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Portrait of a Man
Ildebrando Urbani
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 21.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
$337 $303
Mrs Ka. [?] v1.3
LosOtros Mj Tom
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,917
Taxi Driver, June 13
Celso Castro
Fine Art Drawings - 34.9 x 24.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.75 x 9.75 inch
$400
Etude pour Raboliot
Jean Commère
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$337 $303
Simple Uncle Sam
Jeff Ladouceur
Fine Art Drawings - 27.3 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.7 x 8.7 x 0.5 inch
$4,500
Drawing I
Nigel Howlett
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 7.9 x 0.5 inch
$3,500
Sans titre 11
Zan Donna
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$180
Louis en marinière
LN Le Pape
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$180
Les Spaghettis
Karine Secret
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.1 inch
$309
Satyrical Portrait of Benito Mussolini
Alberto Fremura
Fine Art Drawings - 49.2 x 34 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
$393
Sketches
Paul Garin
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
$426
Rêver de toi
Audrey Faivre
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$348
Répit
Gabriel Froget
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,712
Portrait of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
Francesco Cangiullo
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 48 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$8,414
Petit Masque n°3
Julio Gonzalez
Fine Art Drawings - 7.2 x 6.8 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.8 x 2.7 x 0 inch
$11,219
Feel the bass
Jay Russell
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$2,400
Double Neck
Jason Newsted
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 22 x 2 inch
$3,100
Silhouettes. Tarifa 1
Elena Done
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$460
Composition I
Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 13.8 inch
$393
La Lampe à Pétrole
Nicolas Carréga
Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.4 x 9.3 inch
$449
Portrait d'enfant
Madeleine Luka
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
$280
Partie de Campagne
Pierre Gaillardot
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12.4 inch
$393
Después de la Data
Ivan Castiblanco
Fine Art Drawings - 89.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Gremlins
Karine Nicolleau
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$224
Rendez-vous
Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$359
The winner
Will Street
Fine Art Drawings - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$393
George Harrison
Mark Carpenter
Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 10 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch
$90
Princesse Indienne
Liubov Juravliova
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$505
Jeune femme allongée sur le sofa
Maurice Barraud
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
$517
La bougie
Henriette Barety
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449
Serge Gainsbourg
Alain Robet
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$224
The Old Soldier VS Beautiful Young Zealot
Robert Crumb
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$15,707
Portrait of woman
Riccardo Moretti
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 36 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$539
Nostalgia
Zena Dabbous
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 30.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 12 x 0 inch
$400
Le Soir
Louis Pons
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,731
Forest Fight
Tom Liekens
Fine Art Drawings - 170 x 250 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 66.9 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
$19,072
Portrate of Frida Kahlo
Tamar Mindia
Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
$450
Portrait d'enfant
Carl Albert Angst
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
$483
Trump at Home
Blankman
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$280
N°14 Format Polaroid
Marion Roy
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.7 inch
$224
Homeland
Valeria Radzievska
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$350
Homer's Head
David Sipko
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$295
Rembrandt drawing
López del Espino
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$280
Portrait with a beard
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9 x 1 inch
$300
Babbles - Bafouilleurs
Corine Borgnet
Fine Art Drawings - 240 x 210 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 82.7 x 3.9 inch
$13,463
Gypsy Dance
Salvador Vasquez del Rio
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$359
Portrait of a Boy
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$426
Portrait of a Woman
Dominique Agnello
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$505
Sepulchre
Alfred Pichon
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$539
Woman
Cesare Bentivoglio
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$2,580
Danseuse espagnole
Georges Hugnet
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$7,292
La multitude déchue (dessin n° 7)
Peter Gnass
Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 67.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 26.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,151
Prisioner of consumerism
Emil Gumiel
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 inch
$449
Dear people just what is it that we know of Love
Sfiso Ka-Mkame
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$4,822
Kurhessisches Corps
Herbert Knotel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$404
Man machine
Louis Durand
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$426
Two Men
Pierre Georges Jeanniot
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$337
Robe jaune 1 ref BDNW11665
Atelier Vionnet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$359
Catwoman in love
Raphaelle Emery
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$314
L'homme pensif
Michèle Coudert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$449
Brian May
Caroline St-Pierre
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 8 x 1 inch
$300
Troprotégé parmé parant
Maurice Falise
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$505
Dame en fleur
Flo. M
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$180
