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Femme à la blouse rose
Pierre Jaques
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$3,280
Childhood Dreams
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,820
Childhood Illusions
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,809
the girl in the graffiti wall
Stoz
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$449 $405
Sirène au piano
Delphine Portier
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,472
Contrebasdiste Tentaculaire
Delphine Portier
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Stylish woman with red lips
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$750
Small Chaplin Yellow
Nathan Elkanovich
Painting - 40 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
$1,200
Le Soutien, peinture de Christophe Hohler
Christophe Hohler
Painting - 151 x 131 x 6 cm Painting - 59.4 x 51.6 x 2.4 inch
$9,664
Rebellious angel never be silent
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$11,799
Danse sous les nuages
Pitu
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1 inch
Price upon request
Queen Elisabeth with golden Basquiat crown
UTN
Painting - 45 x 32 cm Painting - 17.7 x 12.6 inch
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Salvatore Mundi en col en V
Julien Cuny
Painting - 175 x 127 x 4 cm Painting - 68.9 x 50 x 1.6 inch
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I wish you were in my place
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 34.3 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13.5 x 19.5 x 1 inch
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Incarnated Betty Boop and Her Beloved Radiant Alter Ego
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
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Variation sur Audrey
Albane de Saint Remy
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Portrait huile sur toile
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
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Old Man with flowers
Virut Panchabuse
Painting - 200 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
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Jeune femme avec plumes dans ses cheveux
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 29.5 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.6 x 7 x 0.1 inch
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Jeune femme au collier de perles rouge
Percival Pernet
Painting - 83 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 32.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
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Three Glasses of Wine
Charles Nkomo
Painting - 55.9 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 22 x 34 x 2 inch
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It's man's world II
Aleksandar Simov
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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La rencontre d'Eros et de Thanatos
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
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Under your Spell
Raphaël Laventure
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Family Wax n°26
Stéphanie Calemard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Série Femmes en couleurs - 08
Raf Urban
Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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Fondu dans dans le ciel mimosa
Rebecca de Cachard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 110 x 77 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 inch
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Le consciencieux César - Portrait en dripping
Laurent Godard
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
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Sur les épaules III
François-Xavier de Boissoudy
Painting - 63 x 87 x 2 cm Painting - 24.8 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch
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Diamant Noir
Sinden Collier
Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,798
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,663
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,797 $1,618
Enchanting Elegance
Samson Adetunji
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
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.
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.