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!

Naïa

Rémi Planche

Painting . 140 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 2 inch

€5,200

Peach blossoms from another time: Evocative Modern Portrait, 24x24" Original Art, Warm Hues for Contemporary Interiors

Zhanar Sagidolla

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,593

Nothing to Hide

Aphisit Sidsunthia

Painting . 102 x 102 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,330

Lights off

Tania Potapenko

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,400

Sans titre

Nizar Al Hattab

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

€1,500

Aplomb

Elisabeth Besnier

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

€2,800

Le cube

Eric Doisy

Sculpture . 36 x 36 x 36 cm Sculpture . 14.2 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch

€1,860

L'élégance d'un regard

V. Petrov

Painting . 27 x 22 x 5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 2 inch

€640

Sourire en Equilibre

Jean Baptiste Fournier

Painting . 27 x 22 x 5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 2 inch

€780

El Ensayo

En Blanco

Painting . 77 x 59 x 1 cm Painting . 30.3 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch

€669

Lou et la nappe Vichy

Marc Dailly

Painting . 43 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 16.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Dark Dream

Ivan Schwebel

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

€5,006

Hershey Pa

Dan Witz

Painting . 122 x 152.4 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1.6 inch

€24,000 €21,600

The letter

Adda Donato

Painting . 57 x 37 cm Painting . 22.4 x 14.6 inch

€920

Saturday Night

Nguyen Van Cuong

Painting . 71.1 x 147.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 28 x 58 x 2 inch

€3,823

Untitled 7-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.4 inch

€5,445

Anthony

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Princess

Daniel Bilodeau

Painting . 42 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€10,000

Serie Habaneras, Original Oil Painting, Hand Signed, Framed

José María Mijares

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€5,462

The child with the glass sphere

Sabrina Tortorella

Painting . 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

Esperanza

Vesna Udicki Vucetic

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

€1,000

Wonder Woman

Mathieu Questel

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.22 x 28.74 x 1 inch

€2,900

Danse pour moi

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,500

Self vs other II

Winifred Otowa

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,367

Unlikely Event 5 (The Soothsayer)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 120.9 x 120.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 47.6 x 1 inch

€3,505

Le regard asymétrique

Eric Doisy

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

€1,480

Morning Glory

Wencke Uhl

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

€1,092

Portreit

Katarzyna Szydlowska

Painting . 116 x 120 cm Painting . 45.7 x 47.2 inch

€2,900

Pure Self

Mutto Matto

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,250

Hermès et les amazones II

Laurence Lejay

Painting . 42 x 34 x 3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,700

What If

Obiora Anamaleze

Painting . 119.4 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47 x 45 x 1 inch

€2,139

The Dapper

Ray Richardson

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Life in pink: Whimsical Metaphysical Portrait Oil Artwork

Ekaterina Kuzmina

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,001

Teresa

Marlena Nizio

Painting . 50 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

The Dancer

Sabine Danzé

Painting . 135 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 53.1 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€12,500

L’aquarium rouge

Sandrine Rondard

Painting . 73 x 108 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 42.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Between Absence and Memory - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa, People

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€3,186

Brothers

M. Hovol

Painting . 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Now you see me

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,821

Locked in my heart

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,548

Silence

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

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

€1,821

Blooming Silence: A Serene and Meditative Oil Portrait

Tatsiana Yelistratava

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€865

Refuge

Seyran Gasparyan

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

€2,185

Through Time

Seromo Okoro

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,276 €2,048

Dame à la lecture

Eloise

Painting . 27.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,343

Cloud Dancer

Rob Omodiagbe

Painting . 152 x 122 x 1 cm Painting . 59.8 x 48 x 0.4 inch

€9,376

Fragile heritage

Joseph Christian Ekeomobong

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,365

Quiet Conversation

Mateos Sargsyan

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

€1,365

Le garçon à la lune

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Whisper

Jean-Luc Almond

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,459 €1,386

Eat fugu fish

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting . 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,400

Unknown Soldier - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Military, Veteran, Men

Makama John

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,412

Morning

Viacheslav Kaidash

Painting . 80 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

€1,000

Man of Valor

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 182.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 54 x 1 inch

€9,422

Hot summer 1: Textured Portrait Oil Artwork on Canvas

Vera Klimova

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

€1,639

Red flags (2)

Helen Spoon

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€819

Girl with earring

Yana Ros

Painting . 55 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Night encounters

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€920

Guitariste blues

Moise Cohen

Painting . 134 x 93 x 1 cm Painting . 52.8 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,700

Lenur

Vladyslav Kazachenko

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

€1,183

Demi portrait monumental II

Rémi Planche

Painting . 280 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 110.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€18,600

Integrity (Boho series): Modern Portrait Women and Horse, Oil Artwork

Nastya Prairie

Painting . 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,411

Let's dance !

Sylvie Gerard

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

€3,510

Transition States

Alessandra B-B

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€2,250

Son pull préféré

Jéko

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

€3,500

Behind the Ring: Evocative Red & White Oil Artwork | Modern Figurative Expression | Original Canvas

Dizlarka

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

€1,092

Ball

Waldemar Marszalek

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

€5,400

Apolline

Yining Zhao

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

€1,400

What we get in return

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,821

Crimson Lovers

R.J Hohimer

Painting . 55.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 22 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,048

Meeth 14

Giuseppe Scarangelli

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

€8,400

Le pianiste

Giuseppe Piermatteo

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€920

Espresso Martini Time

Natasha Joseph

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

€1,459

Sky

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Sonny, are the apples sweet?

Anna Bulkina

Painting . 241.3 x 304.8 x 7.6 cm Painting . 95 x 120 x 3 inch

€3,914

L'apprenti

Serge Nicolas-Castel

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,300

Damsel

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€2,658

The spring fairy

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Faces of One Soul

Artsrun Asatryan

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

€1,365

The Actor

Herve Malcom Thomas

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€850

Angel over Nighttime Prague Heavenly Gifts

Delafruz Baghirova

Painting . 44 x 37 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Impression rebelle (impressionnisme magique)

Miguel Guía

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

€9,800

Sur les échasses

Armen Gasparian

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

€5,900

Le regard silencieux

Pierre Laurent

Painting . 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

€3,400

Bitch 2

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 x 10 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,500

The poet with red cheek

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Quiet Reflection

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting . 32 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 12.6 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€164

The Thinker: Captivating Oil on Paper Artwork | Deep Teal & Earthy Tones | Contemporary Figurative Art in Walnut Frame

Nastya Prairie

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,092

Echoes of care

Oluwole Olawuyi

Painting . 137.2 x 137.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 54 x 54 x 2.5 inch

€2,321

Visages

Pierre Henry

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€1,020

My pet bull

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 185.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 73 x 55 x 2 inch

€4,916

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