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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, Multiple, Martin Bigum

Multiple

Martin Bigum

Print - 28 x 21 cm Print - 11 x 8.3 inch

$165

Print, Le spectateur, Gen Paul

Le spectateur

Gen Paul

Print - 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$366

Print, Georges Lukacz, Gen Paul

Georges Lukacz

Gen Paul

Print - 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$366

Print, Jacqueline Danan, Gen Paul

Jacqueline Danan

Gen Paul

Print - 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$366

Print, Sans titre, Valerio Adami

Sans titre

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 23 x 1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$427

Print, Ascention VI, Prefab77

Ascention VI

Prefab77

Print - 104 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 40.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$731

Print, Hidden, Hom Nguyen

Hidden

Hom Nguyen

Print - 100 x 234 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 92.1 x 0.4 inch

$13,405

Print, The Clown, Max Papart

The Clown

Max Papart

Print - 73.7 x 53.3 cm Print - 29 x 21 inch

$1,000

Print, Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$364

Print, S+M, Antoni Muntadas

S+M

Antoni Muntadas

Print - 95 x 74 x 0.02 cm Print - 37.4 x 29.1 x 0 inch

$1,219

Print, Lucha, Hervé Di Rosa

Lucha

Hervé Di Rosa

Print - 58 x 41 cm Print - 22.8 x 16.1 inch

$305

Print, Brown Haircut, Jim Dine

Brown Haircut

Jim Dine

Print - 82 x 68 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.3 x 26.8 x 0 inch

$3,656

Print, Athletes, Sandro Chia

Athletes

Sandro Chia

Print - 86.4 x 66 cm Print - 34 x 26 inch

$1,500