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Ocean Sunset II
Cannibal Malabar
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,013
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The emerald spirit of Africa
Thomas Mainardi
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$1,342
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Elena con Perlas
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,927
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Madame Graipo la mercière
Robert Combas
Painting - 65 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$39,146
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Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life)
Oladire Araireoluwa
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,460
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Mujer Con Ojos Verdes Y Pelo Negro
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$671
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Rhodante
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$20,132
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One dream can hide another
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 81 x 121.5 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.8 x 0.4 inch
$3,579
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DJ.L-Machine Extasy.Musik
Robert Combas
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch
$58,160
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Mystérieuse
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$593
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It's Not Me, You Messed Up
Evelyn Morgan
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,310
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Bias by numbers HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 104 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$19,965
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Deceit and disruption 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$9,171
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Impression sur Audrey (impressionnisme magique)
Miguel Guía
Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$10,961
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Impression rebelle (impressionnisme magique)
Miguel Guía
Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$10,961
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The Girlfriends
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 120 x 85 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.9 inch
$2,796
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JUSTICE WOMAN 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$9,787
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Portriat of mother earth
Amarkine Amarteifio
Painting - 61 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 46 x 2 inch
$5,900
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Adversary on the asphalt
Mathieu Questel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,592
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Femmes aux chapeaux
Julien Cuny
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$2,796
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Portrait 3 Dalí Marron & Or
Narôme
Painting - 75 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,063
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Sisters in the garden
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 99.1 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 31 x 1 inch
$1,300
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Le voleur d'arcanes
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,369
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Le quorum des trois
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,369
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Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,369
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Timothy Archer
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$4,586
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Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,691
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Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,740
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Brigitte Bardot
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,740
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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 Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
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.
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
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.