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, Scorpion, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$607

Painting, Taurus, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$607

Painting, Duet, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$607

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$607

Painting, Carnival, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$835

Painting, Magic, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$937

Painting, Memories, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$901

Painting, Moths, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$835

Painting, New day, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 80 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$727

Painting, Nika, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$607

Painting, Noon, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 85 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$727

Painting, Compose, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$763

Painting, Pondering, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 68 x 68 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,824

Painting, Levitation, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,622

Painting, Warrior, Alexander Dobrodiy

Alexander Dobrodiy

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,271

Painting, Prima, Kateryniuk Oleg

Kateryniuk Oleg

Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,596

Painting, Carolers, Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Ivanyuk Oleksiy

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$715

Painting, Density, David Cow

David Cow

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

$1,803

Painting, Indila, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$841

Painting, New fashion, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$601

Painting, Gemma, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$601

Painting, Rosa di Raso, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$10,575

Painting, Zahira, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$9,614

Painting, Althea, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$10,575

Painting, Carlotta, Olga Marciano

Olga Marciano

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,652

Painting, Eos, Anatoly Tarabanov

Eos

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$715

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$661

Painting, The blues, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$6,610

Painting, Spring, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

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

$505

Painting, Scurol, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 98 x 65 x 8 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 3.1 inch

$7,210 $5,047

Painting, Codic, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 80 x 60 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 3.9 inch

$3,605 $2,524

Painting, SRCF, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 105 x 84 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

$6,009 $4,206

Painting, Typical Elon, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,403

Painting, Head clown, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,682

Painting, Blue thing, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,923

Painting, InfoWarrior, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 140 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,004

Painting, Smoky eyes, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 135 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,004