Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Crazy Horse, Vincent Pompetti

Crazy Horse

Vincent Pompetti

Painting - 27 x 43 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.9 inch

€550

Painting, Lincoln, Vincent Pompetti

Lincoln

Vincent Pompetti

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

€600

Painting, Absence, Jean-Marie Cherruault

Absence

Jean-Marie Cherruault

Painting - 41 x 51 x 1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Louise, Martin-Fréville

Louise

Martin-Fréville

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€790

Painting, Faces and Colours (Woman Identity), Woko Aguru

Faces and Colours (Woman Identity)

Woko Aguru

Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Madiba, Godspower Odogwu

Madiba

Godspower Odogwu

Painting - 64 x 74 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 29.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Portrait d'homme à la moustache, Georges Darel

Portrait d'homme à la moustache

Georges Darel

Painting - 41.5 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

€854

Painting, Elegance of the Wild, Jennifer Makhatadze

Elegance of the Wild

Jennifer Makhatadze

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ivana, Emilie Crépin

Ivana

Emilie Crépin

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

€1,200

Painting, Alix, Emilie Crépin

Alix

Emilie Crépin

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Début de soirée, Emilie Crépin

Début de soirée

Emilie Crépin

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

€1,200

Painting, Massai, Nicolas Jesbac

Massai

Nicolas Jesbac

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€950

Painting, Sombras 2, Carme Pastrana

Sombras 2

Carme Pastrana

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 15, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 15

Carme Pastrana

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 13, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 13

Carme Pastrana

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Painting, Sin darnos cuenta 2, Carme Pastrana

Sin darnos cuenta 2

Carme Pastrana

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€750

Painting, Tutu II, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Tutu II

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting - 132 x 99 x 3 cm Painting - 52 x 39 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, Owl woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Owl woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

€1,590

Painting, Lamp woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Lamp woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 21 x 1.5 inch

€1,490

Painting, Bugs woman, Olga Oreshnikov

Bugs woman

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 53.3 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 21 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,490

Painting, Portrait de fillette, Georges Darel

Portrait de fillette

Georges Darel

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€822

Painting, Asian street, Yaroslav Yasenev

Asian street

Yaroslav Yasenev

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,650

Painting, Bright orange painting - "City cyclist" - Urban Art - Pop Art - Bicycle - Street Art - Pink&Green - City - Street scene, Yaroslav Yasenev

Bright orange painting - "City cyclist" - Urban Art - Pop Art - Bicycle - Street Art - Pink&Green - City - Street scene

Yaroslav Yasenev

Painting - 85 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, As a family, Reinaldo Chavez

As a family

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 22 x 27.5 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.8 inch

€420

Painting, Al Capone, Yarps

Al Capone

Yarps

Painting - 43 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Visage, Christiane Simon-Roques

Visage

Christiane Simon-Roques

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, The Clown, Ronnie Jiang

The Clown

Ronnie Jiang

Painting - 70 x 70 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€1,200

Painting, Van Gogh, Nami Oz

Van Gogh

Nami Oz

Painting - 110 x 78 x 6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.7 x 2.4 inch

€8,836

Painting, Femme aux yeux bleus, Lison Favarger

Femme aux yeux bleus

Lison Favarger

Painting - 60.5 x 60.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 23.8 x 0.2 inch

€833

Painting, Debout, Jérôme Mesnager

Debout

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, Couple 1, Jérôme Mesnager

Couple 1

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, Zen Cool, Jérôme Mesnager

Zen Cool

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, Saxo, Jérôme Mesnager

Saxo

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, Mère & fils, Jérôme Mesnager

Mère & fils

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, Court, Jérôme Mesnager

Court

Jérôme Mesnager

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

€3,000

Painting, By the way Marilyn, Erró

By the way Marilyn

Erró

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

€22,000

Painting, I will get lost in your eyes, Reinaldo Chavez

I will get lost in your eyes

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 16 cm Painting - 7.5 x 6.3 inch

€300

Painting, Concertina, infinite melody, Reinaldo Chavez

Concertina, infinite melody

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 16 cm Painting - 7.5 x 6.3 inch

€300

Painting, Plata o plomo, Ruiz

Plata o plomo

Ruiz

Painting - 152 x 62 x 1 cm Painting - 59.8 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Delighted Pink, Layla Dagher

Delighted Pink

Layla Dagher

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

€1,458

Painting, Pathways, Layla Dagher

Pathways

Layla Dagher

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

€1,458

Painting, Thinking, Layla Dagher

Thinking

Layla Dagher

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

€1,458

Painting, Field of Dreams, Layla Dagher

Field of Dreams

Layla Dagher

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

€1,458

Painting, Psyché, Karine Secret

Psyché

Karine Secret

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Hope, Karine Secret

Hope

Karine Secret

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

€1,400

Painting, AS de Carreau, Karine Secret

AS de Carreau

Karine Secret

Painting - 82 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 32.3 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 3, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 3

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 2, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful 2

