Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Kuluso (Ant-Lion Larvae), Adegbenro Adeola

Kuluso (Ant-Lion Larvae)

Adegbenro Adeola

Painting - 147.3 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 58 x 46 x 1 inch

$5,000

Painting, Odoziaku, Paschal Ugwu

Odoziaku

Paschal Ugwu

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,300

Painting, Ombrellino (Umbrella), Massimo Campigli

Ombrellino (Umbrella)

Massimo Campigli

Painting - 115 x 125 x 0.6 cm Painting - 45.3 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch

$87,240

Painting, Muslim, Lucie Navier

Muslim

Lucie Navier

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$391

Painting, Sophia Loren, Sid Maurer

Sophia Loren

Sid Maurer

Painting - 43.2 x 33.7 cm Painting - 17 x 13.25 inch

$3,000

Painting, Portrait de femme, Lien Dezo

Portrait de femme

Lien Dezo

Painting - 76 x 56 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

$671

Painting, Old dog, Shai Dahan

Old dog

Shai Dahan

Painting - 78 x 97 cm Painting - 30.7 x 38.2 inch

$1,957

Painting, Untitled (Royal Officer 2), Prince Obasi

Untitled (Royal Officer 2)

Prince Obasi

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$4,500

Painting, Violin Fantasy, John Barney

Violin Fantasy

John Barney

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch

$745

Painting, Call me baby N2, Mikko

Call me baby N2

Mikko

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,013

Painting, Grey belief, Patrizia Casagranda

Grey belief

Patrizia Casagranda

Painting - 144.8 x 100.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57 x 39.5 x 1 inch

$10,000

Painting, Untitled XII, Gabriel Augusto

Untitled XII

Gabriel Augusto

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

$559

Painting, Dekobra, Claude Voutat

Dekobra

Claude Voutat

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch

$4,924

Painting, Miss Kenya, Rusty XX

Miss Kenya

Rusty XX

Painting - 120 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,454

Painting, Asia Chanel, Sophie Raskopf

Asia Chanel

Sophie Raskopf

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,691

Painting, A scent of evening for You, Joanna Sierko-Filipowska

A scent of evening for You

Joanna Sierko-Filipowska

Painting - 87 x 127 x 5 cm Painting - 34.3 x 50 x 2 inch

$27,962

Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia

Untitled

Santiago Torriglia

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,188

Painting, Photo de profil 5, Mimi The Clown

Photo de profil 5

Mimi The Clown

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$336

Painting, Nostalgia Beauty II, Uzoma Anyanwu

Nostalgia Beauty II

Uzoma Anyanwu

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$861

Painting, Voleur de cœur, Max Rovira

Voleur de cœur

Max Rovira

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$3,132

Painting, Madonna, Ora

Madonna

Ora

Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,244

Painting, Dalí, Tim K.

Dalí

Tim K.

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,275

Painting, American Rhapsody, Jeanne Saint-Chéron

American Rhapsody

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,915

Painting, Peter the Great, Konstantin Bokov

Peter the Great

Konstantin Bokov

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$3,500

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Mefort

Sans titre

Jean-Michel Mefort

Painting - 50 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 2 inch

$1,678

Painting, Roots, Henrik Sjöström

Roots

Henrik Sjöström

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$835

Painting, Cheezy-E / Hip Hop, Spazz

Cheezy-E / Hip Hop

Spazz

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

$670

Painting, Untitled m1131, David Padworny

Untitled m1131

David Padworny

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch

$590

Painting, Nostalgie, Artush Voskanyan

Nostalgie

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,200

Painting, Big, Nicolas Blind

Big

Nicolas Blind

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,342

Painting, Urban pop, Lilly

Urban pop

Lilly

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$895

Painting, David, Patrick Zévaco

David

Patrick Zévaco

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

$4,250

Painting, We Don't Know How Water Is Blue #1, Tran Trong Vu

We Don't Know How Water Is Blue #1

Tran Trong Vu

Painting - 254 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 100 x 40 x 1 inch

