Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Sans titre, David Né

Sans titre

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, Petit rat de l'opéra, David Né

Petit rat de l'opéra

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, Mille Sabords, David Né

Mille Sabords

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, Le poulailler, David Né

Le poulailler

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, La cité Flamboyant, David Né

La cité Flamboyant

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, La tête dans les étoiles, David Né

La tête dans les étoiles

David Né

Painting - 35 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,300

Painting, L’amour de l’art, Marie Rauzy

L’amour de l’art

Marie Rauzy

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

$3,961

Painting, L'amour des mauvaises herbes 3, Marie Rauzy

L'amour des mauvaises herbes 3

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,169

Painting, L'amour des mauvaises herbes 2, Marie Rauzy

L'amour des mauvaises herbes 2

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,169

Painting, L'amour des mauvaises herbes, Marie Rauzy

L'amour des mauvaises herbes

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,169

Painting, L’envolée 3, Marie Rauzy

L’envolée 3

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,621

Painting, Penser aux bêtes, Marie Rauzy

Penser aux bêtes

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,621

Painting, Femme au chapeau, Julien Cuny

Femme au chapeau

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$3,055

Painting, Elsa - Frozen, Dillon Boy

Elsa - Frozen

Dillon Boy

Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0 inch

$2,263

Painting, Water Is Everything, Trayko Popov

Water Is Everything

Trayko Popov

Painting - 99.1 x 124.5 x 1.3 cm Painting - 39 x 49 x 0.5 inch

$3,300

Painting, Allégresse au bout d’une table, Pascha Pascha

Allégresse au bout d’une table

Pascha Pascha

Painting - 200 x 220 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 86.6 x 1.6 inch

$5,545

Painting, Lena, Lianne Kocks

Lena

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$905

Painting, Impresion over view, Lianne Kocks

Impresion over view

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,132

Painting, Despéré Courbet, Spaco

Despéré Courbet

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Gainsbourg Nicot man, Spaco

Gainsbourg Nicot man

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Kiss Eye Lichtenstein, Spaco

Kiss Eye Lichtenstein

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Pearl Vermeer girl, Spaco

Pearl Vermeer girl

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Dali, Spaco

Dali

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Mr.Hope Star, MrHope

Mr.Hope Star

MrHope

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$124

Painting, Roy Lichtenstein Girl, PyB

Roy Lichtenstein Girl

PyB

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

$215

Painting, Blazing sun, Thomas Lesigne

Blazing sun

Thomas Lesigne

Painting - 81 x 67.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 26.6 x 0 inch

$3,531

Painting, Diaphane, Thomas Lesigne

Diaphane

Thomas Lesigne

Painting - 56 x 38.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15.2 x 0 inch

$2,444

Painting, Keith Haring, PyB

Keith Haring

PyB

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

$215

Painting, Klint eastwood, Spaco

Klint eastwood

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Coco Chanel, PyB

Coco Chanel

PyB

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

$215

Painting, Marianne liberty obey, PyB

Marianne liberty obey

PyB

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

$215

Painting, Salvador Dali, PyB

Salvador Dali

PyB

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

$215

Painting, Dialogue entre voisins 1, Lila Maroun Frem

Dialogue entre voisins 1

Lila Maroun Frem

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.6 inch

$2,263

Painting, Mask geometric - Geometric art, Tarek

Mask geometric - Geometric art

Tarek

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,603

Painting, Two Faced, Poonam Choudhary

Two Faced

Poonam Choudhary

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

$1,200

Painting, Head of Daphne in Red (triptych), Reinar Foreman

Head of Daphne in Red (triptych)

Reinar Foreman

Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

$4,527

Painting, Make Up, Javier Artica

Make Up

Javier Artica

Painting - 92 x 66 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 26 x 1.2 inch

$2,603

Painting, La robe jaune, Pierre Sojo

La robe jaune

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,055

Painting, Like father like son, Philip Letsu Komla

Like father like son

Philip Letsu Komla

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

$8,827

Painting, Waiting for Love II, Philip Letsu Komla

Waiting for Love II

Philip Letsu Komla

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

$8,827

Painting, La vitrine, Pierre Sojo

La vitrine

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 92 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,395

Painting, On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Sebastian Picker

On the verge of a nervous breakdown

Sebastian Picker

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

$3,961

Painting, Perfect Fit, Sebastian Picker

Perfect Fit

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,395

Painting, Mummy, Sebastian Picker

Mummy

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,395

Painting, Peace, Rest in Peace, Sebastian Picker

Peace, Rest in Peace

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,395

Painting, Pope, Sebastian Picker

Pope

Sebastian Picker

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

$3,961

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 146 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch

