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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De profil, homme à la cigarette
Zafi
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,265
Jeu de dames
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,111
Fragile Peace 6/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Print - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$7,897
Shadows and Diamonds
Makama John
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,350
Malinconia autunnale
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$842 $716
Estate, serie Stagioni
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0.2 inch
$608 $517
Gazing Through Ankara 3
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 78.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,850
Gazing Through Ankara 4
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 83.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 30 x 1 inch
$1,850
Gazing through Ankara 1
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 81.3 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 23 x 1 inch
$1,850
Tribal Identity
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,400
Cosmic Messenger: The Rustic Hermes Bust 1/1
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 36 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch
$1,044
Ritratto di una giovane
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 28 x 0.4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0.2 inch
$503 $428
“Portrait in Pieces”
Sephora Venites
Print - 106.7 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 42 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$2,866
Faces of health: The multi-faceted hygieia decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$362
“Collage of Consciousness”
Sephora Venites
Print - 106.7 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 42 x 31 x 0.1 inch
$2,878
I love my style in Louis Vuitton
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,404
Resilient Beauty
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
Just Angel Rising 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 62 x 46 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 inch
$9,243
Look at me! I am chained but I am sexy!
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$702
Hercules’ first labor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 49 x 32 x 15 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch
$278
Golden goddess Isis
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 21 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 8.3 x 3.1 inch
$167
True African beauty - Yellow handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 36 x 27 x 13 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 10.6 x 5.1 inch
$209
Golden gaze: The design skull sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 46 x 26 x 20 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 7.9 inch
$487
Winged wonder Hermes god sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 41 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$278
Imperial strength the Marcus Aurelius bust
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 4 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
$292
Miniature Alexander the Great bust
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 19 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$90
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart bust
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 35 x 23 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.1 x 9.8 inch
$202
Giraffe and her three daughters
Sophie Verger
Sculpture - 77 x 16 x 23 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 6.3 x 9.1 inch
$6,903
Colors of the flag
Olga Oreshnikov
Painting - 101.6 x 92.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 36.5 x 1.5 inch
$5,791
Michelangelo’s David bust
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$250
Purity
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
Eternity's Embrace
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55 x 49 x 1 inch
$3,400
Les menottes
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,111
Crâne pour carnaval
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,111
Contemplative Moment
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
Mama Master Chef
Thandiwe Muriu
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$14,040
Zeus of Olympus - Handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 52 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 11 x 7.9 inch
$306
“Reconstructed Vision”
Sephora Venites
Print - 106.7 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 42 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$3,007
The Observer’s Paradox
Sephora Venites
Print - 116.8 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Print - 46 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$3,007
David the golden boy
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$320
Two halves make a whole - Handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 31 x 23 x 23 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.1 x 9.1 inch
$209
Black titan the Hercules statue
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 24 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
$250
Portrait with hand on chin
Barbara Kroll
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 1 inch
$950
Acid party David - Handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
$306
