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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Some of us are looking at the sun
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch
$2,106
But you can't kill me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$1,404
Deus ex machina
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,106
El paso del tiempo
María Elena Olmo, del
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,027
Annunciazione serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$328 $278
Blossoms of Strength 2
Gobe Joseph
Painting - 137.2 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 54 x 35 x 1 inch
$5,299
Smascheramento
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 21 x 13 x 0.4 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch
$198 $168
Fashion handbag
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,341
Lipochka's awakening
Natalie Shiporina
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,983
A part of shadow and light
France Courpotin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,510
Moglie di prestigiatore
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$175
Giuditta, omaggio a Lucas Cranach
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$304 $259
Omaggio a Piero della Francesco
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 62 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.4 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$532 $453
Dondolando tra le stelle
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$363 $309
Spaventapasseri
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 20 x 18 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$175 $150
Finding Solace in Foreign Soil 1
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$3,250
Today's Leader - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform
Meshach Charity
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,950
We Outside 2 (Lagos Baddie Girl)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,350
Como el agua - Descodificación 7-8-2002 (Identity assertions series)
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 30 x 48.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 19.1 x 0 inch
$614
Portrait no. 18820
Anita Kaufmann
Painting - 99.1 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 27 x 1 inch
$2,499
All time adored
Damilola Edubiyi
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,000
Retour d'ailleurs
Frédéric Batard
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,006
Ne te cache pas je te vois
Frédéric Batard
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$2,176
Salvator Mundi (Olugbala) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Relics
Orioye Bukola
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
$10,000
Lewis Hamilton, Portrait on canvas
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
Elizabeth Olsen. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Bruno Mars, Portrait. Mounted
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 114.8 x 82.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 45.2 x 32.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Toni Garnn II. B&W Photo intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Jamie Dornan, B&W Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Toni Garnn, Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Pharrell Williams, Portrait on canvas.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 187.9 x 132 x 3 cm Photography - 74 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
David Gandy. Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Pharrell B&W. Portrait intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Diane K, Portrait Intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 85.8 x 62.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 33.8 x 24.5 x 0 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot Feet. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot Head. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Gold Griot. Portrait intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 83.8 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Renaissance woman 6
Léo Caillard
Photography - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,446
Count Your Rainbows, Not Your Thunderstorms - 21st Century, Contemporary Portrait
Elijah Olanase
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,650
In The Stillness (I'm Not Everything, But Still Me)
Samson Adetunji
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,850
J’ai une bouteille de champagne... tu lâches ton surf ?!
Lydi
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,158
Ok minette, tu as surfé comme une reine... on s’éclate entre filles
Lydi
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,158
Inner Nature 2
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
Inner Nature 1
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
Lovers - Red - The colour of love 2
Carmen Tyrrell
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,179