Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, À Ars en Ré, Patricia Simsa

À Ars en Ré

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

€3,700

Painting, La Baballe, Patricia Simsa

La Baballe

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 80 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€3,700

Painting, Blue Bird, Patricia Simsa

Blue Bird

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Dans les champs, Patricia Simsa

Dans les champs

Patricia Simsa

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

€4,100

Painting, Kiss my chrysanthemums, Vikki Drummond

Kiss my chrysanthemums

Vikki Drummond

Painting - 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,060

Painting, Frock this!, Vikki Drummond

Frock this!

Vikki Drummond

Painting - 91 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,125

Painting, The conversation, Vikki Drummond

The conversation

Vikki Drummond

Painting - 61 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€1,095

Painting, The pause, Vikki Drummond

The pause

Vikki Drummond

Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€855

Painting, Glance, Gago Chtchyan

Glance

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Les couleurs des fleurs d'été, Jéko

Les couleurs des fleurs d'été

Jéko

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Woman, Anatoly Metlan

Woman

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€4,635

Painting, Muse. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Muse. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting - 140 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch

€11,588

Painting, The dance of the butterflies, Penyo Ivanov

The dance of the butterflies

Penyo Ivanov

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Prayer, Penyo Ivanov

Prayer

Penyo Ivanov

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Painting, Portrait de femme de trois quart, Bertrand de Visme

Portrait de femme de trois quart

Bertrand de Visme

Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Emotional Power II, Gor Avetisyan

Emotional Power II

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 25 x 25 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

€210

Painting, Integrity, Natalya Mougenot

Integrity

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, The Muse I, Lilit Soghomonyan

The Muse I

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 55 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Painting, Portrait #1. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #1. 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

€1,159

Painting, Rendez vous, Babeth Puech

Rendez vous

Babeth Puech

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,360

Painting, Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€105

Painting, La cigogne est passée, Paskal Hotman

La cigogne est passée

Paskal Hotman

Painting - 92 x 86 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 33.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,190

Painting, Harmony in Blue: Finding Peace Within, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Harmony in Blue: Finding Peace Within, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series

Tetiana Pchelnykova

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

€850

Painting, Flight of Hope, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Flight of Hope, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series

Tetiana Pchelnykova

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

€850

Painting, The Matador, Donovan Rose

The Matador

Donovan Rose

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

€650

Painting, The Matador II, Donovan Rose

The Matador II

Donovan Rose

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

€650

Painting, The Matador I, Donovan Rose

The Matador I

Donovan Rose

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

€650

Painting, Charming VI, Gor Avetisyan

Charming VI

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 48 x 34 cm Painting - 18.9 x 13.4 inch

€320

Painting, Faces and Colours V (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

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

€2,000

Painting, Faces and Colours IV (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

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

€2,000

Painting, Blue VR791 (1), Kseniya Rai

Blue VR791 (1)

Kseniya Rai

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

€1,700

Painting, Patchwork, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Patchwork

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,000

Painting, She wants Bitcoin X10, Kseniya Rai

She wants Bitcoin X10

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 70 x 68 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, De guerre lasse, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

De guerre lasse

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

€1,500

Painting, Meeting, Areg Vahramyan

Meeting

Areg Vahramyan

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

€1,800

Painting, The First One Always Sticks, Zena Blackwell

The First One Always Sticks

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 25 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€667

Painting, Mesmerizing hugs and phantom stranger at the engrossing landscape with mysterious lights, Vladimir Kolosov

Mesmerizing hugs and phantom stranger at the engrossing landscape with mysterious lights

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€2,086

Painting, Millie graffiti, Jo Di Bona

Millie graffiti

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Zendaya wall, Jo Di Bona

Zendaya wall

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Untitled, Ani Hovak

Untitled

Ani Hovak

Painting - 102 x 78 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Untitled, Ani Hovak

Untitled

Ani Hovak

Painting - 78 x 102 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 40.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, La quête, Isabelle Peirone

La quête

Isabelle Peirone

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,000

Painting, La balade, Isabelle Peirone

La balade

Isabelle Peirone

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,000

Painting, Delacroix N 35, Jérôme Mesnager

Delacroix N 35

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,700

Painting, Eclipse (2) Forbidden production (7), Julien Delagrange

Eclipse (2) Forbidden production (7)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Hello You, Celio Koko

Hello You

Celio Koko

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,732

Painting, Amy Winehouse, Spaco

Amy Winehouse

Spaco

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€190

Painting, Nyx, Ninu Art

Nyx

Ninu Art

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,000

Painting, Untitled, Lluís Barba

Untitled

Lluís Barba

Painting - 55.5 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.9 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Painting, Enchanted Strings, Ruzanna Melqumyan

