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Rusty woman, Jef Aérosol

Rusty woman

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 60 x 30 x 4 cm

€3,000

Jumping Girl, Nora Ampova

Jumping Girl

Nora Ampova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3.5 cm

€680

Alicia II, Eulogia Merle

Alicia II

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€2,200

Simone Veil, C215

Simone Veil

C215

Painting - 31 x 44 cm

€2,800

Reflection, Gediminas Endriekus

Reflection

Gediminas Endriekus

Painting - 49 x 38 x 1 cm

€900

Venus Without Flaws, Lillo Sauto

Venus Without Flaws

Lillo Sauto

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm

€1,000

Busto velato nelle terra laguna, André Laurenti

Busto velato nelle terra laguna

André Laurenti

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

€3,500

Artist Tiger Mona, Jisbar

Artist Tiger Mona

Jisbar

Painting - 146 x 114 cm

€14,090

Jayah, Florence Dussuyer

Jayah

Florence Dussuyer

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,700

Autoportrait, Philippe Pasqua

Autoportrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 40 x 30 x 10 cm

€3,100

Self-Portrait, Onemizer

Self-Portrait

Onemizer

Painting - 70 x 50.8 x 1 cm

€3,500

Les Pions Pions, Béatrice Terra

Les Pions Pions

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

€2,800

Idées noires, Kapea

Idées noires

Kapea

Painting - 93 x 72 x 2 cm

€1,500

Dans mon dos, Antony Squizzato

Dans mon dos

Antony Squizzato

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

€1,500

A Mysterious Horse - A tribute to the artist Uri Reisman, Menashe Kadishman

A Mysterious Horse - A tribute to the artist Uri Reisman

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€3,522

Free spirits 13, Veronica Vilsan

Free spirits 13

Veronica Vilsan

Painting - 58.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm

€2,156

Orange face, Simon Findlay

Orange face

Simon Findlay

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2.5 cm

€1,428

A l'infinie, Mathilde André

A l'infinie

Mathilde André

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

€600 €540

Shadow, Maka Batiashvili

Shadow

Maka Batiashvili

Painting - 74.9 x 94 x 1.8 cm

€2,761

La perle, Mary Noga

La perle

Mary Noga

Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm

€3,332

Game, Sergey Jelezky

Game

Sergey Jelezky

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

€790

Les amoureux, Virginia Benedicto

Les amoureux

Virginia Benedicto

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

€2,900

Je m'en sors pas avec le fil dentaire, MCF

Je m'en sors pas avec le fil dentaire

MCF

Painting - 90 x 65 x 2 cm

€1,200

Le Mirliflore, AKET

Le Mirliflore

AKET

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

€1,250

Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Return

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm

€4,760

Le médecin, Céline Lanne

Le médecin

Céline Lanne

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€1,550

Boy with splash, Abe Ogunlende

Boy with splash

Abe Ogunlende

Painting - 89 x 89 x 4 cm

€2,600

Le Roi de coeur, Francine Van Hove

Le Roi de coeur

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

€6,000

Woman at the well, Jacek Cyganek

Woman at the well

Jacek Cyganek

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,500

Obirin Asiko (Fashionable Woman), Oladimeji Alabi

Obirin Asiko (Fashionable Woman)

Oladimeji Alabi

Painting - 61 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm

€1,904

Blood Sisters, Adewuyi Theophilus

Blood Sisters

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€2,190

Mira On Pink Dress, Theophilus Madaki

Mira On Pink Dress

Theophilus Madaki

Painting - 104.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm

€3,046

Get up and keep rising, Evans Mbugua

Get up and keep rising

Evans Mbugua

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm

€2,000

Serenity, Bright Toh

Serenity

Bright Toh

Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm

€2,190

My Confidante, Afolayan Emmanuel

My Confidante

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

€2,666

Yoda, Aiiroh

Yoda

Aiiroh

Painting - 75 x 75 x 1 cm

€3,000

Valley of No Shadow 1, Fredrick Idele

Valley of No Shadow 1

Fredrick Idele

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm

€2,380

Ice Cream, Trayko Popov

Ice Cream

Trayko Popov

Painting - 100.1 x 84.1 x 0.3 cm

€1,809

Just a girl, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Just a girl

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€2,666

La femme au cobra, Lionel le Jeune

La femme au cobra

Lionel le Jeune

Painting - 43 x 32 x 2 cm

€950

Josi, Lulu et Yvonne, Cécile Colombo

Josi, Lulu et Yvonne

Cécile Colombo

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

€1,450

Une marguerite, Raoul P. Brosseau

Une marguerite

Raoul P. Brosseau

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,300

Red portraite, Gago Chtchyan

Red portraite

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 100 x 38 x 2 cm

€1,700

Serenade, Levalet

Serenade

Levalet

Painting - 93 x 56 x 10 cm

€3,200

Portrait PS 219 Queen Metallica (Large), Bazévian Delacapucinière

Portrait PS 219 Queen Metallica (Large)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm

