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!
Dina Kot
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£259
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Dina Kot
Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,728
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£550
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.7 x 5.7 x 0 inch
£118
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 33.1 x 0 inch
£589
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.7 x 5.7 x 0 inch
£118
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0 inch
£471
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.7 x 5.7 x 0 inch
£118
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 42.5 x 59.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.7 x 23.4 x 0 inch
£471
Serafima Antipova
Fine Art Drawings . 14.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.7 x 5.7 x 0 inch
£118
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£1,963
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£1,963
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£1,963
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£1,963
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
£1,963
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 119 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 46.9 x 33.1 x 0 inch
£1,335
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 119 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 46.9 x 33.1 x 0 inch
£1,335
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 21.3 x 0 inch
£825
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 21.3 x 0 inch
£785
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 21.3 x 0 inch
£785
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 54 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 21.3 x 0 inch
£785
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 78 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 30.7 x 0 inch
£707 £636
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 78 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 30.7 x 0 inch
£707
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£432
Alina Razmakhnina
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£432
Elena Mashkova
Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 41.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 16.3 x 0 inch
£628
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,016
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,149
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,105
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,767
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
£1,502
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,193
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,502
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,502
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£3,446
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£3,093
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£2,474
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£3,269
Alla Kechedzhan
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£3,269
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£707
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£707
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£707
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 65.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£707
Brigitte Derbigny
Painting . 81 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 0.8 inch
£1,237
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Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
£530
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
£574
Brigitte Derbigny
Painting . 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
£309
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Vera Zvyagina
Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,178
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Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£942
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£942
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£942
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,139
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£903
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£903
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
£1,100
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£707
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£887
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£887
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
£1,319
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,178
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,178
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,217
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,217
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£1,178
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,257
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,178
Anastacia Kevich
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,178
Oksana Mas
Painting . 140 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch
£17,584
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