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€800 €480

Painting, The True, The Good, and The Beautiful, Mideo M. Cruz

The True, The Good, and The Beautiful

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€800 €560

Painting, The witch, Aaron Rodriguez

The witch

Aaron Rodriguez

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,570

Painting, Palomas Mensajeras de Paz, Simeon Gonzales

Palomas Mensajeras de Paz

Simeon Gonzales

Painting - 150 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Doudre 3, Ivan Tzonev

Doudre 3

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€240

Painting, Portrait de femme, Lison Favarger

Portrait de femme

Lison Favarger

Painting - 60.5 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€833

Painting, Qu'est ce qu'on attend 7, Flo Jaouen

Qu'est ce qu'on attend 7

Flo Jaouen

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

€2,255

Painting, Captain America, Ponthep Supunsaleekul

Captain America

Ponthep Supunsaleekul

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

€800

Painting, The People, Ponthep Supunsaleekul

The People

Ponthep Supunsaleekul

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

€800

Painting, Mona Lisa, Ponthep Supunsaleekul

Mona Lisa

Ponthep Supunsaleekul

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

€800

Painting, Le massacre des innocents, Odile Pinto-Corbin

Le massacre des innocents

Odile Pinto-Corbin

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

€1,600

Painting, Friend to Cheer on I, Teppei Ikehila

Friend to Cheer on I

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 33 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€600 €510

Painting, Suggestion, Yarps

Suggestion

Yarps

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

€550

Painting, Estudio, Joana Frontera

Estudio

Joana Frontera

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

€1,800

Painting, Retrato de carnaval, Joana Frontera

Retrato de carnaval

Joana Frontera

Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Retrato azul, Joana Frontera

Retrato azul

Joana Frontera

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

€1,800

Painting, Manifestation: Lemon Boy, Eury Kim

Manifestation: Lemon Boy

Eury Kim

Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Growth Series 1-3, Irish Galon

Growth Series 1-3

Irish Galon

Painting - 39 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Red and black face, Saverio Filioli Uranio

Red and black face

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€80

Painting, Los Angeles skater, Yaroslav Yasenev

Los Angeles skater

Yaroslav Yasenev

Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes, Alice Laverty

Camille Claudel, série Les Palpitantes

Alice Laverty

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

€3,000

Painting, Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Galaxy Amusement Park

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 200 x 270 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch

€43,700 €37,145

Painting, Abstract - Happy Bath, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Happy Bath

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€12,800

Painting, Abstract - Superstring Series No.16, Guoyi Liu

Abstract - Superstring Series No.16

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€23,100

Painting, Portrait - Various Appearance, Guoyi Liu

Portrait - Various Appearance

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€15,400

Painting, Portrait - The Game of Life, Guoyi Liu

Portrait - The Game of Life

Guoyi Liu

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€12,800

Painting, 1996 Portrait, Bernard Di Sciullo

1996 Portrait

Bernard Di Sciullo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,150

Painting, 1976 Autoportrait Selfportrait, Bernard Di Sciullo

1976 Autoportrait Selfportrait

Bernard Di Sciullo

Painting - 41 x 33.1 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€1,150

Painting, 1964 Opéra de Paris Pianiste, Jochen Michaelis

1964 Opéra de Paris Pianiste

Jochen Michaelis

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

€1,950

Painting, 1964 Opéra de PARIS Chanteuse Singer Opera, Jochen Michaelis

1964 Opéra de PARIS Chanteuse Singer Opera

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,950

Painting, 1958 Paris L'espion The Spyer, Jochen Michaelis

1958 Paris L'espion The Spyer

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 53.5 x 36 cm Painting - 21.1 x 14.2 inch

€1,750

Painting, 1980 Parisienne à la fenêtre Parisian at her window, Jochen Michaelis

1980 Parisienne à la fenêtre Parisian at her window

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 57.75 x 48 cm Painting - 22.7 x 18.9 inch

€1,950

Painting, 1981 PARIS Elégante au marché Elegant at the market, Jochen Michaelis

1981 PARIS Elégante au marché Elegant at the market

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch

€1,950

Painting, 1974 Parisienne à la toque Parisian with toque, Jochen Michaelis

1974 Parisienne à la toque Parisian with toque

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 58.75 x 45 cm Painting - 23.1 x 17.7 inch

€1,950

Painting, 1966 PARIS Homme à la casquette verte Man with green cap, Jochen Michaelis

1966 PARIS Homme à la casquette verte Man with green cap

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 30 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch

€1,950

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 93 x 73 x 8 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 3.1 inch

€17,500

Painting, Ganja, Eric Doisy

Ganja

Eric Doisy

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,510

Painting, Souvenirs, Corinne Laine

Souvenirs

Corinne Laine

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Traces 1987 Remains, Moon JANG CHULL

Traces 1987 Remains

Moon JANG CHULL

Painting - 119 x 49 x 0.3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Painting, Nodo Inglese, Alexander Daniloff

Nodo Inglese

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 21 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle, Alexander Daniloff

Andrea Memmo. Serie Prato della Valle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€280

Painting, Cacciatrice di farfalle, Alexander Daniloff

Cacciatrice di farfalle

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 36 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 13 x 0 inch

€220 €187

Painting, Angelo del Giudizio Universale serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi, Alexander Daniloff

Angelo del Giudizio Universale serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€310

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.