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, Gigolo, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

€1,600 €960

Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

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

€10,500

Painting, Bowls, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€595

Painting, South Sea, Yuliy Takov

Yuliy Takov

Painting - 48 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€1,465

Painting, Feminine Anchor, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€9,200

Painting, Capital and Art, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€19,200

Photography, Rehe im Winter, Frederic Bauer

Frederic Bauer

Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, King Lion, Hani Badawi Leo

Hani Badawi Leo

Painting - 98 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, We Will, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Enora-77, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€1,200

Painting, Colombina, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Ignes, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, King coeur rouge, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€350

Painting, Mr.Hope King, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 40 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€150 €128

Painting, Les Trois Rois, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€850

Painting, Les Amoureux, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€950

Painting, Introspection, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€950

Painting, Natural beauty, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€900

Painting, Swag Behind The Wall, Shake

Shake

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€1,100

Painting, Mother, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, ONE, Edo Kaaij

ONE

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

€6,500

Painting, Gem, Edo Kaaij

Gem

Edo Kaaij

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

€5,800

Painting, Pondering, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 68 x 68 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,350

Painting, Levitation, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Painting, Livia, Michael Edery

Michael Edery

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,500

Painting, Spring, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

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

€420

Painting, La Gitana, Arevik Gasparyan

Arevik Gasparyan

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

€1,061

Painting, Adulter, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Cash Prize, Flu

Flu

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Scurol, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 98 x 65 x 8 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 3.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Twisted Mirror Image, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€22,700

Painting, Braking through, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

€620 €434

Painting, April, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€400

Painting, Baby blue, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

€780

Painting, Remendando, AVEL Muñoz

AVEL Muñoz

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,150

Painting, Ballerinas, Olga Artim

Olga Artim

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

€850

Painting, Space clouds, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100