Sans Titre (dessin)
Antoine Marquis
Fine Art Drawings - 90.5 x 57.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 22.6 x 0.1 inch
$3,254
(Untitled) Blue Dancer
Orna Bromberg
Fine Art Drawings - 54.6 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 16.5 x 1 inch
$300
Naomi Campbell
Michael Roberts
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 47 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch
$505
Roboïde print # 1
Nicolas Prabel
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$107
Untitled
Rudy Montoya
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 8 x 1 inch
$450
Scarf gold and dollars
Lef Draw
Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$146
Moi, grand-mère et Simeon du desert
Daniele Steardo
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 110 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$7,292
Ellis
Cyril Raymond
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$449
Duel d'après le film de Steven Spielberg, 1971
Fabrice Montignier
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 37 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
$438
Comtesse PiouPiou
Valentine Burlan
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$89
Global Warning
Chantal Westby
Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$112
N° 680 Lactation à Saint Bernard (fragment)
R. Cavalié
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$606
Jour de marché à Bamako
Christiane Bernais
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 31.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 12.4 inch
$729
Me
Johanna Sanna
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$561
City Lovers
Anthea Missy
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,805
Mascarade
Kristina Malashchenko
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$550
Sans Titre
Émile Othon Friesz
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$561
She’s not there
Gabrielle Rul
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$785
Jeune garçon adossé au mur
Jules Pascin
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$954
Ocre - Sospita
Alexandra Sans Massó
Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$337
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,346
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,794
Her Softness
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,683 $1,027
Mickey Mouse Soldier
Belart Collective
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,111
Portrait Drawing for Sale
Portraiture has existed for many centuries. The Greeks produced portraits for funeral and religious rituals; they aimed to “bring back to life those who have passed away." In the Roman era, portraits were often reserved for the ruling figures of society; for example, a warrior would have his portrait painted to illustrate his bravery during a battle. In Europe, it is only during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that Italian and Flemish painters started to practice the art of portraiture.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, painters created works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Painters sketched out preliminary freehand drawings, which were often then approved by the patron, before beginning to work on their oil paint or, later, watercolor. Facial features were sometimes improved to the detriment of realism, although some painters were known for their ability to reproduce their models' expressions. Some artists worked in great detail while others focussed more heavily on trying to capture the real personality of their model.
For much of its history, portrait not only told a story but it also conveyed a message of power, promoting a well-controlled image to the wider population and establishing the sitter's authority through its circulation. For example, Florentine elites would use paintings and drawings as a mean of controlling their image and establishing their authority. Portraits were a way for someone to live on long after their death. Today we find the faces of aristocracies and the European bourgeoisie in many museums, immortalized by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt.
The results obtained through drawing depended largely on the tools and materials used. Red chalk was very popular (especially at the beginning of the 16th century) to represent the facial features and the warmth of the skin, while charcoal produced harder lines and pastel created a softer, colorful touch. Artists adapted their technique depending on the subject and the emotion they wanted to convey. The commercialisation of pencils in the nineteenth century made it a popular medium for artists and amateurs alike. Pencil art became more popular and the tool was often used for sketching portraits.
One thing is certain; capturing facial expressions is a demanding art form and the art of portraiture requires a lot of practice. Drawing a face down to its finest details may take hours to obtain the desired result: a protruding jaw, the shape of a skull, thick brows, smiling eyes, dilated pupils… Even more difficult, are children's portraits? It can be difficult to get them to stay still for long. The artist has to be skilled enough to immortalise these men, women and children full of life.
Gradually, sketched portraits became less and less realistic but increasingly daring and experimental in terms of colour. On Artsper, discover drawings by Jean Cocteau, Julien Calot, Alice de Miramon, Philippe Pasqua, Sabine Danzé, Bahareh Navabi and Stéphanie Stindel.
What are some tips for drawing a realistic portrait?
To draw a realistic portrait, start with a good reference photo, pay attention to proportions, use shading to create depth, and focus on capturing the subject's unique features. Practice regularly and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
How do you choose the right materials for portrait drawing?
When choosing materials for portrait drawing, consider the surface texture, color, and weight of the paper, as well as the type and quality of the pencils or charcoal. Opt for high-quality materials that allow for precision and detail, and experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your style and technique.
What are some common mistakes to avoid when drawing a portrait?
When drawing a portrait, it's important to avoid common mistakes such as not paying attention to proportions, neglecting to capture the subject's unique features, and using too much or too little shading. Additionally, it's important to take breaks and step back to assess the overall composition.