Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Soulmates, Penyo Ivanov

Soulmates

Penyo Ivanov

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,809

Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev

Tête Z

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$509

Painting, Résonance du désespoir, Ibrahima Sory Diallo

Résonance du désespoir

Ibrahima Sory Diallo

Painting - 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,149

Painting, Olga, Zakhar Shevchuk

Olga

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 140 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,280

Painting, Blessing, Zakhar Shevchuk

Blessing

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,280

Painting, Winter. Portrait of a Woman, Ihar Barkhatkou

Winter. Portrait of a Woman

Ihar Barkhatkou

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,809

Painting, In the mountains, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

In the mountains

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 59.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$1,805

Painting, Le Sacre du Printemps, Liubov Juravliova

Le Sacre du Printemps

Liubov Juravliova

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,923

Painting, Les Yeux Bleus, Liubov Juravliova

Les Yeux Bleus

Liubov Juravliova

Painting - 82 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,470

Painting, Reine de Neige, Liubov Juravliova

Reine de Neige

Liubov Juravliova

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,244

Painting, Couronne, Liubov Juravliova

Couronne

Liubov Juravliova

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

$1,470

Painting, Robe Fleurie, Liubov Juravliova

Robe Fleurie

Liubov Juravliova

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

$2,262

Painting, Femme en Rouge, Liubov Juravliova

Femme en Rouge

Liubov Juravliova

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

$1,470

Painting, Venise, Liubov Juravliova

Venise

Liubov Juravliova

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

$1,470

Painting, Femme Moderne, Liubov Juravliova

Femme Moderne

Liubov Juravliova

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

$1,357

Painting, Le chien jaune, Victorine Follana

Le chien jaune

Victorine Follana

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,108

Painting, Les women N°2, Victorine Follana

Les women N°2

Victorine Follana

Painting - 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,696

Painting, Le manteau rouge, Victorine Follana

Le manteau rouge

Victorine Follana

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,244

Painting, La morena, Victorine Follana

La morena

Victorine Follana

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

$1,108

Painting, Portrait in Geometric Symphony, Zakhar Shevchuk

Portrait in Geometric Symphony

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 114 x 82 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,771

Painting, Country dance, Du Ke

Country dance

Du Ke

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,583

Painting, Soul dancer, Du Ke

Soul dancer

Du Ke

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

$2,036

Painting, Untitled, Du Ke

Untitled

Du Ke

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,036

Painting, Le Graal de Vénus, Lillia Baudo

Le Graal de Vénus

Lillia Baudo

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

$950

Painting, Polly Mellen Forever, Manuel Santelices

Polly Mellen Forever

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$900

Painting, Temptation (Seated woman with one bare breast), Zakhar Shevchuk

Temptation (Seated woman with one bare breast)

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 115 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,393

Painting, Shannon in Profile, Maxwell Stevens

Shannon in Profile

Maxwell Stevens

Painting - 14 x 21.2 x 1.5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 8.3 x 0.6 inch

$2,036

Painting, Extrasensory perceptions, Salvatore Travascio

Extrasensory perceptions

Salvatore Travascio

Painting - 116 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,583

Painting, Double, Salvatore Travascio

Double

Salvatore Travascio

Painting - 100 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Untitled, Salvatore Travascio

Untitled

Salvatore Travascio

Painting - 100 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Untitled, Salvatore Travascio

Untitled

Salvatore Travascio

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$905

Painting, Liseuse de dos, Élisabeth Gineste (Sitelle)

Liseuse de dos

Élisabeth Gineste (Sitelle)

Painting - 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,052

Painting, Serenade, Levalet

Serenade

Levalet

Painting - 93 x 56 x 10 cm Painting - 36.6 x 22 x 3.9 inch

$3,619

Painting, God of Thunderclouds Tormi, Shin Seung-Hun

God of Thunderclouds Tormi

Shin Seung-Hun

Painting - 78 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,149

Painting, Les buveurs, Jérôme Mesnager

Les buveurs

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 89 x 130 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 inch

$3,393

Painting, Mother and child, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mother and child

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 105 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,431

Painting, Turquoise glance, Ljubow Jung

Turquoise glance

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,030

Painting, Pink glance, Ljubow Jung

Pink glance

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,030

Painting, Green glance, Ljubow Jung

Green glance

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,030

Painting, Woman. Be together. 3, Ljubow Jung

Woman. Be together. 3

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 60 x 42 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Three sisters. Faith, Ljubow Jung