$7,695

Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting - 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

$135,796

Painting, Autoportrait, Ghislaine Ferreira

Autoportrait

Ghislaine Ferreira

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

$2,263

Painting, Les Coatis, Sophie Wilkins

Les Coatis

Sophie Wilkins

Painting - 101 x 152 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 59.8 x 1.4 inch

$9,279

Painting, An unusual dream, Gegham Hunanyan

An unusual dream

Gegham Hunanyan

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

$350

Painting, Katsumi, Michelino Iorizzo

Katsumi

Michelino Iorizzo

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

$10,411

Painting, Jovial Jester, Karine Harutyunyan

Jovial Jester

Karine Harutyunyan

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

$300

Painting, The Young Ballerina, Karine Harutyunyan

The Young Ballerina

Karine Harutyunyan

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

$300

Painting, Moments of Bliss, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Moments of Bliss

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch

$509

Painting, Happy, Cacou

Happy

Cacou

Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$260

Painting, Smack, Cacou

Smack

Cacou

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

$306

Painting, Aimé, Gaelle Beyaert

Aimé

Gaelle Beyaert

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

$441

Painting, Lou et l'or bleu, Gaelle Beyaert

Lou et l'or bleu

Gaelle Beyaert

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$441

Painting, Ballet dancer at rest - Ballerina painting + baroque frame, Domenico Ronca

Ballet dancer at rest - Ballerina painting + baroque frame

Domenico Ronca

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Frienship, Gardens of Resilience series, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Frienship, Gardens of Resilience series

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$509

Painting, Journey Home, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Journey Home

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$509

Painting, Jubilant jester, Karine Harutyunyan

Jubilant jester

Karine Harutyunyan

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

$300

Painting, Séraphin III, Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Séraphin III

Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Painting - 50 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$600

Painting, Sitting Pretty, Zena Blackwell

Sitting Pretty

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 45 x 45 x 3.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.4 inch

$865

Painting, Game, Juan-Manuel Pajares

Game

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting - 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,169

Painting, Feels Like Heaven, Esther Barend

Feels Like Heaven

Esther Barend

Painting - 170 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 66.9 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$15,730

Painting, La femme à la licorne, Yannick Aaron

La femme à la licorne

Yannick Aaron

Painting - 200 x 200 x 2.7 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.1 inch

$13,580

Painting, Samurai, Angelika Zorigt

Samurai

Angelika Zorigt

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

$2,376

Painting, Urban face (1), JM Robert

Urban face (1)

JM Robert

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

$4,527

Painting, Wings, Mary Noga

Wings

Mary Noga

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

$2,828

Painting, Melody, Galya Popova

Melody

Galya Popova

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,112

Painting, Untitled 2, Elene Melikidze

Untitled 2

Elene Melikidze

Painting - 28 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$453

Painting, Little ship, Galya Popova

Little ship

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,207

Painting, Finding the Light, Bret Reilly

Finding the Light

Bret Reilly

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$12,000

Painting, Melody, Galya Popova

Melody

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Vision, Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren

Vision

Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren

Painting - 200 x 125 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch

$11,090

Painting, April, Galya Popova

April

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,980

Painting, Pachamama Glósóli 5 - oil impressionnist - French School -  (XXL), Bazévian Delacapucinière

Pachamama Glósóli 5 - oil impressionnist - French School - (XXL)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3.7 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch

$6,790

Painting, Pachamama Glósóli 08 - oil impressionnist - French School -  (XXL), Bazévian Delacapucinière

Pachamama Glósóli 08 - oil impressionnist - French School - (XXL)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,790

Painting, Poésie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Poésie

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,603

Painting, Innocence II, Bertrand Martin

Innocence II

Bertrand Martin

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

$10,411

Painting, Treasure, Bertrand Martin

Treasure

Bertrand Martin

Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$10,411

Painting, Les équilibres 1, AE2

Les équilibres 1

AE2

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$158

Painting, Tête de pote, MAM

Tête de pote

MAM

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

$509

Painting, Deux Issues, Alben

Deux Issues

Alben

Painting - 140 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$20,369

Painting, Indian and Cowboys, Alben

Indian and Cowboys

Alben

Painting - 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$19,238

Painting, Conversation C, Gilles Grimon

Conversation C

Gilles Grimon

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

$5,658

Painting, Pearl, Gilles Grimon

Pearl

Gilles Grimon

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$5,092

Painting, Synchromatic, Gilles Grimon

Synchromatic

Gilles Grimon

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

$3,956

Painting, Misty, Gilles Grimon

Misty

Gilles Grimon

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$5,092

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

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

$1,400

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.