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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Sculpture, Achille, Anne Deval

Anne Deval

Sculpture - 70 x 22 x 32 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 8.7 x 12.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Dark Poet, Michel Flamme

Michel Flamme

Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 70 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 27.6 inch

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Painting, 13 + 1, Akiza

Akiza

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

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Print, Gravure, Georges Bru

Georges Bru

Print - 28 x 19 cm Print - 11 x 7.5 inch

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Painting, L'oeuf, Marie Anglade

Marie Anglade

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

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Painting, Regards, Onemizer

Onemizer

Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

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Painting, Blast off, Voxx Romana

Voxx Romana

Painting - 53.3 x 43.2 cm Painting - 21 x 17 inch

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Painting, Cosmic Girl, Voxx Romana

Voxx Romana

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Ancêtre, Richard Laillier

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Yurei, Richard Laillier

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Suaire, Richard Laillier

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 14 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inch

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Sculpture, Black Lotus, Akiza

Akiza

Sculpture - 48 x 62 x 1 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Pause Cigarette, Zapata

Zapata

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Smoking Brunette, Zapata

Zapata

Painting - 54 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Blue Venus, Lilly

Lilly

Painting - 63 x 63 x 4 cm Painting - 24.8 x 24.8 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Soeur Havane, Zapata

Zapata

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

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Painting, Fan de Havanes, Zapata

Zapata

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

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Painting, A Way of Life, Raïa

Raïa

Painting - 48 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Au mur, Raïa

Raïa

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

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Painting, Bird in the Wind, Raïa

Raïa

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Post Mortem VIII, Vavjeniak

Vavjeniak

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Ana, Vavjeniak

Vavjeniak

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Bipolar, Vavjeniak

Vavjeniak

Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 inch

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Photography, Swagger, Mario Tarantino

Mario Tarantino

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,760

Painting, 20:15:08, Dom Simon

Dom Simon

Painting - 88 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 34.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$10,347

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