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Yellow Sun Skate
Yoann Bonneville (YBA)
Painting - 81 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
€980
Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)
Reinar Foreman
Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
Moments of Bliss
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 35 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
€450
Fairytale flower, Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€650
We are all martyrs (3) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (12)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 150 x 135 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 53.1 x 0 inch
€6,240
Bearing the fruit (3) forbidden production (4)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 140 x 142 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.9 x 0 inch
€5,760
Dreaminess , Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
€550
My Ray of Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
€750
Les Marinières Charentaises
Aimée De Courtozé
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
€215
Diversité II : Blondie Zaster
Ludivine G
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,215
Spellbound
Anastasiia Danilenko
Painting - 109.2 x 88.9 x 0.8 cm Painting - 43 x 35 x 0.3 inch
€4,423
No regret
Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€3,645
Deserving More
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
€2,722
Je ne me sens plus de joie #25
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
Je ne me sens plus de joie #10
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,500
Je ne me sens plus de joie #12
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,500
Fierce Fabrication 1
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
€2,722
Wetin Man Go Do
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
€2,722
Contemporary portrait "Disco Club"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch
€2,500
At one's fingertips
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
Woman with Pale Blue Shawl
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Woman with Red Headdress
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Woman in Orange Hat with Flowers
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Woman with Pink Headdress
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Woman with White Scarf
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Woman with Grey Hat
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
The Pot Carrier
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,381
The Mediterranean girl II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 85 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,600 €1,280
Waiting for the order II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Dating in the rain
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,000 €1,500
Portrait of a mysterious rose
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€950
Antique games.. A look through time 1
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Antique games.. A look through time 2
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Antique games.Reflexes.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Antique games. Love story.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,550
Portrait of Norwegian girl
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
Latitude e longitude das Antipatias
Rui Gomes
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Par dessus les grillages 3
Hélène Deghilage
Painting - 100 x 130 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 inch
€4,200
Michael Corleone in Sicily
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 240 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch
€12,500
Godfather "hand kiss"
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€8,500
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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
€864
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,166
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
€1,599
The beauty of dance XII
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
€1,200
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
€1,166
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.