Classic Portrait Artists
To paint the people in your life is to immortalize them. One can argue that by creating it such a tangible depiction of those you love most, they become intangible - transitioning through generations as a nod to the past but celebrated and kept by those in the present. In this vein, the classic portrait will exist as long as the need to document and remember those around us does. From the timeless gaze of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (1503) to the Rembrandt van Rijn's Portrait of an Oriental Nobleman (1632) the preservation of the subject through portraiture will continue to be depicted. The likes of Blanche Pierron and Edouard Morerod can be found within Artsper's collections and they depict how classic portraiture remained a popular subject during the birth of modernism. The question then arises, who is depicted? Historically those who can afford it but then as seen from the 19th century and right up to the likes of Albert Chavaz, it becomes those who happen to encounter the artist in everyday life. With such a huge and non-exhaustive pool to choose from, those who are often depicted in the style of classic portraiture are also subjects of popular culture. As you meander through a sea of figures all equally deserving of immortalization, today you will also come across Sylvie Vanlerberghe and her depiction of well-known figures.
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Portrait de jeune fille
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 27 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
€611
Composition abstraite
Mady Epstein
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,221
A Peaceful Place
Dimitri Godycki Cwirko
Painting - 50 x 83 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 32.7 x 1 inch
€3,500
Portrait de dame
Albert Chavaz
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch
€777
The Theatre Stage
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€14,500
Lavandière bretonne
Marguerita Pillini
Painting - 40 x 24.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,710
Portrait de jeune femme
Charles Alexandre Mairet
Painting - 28 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
€1,155
Jeune fille espagnole au foulard
Edouard Morerod
Painting - 47.5 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.7 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
€2,332
Portrait d'enfant portant une carafe
Janebé Weber
Painting - 65.5 x 50.5 x 3 cm Painting - 25.8 x 19.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,332
Vieille femme au panier de pommes
Alberto Cecconi
Painting - 70.5 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,099
Jeune femme en costume oriental et bouquet de fleurs
Blanche Pierron
Painting - 85 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,110
Portrait de femme au foulard vert
Georges Dessouslavy
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€1,110
Portrait de femme amérindienne
Edouard Morerod
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€2,032
Woman
Dimitri Godycki Cwirko
Fine Art Drawings - 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch
€990
Witness Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700 €1,530
The City and Its Shadow
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
The City and Its Shadow
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
The City and Its Shadow
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
Portrait with Bird #2
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
#11 from Witness of 2020 Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
#9 from Witness of 2020 Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
#8 from Witness of 2020 Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
#4 From Witness of 2020 Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
#3 From Witness of 2020 Series
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
Portrait du poète russe Ivanov
Mady Epstein
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,221
Vue sur Genève, le Jura et le lac depuis Cologny
Mady Epstein
Painting - 28 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch
€999
In the stillness of dawn
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 65 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
€680
By the river of memories
Plamen Ovcharov
Painting - 75 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€650
Illusion of Freedom #4
Guy Ghazanchyan
Painting - 140 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€4,000
