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, Moonlight, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 32 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,101

Painting, Untitled 2, Vakho Bugadze

Vakho Bugadze

Painting - 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$7,950

Painting, Woman, Kate Aksen

Kate Aksen

Painting - 45 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,406

Sculpture, Danaé, Nina Khemchyan

Nina Khemchyan

Sculpture - 72 x 40 x 26 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 15.7 x 10.2 inch

$16,511

Painting, CHARLIE, Valérie v

Valérie v

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$9,662

Painting, Female figure, Pere Pruna

Pere Pruna

Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,140

Painting, Psyché, Mohamed Lekleti

Mohamed Lekleti

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

$8,561

Painting, JPV14, Glenn Varez

Glenn Varez

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

$612

Painting, Thora, Lu Mourelle

Lu Mourelle

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$7,216

Painting, Velvet, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$734 $660

Painting, Serenity_21, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,201

Painting, Juventud rebelde, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$917

Painting, Con la vida, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$917

Painting, Un jour avec life, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$972

Painting, Remain_5, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,712

Painting, Remain_2, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Serenity_19, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 41 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,140

Painting, Target, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,835

Painting, Anna Wintour, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$24,461

Painting, Dancers 3, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,223

Painting, Blue, ALX

ALX

Painting - 100 x 100 x 12 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch

$9,540

Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$612

Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$856

Painting, Dance 15, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,223

Painting, Marelle, Loic Tarin Doud

Loic Tarin Doud

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,504