Portrait

Painting, Le Lendemain elle souriait, Loic Allemand

Le Lendemain elle souriait

Loic Allemand

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

£5,777

Fine Art Drawings, Gypsy Dance, Salvador Vasquez del Rio

Gypsy Dance

Salvador Vasquez del Rio

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 4.7 x 0 inch

£284

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of a Boy, Anthony Roaland

Portrait of a Boy

Anthony Roaland

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£338

Painting, Les deux sœurs, Remy Disch

Les deux sœurs

Remy Disch

Painting - 128 x 62 cm Painting - 50.4 x 24.4 inch

£6,221

Print, Woman, Bernard Bécan

Woman

Bernard Bécan

Print - 23 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0 inch

£258

Print, Amour toujours, Taumah

Amour toujours

Taumah

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£80

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait of a Woman, Dominique Agnello

Portrait of a Woman

Dominique Agnello

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

£400

Fine Art Drawings, Sepulchre, Alfred Pichon

Sepulchre

Alfred Pichon

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

£427

Painting, Portrait of man, Pierre Emile Lelong

Portrait of man

Pierre Emile Lelong

Painting - 29 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

£427

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Cesare Bentivoglio

Woman

Cesare Bentivoglio

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0 inch

£2,044

Painting, Through pink glasses, Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Through pink glasses

Nikolai Angelov-Gary

Painting - 31 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

£400

Painting, Portrait de Anya Taylor-Joy, Jean Marc Comby

Portrait de Anya Taylor-Joy

Jean Marc Comby

Painting - 160 x 240 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 inch

£4,888

Painting, Wing Shot, Gareth Tristan Evans

Wing Shot

Gareth Tristan Evans

Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

£1,845

Print, Douze vues de Paris - Vue n° 2, Masahito Hiranuma

Douze vues de Paris - Vue n° 2

Masahito Hiranuma

Print - 48 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 13 x 0 inch

£178

Painting, Lichtenstein Meets Warhol (Crying Girl Camouflage), Corinna Heumann

Lichtenstein Meets Warhol (Crying Girl Camouflage)

Corinna Heumann

Painting - 61 x 61 cm Painting - 24 x 24 inch

£7,878

Painting, 30301, Fanny Villa

30301

Fanny Villa

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

£133

Painting, Parure Number 3, Corinne Garèse

Parure Number 3

Corinne Garèse

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

£7,110

Painting, Gondolier in Venice, Amy Benedict

Gondolier in Venice

Amy Benedict

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

£3,377

Painting, Colorful woman, Shanna Kuratli-Fröhlich

Colorful woman

Shanna Kuratli-Fröhlich

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

£2,666

Fine Art Drawings, Danseuse espagnole, Georges Hugnet

Danseuse espagnole

Georges Hugnet

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

£5,777

Photography, Reflexion, Ludovic Baron

Reflexion

Ludovic Baron

Photography - 160 x 110 x 6 cm Photography - 63 x 43.3 x 2.4 inch

£91,062

Photography, DSC07031-2, Alex Silver

DSC07031-2

Alex Silver

Photography - 60.96 x 60.96 x 2 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£2,488

Painting, Bon chic, bon genre, Anthony LAMBERT

Bon chic, bon genre

Anthony LAMBERT

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,955

Photography, Naphta tribes VIII, Fab Rideti

Naphta tribes VIII

Fab Rideti

Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£2,577

Painting, Lost lands, Ludovic Thiriez

Lost lands

Ludovic Thiriez

Painting - 130 x 170 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch

£4,532

Painting, Woman at the pool, Heinz Rabbow

Woman at the pool

Heinz Rabbow

Painting - 110 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£12,975

Painting, Nexus 1, Laetitia Lesaffre

Nexus 1

Laetitia Lesaffre

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

£2,488

Print, Red, Oli Epp

Red

Oli Epp

Print - 41.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 16.3 x 18.7 inch

£4,444

Painting, Serge Gainsbourg, Gwendal Lemercier

Serge Gainsbourg

Gwendal Lemercier

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

£249

Print, Days of Grace, Erni Vales

Days of Grace

Erni Vales

Print - 48 x 36 x 1 cm Print - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

