Portrait Painting for Sale

Nos Corps sont des Colis Piégés, Miss.Tic

Nos Corps sont des Colis Piégés

Miss.Tic

Painting - 13 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$8,421

Persona YB2303, Alex Senchenko

Persona YB2303

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,513

Denfend Dignity HPM, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Denfend Dignity HPM

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$26,794

Voyage au bout de la nuit (1), Mathilde de Bellecombe

Voyage au bout de la nuit (1)

Mathilde de Bellecombe

Painting - 27.6 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,285

Enfant, C215

Enfant

C215

Painting - 13 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$3,062

Chef aux fourneaux, David Jamin

Chef aux fourneaux

David Jamin

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,789

Unflappable 2, Obeka Simon

Unflappable 2

Obeka Simon

Painting - 38 x 32 x 1 inch

$2,750

Crowned sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Crowned sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,350 $1,148

La danseuse, KiKo

La danseuse

KiKo

Painting - 27.6 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

$7,109

C’est moi le Prem’s, Béatrice Terra

C’est moi le Prem’s

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,062

At the window, Madi Artiste

At the window

Madi Artiste

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,172

Coffee Together, Kirill Postovit

Coffee Together

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 63 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,828

Seymour, Nathan Chantob

Seymour

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$6,015

Camp 1, Sergey Bondarev

Camp 1

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$24,607

Condition 1, Gediminas Endriekus

Condition 1

Gediminas Endriekus

Painting - 19.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$984

Nostalgia, Anastasia Kurakina

Nostalgia

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,695

Hypnosis, Nino Chichinadze

Hypnosis

Nino Chichinadze

Painting - 31.5 x 31.1 x 1 inch

$2,515

Sœur III, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Sœur III

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,500

Aubergine, Cannibal Malabar

Aubergine

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$1,640

Infinity, Mary Noga

Infinity

Mary Noga

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,500

We love kisses, Moustache Bleue

We love kisses

Moustache Bleue

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$1,640

Sunday AM, Papaya Spray

Sunday AM

Papaya Spray

Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,515

Portrait de femme 2, FeiWoux Chan

Portrait de femme 2

FeiWoux Chan

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,187

Le café de la paix, AKET

Le café de la paix

AKET

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,562

Positive posture 1, Betty Acquah

Positive posture 1

Betty Acquah

Painting - 16 x 16 x 2 inch

$850

Women world, cObo

Women world

cObo

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,734

Portrait de Taureaux, Jean-Claude Mège

Portrait de Taureaux

Jean-Claude Mège

Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0.4 inch

$1,356

Circé, ADrÉ

Circé

ADrÉ

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,094

Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

$61,243

Convertible, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Convertible

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

$2,734

Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,240

Duduyemi, Kehinde Oyafajo

Duduyemi

Kehinde Oyafajo

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,300

Barranquilla, Magola Moreno

Barranquilla

Magola Moreno

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,281

Depository VI, Nkem Odey-Ifeyinwa

Depository VI

Nkem Odey-Ifeyinwa

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,000

Look see, Sena Tues

Look see

Sena Tues

Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,850

No Limit, Amiolemen Emmanuel

No Limit

Amiolemen Emmanuel

Painting - 53 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,500

Innocence, Agboola Oladapo

Innocence

Agboola Oladapo

Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$3,385

Speak up, Bright Toh

Speak up

Bright Toh

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,800

Dreamers never sleep 3, Oladeinde Aralola Eniola

Dreamers never sleep 3

Oladeinde Aralola Eniola

Painting - 30 x 26.5 x 1 inch

$2,300

Be Bold, Adewuyi Theophilus

Be Bold

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,000

Declined expectation, Joshua Salami

Declined expectation

Joshua Salami

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,200

Self Love, Tomiwa Arobieke

Self Love

Tomiwa Arobieke

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,100

Roundabout - Chaplin, Mr. Brainwash

Roundabout - Chaplin

Mr. Brainwash

Painting - 28 x 28 x 0.25 inch

$22,000

Antik Blue, Christophe Ruiz

Antik Blue

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,312

“Make Room” 03, Abe Ogunlende

“Make Room” 03

Abe Ogunlende

Painting - 29.1 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,718

Mon amour, Caro Graffiti Art

Mon amour

Caro Graffiti Art

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,476

Damefrisør, Christina Van Dyke

Damefrisør

Christina Van Dyke

