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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Portrait

Weirdo N°13

Colorful Reflections

Big Time Sensuality

Cover Girl - Kate Moss | UNQ 1/1

Radiant Marilyn Monroe

Stylish woman with red lips

Fleur d'été

Pluralité d’Être

The Portrait Of Autumn II

Elegance in Twilight

Zoé

1966 White Paris Blanc La concierge espionne à sa fenêtre The Concierge spying at her window

Red Rose

Syzygie

Audrey et la Piqûre des Illusions

Tropical huntress

Dante's Reflection

Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue

1996 Portrait

With my cat

The kind bull

Held Breath

Femme à une table avec des fleurs et des fruits

La Gitana

Un chapeau à la mer N°1

The Scarecrow Painter

Hyptonique

Simone, en clair-obscur

Sirian

Optimistic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric

Mixed Feeling - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric

Ensemble

Underwater Village

This Little light of Mine

Burned Indian

Inner Nature 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric

Café de Fleur

While I Wait 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love

While I Wait 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love

Never Back Down - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa

1966 White Paris Blanc Portrait Au bistro Portrait In a bistro

1964 Opéra de PARIS Chanteuse Singer Opera

1958 Paris L'espion The Spyer

1980 Parisienne à la fenêtre Parisian at her window

1981 PARIS Elégante au marché Elegant at the market

1974 Parisienne à la toque Parisian with toque

1966 PARIS Homme à la casquette verte Man with green cap

White Lincoln

Window to the Ocean

Sans Titre

Paulina et les renoncules

Toward to God

Circus Serenade

Amy Winehouse

1996 Portrait

1976 Autoportrait Selfportrait

Métamorphose

Mystic Lisa

Uncle Scrooge & The Golden Toss

Police Love

1959 Père enfant Father child

PARIS ORANGE PARIS Parisienne aux faux cils 1958 Parisian with false eyelashes

1962 Parisiennes Confidences Parisians

A walk in the rain

Shadow's Roar

La pensée fleurie

himba violet

The Quiet Contemplation