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, Trinity, Lynette Cooney

Lynette Cooney

Painting - 18.5 x 18 cm Painting - 7.3 x 7.1 inch

$243

Photography, But !, Bruno Lecoq

Bruno Lecoq

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

$316

Print, Glaring Shade, Jenna Gribbon

Jenna Gribbon

Print - 76.2 x 56.9 x 1 cm Print - 30 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

$50,000 $45,000

Print, Bonfire, Lisa Yuskavage

Lisa Yuskavage

Print - 38.42 x 32 cm Print - 15.1 x 12.6 inch

$4,859

Print, Vieux Faust, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

$1,944

Print, Jugoyoe, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print - 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

$2,186

Painting, Paternity, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,429

Painting, Marionnette, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,518

Print, Urania, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 51 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.1 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$5,831

Print, Untitled, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0 inch

$2,429

Print, Old Age, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.8 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$2,186

Painting, Plaque # 3, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$231

Painting, Sunburn, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,032

Painting, Tête, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$121

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$292

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$292