Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Mantra, Edo Kaaij

Mantra

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$6,620

Painting, L'homme pressé, Jean-Philippe Berger

L'homme pressé

Jean-Philippe Berger

Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$396

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 32 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$962

Painting, Amazone Big Doll, H Tribute 2024, Rachel Bergeret

Amazone Big Doll, H Tribute 2024

Rachel Bergeret

Painting - 150 x 90 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 inch

$18,672

Painting, By the river of memories, Plamen Ovcharov

By the river of memories

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting - 75 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Skate, Jo Di Bona

Skate

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 81 x 21 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,942

Painting, Skate, Jo Di Bona

Skate

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 81 x 21 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,942

Painting, Sign, Penyo Ivanov

Sign

Penyo Ivanov

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

$996

Painting, The Moonlight Coffee Together, Kirill Postovit

The Moonlight Coffee Together

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,376

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

$1,528

Painting, Faces & Hands, Kirill Postovit

Faces & Hands

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,697

Painting, The Wings Of Love, Kirill Postovit

The Wings Of Love

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,697

Painting, My ancestors came to my show in Morocco, wa oult, ‘yak chi bas makayn, ya oueldna laaziz (1), Massoud Hayoun

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

$5,658

Painting, Paradise's Guardian: A Journey of Protection and Maternal Strength, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Paradise's Guardian: A Journey of Protection and Maternal Strength

Tetiana Pchelnykova

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

$1,709

Painting, Sweet morning with a cup of coffee, Natalya Mougenot

Sweet morning with a cup of coffee

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$430

Painting, Duduyemi 2, Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi

Duduyemi 2

Ayanwale Joseph Oluwafemi

Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 1 inch

$1,350

Painting, Liberté où es tu ?, Clet Abraham

Liberté où es tu ?

Clet Abraham

Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$14,145

Painting, Meeting, Areg Vahramyan

Meeting

Areg Vahramyan

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

$2,037

Painting, Give Peace, Gardani Art

Give Peace

Gardani Art

Painting - 127 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 inch

$7,000

Painting, Always Hope, Gardani Art

Always Hope

Gardani Art

Painting - 125.7 x 104.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 49.5 x 41.3 x 1.5 inch

$7,000

Painting, Poussières d'étoiles 05, Théo Le Franc

Poussières d'étoiles 05

Théo Le Franc

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

$1,018

Painting, Different Choices, Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Different Choices

Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Painting - 163 x 163 cm Painting - 64.2 x 64.2 inch

$11,000

Painting, Better Tomorrow, Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Better Tomorrow

Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Painting - 128 x 128 cm Painting - 50.4 x 50.4 inch

$9,000

Painting, Brigitte Bardot "Kitchen", Peter Donkersloot

Brigitte Bardot "Kitchen"

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,619

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

$1,358

Painting, Konohanasakuyahime, Kusaba Kazuhisa

Konohanasakuyahime

Kusaba Kazuhisa

Painting - 38.8 x 46.2 x 2 cm Painting - 15.3 x 18.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,603

Painting, Iwanagahime, Kusaba Kazuhisa

Iwanagahime

Kusaba Kazuhisa

Painting - 46.2 x 38.8 x 2 cm Painting - 18.2 x 15.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,603

Painting, North, Gery Vlady

North

Gery Vlady

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$622

Painting, Equilibrium, Omoyeni Arogunmati

Equilibrium

Omoyeni Arogunmati

Painting - 61 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 22 x 1 inch

$850

Painting, Blue Woman 1, Omoyeni Arogunmati

Blue Woman 1

Omoyeni Arogunmati

Painting - 61 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 22 x 1 inch

$850

Painting, Life in My Head, Omoyeni Arogunmati

Life in My Head

Omoyeni Arogunmati

Painting - 61 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 22 x 1 inch

$850

Painting, Kelly Isaac, Sandi Goodwin

Kelly Isaac

Sandi Goodwin

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

$1,980

Painting, Lao zi, Zhenhua Guo

Lao zi

Zhenhua Guo

Painting - 100 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,358

Painting, Beautiful Girl, Mr Brainwash

Beautiful Girl

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 127 x 96.5 cm Painting - 50 x 38 inch

$27,159

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

$1,200

Painting, Oncle Bui, Hom Nguyen

Oncle Bui

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 200 x 200 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 inch

$40,739

Painting, Sienna, Zena Blackwell

Sienna

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$532

Painting, Fortitude, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Fortitude

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

$2,550

Painting, Better world, Caro Graffiti

Better world

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 60 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

$962

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

$2,037

Painting, Entrecote I, Dzovig Arnelian

Entrecote I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 96.5 x 75.5 x 1 cm Painting - 38 x 29.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,700

Painting, Burning skin, Jade Mouge

Burning skin

Jade Mouge

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,584

Painting, Masquerade of emotions, Aram Sevoyan

Masquerade of emotions

Aram Sevoyan

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Painting, Fragments of Joy, Liana Ohanyan

