Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Roy Lichtenstein Girl, PyB

Roy Lichtenstein Girl

PyB

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$215

Painting, Flowers, Cacou

Flowers

Cacou

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$621

Painting, Blue VR7720, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR7720

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,049

Painting, Vert outremer, Julien Cuny

Vert outremer

Julien Cuny

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$282

Painting, Conversion II, Johnny Semaan

Conversion II

Johnny Semaan

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,850

Painting, Offshore, Hélène Deghilage

Offshore

Hélène Deghilage

Painting - 39.4 x 98.4 inch

$7,679

Painting, Holy feeling, Olha Vlasova

Holy feeling

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$903

Painting, Female profile, André Derain

Female profile

André Derain

Painting - 5.5 x 5.1 x 0 inch

$1,976

Painting, Two female faces., André Derain

Two female faces.

André Derain

Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$1,976

Painting, Maternal embrace, Liana Asatryan

Maternal embrace

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,200

Painting, Une soirée tous les deux, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Une soirée tous les deux

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,637

Painting, Portrait of a Gentleman VI, Miaz Brothers

Portrait of a Gentleman VI

Miaz Brothers

Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 2 inch

$15,810

Painting, Alles wurde geschriben, Aimée De Courtozé

Alles wurde geschriben

Aimée De Courtozé

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,936

Painting, Boldness 2, Eyitayo Alagbe

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting - 26 x 20 x 1 inch

$2,000 $1,700

Painting, Boldness 3, Eyitayo Alagbe

Boldness 3

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting - 26 x 20 x 1 inch

$2,000 $1,700

Painting, Boldness 1, Eyitayo Alagbe

Boldness 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting - 26 x 20 x 1 inch

$2,000 $1,700

Painting, Conversations Amongst Blooms, Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Conversations Amongst Blooms, Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$1,491

Painting, Conversation in the garden,  Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Conversation in the garden, Gardens of Resilience series: Cultivating Hope

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$1,525

Painting, My kitten , Gardens of Resilience series, Tetiana Pchelnykova

My kitten , Gardens of Resilience series

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$1,073

Painting, Breaking bad again, Marcelo Novo

Breaking bad again

Marcelo Novo

Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$1,330

Painting, Munequita, Marcelo Novo

Munequita

Marcelo Novo

Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$1,345

Painting, Torn But Unbroken, Laverne Chisan

Torn But Unbroken

Laverne Chisan

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,300

Painting, Glimpse, Laverne Chisan

Glimpse

Laverne Chisan

Painting - 36 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,350

Painting, Conscious Endurance, Laverne Chisan

Conscious Endurance

Laverne Chisan

Painting - 36 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,874

Painting, Blazing sun, Thomas Lesigne

Blazing sun

Thomas Lesigne

Painting - 31.9 x 26.6 x 0 inch

$3,523

Painting, Diaphane, Thomas Lesigne

Diaphane

Thomas Lesigne

Painting - 22 x 15.2 x 0 inch

$2,439

Painting, Urban Tumult VI, Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Urban Tumult VI

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 2.4 inch

$7,115

Painting, Familia en plazoleta, Enrique Pichardo

Familia en plazoleta

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

$4,105

Painting, Pareja con Mascota, Enrique Pichardo

Pareja con Mascota

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,258

Painting, Mowing The Lawn, James Earley

Mowing The Lawn

James Earley

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$16,464

Painting, Feels Like Heaven, Esther Barend

Feels Like Heaven

Esther Barend

Painting - 66.9 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$15,697

Painting, Tirana woman, Stinkfish

Tirana woman

Stinkfish

Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,920

Painting, Ho Chi Minh girl, Stinkfish

Ho Chi Minh girl

Stinkfish

Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$2,259

Painting, Yellow and blue, Carlos Mendez

Yellow and blue

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Green and Red, Carlos Mendez

Green and Red

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Golden Character, Carlos Mendez

Golden Character

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 25.6 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Painting, Vertical Red 2, Carlos Mendez

Vertical Red 2

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 35.4 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Vertical red, Carlos Mendez

Vertical red

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,242

Painting, Little Woman, Dasha Pogodina

Little Woman

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Paradise's Guardian: A Journey of Protection and Maternal Strength, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Paradise's Guardian: A Journey of Protection and Maternal Strength

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,705

Painting, Selah Sue, Jef Aérosol

Selah Sue

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$7,792

Painting, Game, Juan-Manuel Pajares

Game

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,162

Painting, Madame Chanel, Morena MoBe

Madame Chanel

Morena MoBe

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$192

Painting, Bearing the fruit (2) forbidden production (3), Julien Delagrange

Bearing the fruit (2) forbidden production (3)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$3,794

