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Untitled
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
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Homme noir et blanc
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Couple noir et blanc
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
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Femme noir et blanc
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Caresse tempérée
Lajos Szalay
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.6 inch
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Personnage
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch
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L'entrée pour les garçons (la rentrée des garçons)
Carmen Selma
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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Mujeres I (serie)
Agustina Souberan
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 26.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.4 x 0.1 inch
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Dégustation vins de Bordeaux V
Noël Granger
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 inch
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Homme noir et blanc
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 13 x 0 inch
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Untitled
Bunkt_
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
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Sans
Jean-Luc Beaufils
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch
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Love & Protection
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
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Homme noir et blanc
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Spring welcome
Katarina Vavrova
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
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Super héroïne
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$201
Mickaël
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$562
Le penseur
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$562
Sophie Blanchard Aéronaute
Claudine Loquen
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 4.1 x 0 inch
$202
Franco
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
Man in blue
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
Okinawo
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,472
News Paper Sellers
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$3,820
The Frowns N2
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
Silent Shout N2
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
Silent Shout
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
North Korean Kid
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,371
Shadow N2
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,922
Patience
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,146
Ink album (Red lipstick)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$337
Ink album (Self portrait)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$337
Ink album (Girl)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$337
Portrait
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$562
Portrait
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$562
Portrait
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$562
Portrait
Gilbert Pastor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$562
Sans Titre (DED463026)
Katsuko Kuroya
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$180
Nurse and dog
Ray Smith
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$1,236
Medicine lesson
Ray Smith
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$1,236
Croquis de Ned Flanders
Matt Groening
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$562
They watch
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$550
Sleepy
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$551 $275
Dancing in Los Angeles
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$551 $275
3 Ballerinas
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$551 $275
Dance around the Fire
Joanna Glazer
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$551 $275
Girls
Erhard Klepper
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$787 $629
Smoker
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 62.13 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,942
Resting Bitch Face 13
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,942
Resting Bitch Face 8
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,427
Resting Bitch Face 7
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,942
Resting Bitch Face 6
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,427
Resting Bitch Face 5
Laureline Françoise Nicolas Veelo
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$2,942
The Forest Within
Maral Djenazian
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$2,259
Sans titre
Pinchas (Maryan) Burstein
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 26 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10.2 inch
$5,618
Footprints
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
$1,573
Portrait of Man
Anastasia Kurakina
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 78 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$652
Bloody scream
Rossella Mercedes
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$146
Je t'aime comme un fou
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$135
On est des raleurs
Moustache Bleue
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$135
Tito a San Fruttuoso
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
$618
Prima della scuola
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 60 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$843
Domenica in controluce
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch
$730
Nonno e nipote
Samoré
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
$618
Portrait
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$562
Piano Listeners
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.3 x 0 inch
$562
The Atelier
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$562
Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$84 $43
Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$84 $43
Scaramouche - Pierrette
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.8 x 0 inch
$3,146 $2,517
Clara - La Traviata - 1er Acte
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,270 $3,416
Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$84 $43
Talking
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$213
Summer Time
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$213
In attesa del vento
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$213
Woman
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$213
Andiamo al bar?
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch
$213
Dove si va oggi?
Giusy Lauriola
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$213
Head, study
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 21.1 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$562
Head of a child
Badriot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 21.1 x 1.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,011
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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
Diamant Noir
Sinden Collier
Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$1,798
Passeur de brise
Pascal Billard
Sculpture - 78 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 30.7 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch
$1,663
Circus Acrobats
Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa
Sculpture - 49 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$1,797 $1,618
Enchanting Elegance
Samson Adetunji
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
Portrait Drawing for Sale
Portraiture has existed for many centuries. The Greeks produced portraits for funeral and religious rituals; they aimed to “bring back to life those who have passed away." In the Roman era, portraits were often reserved for the ruling figures of society; for example, a warrior would have his portrait painted to illustrate his bravery during a battle. In Europe, it is only during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that Italian and Flemish painters started to practice the art of portraiture.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, painters created works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Painters sketched out preliminary freehand drawings, which were often then approved by the patron, before beginning to work on their oil paint or, later, watercolor. Facial features were sometimes improved to the detriment of realism, although some painters were known for their ability to reproduce their models' expressions. Some artists worked in great detail while others focussed more heavily on trying to capture the real personality of their model.
For much of its history, portrait not only told a story but it also conveyed a message of power, promoting a well-controlled image to the wider population and establishing the sitter's authority through its circulation. For example, Florentine elites would use paintings and drawings as a mean of controlling their image and establishing their authority. Portraits were a way for someone to live on long after their death. Today we find the faces of aristocracies and the European bourgeoisie in many museums, immortalized by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt.
The results obtained through drawing depended largely on the tools and materials used. Red chalk was very popular (especially at the beginning of the 16th century) to represent the facial features and the warmth of the skin, while charcoal produced harder lines and pastel created a softer, colorful touch. Artists adapted their technique depending on the subject and the emotion they wanted to convey. The commercialisation of pencils in the nineteenth century made it a popular medium for artists and amateurs alike. Pencil art became more popular and the tool was often used for sketching portraits.
One thing is certain; capturing facial expressions is a demanding art form and the art of portraiture requires a lot of practice. Drawing a face down to its finest details may take hours to obtain the desired result: a protruding jaw, the shape of a skull, thick brows, smiling eyes, dilated pupils… Even more difficult, are children's portraits? It can be difficult to get them to stay still for long. The artist has to be skilled enough to immortalise these men, women and children full of life.
Gradually, sketched portraits became less and less realistic but increasingly daring and experimental in terms of colour. On Artsper, discover drawings by Jean Cocteau, Julien Calot, Alice de Miramon, Philippe Pasqua, Sabine Danzé, Bahareh Navabi and Stéphanie Stindel.
What are some tips for drawing a realistic portrait?
To draw a realistic portrait, start with a good reference photo, pay attention to proportions, use shading to create depth, and focus on capturing the subject's unique features. Practice regularly and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
How do you choose the right materials for portrait drawing?
When choosing materials for portrait drawing, consider the surface texture, color, and weight of the paper, as well as the type and quality of the pencils or charcoal. Opt for high-quality materials that allow for precision and detail, and experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your style and technique.
What are some common mistakes to avoid when drawing a portrait?
When drawing a portrait, it's important to avoid common mistakes such as not paying attention to proportions, neglecting to capture the subject's unique features, and using too much or too little shading. Additionally, it's important to take breaks and step back to assess the overall composition.