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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Painting, White Day, Egor Shvachunov

Egor Shvachunov

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

$770

Painting, Dance, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

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

$611

Painting, Scarface, Peter Donkersloot

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,995

Painting, Sunrise, Stef Basias

Stef Basias

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,186

Painting, Mood, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,467

Painting, Sans titre, Camille Adra

Camille Adra

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

$2,200

Painting, ONE, Edo Kaaij

ONE

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

$7,945

Painting, Cheezy-E / Hip Hop, Spazz

Spazz

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$732

Painting, Moonlight, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 32 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,100

Sculpture, Bad advisor, Gaya Lastovjak

Gaya Lastovjak

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 14 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 5.5 inch

$6,112

Photography, Marilyn Crying, Russell Young

Russell Young

Photography - 155 x 115 x 1 cm Photography - 61 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

$37,280

Painting, 50 shades, Creami One

Creami One

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

$2,445

Painting, Fragmentada, Pilar Vega

Pilar Vega

Painting - 144 x 171 x 4 cm Painting - 56.7 x 67.3 x 1.6 inch

$5,134

Painting, L'amour, Kevin Yrin

Kevin Yrin

Painting - 119 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,606

Painting, Pink Dip, Katherine Russell

Katherine Russell

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,161

Painting, Florence, Ricardo Tena

Ricardo Tena

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,874

Painting, the last punk, Snach-ka

Snach-ka

Painting - 180 x 180 x 4.5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.8 inch

$11,856

Painting, Lolita, Maria Aparici

Maria Aparici

Painting - 175 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 68.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$11,856

Painting, Priscilla, Yigal Ozeri

Yigal Ozeri

Painting - 91 x 136 x 7 cm Painting - 35.8 x 53.5 x 2.8 inch

$50,000

Painting, Take a punch, Jörg Döring

Jörg Döring

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

$7,945

Painting, Faces, Askthedust

Askthedust

Painting - 110 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$2,689

Painting, Fairy Tail, Anna Ugryumova

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch

$4,156

Painting, Full Moon, David Cesaria

David Cesaria

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$587

Painting, Urban pop, Lilly

Lilly

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$978

Painting, Self-portrait, Timur Fork

Timur Fork

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

$13,200

Painting, Judy Garland, Efi Mashiah

Efi Mashiah

Painting - 162.6 x 132.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 64 x 52 x 3 inch

$6,500

Painting, Arrhythmia, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,017

Painting, A question, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$2,934

Painting, Énergies ordinaires, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,445

Painting, Fragility, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$856

Painting, Une ame du coeur, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 81 x 54 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,322

Painting, First button, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,650

Painting, Rope Swin, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 35 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,100

Painting, Cold air, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

$3,972

Painting, Ballerina 5, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,445

Painting, Rope Swin (1), Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,100

Painting, Milacat, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 130 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$4,889 $4,400

Painting, Ludovica, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$733