Painting, Ecce Homo (1) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (9), Julien Delagrange

Ecce Homo (1) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (9)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,794

Painting, The proposal (5) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (10), Julien Delagrange

The proposal (5) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (10)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,794

Painting, Eclipse (1) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (13), Julien Delagrange

Eclipse (1) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (13)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$3,794

Painting, Metaphysical weight (3) (After pina bausch) Forbidden collage (14), Julien Delagrange

Metaphysical weight (3) (After pina bausch) Forbidden collage (14)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$3,252

Painting, Delight, Lena Bera-Pancini

Delight

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,146

Painting, Infanta, Alexander Daniloff

Infanta

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

$203

Painting, Panthera tigris, Philippe Dias

Panthera tigris

Philippe Dias

Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,202

Painting, Abyss, Mikhail Baranovskiy

Abyss

Mikhail Baranovskiy

Painting - 28.3 x 22 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Blablabla, Jéko

Blablabla

Jéko

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,355

Painting, Woman in Blue with Headscarf, Nicolle Menegaldo

Woman in Blue with Headscarf

Nicolle Menegaldo

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,568

Painting, Young girl, Spring serie, Olha Vlasova

Young girl, Spring serie

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$644

Painting, My Poppies, Reneta Isin

My Poppies

Reneta Isin

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$16,940

Painting, Balance of life, Liana Asatryan

Balance of life

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, DJ.L-Machine Extasy.Musik, Robert Combas

DJ.L-Machine Extasy.Musik

Robert Combas

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch

$58,724

Painting, Elena, Pepita

Elena

Pepita

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$452

Painting, Anti-sleep being, Mathias Szabo

Anti-sleep being

Mathias Szabo

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$902

Painting, Conversion I, Johnny Semaan

Conversion I

Johnny Semaan

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,850

Painting, Take me to your leader, Mathieu Questel

Take me to your leader

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 51.18 x 38.19 x 1 inch

$3,953

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Inside the Painting", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Inside the Painting"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$2,259

Painting, Meteora, Kiro Urdin

Meteora

Kiro Urdin

Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$28,233

Painting, Jennifer, Peggy-Lee Mensen

Jennifer

Peggy-Lee Mensen

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,065

Painting, Negative nostalgia, Mathieu Questel

Negative nostalgia

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,162

Painting, Angel 4, Schagen Vita

Angel 4

Schagen Vita

Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$260

Painting, Amy WineHouse Pop Style, Maria De Campos

Amy WineHouse Pop Style

Maria De Campos

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,393

Painting, Retrato Azul, Enrique Pichardo

Retrato Azul

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$7,127

Painting, Par dessus les grillages 3, Hélène Deghilage

Par dessus les grillages 3

Hélène Deghilage

Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 inch

$4,743

Painting, Sobriety, Stephen Nadja

Sobriety

Stephen Nadja

Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,936

Painting, Shanti, Stephen Nadja

Shanti

Stephen Nadja

Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,936

Painting, Weronika, Stephen Nadja

Weronika

Stephen Nadja

Painting - 16.5 x 23.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,936

Painting, Justyna, Stephen Nadja

Justyna

Stephen Nadja

Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,936

Painting, Madonna, Maria Trattner

Madonna

Maria Trattner

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,534

Painting, Lady with dinosaur, Olha Vlasova

Lady with dinosaur

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$565

Painting, La petite fille aux cheveux bleus, Ninu Art

La petite fille aux cheveux bleus

Ninu Art

Painting - 29.9 x 22.8 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Mahina, Ninu Art

Mahina

Ninu Art

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Barbu, Ninu Art

Barbu

Ninu Art

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Woman`s head etude, Olha Vlasova

Woman`s head etude

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, The Great Flood, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie, Olha Vlasova

The Great Flood, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Amy, Martin

Amy

Martin

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$881

Painting, Off the wall, Mathieu Questel

Off the wall

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,275

Painting, Bliss, Mathieu Questel

Bliss

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,647

Painting, Regard en chien, Aurélie Quentin

Regard en chien

Aurélie Quentin

Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$6,640

Painting, We are all martyrs (3) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (12), Julien Delagrange

We are all martyrs (3) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (12)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 59.1 x 53.1 x 0 inch

$7,047

Painting, Bearing the fruit (3) forbidden production (4), Julien Delagrange

Bearing the fruit (3) forbidden production (4)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 55.1 x 55.9 x 0 inch

$6,505

Painting, Alien invasion, Laurent Proneur

Alien invasion

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 inch

$28,900

Painting, Playing cowboys, Laurent Proneur

Playing cowboys

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 inch

$28,900

Painting, Rumors, Laurent Proneur

Rumors

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 60 x 84 x 2 inch

$31,700

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.