Portrait Painting for Sale

Painting, Wings of Love, Armen Vahramyan

Wings of Love

Armen Vahramyan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,350

Painting, The sadness of Maria Magdalena, Serghei Ghetiu

The sadness of Maria Magdalena

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

$2,059

Painting, Captain Cash, Daru

Captain Cash

Daru

Painting - 70 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,716

Painting, A Visual Journey Through History I, Gor Avetisyan

A Visual Journey Through History I

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 50 x 35 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$572

Painting, Roboïde Tattoo, PRAB'Z

Roboïde Tattoo

PRAB'Z

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,487

Painting, C'est la fête, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

C'est la fête

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,173

Painting, My bird will song, Dasha Pogodina

My bird will song

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$1,487

Painting, Regardez-moi maintenant, Eva Lamaignere

Regardez-moi maintenant

Eva Lamaignere

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,201

Painting, I'm in the cabin, Ekaterina Krylova

I'm in the cabin

Ekaterina Krylova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Painting, Le lézard, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Le lézard

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$572

Painting, Just breathe, Mathieu Questel

Just breathe

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,604

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,029

Painting, Bain de Soleil, Sophie Duplain

Bain de Soleil

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$2,173

Painting, A la santé des femmes, Béatrice Terra

A la santé des femmes

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 inch

$3,317

Painting, The Tree of Life, Kateryna Ocheredko

The Tree of Life

Kateryna Ocheredko

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,800

Painting, Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling, Jason Langa

Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling

Jason Langa

Painting - 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$1,450

Painting, Esprit vintage, Pascale Simon

Esprit vintage

Pascale Simon

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,202

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Stop!", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Stop!"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,487

Painting, Duende I, Carlos Mendez

Duende I

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 122 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,287

Painting, Water2, Clément Verdière

Water2

Clément Verdière

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,003

Painting, Don Quijote I-XIX, José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro

Don Quijote I-XIX

José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,830

Painting, Liberté, Jazzu

Liberté

Jazzu

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,830

Painting, Fragmented Reality, Dervis Akdemir

Fragmented Reality

Dervis Akdemir

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,159

Painting, Loin, l'horizon, Nathalie Cubéro

Loin, l'horizon

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

$1,258

Painting, Mi-Grand, Raf Urban

Mi-Grand

Raf Urban

Painting - 90 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$675

Painting, Because love cannot be bombed_, Inna Sych

Because love cannot be bombed_

Inna Sych

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,059

Painting, Paramour Lover, Awofadeju Solomon

Paramour Lover

Awofadeju Solomon

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,700

Painting, Happiness and Flowers, Svitlana Lazoriak

Happiness and Flowers

Svitlana Lazoriak

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$686

Painting, Woman with a vase of flowers, Natalya Mougenot

Woman with a vase of flowers

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,716

Painting, No Need To Hide, tizlu

No Need To Hide

tizlu

Painting - 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,117 $3,912

Painting, Le timide en veste à fleurs, Jéko

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

$4,003 $3,403

Painting, Harlequin's Melody, Sargis Zaqaryan

Harlequin's Melody

Sargis Zaqaryan

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$750

Painting, Frank Sinatra And Lyrics To My Way, Tony Rubino

Frank Sinatra And Lyrics To My Way

Tony Rubino

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,945

Painting, Golden Rain, Ruzanna Melqumyan

Golden Rain

Ruzanna Melqumyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$700

Painting, Reflection, Tom Miller

Reflection

Tom Miller

Painting - 55.9 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 22 x 22 x 1 inch

$1,493

Painting, Goodbyes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Woman, Love, Phone, Akinboye Akinola Peter

Goodbyes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Woman, Love, Phone

Akinboye Akinola Peter

Painting - 100.1 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 1 inch

$2,650

Painting, Pure and Simple, Therese Lydia Joseph

Pure and Simple

Therese Lydia Joseph

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 2 inch

$1,285

Painting, Drive fast, Appaloosa

Drive fast

Appaloosa

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,173

Painting, Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Obeka Simon

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

Obeka Simon

Painting - 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38 x 32 x 1 inch

$3,100

Painting, Contemplar el descanso desde la rosa, Micaela Piñero

Contemplar el descanso desde la rosa

Micaela Piñero

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,716

Painting, J+ main dans la main, Gaëtan de Séguin

J+ main dans la main

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,173

Painting, Alter ego, Jade Mouge

Alter ego

Jade Mouge

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,087

Painting, French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large), Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,716

Painting, Immersion, Antonio Mariconda

Immersion

Antonio Mariconda

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,150

Painting, Yellow flowers, Irina Bast

Yellow flowers

Irina Bast

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,500

Painting, Intermission., Roxana Khonkulova

Intermission.

