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Colin Maillard
Francis Bellanger
Fine Art Drawings - 62 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,700
Venir la voir, voir l’avenir, la voir venir
Petites Luxures
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€900
Le bain
Olena Siniuhina
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
€80
Studies for an academic drawing of the silent majority 1
Wang Kai Chen
Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,800
The Dream
Michael Bastow
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€5,300
Sitting Woman
Jacques Le Breton
Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 15.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.3 x 6 x 0 inch
€300
Pose 2
Nadine Defer
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€390
The Dancer
Maurice Van Moppes
Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 7.3 x 0.2 inch
€300
Reclined figure
Georges Pierre
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.5 x 0 inch
€200
Anna patiently
Stàn Bert Singer
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
€5,400
Sanguine ref 1
Jean Laniau
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€240
Bedtimes
Oeno
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 144 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 56.7 x 1 inch
€6,500
Two
Anna Lageda
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch
€400 €360
Liberation
Tatjana Rusakova
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0 inch
€300
Woman
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€800
We Owe Our Mind #1
Eko Nugroho
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
Anima Angeli
Sabine Danzé
Fine Art Drawings - 95 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 37.4 x 31.5 inch
Price upon request
Hercule au repos
Eugène Delacroix
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 25 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€600
Divertissement #3
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€600
(6) - Dessin original
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€1,439
Red Ballerina
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€500
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 55 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
Dessin
Philippe Hiquily
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€9,500
The Yellow Jacket
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€528
C.Z Guest Time cover
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€624
Medieval Concert
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€580
(D14) dessin aquarelle
Valérie Hadida
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,400
Magnolia’s Coffee Together
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€170
Dancing With Van Gogh
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€500
Silent Dancers
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€500
Moon Dancer
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch
€500
Sun Dancer
Lali Kakubava
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch
€500
Retrato -serie cuerpos y almas-
José Fernández Morán
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€375
Portrait
François Chapuis
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€600
The Woman
František Kupka
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€15,000
Human preservation (5)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€1,800
Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,151
The Split
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 49 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
€3,126
Intello a la Plage
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€700
Le Petit Débutant
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€700
Manœuvre
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€700
Hannya
L'encredufauve
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 22.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.9 x 0.2 inch
€350
Solo el Alma es Verdadera
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€5,200
La Fuerza
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 27 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€6,500
Baja la Mascara
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€6,500
Le regard rose
Jéko
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€600
Maison 1
Lisbeth Delisle
Fine Art Drawings - 65.5 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.8 x 15.7 inch
€1,800
Impossible behaviour - 4
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,600
Étude de la sculpture "Madame"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€5,500
Étude de la sculpture "Monsieur"
Aude Herlédan
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€5,500
Seated Girl
Suzie Bernardeau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
€400
Le scénario est imprévisible
Gérald Panighi
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 19.7 inch
€1,300
The portrait (after giles deacon) forbidden collage (4)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 110.2 x 80.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€4,080
N333
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
€360
N555
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 29.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€360
Self-Portrait 24.83
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€260
Self-Portrait 24.82
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€260
Self-Portrait 24.81
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€260
Self-Portrait 24.80
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
€260
Country Man
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11 x 0 inch
€370
N777
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
€480
N111
Maria Vanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch
€350
By The Candlelight of 1001 Nights
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.7 x 0 inch
€250 €188
The veil (after martin margiela) forbidden collage (5)
Julien Delagrange
Fine Art Drawings - 60.9 x 50.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19.8 x 0 inch
€2,400
Sun-Atsuko
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
€5,200
Mazed Beauty
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Tranquility
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Illumination
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,874
Kid
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€12,900
Woman
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€9,800
Compassion
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Ti Punch
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
La Veuve
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Suavité
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Emotif
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Actrice d'Almodóvar
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Résignation
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Indécision
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
La Vieille Peau
Théo Van Leeuwen
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€400
Back to Amy
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€5,600
La Paix
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€12,900
Encre II
Maylis Bourdet
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 44 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch
€560
Dessin 2/10
Anouk Tisserand
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
€60
Debbie
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,200
Cover Girl
Monika Nowak
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,200
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Portrait Drawing for Sale
Portraiture has existed for many centuries. The Greeks produced portraits for funeral and religious rituals; they aimed to “bring back to life those who have passed away." In the Roman era, portraits were often reserved for the ruling figures of society; for example, a warrior would have his portrait painted to illustrate his bravery during a battle. In Europe, it is only during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that Italian and Flemish painters started to practice the art of portraiture.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, painters created works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Painters sketched out preliminary freehand drawings, which were often then approved by the patron, before beginning to work on their oil paint or, later, watercolor. Facial features were sometimes improved to the detriment of realism, although some painters were known for their ability to reproduce their models' expressions. Some artists worked in great detail while others focussed more heavily on trying to capture the real personality of their model.
For much of its history, portrait not only told a story but it also conveyed a message of power, promoting a well-controlled image to the wider population and establishing the sitter's authority through its circulation. For example, Florentine elites would use paintings and drawings as a mean of controlling their image and establishing their authority. Portraits were a way for someone to live on long after their death. Today we find the faces of aristocracies and the European bourgeoisie in many museums, immortalized by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt.
The results obtained through drawing depended largely on the tools and materials used. Red chalk was very popular (especially at the beginning of the 16th century) to represent the facial features and the warmth of the skin, while charcoal produced harder lines and pastel created a softer, colorful touch. Artists adapted their technique depending on the subject and the emotion they wanted to convey. The commercialisation of pencils in the nineteenth century made it a popular medium for artists and amateurs alike. Pencil art became more popular and the tool was often used for sketching portraits.
One thing is certain; capturing facial expressions is a demanding art form and the art of portraiture requires a lot of practice. Drawing a face down to its finest details may take hours to obtain the desired result: a protruding jaw, the shape of a skull, thick brows, smiling eyes, dilated pupils… Even more difficult, are children's portraits? It can be difficult to get them to stay still for long. The artist has to be skilled enough to immortalise these men, women and children full of life.
Gradually, sketched portraits became less and less realistic but increasingly daring and experimental in terms of colour. On Artsper, discover drawings by Jean Cocteau, Julien Calot, Alice de Miramon, Philippe Pasqua, Sabine Danzé, Bahareh Navabi and Stéphanie Stindel.
To draw a realistic portrait, start with a good reference photo, pay attention to proportions, use shading to create depth, and focus on capturing the subject's unique features. Practice regularly and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
When choosing materials for portrait drawing, consider the surface texture, color, and weight of the paper, as well as the type and quality of the pencils or charcoal. Opt for high-quality materials that allow for precision and detail, and experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your style and technique.
When drawing a portrait, it's important to avoid common mistakes such as not paying attention to proportions, neglecting to capture the subject's unique features, and using too much or too little shading. Additionally, it's important to take breaks and step back to assess the overall composition.