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Mademoiselle 43
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,554 $1,399
The voice of a Greek woman
Ricardo Fabián Bertona
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$8,000
Woman Emerging,
Nancy Goodman Lawrence
Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$1,080
Elena con Perlas
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,905
Pastis 41 - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,636
Des espoirs - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,359
En attendant Charon - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,636
Inéluctable crépuscule - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,359
Restez sur sa faim - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,636
Ça mord ou c'est mort - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,636
La faim est proche - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,359
It’s time for walking, mom
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 94 x 94 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.8 inch
$999
The Lullaby Of The New Moon
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,664
Faces and Colours V (Woman Identity)
Woko Aguru
Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,220
Faces and Colours IV (Woman Identity)
Woko Aguru
Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,220
Baby Doll n148, CH Tribute
Rachel Bergeret
Painting - 72 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,829
Baby Doll n151, LV Tribute
Rachel Bergeret
Painting - 72 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,829
When We Were Young
Olaosun Oluwapelumi
Painting - 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,450
Vendedor marroqui
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.4 inch
$4,995
Réecrire l'histoire
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,218
Brigitte Bardot "Kitchen"
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$9,435
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
$2,775
Tête de femme (a tribute to Picasso)
Dr. Love
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$54
L'homme assis
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 60.6 x 50.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.9 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,057
Olajumoke (Child of Wealth that Everyone Cherishes)
Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi
Painting - 66 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 26 x 22 x 1 inch
$1,500
Dreaming of the Future
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 86.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 48 x 1 inch
$1,550
My ancestors came to my show in Morocco, wa oult, ‘yak chi bas makayn, ya oueldna laaziz (1)
Massoud Hayoun
Painting - 76 x 101 x 5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 39.8 x 2 inch
$5,550
Moment de Tambour avec un seau
Victorien Bazo
Painting - 90 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch
$3,552
Contemporary portrait "The Inhabitants"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,443
La cage où le silence fût brisé par la voix d'un homme au bord des larmes
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$11,655
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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
$959
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,775
The Last Museum Guard at the Last Museum on Earth
Hernan Bas
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
$1,332
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
$1,200
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.