Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle, Alexander Daniloff

Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$314

Painting, Cacciatrice di farfalle, Alexander Daniloff

Cacciatrice di farfalle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 36 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 13 x 0 inch

$247

Painting, Angelo del Giudizio Universale serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi, Alexander Daniloff

Angelo del Giudizio Universale serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$348

Painting, The Yes Sayer - Der Jasager, Alexander Daniloff

The Yes Sayer - Der Jasager

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$291

Painting, Vanità, Lorena Fonsato

Vanità

Lorena Fonsato

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$303

Painting, Nella stanza assolata, Alexander Daniloff

Nella stanza assolata

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$291

Painting, Demande en mariage, Zafi

Demande en mariage

Zafi

Painting - 200 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$21,861

Painting, Gulliver, Alexander Daniloff

Gulliver

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 22 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

$381

Painting, Arciere, Alexander Daniloff

Arciere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 29 x 16 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch

$219

Painting, Giardino segreto #1, Alexander Daniloff

Giardino segreto #1

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$146

Painting, Sinapsi, Lorena Fonsato

Sinapsi

Lorena Fonsato

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

$325

Painting, Blue, Lorena Fonsato

Blue

Lorena Fonsato

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

$448

Painting, Centauromachia, Alexander Daniloff

Centauromachia

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 27 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 10.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$437

Painting, Autoportrait à Deauville 3, László Mester de Parajd

Autoportrait à Deauville 3

László Mester de Parajd

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

$1,794

Painting, Fez Rosso, Alexander Daniloff

Fez Rosso

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$291

Painting, Cavaliere e le Arpie, Alexander Daniloff

Cavaliere e le Arpie

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$437

Painting, Traviata, Alexander Daniloff

Traviata

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 49 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch

$437

Painting, Cavaliere, Alexander Daniloff

Cavaliere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$202

Painting, Le cinquième jour 3, Philfri

Le cinquième jour 3

Philfri

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$617

Painting, Un footballeur à Wynwood, Zafi

Un footballeur à Wynwood

Zafi

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

$6,502

Painting, J’embrasse la peinture, Marie Rauzy

J’embrasse la peinture

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, J’embrasse la peinture #2, Marie Rauzy

J’embrasse la peinture #2

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,233

Painting, Sophia, Sylvie C

Sophia

Sylvie C

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

$1,794 $1,614

Painting, Frida, Sylvie C

Frida

Sylvie C

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

$1,233 $1,110

Painting, Bowie, Sylvie C

Bowie

Sylvie C

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

$1,233

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

$2,466

Painting, Attore II. Teatro Kabuki, Alexander Daniloff

Attore II. Teatro Kabuki

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 42 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

$437

Painting, Egg girls on a bicycle, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

Egg girls on a bicycle

Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,592

Painting, Meditación, Maritza Bernal

Meditación

Maritza Bernal

Painting - 76 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,962

Painting, Apéritif, Isaac Maimon

Apéritif

Isaac Maimon

Painting - 81 x 105.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 41.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,900

Painting, Mohammed Ali forever, Virginie Schroeder

Mohammed Ali forever

Virginie Schroeder

Painting - 51 x 51 x 2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Bailarina, Maritza Bernal

Bailarina

Maritza Bernal

Painting - 76 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,962

Painting, The Blue Bird, Irina Drozd

The Blue Bird

Irina Drozd

Painting - 250 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 98.4 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch

$6,727

Painting, Next, Irina Drozd

Next

Irina Drozd

Painting - 260 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 102.4 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch

$6,727

Painting, La poissonnière, Zafi

La poissonnière

Zafi

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

$7,287

Painting, Five Angels, Michael Kpodoh

Five Angels

Michael Kpodoh

Painting - 102 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,241

Painting, The Celebrant, Michael Kpodoh

The Celebrant

Michael Kpodoh

Painting - 102 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,241

Painting, En route, Sabine Louriac

En route

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$561

Painting, Perle, Virginia Benedicto

Perle

Virginia Benedicto

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

$3,644 $3,279

Painting, Waited flowers, Andranik Harutyunyan

Waited flowers

Andranik Harutyunyan

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

$850

Painting, So chic, Virginia Benedicto

So chic

Virginia Benedicto

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

$3,644 $3,279

Painting, Le Chaman, Adrien Lombardo

Le Chaman

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, C'est la main de Laura, pas la mienne Duchamp, Adrien Lombardo

C'est la main de Laura, pas la mienne Duchamp

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, Café, Coca, Adrien Lombardo

Café, Coca

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, VAn Gogh Sanglier, Adrien Lombardo

VAn Gogh Sanglier

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, Ultimate Anxi, Adrien Lombardo

Ultimate Anxi

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, Le ventilo et le ballon, Adrien Lombardo

Le ventilo et le ballon

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, I see ten thousands chariots, Adrien Lombardo

