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Mujer Con Ojos Verdes Y Pelo Negro
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
She screams her life
Christian Bader
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,210
Think of a place we could go
Jana & JS
Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€2,450
Shared vision
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
€1,391
La lecture
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€530
Un bel endroit
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,530
Une petite soiree
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Ambiance feutrée
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€880
Bar à Chats
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€880
It's Not Me, You're The Joke
Evelyn Morgan
Painting - 90 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,829
Paradise Alive
Amelie Monira Egenolf
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,250
False Confession
Sergiu-Bogdan Roman
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€3,850
Accumulation XIX (SG110)
Sylvie Guyomard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
You are my whole world
Carlos Pun Art
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,159
Ethereal grace - girl portrait series
Carlos Pun Art
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,159
Foutan i angrès pa koshon - Ne pas tenir des remarques d’autrui. Parle toujours, tu m’intéresses
Jace
Painting - 90 x 90 x 4.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.8 inch
€4,100
Dialogue entre voisin 2
Lila Maroun Frem
Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.6 inch
€2,000
Portrait in Yellow
Ihar Barkhatkou
Painting - 95.5 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 37.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
Phantom of the Brotherhood
Eniafe Gbenga
Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch
€4,797
Group portrait of different temperaments
Alexander Lazarkov
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
€1,840
Portrait of an ego
Alexander Lazarkov
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch
€1,480
Portrait of Frida
Valentyna Odnolko
Painting - 85 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Eos - Goddess of the dawn
Reneta Isin
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€27,000
Contemporary Casting No.2 (5 Civilizations)
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€15,000
Contemporary Casting No.1 ( 6 Civilizations )
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€15,000
Egyptian Madonna - (African Woman)
Reneta Isin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€9,000
French CIA Lady Portrait
Reneta Isin
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
Unpredictable CIA Lady
Reneta Isin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€17,000
Vintage - Louis Vuitton Model
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€22,000
Toubou - African Woman and Child
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€30,000
French Woman in Studio
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€16,000
Flower Woman 1/6 HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€7,900
Just Angel Rising 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 62 x 46 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 inch
€7,900
Le Philosophe
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,782
Fulfilment of Motherhood
Ademola Ajayi
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
€2,255
In Her Prime
Okeowo Oluwaferanmi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,399
WRONG PATH 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€9,900
Unexpected problem
Zhivko Mutafchiev
Painting - 81 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 43.3 x 1 inch
€2,500
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Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
€1,599 €1,440
My village, a child and a Lego
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 120 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 inch
€2,420
Contemporary portrait "Cat Country"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch
€1,990
Diamant Noir
Sinden Collier
Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
€1,600
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 Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
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.