar

Study rouge et or

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€720

Painting, Le bain de soleil, Jéko

Le bain de soleil

Jéko

Painting - 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Amours Chiennes, Levalet

Amours Chiennes

Levalet

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Bonjour Printemps, Alice de Miramon

Bonjour Printemps

Alice de Miramon

Painting - 59 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Sans titre, Jo Di Bona

Sans titre

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Her Softness, Kirill Postovit

Her Softness

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Game of Life, Michael Adetula

Game of Life

Michael Adetula

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

€1,786

Painting, Mickey Mouse Soldier, Belart Collective

Mickey Mouse Soldier

Belart Collective

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,990

Painting, Chimere hypnotique, Nawel Aubert

Chimere hypnotique

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Lucky Luke, Martin

Lucky Luke

Martin

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

€780

Painting, Pause, Nina Urushadze

Pause

Nina Urushadze

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

€1,800

Painting, Layers of Memory, Samvel Atasunts

Layers of Memory

Samvel Atasunts

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

€859

Painting, Contemporary portrait - I'll Tell You..., Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait - I'll Tell You...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Portrait in Blue and Red, Ihar Barkhatkou

Portrait in Blue and Red

Ihar Barkhatkou

Painting - 105 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Morenike Afrofuture, Ekele Francis

Morenike Afrofuture

Ekele Francis

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

€1,883 €1,695

Painting, Portrait #2. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #2. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,159

Painting, Hut of Hope, Desmond Akindoju

Hut of Hope

Desmond Akindoju

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

€1,400

Painting, Portrait and Sunflower, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Portrait and Sunflower

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

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

€1,207

Painting, Bolatito (The Sanctification That Brings Joy), Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi

Bolatito (The Sanctification That Brings Joy)

Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi

Painting - 63.5 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 15 x 1 inch

€1,400

Painting, Colorful woman portrait, Elena Lukina

Colorful woman portrait

Elena Lukina

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

€1,100

Painting, Le roman, Patricia Simsa

Le roman

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

€3,600

Painting, Glorious Crown, Bello Adedoyin

Glorious Crown

Bello Adedoyin

Painting - 101.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 33 x 1 inch

€1,593

Painting, Behind The Smile, Maria Tendo

Behind The Smile

Maria Tendo

Painting - 70.1 x 54.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 21.6 x 1 inch

€1,448

Painting, Beautiful Girl, Mr Brainwash

Beautiful Girl

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

€13,500

Painting, Enjoy your style, Patricia Gadisseur

Enjoy your style

Patricia Gadisseur

Painting - 150 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Miracles, Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Miracles

Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Painting - 128 x 128 cm Painting - 50.4 x 50.4 inch

€8,691

Painting, Cover, Tamar Sulakvelidze

Cover

Tamar Sulakvelidze

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

€1,800

Painting, L'envole I - préchauffage, Patricia Dubois

L'envole I - préchauffage

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 93 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 36.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, Portrait 12, Anna Camille

Portrait 12

Anna Camille

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

€2,000

Painting, Reading in the garden, Dasha Pogodina

Reading in the garden

Dasha Pogodina

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

€1,100

Painting, La femme au coeur, Zafi

La femme au coeur

Zafi

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

€5,200

Painting, Thoughtful Man, Josep Guinovart

Thoughtful Man

Josep Guinovart

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

€1,800

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

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

€1,352

Painting, Carmen, Cathie Berthon

Carmen

Cathie Berthon

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch

€1,950

Painting, Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16), Julien Delagrange

Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16)

Julien Delagrange

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

€1,800

Painting, Young boy, Jef Aérosol

Young boy

Jef Aérosol

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

€7,500

Painting, The effect of propaganda, Mykola Mamchur

The effect of propaganda

Mykola Mamchur

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Painting, Alma mater (Porcelana), Salustiano

Alma mater (Porcelana)

Salustiano

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€54,000

Painting, Woman and Violin (Femme au Violon), Françoise Leblanc

Woman and Violin (Femme au Violon)

