Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Looking Far Away, Gabriela Sroga

Looking Far Away

Gabriela Sroga

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.5 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch

$4,260

Painting, Rock Chick, Martin Henneberg

Rock Chick

Martin Henneberg

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

$3,756

Painting, Gondolier in Venice, Amy Benedict

Gondolier in Venice

Amy Benedict

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$4,260

Painting, Finally, Kyra Cowan

Finally

Kyra Cowan

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

$5,493

Painting, Colorful woman, Shanna Kuratli-Fröhlich

Colorful woman

Shanna Kuratli-Fröhlich

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

$3,363

Painting, Marilyn, PaulO Otto

Marilyn

PaulO Otto

Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,428

Painting, Amazing Grace, Gabriele Hartl

Amazing Grace

Gabriele Hartl

Painting - 31.5 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,027

Painting, Tempus Venit, Simão Sa Silva

Tempus Venit

Simão Sa Silva

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

$3,700

Painting, Origami, Guto

Origami

Guto

Painting - 110 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,372

Painting, Juan de Pareja, copy of a Velasquez painting, Virginie Vandeputte

Juan de Pareja, copy of a Velasquez painting

Virginie Vandeputte

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,803

Painting, Il ballo della vita, Ursula Tlusty

Il ballo della vita

Ursula Tlusty

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

$5,045

Painting, The Devil you Know, Haytham

The Devil you Know

Haytham

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,531

Painting, Coffeecops 2, Regine Kolle

Coffeecops 2

Regine Kolle

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$10,763

Painting, Nexus 1, Laetitia Lesaffre

Nexus 1

Laetitia Lesaffre

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

$3,139

Painting, Femme au balcon - ref BDNW11479, Janie Michels

Femme au balcon - ref BDNW11479

Janie Michels

Painting - 73 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$4,428

Painting, Wing Shot, Gareth Tristan Evans

Wing Shot

Gareth Tristan Evans

Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,446

Painting, Little redhead, Mario Zaher

Little redhead

Mario Zaher

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

$3,644

Painting, Tres, Fermin Fontan

Tres

Fermin Fontan

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

$2,915

Painting, Unstoppable, Mery Pujato

Unstoppable

Mery Pujato

Painting - 101 x 76 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 inch

$2,522

Painting, Cookie, Gwaxng

Cookie

Gwaxng

Painting - 45 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,803

Painting, Bon chic, bon genre, Anthony LAMBERT

Bon chic, bon genre

Anthony LAMBERT

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,466

Painting, Bird passion, Krzysztof Kosik

Bird passion

Krzysztof Kosik

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

$5,045

Painting, She 1 She Is Watching You, Constanza

She 1 She Is Watching You

Constanza

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,195

Painting, Louiza, Inès Ivanovitch

Louiza

Inès Ivanovitch

Painting - 29 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.5 x 0 inch

$258

Painting, Salvador Dali, Doug Powell

Salvador Dali

Doug Powell

Painting - 182.9 x 205.7 cm Painting - 72 x 81 inch

$26,500

Painting, Gemella, Kotcha Kotte

Gemella

Kotcha Kotte

Painting - 51 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$426

Painting, First date, Elias Ayoub

First date

Elias Ayoub

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,000

Painting, Débat, Lucas Drean

Débat

Lucas Drean

Painting - 160 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$5,045

Painting, Qualia de papier, Sablyne

Qualia de papier

Sablyne

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

$3,251

Painting, Inhale / Exhale, Elvire Ménétrier

Inhale / Exhale

Elvire Ménétrier

Painting - 32 x 44 x 5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 17.3 x 2 inch

$3,363

Painting, Creatività, Matteo Milli

Creatività

Matteo Milli

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$314

Painting, Téléphone, Laurence Winter

Téléphone

Laurence Winter

Painting - 92 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,812

Painting, Mend Paints, Chong Xiao Zheng

Mend Paints

Chong Xiao Zheng

Painting - 72.5 x 60.5 x 4 cm Painting - 28.5 x 23.8 x 1.6 inch

$3,644

Painting, To embrace the presence I am, Juan Carlos Navarro

To embrace the presence I am

Juan Carlos Navarro

Painting - 100 x 170 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

$9,843

Painting, Pretty Jeanne Ref BDNW4635, Duran

Pretty Jeanne Ref BDNW4635

Duran

Painting - 116 x 81 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 inch

$3,924

Painting, Cogito ergo sum, Zmogk

Cogito ergo sum

Zmogk

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$5,606

Painting, Emigration for love, Ekaterina Shitova

Emigration for love

Ekaterina Shitova

Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, Sometimes I cant, Marta & Slava

