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, Narquoise, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,056

Painting, Emerge, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 85 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 33.5 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,787

Painting, Temptress, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,946

Painting, Scatsong, Natasha Lelenco

Natasha Lelenco

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1 inch

$2,259

Painting, Love Wild, Natasha Lelenco

Natasha Lelenco

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,020

Painting, Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

$3,069

Painting, True love, Jo Di Bona

Jo Di Bona

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

$5,279

Painting, Mona Lisa, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,192

Painting, Africa, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,431

Painting, TT40Q, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$737

Painting, Tsypd, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 110 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$737

Painting, TTROBB, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$614

Painting, STAEE, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$737

Painting, SRCF, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 105 x 84 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

$737

Painting, New fashion, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$614

Painting, Gemma, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$614

Painting, Natacha, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$614

Painting, Thoughtful girl, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$859

Painting, Twin sisters, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$859

Painting, A cello player, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$921

Painting, Transient, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 95 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,946

Painting, The Reader, Dimitri Turnava

Dimitri Turnava

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$307

Painting, La Joconde, Maria De Campos

Maria De Campos

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,364 $6,629

Sculpture, Game, Gaya Lastovjak

Gaya Lastovjak

Sculpture - 120 x 280 x 6 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 110.2 x 2.4 inch

$30,689

Painting, Wild Tiger, Hani Badawi Leo

Hani Badawi Leo

Painting - 98 x 148 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,946

Painting, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,892

Painting, Tethered, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,892

Painting, Catherine, Procach Olesia

Procach Olesia

Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,933

Painting, Peace, Lena Bera-Pancini

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,332

Painting, Frozen, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,964

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

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

$730

Painting, Loran, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,946

Painting, Femme cool, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,841

Painting, 7 masks, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$976

Painting, Seasons, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,596