Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Geisha au sabre, Julien Soone

Geisha au sabre

Julien Soone

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm

$169

Painting, Geisha soone, Julien Soone

Geisha soone

Julien Soone

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm

$169

Painting, Latitude e longitude das Antipatias, Rui Gomes

Latitude e longitude das Antipatias

Rui Gomes

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, David Bowie - série Cadres Louis Vuitton, Nathalie Zelman

David Bowie - série Cadres Louis Vuitton

Nathalie Zelman

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, John Lennon - série Cadres Louis Vuitton, Nathalie Zelman

John Lennon - série Cadres Louis Vuitton

Nathalie Zelman

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, Blu samouraï, Julien Soone

Blu samouraï

Julien Soone

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, Monday morning, Ole Hedeager

Monday morning

Ole Hedeager

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm

$3,275

Painting, A17 - Semblance, Jean-Marie Dart

A17 - Semblance

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 81 x 64 x 5 cm

$4,969

Painting, Conversation of Two Muses, Lilit Soghomonyan

Conversation of Two Muses

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, The arms of the little Cupid, Lilit Soghomonyan

The arms of the little Cupid

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,807 $1,590

Painting, Bla-bla-bla, Mikhail Baranovskiy

Bla-bla-bla

Mikhail Baranovskiy

Painting - 72 x 56 x 2.5 cm

$2,259

Painting, Berehynia: Rebirth on the Meadow, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Berehynia: Rebirth on the Meadow

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 30 x 60 x 1.8 cm

$395

Painting, Autoportrait au pinceau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait au pinceau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,361

Painting, Autoportrait face au rideau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait face au rideau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,361

Painting, Autorretrato manca, Carmen Selma

Autorretrato manca

Carmen Selma

Painting - 100 x 65 x 0.1 cm

$2,798

Painting, I Brought You the Blessing of Love, Delyafruz Bagirova

I Brought You the Blessing of Love

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,372

Painting, Diva, Guy Olivier

Diva

Guy Olivier

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm

$7,623

Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia

Untitled

Santiago Torriglia

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,936

Painting, Queen, Artavazd Talalyan

Queen

Artavazd Talalyan

Painting - 90 x 42 x 2 cm

$3,275

Painting, March, Dima Filatov

March

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm

$666

Painting, Bondieuserie # 5, Pascal Marlin

Bondieuserie # 5

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$791 $672

Painting, Illustration 2, Angelika Zorigt

Illustration 2

Angelika Zorigt

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm

$339

Painting, Afrodite, Davide Ricchetti

Afrodite

Davide Ricchetti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,993

Painting, Venere, Davide Ricchetti

Venere

Davide Ricchetti

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,993

Painting, Figura su ezechiele, Davide Ricchetti

Figura su ezechiele

Davide Ricchetti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$4,743

Painting, Sororité 2, Melle A

Sororité 2

Melle A

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Sororité 3, Melle A

Sororité 3

Melle A

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Sororité 1, Melle A

Sororité 1

Melle A

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,484

Painting, The Musicians, Anatoly Metlan

The Musicians

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$6,800

Painting, Chronos et la lame du destin, Timothy Archer

Chronos et la lame du destin

Timothy Archer

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$6,663

Painting, La dernière colonne, Timothy Archer

La dernière colonne

Timothy Archer

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$6,663

Painting, Jeune Poséidon à la murène amoureuse, Timothy Archer

Jeune Poséidon à la murène amoureuse

Timothy Archer

Painting - 125 x 100 x 5 cm

$6,663

Painting, Les adieux d'Hécate, Timothy Archer

Les adieux d'Hécate

Timothy Archer

Painting - 100 x 100 cm

$6,663

Painting, Joyful, Gillian Brin

Joyful

Gillian Brin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Elsa - Frozen, Dillon Boy

Elsa - Frozen

Dillon Boy

Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 0.1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Niagara, Patricia Gadisseur

Niagara

Patricia Gadisseur

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, La sportive, Sylvie Eudes

La sportive

Sylvie Eudes

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm

$903

Painting, Femme corail, Gris De Garance

Femme corail

Gris De Garance

Painting - 30 x 15 x 1 cm

$147

Painting, Sleeping, Tanya Grinevich

Sleeping

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,225

Painting, Los Arlequines, Nader Barhumi

Los Arlequines

Nader Barhumi

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm

$5,138

Painting, Autoportrait face au rideau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait face au rideau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$8,251