$2,300

Painting, Collection Musée Arts Décoratifs Paris,  1964 L'idole The idol, Esther Hess

Collection Musée Arts Décoratifs Paris, 1964 L'idole The idol

Esther Hess

Painting - 56 x 46 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch

$4,194

Painting, The Caller, Will Barnet

The Caller

Will Barnet

Painting - 232.4 x 80 x 5.1 cm Painting - 91.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$200,000

Painting, La voyante, Paul Richard Mason

La voyante

Paul Richard Mason

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

$7,270

Painting, #58 Wall Street Station, Chris Carolina

#58 Wall Street Station

Chris Carolina

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,796

Painting, Game, Sergey Jelezky

Game

Sergey Jelezky

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$884

Painting, Wait, Jukka Kettunen

Wait

Jukka Kettunen

Painting - 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$5,289

Painting, Sol Naciente, Piluca Lara

Sol Naciente

Piluca Lara

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,957

Painting, Woman Portraite, Artavazd Talalyan

Woman Portraite

Artavazd Talalyan

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

$3,344

Painting, The king decides to be a normal person, Xiao Duzi

The king decides to be a normal person

Xiao Duzi

Painting - 51.5 x 62 x 0.02 cm Painting - 20.3 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$2,237

Painting, Mr. President, Hindley Wist

Mr. President

Hindley Wist

Painting - 150 x 100 x 12 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch

$4,103

Painting, Excelsior, Luis Martins dit L7Matrix

Excelsior

Luis Martins dit L7Matrix

Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$5,033

Painting, La petite nostalgique., Jean-Pierre Blanpain

La petite nostalgique.

Jean-Pierre Blanpain

Painting - 18 x 14 x 2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$783

Painting, Picasso, David Lurkin

Picasso

David Lurkin

Painting - 80 x 63 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$872

Painting, Inna, Alea Pinar Du Pre

Inna

Alea Pinar Du Pre

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$12,303

Painting, Composition 4, Zhanna Kucherenko

Composition 4

Zhanna Kucherenko

Painting - 59.5 x 44.5 cm Painting - 23.4 x 17.5 inch

$559

Painting, Le serpent qui danse (diptyque), Marie Anglade

Le serpent qui danse (diptyque)

Marie Anglade

Painting - 100 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,237

Painting, Narcisee, Agnes Monnet

Narcisee

Agnes Monnet

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,342

Painting, My Wonder Woman, Virginie Rafaël

My Wonder Woman

Virginie Rafaël

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,069

Painting, The most holy trinosophia, IAN SCHRANZ

The most holy trinosophia

IAN SCHRANZ

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

$2,237

Painting, Arrogance, Krista Campagnaro

Arrogance

Krista Campagnaro

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

$2,125

Painting, Drawing #1, Martin Johansson

Drawing #1

Martin Johansson

Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,566

Painting, Plages du Brésil - Paysage marin abstrait et sculpture homme, Rosana Faustino

Plages du Brésil - Paysage marin abstrait et sculpture homme

Rosana Faustino

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$324

Painting, Sunflower, Mahü

Sunflower

Mahü

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,734

Painting, After 1, Carina Söderström

After 1

Carina Söderström

Painting - 54 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,845

Painting, Victoria, Samy Halim

Victoria

Samy Halim

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch

$4,200

Painting, Men in blue, Jone

Men in blue

Jone

Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,174

Painting, Insouciant, Luana Sallustio

Insouciant

Luana Sallustio

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

$2,237

Painting, Cata Lisa, Eva Goubin

Cata Lisa

Eva Goubin

Painting - 20.32 x 20.32 x 3 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.2 inch

$895

Painting, Home at last, Rosie Wick

Home at last

Rosie Wick

Painting - 91.44 x 60.96 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$1,845