Enchanted Strings

Ruzanna Melqumyan

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

€628

Painting, Iris, Virginia Benedicto

Iris

Virginia Benedicto

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Painting, Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains, Joanna Glazer

Above and Below Stars, Streams and Mountains

Joanna Glazer

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€490 €294

Painting, Dancing inbetween Blue Sparks and Sunflowers, Joanna Glazer

Dancing inbetween Blue Sparks and Sunflowers

Joanna Glazer

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€490 €294

Painting, Araldo, Alexander Daniloff

Araldo

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 20.5 x 50 x 0.6 cm Painting - 8.1 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€390

Painting, Les Vénitiennes, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Les Vénitiennes

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Selfie IX, Moses Baite

Selfie IX

Moses Baite

Painting - 50.7 x 40.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Elizabeth, Elena Lukina

Elizabeth

Elena Lukina

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

€700

Painting, Woman (a tribute to Picasso), Dr. Love

Woman (a tribute to Picasso)

Dr. Love

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

€49

Painting, A l'encre bleue, Cécile Desserle

A l'encre bleue

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,000

Painting, Segenale rosso, Giuseppe Madonia

Segenale rosso

Giuseppe Madonia

Painting - 61 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, Notte blu, Giuseppe Madonia

Notte blu

Giuseppe Madonia

Painting - 60 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, L’amico pallico, Giuseppe Madonia

L’amico pallico

Giuseppe Madonia

Painting - 59 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, Flash, Giuseppe Madonia

Flash

Giuseppe Madonia

Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Mythologie grecque, Aurélie Trabaud

Mythologie grecque

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Homeless, C215

Homeless

C215

Painting - 38 x 38 x 4 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 1.6 inch

€3,100

Painting, Gabin, C215

Gabin

C215

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

Painting, Chat allongé, C215

Chat allongé

C215

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

Painting, Chat Felix, C215

Chat Felix

C215

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

Painting, Untitled 4, Modou Dieng Yacine

Untitled 4

Modou Dieng Yacine

Painting - 180.3 x 119.4 x 3 cm Painting - 71 x 47 x 1.2 inch

€17,128

Painting, White sheep, Menashe Kadishman

White sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 67 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 26.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,380

Painting, Melaning Meditation, Ekele Francis

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

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

€2,414

Painting, Veil of Mystery, ChristineO.Art

Veil of Mystery

ChristineO.Art

Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€10,200

Painting, Ballad in Blue, Donovan Rose

Ballad in Blue

Donovan Rose

Painting - 91 x 121 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 47.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,400

Painting, Summer Noon, Iryna Bondar

Summer Noon

Iryna Bondar

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

€500

Painting, Le gaulois, Cumbone

Le gaulois

Cumbone

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€490

Painting, Portrait #13. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #13. 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

€1,159

Painting, Virtual Reality, Yannick Aaron

Virtual Reality

Yannick Aaron

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Who Are These Angels CXLI, Naoko Paluszak

Who Are These Angels CXLI

Naoko Paluszak

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

€1,207

Painting, Garden Delights, Naoko Paluszak

Garden Delights

Naoko Paluszak

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, All about Her II, Anna Ugryumova

All about Her II

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€4,200

Painting, Three, Elene Melikidze

Three

Elene Melikidze

Painting - 78 x 53.5 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.1 x 1.2 inch

€550

Painting, Emotional Eruption, Seyran Gasparyan

Emotional Eruption

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€348

Painting, Angel 3, Schagen Vita

Angel 3

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€230 €184

Painting, Man in the Hood, Joshua Salami

Man in the Hood

Joshua Salami

Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,076

Painting, Godfather red rose, Peter Donkersloot

Godfather red rose

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,450

Painting, Portrait #3. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #3. 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

€1,159

Painting, Joy II, Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan

Joy II

Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan

Painting - 67 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 26.4 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Sans titre I, Patricia Dubois

Sans titre I

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 24 x 32 x 3.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 1.4 inch

€456

Painting, Jimi Hendrix, Rico Sab

Jimi Hendrix

Rico Sab

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Souvenirs 1, Ivan Tzonev

Souvenirs 1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Nazdrave, Ivan Tzonev

Nazdrave

Ivan Tzonev

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

€800

Painting, Chut !, Jef Aérosol

Chut !

Jef Aérosol

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

€3,900

Painting, Afro girl, Jef Aérosol

Afro girl

Jef Aérosol

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

€4,400

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.