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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Keep Flying
Prasert Chongudomsab (Pop Ako)
Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,100
Thinking like a Gangster Lady
Mariana Gumeniuc
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$9,172 $7,337
A mon signal, déchaîne les enfers
Julie Sarloutte
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,719
En attente du futur
Tatiana Ivchenkova
Painting - 60 x 42 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,788 $1,609
A portrait with wild flowers
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,192
Silent Soul (01)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$715
Guiding star
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
With tea
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
With a kitten in hand
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Singing in the meadow
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Mermaid
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Untittle
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Untittle
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Untittle
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,192 $1,073
Waiting
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,192 $1,073
La fillette au cœur qui s'envole Love
Ravi
Sculpture - 40 x 15 x 8 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 5.9 x 3.1 inch
$179 $161
What mask are you wearing?
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$417 $376
What mask are you wearing?
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$417 $376
Series Non-standard configurations
Tatiana Nega
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,311 $1,180
Series Non-standard configurations
Tatiana Nega
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,311 $1,180
The beauty of retro time
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,788 $1,609
The Mediterranean girl IV
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,490 $1,118
The moment of the harmony
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,146
What mask are you wearing?
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$417 $376
What mask are you wearing?
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$417 $376
What mask are you wearing?
Peter Simakov
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$417 $376
Running on Empty
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 165 x 115 x 3.5 cm Painting - 65 x 45.3 x 1.4 inch
$7,055
Going shopping
Nina Tsorieva
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$536 $483
The Maid of Orleans
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,788
In the circus town
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,311
On va danser, c'est la vie.
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,815
We need to go together
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,338
Don't go there
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch
$3,338
Ouvre les yeux
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,815
Autoportrait 6
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,384
Heaven knows i'm miserable now
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$6,557