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!

One banana, please

Elisabeth Sabala

Painting . 43 x 35 cm Painting . 16.9 x 13.8 inch

€1,300

Les Demoiselles de Monti

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€10,000

Rizière VI

Gabriel Schmitz

Painting . 56.5 x 62.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.2 x 24.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Obey Icon

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 68 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€11,500 €10,350

Letter Dancers 200

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Come Grooving Up Slowly

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,085

Healing

Rosa Maria Gallego

Painting . 41 x 31 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

L'anonyme 1

Jean Le Gac

Painting . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€1,000

Tourbillon

Jazzu

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€690

Ayanmo (Fate)

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,961

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€26,100

Flor de Africa

Candy

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€900

Sweet Temptation

Noir Visualart

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€370 €333

Rebirth 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative People, Expressionism, Women

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€2,736

Lost Years 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Restoration, Mixed Media

Paul Ayihawu

Painting . 160 x 144.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63 x 57 x 1 inch

€3,967

Eyes

Cagla Misirli

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

€1,100

Creu VIII

Albert Gonzalo

Painting . 30 x 30 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€1,450

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 53.5 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting . 21.1 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€800

Untitled

Miguel Torner de Semir

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Out of shape

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Nature

Michelle Gialanze

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,300

Beauty Dream

Gongas

Painting . 95 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€610 €549

Le parfum

Cacou

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

€850

Gaston

Député

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

€1,820

Portrait 45B Pop art - Italian School - NSWE

Dario Moschetta

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Liz

Karen Schremmer

Painting . 74 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Nageur

Michel Lablais

Painting . 42 x 32 x 6 cm Painting . 16.5 x 12.6 x 2.4 inch

€1,200

Secrets handshakes and bizarre rituals

Paul Kostabi

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

€2,000

Face of my world

Dorit Levi

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€4,924

In Out

Jo Di Bona

Painting . 88 x 63 x 4 cm Painting . 34.6 x 24.8 x 1.6 inch

€4,900

Je n'avance pas en ligne droite

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Surreal composition 2

Candido Ballester

Painting . 65 x 80 x 0.04 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€1,400

Portrait of a Woman

Pascal Marlin

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

€1,500 €1,275

Road to becoming

Toheeb Bankole

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,687

Essen 19., Mixed Media on Canvas

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,231

Visage glacial - Série: Palette de liberté

Isabelle Verdenne

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Espace Expressif

Yann Letestu

Painting . 73 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

couple à la pomme - mythologie - cosmogonie - pomme - apple - Basquiat

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 89 x 115 x 4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

€800

Love on Blends

Peter Max

Painting . 23 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.1 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€2,080 €1,872

Médusa Médusée

Karine Langevin

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Fille aux colibris - série: Femmes lumière - Portrait féminin sur univers imaginaire

Dalent

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,500

Bring them home

Alain Lumbroso

Photography . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,950

Blue one collection #8

O Gringo

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Zion

Stéphane Frey

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

€4,000

The Lady with the Necklace

Elisabeth Constantin

Painting . 34 x 34 x 4 cm Painting . 13.4 x 13.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Detroit

Francesco Neo

Painting . 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Murmurer du Silence

Nathalie Sizaret

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,375

Water keeper

DB Waterman

Painting . 119.9 x 89.9 x 4.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,491

Karl

Aiiroh

Painting . 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,462

Comme la gourmandise

Joël Kermarrec

Painting . 75 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Untitled

Lluís Barba

Painting . 55.5 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting . 21.9 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Escena de playa

Celso Miranda

Painting . 24 x 34 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,400

Untitled

Alain Berckvitz

Sculpture . 58 x 40 x 1 cm Sculpture . 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€900

Marguerite

Christine Barrès

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Untitled 1

Raffi Yedalian

Painting . 22 x 15 cm Painting . 8.7 x 5.9 inch

€800

Between prayer

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

The Queen

Normunds Braslins

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€3,900

Reboot

Helen Burkova

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

€821

Renoma & Warhol

Maurice Renoma

Painting . 95 x 86 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch

€25,000

Reminiscence

Salma Mbarek

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,700

Baby Doll, Brands Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 72 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 28.3 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,200

Notre Dame des Mondes

Carole Framezelle - Acmiya

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,100

Oris 3 (série de 40 têtes)

Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya

Painting . 48 x 28 cm Painting . 18.9 x 11 inch

€1,500

Native

Mateo Andrea

Painting . 114 x 146 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 inch

€3,900

Quand le carton a des yeux

Eric Doisy

Painting . 88 x 58 x 1 cm Painting . 34.6 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€900

Sans Titre

Jean-Charles Blais

Painting . 52 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 20.5 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€6,300

Liturgy of light

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

If I Bloom, I Bloom Better -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Women Fabrics

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,416

Perséphone

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 115 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500 €2,000

Chinoiserie

Barry Wilson

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,703

Frida

Maria De Campos

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,700

Serie vidas minúsculas 15

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 14 x 14 x 5 cm Painting . 5.5 x 5.5 x 2 inch

€325

I Can't Recall It Lightly At All (Copper)

B.D. White

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 2 inch

€1,049

Narciso

Ruse

Painting . 35 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€953

SunFlower Face

Pompilio Gianluca

Painting . 21 x 13.5 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.3 inch

€250

Brut II

Jazzu

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

€400

Pearl

Abayomi Odetomi

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,559

Untitled

Simón Vázquez

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

Idia

Barnabas Macauley

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,508

Il canto della falena (diptych)

Lorena Fonsato

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€680

I be lady

Moses Ndubuzo

Painting . 73.7 x 55.9 x 6.4 cm Painting . 29 x 22 x 2.5 inch

€502

Compassion

Zied Lasram

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Verdant Soul 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Mixed Media, Africa Women

Damilola Olusegun

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€593

Ciel antérieur - Art sacré et peinture poétique : une œuvre existentielle

Espolisto

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Le baiser

Agnès Salle

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

African Woman (Blue)

N. Gail

Painting . 160 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€3,550

Portrait

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting . 85 x 66 x 1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Strength Within Me 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Fabrics

Roseleen Labazacchy

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,830

Awa ma petite fleur

Daouda Traoré

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

€4,500

Woman

Iglesias15680

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

L'ange

Marie-Paskale Perrin

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

I Love to Eat Bacon, Too #11 — Emotional Architecture of a Face

Ovidiu Kloska

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.3 inch

€3,200

Crimsom whisper

Axel Traverso

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,700

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