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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Print, Fuerza, Jose Royo

Jose Royo

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,290

Print, Held, Mila Margini

Mila Margini

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,250

Print, D.B. Immortel, Miguel Guía

Miguel Guía

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€5,800

Print, Rebelle, Miguel Guía

Miguel Guía

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€5,800

Print, Reconciliation, Jane Munro

Jane Munro

Print . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Rude children, Aina Tejedo

Aina Tejedo

Painting . 44.5 x 43.5 x 3 cm Painting . 17.5 x 17.1 x 1.2 inch

€500

Print, Secret path, Olga Rakova

Olga Rakova

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€540

Painting, Woman in gold, Eden

Eden

Painting . 100 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€4,860

Print, Trouble, Ske

Ske

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€580

Painting, Mona vandalisée, Artwhos

Artwhos

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€879

Print, Vert, Hossein Borojeni

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€299

Print, Dollars, Eric Lespinasse

Eric Lespinasse

Print . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€495

Print, Tokyo Infection, NABEchan

NABEchan

Print . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€2,050

Print, Kissou 2, Em'Ji

Em'Ji

Print . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€350

Print, Passive Drift, Mila Margini

Mila Margini

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,400

Print, Twilight Dance, Ian Jones

Ian Jones

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€850

Print, What I'm Thinking, Khody

Khody

Print . 67 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print . 26.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€650

Print, Thougts, Mila Margini

Mila Margini

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Painting, Number23, Artwhos

Artwhos

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€879

Painting, Street art wall-1, SmaK-titi

SmaK-titi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.7 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

€600

Print, Threshold 01, Mila Margini

Mila Margini

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€950

Print, Equilibrio, Jose Royo

Jose Royo

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,290

Painting, Mode Ikonen, Miss Mouse

Miss Mouse

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

€2,800

Painting, Cotton Girl, Morgane Soulier

Morgane Soulier

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Print, Threshold 02, Mila Margini

Mila Margini

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€950

Painting, Love & Grafitti, Artwhos

Artwhos

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€879