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Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.2 inch
$5,550
The Couples
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$943
Sans titre
Alexandre Moulis
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$277
Ne jamais lâcher mes Poscas !!!
SP
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$122
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$866
Thought About You
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 44 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,330
Le Dandy en Gris
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
Le Dandy en prune
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
Nicholose
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
Le Patron de la Nef
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$5,550
Self-Portrait 24.16
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$111
Self-Portrait 24.09
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$111
Sunshines on me
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$506
Casa Luna
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$275
Casa sourire
Chrystèle Saint-Amaux
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$272
Regard à droite
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,332
Self-Portrait 24.17
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$178
Self-Portrait 24.15
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$211
Self-Portrait 24.12
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$233
Le Magicien
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 27.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Fire Genny
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Mariée de 80 ans
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Pleureuse
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Le Gendarme
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 15.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
The Danser Girls
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
The Dancing Girl
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Ballet Imaginaire (7)
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 15.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,105
Pleureuse
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Frère Trophim
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Etoile Rouge
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.9 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Ballet Imaginaire
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 15.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,660
Les perles d'eau
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$499
Lenteur
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$499
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$766
Impossible behaviour-11
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,776
Impossible behaviour-3
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,776
Impossible behaviour - 5
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,776
Self-Portrait 24.19
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$178
Self-Portrait 24.14
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$211
Cupidon est un con
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$200
Pierrot
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$216
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
$721
La désespérée
Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$200
Juliette
Frederic Weisz
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$766
Lobster dinner at the Carlyle
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
René
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$122
Edouard
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$150
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$533
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11 x 0.4 inch
$533
Ton Roi
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$200
Teiss
Youssef Boubekeur
Fine Art Drawings - 129 x 89 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 35 x 2 inch
$7,992
Sans titre
Menachem Gueffen
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$422
Nicholas Ashley Cooper, earl of Shaftesbury
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Sies Marjin
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$800
Miss
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$122
Jojo
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$122
Hypolite Mourand
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$150
Amédé
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$150
Aimable
Dominique Pourchet
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$150
Reference Woman #2
Guillaume Piot
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13 inch
$888
Self-Portrait 24.10
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$444
Etude pour "Avec Mona Lisa"
Francine Van Hove
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$2,220
Self-Portrait 24.04
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$122
Ballerina
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$105
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 62.5 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 18.9 inch
$4,440
Man and Woman
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 22.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.9 x 5.7 x 0 inch
$444
Jolie fille
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$205
Girl, lost in her own shadow
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,110
Portrait I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$555
Interconnectivité I
Chahrazed Fekih
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 10 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$555
Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,028
Call me President
Hossein Borojeni
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 25.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 10 inch
$610
The Kiss
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$888
Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,054
Figures
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 34 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch
$1,099
The Red
Tina Loiodice
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$666
Panama Al Brown
Eduardo Arroyo
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
$943
Portrait d'un Buffle!
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$100
Revolutions
Patsy McArthur
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 24.4 x 0 inch
$2,215
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 11 x 0 inch
$3,996
Costumer Design
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$3,774
Demain après-midi
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$4,218
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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
$959
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
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
$1,200
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,775
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.