Portrait

En attendant le prochain voyage, Miguel Guía

En attendant le prochain voyage

Miguel Guía

Sculpture - 47 x 11.5 x 10 cm

$1,222

Ô petit bonheur, Valérie Hadida

Ô petit bonheur

Valérie Hadida

Sculpture - 34 x 24 x 15 cm

$6,001

Lost & found (3), Théo Gosselin

Lost & found (3)

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm

$2,400

Confinement, Ludovica Cholet

Confinement

Ludovica Cholet

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,400

Twin, Hom Nguyen

Twin

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$14,075

Solaire, Francine Van Hove

Solaire

Francine Van Hove

Fine Art Drawings - 67.5 x 53 x 1 cm

$2,728

Walk with the Cat, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Walk with the Cat

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm

$2,500 $2,375

La ora na, Caro Graffiti

La ora na

Caro Graffiti

Sculpture - 54 x 36 x 6 cm

$1,418

Menteur, Christian Silvain

Menteur

Christian Silvain

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$2,728

L'absolu donne soif, Miss.Tic

L'absolu donne soif

Miss.Tic

Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 5 cm

$1,637

Cat woman on green, Marian Williams

Cat woman on green

Marian Williams

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,909

Kairos nº19, Marta Fàbregas

Kairos nº19

Marta Fàbregas

Painting - 100 x 70 x 5 cm

$2,728

La nuit tombe sur la garrigue, Jéko

La nuit tombe sur la garrigue

Jéko

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$2,946

Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 53 x 73 x 0.5 cm

$1,680

Sous Oxygène, Caro Graffiti

Sous Oxygène

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 118 x 85 x 1 cm

$2,728

Love Catcher (Blue), Mr Brainwash

Love Catcher (Blue)

Mr Brainwash

Print - 56 x 56 cm

$1,964

Une vie bien remplie, Béatrice Terra

Une vie bien remplie

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$2,946

Retrato en fondo negro, Enrique Pichardo

Retrato en fondo negro

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm

$934

Eprit 2 liberté, Jazzu

Eprit 2 liberté

Jazzu

Painting - 21 x 15 x 10 cm

$251

Alain Bashung à la main douce, Arnaud Baumann

Alain Bashung à la main douce

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm

$2,728

I Fly with the Clouds, You Follow the Wind, Nina Narimanishvili

I Fly with the Clouds, You Follow the Wind

Nina Narimanishvili

Painting - 153 x 153 x 5 cm

$2,073

Eighth Grader, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Eighth Grader

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2.2 cm

Sold

Une larme 58-23, Philippe Buil

Une larme 58-23

Philippe Buil

Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 10 cm

$1,200 $1,080

Simone Veil réhaussé, C215

Simone Veil réhaussé

C215

Print - 40 x 30 cm

Sold

Etat d'âme, Adeline Weber Guibal

Etat d'âme

Adeline Weber Guibal

Sculpture - 66 x 55 x 15 cm

$3,164

Another Dreamer, Etienne Quesnay

Another Dreamer

Etienne Quesnay

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm

$2,728

Complicité, Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Complicité

Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,004

Belle du Jour!, Sébastien Allart

Belle du Jour!

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

$3,219

Vasco reckless living, Stoz

Vasco reckless living

Stoz

Sculpture - 20 x 13 x 13 cm

$382 $344

Nariz amarilla, Juan Mozos

Nariz amarilla

Juan Mozos

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm

$2,182

Balthus, Manuel Santelices

Balthus

Manuel Santelices

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm

$700

Jenna Lyons, Manuel Santelices

Jenna Lyons

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm

$700

Matthew Barney, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 61 x 43.2 x 0.3 cm

$2,500

Scarface - The World is Yours - Tony Montana - Silver Edition, Belart Collective

Scarface - The World is Yours - Tony Montana - Silver Edition

Belart Collective

Print - 101 x 77 x 4 cm

$3,808 $2,857

Date of Lovers, Isaac Maimon

Date of Lovers

Isaac Maimon

Painting - 106.5 x 76.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,800

Beautiful angel, Taiwo Odejinmi

Beautiful angel

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$2,850

Athena and Henry (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence, Stefanie Schneider

Athena and Henry (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence

Stefanie Schneider

Photography - 38 x 36 x 0.1 cm

$655

Hope, Busari Adewale

Hope

Busari Adewale

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$3,000

Double je, Gus

Double je

Gus

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$3,055

Imagined date, Janet Adebayo

Imagined date

Janet Adebayo

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$1,650

Girl in Green, Daniel Oguche Junior

Girl in Green

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting - 88.9 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm

