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, Anaëlle, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$970

Painting, Africa, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

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

$2,402

Painting, Tethered, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

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

$5,823

Painting, Rasta kid, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

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

$5,095

Painting, Eos, Anatoly Tarabanov

Eos

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$722

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$667

Painting, Fruit, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$673

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$788

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

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

$722

Painting, Cinderella, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$825

Painting, La Musique, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

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

$5,338

Painting, Funny clown, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

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

$3,275

Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,737

Painting, Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$3,033

Painting, H2O, Jelena Petkovic

H2O

Jelena Petkovic

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,820

Painting, 7 masks, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$964

Painting, Ballerinas, Olga Artim

Olga Artim

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

$1,031

Painting, Loran, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,911

Painting, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

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

$5,823

Painting, A cello player, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$910

Painting, Indila, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$849

Painting, New fashion, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Gemma, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Natacha, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Heaven can wait, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,944

Painting, In your head, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,459

Painting, Bowls, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$722

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

$10,190

Sculpture, Karmaléon, Rémi Bénard

Rémi Bénard

Sculpture - 115 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$4,319

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$425

Painting, Codic, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 80 x 60 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch

$1,820 $1,638

Painting, Gigolo, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$1,941