Painting, Lighted circle, David de Limón

Lighted circle

David de Limón

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$1,107

Painting, Enigmatique, Séverine Solcourt

Enigmatique

Séverine Solcourt

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

$5,369

Painting, Portrait on a Traditionnal carpet XXL, Jacqueline Klein Breteler

Portrait on a Traditionnal carpet XXL

Jacqueline Klein Breteler

Painting - 170 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,778

Painting, Untitled III, Lidia Masllorens

Untitled III

Lidia Masllorens

Painting - 160 x 186 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 73.2 x 2 inch

$16,553

Painting, Rose, Madi

Rose

Madi

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,566

Painting, Woman with red nails, JM Collell

Woman with red nails

JM Collell

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$7,264

Painting, Judy Garland, Efi Mashiah

Judy Garland

Efi Mashiah

Painting - 162.6 x 132.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 64 x 52 x 3 inch

$6,500

Painting, Noblewoman (The Red Glove), Eliano Fantuzzi

Noblewoman (The Red Glove)

Eliano Fantuzzi

Painting - 44 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$3,915

Painting, Personnage, Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein

Personnage

Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein

Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$4,474

Painting, Through, Toma Stenko

Through

Toma Stenko

Painting - 149.9 x 149.9 cm Painting - 59 x 59 inch

$8,500

Painting, Leandre, Benoit André

Leandre

Benoit André

Painting - 115 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,667

Painting, Devotion, Charlotte Kerswill

Devotion

Charlotte Kerswill

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,007

Painting, The Rabbit, Hsuehyao Lu

The Rabbit

Hsuehyao Lu

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,118

Painting, Marilyn Monroe, Daniele Dondè

Marilyn Monroe

Daniele Dondè

Painting - 98 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,915

Painting, Gift, Xiao Yazhu

Gift

Xiao Yazhu

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

$1,510

Painting, Le sens de la vie, Paul Flickinger

Le sens de la vie

Paul Flickinger

Painting - 62 x 51 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,510

Painting, About Girls, Matteo Fieno

About Girls

Matteo Fieno

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

$1,063

Painting, Sleepy, La Ba Quan

Sleepy

La Ba Quan

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Where we going, Jeongho Lee

Where we going

Jeongho Lee

Painting - 35.4 x 25 x 0.05 cm Painting - 13.9 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$196

Painting, Baker's Wife, Haibat Balaa Bawab

Baker's Wife

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Painting - 60 x 40 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$3,000

Painting, Old woman living near sea, Vu Nhu Hai

Old woman living near sea

Vu Nhu Hai

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 5.1 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 2 inch

$5,500

Painting, Untitled, Andrew Tosh

Untitled

Andrew Tosh

Painting - 48 x 33 cm Painting - 18.9 x 13 inch

$447

Painting, Frammenti, Riccardo Buonafede

Frammenti

Riccardo Buonafede

Painting - 50 x 35 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$470

Painting, Kintsugo - Xi, Kina Lee

Kintsugo - Xi

Kina Lee

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,125

Painting, Incognito Jazz, Antonio "Anton" Ribeiro

Incognito Jazz

Antonio "Anton" Ribeiro

Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$727

Painting, Lady Bloody Mary, Marian Smith

Lady Bloody Mary

Marian Smith

Painting - 96.5 x 76.2 x 3 cm Painting - 38 x 30 x 1.2 inch

$2,237

Painting, True Self III, Elijah Emmanuel Wilson

True Self III

Elijah Emmanuel Wilson

Painting - 30 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,845

Painting, Cher Vincent, Brigitte Parmentier

Cher Vincent

Brigitte Parmentier

Painting - 47 x 37 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$1,901

Painting, La codicia, Angel Abregu

La codicia

Angel Abregu

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

$1,622

Painting, Luna, Claudia Kaka

Luna

Claudia Kaka

Painting - 60 x 40 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$1,622

Painting, Fleur intime, Dramane Toloba

Fleur intime

Dramane Toloba

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$4,474

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.