$2,550

Transparent Than My Reflection, Omoayo George Osoba

Transparent Than My Reflection

Omoayo George Osoba

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,750

Esther, After My Mom's, Adeniyi Joshua Adetayo

Esther, After My Mom's

Adeniyi Joshua Adetayo

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$2,150

Amerigo Vespucci, Orest Hrytsak

Amerigo Vespucci

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$5,456

Companion, Afeez Aregbede

Companion

Afeez Aregbede

Painting - 106.9 x 77 x 2.5 cm

$2,000

Victor Hugo, Muriel Deumie

Victor Hugo

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 92 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,309

Spining, Gerard Boersma

Spining

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 70 x 47 cm

$4,255

Dans ma maison, Seth

Dans ma maison

Seth

Print - 103 x 70.5 x 0.2 cm

$2,400

Godfather bubble gum, James Chiew

Godfather bubble gum

James Chiew

Print - 100 x 100 x 25 cm

$7,092

En kærlig følgesvend / A loving companion, Kathrine Iversen

En kærlig følgesvend / A loving companion

Kathrine Iversen

Painting - 40.5 x 29.5 x 3 cm

$2,182

Self portrait IV, Prasadani Kumari

Self portrait IV

Prasadani Kumari

Painting - 45 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,418

Tire lire- Tropisme, Jean-Pierre Ceytaire

Tire lire- Tropisme

Jean-Pierre Ceytaire

Painting - 26 x 41 x 1 cm

$3,762

The gaze, Nawel Aubert

The gaze

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm

$1,309

Casting, Derek Olson

Casting

Derek Olson

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$2,608

Radieuse, Jéko

Radieuse

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$655 $589

Salomé, Patricia Simsa

Salomé

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm

$655

Le jeune prince à Venise, Dominique Andrier

Le jeune prince à Venise

Dominique Andrier

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,728

Middle finger in red, Ai Weiwei

Middle finger in red

Ai Weiwei

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$1,637

Deus ex machina, Olivier Massebeuf

Deus ex machina

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm

$1,964

VAN GOGH, Capocci

VAN GOGH

Capocci

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$2,837

Lillerina, Elena Sokolova

Lillerina

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 70.1 x 50 x 1 cm

$731

Let them get on your head, Mirela Karadzhova

Let them get on your head

Mirela Karadzhova

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm

$742

Une image bien-aimée, un songe velouté..., Diana Malivani

Une image bien-aimée, un songe velouté...

Diana Malivani

Painting - 80 x 120 x 4 cm

$16,367

You Talking To Me ?, Julie Rami

You Talking To Me ?

Julie Rami

Painting - 80 x 60 x 5 cm

$2,728

Amy Winehouse, Stikki Peaches

Amy Winehouse

Stikki Peaches

Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 95 x 0.05 cm

$5,237

Shooter, Bill Stone

Shooter

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm

$3,650

Target, Karen Axikyan

Target

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 40 x 26 x 29 cm

$1,350

Thorwing stones, Yusuke Hanai

Thorwing stones

Yusuke Hanai

Sculpture - 12.7 x 13 x 12.7 cm

$1,528

Late Night, Ruslana Levandovska

Late Night

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm

$13,000

Portrait I, Jinxian Yang

Portrait I

Jinxian Yang

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,637

Community, Waleria Matelska

Community

Waleria Matelska

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 23 x 0.1 cm

$273

Looking beyond 4, Damola Ayegbayo

Looking beyond 4

Damola Ayegbayo

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,600

I need some love 2, Michael Adetula

I need some love 2

Michael Adetula

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$750

Portrait de Piero Crommelynck II, Pablo Picasso

Portrait de Piero Crommelynck II

Pablo Picasso

Print - 73 x 53 cm

$9,275

Fragments, Thalia Dalecky

Fragments

Thalia Dalecky

Painting - 152 x 230 cm

$3,819

Yesterday Future 3 (Young Violinist), Ajegbomogun Damilola

Yesterday Future 3 (Young Violinist)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting - 121.9 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm

$3,850

Arch of Fire, David Supper

Arch of Fire

David Supper

Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 2 cm

$1,512

The Woman, José María Sanza

The Woman

José María Sanza

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$3,819

The King's Bride of Double Honor, Theophilus Chima

The King's Bride of Double Honor

Theophilus Chima

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$4,000

Restaurateur, Nathan Chantob

Restaurateur

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm

$6,438

New Stories 2, Elizabeth Ekpetorson

New Stories 2

Elizabeth Ekpetorson

Painting - 60.3 x 41.9 cm

$546

Mona Lisa, Timur Zagirov

Mona Lisa

Timur Zagirov

Print - 68 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$873

Portrait of leopard, Pierre- Yves Blasco

Portrait of leopard

Pierre- Yves Blasco

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,309

Jennifer Lopez Gold Edition, Hunter & Gatti

Jennifer Lopez Gold Edition

Hunter & Gatti

Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.1 cm

$5,000

A Lasting Look (Pink), Paul Insect

A Lasting Look (Pink)

Paul Insect

Print - 72 x 64 x 0.2 cm

$2,728

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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