Portrait

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (9), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (9)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (8), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (8)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (7), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (7)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (4), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (4)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (3), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (3)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (2), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (2)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (1), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands (1)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands, The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Buddhas Lächeln: Eine Ode an die Schönheit Thailands

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Sculpture, Ballerina, Valay Shende

Ballerina

Valay Shende

Sculpture - 122 x 47 x 40 cm Sculpture - 48 x 18.5 x 15.7 inch

$72,872

Print, Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt", The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt"

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt", The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt"

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Antike Zukunfts-Bunt, The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Antike Zukunfts-Bunt

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: Antike Zukunfts-Bunt, The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: Antike Zukunfts-Bunt

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt" (1), The opium smoking white elephant

Aus der Serie: "Antike Zukunfts-Bunt" (1)

The opium smoking white elephant

Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$448

Print, Avant la brise, Jean-Yves Boislève

Avant la brise

Jean-Yves Boislève

Print - 53 x 37.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 20.9 x 14.8 x 0 inch

$392

Painting, Obey Visage Femme, Lasveguix

Obey Visage Femme

Lasveguix

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.02 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$336

Painting, Comfort Zone 1, Tolulope Adigbo

Comfort Zone 1

Tolulope Adigbo

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,750 $3,375

Painting, Millie graffiti, Jo Di Bona

Millie graffiti

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,287

Painting, Zendaya wall, Jo Di Bona

Zendaya wall

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,287

Photography, Charles X - La coopérative de Mai - Clermont-Ferrand 2016 - Les Nuits Zébrées de Nova, Lucas Perrigot

Charles X - La coopérative de Mai - Clermont-Ferrand 2016 - Les Nuits Zébrées de Nova

Lucas Perrigot

Photography - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

$639

Painting, Untitled 3, Elene Melikidze

Untitled 3

Elene Melikidze

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$841

Painting, Untitled 1, Elene Melikidze

Untitled 1

Elene Melikidze

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$785

Painting, Degrees of separation, Vikki Drummond

Degrees of separation

Vikki Drummond

Painting - 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,188

Photography, Camo 45 II, Thandiwe Muriu

Camo 45 II

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$10,090

Photography, The Secret of a Good Life, Thandiwe Muriu

The Secret of a Good Life

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$19,059

Photography, Welcome Home, Thandiwe Muriu

Welcome Home

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$19,059

Photography, Finders Keepers, Thandiwe Muriu

Finders Keepers

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$7,848

Painting, Visages, Pierre Henry

Visages

Pierre Henry

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$2,090

Painting, Shadow Boxer, Nicholas Robertson

Shadow Boxer

Nicholas Robertson

Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$661

Painting, Delhi Schoolgirl,, Nicholas Robertson

Delhi Schoolgirl,

Nicholas Robertson

Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$826

Painting, Startled Bather, Nicholas Robertson

Startled Bather

Nicholas Robertson

Painting - 30 x 24.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

$641

Painting, At the Fair, Mike King

At the Fair

Mike King

Painting - 55.9 x 38.1 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0.2 inch

$719

Painting, The Joker, Peter Donkersloot

The Joker

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$9,529

Painting, Clothilde la table du jardin, Thérèse Boucraut

Clothilde la table du jardin

Thérèse Boucraut

Painting - 98 x 131 x 2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 51.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,606

Painting, Marie-Antoinette, Joris Ghilini

Marie-Antoinette

Joris Ghilini

Painting - 106 x 73 x 15 cm Painting - 41.7 x 28.7 x 5.9 inch

$10,538

Painting, Wolfgang Amadeus, Joris Ghilini

Wolfgang Amadeus

Joris Ghilini

Painting - 106 x 73 x 15 cm Painting - 41.7 x 28.7 x 5.9 inch

$10,538

Fine Art Drawings, Homme de couleur, Théo Van Leeuwen

Homme de couleur

Théo Van Leeuwen

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$448

Painting, Giuliana, Lucio Forte

Giuliana

Lucio Forte

Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$90

Painting, Self Portrait of a Southern Man, Grégoire Devin

Self Portrait of a Southern Man

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch

$5,400

Painting, Waiting for the Sun, Grégoire Devin

Waiting for the Sun

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch

$5,400

Print, Spring love, RNST

Spring love

RNST

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$420

Painting, Nope, Dianna Bonder

Nope

Dianna Bonder

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$611

Painting, A boy with a violin, Serghei Ghetiu

A boy with a violin

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,009

Photography, Portrait de Claudette, Charlotte Abramow

Portrait de Claudette

Charlotte Abramow

Photography - 21 x 14 cm Photography - 8.3 x 5.5 inch

$897

Print, La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915, Egon Schiele

La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915

Egon Schiele

Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$841

Painting, Mon ami le chat, Albena Vatcheva

Mon ami le chat

Albena Vatcheva

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

$447

Painting, La muse, Albena Vatcheva

La muse

Albena Vatcheva

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

$504

Painting, Ballet 11, Kerstin Paillard

Ballet 11

Kerstin Paillard

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

$280

Painting, Ballet 9, Kerstin Paillard

Ballet 9

Kerstin Paillard

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

$280

Painting, Life Line - minimalism red blue, Les Panchyshyn

Life Line - minimalism red blue

Les Panchyshyn

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

$6,727

Sculpture, Geisha Noir, Mozart Guerra

Geisha Noir

Mozart Guerra

Sculpture - 40 x 35 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.8 x 15.7 inch

