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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Self Reflection 1

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,000

Avenir

Mathilde André

Painting - 45 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$798

Rythmique basse

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 90 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Haiconca (Edition or jaune métallisé)

Fin DAC

Print - 80 x 51 cm Print - 31.5 x 20.1 inch

$1,607

Haiconca (édition rose)

Fin DAC

Print - 80 x 51 cm Print - 31.5 x 20.1 inch

$1,369

Christopher Columbus

Salvador Dali

Print - 74.9 x 53.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.5 x 21 x 0.2 inch

$2,500

Portée par les eaux

Maude Ovize

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$357

Le bouquet tout fait

René Magritte

Print - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$833 $667

La forêt

Maude Ovize

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

$1,548

Siva

Stefano Mazzolini

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

$714

Bateau d'amour

Albena Vatcheva

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

$685 $651

Waiting

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 95 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,560

Pop Artstrong

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 60 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

$805

Mujer Fatale (Large format)

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 105 x 76 x 0.2 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

$5,357

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Juvenis Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$595 $536

Beauté 14

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,738 $2,464

Beauté 12

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,738 $2,464

Beauté 6

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,738 $2,464

Beauté 8

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,738

Mesdemoiselles

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,976 $2,679

Isis’ Strength

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 34 x 17 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.7 x 3.1 inch

$169

Flora

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting - 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$714

Medusas’ Protective Gaze

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 31 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch

$282

Tete de femme

Pablo Picasso

Print - 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch

Sold

Composition I

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 39 x 39 x 2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

$821

Our Situation Shouldn't Define Us

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$5,600

Prestige

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,560

Carrosse d'amour

Albena Vatcheva

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

$685 $651

WRONG PATH 6/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$11,786

JUSTICE WOMAN 3/6

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$10,119

Bad Brains '16'

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$565

Paris, aquagravure originale

Erró

Print - 55 x 78 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,667

Paranoïa

Kokian

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$821

Enigmatic appearance of myself in an other's dream

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$1,780

Amazone (noir et blanc), aquagravure originale

Erró

Print - 81 x 57 x 1 cm Print - 31.9 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,071

Love from Afar 3

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,800

Love from Afar 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,800

N° 159

Mario Dilitz

Sculpture - 96 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

$23,215

Drouot District 13

Dface

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,060

Les amants imaginaires

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$821

Dernier Regard

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$345

Foundations

Hush

Print - 54 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.3 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$1,417

Life is golden

Carrie Graber

Print - 71.1 x 101.6 cm Print - 28 x 40 inch

$1,350

A bond between sisters (Soul Sister 2)

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting - 91.4 x 90.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 35.5 x 1 inch

$2,750

Manhattan Cliché

Michael K. Yamaoka

Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,357

La Grande Guerre

René Magritte

Print - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$929 $743

La Reconnaissance infinie

René Magritte

Print - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$833 $750

Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life)

Oladire Araireoluwa

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,460

Discos

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$595

TT38SN

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 130 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$595

TTF6

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$595

TTDV

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$595

Tt16

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$595

SVAC

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$595

La Poule

Marc Chagall

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$1,214

Beauty is what I posessed

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting - 111.8 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,950

Beauty is what I posessed 2

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting - 86.4 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 28 x 1 inch

$1,500

Jeremiah from Our Historical Heritage

Salvador Dali

Print - 66 x 50.5 x 5.1 cm Print - 26 x 19.88 x 2 inch

$4,500

La famille heureuse... "Bonheur" [version : blanche] (Histoire de famille 2021)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch

$5,000 $4,500

Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : blanche ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$3,155 $2,839

Jamais deux sans trois... "Harmonie" [ version : jaune ] (Série : Histoire de famille 2021)

Olivier Messas

Sculpture - 34 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$3,155 $2,839

Defend dignity

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 104 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 40.9 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$5,357

La muse

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 100 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$893 $849

Rêverie

Albena Vatcheva

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

$952 $905

Peace Out Astronaut

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 48 x 35 x 14 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 13.8 x 5.5 inch

$424

La jeune fille à la perle

Marie KVK

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,357

Jump II

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 74 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.2 inch

$750

Self-Portrait

Onemizer

Painting - 70 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20 x 0.4 inch

$5,834

Alone In The Room

Wissam Beydoun

Painting - 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,800

Elevator of Life

Dima Filatov

Painting - 120 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$952

Aviator

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$952

Self Portrait (SF-050)

Sam Francis

Print - 104.1 x 74.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 41 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Freedom

David Jamin

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,048

Sacha

Enki Bilal

Print - 20 x 80 x 1.5 cm Print - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$941

Bryan

Françoise Nielly

Print - 110 x 110 cm Print - 43.3 x 43.3 inch

$3,988

Joyeuse équipe

David Jamin

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

$1,429

Léché à l'aveugle

Enki Bilal

Print - 20 x 80 x 1.5 cm Print - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$941

Open minds

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 91 cm Print - 24 x 35.8 inch

$536

Poweful black flores

Graça Tirelli

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

$1,071

Rêve bleu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

$3,453

Carpe diem

Patrick Cornée

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

$3,810

The palette of life

Patrick Cornée

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

$3,810

Chocolat

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$5,476

Anna Cleveland as Rita de Acosta in Thom Browne

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$700

Nick Cave

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$952

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