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!
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£832
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£766
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£763
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£769
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 49.8 x 69.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.6 x 27.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,288
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£764
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,270
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,274
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
£1,274
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,274
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£764
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£764
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 14.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£765
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 14.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£765
Romain Duris
Fine Art Drawings . 29.6 x 20.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8 inch
£1,767
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 71 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£707
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
£345 £310
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£176
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
£176
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
£176
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
£176
Recommended by Artsper
Richard Saint-Amans
Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch
£530
Fernando Alday
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 39.4 inch
£3,711
Recommended by Artsper
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£619
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,060
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 57.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
£619
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,988
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 98 x 52.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 38.6 x 20.7 x 0 inch
£707
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 16.3 x 0 inch
£495
Kateryna Kostyk
Fine Art Drawings . 57.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
£619
Marta Uszakow
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£2,121
N2026-044. The Germination series: Captivating Teal & Rose Abstract Watercolor for Dynamic Interiors
Helen Burkova
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
£275
Sirio Pellegrini
Painting . 30.5 x 40.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12 x 15.9 x 0.2 inch
£2,474
Recommended by Artsper
Sirio Pellegrini
Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 23 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
£1,767
Sirio Pellegrini
Fine Art Drawings . 37 x 33.5 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.6 x 13.2 x 0.2 inch
£1,767
Sirio Pellegrini
Fine Art Drawings . 96.5 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
£3,181
