Portrait

Portraits are one of the oldest genres of painting known to art, and it first appeared in ancient Egypt. For several centuries, there was a tendency to idealize features in order flatter important patrons for whom the portrait was for. Then, progressively, artists started to turn to ordinary people for their sitters, with fewer requirements limiting their choices, they were able to paint increasingly realist works. 

Portraiture was influenced by the many movements of the 20th century and, rather than getting closer to reality, painters used portraits as a means to experiment with new artistic techniques and theories. Photography and sculpture followed a similar path, thus showing the incredible creativity and interpretation of artists. 

Today there is an enormous variety of unusual portraits that don't aim flatter their sitters in the least but rather be expressive. Disfigured faces, surprising collages, distorted human forms and even creatures that are half-human, half-animal: there are no rules and creativity flows!

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Painting, Ludovica, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$732

Painting, Francesca, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$610

Painting, Legato, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$1,647

Painting, Narquoise, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,049

Painting, Milacat, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 130 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$4,879

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$4,879

Painting, The blues, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$6,709

Painting, Les Trois Rois, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,037

Painting, Les Amoureux, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,159

Painting, Introspection, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,159

Painting, Funny clown, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

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

$3,293

Painting, Grateful, Asko

Asko

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

$3,050

Painting, Cocooning, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,830

Painting, Transient, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 95 x 95 x 4 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,928

Painting, Emerge, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 85 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,769

Painting, Temptress, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,928

Painting, Peace, Lena Bera-Pancini

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,318

Painting, Lisa, Mishurovsky Victor

Mishurovsky Victor

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

$854

Painting, Remain_5, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,708

Painting, Remain_2, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,464

Painting, Serenity_19, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 41 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,135

Painting, Moonlit, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

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

$5,123

Painting, Le Soleil, Artiste Ouvrier

Artiste Ouvrier

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,196

Painting, Catherine, Procach Olesia

Procach Olesia

Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,921

Painting, Rainbow, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$842

Painting, Gemini, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$616

Painting, Scorpion, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$616

Painting, Taurus, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$616

Painting, Duet, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$616

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$616

Painting, Carnival, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$848

Painting, Magic, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$951

Painting, Memories, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$915

Painting, Moths, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$848

Painting, New day, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 80 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$738

Painting, Nika, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$616

Painting, Noon, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 85 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$738

Painting, Summer, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$610

Painting, Compose, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$775

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$726

Painting, Stella, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

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

$1,037

Painting, Rasta kid, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

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

$5,123