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, Scorpion, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Taurus, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Duet, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€505

Painting, Carnival, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€695

Painting, Magic, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€780

Painting, Memories, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Moths, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€695

Painting, New day, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 80 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€605

Painting, Nika, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Noon, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 85 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€605

Painting, Compose, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€635

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, Warrior, Alexander Dobrodiy

Alexander Dobrodiy

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

€1,890

Painting, Prima, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,160

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

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

€595

Painting, Density, David Cow

David Cow

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

€1,500

Painting, Indila, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€700

Painting, New fashion, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, Gemma, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, Rosa di Raso, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€8,800

Painting, Zahira, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Painting, Althea, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€8,800

Painting, Carlotta, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€7,200

Painting, The Joker, Peter Donkersloot

Peter Donkersloot

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

€3,250

Painting, Eos, Anatoly Tarabanov

Eos

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€595

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€550

Painting, The blues, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€5,500

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, Scurol, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€6,000 €4,200

Painting, Codic, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 80 x 60 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch

€3,000 €2,100

Painting, SRCF, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 105 x 84 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,000 €3,500

Painting, Typical Elon, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

€2,000

Painting, Head clown, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

€1,400

Painting, Silver Soul 2, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

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

€7,980 €7,182

Painting, Blue thing, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, InfoWarrior, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Smoky eyes, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,500