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Holding The Haze Line
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$750
Le temps des brumes
Yoann Merienne
Painting - 300 x 250 x 3 cm Painting - 118.1 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
$37,113
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$9,056
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,056
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,056
Porthcurno Beach
Nicholas Robertson
Painting - 30.5 x 40.4 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12 x 15.9 x 0.2 inch
$557
Learning the Line of the Ball
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$750
UK queen Elizabeth (original on #artvoyou 2022). Framed
JP Malot
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$696
Hopefulness
Roseleen Labazacchy
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,800
Don't be fooled by the pure persona (She Breathes Fire)
Danny O'Connor
Painting - 122 x 91.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 inch
$5,894
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3
Mario Henrique
Painting - 110 x 77 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 inch
$1,148
La cage et la couleur des fleurs
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 61 x 152 x 6 cm Painting - 24 x 59.8 x 2.4 inch
$26,095
Les Cyclistes Déjeunent
Christian Jodin
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$574
The Two-Sided Mirror
Roxana Miclea
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,624
Personality Metamorphosis
Roxana Miclea
Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,160
The Essence Of Life
Roxana Miclea
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,088
Temperature reach critical level
Edvarda Braanaas
Painting - 55 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,711
Sans titre - série Caraïbes
Jean-Michel Loutoby
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$487
Rembrandt, Frederick Rihel
Lucio Forte
Painting - 29 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$151
YO! Mark Karpelès. Le Baron du Bitcoin. .JPMalot 2017
JP Malot
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,479
Blossoms of Strength 2
Gobe Joseph
Painting - 137.2 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 35 x 1 inch
$5,299 $4,770
Nothing Feels Better Than True Love
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,799 $2,520
Sitting Pretty
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,500 $2,250
Crooked Player
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,500 $3,150
Bridegroom 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,299 $2,970
Seine (The Self Romantic)
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,500 $3,150
Self portrait (a tribute to Basquiat)
Dr. Love
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$58
Peace and Tranquility 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,799 $2,520
Bleasure 7 (The Invented Destiny)
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 42 x 1 inch
$3,250 $2,925
Geografia del altar 3
David Murcia
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,837
Living in the Moment of Peace 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000 $2,700
Bleasure 6 (The Converse Man)
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 152.4 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 inch
$4,500 $4,050
Cast 3
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,500 $3,150
Living in the Moment of Peace
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000 $2,700
Bridegroom 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000 $2,700
Bleasure 5 (House of Cards)
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 121.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$3,250 $2,925
Stay Bold, Stay Gold
Joshua Salami
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,500 $2,250
Autorretrato. Picasso.
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,778
Inspiración
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,683
Fumador hindú
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,969
La huella del tiempo
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 70 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,552
Hommage aux tirailleurs
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$2,088
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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.
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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.