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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Print, Sans Titre, Mimmo Paladino

Mimmo Paladino

Print - 29.3 x 23.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.5 x 9.2 x 0 inch

$1,478

Print, De frente, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 46 x 63 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$678

Print, Yeux bleus, Hans Bellmer

Hans Bellmer

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$678

Painting, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

$271

Painting, Homme, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

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

$271

Print, Danse, Jacob Diboum

Jacob Diboum

Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$185

Print, Elektra, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 82 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$3,080

Print, Lavoratore, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 150 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 59.1 x 38.6 x 0 inch

$1,232

Print, One People, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 99.1 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print - 39 x 39 x 1 inch

$2,800

Print, Perception, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print - 34 x 26 x 1 inch

$1,450

Photography, The lotus song, Viet Ha Tran

Viet Ha Tran

Photography - 100.1 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59 x 0.1 inch

$7,200

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 8.9 x 0 inch

$714

Print, Zurbaran, Modest Cuixart

Modest Cuixart

Print - 69.45 x 46 x 0.01 cm Print - 27.3 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,232

Print, Romance, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Print - 44.5 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.5 x 12.8 x 0 inch

$665

Print, B6, Sandro Chia

B6

Sandro Chia

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,217

Print, A6, Sandro Chia

A6

Sandro Chia

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,217

Print, A2, Sandro Chia

A2

Sandro Chia

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,232

Fine Art Drawings, Jungle men, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$271

Fine Art Drawings, Femme au miroir, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$271

Fine Art Drawings, Deux femmes, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$308

Print, Juanito, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$493

Print, Juanito 3, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$493