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![Painting, Afro men, Gbane Bacary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137213_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Albert Einstein, Virut Panchabuse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133163_1_grid.jpg)
Albert Einstein
Virut Panchabuse
Painting - 160 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$13,422
![Painting, Everybody has the Right to Wear a Mask 1, Bogdan Dumitrica](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092647_1_grid.jpg)
Everybody has the Right to Wear a Mask 1
Bogdan Dumitrica
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 inch
$1,800
![Painting, Portrait in Blue, Kosta Morr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2074584_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The blue line patriot, Julius Babilonia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073318_1_grid.jpg)
The blue line patriot
Julius Babilonia
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
$1,776
![Painting, Hold the line Patriot, Julius Babilonia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073315_1_grid.jpg)
Hold the line Patriot
Julius Babilonia
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
$1,776
![Painting, Never Again, Jill English](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068401_1_grid.jpg)
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Talking Things Out
Debbie Pacheco
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,750
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![Painting, Hear my Thoughts, Nina Narimanishvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1986864_1_grid.jpg)
Hear my Thoughts
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,244
![Painting, Connivence, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1951647_1_grid.jpg)
Connivence
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 54 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,409
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![Painting, Étude 5, Philippe Pasqua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1919055_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Time Stands Still, Debbie Pacheco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1880805_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Something Fashionable, Jill English](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830519_1_grid.jpg)
Something Fashionable
Jill English
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,660
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![Painting, Les buveurs, Jérôme Mesnager](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786224_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fascination, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786173_1_grid.jpg)
Fascination
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,443
![Painting, Viens avec moi, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786164_1_grid.jpg)
Viens avec moi
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
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![Painting, Like everyone else, Dima Filatov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1679046_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Portrait of Giorgio Morandi, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1578663_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi
Mino Maccari
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,349
![Painting, Afternoon of 2 Faunes, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1518225_1_grid.jpg)
Afternoon of 2 Faunes
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$436
![Painting, Muse, Giorgi Kukhalashvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1473702_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Geisha con sombrilla, Eva Prieto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470300_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Geisha con abanico, Eva Prieto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470291_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Geisha con banda verde, Eva Prieto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470288_1_grid.jpg)
Geisha con banda verde
Eva Prieto
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Mujer con vestido azul, Eva Prieto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470267_1_grid.jpg)
Mujer con vestido azul
Eva Prieto
Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,013
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Gamins en ligne droite
Marcos Zrihen
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$168
![Painting, I Shit on Your Ideals, Yasen Zgurovski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/717336_1_grid.jpg)
I Shit on Your Ideals
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$805
![Painting, Wink Wink Nudge Nudge, Yasen Zgurovski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/717318_1_grid.jpg)
Wink Wink Nudge Nudge
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$805
![Painting, Une émotion, Karo Trass](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/695004_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 3 figures, Alain Rothstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/472084_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Breaking bad again, Marcelo Novo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170449_1_grid.jpg)
Breaking bad again
Marcelo Novo
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
$1,330
![Painting, Munequita, Marcelo Novo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170446_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lennon N°90 - XXL, Parscha Mirghawameddin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165627_1_grid.jpg)
Lennon N°90 - XXL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$2,013
![Painting, My heart goes out..., Barbara Kieca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165545_1_grid.jpg)
My heart goes out...
Barbara Kieca
Painting - 110 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Ana Adelaida, Celso Castro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159919_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Masque 40, Walter Melocco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158806_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cool chilling 2, Oshorenoya David Francis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138249_1_grid.jpg)
Cool chilling 2
Oshorenoya David Francis
Painting - 114.3 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 45 x 1 inch
$1,200
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![Painting, The princess and her dangerous stunt, Anna Bulkina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2033016_1_grid.jpg)
The princess and her dangerous stunt
Anna Bulkina
Painting - 95 x 119.9 x 2.8 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 1.1 inch
$1,800
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![Painting, Somewhere only we know, David Cow](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962534_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A burning Pinocchio in this chaotic world, David Cow](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961334_1_grid.jpg)
A burning Pinocchio in this chaotic world
David Cow
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Jeannette and other women, Jacek Cyganek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911972_1_grid.jpg)
Jeannette and other women
Jacek Cyganek
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,790
![Painting, Summer girl, Elena Mardashova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902981_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Afrodite Arcaica bellezza, Alessandro La Motta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1867791_1_grid.jpg)
Afrodite Arcaica bellezza
Alessandro La Motta
Painting - 105 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Afrodite L' arcaica, Alessandro La Motta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1867788_1_grid.jpg)
Afrodite L' arcaica
Alessandro La Motta
Painting - 105 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Breakfast in the forest 2, Jacek Cyganek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1823451_1_grid.jpg)
Breakfast in the forest 2
Jacek Cyganek
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Painting, Portrait of a Pierrette, Stephen Mitchell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1815684_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of a Pierrette
Stephen Mitchell
Painting - 86.1 x 40.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 33.9 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,114
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Cœur de châtaignier (ça pique)
Ben
Painting - 86 x 46 x 8.5 cm Painting - 33.9 x 18.1 x 3.3 inch
$15,658
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1955 Joueur de BANJO Player
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 59 x 50 x 0.75 cm Painting - 23.2 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch
$5,536
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Gentle Life in Cypres Path
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$436
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S_ck Me I'm Popular Blondiex Mickey Top Trader.
JP Malot
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$895
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Santo (serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$291 $247
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L'artiste et son marchand
Zafi
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$13,422
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Pensive Sherlock
Oleg Zhivetin
Painting - 90 x 59 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,170 $1,112
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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.
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.
A portrait can be created in various different art styles and forms, including sculpture, painting and drawing.
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.