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, Hourglass, Edo Kaaij

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

$7,968

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Painting, Amy, Pol Ledent

Amy

Pol Ledent

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

$919

Painting, Playing golf, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$919

Painting, Ludovica, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$735

Painting, Francesca, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$613

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$429

Painting, Arbre de Vie, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,297

Painting, Reciprocal, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,884

Painting, Tethered, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$5,884

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,903

Painting, Swag Behind The Wall, Shake

Shake

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,471

Painting, Adulter, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,206

Painting, La Joconde, Maria De Campos

Maria De Campos

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,353

Painting, Seasons, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,594

Painting, Balance, Lena Bera-Pancini

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,329

Painting, Enora-77, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,471

Painting, Colombina, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,226

Painting, Ignes, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,103

Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,348

Painting, Capital and Art, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$23,535

Painting, La Musique, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting - 121 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,393

Painting, Autunnala, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 160 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$11,032 $7,722

Painting, Ballerinas, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,329

Painting, Lilies, Nadezda Stupina

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Painting, Ocean Girl, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,697

Painting, Mother, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,942

Painting, Milacat, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

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

$7,355 $5,148

Painting, Summer, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$613

Painting, Portrait, Nino Tolomashvili

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$552

Painting, Gem, Edo Kaaij

Gem

Edo Kaaij

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

$7,109