Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Nietzsche forever young, w/ Turin horse in Elysium, Diana Heit

Nietzsche forever young, w/ Turin horse in Elysium

Diana Heit

Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,050

Painting, L'africaine, Do Penders

L'africaine

Do Penders

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

$2,186

Painting, Louis, Clara NineL

Louis

Clara NineL

Painting - 115 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$437

Painting, Untitled, Gabriel Schmitz

Untitled

Gabriel Schmitz

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

$2,579

Painting, Whirlwind, Evan Mendel

Whirlwind

Evan Mendel

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.2 inch

$1,738

Painting, Humanscape #14, S. Dwi Stya Acong

Humanscape #14

S. Dwi Stya Acong

Painting - 50 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$2,803

Painting, Woman, Bola Obatuyi

Woman

Bola Obatuyi

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

$6,580

Painting, Samuraï I, Zinsky

Samuraï I

Zinsky

Painting - 114 x 79 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 31.1 x 1.2 inch

$4,484 $3,588

Painting, Son Of A Man, Dimitri Likissas

Son Of A Man

Dimitri Likissas

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

$14,014

Painting, Joke Onda, Thomas Jarry

Joke Onda

Thomas Jarry

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,289

Painting, Incandescent Ice, Martín X

Incandescent Ice

Martín X

Painting - 180 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$6,166 $5,549

Painting, Rosa Sinensis, Juliette Clovis

Rosa Sinensis

Juliette Clovis

Painting - 55 x 55 x 5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 2 inch

$2,747

Painting, Amy Winehouse - Love is a loosing game, Mister Marcus

Amy Winehouse - Love is a loosing game

Mister Marcus

Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,606

Painting, Colette D, Serge Labégorre

Colette D

Serge Labégorre

Painting - 90 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$10,707

Painting, Double Pin-up, Raphaelle Emery

Double Pin-up

Raphaelle Emery

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,065

Painting, Beflowered I, Paul Ayihawu

Beflowered I

Paul Ayihawu

Painting - 149.9 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59 x 59 x 1 inch

$6,350 $5,715

Painting, Inner Peace, Olaniyi Omotayo

Inner Peace

Olaniyi Omotayo

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

$12,000 $10,800

Painting, Models - Body Kun (Two Types of Bodies), Johannes Sivertsen

Models - Body Kun (Two Types of Bodies)

Johannes Sivertsen

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$2,242

Painting, Anticipation of Cake, Ocean Quigley

Anticipation of Cake

Ocean Quigley

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting - 16 x 20 inch

$3,650

Painting, Emy surf, Emyart's

Emy surf

Emyart's

Painting - 225 x 52 x 3 cm Painting - 88.6 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Painting, Baiser d'Asie, Mila

Baiser d'Asie

Mila

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

$5,000

Painting, La reine de la nuit, Pierre Baret

La reine de la nuit

Pierre Baret

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$561

Painting, Expression tremblante, Jin Bo

Expression tremblante

Jin Bo

Painting - 70 x 70 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$3,363

Painting, Resilienza, Silvio Porzionato

Resilienza

Silvio Porzionato

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

$16,256 $14,630

Painting, Enfant totem, Zan Donna

Enfant totem

Zan Donna

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$392

Painting, Larmes Noires, Nas One

Larmes Noires

Nas One

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,682

Painting, Baku, Khrystyna Bodnaruk

Baku

Khrystyna Bodnaruk

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$750

Painting, Coca Cola Empire War, Luc Duina

Coca Cola Empire War

Luc Duina

Painting - 97 x 74 x 0.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 29.1 x 0.2 inch

