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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Print, Glimpse, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 87 x 61 cm Print - 34.3 x 24 inch

$3,011

Print, Faces of Peace, SISC

SISC

Print - 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$422

Print, Human spirit, SISC

SISC

Print - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$145

Print, Muse, SISC

SISC

Print - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$181

Print, Acquaint 4, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,288

Print, African beauty, SISC

SISC

Print - 59 x 42 cm Print - 23.2 x 16.5 inch

$145

Print, Tokyo Legacy, SISC

SISC

Print - 59 x 42 cm Print - 23.2 x 16.5 inch

$145

Print, Capricorn, Aya Takano

Aya Takano

Print - 66.5 x 52 cm Print - 26.2 x 20.5 inch

$1,385

Print, Volto, Virgilio Guidi

Virgilio Guidi

Print - 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$217

Print, Kristian, Elizabeth Peyton

Elizabeth Peyton

Print - 66 x 49.5 x 0.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.5 x 0.2 inch

$5,500

Print, Polo Lounge, LeRoy Neiman

LeRoy Neiman

Print - 61 x 119.4 x 1.3 cm Print - 24 x 47 x 0.5 inch

$7,440

Print, La danse, Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Print - 49 x 36 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$964

Print, L'armant, Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Print - 49 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch

$964

Print, Pubertà, André Masson

André Masson

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch

$964

Print, Viviane, André Masson

André Masson

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$964

Print, The Dance, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 74 x 54 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,686

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Maria Carbonero

Print - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$602

Print, Rebecca, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 106 x 72 x 0.01 cm Print - 41.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$1,686

Print, Sarah, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 106 x 72 x 0.01 cm Print - 41.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$1,686

Print, On My Knees, Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Print - 60 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print - 23.6 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$19,873

Print, Hero Here, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$5,661

Print, Me - May 2019, Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Print - 55.5 x 45.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 21.9 x 17.9 x 0 inch

$15,657

Print, Lithographie, Claude Gaveau

Claude Gaveau

Print - 56.4 x 61.2 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.2 x 24.1 x 0.1 inch

$482

Print, Nu Couché, Claude Gaveau

Claude Gaveau

Print - 41.8 x 53.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.5 x 21.1 x 0.1 inch

$482

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