Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, La mécanique du cœur N 1, Hélène Zanet

La mécanique du cœur N 1

Hélène Zanet

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Painting, Maestria 3, B.AX

Maestria 3

B.AX

Painting - 120 x 90 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 inch

€1,090

Painting, Lennon N°90 - XXL, Parscha Mirghawameddin

Lennon N°90 - XXL

Parscha Mirghawameddin

Painting - 135 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Foule #3, David Jehan (B.boss)

Foule #3

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Foule #2, David Jehan (B.boss)

Foule #2

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, External and internal, Eugene Gorbachenko

External and internal

Eugene Gorbachenko

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Joker, Dr. Love

Joker

Dr. Love

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€49

Painting, Neon portrait of a partyless night, Anne Dias

Neon portrait of a partyless night

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Amoung Suns, moons and stars, Anne Dias

Amoung Suns, moons and stars

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Cherry Blossom Contours, Anne Dias

Cherry Blossom Contours

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Blushing Reflections, Anne Dias

Blushing Reflections

Anne Dias

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Way Forward, Abdulateef Salaudeen

Way Forward

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,209

Painting, Saxophonist, Diana Dallaqyan

Saxophonist

Diana Dallaqyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,161

Painting, Life is an adventure, Britt

Life is an adventure

Britt

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Red cross belt, Wisdom Uche

Red cross belt

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Shepherds Seat, Eniafe Gbenga

Shepherds Seat

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Il faut garder unoeil sur le gosse, MCF

Il faut garder unoeil sur le gosse

MCF

Painting - 88 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Red Kite, Eniafe Gbenga

Red Kite

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Untitled V, Wisdom Uche

Untitled V

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Red rose, Wisdom Uche

Red rose

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Urban Mona Lisa - La Joconde, Lasveguix

Urban Mona Lisa - La Joconde

Lasveguix

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Painting, Gallant, Hammed Olayanju

Gallant

Hammed Olayanju

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Dames sur le rocher bleu, Françoise Lucq

Dames sur le rocher bleu

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Femmes aux cheveux rouges, Françoise Lucq

Femmes aux cheveux rouges

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Les falaises bleues, Françoise Lucq

Les falaises bleues

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Un été couleur cerise, Françoise Lucq

Un été couleur cerise

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Le soldat, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Le soldat

Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Painting - 92 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,060

Painting, La nuit, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

La nuit

Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Painting - 90 x 90 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

€1,260

Painting, La méfiance, Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

La méfiance

Lou Andréas Salomé Tauss

Painting - 100 x 50 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 inch

€890

Painting, Lily and Lilies, Hiromi Sengoku

Lily and Lilies

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 53 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,200 €1,020

Painting, Black Suede shoe, Wisdom Uche

Black Suede shoe

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 111.8 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 42 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Léa, Ariane Fourquier

Léa

Ariane Fourquier

Painting - 32 x 25.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

€596

Painting, Independent, Hammed Olayanju

Independent

Hammed Olayanju

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, I'm seeing double, Janet Adebayo

I'm seeing double

Janet Adebayo

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Retour d'ailleurs, Frédéric Batard

Retour d'ailleurs

Frédéric Batard

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€860

Painting, Ne te cache pas je te vois, Frédéric Batard

Ne te cache pas je te vois

Frédéric Batard

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,860

Painting, Boy Bee, Makama John

Boy Bee

Makama John

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,354

Painting, Portrait de femme 2, FeiWoux Chan

Portrait de femme 2

FeiWoux Chan

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Freedom, Adewuyi Theophilus

Freedom

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Be Bold, Adewuyi Theophilus

Be Bold

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Day dreamer, Makama John

Day dreamer

Makama John

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Self-portrait, Makama John

Self-portrait

Makama John

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Listen, I am here, Eniafe Gbenga

Listen, I am here

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, The King's Ring, Eniafe Gbenga

The King's Ring

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Monsieur Z, Zafi

Monsieur Z

Zafi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,500

Painting, Free spirits 13, Veronica Vilsan

Free spirits 13

Veronica Vilsan

Painting - 58.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 23 x 60 x 2 inch

€2,191

Painting, Focus, Edo Kaaij

Focus

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 120 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Vive la France, Marie-Ange Daudé

Vive la France

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting - 99 x 99 x 1 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 0.4 inch