$841

Painting, Paletas, Carlos Ramirez

Paletas

Carlos Ramirez

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$4,372

Painting, Mental Staircase, Gisele Borras

Mental Staircase

Gisele Borras

Painting - 170 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$15,695

Painting, Untitled, Sara Shamma

Untitled

Sara Shamma

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

$15,695

Painting, Allegria, Dominique Renson

Allegria

Dominique Renson

Painting - 116 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 2 inch

$12,332

Painting, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

$6,727

Painting, Dessert, Rustam Qbik

Dessert

Rustam Qbik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,083

Painting, Fantasy is a necessary ingredient, Ruby Bat Arnon

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient

Ruby Bat Arnon

Painting - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$11,211

Painting, Mai, Tiven

Mai

Tiven

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,821

Painting, Untitled, Souad Mardam Bey

Untitled

Souad Mardam Bey

Painting - 200 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 inch

$15,695

Painting, Breathe well, Damien Bassez

Breathe well

Damien Bassez

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

$4,372

Painting, Untitled 1, Hasworld

Untitled 1

Hasworld

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$135

Painting, Vacula, Ruslan Minzhynskii

Vacula

Ruslan Minzhynskii

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

$1,457

Painting, Tea Picker, Grigol Chirinashvili

Tea Picker

Grigol Chirinashvili

Painting - 32 x 23 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,615

Painting, Princesse Ahovi, Olga Indigo

Princesse Ahovi

Olga Indigo

Painting - 106 x 64 x 1 cm Painting - 41.7 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

$729

Painting, The Magic, Koko Davlasheridze

The Magic

Koko Davlasheridze

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$8,969

Painting, Frankestein - Jake in the Box Theme, Mark Carpenter

Frankestein - Jake in the Box Theme

Mark Carpenter

Painting - 9.2 x 6 cm Painting - 3.6 x 2.4 inch

$90

Painting, Amphibologie - série portraits hybrides, Claude Verger dite Claud

Amphibologie - série portraits hybrides

Claude Verger dite Claud

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$504

Painting, Julia, Stàn Bert Singer

Julia

Stàn Bert Singer

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

$20,180

Painting, Graciela #VI- Neo Platinum, Sparshatt Dalzell

Graciela #VI- Neo Platinum

Sparshatt Dalzell

Painting - 76 x 55 x 0.2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

$4,640

Painting, Jean Michel Basquiat, OverSide

Jean Michel Basquiat

OverSide

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

$3,251

Painting, Horizon, Santial

Horizon

Santial

Painting - 116 x 83 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,045

Painting, The blue air, Åsa Elisa Dahlbeck

The blue air

Åsa Elisa Dahlbeck

Painting - 104 x 94 x 3 cm Painting - 40.9 x 37 x 1.2 inch

$2,747

Painting, 1984 LADY on Green Portrait LADY sur fond vert, Malgorzata Pochopien

1984 LADY on Green Portrait LADY sur fond vert

Malgorzata Pochopien

Painting - 90 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

$10,707

Painting, Sunset In The Mediterranean, Bonaventura Aumatell Tarradellas

Sunset In The Mediterranean

Bonaventura Aumatell Tarradellas

Painting - 73 x 62 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,924

Painting, Addict, Diana Breshkova

Addict

Diana Breshkova

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

$2,859

Painting, Gouache d'étude pour Gitanes, Pierre Fix-Masseau

Gouache d'étude pour Gitanes

Pierre Fix-Masseau

Painting - 41 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$3,924

Painting, La clau de la vida, La Face

La clau de la vida

La Face

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

$5,606

Painting, Strelka. Beginning, Andrey Remnev

Strelka. Beginning

Andrey Remnev

Painting - 65 x 75 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 inch

$32,000

Painting, Notable à moustache, Jules Matthey

Notable à moustache

Jules Matthey

Painting - 81 x 65.5 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,252

Painting, Reading, Florence Metge

Reading

Florence Metge

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

$5,157

Painting, Devil wears prada, ProArtX

Devil wears prada

ProArtX

Painting - 124.5 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,428

Painting, Dame à lunettes assise, Paul Théophile Robert

Dame à lunettes assise

Paul Théophile Robert

Painting - 82 x 75.5 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 29.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,401

