Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Soleil, David Jamin

Soleil

David Jamin

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, ST1, Alber

ST1

Alber

Painting - 150 x 80 x 4 cm

$4,178

Painting, Young boy, Jef Aérosol

Young boy

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$8,470

Painting, With Cupid at Your Back, Lilit Soghomonyan

With Cupid at Your Back

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$903

Painting, Never walk alone [again], Jazzu

Never walk alone [again]

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 30 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, Sans titre, Marion Sagon

Sans titre

Marion Sagon

Painting - 96 x 65 x 2 cm

$4,630

Painting, Blue Vr789, Kseniya Rai

Blue Vr789

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Melaning Meditation, Ekele Francis

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Il potere, Alexander Daniloff

Il potere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 80 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16), Julien Delagrange

Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Painting, The beauty of dance XII, Serghei Ghetiu

The beauty of dance XII

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Adolescence 1, Camille Cottier

Adolescence 1

Camille Cottier

Painting - 47.5 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Santé, Jérôme Mesnager

Santé

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Passage, Zena Blackwell

Passage

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,844

Painting, A couple, Michal Bajsarowicz

A couple

Michal Bajsarowicz

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4.5 cm

$2,259

Painting, Portrait de femme, Weiquan Liu

Portrait de femme

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 86 x 26 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Reading in the garden, Dasha Pogodina

Reading in the garden

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Contemporary portrait Together, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait Together

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm

$1,468

Painting, Mademoiselle 41, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 41

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, There must have been an angel by my side, Ritchelly Oliveira

There must have been an angel by my side

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm

$8,244

Painting, Down there, Olivier Massebeuf

Down there

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, Soulmates, Spring serie, Olha Vlasova

Soulmates, Spring serie

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Le Regard de David, Miguel Guía

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm

$2,089

Painting, Deborah, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Deborah

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,000 $2,700

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 32 x 42 x 3 cm

$960

Painting, Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba

Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)

Fasalejo Tobiloba

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,350

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,700

Painting, Portrait of a Gentleman IX, Miaz Brothers

Portrait of a Gentleman IX

Miaz Brothers

Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm

$15,810

Painting, Sans titre #3, Koba

Sans titre #3

Koba

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, Sans titre, Jo Di Bona

Sans titre

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Tête de femme (a tribute to Picasso), Dr. Love

Tête de femme (a tribute to Picasso)

Dr. Love

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$167 $101

Painting, African Boy II, Faith Gbadero

African Boy II

Faith Gbadero

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,800 $1,620

Painting, The Queen's Head, Underbank, Michael Gutteridge

The Queen's Head, Underbank

Michael Gutteridge

Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm

$1,335

Painting, Kakorrhaphiaphobia, Aïcha Koné

Kakorrhaphiaphobia

Aïcha Koné

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Defile de reception, Christos Kalfas

Defile de reception

Christos Kalfas

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$2,033

Painting, The Lullaby Of The New Moon, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Lullaby Of The New Moon

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Chargé II, Patricia Dubois

Chargé II

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 62 x 84 x 3.5 cm

$2,198

Painting, The Godfather, Peter Donkersloot

The Godfather

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm

$9,599

Painting, Spring walk, Arevik Gasparyan

Spring walk

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,200

Painting, Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso, Freda People Art

Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso

Freda People Art

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm

$1,694

Painting, When We Were Young, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

When We Were Young

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,450 $1,305

Painting, Le marin, Francis L'Huillier

Le marin

Francis L'Huillier

Painting - 128 x 75 x 1.5 cm

$2,033

Painting, La cage de la Lumière Eblouissante et de l'Ombre Profonde, Sandra Chevrier

La cage de la Lumière Eblouissante et de l'Ombre Profonde

Sandra Chevrier

Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm

$19,085

Painting, Ostende et le pantographe, Joël Kermarrec

Ostende et le pantographe

Joël Kermarrec

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Solitary Soul, Iyiola Odunayo

Solitary Soul

Iyiola Odunayo

Painting - 101.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,800

Painting, Tres soeurs tressées A (2), B.AX

Tres soeurs tressées A (2)

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,118

Painting, No Fear, Fabien Novarino

No Fear

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Tell me more, Roxana Khonkulova

Tell me more

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, Dream, Gillian Brin

Dream

Gillian Brin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$734 $661

Painting, Ragazza del Mare, Luigi Iona

Ragazza del Mare

Luigi Iona

Painting - 49.6 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$102

Painting, En coulisse 2, Marie Montagnat

En coulisse 2

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Beauty Girl & Nature, Kusbudiyanto

Beauty Girl & Nature

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 92 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,033

Painting, Tender Innocence, Maria Matveyeva

Tender Innocence

Maria Matveyeva

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,118

Painting, Le timide en veste à fleurs, Jéko

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.5 cm

$4,065 $3,659

Painting, Lys, Cannibal Malabar

Lys

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Bali, Ladode

Bali

Ladode

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Torero (1), Bertrand de Visme

Torero (1)

Bertrand de Visme

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,073

Painting, Relax with a Coffee, Sona Adalyan

Relax with a Coffee

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$881

Painting, Red-haired girl, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Red-haired girl

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,525

Painting, Eugénie, Karo Trass

Eugénie

Karo Trass

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$113

Painting, Rhetoric, Orioye Samuel

Rhetoric

Orioye Samuel

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,200 $2,720

Painting, Flat Lies (Terra), Gianluca Fascetto

Flat Lies (Terra)

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Portrait 2, Anna Camille

Portrait 2

Anna Camille

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,876

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, Le musicien, Pierre Sojo

Le musicien

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 110 x 95 x 2 cm

$4,178

Painting, Go West, Dominik Jasinski

Go West

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,936

Painting, Harley, Juan-Manuel Pajares

Harley

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Gaïa, Leslie Valade

Gaïa

Leslie Valade

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Portrait in Blue and Red, Ihar Barkhatkou

Portrait in Blue and Red

Ihar Barkhatkou

Painting - 105 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Tayssy, Sébastien Allart

Tayssy

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Femme de caractère, Patrick Mendo'o

Femme de caractère

Patrick Mendo'o

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Le chaman, Julien Cuny

Le chaman

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 70 cm

$678

Painting, New Girl, Peggy-Lee Mensen

New Girl

Peggy-Lee Mensen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Lady with a hand fan, Anatoly Metlan

Lady with a hand fan

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$6,800

Painting, On se marche dessus, AE2

On se marche dessus

AE2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,299

Painting, Katiola, Well Rimo

Katiola

Well Rimo

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm

$12,422

Painting, Tic Tac, Britt

Tic Tac

Britt

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Wanna be loved by you, Lasveguix

Wanna be loved by you

Lasveguix

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, Kong, Philippe Dias

Kong

Philippe Dias

Painting - 150 x 50 x 4 cm

$2,202

Painting, In Her, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

In Her

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,000 $2,550

Painting, Sun-Mariko, Monika Nowak

Sun-Mariko

Monika Nowak

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm

$9,825

Painting, On ne choisit pas sa famille, Béatrice Terra

On ne choisit pas sa famille

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,597

Painting, The new breath of Igbo life, Dieudonné Djiela Kamgang

The new breath of Igbo life

Dieudonné Djiela Kamgang

Painting - 120 x 110 x 5 cm

$5,082

Painting, Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde), Marie KVK

Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde)

Marie KVK

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,936

Painting, French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist, Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, 50 shades, Creami One

50 shades

Creami One

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, In a hat, Joanna Woyda

In a hat

Joanna Woyda

Painting - 80 x 80 cm

$1,468

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.