Françoise Leblanc

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme, Samuel Boudaud

Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme

Samuel Boudaud

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

€2,125

Painting, Poussières d'étoiles 05, Théo Le Franc

Poussières d'étoiles 05

Théo Le Franc

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

€900

Painting, It was only a collapse, Reinaldo Chavez

It was only a collapse

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 34 x 59 cm Painting - 13.4 x 23.2 inch

€650

Painting, Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba

Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)

Fasalejo Tobiloba

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

€1,304

Painting, Climbing Tears, Akio Harada

Climbing Tears

Akio Harada

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

€1,600

Painting, Viaje a la Infancia, Marta Carceller

Viaje a la Infancia

Marta Carceller

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Life in My Head, Omoyeni Arogunmati

Life in My Head

Omoyeni Arogunmati

Painting - 61 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 22 x 1 inch

€821

Painting, No Name #3, Halyna Abramova

No Name #3

Halyna Abramova

Painting - 110 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Painting, La Cage De Lamentables Harmonies, Sandra Chevrier

La Cage De Lamentables Harmonies

Sandra Chevrier

Painting - 96.52 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm Painting - 38 x 20 x 1 inch

€24,141

Painting, Yellow Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Yellow Portrait

Gago Chtchyan

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

€890

Painting, Fire Sale 6/6, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Fire Sale 6/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

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

€7,900

Painting, ST1, Alber

ST1

Alber

Painting - 150 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,700

Painting, Disappointment, Francesco Calistri

Disappointment

Francesco Calistri

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, On se marche dessus, AE2

On se marche dessus

AE2

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

€1,150

Painting, L'amour chemine, Cécile Desserle

L'amour chemine

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,800

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

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

€1,931

Painting, There must have been an angel by my side, Ritchelly Oliveira

There must have been an angel by my side

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€7,300

Painting, Soulmates, Spring serie, Olha Vlasova

Soulmates, Spring serie

Olha Vlasova

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

€1,000

Painting, Once Given a White Rose 1, Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi

Once Given a White Rose 1

Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi

Painting - 33 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 10 x 1 inch

€628

Painting, Yellow Fantasy II, Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Yellow Fantasy II

Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

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

€499

Painting, In Time series, Guy Ghazanchyan

In Time series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€1,500

Painting, It's not you, it's not me either, Rahma Lhoussig

It's not you, it's not me either

Rahma Lhoussig

Painting - 90 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,800

Painting, A Farewell to My Problem Days II, Sophia Oshodin

A Farewell to My Problem Days II

Sophia Oshodin

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

€2,800

Painting, La sieste - Nap in a 70's room, Léa Dedieu

La sieste - Nap in a 70's room

Léa Dedieu

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

€1,800

Painting, Untitled, Lila Maroun Frem

Untitled

Lila Maroun Frem

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

€600

Painting, Sans titre, Ivan Tzonev

Sans titre

Ivan Tzonev

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

€600

Painting, Let's be fluffy, Roxana Khonkulova

Let's be fluffy

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Sans titre, Bengt Lindström

Sans titre

Bengt Lindström

Painting - 63 x 47 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24.8 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€5,000

Painting, Embracing The Past, Olaniyi Timothy

Embracing The Past

Olaniyi Timothy

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

€1,593

Painting, Nina Hagen, 2Kyff

Nina Hagen

2Kyff

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

€890

Painting, Background, Gery Vlady

Background

Gery Vlady

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

€650

Painting, Form Divine IV, Elizabeth Ekpetorson

Form Divine IV

Elizabeth Ekpetorson

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 cm Painting - 48 x 48 inch

€1,000

Painting, Stone Unturned, Oyeleye Feranmi

Stone Unturned

Oyeleye Feranmi

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

€3,331

Painting, For a Moment, Oluwafemi Akanmu

For a Moment

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,752

Painting, Mimi sikucheki wewe, George Lilanga

Mimi sikucheki wewe

George Lilanga

Painting - 61 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch

€790

Painting, Rouge 8 - Femmes, Arancha Tejedor

Rouge 8 - Femmes

Arancha Tejedor

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

€850

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

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

€1,300

Painting, Seine (The Self Romantic), Ajegbomogun Damilola

Seine (The Self Romantic)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,380

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.