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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Print, Intérieur, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

£1,179

Painting, Plaque # 7, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Painting, Plaque # 5, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Painting, Plaque # 1, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Print, Rebecca, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 106 x 72 x 0.01 cm Print - 41.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

£1,269

Fine Art Drawings, Plaque # 6, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Fine Art Drawings, Plaque # 4, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Fine Art Drawings, Plaque # 2, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

£172

Print, Mistero, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£725

Painting, Florence, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,627

Painting, Femme forte, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,627

Print, Intérieur, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

£725

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 10, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 28, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 26, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 24, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 19, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 16, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 13, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 12, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Painting, Tropic # 11, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Print, Intimité, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print - 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch

£408

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 15, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Fine Art Drawings, Tropic # 9, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

£136

Print, Intimité, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print - 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch

£408

Print, Figures, Sergio Barletta

Sergio Barletta

Print - 17 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 6.7 x 7.7 x 0 inch

£218

Print, Study I, Raphael Soyer

Raphael Soyer

Print - 30.5 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm Print - 12 x 9 x 2 inch

£2,315

Print, Stanton, Claude Garache

Claude Garache

Print - 64 x 51 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.2 x 20.1 x 0 inch

£363

Print, Bain, Julia Chausson

Julia Chausson

Print - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£45

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