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, Hervé, Matthieu de Malte

Matthieu de Malte

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

$1,685

Painting, Rags to Riches, Michael Alan

Michael Alan

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$26,000

Painting, Cogito Ergo Sum, Ibn Cheickh

Ibn Cheickh

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$25,281

Painting, La Mirada, Montse Tomé

Montse Tomé

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,083

Painting, Corto Maltese, Député

Député

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,913

Painting, Climate change, Britt

Britt

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,408

Painting, Cosmic girl, Britt

Britt

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,167

Painting, Stranger 8, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 7, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 6, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 5, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 4, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 3, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Stranger 2, Samuil Velev

Samuil Velev

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

$1,144

Painting, Amandine, Chantal Dufour

Chantal Dufour

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,685

Painting, Antoine, Chantal Dufour

Chantal Dufour

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,685

Painting, Art, Juan-Manuel Pajares

Art

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting - 180 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$6,019

Painting, No.479, Ralf Sannikov

Ralf Sannikov

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$11,617

Painting, Head-10, Anand Manchiraju

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, Head-9, Anand Manchiraju

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, Head-8, Anand Manchiraju

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, Head-7, Anand Manchiraju

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, D29295102C, Wo$h

Wo$h

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,204

Painting, D29295279C, Wo$h

Wo$h

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,204

Painting, s.t, Tonino Guerra

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Tonino Guerra

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,250

Painting, Captured, Roberto Fonfria

Roberto Fonfria

Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch

$700

Painting, Untitled, Bao Ho

Bao Ho

Painting - 83 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,019

Painting, Karma, Ademola Ajayi

Ademola Ajayi

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,350

Painting, Nudo Baia, André Laurenti

André Laurenti

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,213

Painting, Nymphose, André Laurenti

André Laurenti

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,213

Painting, Kiss Me, Eklektik

Eklektik

Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.4 inch

$337

Painting, Little Angel, Eklektik

Eklektik

Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.4 inch

$337

Painting, Rebel, Eklektik

Eklektik

Painting - 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.4 inch

$337

Painting, Untitled I, Rachel Isadora

Rachel Isadora

Painting - 29.2 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 11.5 x 17.5 x 2 inch

$950

Painting, Untitle, Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández

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

$4,213

Painting, Artemis, Roman Durcek

Roman Durcek

Painting - 65 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,147

Painting, Le poète, Noël Granger

Noël Granger

Painting - 38 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,806

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