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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Homme de profil
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 925
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
Fish and Chips
Nir Hadar
Photography - 74 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 29.1 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,991
Be cool 3 pièce unique style industriel
Zed
Sculpture - 45 x 27 x 34 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 10.6 x 13.4 inch
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Come on unique style industriel
Zed
Sculpture - 42 x 16 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 6.3 x 7.9 inch
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Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
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Musiciens de manège
Jean-Jacques Kugel
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Jeu de dame
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Parfum de magie
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Keep the children away #2
Dada Wa
Painting - 135 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
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Blues du jazzman
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Portrait De Jacques De Chapeaurouge / Portrait Of Jacques De Chapeaurouge (1744-1805)
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Print - 49 x 35 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.8 inch
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Ancêtre
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
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Yurei
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
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Silent Soul (06)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 13 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch
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Suaire
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 14 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inch
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Étude d'après Munch
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0.4 inch
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Untitled
Alexandre Taillandier
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
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La galette tire les rois
Christian Esctal
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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Backyard buzz (L)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
CHF 7,787
Backyard buzz (M)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,602
Backyard buzz (S)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,752
East los (XL)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 17,521
East los (L)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
CHF 7,787
East los (M)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,602
East los (S)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,752
Gabriella - Playboy (L)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
CHF 7,787
Gabriella - Playboy (XL)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 120 x 180 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch
CHF 17,521
Gabriella - Playboy (M)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,602
Flower Girl
Philip Letsu Komla
Painting - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
CHF 14,601
Gabriella - Playboy (S)
Brice Gelot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,752