€4,500

Painting, Waiting for the sun, Marie-Ange Daudé

Waiting for the sun

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting - 99 x 99 x 1 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 0.4 inch

€4,500

Painting, Blossoming Seed, Akande John

Blossoming Seed

Akande John

Painting - 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 inch

€1,934

Painting, Untitled 2, Wisdom Uche

Untitled 2

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Lydia, Wisdom Uche

Lydia

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,596

Painting, Untitled 1, Wisdom Uche

Untitled 1

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,451

Painting, Esosa 2, Wisdom Uche

Esosa 2

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,238

Painting, Unitled 3, Wisdom Uche

Unitled 3

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 152.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 42 x 1 inch

€1,238

Painting, Tife, Wisdom Uche

Tife

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,258

Painting, Adanne, Wisdom Uche

Adanne

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,354

Painting, Untitled 3, Wisdom Uche

Untitled 3

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,354

Painting, Jean-Michel Basquait, Wisdom Uche

Jean-Michel Basquait

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,547

Painting, Untitled, Wisdom Uche

Untitled

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,547

Painting, Change of Ownership, Wisdom Uche

Change of Ownership

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,547

Painting, Rose Coloured, Akande John

Rose Coloured

Akande John

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€1,451

Painting, Self Possesed, Akande John

Self Possesed

Akande John

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 inch

€967

Painting, Mind Full, Akande John

Mind Full

Akande John

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€967

Painting, Jameson Memoirs, Ashola'sa Daniel

Jameson Memoirs

Ashola'sa Daniel

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,741

Painting, Comrade, Ashola'sa Daniel

Comrade

Ashola'sa Daniel

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,741

Painting, God is A Negro 2, Ashola'sa Daniel

God is A Negro 2

Ashola'sa Daniel

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,741

Painting, Beauty in the Dark 2, Ashola'sa Daniel

Beauty in the Dark 2

Ashola'sa Daniel

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,741

Painting, Un été ocre jaune - séries Les Dames de la côte, Françoise Lucq

Un été ocre jaune - séries Les Dames de la côte

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Un été grenadine - série Les Dames de la côte, Françoise Lucq

Un été grenadine - série Les Dames de la côte

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Un été outre-mer - série Les Dames de la côte, Françoise Lucq

Un été outre-mer - série Les Dames de la côte

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Jane, Isabelle Hirtzig

Jane

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€215

Painting, Family Portrait 2, Wisdom Uche

Family Portrait 2

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€1,238

Painting, The Girls, Isabelle Hirtzig

The Girls

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€165

Painting, Le penseur, Christophe Hohler

Le penseur

Christophe Hohler

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Painting, Study of all the lost faces-1, Koh Gi

Study of all the lost faces-1

Koh Gi

Painting - 45.5 x 37.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17.9 x 14.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,946

Painting, Hillary The Bride, Maya Shay

Hillary The Bride

Maya Shay

Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,770

Painting, Charles And Molly, Maya Shay

Charles And Molly

Maya Shay

Painting - 120 x 100 x 0.25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,930

Painting, Colette Collerette, Joanna Wojtowicz

Colette Collerette

Joanna Wojtowicz

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Dreadlocks man, Odin Pigelet

Dreadlocks man

Odin Pigelet

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Connection, Mohammad Ariyaei

Connection

Mohammad Ariyaei

Painting - 76 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 36.2 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Vague, Damola Ayegbayo

Vague

Damola Ayegbayo

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 2 inch

€2,031

Painting, Foule #1, David Jehan (B.boss)

Foule #1

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Esthéticomique, Sabine Louriac

Esthéticomique

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Canapé rouge, Xiaoping Liu

Canapé rouge

Xiaoping Liu

Painting - 54 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Mémoire, Xiaoping Liu

Mémoire

Xiaoping Liu

Painting - 47 x 47 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Parcourir, Xiaoping Liu

Parcourir

Xiaoping Liu

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Serait-Ce Vous ?, Sandra Detourbet

Serait-Ce Vous ?

Sandra Detourbet

Painting - 44.5 x 32.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.5 x 12.8 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Jane, Sandra Detourbet

Jane

Sandra Detourbet

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€700 €595

Painting, Blaubird, Sandra Detourbet

Blaubird

Sandra Detourbet

Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Broken, Steve Smythe

Broken

Steve Smythe

Painting - 70 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€650

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.