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!
Mike King
Fine Art Drawings . 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.1 inch
£478
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Mike King
Painting . 38.1 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 21 x 0.1 inch
£478
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Ofobuike Okudoh
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 49.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.5 inch
£2,651
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Lison Favarger
Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£849
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Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 92 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
£943
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 95 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.1 inch
£915
Lison Favarger
Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 34 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch
£849
LN Le Pape
Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£795
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Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 69 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Zdenka Palkovic
Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
£1,414
Léa Dedieu
Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,944
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Léa Dedieu
Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
£168
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Matthew Rose
Sculpture . 33 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture . 13 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
£1,325
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Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
£1,591
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Jean-Baptiste Dumont
Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
£133
Chloé Mugler
Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£398
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Miel Maloberti
Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,944
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