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, Hourglass, Edo Kaaij

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

$7,932

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

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

$1,342

Painting, Amy, Pol Ledent

Amy

Pol Ledent

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

$915

Painting, Playing golf, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$915

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, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,858

Painting, Tethered, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,858

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$427

Painting, Arbre de Vie, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,251

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$4,881

Painting, Swag Behind The Wall, Shake

Shake

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,464

Painting, Adulter, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,197

Painting, La Joconde, Maria De Campos

Maria De Campos

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,321

Painting, Seasons, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$1,586

Painting, Balance, Lena Bera-Pancini

Lena Bera-Pancini

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

$2,319

Painting, Enora-77, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,464

Painting, Colombina, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,220

Painting, Ignes, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,098

Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,342

Painting, Capital and Art, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$23,431

Painting, La Musique, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 121 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,370

Painting, Autunnala, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 160 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$10,983 $7,688

Painting, Ballerinas, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

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

$2,319

Painting, Lilies, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Ocean Girl, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,685

Painting, Mother, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,929

Painting, Portrait, Nino Tolomashvili

Nino Tolomashvili

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

$549

Painting, Milacat, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

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

$7,322 $5,125

Painting, Superman, Patrice Murciano

Patrice Murciano

Painting - 146 x 114 x 4 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,980

Painting, Summer, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$610