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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Sculpture, Relax, Karen Akhikyan

Karen Akhikyan

Sculpture - 28 x 27 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11 x 10.6 x 5.1 inch

$1,200 $1,020

Sculpture, Flexo Walking Around, Zed

Zed

Sculpture - 125 x 47 x 53 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 18.5 x 20.9 inch

$3,418

Photography, Mynga, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,446

Print, Dragon II, James Jean

James Jean

Print - 63.5 x 48 cm Print - 25 x 18.9 inch

$1,465 $1,025

Photography, Danse, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$732

Photography, Assile, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography - 135 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,351

Painting, Bomb Hugger, Gerard Boersma

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$830 $747

Painting, Mr.hope xxl, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,465

Painting, Tumulte, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

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

$1,831 $1,556

Painting, Youri Gagarine, Martin

Martin

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$1,209

Photography, Banania, Bernard Pras

Bernard Pras

Photography - 97 x 81 x 3 cm Photography - 38.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$6,104

Photography, Révolutionnaire, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

$977

Painting, Pinocchio, Patrick Moya

Patrick Moya

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

$3,052 $2,747

Painting, Space girl, Nathalie Cubéro

Nathalie Cubéro

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

$1,093 $984

Painting, Le drap, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$635

Painting, Eicona, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 81 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,123 $955

Painting, Sophia Loren, Maria De Campos

Maria De Campos

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,761 $4,285

Painting, Woman, Vladimir Kolosov

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 0.6 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.25 inch

$2,100

Painting, Wolfgang Amadeus, Kokian

Kokian

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

$4,883 $3,906

Painting, Pause, Virginie Clement

Virginie Clement

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$977 $879

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