I see ten thousands chariots

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$617

Painting, Love NYC, Cédric Bouteiller

Love NYC

Cédric Bouteiller

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,803

Painting, The Vernissage, Nataliya Bagatskaya

The Vernissage

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 95 x 75 x 2.2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

$2,803

Painting, Composite portrait - The artist and the artist’s wife, Ron Smits

Composite portrait - The artist and the artist’s wife

Ron Smits

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 1 inch

$1,800

Painting, Artisti di strada, Alexander Daniloff

Artisti di strada

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 31.5 x 13 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch

$263

Painting, Le cubain, Zafi

Le cubain

Zafi

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

$16,817

Painting, Célébration à Imilchil, Yousra Hamraoui

Célébration à Imilchil

Yousra Hamraoui

Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Face Off, Brian Nash

Face Off

Brian Nash

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$2,400

Painting, Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs, Alexander Daniloff

Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 35 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$291

Painting, La mariee au petit pont, Raya Sorkine

La mariee au petit pont

Raya Sorkine

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$28,028

Painting, Figure néo-moderniste - Art brut, Luco

Figure néo-moderniste - Art brut

Luco

Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$561

Painting, Quatre et quelques - Art brut, Luco

Quatre et quelques - Art brut

Luco

Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$561

Painting, Dans un ciel d'or, Raya Sorkine

Dans un ciel d'or

Raya Sorkine

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

$25,785

Painting, Portrait du peintre, Raya Sorkine

Portrait du peintre

Raya Sorkine

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,650

Painting, Les saltimbanques à la pêche, Zafi

Les saltimbanques à la pêche

Zafi

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

$7,848

Painting, Golden Metropolis, Mat Elbé

Golden Metropolis

Mat Elbé

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

$561

Painting, Solstice, Tekmass

Solstice

Tekmass

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

$1,906

Painting, Personnages, Sylvain Vigny

Personnages

Sylvain Vigny

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

$2,090

Painting, Will You be There, Tinatin Bakhtadze

Will You be There

Tinatin Bakhtadze

Painting - 235 x 235 x 3 cm Painting - 92.5 x 92.5 x 1.2 inch

$9,529

Painting, Gandhi, Capocci

Gandhi

Capocci

Painting - 85 x 85 x 0.3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,691

Painting, Le message, Katia Villard

Le message

Katia Villard

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

$2,130

Painting, Pourtant, Katia Villard

Pourtant

Katia Villard

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

$2,130

Painting, Claire vision, Daniel Derderian

Claire vision

Daniel Derderian

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

$2,018

Painting, Now you see me, Daniel Derderian

Now you see me

Daniel Derderian

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Painting, Saint Hammer, Daniel Derderian

Saint Hammer

Daniel Derderian

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,794

Painting, Je me suis fait tout petit, Sabine Louriac

Je me suis fait tout petit

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$561

Painting, Buster Brown and Tige, Brian Nash

Buster Brown and Tige

Brian Nash

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$2,450

Painting, Liseuse de dos, Élisabeth Gineste (Sitelle)

Liseuse de dos

Élisabeth Gineste (Sitelle)

Painting - 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,043

Painting, No Heroes in Troubled Times, Su Yu

No Heroes in Troubled Times

Su Yu

Painting - 200 x 360 x 6 cm Painting - 78.7 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch

$25,785

Painting, Street café., Yelena Sidorova

Street café.

Yelena Sidorova

Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$2,000

Painting, The mother, the child and the flies, Alphou Diallo

The mother, the child and the flies

Alphou Diallo

Painting - 104 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 40.9 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Soirée Street art, SmaK-titi

Soirée Street art

SmaK-titi

Painting - 195 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,579

Painting, Les yeux dans les yeux, Zafi

Les yeux dans les yeux

Zafi

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

$6,615

Painting, Mujer histerica, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer histerica

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Mujer sonrienteon rulos, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer sonrienteon rulos

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Mujer sonriente, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer sonriente

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Mujer con dudas, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer con dudas

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Empreinte mythique d'un chef indien, De Caso Michel

Empreinte mythique d'un chef indien

De Caso Michel

Painting - 38 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

$729

Painting, Macba2, Katalin Soós

Macba2

Katalin Soós

Painting - 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,090

Painting, God Father, Nolwenn Samson

God Father

Nolwenn Samson

Painting - 130 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 2 inch

$10,987

Painting, Before the Meeting, Kamsar Ohanyan

Before the Meeting

Kamsar Ohanyan

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

$617

Painting, Turista per caso, Alexander Daniloff

Turista per caso

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 16 x 11 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.3 x 4.3 x 0 inch

$84

Painting, La collectionneuse au fauteuil bleu, Zafi

La collectionneuse au fauteuil bleu

Zafi

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

$8,969

Painting, L'indien libre, le rêve et l'oiseau, De Caso Michel

L'indien libre, le rêve et l'oiseau

De Caso Michel

Painting - 38 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

$729

Painting, Athlétisme 10, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 10

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,570

Painting, Athlétisme 9, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 9

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,570

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.