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![Painting, Sans titre, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213510_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cleo, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213509_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Contemporary portrait - Once by the Sea, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207805_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait - Once by the Sea
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Contemporary portrait - Poolside Party, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198886_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait - Poolside Party
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
€1,300
![Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205633_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'angelo, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213508_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, L’Attente II, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685863_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198367_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198366_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Maison sur la Plage, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1421865_1_grid.jpg)
La Maison sur la Plage
Michaël Brack
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Painting, Sienna, Zena Blackwell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203289_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'heure bleue III, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196815_1_grid.jpg)
L'heure bleue III
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 116 x 178 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 70.1 x 0.8 inch
€5,800
![Painting, Amelinda, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211631_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You, Michelino Iorizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204950_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Contemporary portrait As We Wait for the Taxi, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192718_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait As We Wait for the Taxi
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Contemporary portrait - February 2022, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201307_1_grid.jpg)
Contemporary portrait - February 2022
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Méduse, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684621_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Une tresse en or, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190859_1_grid.jpg)
Une tresse en or
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Tiékoraba Féré, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190853_1_grid.jpg)
Tiékoraba Féré
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Monsieur le français, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190843_1_grid.jpg)
Monsieur le français
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Mbetaa, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190842_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le vieux sage, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190841_1_grid.jpg)
Le vieux sage
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, L’astronaute, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190838_1_grid.jpg)
L’astronaute
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Fura Seri Baba, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190836_1_grid.jpg)
Fura Seri Baba
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Photography, Degouin, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190834_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, A quoi m’attendre, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190826_1_grid.jpg)
A quoi m’attendre
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Vineyard, Agboola Oladapo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182684_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ouw Sago, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le chaperon rouge de Boston, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200111_1_grid.jpg)
Le chaperon rouge de Boston
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Lady in Red in Paris, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183038_1_grid.jpg)
Lady in Red in Paris
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€13,582
![Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201211_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Models, Ilia Balavadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200364_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Late Night IV, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208241_1_grid.jpg)
Late Night IV
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch
€2,425
![Painting, Contemporary portrait "Cat Country", Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174152_1_grid.jpg)
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
![Painting, FaceTime 2, Adam Norgaard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1750848_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monet's Pond II, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212241_1_grid.jpg)
Monet's Pond II
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch
€8,246
![Painting, Sitting Pretty, Zena Blackwell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527285_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Baptême, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684390_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Late Night V, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209984_1_grid.jpg)
Late Night V
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€5,821
![Painting, Robe dentelle, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/646551_1_grid.jpg)
Robe dentelle
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 81 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Se desdibujan mis fronteras, Florencia Durán](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1473945_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Eclectic, Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744194_1_grid.jpg)
The Eclectic
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 130 x 85 x 2.3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 33.5 x 0.9 inch
€1,900
![Painting, Corridor IV, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/782529_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, L’Ancienne Messe, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/692028_1_grid.jpg)
L’Ancienne Messe
Michaël Brack
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.6 inch
€600
![Fine Art Drawings, La Grand Prêtre, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/690654_1_grid.jpg)
La Grand Prêtre
Michaël Brack
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€600
![Painting, Corridor III, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685842_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hiver, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685812_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Escalier II, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685473_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passage III, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/494059_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Eternal Sitting, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446417_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Protect me ! / 5, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193369_1_grid.jpg)
Protect me ! / 5
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€1,600
![Painting, Protect me ! / 3, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193368_1_grid.jpg)
Protect me ! / 3
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
![Painting, Protect me ! / 2, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188883_1_grid.jpg)
Protect me ! / 2
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 63 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 24.8 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
€800
![Painting, Les enfants de la guerre..., Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187286_1_grid.jpg)
Les enfants de la guerre...
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
€1,000
![Painting, In a circle around you, Aliénor de Montalivet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528755_1_grid.jpg)
In a circle around you
Aliénor de Montalivet
Painting - 61 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
![Painting, Sensible Ruin, Aliénor de Montalivet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528740_1_grid.jpg)
Sensible Ruin
Aliénor de Montalivet
Painting - 76 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 1.6 inch
€2,636
![Painting, Midnight Glamour, Ruslana Levandovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206751_1_grid.jpg)
Midnight Glamour
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
€15,522
![Painting, Code 1943, Thierry Carrier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/689670_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139020_1_grid.jpg)
Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Girl by the Window, Natia Sapanadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1446402_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hôtel, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1416183_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passage IV, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/684846_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Exit II, Michaël Brack](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/494182_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Emergence, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470552_1_grid.jpg)
Emergence
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 116 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
![Painting, Carter Visiting Rothko..., Nataliya Bagatskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1333629_1_grid.jpg)
Carter Visiting Rothko...
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 60 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,067
![Painting, Le plongeon / 2, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186833_1_grid.jpg)
Le plongeon / 2
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Veranda V, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904940_1_grid.jpg)
Veranda V
Cécile Duchêne-Malissin
Painting - 200 x 200 x 0.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.2 inch
€10,800
![Painting, Qu'est-ce qu'on attend 1, Flo Jaouen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1560318_1_grid.jpg)
Qu'est-ce qu'on attend 1
Flo Jaouen
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,640
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The Whiskey Call
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch
€31,607
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You're a Girl
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch
€2,500
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Neoclassical portraits
Neoclassical painting emerged during the 18th century, an era when rationality and Enlightenment replaced the religious wars of the previous century. Originating in France, its influence soon spread around the globe. This style was more academic and history-oriented than the decorative Rococo style that emerged just before. Neoclassical portraits of the 18th century are characterized by clear forms, a stripped-back and somber color palette, classical subject matter, and shallow depth.
Since the 18th century, neoclassicism has seen numerous revivals in the world of art. Following the Second World War, when many sought a “return to order," the timeless and classical values associated with the style were repopularized. Artists such as Pablo Picasso and André Derain, for example, displayed increased sobriety and other neoclassical elements in their artworks during this period.
The legacy of neoclassical portraiture continues to inspire contemporary artists around the world in its clarity of form, austere and linear perspective, and classical themes. While some artists today show a clear continuation of neoclassical portraiture, others appropriate specific elements of the tradition to suit their practice. Join us at Artsper as we take a journey through some of the best contemporary portrait artists who take inspiration from the neoclassical style, from Éric Odartey to Thierry Carrier!