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![Painting, Début de soirée, Emilie Crépin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139508_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seule sous l'ombre du jaune, Arnold Fokam](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138850_1_grid.jpg)
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
$4,474
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Sin darnos cuenta 15
Carme Pastrana
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$839
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Sin darnos cuenta 13
Carme Pastrana
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$839
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Celebration day
Omar Kamal-el-din
Painting - 85 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
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Golden Triangle 2
Aluu Prosper Chigozie
Painting - 61 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 16 x 1 inch
$1,500
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Golden Triangle 1
Aluu Prosper Chigozie
Painting - 61 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 16 x 1 inch
$1,500
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Dressing for dance
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$817
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Two young ballerinas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$674
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Siempre Leonardo / Always Leonardo
Luis Prada
Painting - 80 x 120 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$2,684
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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, Gazing at the Stars, Esther Oyeyemi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897596_1_grid.jpg)
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
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![Painting, Femme aux yeux bleus, Lison Favarger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786509_1_grid.jpg)
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
$914
![Painting, Onirisme - série femmes d'Asie, Brigitte Genty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776312_1_grid.jpg)
Onirisme - série femmes d'Asie
Brigitte Genty
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$582
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![Painting, Girl with a pearl earring, Mariam Olubunmi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768707_1_grid.jpg)
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
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![Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 3, Mideo M. Cruz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1637313_1_grid.jpg)
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
$895 $805
![Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 2, Mideo M. Cruz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1637307_1_grid.jpg)
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
$895
![Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful, Mideo M. Cruz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1637301_1_grid.jpg)
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
$895
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![Painting, Here, Right Now, Just Before Entering the Stage, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1509246_1_grid.jpg)
Here, Right Now, Just Before Entering the Stage
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$548
![Painting, Les Cyclistes Déjeunent, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1445547_1_grid.jpg)
Les Cyclistes Déjeunent
Christian Jodin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$554
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Manifestation: Lemon Boy
Eury Kim
Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,237
![Painting, On Stage - The Gentle Stars Shone for Us - Song by Tchaikovsky, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1338981_1_grid.jpg)
On Stage - The Gentle Stars Shone for Us - Song by Tchaikovsky
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$548
![Painting, I bring you light, Amelie Monira Egenolf](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1320900_1_grid.jpg)
I bring you light
Amelie Monira Egenolf
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,605
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Opera House, Rain of Inspirations (Opéra, Pluie d'Inspirations)
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$548
![Painting, Pink Hair Sleeping Beauty, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1177029_1_grid.jpg)
Pink Hair Sleeping Beauty
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$436
![Painting, 2005 Gold Silver Lady ICON, Joze Ciuha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1167468_1_grid.jpg)
2005 Gold Silver Lady ICON
Joze Ciuha
Painting - 53 x 53 x 1 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch
$10,625
![Painting, Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes, Alice Laverty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1121850_1_grid.jpg)
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
$3,355
![Painting, Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park, Guoyi Liu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1104447_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 200 x 270 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch
$48,877
![Painting, Abstract - Happy Bath, Guoyi Liu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1104435_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract - Happy Bath
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$14,316
![Painting, Abstract - Superstring Series No.16, Guoyi Liu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1104426_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract - Superstring Series No.16
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$25,836
![Painting, Portrait - Various Appearance, Guoyi Liu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103754_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait - Various Appearance
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$17,224
![Painting, Portrait - The Game of Life, Guoyi Liu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1103730_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait - The Game of Life
Guoyi Liu
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$14,316
![Painting, 2 flowers in paradise, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1093770_1_grid.jpg)
2 flowers in paradise
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$548
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Bebishitta (gardienne)
Charlotte Lecoanet
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$951
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Well Born Lady After Gainsborough
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$548
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Forgive it of Forget it
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$548
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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.