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, L'éventail, Albena Vatcheva

L'éventail

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 34.5 x 34.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.6 x 13.6 x 0.8 inch

€545 €518

Painting, Harmonie, Albena Vatcheva

Harmonie

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 34.5 x 34.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.6 x 13.6 x 0.8 inch

€575 €547

Fine Art Drawings, Cuuro, Stefano Mazzolini

Cuuro

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€700

Painting, Double cadre, Zafi

Double cadre

Zafi

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

€5,000

Painting, Sucle, Stefano Mazzolini

Sucle

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€600

Painting, Hot trip, Ia Liparteliani

Hot trip

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

Painting, Prodigy, Michael Gorban

Prodigy

Michael Gorban

Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,460

Photography, KO, Arnaud Baumann

KO

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Post No Bill, Wisdom Uche

Post No Bill

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 152.4 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 72 x 1 inch

€1,994

Painting, Ballerine, Albena Vatcheva

Ballerine

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 100 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€845

Painting, Leftover man 1, Bill Stone

Leftover man 1

Bill Stone

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 1 inch

€510

Painting, Leftover man 2, Bill Stone

Leftover man 2

Bill Stone

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 1 inch

€510

Print, Guardian, Ai Weiwei

Guardian

Ai Weiwei

Print - 59.94 x 59.94 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Star Wars, Barbara Kroll

Star Wars

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch

€1,391

Painting, Two women, Barbara Kroll

Two women

Barbara Kroll

Painting - 68.6 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27 x 39 x 0.1 inch

€1,762

Sculpture, Love hurts, Dervis Akdemir

Love hurts

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 41 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

€248

Sculpture, Eros bust, Dervis Akdemir

Eros bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 32 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

€87

Painting, L'homme au parapluie, Zafi

L'homme au parapluie

Zafi

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€11,500

Painting, Feeling, Tigran Mamikonyan

Feeling

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€649

Painting, Four Heads, Michael Grine

Four Heads

Michael Grine

Painting - 160 x 145.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 63 x 57.25 x 0.1 inch

€4,637

Painting, The Prayer, Wang Dianyu

The Prayer

Wang Dianyu

Painting - 140 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Painting, L’automate, Yohan Storti

L’automate

Yohan Storti

Painting - 75 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

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