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Mujer Rubia Con Ojos Azules
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,200 €900
Mujer Con Sombrero Rojo
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€800 €600
Mujer Rubia
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 62 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€800 €600
Mujer Con Vestido Rojo Y Móvil
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,300 €975
Mujer con pelo negro
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 91 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,300 €975
Audrey Hepburn, pop rock, blue and gold
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Alors Nino tu marches ?
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€600
Adrian's dreams 2
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
Sleeping Cock
Francisco Montoya Cázarez
Painting - 26.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
€450
Pamela Anderson baywatch
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,250
Audrey Hepburn, Vogue, blue version
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Anna Wintour, the Dame
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 19.7 x 14 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch
€392
Femme sortie de l'ombre 2
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Femme sortie de l'ombre
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Femme en orange
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Rembrandt, Frederick Rihel
Lucio Forte
Painting - 29 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€130
S_ck Me I'm Popular Blondiex Mickey Top Trader.
JP Malot
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€800
Bloom of Consciousness
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Contemplation in Bloom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€500
Révolte en rouge
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 80 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
La visite des lapins
Barbara Petit Lisy
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,068
Dialogues d'histoire : Un appel au respect
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Rasta royalty
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€950
Jeunesse persécutée
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,550
Dame Carcasse - série femme de Carcassonne
Michel Philippon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€750
El paso del tiempo
María Elena Olmo, del
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€878
Blue Scarf That Binds
Omoayo George Osoba
Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,961
Bon Voyage
Omoayo George Osoba
Painting - 105.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,961
Autoportrait
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,650
Changement de paradigme
Lela Migirov
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
Changement de paradigme
Lela Migirov
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€600
The Enchanted Moon
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 23 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
€740
Sans titre
Ibrahima Sory Diallo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Not A Space For One
Chinedu Chidebe
Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 1 inch
€1,961
Different Space, Same Space
Chinedu Chidebe
Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 1 inch
€1,961
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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
€1,177
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
The ballet friends
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Inventoriage biométrique
Gopal Dagnogo
Fine Art Drawings - 220 x 220 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
€990
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.