Three sisters. Faith

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,144

Painting, Three sisters. Hope, Ljubow Jung

Three sisters. Hope

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Stars. Diptych, Ljubow Jung

Stars. Diptych

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 50 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, The girl in the window, Ljubow Jung

The girl in the window

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Day and night, Ljubow Jung

Day and night

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Woman and flower. Adonis, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Adonis

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Primrose, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Primrose

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Anemone, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Anemone

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Gazania, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Gazania

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Primrose, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Primrose

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Anemone, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Anemone

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Woman and flower. Gazania, Ljubow Jung

Woman and flower. Gazania

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, Gold. Orchid. Synadena, Ljubow Jung

Gold. Orchid. Synadena

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Gold. Orchid. Doritis, Ljubow Jung

Gold. Orchid. Doritis

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Three sisters. Faith, Hope, Love. Birds, Ljubow Jung

Three sisters. Faith, Hope, Love. Birds

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, With Faith, Hope and Love for Ukraine, Ljubow Jung

With Faith, Hope and Love for Ukraine

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Red bird. Flower of hope, Ljubow Jung

Red bird. Flower of hope

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, In secret. Bird. 3, Ljubow Jung

In secret. Bird. 3

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,373

Painting, In secret. Bird. 2, Ljubow Jung

In secret. Bird. 2

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,144

Painting, In secret. Bird. 1, Ljubow Jung

In secret. Bird. 1

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,144

Painting, Fractal. 1, Ljubow Jung

Fractal. 1

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,144

Painting, In search of a life path. Fish, Ljubow Jung

In search of a life path. Fish

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,144

Painting, Duck flight, Ljubow Jung

Duck flight

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$915

Painting, Land breeze, Ljubow Jung

Land breeze

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,602

Painting, Land wind, Ljubow Jung

Land wind

Ljubow Jung

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

$1,602

Painting, Sophia, Ljubow Jung

Sophia

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,602

Painting, Alexa, Ljubow Jung

Alexa

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,602

Painting, Elizabeth, Ljubow Jung

Elizabeth

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,602

Painting, Julia, Ljubow Jung

Julia

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,602

Painting, On the shore of summer. Triptych., Ljubow Jung

On the shore of summer. Triptych.

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 50 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$2,059

Painting, Lucy, Zakhar Shevchuk

Lucy

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 59 x 78 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,431

Painting, Anatoly, Zakhar Shevchuk

Anatoly

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 79 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 31.1 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,488

Painting, Tanya, Zakhar Shevchuk

Tanya

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,431

Painting, Alyonka, Zakhar Shevchuk

Alyonka

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

$2,431

Painting, Some Time..., Zakhar Shevchuk

Some Time...

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

$2,431

Painting, Kate, Tristan MM

Kate

Tristan MM

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

$1,809

Painting, Athlétisme 10, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 10

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Athlétisme 9, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 9

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Athlétisme 8, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 8

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Athlétisme 7, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 7

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Athlétisme 6, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 6

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Athlétisme 3, Arno Lanzi

Athlétisme 3

Arno Lanzi

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

$1,583

Painting, Topographie Humaine II, Olivier Furter

Topographie Humaine II

Olivier Furter

Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,036

Painting, Gertrüde, Olivier Furter

Gertrüde

Olivier Furter

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

$2,036

Painting, Eyes with, Franck Lobbé

Eyes with

Franck Lobbé

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

$565

Painting, The Little World Of The Little Prince, Kirill Postovit

The Little World Of The Little Prince

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 160 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$6,785

Painting, Man in striped shorts, Koh Gi

Man in striped shorts

Koh Gi

Painting - 193.9 x 130.3 x 193.9 cm Painting - 76.3 x 51.3 x 76.3 inch

$2,934

Painting, Gwyneth Paltrow at home in Montecito, Manuel Santelices

Gwyneth Paltrow at home in Montecito

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,100

Painting, Enfant roi - Cosi Fan Tutte, Christiane Guerry

Enfant roi - Cosi Fan Tutte

Christiane Guerry

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,262

Painting, Diva au violon, Christiane Guerry

Diva au violon

Christiane Guerry

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,262

Painting, Cosi Fan Tutte, Christiane Guerry

Cosi Fan Tutte

Christiane Guerry

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

$2,262

Painting, A man and an anxious cat, Yunha Choi

A man and an anxious cat

Yunha Choi

Painting - 30 x 21 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 inch

$339

Painting, The Queen orange, O Gringo

The Queen orange

O Gringo

Painting - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch

$1,357

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.