Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Mother, Laurent Proneur

Mother

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 2 inch

$44,100

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Untitled

Sarkis Hamalbashian

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

$1,570

Painting, Faces And Colours II (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

Faces And Colours II (Woman Identity)

Woko Aguru

Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Faces And Colours III (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

Faces And Colours III (Woman Identity)

Woko Aguru

Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Faces and Colours (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

Faces and Colours (Woman Identity)

Woko Aguru

Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, The Gaze (Green), Godspower Odogwu

The Gaze (Green)

Godspower Odogwu

Painting - 86.2 x 61.5 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 24.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,679

Painting, Madiba, Godspower Odogwu

Madiba

Godspower Odogwu

Painting - 64 x 74 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 29.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Orchidia-Queen of the Night, Kohlene Hendrickson

Orchidia-Queen of the Night

Kohlene Hendrickson

Painting - 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$1,906 $1,715

Painting, MLK, Jo Di Bona

MLK

Jo Di Bona

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

$3,139

Painting, Ivana, Emilie Crépin

Ivana

Emilie Crépin

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

$1,345

Painting, Alix, Emilie Crépin

Alix

Emilie Crépin

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, FabuLLeuse 2, B.AX

FabuLLeuse 2

B.AX

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,110

Painting, Début de soirée, Emilie Crépin

Début de soirée

Emilie Crépin

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

$1,345

Painting, Seule sous l'ombre du jaune, Arnold Fokam

Seule sous l'ombre du jaune

Arnold Fokam

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$4,484

Painting, Astradyne, Monika Nowak

Astradyne

Monika Nowak

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

$6,721

Painting, Sombras 2, Carme Pastrana

Sombras 2

Carme Pastrana

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

$841

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 15, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 15

Carme Pastrana

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

$841

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 13, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 13

Carme Pastrana

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

$841

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 2, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 2

Carme Pastrana

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

$841

Painting, A sage, Omar Kamal-el-din

A sage

Omar Kamal-el-din

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

$2,186

Painting, Celebration day, Omar Kamal-el-din

Celebration day

Omar Kamal-el-din

Painting - 85 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,018

Painting, Arewà, Michael Adetula

Arewà

Michael Adetula

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$750 $675

Painting, I need some love 2, Michael Adetula

I need some love 2

Michael Adetula

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$750 $675

Painting, Golden Triangle 2, Aluu Prosper Chigozie

Golden Triangle 2

Aluu Prosper Chigozie

Painting - 61 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,500 $1,350

Painting, Golden Triangle 1, Aluu Prosper Chigozie

Golden Triangle 1

Aluu Prosper Chigozie

Painting - 61 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,500 $1,350

Painting, Lillerina, Elena Sokolova

Lillerina

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 70.1 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$731

Painting, Three dancers, Elena Sokolova

Three dancers

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$818

Painting, Dressing for dance, Elena Sokolova

Dressing for dance

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$817

Painting, Magic ice, Elena Sokolova

Magic ice

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$699

Painting, Female portrait 3, Elena Sokolova

Female portrait 3

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$770

Painting, Two young ballerinas, Elena Sokolova

Two young ballerinas

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$674

Painting, Magic ice 5, Elena Sokolova

Magic ice 5

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$630

Painting, Owl woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Owl woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

$1,783

Painting, Lamp woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Lamp woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

$1,670

Painting, Bugs woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Bugs woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,670

Painting, I need some love, Michael Adetula

I need some love

Michael Adetula

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$750 $675

Painting, Siempre Leonardo / Always Leonardo, Luis Prada

Siempre Leonardo / Always Leonardo

Luis Prada

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

$2,691

Painting, Al Capone, Yarps

Al Capone

Yarps

Painting - 43 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$561

Painting, Burna, Fresha D

Burna

Fresha D

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$841

Painting, Hidden In Plain Sight 2, Robert Langley

Hidden In Plain Sight 2

Robert Langley

Painting - 121.9 x 170.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 67 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, The Clown, Ronnie Jiang

The Clown

Ronnie Jiang

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

$1,345

Painting, Gazing at the Stars, Esther Oyeyemi

Gazing at the Stars

Esther Oyeyemi

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

$1,850

Painting, Magic ice 4, Elena Sokolova

Magic ice 4

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$697

Painting, Femme aux yeux bleus, Lison Favarger

Femme aux yeux bleus

Lison Favarger

Painting - 60.5 x 60.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 23.8 x 0.2 inch