Painting, Priscilla, Yigal Ozeri

Priscilla

Yigal Ozeri

Painting - 91 x 136 x 7 cm Painting - 35.8 x 53.5 x 2.8 inch

$50,000

Painting, Angelina, Michal Shtibel Gorfung

Angelina

Michal Shtibel Gorfung

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$8,817

Painting, Couple, Anne Guillon

Couple

Anne Guillon

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

$314

Painting, Keanu Reeves Signed Limited Edition Photograph, Markus Klinko

Keanu Reeves Signed Limited Edition Photograph

Markus Klinko

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,400

Painting, Menina, Miguel Amate

Menina

Miguel Amate

Painting - 41 x 32.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.8 x 0.6 inch

$4,070

Painting, Sèrie Albades. Albada 02, Oriol Texidor

Sèrie Albades. Albada 02

Oriol Texidor

Painting - 37.5 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$521

Painting, 1959 Paris Cubist Venus, Lu Chong Min

1959 Paris Cubist Venus

Lu Chong Min

Painting - 81 x 65 x 0.85 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.3 inch

$33,073

Painting, Templanza, Rafael Barón

Templanza

Rafael Barón

Painting - 80 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Painting, Mon monde fragile, Maria Expósito Santiso

Mon monde fragile

Maria Expósito Santiso

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

$2,803

Painting, Venus Cast, Lyubena Fox

Venus Cast

Lyubena Fox

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

$2,803

Painting, Sa propre dualité révèle son unité, Marie-Josée Roy

Sa propre dualité révèle son unité

Marie-Josée Roy

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,000

Painting, White, Zhivko Zhelyazkov

White

Zhivko Zhelyazkov

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

$2,522

Painting, Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL), Daniel Witschkanow

Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL)

Daniel Witschkanow

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

$504

Painting, Festival of death, Aziz Anzabi

Festival of death

Aziz Anzabi

Painting - 102 x 86 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch

$24,664

Painting, Through pink glasses, Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Through pink glasses

Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Painting - 31 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

$504

Painting, Le printemps est Là, Tristan Saint Michel

Le printemps est Là

Tristan Saint Michel

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

$5,045

Painting, Les vendanges, Onie Jackson

Les vendanges

Onie Jackson

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

$4,597

Painting, Thunderhead, Andres Conde

Thunderhead

Andres Conde

Painting - 99.1 x 129.5 cm Painting - 39 x 51 inch

$10,000

Painting, Fatal union of the Trinity, Kayava

Fatal union of the Trinity

Kayava

Painting - 122 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,624

Painting, The Kissing Couple, Swen Van Schijndel

The Kissing Couple

Swen Van Schijndel

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

$4,484

Painting, Amy, Zeljko Masic

Amy

Zeljko Masic

Painting - 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,466

Painting, Play Wor(l)d, Sath

Play Wor(l)d

Sath

Painting - 105 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,363

Painting, Audrey 6, Bibi

Audrey 6

Bibi

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

$617

Painting, She, Constanza Mulder

She

Constanza Mulder

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$5,045

Painting, Simonetta, Elia Pagliarino

Simonetta

Elia Pagliarino

Painting - 117 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 46.1 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,260

Painting, Toys, Ramon Moscardó

Toys

Ramon Moscardó

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

$2,466

Painting, Female portrait, Steven Krueger

Female portrait

Steven Krueger

Painting - 48 x 29 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,220

Painting, Lost while hatching #1, Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Lost while hatching #1

Fransie Malherbe Frandsen

Painting - 49 x 69 x 4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 27.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,806

Painting, White collar, Van Gool José

White collar

Van Gool José

Painting - 71 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 28 x 24 x 2 inch

$4,484

Painting, The priest, Matthias Eitner

The priest

Matthias Eitner

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,897

Painting, Believe, Clara Liberal

Believe

Clara Liberal

Painting - 95 x 135 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch

$4,882

Painting, Tres Marie, Astolfo Funes

Tres Marie

Astolfo Funes

Painting - 90 x 147 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,045

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.