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, Evening, Maxwell Stevens

Maxwell Stevens

Print - 48 x 62 x 1.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0.5 inch

$1,038

Print, Kahwslo, Gustavo Rimada

Gustavo Rimada

Print - 35.6 x 35.6 cm Print - 14 x 14 inch

$724

Print, Pop Pois, Sara Franzese

Sara Franzese

Print - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$314

Print, Blue Marilyn No. 73, Batik

Batik

Print - 76 x 76 x 0.001 cm Print - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,082

Print, Young blue eyes, Batik

Batik

Print - 61 x 51 x 0.01 cm Print - 24 x 20.1 x 0 inch

$1,201

Print, Art Deco, Sephora Venites

Sephora Venites

Print - 114.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 45 x 31 x 0.1 inch

$2,288

Print, The Seed, Sephora Venites

Sephora Venites

Print - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$2,402

Print, Metáfora, Sephora Venites

Sephora Venites

Print - 121.9 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Print - 48 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$2,680

Print, IM-08, Erik Jones

Erik Jones

Print - 25.3 x 20.4 cm Print - 10 x 8 inch

$302

Print, Sensuality, Pino Daeni

Pino Daeni

Print - 88.9 x 106.7 x 5.1 cm Print - 35 x 42 x 2 inch

$3,800

Print, Blue Girl, Batik

Batik

Print - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$1,449

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