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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1963 THE KISS Paris Tour Eiffel
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 57.75 x 48 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.7 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch
€3,450 €1,725
1962 Parisiennes Confidences Parisians
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€4,950 €2,475
Girl in butterflies
Fred Meurice
Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 3 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
€4,369 €4,151
The King of Pop: A Surreal Tribute
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€9,102 €7,282
Duality
Alexandre de Poplavsky
Painting - 160 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch
€28,000
Le temps des cerises 2/8
Alberto Ascaso
Sculpture - 52 x 21 x 12 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 8.3 x 4.7 inch
€5,500
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bernard Pras
Photography - 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€5,000
Like Basquiat in the Midst
Adewuyi Theophilus
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
Sold
Agbeke Spotted Again
Adewuyi Theophilus
Painting - 124.5 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 49 x 36 x 1 inch
Sold
Bloodline 1
Agbabiaka Oluwakayode
Painting - 121.9 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 40 x 1 inch
€4,187
Lion of the Kalahari
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
At the edge of the Jade Sea
John Kenny
Photography - 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,171
Spring 2025
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 150 x 150 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 inch
€2,950
1987 La femme et le pantin The woman and the Puppet
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 110 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€3,500 €1,750
Félix VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Joueur de Guitare Guitar player
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 x 0.5 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch
€946 €473
Félix VALLOTTON (1865-1925) Lecture Reading
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 x 0.5 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,450 €725
1915 BRIGITTE au foulard
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
€1,450 €725
Fontaine de Jouvence III
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 113 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting - 44.5 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch
€3,644 €3,280
Wandering Thoughts
Ogunniyi Oluwatosin
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€3,004
Retabla Pasista A. (Duterte-Hitler)
Alwin Reamillo
Print - 56 x 33 x 1 cm Print - 22 x 13 x 0.4 inch
€825 €660
Shadows in Motion
Harutyun Aghajanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€255
Woman of the Earth
Gillian Brett
Sculpture - 34 x 22 x 34 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 8.7 x 13.4 inch
€1,849
Samburu shepherd
John Kenny
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,082
Vive les fleurs et les chats bleus (1)
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€99
Femme au verre 1996 Lady with glass
Thérèse Boucraut
Print - 21 x 15 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 inch
€950 €475
N° 999 Moderato cantabile
R. Cavalié
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€350
Queen of the forest
Mariana Gumeniuc
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€141,790 €120,521
1972 Vienna Muse 7
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 18 x 24 x 0.5 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,950 €975
1972 Vienna Muse 1
Florian Hunger-Pegof
Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch
€1,950 €975
Red lipstick with orange dress
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€480
Radial Progression #2 and #1. From The Geometric Head Series
Almo
Painting - 59.9 x 99.8 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.3 x 0.2 inch
€2,913
Cellular Interventions #2 and #1. From The Geometric Head Series
Almo
Painting - 59.9 x 99.8 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.3 x 0.2 inch
€2,913
Rebellious angel never be silent
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€10,500
Angel of Sweetness Sweet
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€10,500
Angel of Sweetness - Tenderness
Alexandre Abyla
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€10,500
Life Enjoyment 2
Loje Oluwaseun
Painting - 109.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 40 x 1 inch
€2,776
Des secrets
Albane de Saint Remy
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
€3,232
I'm not your little princess
Julie Sarloutte
Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€1,130