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, Soldier, Jacek Cholewa

Soldier

Jacek Cholewa

Sculpture - 18.3 x 7 x 4 cm Sculpture - 7.2 x 2.8 x 1.6 inch

€1,100 €990

Painting, Libertad, Sandra Detourbet

Libertad

Sandra Detourbet

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Cash Prize, Flu

Cash Prize

Flu

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

€1,900

Painting, Distracted, David Martinez

Distracted

David Martinez

Painting - 64 x 44 x 2 cm Painting - 25.2 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, #Artvoyou in UK, JP Malot

#Artvoyou in UK

JP Malot

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

€600

Painting, D/002, Jean-Jacques André

D/002

Jean-Jacques André

Painting - 136 x 68 x 4 cm Painting - 53.5 x 26.8 x 1.6 inch

€860

Fine Art Drawings, Line 6, Gina Vor

Line 6

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

€100

Sculpture, Van Gogh, Dervis Akdemir

Van Gogh

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 34 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€284

Painting, The queen, Douglas Findlay

The queen

Douglas Findlay

Painting - 100 x 70 x 6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch

€1,139

Photography, Rubik's Cube, Mathilde Oscar

Rubik's Cube

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Portrait, Avi Ben Simhon

Portrait

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting - 85 x 66 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Painting, Eve, Sylvie Cappe

Eve

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 150 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Le poète, Noël Granger

Le poète

Noël Granger

Painting - 38 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Blue flowers, Ljubow Jung

Blue flowers

Ljubow Jung

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€721

Print, Pop Pois, Sara Franzese

Pop Pois

Sara Franzese

Print - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€260

Painting, La muse, Albena Vatcheva

La muse

Albena Vatcheva

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

€450 €428

Painting, Within, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Within

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 83.8 x 67.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 26.5 x 1 inch

€1,914

Painting, Vague, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Vague

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 68.6 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,096

Sculpture, N° 179, Mario Dilitz

N° 179

Mario Dilitz

Sculpture - 96 x 36 x 25 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 14.2 x 9.8 inch

€19,500

Painting, Fear Not, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Fear Not

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,641

Painting, Focus, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Focus

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 68.6 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,385

Painting, Me 2, Oluwafemi Akanmu

Me 2

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€2,187

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