€1,904

Angry Hulk, Estelle Barbet

Angry Hulk

Estelle Barbet

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

€650

Le chapeau fleuri, Patricia Simsa

Le chapeau fleuri

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 110 x 90 x 5 cm

€3,000

Sans prise de tête, Jazzu

Sans prise de tête

Jazzu

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm

€2,400

Fancy Lollipop, Alina Poloboc

Fancy Lollipop

Alina Poloboc

Painting - 193 x 147 x 0.4 cm

€7,616

Yellow Afternoon, Didier Lourenço

Yellow Afternoon

Didier Lourenço

Painting - 65 x 81 x 4 cm

€3,450

Elsa - Frozen, Dillon Boy

Elsa - Frozen

Dillon Boy

Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 0.1 cm

€3,000

Her sunny morning, Serghei Ghetiu

Her sunny morning

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 65 x 80 x 2 cm

€1,100

Masque, Li Baoxun

Masque

Li Baoxun

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

€3,500

Home, Emmanuel Ojebola

Home

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

€4,284

Culmination of Things, Kerry Horne

Culmination of Things

Kerry Horne

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm

€4,900

On the wind, Vladimir Volosov

On the wind

Vladimir Volosov

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm

€952

Leap Of Faith, William Oxer F.R.S.A.

Leap Of Faith

William Oxer F.R.S.A.

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm

€2,401

Interlignes du bonheur, Albena Vatcheva

Interlignes du bonheur

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

€2,200 €2,090

Northern wind, Sergei Chernyakovsky

Northern wind

Sergei Chernyakovsky

Painting - 80 x 95 x 2 cm

€3,047

Portrait of a Pierrette, Stephen Mitchell

Portrait of a Pierrette

Stephen Mitchell

Painting - 86.1 x 40.9 x 4.1 cm

€950

De l'autre côté, Pierre Bejoint

De l'autre côté

Pierre Bejoint

Painting - 70 x 70 x 5 cm

€1,200

Incarnation, Partha Mondal

Incarnation

Partha Mondal

Painting - 33 x 22 cm

€762

Dreams that will never be, Karen Coates

Dreams that will never be

Karen Coates

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm

€647

Commission for Melissa 50 lance, Marilyn Kalish

Commission for Melissa 50 lance

Marilyn Kalish

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

€300

Eté - Méridien, Pascaline Bonnave

Eté - Méridien

Pascaline Bonnave

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm

€2,250

Code 2218, Thierry Carrier

Code 2218

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 27 x 19 cm

€900

Happy carousel, Seyran Gasparyan

Happy carousel

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

€1,999

Electric Love, Guillaume Nicolaou

Electric Love

Guillaume Nicolaou

Painting - 50 x 120 x 4 cm

€1,900

Grace, Zoe Elizabeth Norman

Grace

Zoe Elizabeth Norman

Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 35.1 cm

€1,409

Regarde Profond, David Norocos

Regarde Profond

David Norocos

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€2,500

Autoportrait de mon âme, Mr Popart

Autoportrait de mon âme

Mr Popart

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm

€1,500

In safe hands, Penyo Ivanov

In safe hands

Penyo Ivanov

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

€950

Samaha Steam Punk, Valérie Maurand

Samaha Steam Punk

Valérie Maurand

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€1,250

Five Minutes For You, Lifetime for Her, Jonathan Kabeya

Five Minutes For You, Lifetime for Her

Jonathan Kabeya

Painting - 85.1 x 118.1 x 2.5 cm

€4,094

Caught Up, Evan Mendel

Caught Up

Evan Mendel

Painting - 76.2 x 60.9 x 3 cm

€3,500

Igbo Amaka (Igbo is Beautiful), Omoyemi Ogedengbe

Igbo Amaka (Igbo is Beautiful)

Omoyemi Ogedengbe

Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€3,618

Série: Autoportrait, MrHope

Série: Autoportrait

MrHope

Painting - 30 x 21 x 1 cm

€65 €59

Mona Lisa YO!, JP Malot

Mona Lisa YO!

JP Malot

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

€400

Divinité, Ludovic Isidore

Divinité

Ludovic Isidore

Painting - 114 x 89 x 2 cm

€3,500

Figueira da foz, Cyril Afonso

Figueira da foz

Cyril Afonso

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm

€2,500

Blondie, Electre

Blondie

Electre

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm

€620

Untitled, Oksana Domnytska

Untitled

Oksana Domnytska

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,142

Portrait 7, Christine Barrès

Portrait 7

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm

€250

Mona Lisa Vandal Desfragmentation, Utopia

Mona Lisa Vandal Desfragmentation

Utopia

Painting - 120 x 105 x 0.1 cm

€1,500

Young, Gifted and Black, Oluwasegun Joseph

Young, Gifted and Black

Oluwasegun Joseph

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

€1,999

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 PasquaRobert CombasGuangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.

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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.