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, Lock, Joachim Romain

Joachim Romain

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

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Sculpture, Womenko, Fabrice Lettron

Fabrice Lettron

Sculpture - 36 x 20.5 x 20 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 8.1 x 7.9 inch

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Print, Hasta la vista, RNST

RNST

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Greta, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, Javelin, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, The Girls, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

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Print, District Drouot 13, Dface

Dface

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Lithographie, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.05 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

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Painting, Corto, Florent Touchot

Florent Touchot

Painting - 50 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 2 inch

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Painting, The Trip 2, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, The Trip, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, L'alchimiste, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

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Painting, Gripped, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

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

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Painting, Carcasse # 9, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

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Painting, Homme, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 65 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, The Healers, Yvan Genest

Yvan Genest

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 0.63 inch

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Painting, Yellow, Virut Panchabuse

Virut Panchabuse

Painting - 170 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

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