$16,592

Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 24.83, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 24.83

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$291

Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 24.82, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 24.82

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$291

Fine Art Drawings, Self-Portrait 24.80, Arthur Hent

Self-Portrait 24.80

Arthur Hent

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$291

Fine Art Drawings, Country Man, Nina Narimanishvili

Country Man

Nina Narimanishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11 x 0 inch

$415

Painting, Guardians of the Frost, Stepan Ohanyan

Guardians of the Frost

Stepan Ohanyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$480

Painting, Voix de secours, Cécile Desserle

Voix de secours

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$4,260

Painting, Fortitude, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Fortitude

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,550

Painting, Untitled, Lluís Barba

Untitled

Lluís Barba

Painting - 55.5 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.9 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,457

Painting, Marilyn Monroe red, Peter Donkersloot

Marilyn Monroe red

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,747

Painting, Brigitte Bardot Young, Peter Donkersloot

Brigitte Bardot Young

Peter Donkersloot

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

$2,522

Painting, Tony Montana White, Peter Donkersloot

Tony Montana White

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,747

Painting, Al Capone, Peter Donkersloot

Al Capone

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,747

Painting, Audrey Hepburn, Peter Donkersloot

Audrey Hepburn

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 148 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 58.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,307

Painting, Madonna Young, Peter Donkersloot

Madonna Young

Peter Donkersloot

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

$2,522

Painting, Sophia Loren Young, Peter Donkersloot

Sophia Loren Young

Peter Donkersloot

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

$2,522

Painting, Marilyn Monroe Pizza, Peter Donkersloot

Marilyn Monroe Pizza

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,747

Painting, Détendue, Pascale Taurua

Détendue

Pascale Taurua

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

$3,812

Painting, J’ai retrouvé ma boucle d’oreille, Pascale Taurua

J’ai retrouvé ma boucle d’oreille

Pascale Taurua

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

$3,812

Painting, Max Verstappen, Peter Donkersloot

Max Verstappen

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,765

Painting, Sisters in Yellow, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Sisters in Yellow

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,450 $3,105

Painting, Change and Growth 2, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Change and Growth 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,200 $1,980

Painting, Change and Growth 1, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Change and Growth 1

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,200 $1,980

Painting, Deborah, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Deborah

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,000 $2,700

Painting, Deserving More, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Deserving More

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch

$2,800 $2,520

Sculpture, Platform 2, Beatrice Bizot

Platform 2

Beatrice Bizot

Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 13 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.7 x 5.1 inch

$1,850

Painting, Méduse, Michaël Brack

Méduse

Michaël Brack

Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$493

Print, L is for Love, Peter Blake

L is for Love

Peter Blake

Print - 102.5 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 40.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$3,363

Print, X is for Xylophonist, Peter Blake

X is for Xylophonist

Peter Blake

Print - 102.5 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 40.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$3,363

Photography, Tongue (L), Tyler Shields

Tongue (L)

Tyler Shields

Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch

$10,000

Photography, Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004, Michael Grecco

Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004

Michael Grecco

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Carmen Electra - Los Angeles, California 1998 II, Michael Grecco

Carmen Electra - Los Angeles, California 1998 II

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Will Ferrell (II) - Los Angeles, CA 2007, Michael Grecco

Will Ferrell (II) - Los Angeles, CA 2007

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Will Ferrell - Los Angeles, CA 2007, Michael Grecco

Will Ferrell - Los Angeles, CA 2007

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Martin Scorsese - 2006, Michael Grecco

Martin Scorsese - 2006

Michael Grecco

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (IV), Michael Grecco

Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (IV)

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999, Michael Grecco

Lucy Liu - Holmby Hills, CA 1999

Michael Grecco

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004 (II), Michael Grecco

Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller Pose for a Portrait to Promote their Film 'Starsky & Hutch' - Los Angeles, CA 2004 (II)

Michael Grecco

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Steven Spielberg - Cover of Time magazine, 2005, Michael Grecco

Steven Spielberg - Cover of Time magazine, 2005

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Jane Monheit, 2003, Michael Grecco

Jane Monheit, 2003

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (II), Michael Grecco

Jane Monheit - New York, US 2003 (II)

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002, Michael Grecco

Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002

Michael Grecco

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch

$3,000

Photography, Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002, Michael Grecco

Joaquin Phoenix - Los Angeles, CA 2002

Michael Grecco

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$3,000

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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