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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Painting, Amazons, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$607

Painting, Hunting, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$595

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,350

Painting, Stop, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,350

Painting, Remendando, AVEL Muñoz

AVEL Muñoz

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,411

Painting, L’Escalier, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 120 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,577

Painting, Le Blouson, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 120 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,454

Painting, Ocean Girl, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,699

Sculpture, Symbiosis, Gaya Lastovjak

Gaya Lastovjak

Sculpture - 69 x 50 x 13 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 19.7 x 5.1 inch

$5,767

Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,350

Painting, Emel's world, Ozlem Keser

Ozlem Keser

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$953

Painting, North Sea, Anatoly Varvarov

Anatoly Varvarov

Painting - 120 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,902

Painting, Tenderness, Arevik Gasparyan

Arevik Gasparyan

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

$2,400 $2,040

Sculpture, Orfi, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Sculpture - 100 x 35 x 50 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 13.8 x 19.7 inch

$1,841

Sculpture, Lemosi, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Sculpture - 133 x 54 x 55 cm Sculpture - 52.4 x 21.3 x 21.7 inch

$1,841

Painting, Bird, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,068

Painting, Monks, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting - 85 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,620

Painting, Deep jazz, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$1,031

Painting, Smoky eyes, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,068

Painting, Naomi, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,215

Painting, Modillum, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 174 x 137 x 1 cm Painting - 68.5 x 53.9 x 0.4 inch

$7,362

Painting, Ballerinas, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,331

Painting, Lilies, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,350

Painting, Pescador, AVEL Muñoz

AVEL Muñoz

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,411

Painting, Aurora, Xavi Figueras

Xavi Figueras

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$4,785

Painting, La sirène, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 43 x 43 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

$429

Painting, Dragon Kiss, Valery Tatar

Valery Tatar

Painting - 176 x 286 x 2.6 cm Painting - 69.3 x 112.6 x 1 inch

$20,100