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!

Me 3

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,200

The lady with a rose 2

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 127 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,750

Unsaid words

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€1,833

Man machine

Louis Durand

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€380

Seated Woman

Louis Jou

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€380

Madame et Monsieur

Georges-Henri Tribout

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€300

Giordana

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€8,600

Gathering - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism, Africa

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,583

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,979

Black Heritage 4

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 91.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,200

Black Heritage 3

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 91.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,200

Black Heritage 2

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 91.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,200

Framed by Foliage (The Rebirth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men

Desmond Akindoju

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,696

Nina (Scène galante)

Gérard Pamboujian

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

€400

Colors Inside

Angelo Pioppo

Painting . 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch

€790

L’art du hasard : une tache d’eau relevée sur une table figurant un bebe

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 4.1 inch

€600

Portrait of a boy

Antoni Janusz Pastwa

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€500

Waiting Time - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,704

Darja Collin -27-08-24

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,534

Identity 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman Hair

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,154

La relaxation musicale

Daniela Rothem Partouche

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

€1,880

Most Precious

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€1,971

Klimt Interprétation #3

Mike Jacobs

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

€980

The Black Boy

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 106.7 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 41 x 1 inch

€2,704

In love (6)

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,383

Where the Light Stays 4 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€412

Stare 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Emmanuel Daniel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€596

Apres l'école

Pascale Simon

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

€3,600

Royalty

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 119.9 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€3,162

Unique (African Allure) 1

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,925

The lady with a rose 5

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 1 inch

€3,162

Dondi flower

Lassana Sarr

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Neo Deco 08-10-24

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 28.2 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,504

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,512

Self Love 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, African Woman

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€1,971

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,833

Monica

Franklin Ndibam

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1 inch

€4,125

Await

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,933

Mindset

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,383

Étude d’après le Greco

Julio Gonzalez

Fine Art Drawings . 20.2 x 18.6 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€10,000

Biki

Manon Gribouille

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€200

Family

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 31 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€175

Gisèle

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€143

Dessin n°5

Flow

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 inch

€290

Stare 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Emmanuel Daniel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€596

Divinité 15

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

A quoi tu penses

Pascale Simon

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

€3,600

Medicine in art 3

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€2,292

Medicine in art 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€2,292

The Gaze

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 104.1 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,612

Your Next Move

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€3,850

Sketch 3

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€80

Culture Identity 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

L & M

Svetlana Lazareva

Painting . 30 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€642

Bastet

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 28.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,465

Sun Flower - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, Africa, Face

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,612

Meadow Journey

Desmond Akindoju

Painting . 109.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,612

Heroine

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,292

St Tropez

Monica

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€350

Ensemble 2

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€135

Culture Identity 8 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Girl on the chair, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 64.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€587

Taste My Tears

Kristina Mallen

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

€850 €595

Does It Get Better? - 21st Century

Obeka Simon

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

€2,567

Untitled 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women with Large Afro Hair

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 61 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19 x 1 inch

€2,062

City Boy

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€3,667

I'm Rare

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 101.6 x 213.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 84 x 1 inch

€5,500

Lean on Me I Lean on You

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 137.2 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,849

In love

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,383

La contemplation selon Marie - Portrait iconographie religieuse

Christophe Beuchard

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€165

Passport 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Modern

Wisdom Uche

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€596

Sans Titre

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,465

Divinité 16

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

La joyeuse cousinade

Pascale Simon

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

€3,600

Untitled

Gerard Sala

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12.8 inch

€1,300

Blue Doll

Monica

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€350

Culture Identity 10 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 9 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 7 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 6 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 5 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 3 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Culture Identity 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€596

Girl with blue face, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€532

Echoes of Success and Unseen Burdens

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,529

See you in Rome

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€5,867

I giardini di Kensington

Sergey Bondarev

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 75 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€7,900

Grand portrait de femme

Verog

Fine Art Drawings . 107 x 79 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.1 x 31.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,700

Moods and Fears 4: Evolving Forms: Abstract Black & White Ink Artwork with Contemplative Figures | Modern Mixed Media Statement Piece

Dizlarka

Fine Art Drawings . 27.8 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€229

Wendy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love

Wisdom Uche

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€596

Woman with hand on chin, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 64.8 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.5 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch

€788

In My Solitude 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,529

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