Sometimes I cant

Marta & Slava

Painting - 70 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$4,709

Painting, Right Hand Fur, Brent Estabrook

Right Hand Fur

Brent Estabrook

Painting - 26 x 28 x 3 cm Painting - 10.2 x 11 x 1.2 inch

$4,500

Painting, Uninterrupted-V, Roy Thomas

Uninterrupted-V

Roy Thomas

Painting - 76.2 x 116.84 x 5 cm Painting - 30 x 46 x 2 inch

$6,264

Painting, Regarde Profond, David Norocos

Regarde Profond

David Norocos

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

$2,803

Painting, Si No Tuvieras Miedo, Marco Battaglini

Si No Tuvieras Miedo

Marco Battaglini

Painting - 100 x 125 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 2 inch

$33,633

Painting, Unknown, Claire Szilard

Unknown

Claire Szilard

Painting - 34.3 x 24.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 13.5 x 9.5 x 2 inch

$250

Painting, The man next door I, Gerry Nnubia

The man next door I

Gerry Nnubia

Painting - 27.9 x 21 cm Painting - 11 x 8.25 inch

$448

Painting, The sleepwalker, Stéphane Moscato (STF)

The sleepwalker

Stéphane Moscato (STF)

Painting - 90 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,915

Painting, Frida Sugar Skull, Tommy Shenkar

Frida Sugar Skull

Tommy Shenkar

Painting - 117 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,970

Painting, Untitled, J. Durham

Untitled

J. Durham

Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 1.3 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 inch

$350

Painting, Cambaz, Kedimari

Cambaz

Kedimari

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

$2,362

Painting, Fingerprint, Krikor Avessian

Fingerprint

Krikor Avessian

Painting - 3.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 1.4 x 1.4 inch

$396

Painting, Ensimismada, Maite Albors

Ensimismada

Maite Albors

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$9,754

Painting, Wishful year, Rita Chehab

Wishful year

Rita Chehab

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$8,072

Painting, Untitled, Baua Devi

Untitled

Baua Devi

Painting - 73.66 x 50.8 cm Painting - 29 x 20 inch

$3,119

Painting, Marlin City, Abhijit Paul

Marlin City

Abhijit Paul

Painting - 122 x 91.4 cm Painting - 48 x 36 inch

$2,725

Painting, Pinoccio, Mikolaj Malesza

Pinoccio

Mikolaj Malesza

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

$336 $289

Painting, Parure Number 3, Corinne Garèse

Parure Number 3

Corinne Garèse

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

$8,969

Painting, Untitled, Chhotu Lal

Untitled

Chhotu Lal

Painting - 60.96 x 60.96 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$4,484

Painting, Untitled, Anand Gadapa

Untitled

Anand Gadapa

Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 4 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.6 inch

$2,590

Painting, Black Queen, Abu Oluwaseyi

Black Queen

Abu Oluwaseyi

Painting - 91.44 x 60.96 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$3,554

Painting, Victor Asuaje, Seria..., Victor Asuaje

Victor Asuaje, Seria...

