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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, Top Flite II, Mel Ramos

Mel Ramos

Print - 81.3 x 71.1 cm Print - 32 x 28 inch

$6,500

Print, For-Ever, Mel Ramos

Mel Ramos

Print - 96.5 x 81.3 cm Print - 38 x 32 inch

$3,500

Print, Gitanes, Mel Ramos

Mel Ramos

Print - 78.7 x 57.2 cm Print - 31 x 22.5 inch

$3,850

Print, Mère et enfant, Hans Erni

Hans Erni

Print - 79 x 61 x 0.3 cm Print - 31.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$1,552

Print, La voyante, Paul Delvaux

Paul Delvaux

Print - 79 x 58.5 x 2 cm Print - 31.1 x 23 x 0.8 inch

$7,316

Print, Esquisse, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print - 69 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print - 27.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$610

Print, Nude, Sergio Barletta

Sergio Barletta

Print - 50 x 72 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$366

Print, Erotic 1, John Lennon

John Lennon

Print - 58.4 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Print - 23 x 30 x 2 inch

$8,200

Print, La maga, Antonio Bueno

Antonio Bueno

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$238

Print, Cyclist, Alexandre Zlotnik

Alexandre Zlotnik

Print - 67 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 26.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$305

Print, Nude, Sergio Barletta

Sergio Barletta

Print - 50 x 72 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$293

Print, Nu voilé, Gérard Daran

Gérard Daran

Print - 38 x 27.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 15 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch

$305

Print, Figua, Félix Labisse

Félix Labisse

Print - 76 x 53 cm Print - 29.9 x 20.9 inch

$549

Fine Art Drawings, Jaws-B, Pierre Jacob

Pierre Jacob

Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 inch

$366

Print, El Festejo, Aryz

Aryz

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

$1,707

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