Neoclassical portraits
Neoclassical painting emerged during the 18th century, an era when rationality and Enlightenment replaced the religious wars of the previous century. Originating in France, its influence soon spread around the globe. This style was more academic and history-oriented than the decorative Rococo style that emerged just before. Neoclassical portraits of the 18th century are characterized by clear forms, a stripped-back and somber color palette, classical subject matter, and shallow depth.
Since the 18th century, neoclassicism has seen numerous revivals in the world of art. Following the Second World War, when many sought a “return to order," the timeless and classical values associated with the style were repopularized. Artists such as Pablo Picasso and André Derain, for example, displayed increased sobriety and other neoclassical elements in their artworks during this period.
The legacy of neoclassical portraiture continues to inspire contemporary artists around the world in its clarity of form, austere and linear perspective, and classical themes. While some artists today show a clear continuation of neoclassical portraiture, others appropriate specific elements of the tradition to suit their practice. Join us at Artsper as we take a journey through some of the best contemporary portrait artists who take inspiration from the neoclassical style, from Éric Odartey to Thierry Carrier!
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Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,350
Does It Get Better? - 21st Century
Obeka Simon
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800
On Your Tomb They Won't Smell Nice - 21st Century, Contemporary, Floral, Women
Obeka Simon
Painting - 50.8 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 26 x 1 inch
$1,650
Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women (1)
Obeka Simon
Painting - 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 22 x 1 inch
$1,650
Contemporary portrait - The Beginning of the Road
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch
$2,966
Subway passangers
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$712
Sisters at the Beach
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$1,600
Free Boys 2
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$4,152
Within the Shimmering Dark
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$16,000
La vraie nature des choses
Marta Grassi
Painting - 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$3,322
Contemporary portrait As We Wait for the Taxi
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
$2,966
Dans les bois
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,847
La sombra del viento
Marta Grassi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,780
This is One not Two
Josue M Pierre
Painting - 74.9 x 55.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch
$1,250
Tu deviens une absence X
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 4.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.8 inch
$1,186
L'Infante IV
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 65 x 45 x 4.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 1.8 inch
$1,186
Reincarnation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African Artwork
Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,750
Life as a Roller-coaster 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men Skating
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,100
Woman at a Paris Cafe III
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$4,900
Lady in the City Night
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$4,990
Gentleman at a Paris Cafe
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$4,990
Contemporary portrait - Create Yourself
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,542
Is There Anyone Here?..
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 110 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch
$3,203
Emotions? Nah, that's for wimps!
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,542
The Code of Rancho Badillo
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,610
When the Beach is Your Parking Lot
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch
$2,610
Everything Else Is Nothing
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 70 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch
$1,780
No Day, no Night
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$3,440
There was no Sadness, Just the Summer Passed ...
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
$3,440
The First Snow
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch
$3,440
Gentle Hold of the Couch
Afolayan Emmanuel
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch
$2,650
Unfurling the Past 2
Afolayan Emmanuel
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,650
Unfurling the Past
Afolayan Emmanuel
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,650
Fenêtre sur cour
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 54 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
$712
Aren't We All Hungry?
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,250
First Love Yourself
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,250
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
Untitled (Unspoken Bond)
Jumoke Oyetunde
Painting - 119.4 x 90.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 35.5 x 1 inch
$2,450
Dessin n°2 : La protégée
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$830
Just a Yellow Rose..
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$2,966
Et les fleurs persistent
Marta Grassi
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,068
Two World
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$1,898
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch
$1,898
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$1,898
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
$2,017
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
$2,017
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch
$2,017
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,898
24.40
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$1,780
La Nit i la Ciutat
Alejandra Caballero
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,796
Evening London Westminster Bridge View
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
Table for Two in Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch
$2,800
Louvre Museum in Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,400
A Terrace with a View of the Sea
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 70 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch
$1,780
Coordinates: Nowhere
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch
$2,966
Fragile souvenir XIV
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,559
The Secret of the Kimono and Cats
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 75 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch
$2,966