Portrait

Sculpture, Comptine III, Marc Petit

Comptine III

Marc Petit

Sculpture - 28 x 8.5 x 6 cm

$2,033

Print, Burroughs 100 years, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Burroughs 100 years

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm

$903

Print, Free Flow, James Ulmer

Free Flow

James Ulmer

Print - 70.1 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,850

Painting, Soleil, David Jamin

Soleil

David Jamin

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, ST1, Alber

ST1

Alber

Painting - 150 x 80 x 4 cm

$4,178

Painting, Young boy, Jef Aérosol

Young boy

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$8,470

Painting, With Cupid at Your Back, Lilit Soghomonyan

With Cupid at Your Back

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$903

Sculpture, Gana, Jack Jacquot

Gana

Jack Jacquot

Sculpture - 80 x 52 x 4 cm

$2,033

Painting, Never walk alone [again], Jazzu

Never walk alone [again]

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 30 x 3 cm

$2,146

Print, Palm Springs, Mathieu Questel

Palm Springs

Mathieu Questel

Print - 81 x 116 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Sans titre, Marion Sagon

Sans titre

Marion Sagon

Painting - 96 x 65 x 2 cm

$4,630

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 53 x 73 x 0.5 cm

$1,680

Photography, Da Sokolan, Fatoumata Diabaté

Da Sokolan

Fatoumata Diabaté

Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Blue Vr789, Kseniya Rai

Blue Vr789

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Melaning Meditation, Ekele Francis

Melaning Meditation

Ekele Francis

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Il potere, Alexander Daniloff

Il potere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 80 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16), Julien Delagrange

Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Painting, The beauty of dance XII, Serghei Ghetiu

The beauty of dance XII

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Adolescence 1, Camille Cottier

Adolescence 1

Camille Cottier

Painting - 47.5 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Santé, Jérôme Mesnager

Santé

Jérôme Mesnager

Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Passage, Zena Blackwell

Passage

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,844

Painting, A couple, Michal Bajsarowicz

A couple

Michal Bajsarowicz

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4.5 cm

$2,259

Print, Harmony, Insane 51

Harmony

Insane 51

Print - 100 x 48.5 x 0.1 cm

$1,016

Painting, Portrait de femme, Weiquan Liu

Portrait de femme

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 86 x 26 x 3 cm

$1,581

Print, Portrait de Space Invader, Enki Bilal

Portrait de Space Invader

Enki Bilal

Print - 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm

$1,016

Photography, 9.01.2014, 22h53, Prisca Lobjoy

9.01.2014, 22h53

Prisca Lobjoy

Photography - 27 x 27 cm

$1,581

Painting, Reading in the garden, Dasha Pogodina

Reading in the garden

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 94 x 94 x 2.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,468

Print, De la musique avant toute chose, Jef Aérosol

De la musique avant toute chose

Jef Aérosol

Print - 60 x 60 x 0.01 cm

$791

Painting, Contemporary portrait Together, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait Together

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm

$1,468

Painting, Mademoiselle 41, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 41

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,694

Photography, Roll, Théo Gosselin

Roll

Théo Gosselin

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$1,920

Painting, There must have been an angel by my side, Ritchelly Oliveira

There must have been an angel by my side

Ritchelly Oliveira

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm

$8,244

Sculpture, Surveillants, Didier Fournier

Surveillants

Didier Fournier

Sculpture - 18 x 26 x 14 cm

$903

Painting, Down there, Olivier Massebeuf

Down there

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Print, Midas, Snik

Midas

Snik

Print - 93 x 74.9 x 1.5 cm

$2,500

Painting, Soulmates, Spring serie, Olha Vlasova

Soulmates, Spring serie

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, La dormeuse, Magdalena Lamri

La dormeuse

Magdalena Lamri

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$1,220

Sculpture, Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #3, Jéko

Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #3

Jéko

Sculpture - 68.5 x 23 x 4 cm

$2,936

Print, Couple, Fernand Léger

Couple

Fernand Léger

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.1 cm

$903

Sculpture, Red elephant, Karen Axikyan

Red elephant

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 36 x 20 x 29 cm

$1,350

Painting, Le Regard de David, Miguel Guía

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm

$2,089

Sculpture, Il n'y voit que du bleu, Michadu

Il n'y voit que du bleu

Michadu

Sculpture - 67 x 16 x 37 cm

$2,033

Painting, Deborah, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Deborah

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,000 $2,700

Photography, La théorie des cordes n°1/7, Johann Fournier

La théorie des cordes n°1/7

Johann Fournier

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 32 x 42 x 3 cm

$960

Print, Direct Panama, Eduardo Arroyo

Direct Panama

Eduardo Arroyo

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$678

Painting, Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba

Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)

