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Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$2,263
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 15.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 6.1 inch
$2,263
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,132
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,132
Comerciante de 'betas y fils' / Rope and thread dealer
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Bruto / Brute
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Cómico / Comedian
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Sabio / Wise Man
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Untitled
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch
$1,018
Venus
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,471
Two Figures
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 36.1 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,584
Soliude
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50.5 x 36.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.4 x 0 inch
$1,584
Portrait 2
Davide Cicolani
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,245
Grand portrait 2
Davide Cicolani
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$1,528
Grand portrait 1
Davide Cicolani
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,528
Inconnue Douglas vendeuse
Henrik Jacob
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$905
Jean, portrait de Doudou
Monsieur Térez
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 25.6 inch
$283
Sans titre (Moi-libellule)
Christos Kalfas
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 57 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,037
Scuba Diving
Gouzy
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$679
La fromagère
Gouzy
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$679
Retrato 3
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Retrato 2
Juan Sebastian Barbera
Fine Art Drawings - 75.9 x 55.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 inch
$1,400
Contado
Luis Miguel Valdes
Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 41.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 16.5 inch
$900
Masque nocturne
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$108
Silhouettes. Pink on Pink
Elena Done
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$590
Silhouettes. Grace
Elena Done
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$570
Silhouettes. May
Elena Done
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$590
Double standard 14. From the series doble standard
James Bonachea
Fine Art Drawings - 57.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Doble standard 8. From the series doble standard
James Bonachea
Fine Art Drawings - 57.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Cuentos del norte
Miquel Wert
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$962
Leoni's dreams 1
Clément Herrmann
Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$905 $724
A Girl Born In Spring
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$225
Portrait de femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,027
Jeune femme
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$821
Attablée au bar
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$936
Jeune femme allongée
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 64 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.1 inch
$936
Verlaine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$18,106
Petite fille pensive
Emile-François Chambon
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch
$616
Étude d'homme au chapeau
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$890
Girls
Erhard Klepper
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$792
Jeune fille pensive
Henri Fehr
Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$1,027
Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$20,369
Alucinación de Hitchcock
José Antonio Fondevila
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.8 inch
$679
Portrait of Man
Anastasia Kurakina
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 78 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$656
Strega
Fortunato Depero
Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 16.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.7 x 6.6 inch
$9,053
Irin ajo
Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$5,884
Tranquility
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,121
Illumination
Korede Solaja
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,121
Lovers
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$373
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$905
Dessin / Sans titre
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$905
Scaramouche - Pierrette
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 10.8 x 0 inch
$3,169
Clara - La Traviata - 1er Acte
Erte Tirtoff
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,300
Marché de Bozas
Hippolyte Romain
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.2 inch
$962
Lune pleine
Elsa Ohana
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 36 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$622
Some Girls
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.5 inch
$566
Salpetrière, portrait #2
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 8.5 inch
$679
Portrait 9
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch
$1,018
Portrait 1
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Portrait 2
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Portrait 4
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Portrait 6
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Portrait 7
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$905
Autoportrait
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 12.2 inch
$679
Francisco
Valérie Abadie
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,811
Scorie #8
Gwendoline Hausermann
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 inch
$679
Mademoiselle au parc
Charles Malle
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$396
Simone Veil
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$14,598
Pensif
Erdna André
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$566
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Portrait Drawing for Sale
Portraiture has existed for many centuries. The Greeks produced portraits for funeral and religious rituals; they aimed to “bring back to life those who have passed away." In the Roman era, portraits were often reserved for the ruling figures of society; for example, a warrior would have his portrait painted to illustrate his bravery during a battle. In Europe, it is only during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance that Italian and Flemish painters started to practice the art of portraiture.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, painters created works commissioned by wealthy patrons. Painters sketched out preliminary freehand drawings, which were often then approved by the patron, before beginning to work on their oil paint or, later, watercolor. Facial features were sometimes improved to the detriment of realism, although some painters were known for their ability to reproduce their models' expressions. Some artists worked in great detail while others focussed more heavily on trying to capture the real personality of their model.
For much of its history, portrait not only told a story but it also conveyed a message of power, promoting a well-controlled image to the wider population and establishing the sitter's authority through its circulation. For example, Florentine elites would use paintings and drawings as a mean of controlling their image and establishing their authority. Portraits were a way for someone to live on long after their death. Today we find the faces of aristocracies and the European bourgeoisie in many museums, immortalized by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt.
The results obtained through drawing depended largely on the tools and materials used. Red chalk was very popular (especially at the beginning of the 16th century) to represent the facial features and the warmth of the skin, while charcoal produced harder lines and pastel created a softer, colorful touch. Artists adapted their technique depending on the subject and the emotion they wanted to convey. The commercialisation of pencils in the nineteenth century made it a popular medium for artists and amateurs alike. Pencil art became more popular and the tool was often used for sketching portraits.
One thing is certain; capturing facial expressions is a demanding art form and the art of portraiture requires a lot of practice. Drawing a face down to its finest details may take hours to obtain the desired result: a protruding jaw, the shape of a skull, thick brows, smiling eyes, dilated pupils… Even more difficult, are children's portraits? It can be difficult to get them to stay still for long. The artist has to be skilled enough to immortalise these men, women and children full of life.
Gradually, sketched portraits became less and less realistic but increasingly daring and experimental in terms of colour. On Artsper, discover drawings by Jean Cocteau, Julien Calot, Alice de Miramon, Philippe Pasqua, Sabine Danzé, Bahareh Navabi and Stéphanie Stindel.
To draw a realistic portrait, start with a good reference photo, pay attention to proportions, use shading to create depth, and focus on capturing the subject's unique features. Practice regularly and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
When choosing materials for portrait drawing, consider the surface texture, color, and weight of the paper, as well as the type and quality of the pencils or charcoal. Opt for high-quality materials that allow for precision and detail, and experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your style and technique.
When drawing a portrait, it's important to avoid common mistakes such as not paying attention to proportions, neglecting to capture the subject's unique features, and using too much or too little shading. Additionally, it's important to take breaks and step back to assess the overall composition.