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, Tethered, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

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

$5,830

Painting, Rasta kid, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$5,101

Painting, Eos, Anatoly Tarabanov

Eos

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$723

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$668

Painting, Fruit, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$674

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$790

Painting, Africa, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,405

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$723

Painting, Cinderella, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

$826

Painting, La Musique, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 121 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,344

Painting, Mushroom, Jelena Petkovic

Jelena Petkovic

Painting - 81 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,822

Painting, Uni, Jelena Petkovic

Uni

Jelena Petkovic

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,822

Painting, Funny clown, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,280

Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,754

Painting, Serenity_19, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 41 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,126

Painting, Frozen, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,943

Painting, Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$3,037

Painting, 7 masks, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$966

Painting, Ballerinas, Olga Artim

Olga Artim

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

$1,032

Painting, Loran, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,915

Painting, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

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

$5,830

Painting, A cello player, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$911

Painting, Remain_5, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,700

Painting, Remain_2, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,458

Painting, Sunrise, Stef Basias

Stef Basias

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,178

Painting, Indila, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$850

Painting, New fashion, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Gemma, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Natacha, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Heaven can wait, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

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

$5,952

Painting, In your head, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,466

Painting, Bowls, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$723

Painting, Arbre de Vie, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,203

Sculpture, Karmaléon, Rémi Bénard

Rémi Bénard

Sculpture - 115 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$4,324

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$425