$906

Painting, Anonymous, Jade Fenu

Anonymous

Jade Fenu

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,045

Painting, Onirisme - série femmes d'Asie, Brigitte Genty

Onirisme - série femmes d'Asie

Brigitte Genty

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

$583

Painting, L'alcoolique, Laurent Proneur

L'alcoolique

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 2 inch

$46,300

Painting, Girl with a pearl earring, Mariam Olubunmi

Girl with a pearl earring

Mariam Olubunmi

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,800

Painting, Untitled SP1615, Sandra Pelser

Untitled SP1615

Sandra Pelser

Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,218

Painting, Untitled SP1600, Sandra Pelser

Untitled SP1600

Sandra Pelser

Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,218

Painting, Untitled SP1599, Sandra Pelser

Untitled SP1599

Sandra Pelser

Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,218

Painting, Percolating 5, Robert Langley

Percolating 5

Robert Langley

Painting - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, Percolating 4, Robert Langley

Percolating 4

Robert Langley

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, Wet lands, Robert Langley

Wet lands

Robert Langley

Painting - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch

$800

Painting, Delighted Pink, Layla Dagher

Delighted Pink

Layla Dagher

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

$1,500

Painting, Pathways, Layla Dagher

Pathways

Layla Dagher

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

$1,500

Painting, Thinking, Layla Dagher

Thinking

Layla Dagher

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

$1,500

Painting, Field of Dreams, Layla Dagher

Field of Dreams

Layla Dagher

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

$1,500

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 3, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 3

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

$897 $807

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 2, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 2

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

$897

Painting, Makebatman, B.AX

Makebatman

B.AX

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

$1,110

Painting, Yodanna Karina, B.AX

Yodanna Karina

B.AX

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

$1,110

Painting, Le triptyque, Flo Jaouen

Le triptyque

Flo Jaouen

Painting - 300 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 118.1 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,027

Painting, Bleu jazz, Pierrick Tual

Bleu jazz

Pierrick Tual

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

$2,691

Painting, Badger, Marike Koot

Badger

Marike Koot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,401

Painting, Manifestation: Lemon Boy, Eury Kim

Manifestation: Lemon Boy

Eury Kim

Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,242

Painting, I bring you light, Amelie Monira Egenolf

I bring you light

Amelie Monira Egenolf

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

$1,609

Painting, Growth Series 1-3, Irish Galon

Growth Series 1-3

Irish Galon

Painting - 39 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,513

Painting, Love III, Gor Avetisyan

Love III

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 63 x 33 cm Painting - 24.8 x 13 inch

$437

Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen

Dark Side

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 150 x 150 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$24,664

Painting, Lui, Kevin Lombarte

Lui

Kevin Lombarte

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, 2005 Gold Silver Lady ICON, Joze Ciuha

2005 Gold Silver Lady ICON

Joze Ciuha

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

$10,650

Painting, Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes, Alice Laverty

Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes

Alice Laverty

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$3,363

Painting, Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 200 x 270 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch

$48,992

Painting, Abstract - Happy Bath, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Happy Bath

Guoyi Liu

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

$14,350

Painting, Abstract - Superstring Series No.16, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Superstring Series No.16

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$25,897

Painting, Portrait - Various Appearance, Guoyi Liu

Portrait - Various Appearance

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$17,265

Painting, Portrait - The Game of Life, Guoyi Liu

Portrait - The Game of Life

Guoyi Liu

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

$14,350

Painting, Bebishitta (gardienne), Charlotte Lecoanet

Bebishitta (gardienne)

Charlotte Lecoanet

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$953

Painting, Kiss Haring, B.AX

Kiss Haring

B.AX

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

$1,110

Painting, Great Expectation, Ablade Glover

Great Expectation

Ablade Glover

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 2 inch

$6,000

Painting, Ganja, Eric Doisy

Ganja

Eric Doisy

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,814

Painting, Souvenirs, Corinne Laine

Souvenirs

Corinne Laine

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

$2,691

Painting, Then, Ronex Ahimbisibwe

Then

Ronex Ahimbisibwe

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$2,074

Painting, Frida K., Charlotte Lecoanet

Frida K.

Charlotte Lecoanet

Painting - 36 x 26 cm Painting - 14.2 x 10.2 inch

$617

Painting, Nelson Mandela, Peter Max

Nelson Mandela

Peter Max

Painting - 45.7 x 40.6 cm Painting - 18 x 16 inch

$40,000

Painting, Joséphine, Nikita

Joséphine

Nikita

Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,334

Painting, Sirène, Nikita

Sirène

Nikita

Painting - 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,334

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.