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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Painting, Walt Disney, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$20,180

Painting, Ex-votos 6, Christos Kalfas

Christos Kalfas

Painting - 52 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,835

Painting, Marilyn (1), Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 29 x 29 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1 inch

$220

Painting, Zircoin, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

$550

Painting, Snobisme, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,691

Painting, Le roi lion, Lillia Baudo

Lillia Baudo

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$269

Painting, Ballet 11, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

$306

Painting, Ballet 9, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$306

Painting, Ballet 8, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$306

Painting, Conviction, Papayon

Papayon

Painting - 35.8 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.1 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$245

Painting, JPV19, Glenn Varez

Glenn Varez

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

$612

Painting, JPV17, Glenn Varez

Glenn Varez

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

$612

Painting, JPV15, Glenn Varez

Glenn Varez

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

$612

Painting, Distract, Gianluca Fascetto

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 210 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

$6,115

Painting, U & Not U 1E, Lewis Deeney

Lewis Deeney

Painting - 105 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,669

Painting, Look Up, Gianluca Fascetto

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,101

Painting, Memories, Cathie Berthon

Cathie Berthon

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,957

Painting, Kiss me, Natalia Kuruch

Natalia Kuruch

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,791

Painting, Raphaél, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

$734

Painting, Power lady, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting - 90 x 180 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 2 inch

$9,173

Sculpture, Or bleu, Nina Khemchyan

Nina Khemchyan

Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$9,173

Painting, Queer, Helena Kotnik

Helena Kotnik

Painting - 70 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$3,302

Painting, Moires, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 130 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1 inch

$29,353

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