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, Sybils, Felicita Frai

Felicita Frai

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$242

Print, Jose Hernandez, Roser Bru

Roser Bru

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$727

Painting, Bowie, Talion

Talion

Painting - 75 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,090

Print, Frida, Naomi King

Naomi King

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

$96

Fine Art Drawings, Pucci Pants, Mel Ramos

Mel Ramos

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 7.5 inch

$4,500

Print, Soleil, Frédéric Menguy

Frédéric Menguy

Print - 57 x 72 x 0.01 cm Print - 22.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch

$460

Print, Visages, Hans Erni

Hans Erni

Print - 47 x 61 x 0.3 cm Print - 18.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$864

Print, Sans Titre, Simon Karczmar

Simon Karczmar

Print - 23.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm Print - 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.4 inch

$787

Fine Art Drawings, Poltrona n° 061122, Bonaschi

Bonaschi

Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$291

Print, Tahliah, Rute Merk

Rute Merk

Print - 96 x 70 cm Print - 37.8 x 27.6 inch

$1,440

Painting, Welcoming Spring, Asia Katz

Asia Katz

Painting - 50 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$727

Print, Le cirque, Sakti Burman

Sakti Burman

Print - 54 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.3 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$484

Print, Untitled, Miguel Condé

Miguel Condé

Print - 68 x 49 cm Print - 26.8 x 19.3 inch

$702

Print, Untitled, Gabriel Rigo

Gabriel Rigo

Print - 76 x 55 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.7 inch

$269

Print, Untitled, Martín Rigo

Martín Rigo

Print - 76 x 54 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$484

Print, Woman In Red, Pompeo Borra

Pompeo Borra

Print - 33.2 x 23.8 x 0.2 cm Print - 13.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$279

Print, The Actress, Mario Russo

Mario Russo

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

$388

Print, Woman, Ugo Rambaldi

Ugo Rambaldi

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$388

Print, Untitled, Marcello Ercole

Marcello Ercole

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

$218

Print, Bazaar, Deanna Frosini

Deanna Frosini

Print - 30 x 29 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$303

Print, Détente, Monique Baroni

Monique Baroni

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$424

Print, Kaotic, Josep Uclés

Josep Uclés

Print - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$363

Print, Edna, Alberto Gironella

Alberto Gironella

Print - 65 x 47.5 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.7 inch

$472

Print, Humans Be Human, Akut

Akut

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

$241

Print, Untitled, Josep Baques

Josep Baques

Print - 35 x 51 cm Print - 13.8 x 20.1 inch

$400

Print, Untitled, Mario Bedini

Mario Bedini

Print - 80.5 x 60.5 cm Print - 31.7 x 23.8 inch

$484

Print, Le retour, Henri Guibal

Henri Guibal

Print - 44 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$424

Print, Untitled, Ramon Llovet

Ramon Llovet

Print - 57 x 77 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 inch

$538