Painting, Goddness, Bella Bibiluri

Goddness

Bella Bibiluri

Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm

$2,541

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Mefort

Sans titre

Jean-Michel Mefort

Painting - 50 x 73 x 5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Beach scene, Reagan Kruse

Beach scene

Reagan Kruse

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 3 cm

$1,536

Painting, Yellow jacket, Reagan Kruse

Yellow jacket

Reagan Kruse

Painting - 50.8 x 40.68 x 3 cm

$1,536

Painting, Stay Bold, Stay Gold, Joshua Salami

Stay Bold, Stay Gold

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Téva H, Tom Geleb

Téva H

Tom Geleb

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$3,049

Painting, Téva F, Tom Geleb

Téva F

Tom Geleb

Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, La tropicana, Esther Barend

La tropicana

Esther Barend

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm

$7,792

Painting, A deep sense of yearning, Esther Barend

A deep sense of yearning

Esther Barend

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm

$11,858

Painting, Keep your head up, Esther Barend

Keep your head up

Esther Barend

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

$19,198

Painting, Mother Earth, Ana Maria Kis

Mother Earth

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 1.27 cm

$734

Painting, In my thoughts, GerDa

In my thoughts

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Waiting, GerDa

Waiting

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Girl with the yellow towel on the beach, GerDa

Girl with the yellow towel on the beach

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Pasquale, Luigi Iona

Pasquale

Luigi Iona

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm

$248

Painting, O ditador, Sara Miguel

O ditador

Sara Miguel

Painting - 60 x 61 x 3 cm

$1,637

Painting, Jogo de xadrez, Sara Miguel

Jogo de xadrez

Sara Miguel

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,637

Painting, Are you serious ?, Céline Achour

Are you serious ?

Céline Achour

Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,462

Painting, Henry and Karen, Sarah Boisvert

Henry and Karen

Sarah Boisvert

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm

$2,400

Painting, Voyages voyages, Albena Vatcheva

Voyages voyages

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Cry macho, Dekern

Cry macho

Dekern

Painting - 113 x 73 x 3 cm

$3,557

Painting, Young flor, Dekern

Young flor

Dekern

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,727

Painting, Gatus, Piluca Lara

Gatus

Piluca Lara

Painting - 125 x 110 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, Ralita, Piluca Lara

Ralita

Piluca Lara

Painting - 120 x 110 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, Miss Visiones, Piluca Lara

Miss Visiones

Piluca Lara

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm

$1,976

Painting, Coco Chanel, Spaco

Coco Chanel

Spaco

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$136

Painting, Charme, Léa Vandeveld

Charme

Léa Vandeveld

Painting - 20 x 14 x 0.1 cm

$226

Painting, Resilient Spirit, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Resilient Spirit

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$3,800 $3,420

Painting, Purple shock, Mathias Szabo

Purple shock

Mathias Szabo

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3.5 cm

$902

Painting, Drifting, falling apart, Mathias Szabo

Drifting, falling apart

Mathias Szabo

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm

$902

Painting, Au pays du soleil levant, Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Au pays du soleil levant

Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Et que chacun se laisse emporter, Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Et que chacun se laisse emporter

Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$3,614

Painting, Spread love, Sunra

Spread love

Sunra

Painting - 97 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$4,743

Painting, Ibisco viola, Lorena Fonsato

Ibisco viola

Lorena Fonsato

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm

$192

Painting, Penny Lane, Lorena Fonsato

Penny Lane

Lorena Fonsato

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$124

Painting, Just a Nice Day II, Jordan Pankov

Just a Nice Day II

Jordan Pankov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$3,953

Painting, Just a Nice Day I, Jordan Pankov

Just a Nice Day I

Jordan Pankov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$3,953

Painting, Brindis a la monumental, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Brindis a la monumental

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm

$6,550

Painting, Realidades, Valepintaart

Realidades

Valepintaart

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, Nos conocemos, Valepintaart

Nos conocemos

Valepintaart

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, Keep Breathing, Valepintaart

Keep Breathing

Valepintaart

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, La sénégalaise, Laurence Gasior

La sénégalaise

Laurence Gasior

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$745

Painting, De Teatro, Patricia Bauzá

De Teatro

Patricia Bauzá

Painting - 35 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,016

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.