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The Great Flood, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
The voice of a Greek woman
Ricardo Fabián Bertona
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
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Venues d'ailleurs
Marie-Paskale Perrin
Painting - 90 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$2,019
L’enfant de la Liane
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 115 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,019
Piano fantasy
Ruzanna Melqumyan
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$480 $408
Feed the Birds
Anatoliy Stankulov
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$7,068
I'm sowing seeds
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,144
Red-haired girl
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,515
The Bridesmaid
Nicholas Robertson
Painting - 30.5 x 25.4 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12 x 10 x 0.2 inch
$491
Sisters in Bloom, original painting by Ukrainian artist Tetiana Pchelnykova
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,290
Conversations Amongst Blooms, Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch
$1,481
Conversation in the garden, Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch
$1,515
My kitten , Gardens of Resilience series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
$1,066
Hermiona
Isabelle Scheltjens
Painting - 138 x 103 x 4.5 cm Painting - 54.3 x 40.6 x 1.8 inch
$19,633 $17,670
Impermanence 03-2021
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,244
Impermanence 09-2022
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,244
Red Building with Trees on Violet Background
Michael Gutteridge
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$1,309
Childhood Dreams
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,814
Childhood Illusions
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,805
Château Rouge
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$11,219
Esua Esua a yabe, Essoua Essoua est née
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 245 x 293 x 2 cm Painting - 96.5 x 115.4 x 0.8 inch
$26,926
République
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$8,975
Woman and flower. Primrose
Ljubow Jung
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,379
Woman and flower. Anemone
Ljubow Jung
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,379
Repetition, Series of Ballerinas
Ramaz Chantladze
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,049
Spectral silhouette
Arman Hayrapetyan
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,550
Regarde moi
Francis L'Huillier
Painting - 128 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 50.4 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch
$2,019
Two-Moon Junction
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,458 $1,167
Spring III
Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Painting - 102 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$6,395
Fashion Essentials I
Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Painting - 97 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 28 x 0.8 inch
$7,629
Roses are Red
Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Painting - 97 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 28 x 0.8 inch
$7,629
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Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$969
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,794
Mickey Mouse Soldier
Belart Collective
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
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 Pasqua, Robert Combas, Guangyu Dai and Erró on Artsper.
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.