Fasalejo Tobiloba

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,350

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,700

Photography, La vierge aux abeilles, Mathilde Oscar

La vierge aux abeilles

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Print, L'Ecuyere, Marc Chagall

L'Ecuyere

Marc Chagall

Print - 34 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Portrait of a Gentleman IX, Miaz Brothers

Portrait of a Gentleman IX

Miaz Brothers

Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm

$15,810

Painting, Sans titre #3, Koba

Sans titre #3

Koba

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$791

Print, Scarface - The World is Yours, Belart Collective

Scarface - The World is Yours

Belart Collective

Print - 101 x 77 x 4 cm

$2,812

Fine Art Drawings, Afrikaans, Korede Solaja

Afrikaans

Korede Solaja

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 1 cm

$2,116

Painting, Sans titre, Jo Di Bona

Sans titre

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Tête de femme (a tribute to Picasso), Dr. Love

Tête de femme (a tribute to Picasso)

Dr. Love

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm

$167 $101

Painting, African Boy II, Faith Gbadero

African Boy II

Faith Gbadero

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,800 $1,620

Painting, The Queen's Head, Underbank, Michael Gutteridge

The Queen's Head, Underbank

Michael Gutteridge

Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm

$1,335

Sculpture, Nocturne, Deville-Chabrolle

Nocturne

Deville-Chabrolle

Sculpture - 23 x 12 x 10 cm

$5,534

Print, Cheval mourant, Pablo Picasso

Cheval mourant

Pablo Picasso

Print - 32 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Kakorrhaphiaphobia, Aïcha Koné

Kakorrhaphiaphobia

Aïcha Koné

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Defile de reception, Christos Kalfas

Defile de reception

Christos Kalfas

Painting - 40 x 50 cm

$2,033

Painting, The Lullaby Of The New Moon, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Lullaby Of The New Moon

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Chargé II, Patricia Dubois

Chargé II

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 62 x 84 x 3.5 cm

$2,198

Print, Philippe Zdar (olive green), Xavier Veilhan

Philippe Zdar (olive green)

Xavier Veilhan

Print - 31.9 x 11.5 x 7.4 cm

$3,727

Painting, The Godfather, Peter Donkersloot

The Godfather

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm

$9,599

Painting, Spring walk, Arevik Gasparyan

Spring walk

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,200

Photography, Men's World 2, Olha Stepanian

Men's World 2

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 78.7 x 78.7 cm

$1,850

Painting, Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso, Freda People Art

Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso

Freda People Art

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm

$1,694

Painting, When We Were Young, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

When We Were Young

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,450 $1,305

Print, Le flutiste, Juan Ripolles

Le flutiste

Juan Ripolles

Print - 76 x 63 x 0.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Le marin, Francis L'Huillier

Le marin

Francis L'Huillier

Painting - 128 x 75 x 1.5 cm

$2,033

Painting, La cage de la Lumière Eblouissante et de l'Ombre Profonde, Sandra Chevrier

La cage de la Lumière Eblouissante et de l'Ombre Profonde

Sandra Chevrier

Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm

$19,085

Painting, Ostende et le pantographe, Joël Kermarrec

Ostende et le pantographe

Joël Kermarrec

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Solitary Soul, Iyiola Odunayo

Solitary Soul

Iyiola Odunayo

Painting - 101.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,800

Painting, Tres soeurs tressées A (2), B.AX

Tres soeurs tressées A (2)

B.AX

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,118

Print, Viento, Antonio Segui

Viento

Antonio Segui

Print - 63 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm

$1,242

Painting, No Fear, Fabien Novarino

No Fear

Fabien Novarino

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm

$2,146

Painting, Tell me more, Roxana Khonkulova

Tell me more

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,016

Print, A continuous line, Pure Evil

A continuous line

Pure Evil

Print - 85 x 70 x 0.01 cm

$1,054

Painting, Dream, Gillian Brin

Dream

Gillian Brin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$734 $661

Print, Lou et son ombre, Jaume Plensa

Lou et son ombre

Jaume Plensa

Print - 50 x 43 cm

$1,694

Painting, Ragazza del Mare, Luigi Iona

Ragazza del Mare

Luigi Iona

Painting - 49.6 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$102

Painting, En coulisse 2, Marie Montagnat

En coulisse 2

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Beauty Girl & Nature, Kusbudiyanto

Beauty Girl & Nature

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 92 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,033

Photography, Becoming, Brooke Shaden

Becoming

Brooke Shaden

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$2,710

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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