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, Denise, Erró

Erró

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

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Print, Bulan, Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono

Print - 50 x 44 cm Print - 19.7 x 17.3 inch

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Print, Kinash, Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono

Print - 50 x 44 cm Print - 19.7 x 17.3 inch

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Print, Verra, Erró

Erró

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

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Print, Sight, Vhils

Vhils

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

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Print, Tango, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Free Flow, James Ulmer

James Ulmer

Print - 70.1 x 50 x 2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Dissipate, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 69.7 x 44.9 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.4 x 17.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Blur, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 72 x 102 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.3 x 40.2 x 0 inch

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Print, By Your Side (Gold), Snik

Snik

Print - 102.1 x 72 x 2.54 cm Print - 40.2 x 28.3 x 1 inch

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Print, Bombshell, Dface

Dface

Print - 82 x 21.6 x 2 cm Print - 32.3 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Druckchen, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 65 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Bowie, Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash

Print - 57 x 57 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.4 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Server 01, Vhils

Vhils

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

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Print, Hanan, Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono

Print - 50.04 x 50.04 x 2.57 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

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Print, Sète, Clara Castagné

Clara Castagné

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

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Print, Sète, Clara Castagné

Clara Castagné

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

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Print, En Pointe, Martin Whatson

Martin Whatson

Print - 80 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 22 x 1 inch

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Print, Bombshell, Dface

Dface

Print - 82 x 21 x 2 cm Print - 32.3 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Silence, RNST

RNST

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

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Print, Rose Dancer, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Print - 69 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.2 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

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Print, #inencadrable, RNST

RNST

Print - 81 x 21 x 2 cm Print - 31.9 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Chaos Couture, Hush

Hush

Print - 74 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

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Print, Dyad, Hush

Hush

Print - 74 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.1 x 20.5 x 0 inch

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