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, Anna Wintour, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$24,207

Painting, Etonnement, Changzheng Zhu

Changzheng Zhu

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$726

Painting, Girouette, Levalet

Levalet

Painting - 47 x 47 x 3 cm Painting - 18.5 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,723

Painting, Warhol, Maurice Renoma

Maurice Renoma

Painting - 80 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$14,524

Painting, D29295120C, Wo$h

Wo$h

Painting - 85 x 85 x 3.5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 1.4 inch

$1,452

Painting, Untitled, Oswald Aulestia

Oswald Aulestia

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

$16,218

Painting, Badindjji, Red Dito

Red Dito

Painting - 145 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$4,720

Painting, Warm Embrace, Elie Chammaa

Elie Chammaa

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$805

Painting, Him, Elie Chammaa

Him

Elie Chammaa

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$684

Painting, Désert, Sevarbleu

Sevarbleu

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

$2,179 $1,961

Painting, La paix, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$16,702

Painting, Tipping point, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 85 x 135 x 4 cm Painting - 33.5 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch

$6,657

Painting, Onde sauvage, O Gringo

O Gringo

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

$5,446

Painting, Eve, Irina Bast

Eve

Irina Bast

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$500

Painting, My desires, Zied Lasram

Zied Lasram

Painting - 50 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$557

Painting, Lumière de l'aube, Gil Kd

Gil Kd

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,510

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

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

$1,331

Painting, Untitled, Lubana

Lubana

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$10,772

Painting, All-In, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

Painting - 38 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,385

Painting, Monk, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

Painting - 116 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,542

Painting, Cavalier, Avi Ben Simhon

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,905

Painting, Pleut-il ?, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

$3,026

Painting, Le machino, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,937

Painting, Touche Moi 1, O Gringo

O Gringo

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

$7,867

Painting, Sombre Obsession, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$10,288

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