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!
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Femme à l'enfant (Namibie)
Alastair Mc Naughton
Photography - 28.5 x 20 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.9 inch
$119
You Can Talk
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 45 x 35 x 3.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.4 inch
$2,261 $2,035
Strong features
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,543 $2,289
Tendrement
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,017
Oscillant
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,017
Figure-III
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,373 $2,135
"Pearls" la dernière séance (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 26 x 37 x 2 cm Photography - 10.2 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,361
Big Blonde (huge hand signed screen print)
Tom Wesselmann
Print - 139.7 x 188 x 0.3 cm Print - 55 x 74 x 0.1 inch
Sold
Signora-The shadows of grey version Painting
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 inch
Sold
Double portrait-II
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,373 $2,135
On n’est jamais trop Levi’s
Christof Monnin
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$1,898
La tête dans les étoiles
François Sauvage
Painting - 130 x 81 x 3.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.4 inch
$1,685
The journey within
Ifigenia Christodoulidou
Painting - 78.7 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 24 x 0.8 inch
Sold
After the party #27
Igor Shulman
Painting - 59.7 x 79.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.5 x 31.4 x 1 inch
Sold
Une Femme Naturelle
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 160 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Au pays du soleil
Rebecca de Cachard
Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,424
The Dreams of a Voyeur ?
Igor Shulman
Painting - 69.9 x 69.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.5 x 27.5 x 2 inch
$2,900
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo. Framed
Celso Castro
Painting - 149.9 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 59 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
MV. 24-5 - Série Croquis Modèle Vivant
Gilles Le Tron
Painting - 20 x 26 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$208
MV. 24-2 - Série Croquis Modèle Vivant
Gilles Le Tron
Painting - 19 x 26 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$208
MV. 24-8 - Série Croquis Modèle Vivant
Gilles Le Tron
Painting - 26 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.2 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$208
Anima Portrait #1
George Mayer
Photography - 100 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.37 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
MV. 24-10 - Série Croquis Modèle Vivant
Gilles Le Tron
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$208
Chanson d'amour VI
Akif Hakan
Photography - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,491
Untitle
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,186 $1,008
Untittle
Elena Naushirvanova
Painting - 78 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,186 $1,008
Dance with the Stork
Sasha Katinauskiene
Painting - 60 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,186 $1,008
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
$1,127
Homme pensif
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,127
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
Ne me retiens pas
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
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
Sold
Come on unique style industriel
Zed
Sculpture - 42 x 16 x 20 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 6.3 x 7.9 inch
Sold