Fragments of Joy

Liana Ohanyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$500

Painting, Abstract Banquet, Liana Ohanyan

Abstract Banquet

Liana Ohanyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$350

Painting, La jeune fille à la fenêtre, Anne Horlaville

La jeune fille à la fenêtre

Anne Horlaville

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

$634

Painting, Mona L. in RED, Walter Minus

Mona L. in RED

Walter Minus

Painting - 24.7 x 16 cm Painting - 9.7 x 6.3 inch

$1,460

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

$1,200

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

$1,924

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

$1,132

Painting, Impermanence 15-2023, Françoise Utrel

Impermanence 15-2023

Françoise Utrel

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

$2,263

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

$1,584

Painting, Untitled, Rudy Dougbe (PRO 176)

Untitled

Rudy Dougbe (PRO 176)

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,527

Painting, Smooth parralel, Rudy Dougbe (PRO 176)

Smooth parralel

Rudy Dougbe (PRO 176)

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

$4,527

Painting, Soninkara, Frédéric Lemonnier

Soninkara

Frédéric Lemonnier

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$1,765

Painting, Faces, Nazar Ivanyuk

Faces

Nazar Ivanyuk

Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$679

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

$1,924

Painting, Pipo et Jac à la pêche, Jéko

Pipo et Jac à la pêche

Jéko

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

$1,358

Painting, Women's Garden, Hongda

Women's Garden

Hongda

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,490

Painting, Janine, Flo

Janine

Flo

Painting - 92 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$2,603

Painting, Identity 4, Hezekiah Oyejide Obidare

Identity 4

Hezekiah Oyejide Obidare

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

$4,699

Painting, Let's be fluffy, Roxana Khonkulova

Let's be fluffy

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, In the pool II, Marta Carceller

In the pool II

Marta Carceller

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

$2,207

Painting, In the pool I, Marta Carceller

In the pool I

Marta Carceller

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

$2,207

Painting, Fades de Canigó, Marta Carceller

Fades de Canigó

Marta Carceller

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

$2,207

Painting, Els dansants de Forcall en la Festa Major, Marta Carceller

Els dansants de Forcall en la Festa Major

Marta Carceller

Painting - 100 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$962

Painting, Camins de tardor, Marta Carceller

Camins de tardor

Marta Carceller

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

$2,207

Painting, Bells temps, Marta Carceller

Bells temps

Marta Carceller

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

$2,207

Painting, Flowers, Fabio Purino

Flowers

Fabio Purino

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,754

Painting, L'aube de tes jours, Cécile Desserle

L'aube de tes jours

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,300

Painting, L'amour chemine, Cécile Desserle

L'amour chemine

Cécile Desserle

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

$3,169

Painting, Survivors' Solace, Mateos Sargsyan

Survivors' Solace

Mateos Sargsyan

Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$750

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

$12,000

Painting, Schwingungsfeld, Nina Lanner

Schwingungsfeld

Nina Lanner

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch

$447

Painting, Hoch hinaus, Nina Lanner

Hoch hinaus

Nina Lanner

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.4 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch

$447

Painting, Colduro, Stefano Mazzolini

Colduro

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 100 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,263

Painting, No Code, Jo Di Bona

No Code

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 146 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$7,808

Painting, Jardim das Fragilidades II, Ritchelly Oliveira

Jardim das Fragilidades II

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$15,277

Painting, Não Me Esqueça, Ritchelly Oliveira

Não Me Esqueça

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 190 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

$18,672

Painting, O Pouso Em Mim, Ritchelly Oliveira

O Pouso Em Mim

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$15,277

Painting, Metáfora, Ritchelly Oliveira

Metáfora

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$10,750

Painting, Luana, Walter Minus

Luana

Walter Minus

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

$1,528

Painting, Douce mélodie, Albena Vatcheva

Douce mélodie

Albena Vatcheva

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

$1,528 $1,452

Painting, Love boat, Albena Vatcheva

Love boat

Albena Vatcheva

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

$1,470 $1,398

Painting, Le chat bleu, Albena Vatcheva

Le chat bleu

Albena Vatcheva

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

$1,244 $1,183

Painting, Yellow Fantasy II, Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Yellow Fantasy II

Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$565

Painting, Red Hair, Maria Tendo

Red Hair

Maria Tendo

Painting - 130 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$2,250

Painting, Femme assise, Philippe Pasqua

Femme assise

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 183 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 72 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

$16,974

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

$4,753

Painting, Marie-Antoinette, Joris Ghilini

Marie-Antoinette

Joris Ghilini

Painting - 106 x 73 x 15 cm Painting - 41.7 x 28.7 x 5.9 inch

$10,637

Painting, Wolfgang Amadeus, Joris Ghilini

Wolfgang Amadeus

Joris Ghilini

Painting - 106 x 73 x 15 cm Painting - 41.7 x 28.7 x 5.9 inch

$10,637

Painting, Samo is dead, Daru

Samo is dead

Daru

Painting - 110 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,112

Painting, You Will See (Part 1), Halyna Abramova

You Will See (Part 1)

Halyna Abramova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$679

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.