£1,689

Photography, 19 September 2006, Helmut Grill

19 September 2006

Helmut Grill

Photography - 120 x 180 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 inch

£12,232

Painting, Salvador Dali, Doug Powell

Salvador Dali

Doug Powell

Painting - 182.9 x 205.7 cm Painting - 72 x 81 inch

£21,977

Photography, Bite, Cynthia K Cortes

Bite

Cynthia K Cortes

Photography - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£8,443

Print, Le Père, Ludovic Debeurme

Le Père

Ludovic Debeurme

Print - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Print - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£80

Painting, Little redhead, Mario Zaher

Little redhead

Mario Zaher

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

£2,888

Painting, Tres, Fermin Fontan

Tres

Fermin Fontan

Painting - 92 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 2 inch

£2,311

Painting, You can't always get what you want, Michael Viviani

You can't always get what you want

Michael Viviani

Painting - 92 x 151 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 59.4 x 1.2 inch

£4,621

Painting, Lolita, David Djiango

Lolita

David Djiango

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,999

Painting, L'orangé des fruits murs, De Welfes

L'orangé des fruits murs

De Welfes

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,155

Painting, Acariciada por el vaivén de las olas, Karen Uribarri

Acariciada por el vaivén de las olas

Karen Uribarri

Painting - 70 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,088

Sculpture, Criminal Glam Boy XXL, Ruslan Minzhynskii

Criminal Glam Boy XXL

Ruslan Minzhynskii

Sculpture - 75 x 47 x 28 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 18.5 x 11 inch

£3,110

Painting, Darling, Oeno

Darling

Oeno

Painting - 135 x 98 x 4.5 cm Painting - 53.1 x 38.6 x 1.8 inch

£6,665

Painting, Pagliaccio, Edmondo Giuliani

Pagliaccio

Edmondo Giuliani

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

£267

Painting, Massive, David Cintract

Massive

David Cintract

Painting - 136 x 153 x 2 cm Painting - 53.5 x 60.2 x 0.8 inch

£13,331

Painting, Sans nom, Jean-Luc Desset

Sans nom

Jean-Luc Desset

Painting - 82 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,000

Print, Sans Titre, Amy Ernst

Sans Titre

Amy Ernst

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

£178

Painting, Mend Paints, Chong Xiao Zheng

Mend Paints

Chong Xiao Zheng

Painting - 72.5 x 60.5 x 4 cm Painting - 28.5 x 23.8 x 1.6 inch

£2,888

Print, Nicktendo-SS, Pakito Bolino

Nicktendo-SS

Pakito Bolino

Print - 65 x 45 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

£245

Painting, Les empathiques 14, Richard Tisserant

Les empathiques 14

Richard Tisserant

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

£222

Painting, Finally, Kyra Cowan

Finally

Kyra Cowan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£4,355

Painting, Mona Lisa, ANNE DE RENZIS

Mona Lisa

ANNE DE RENZIS

Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£2,391

Painting, Marilyn, PaulO Otto

Marilyn

PaulO Otto

Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,510

Painting, Les gens #1, Ték

Les gens #1

Ték

Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£44

Painting, Gisele, Natsu Rose

Gisele

Natsu Rose

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,133

Painting, Tempus Venit, Simão Sa Silva

Tempus Venit

Simão Sa Silva

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

£2,933

Painting, Origami, Guto

Origami

Guto

Painting - 110 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£3,466

Photography, Afternoon, Nancy Singh

Afternoon

Nancy Singh

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

£2,044

Painting, First date, Elias Ayoub

First date

Elias Ayoub

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

£2,488

Painting, Il ballo della vita, Ursula Tlusty

Il ballo della vita

Ursula Tlusty

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

£3,999

Painting, The Devil you Know, Haytham

The Devil you Know

Haytham

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,799

Painting, Reading, Gabriella DeLamater

Reading

Gabriella DeLamater

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.8 inch

£207

Painting, Sometimes I cant, Marta & Slava

Sometimes I cant

Marta & Slava

Painting - 70 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

£3,733

Painting, Nouveau challenge, Chantal Bonnevay

Nouveau challenge

Chantal Bonnevay

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

£71

Sculpture, Diminishing Return (Edition 5 + AP), Riyas Komu

Diminishing Return (Edition 5 + AP)