Victor Asuaje

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

$392

Painting, The Dinner, ADOR

The Dinner

ADOR

Painting - 85.09 x 81.28 x 3.175 cm Painting - 33.5 x 32 x 1.3 inch

$10,000

Painting, Ready to fly, Ajay Rana

Ready to fly

Ajay Rana

Painting - 91.44 x 121.92 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$3,626

Painting, The Power of breaking fear, Suraj Kumar Kashi

The Power of breaking fear

Suraj Kumar Kashi

Painting - 106.68 x 137.16 x 3 cm Painting - 42 x 54 x 1.2 inch

$4,877

Painting, Kindred souls, Carol Damar Bitre

Kindred souls

Carol Damar Bitre

Painting - 54 x 68 cm Painting - 21.3 x 26.8 inch

$493

Painting, Blue Buy, Robert Loughlin

Blue Buy

Robert Loughlin

Painting - 35.6 x 28.6 x 6.4 cm Painting - 14 x 11.25 x 2.5 inch

$20,180

Painting, Butterflies in my head, Dasha S. Kandinsky

Butterflies in my head

Dasha S. Kandinsky

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$8,408

Painting, Lisa, Louise Barnwell

Lisa

Louise Barnwell

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

$168

Painting, Butcher, Melbourne Aquino

Butcher

Melbourne Aquino

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

$544 $490

Painting, Bloomint, Eva Jekins

Bloomint

Eva Jekins

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

$476

Painting, Blue hair and my lady, Attasit Pokpong

Blue hair and my lady

Attasit Pokpong

Painting - 132 x 132 x 3.5 cm Painting - 52 x 52 x 1.4 inch

$23,543

Painting, Tiger, David Noalia

Tiger

David Noalia

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

$8,166

Painting, Wise man, Egle Norkute

Wise man

Egle Norkute

Painting - 27 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 10.6 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$314

Painting, Whisper’s, Ruben Grigorian

Whisper’s

Ruben Grigorian

Painting - 95 x 145 cm Painting - 37.4 x 57.1 inch

$17,000

Painting, Ecrire une légende, Lily Phung

Ecrire une légende

Lily Phung

Painting - 162 x 114 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

$9,943

Painting, King Louis XIV, William Verdult

King Louis XIV

William Verdult

Painting - 64.8 x 50.8 cm Painting - 25.5 x 20 inch

$12,500

Painting, Butterfly catcher’s, Armen Gevorgian

Butterfly catcher’s

Armen Gevorgian

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

$34,000

Painting, Hiding in the Open, Donna Sy

Hiding in the Open

Donna Sy

Painting - 122 x 91.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 inch

$5,187

Painting, Marilyn Chanel, E.M Zax

Marilyn Chanel

E.M Zax

Painting - 30.5 x 36.8 cm Painting - 12 x 14.5 inch

$3,000

Painting, Early Stages of the game, Nicky Nodjoumi

Early Stages of the game

Nicky Nodjoumi

Painting - 182.9 x 134.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 72 x 53 x 2 inch

$49,328

Painting, Blue hair don't care, Emmanuel Tissandier

Blue hair don't care

Emmanuel Tissandier

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

Sold

Painting, The divine, Yigit Dundar

The divine

Yigit Dundar

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

$2,050

Painting, Self-portrait, Viktor Vinichenko

Self-portrait

Viktor Vinichenko

Painting - 82 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,606

Painting, Joker HAHAHA, Rodolph Planchais ROD

Joker HAHAHA

Rodolph Planchais ROD

Painting - 156 x 128 x 20 cm Painting - 61.4 x 50.4 x 7.9 inch

$33,185

Painting, Introspection, Danielle Birebent

Introspection

Danielle Birebent

Painting - 85 x 62 cm Painting - 33.5 x 24.4 inch

$359

Painting, Pink, Miss Color Pop

Pink

Miss Color Pop

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$202

Painting, Setosa, Enrica Ciffo

Setosa

Enrica Ciffo

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

$1,121

Painting, In the moonlight, Kateryna Ocheredko

In the moonlight

Kateryna Ocheredko

Painting - 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,500

Painting, #32 - Voluptuousness 2 - XXL, Eric Lespinasse

#32 - Voluptuousness 2 - XXL

Eric Lespinasse

Painting - 160 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 63 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,345

Painting, La cicatrice d'eau et de feu, Chrislen

La cicatrice d'eau et de feu

Chrislen

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

$1,289

Painting, Vénus couchée 6, Alain Malo

Vénus couchée 6

Alain Malo

Painting - 46 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,794

Painting, Le repos, Martial Mandin

Le repos

Martial Mandin

Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,018

Painting, Loik et le frère, Samuel Perche

Loik et le frère

Samuel Perche

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$3,644

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.