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!

Together... II (Visage & Face)

Olivier Messas

Painting . 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,501

La flor maestra

Choyki

Print . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,202

Composition

Aline Gagnaire

Painting . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 577

Sans titre

Joël Kermarrec

Fine Art Drawings . 78 x 58.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.7 x 23 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,731

Composition with the ivy

Anna Mikke

Painting . 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,635

Immersion

Joël Moens

Photography . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 6,925

Mother

Marian Williams

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,405

Mistress

Marian Williams

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,405

Immaculada nº22

Marta Fàbregas

Painting . 26 x 32 cm Painting . 10.2 x 12.6 inch

CHF 673

L'Adorable grande bringue - Série Portrait Caricature et Humour

Virginie Benoit-Dignac

Painting . 39 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.4 x 22.8 x 0 inch

CHF 962

Petit nu

Enrico Baj

Print . 46 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.1 x 13.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,250

Langueur

Isabelle Floch

Painting . 30 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

CHF 2,693

Show

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 150 x 170 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 11,542

Goal

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 150 x 165 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 65 x 1.2 inch

CHF 11,061

Portrait de Mr M.

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,202

Woman in the armchair

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,367

Pale Kiss

Axel Traverso

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,789

Golden Soul: Gold and Silver Fashion Collage with a Dreamlike Feminine Figure

Maria Vetkalova

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 179

Enfant au maillot rayé

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 818

Golden Spirit: Original Gold Fashion Collage with Botanical Forms and Joyful Feminine Energy

Maria Vetkalova

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 179

Impossible behaviour - 12

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,635

Awakening

Stefan Georgiev

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,106

A Spring tale

Stefan Georgiev

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,202

Girl Modigliani extended

PyB

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 183

Femme au fauteuil

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,847

Vénus foisonnante

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 769

Untitled 20

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,924

Untitled 14

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 1,924

Kentauride

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 96

Collage 2 (à Marie Touchet)

Frédérique Lanquetin

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 962

Homme et masque

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Dichotomy 4/5

Isaac Morell

Photography . 125 x 125 x 2 cm Photography . 49.2 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,886

Positive emotions

Joël Moens

Photography . 90 x 120 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 7,503

Florence

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,847

Homme à la flamme

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

CHF 3,078

Good morning

Appaloosa

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 837

Femme forte

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,847

Character

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Character with dots

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Le Tonton de Martel - Série Portrait Caricature et Humour

Virginie Benoit-Dignac

Painting . 45 x 62 x 0.1 cm Painting . 17.7 x 24.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,082

Territoire d'enfance - Série Portrait Caricature et Humour

Virginie Benoit-Dignac

Painting . 39 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.4 x 22.8 x 0 inch

CHF 962

Vous êtes nouvelle dans le quartier? - Série Portrait Caricature et Humour

Virginie Benoit-Dignac

Painting . 38 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 22.8 x 0 inch

CHF 962

Morris’s lover 9

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

CHF 962

Character with dots

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Muse in a Mask

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting . 150 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,116

Character with dots

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Character with dots

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Pink Car

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 192

Tribute to Egon Schiele

Dr. Love

Painting . 21 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 48

On the Sixth Day

Marian Williams

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 625

Morning Dance

Jane Munro

Print . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 914

Theater of modern life

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,424

Believe in yourself 5

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,424

Immersion White - Angel Wings Sheet Music Female Collage Artwork

Julia Shilo

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

CHF 625

Lovers

Federica Frati

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 769

Petite chose # 1

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 240

Dinand 77 II

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,424

Man with red pepper

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,424

Statue menhir

Micheline Simon

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,308

Au soleil!

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

CHF 115

Fille sensible

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 168

Couple rose et bleu

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 52 x 39 x 0.2 cm Painting . 20.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

CHF 385

Antique melodrama

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,395

Bright Girls 4

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 192

Saut en avant

PatMoli

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,308

Le Penseur

Clement Garnung

Painting . 155 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 61 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 4,328

Girl Friends 1

Marian Williams

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 289

Woman

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 769

Plaque # 1

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 183

Pink Elephant and Princess Nesmiyana

Natalie Shiporina

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,511

Femme attablée

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Reverie.

Electre

Painting . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

CHF 394

Jacky kennedy banksy

Spaco

Painting . 40 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 13 x 1.2 inch

CHF 250

Cocteau Rings, #2271. Homage to Horst P Horst, Mixed media Collage on Paper

Natasha Zupan

Photography . 31 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 12.2 x 9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,072

Trio

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Tendre sauvage

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 240

Plaque # 7

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 183

Plaque # 5

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

CHF 183

Blue Wall

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 139

Collage

Frédérique Lanquetin

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 962

Eternal Recurrence #17. Mixed media Collage on Paper

Natasha Zupan

Photography . 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 892

Portrait en pied

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

CHF 173

Portrait en pied

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

CHF 173

Portrait en pied

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

CHF 173

La Croisette

Joël Moens

Photography . 120 x 68 x 0.5 cm Photography . 47.2 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 6,252

Teoría de interferencia

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 94 x 177.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37 x 70 x 0.1 inch

CHF 3,573

Agfachrome

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 120 x 121 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,573

Tropic # 13

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 144

Tropic # 11

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 144

Maha-Kali

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,405

Nude Wearing Glasses

Dean Tavoularis

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 962

Tropic # 26

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 144

Tropic # 24

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 144

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