Riyas Komu

Sculpture - 50.8 x 22.86 x 48.26 cm Sculpture - 20 x 9 x 19 inch

£9,901

Painting, Si No Tuvieras Miedo, Marco Battaglini

Si No Tuvieras Miedo

Marco Battaglini

Painting - 100 x 125 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 2 inch

£26,661

Print, L'écharpe, Kees Van Dongen

L'écharpe

Kees Van Dongen

Print - 51 x 32 cm Print - 20.1 x 12.6 inch

£6,043

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 7), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 7)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 67.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 26.4 x 0.1 inch

£3,288

Print, Signe émotionnel Pays/Culture, Eddy Firmin

Signe émotionnel Pays/Culture

Eddy Firmin

Print - 124.5 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Print - 49 x 33 x 1 inch

£3,110

Painting, Superhuman series 2, Lateef Olajumoke

Superhuman series 2

Lateef Olajumoke

Painting - 120 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

£4,893

Print, Dancers, Robert Naly

Dancers

Robert Naly

Print - 51 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.1 x 13 x 0 inch

£231

Painting, Yves 2, Florence Pinel

Yves 2

Florence Pinel

Painting - 97 x 68 x 0.2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

£407

Photography, The Explorer, Pierre-Paul Pariseau

The Explorer

Pierre-Paul Pariseau

Photography - 77 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

£400

Sculpture, Cent légende, Jacques Blanchon

Cent légende

Jacques Blanchon

Sculpture - 13 x 38 x 21 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 15 x 8.3 inch

£5,688

Painting, Gemella, Kotcha Kotte

Gemella

Kotcha Kotte

Painting - 51 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

£338

Painting, Koko Kolo, Celio Koko

Koko Kolo

Celio Koko

Painting - 135 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

£3,566

Painting, Satisfaction #09, Imam Nurofiq

Satisfaction #09

Imam Nurofiq

Painting - 70 x 60 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 inch

£3,644

Painting, Masking, Shelby Hunter

Masking

Shelby Hunter

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,533

Painting, Unstoppable, Mery Pujato

Unstoppable

Mery Pujato

Painting - 101 x 76 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 inch

£2,000

Painting, Visible musings, Liezl Spangenberg

Visible musings

Liezl Spangenberg

Painting - 101 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch

£4,177

Painting, Cookie, Gwaxng

Cookie

Gwaxng

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

£2,222

Sculpture, Tennis player, Werkstätte Hagenauer

Tennis player

Werkstätte Hagenauer

Sculpture - 28 x 27 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11 x 10.6 x 3.1 inch

£3,999

Painting, Bird passion, Krzysztof Kosik

Bird passion

Krzysztof Kosik

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,999

Painting, Uninterrupted-V, Roy Thomas

Uninterrupted-V

Roy Thomas

Painting - 76.2 x 116.84 x 5 cm Painting - 30 x 46 x 2 inch

£4,965

Painting, Rozmyslania III, Justyna Wanat-Tenerowicz

Rozmyslania III

Justyna Wanat-Tenerowicz

Painting - 70 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,222

Print, Three Girls, Alberto Cavallari

Three Girls

Alberto Cavallari

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

£231

Painting, Frida Sugar Skull, Tommy Shenkar

Frida Sugar Skull

Tommy Shenkar

Painting - 117 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£4,951

Painting, Regarde Profond, David Norocos

Regarde Profond

David Norocos

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

£2,222

Painting, Mousse moon, Michèle Coudert

Mousse moon

Michèle Coudert

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£355

Painting, Burning Desire, Awiar

Burning Desire

Awiar

Painting - 76 x 101 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch

£3,866

Painting, She 1 She Is Watching You, Constanza

She 1 She Is Watching You

Constanza

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

£2,533

Print, Apolline 1848, Bad Georges

Apolline 1848

Bad Georges

Print - 56 x 38 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0.2 inch

£169

Painting, Untitled, J. Durham

Untitled

J. Durham

Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 1.3 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 inch

£290

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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