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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Photography, Anima Portrait #1, George Mayer

George Mayer

Photography - 100 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.37 x 27 x 0.1 inch

$5,000 $4,500

Painting, La danseuse, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 90 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,172

Photography, Hristina, Samuel Lugassy

Samuel Lugassy

Photography - 80 x 65 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,343 $1,209

Photography, Muses, Fifou (Fabrice Fournier)

Fifou (Fabrice Fournier)

Photography - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$5,615 $4,773

Photography, Luna, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,343

Photography, Crea, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,343

Painting, Agfachrome, Roberto Fonfria

Roberto Fonfria

Painting - 120 x 121 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,000

Painting, Balladyna 2, Cécile Coutant

Cécile Coutant

Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,930 $2,344

Photography, Lenri, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,343

Photography, Yuri, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,343

Photography, Kogure, Nathalie Daoust

Nathalie Daoust

Photography - 45 x 67 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,343

Sculpture, The wave, Marie-Josée Roy

Marie-Josée Roy

Sculpture - 193 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm Sculpture - 76 x 10 x 10 inch

$3,210 $2,889

Painting, I kissed boy, MorningCamille

MorningCamille

Painting - 47 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$464 $325

Photography, Photo numero 6, Mr Stewood

Mr Stewood

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$220 $187

Painting, La curiosité, Ellis Zbinden

Ellis Zbinden

Painting - 68 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$3,662 $2,564

Painting, Nu, Ellis Zbinden

Nu

Ellis Zbinden

Painting - 65 x 52 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 20.5 x 0 inch

$5,493 $3,845

Painting, Sans titre, Ellis Zbinden

Ellis Zbinden

Painting - 22.5 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.9 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$513

Photography, Malo 1, Sylvie Benoit

Sylvie Benoit

Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,174

Photography, White 2, Benjamin Skinner

Benjamin Skinner

Photography - 146 x 95 cm Photography - 57.5 x 37.4 inch

$7,324 $5,493

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Print, Geisha, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

Print - 69 x 42 x 2 cm Print - 27.2 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Velvet, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$732

Painting, Johnny Depp, Martin

Martin

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

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Painting, Les veuves, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 81 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Lock, Joachim Romain

Joachim Romain

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Photography, Basquiat, Bernard Pras

Bernard Pras

Photography - 106 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 2 inch

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Painting, Ballade en forêt, Zafi

Zafi

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

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Painting, Daba, Dada Wa

Dada Wa

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Jeanne , Robert Sgarra

Robert Sgarra

Painting - 165 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 65 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Insomnie, Michaël Brack

Michaël Brack

Painting - 46 x 38 x 5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 2 inch

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Painting, Smile, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Le roman, Jorgelina Militon

Jorgelina Militon

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Arezu, Russell Powell

Russell Powell

Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch

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Painting, Garment of Hope, John Ali

John Ali

Painting - 122.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$3,100

Sculpture, Sumo, François Rambaud

François Rambaud

Sculpture - 85 x 70 x 50 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 27.6 x 19.7 inch

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