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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First Contact 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Motherhood, Acrylic Dip
Bello Adedoyin
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,365
Association Day 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Africa Home
Morakinyo Femi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€4,096
Lady in Pearl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Beautiful
Jayeola Joshua
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1 inch
€2,048
Till It All Withers 1 - 21st Century
Samson Olatubosun
Painting - 91.4 x 67.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 26.4 x 1 inch
€1,684
The colors of my mind
Alessandro Casetti
Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€5,100
Reflection - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
Tolulope Adigbo
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
€2,139
La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
Olajide Kuti
Painting - 88.9 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 41 x 1 inch
€1,638
Never Back Down - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa
Awofadeju Solomon
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,547
Coupling in Istropolis
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,300
Hampstead Head
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€4,200
Girl with a Cat
David Popiashvili
Painting - 43 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 16.9 x 12 x 1.6 inch
€1,456
Les deux amis et l'oiseau
Rebecca de Cachard
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
Black Girl Magic - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Love, Couple
Ogbonna Francis
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€2,412
Donald Duck and Le Petit Ecolier, Early 20th Century Oil on Board by Pierre Villain
Pierre Villain
Painting - 37.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 14.8 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch
€624
Be Yourself - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Wasiu Sunday Hassan
Painting - 81.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 20 x 1 inch
€2,048
La plage à Biarritz
Rosario Heins
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€2,200
Sisters - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Modern
Muideen Abdulkadir
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,048
Dialogue (Ancestral Conversation)
Oladimeji Alabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€3,959
The Village Musician
Alexander Ishchenko
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,820
Sunshine Bliss: The Aroma of Summer Watermelon
Max Skoblinsky
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
La question
Albane de Saint Remy
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€720
Three Muses
Sophia Dobreva – Nolita
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
€1,435
Faye Dunaway at the Pool, Lying Down (posthumous print) (S)
Terry O'Neill
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
€5,097
Diego Rivera
Marcel Sternberger
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
€1,456
La Petite Fille
Edgar Degas
Sculpture - 100 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
€35,000
Series of paintings Summer vibes Second Feelin
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 100.1 x 39.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 1 inch
€3,204
Pertinance
Casper Versluis
Sculpture - 48.5 x 24.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 9.6 x 7.3 inch
€1,800
La petite Sainte Coquette
Svetlana Melik-Nubarova
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography - 20 x 16 inch
€950
Neon Diva from the Castelloland series.
Paloma Castello
Photography - 69.9 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,138
Andy Warhol and Keith Haring
Christopher Makos
Photography - 38.1 x 48.3 cm Photography - 15 x 19 inch
€4,096
Sisters in Harmony -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Sola Ojo
Painting - 88.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,775
Thread of Companionship
Toheeb Ibrahim
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,411
Mickey Mouse
Juliane Hundertmark
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.4 x 0 inch
€2,300
Catechismo Classe 2
Matteo Fieno
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
First Fruit - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child
Ani Izuchukwu Valentine
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
€4,369
Cosmic Profile (original mixed media and watercolor)
Peter Max
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 13.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,072
Paris, Déambulation 3
Anne Niewiadomski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€650
The Pianist #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€650
Alors Nino tu marches ?
Clément Herrmann
Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€800
Sweet and Sour
Ganiyat Abdulazeez
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,913
Ghetto Blaster
Raphaelle Emery
Sculpture - 45.5 x 40.5 x 2 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 15.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
Variation picturale I
Yoland Rafougilet
Photography - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€790
These 2 photos were taken ....
Ben
Photography - 30 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
€4,000