Classic Portrait Artists
To paint the people in your life is to immortalize them. One can argue that by creating it such a tangible depiction of those you love most, they become intangible - transitioning through generations as a nod to the past but celebrated and kept by those in the present. In this vein, the classic portrait will exist as long as the need to document and remember those around us does. From the timeless gaze of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (1503) to the Rembrandt van Rijn's Portrait of an Oriental Nobleman (1632) the preservation of the subject through portraiture will continue to be depicted. The likes of Blanche Pierron and Edouard Morerod can be found within Artsper's collections and they depict how classic portraiture remained a popular subject during the birth of modernism. The question then arises, who is depicted? Historically those who can afford it but then as seen from the 19th century and right up to the likes of Albert Chavaz, it becomes those who happen to encounter the artist in everyday life. With such a huge and non-exhaustive pool to choose from, those who are often depicted in the style of classic portraiture are also subjects of popular culture. As you meander through a sea of figures all equally deserving of immortalization, today you will also come across Sylvie Vanlerberghe and her depiction of well-known figures.
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La grâce d'un cygne
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 18 x 13 x 1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,521
Portrait : Homme tibétain
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,994
La dame centenaire du peuple ethnique Buyi
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 74 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 29.1 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,401
Portrait : Amerigo Vespucci
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,994
Portrait de Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,994
Portrait Henson
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 61.5 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,994
Joshua Slocombe
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 48.5 x 61.5 x 1 cm Painting - 19.1 x 24.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,112
Etude de paysage du lac de Genève
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$624
Portrait de femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$624
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$736
Jeune fille pensive
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$723
Danceuse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$586
Préparation d'affiche "Fête des fleurs, Genève"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$624
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$711
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$686
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 104 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 40.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,212
La moue
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$636
Le temps de rêves
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 54 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,212
Vase of Flowers
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 49 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch
$4,212
Il était une fois...
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,095
Portrait of Noblewoman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 102 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
$10,998
Female Portrait
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 202 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 79.5 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$14,040
Reading Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 150 x 101 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.8 x 0.8 inch
$9,594
Woman with Veil
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 102 x 71 x 8 cm Painting - 40.2 x 28 x 3.1 inch
$16,380
Rape of Europe
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,775
The woman on sofa
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 90 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.8 x 1 inch
$7,254
Lady with Fur
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 105 x 76 x 0.7 cm Painting - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.3 inch
$7,488
Girl with Dog
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$12,870
Ancien philosophe chinois
Zhi Rong Song
Painting - 100 x 60 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
$8,885
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 67 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$7,722
Nature morte au vase de roses et jeu de cartes
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,409
Jeune fille au rouge à lèvres
Henri Fehr
Painting - 65.5 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.8 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,846
Nature morte aux lys
Janebé Weber
Painting - 50 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$1,172
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$511
Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
$524
Duo d'esquisse
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$511
Illusion of Freedom
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture - 24 x 26 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 10.2 x 5.9 inch
$1,755
Illusion of freedom
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture - 58 x 94 x 82 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 37 x 32.3 inch
$6,552
Beyond Boundaries #1
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch
$11,700
Beyond boundaries #7
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,020
Beyond boundaries #2
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,020
The woman on the sofa
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 90 x 104 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 40.9 x 0.6 inch
$18,720
Sitting Model
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 88 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch
$9,828
Portrait of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$9,945
Nude of Woman
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$9,594
Laying Nude with Blue Lance
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch
$17,550
Terrestrial Paradise
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 100 x 8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.1 inch
$6,552
Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1
Michael Alford
Painting - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Painting - 20 x 30 inch
$4,500
Nude with Tropical Animals
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$15,795
Jeune femme nue de dos
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch
$499
Jeune femme et Cupidon
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$499
Portrait homme à barbe
Mady Epstein
Painting - 45 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch
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Portrait jeune homme
Mady Epstein
Painting - 60.5 x 47.5 x 2 cm Painting - 23.8 x 18.7 x 0.8 inch
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The admiral's wife
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 62.5 x 57 x 2 cm Painting - 24.6 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch
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A girl with a turban
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 76 x 67 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
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Chalutiers au port
Jean Ducommun
Painting - 32.5 x 40.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.8 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
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