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 84 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$1,258

Painting, Wait A Minute, Paschal Ugwu

Wait A Minute

Paschal Ugwu

Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$2,059

Painting, Jean-Pierre, Sylvian et leurs amants, Filippa Bjerling

Jean-Pierre, Sylvian et leurs amants

Filippa Bjerling

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1 inch

$3,889

Painting, Woman with a white bonnet and green circle, Damien Bassez

Woman with a white bonnet and green circle

Damien Bassez

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,232

Painting, Salomé, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Salomé

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,150

Painting, Intimate Impasse, Sharon Sieben

Intimate Impasse

Sharon Sieben

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$1,700

Painting, Morning, Viacheslav Kaidash

Morning

Viacheslav Kaidash

Painting - 80 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

$1,144

Painting, Karl, Aiiroh

Karl

Aiiroh

Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,750

Painting, Señor Azul 02, Shyne Eghosa Obazee

Señor Azul 02

Shyne Eghosa Obazee

Painting - 125 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,529

Painting, Sunrise, Caro Graffiti

Sunrise

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$858

Painting, C'est l'été, Hervé Maury

C'est l'été

Hervé Maury

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,315

Painting, Toughen Identity, Woko Aguru

Toughen Identity

Woko Aguru

Painting - 122 x 109 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 42.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,434 $5,947

Painting, Secret d'oiseau, Pascale Simon

Secret d'oiseau

Pascale Simon

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,202

Painting, Common People, Morena MoBe

Common People

Morena MoBe

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$400 $360

Painting, Nous, Volt

Nous

Volt

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$457 $412

Painting, Selfportrait Green, Valentine Dardel

Selfportrait Green

Valentine Dardel

Painting - 120 x 80 x 6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

$1,658

Painting, Outremer, Bertrand Martin

Outremer

Bertrand Martin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,748

Painting, Summer meditation, Mathilde Polidori

Summer meditation

Mathilde Polidori

Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,487

Painting, Eve, Fresha D

Eve

Fresha D

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,258

Painting, A Flirt Master, Harita Asumani

A Flirt Master

Harita Asumani

Painting - 80 x 64 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.2 x 2 inch

$2,173

Painting, Untitled 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women with Large Afro Hair, Emmanuel Ojebola

Untitled 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women with Large Afro Hair

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 61 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19 x 1 inch

$2,250

Painting, Sally, Dr. Love

Sally

Dr. Love

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$80 $58

Painting, Saturday, Zena Blackwell

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,183

Painting, She is the one, Michelino Iorizzo

She is the one

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 107 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 42.1 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$10,865

Painting, Junior, R.Nuage

Junior

R.Nuage

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,029

Painting, Beautiful Girl - Follow your Dreams (Pink), Mr Brainwash

Beautiful Girl - Follow your Dreams (Pink)

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting - 30 x 22 inch

$14,297

Painting, Woman, Muriel Matt

Woman

Muriel Matt

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,144

Painting, Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Ibrahim Omiyera

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Ibrahim Omiyera

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,750

Painting, Silent is golden, Gillian Brin

Silent is golden

Gillian Brin

Painting - 92 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$721 $648

Painting, Better Tomorrow, John Ali

Better Tomorrow

John Ali

Painting - 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 40 x 1 inch

$3,350

Painting, The Turn II, Dylan Cram

The Turn II

Dylan Cram

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,510

Painting, Skateboard, Floe

Skateboard

Floe

Painting - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$572

Painting, Nature's Adornment, Oluwaseun Ojebiyi

Nature's Adornment

Oluwaseun Ojebiyi

Painting - 106.7 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 48 x 1 inch

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Painting, Karma, Ademola Ajayi

Karma

Ademola Ajayi

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,350

Painting, Tendresse, Wawapod

Tendresse

Wawapod

Painting - 55 x 46 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,144

Painting, Body of Mind, Lawrence Amoo

Body of Mind

Lawrence Amoo

Painting - 180.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59 x 1 inch

$10,550

Painting, Autoportrait, Renaud Philippot

Autoportrait

Renaud Philippot

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,430

Painting, Brutal Ballet, Sheila Tajima

Brutal Ballet

Sheila Tajima

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,050

Painting, Dues noies assegudes i gran flor, Jordi Traperho

Dues noies assegudes i gran flor

Jordi Traperho

Painting - 61 x 50 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 inch

$1,087

Painting, Rock and Roll confettis, Lyx

Rock and Roll confettis

Lyx

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$835 $751

Painting, Love on everything, Podkol

Love on everything

Podkol

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$629

Painting, Fly kisses!, Maïlys Moanda

Fly kisses!

Maïlys Moanda

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$2,631

Painting, Tya, Perrotte

Tya

Perrotte

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,059

Painting, Marilyn Reimagined: A Surreal Portrait, Artush Voskanyan

Marilyn Reimagined: A Surreal Portrait

Artush Voskanyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$12,000

Painting, Enduring Echoes 1 -  21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Old Masters, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Enduring Echoes 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Old Masters

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting - 66 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 26 x 23 x 1 inch

$1,450

Painting, Respirame, Manitoba

Respirame

Manitoba

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,693

Painting, Untitled, Bengt Lindström

Untitled

Bengt Lindström

Painting - 74 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 29.1 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$5,261

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.