Painting - 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,531

Prozac, Daniel Freaker

Prozac

Daniel Freaker

Painting - 33.1 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$2,963

8:15, Angie Vega

8:15

Angie Vega

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,324

Portrait of a personality, Alexander Lazarkov

Portrait of a personality

Alexander Lazarkov

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

$1,345

Je ne sais pas, MCF

Je ne sais pas

MCF

Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch

$2,176

Weathered, Daan Van Doorn

Weathered

Daan Van Doorn

Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,023

Fresh, Didier Lourenço

Fresh

Didier Lourenço

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 inch

$3,773

Homeland, Arevik Gasparyan

Homeland

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,400

Untitled, Bratin Khan

Untitled

Bratin Khan

Painting - 11 x 8 inch

$1,936

The tropical beauty, Serghei Ghetiu

The tropical beauty

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,012

Steel lady, Caro Graffiti

Steel lady

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 32.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

$1,422

Extrasensory perceptions, Salvatore Travascio

Extrasensory perceptions

Salvatore Travascio

Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,531

The orange stripe dress, Nagui Achamallah

The orange stripe dress

Nagui Achamallah

Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

$1,685

Girl with a mobile phone, Nicholas Robertson

Girl with a mobile phone

Nicholas Robertson

Painting - 20.1 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,139

Eternal lovers, Sufyr

Eternal lovers

Sufyr

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,734

La lumière, Clément Verdière

La lumière

Clément Verdière

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,921

Red roses, Stephen Haws

Red roses

Stephen Haws

Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch

$650

Punk, Sarah Boisvert

Punk

Sarah Boisvert

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$2,150

The other side 8, Damola Ayegbayo

The other side 8

Damola Ayegbayo

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,200

Skate acid 9, Denis Meyers

Skate acid 9

Denis Meyers

Painting - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,312

The naive optimist, Eulogia Merle

The naive optimist

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 24 x 18.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,312

The great beauty, William Oxer F.R.S.A.

The great beauty

William Oxer F.R.S.A.

Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,000

Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL), Daniel Witschkanow

Coupe intellectuelle - Bronze red (XXL)

Daniel Witschkanow

Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$656

Autoportrait, Ibrahima Sory Diallo

Autoportrait

Ibrahima Sory Diallo

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,804

Bienveillance, Brigitte Koch

Bienveillance

Brigitte Koch

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,969

Code 2216, Thierry Carrier

Code 2216

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 inch

$984

Michael Jordan, Le Closier

Michael Jordan

Le Closier

Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,476

Love in the time of forest fires, Niki Singleton

Love in the time of forest fires

Niki Singleton

Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch

$2,094

Growing brushstroke, Andrius Zakarauskas

Growing brushstroke

Andrius Zakarauskas

Painting - 16.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,625

So much about us, Egle Norkute

So much about us

Egle Norkute

Painting - 31.1 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,422

Untitled, Baua Devi

Untitled

Baua Devi

Painting - 29 x 20 inch

$3,042

Out from grey, Petrus Von Tricht

Out from grey

Petrus Von Tricht

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,187

Sous le soleil, Julien Raynaud

Sous le soleil

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,554

Bust of Woman with Pearl Necklace, Massimo Campigli

Bust of Woman with Pearl Necklace

Massimo Campigli

Painting - 54.3 x 48.8 x 0.6 inch

$100,614

Incandescence 2, Jean-François Morro

Incandescence 2

Jean-François Morro

Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,181

Woody 4, Binsky

Woody 4

Binsky

Painting - 14.2 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,039

Antinoüs, GOA Mosaïc

Antinoüs

GOA Mosaïc

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,265

In Blue, Rotimi Godwin

In Blue

Rotimi Godwin

Painting - 36 x 32 x 1 inch

$4,500

If My Soul Were Blonde, Elisha Nyong

If My Soul Were Blonde

Elisha Nyong

Painting - 49 x 60 x 1 inch

$5,000

Healer Also Needs Healing II, Ganiyat Abdulazeez

Healer Also Needs Healing II

Ganiyat Abdulazeez

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,800

Le rêve de Clifford assis sur le tabouret d'un call-box, Marcel Tchopwe

Le rêve de Clifford assis sur le tabouret d'un call-box

Marcel Tchopwe

Painting - 54.9 x 50.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,031

Blue Iris, Dominik Jasinski

Blue Iris

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,390

My Little Princess, Su Yu

My Little Princess

Su Yu

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,969

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.