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, Voodoo Ronnie, Ronnie Wood

Ronnie Wood

Print - 63.5 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm Print - 25 x 19 x 2 inch

$2,800

Print, Bowie I, Vincent Sabatier

Vincent Sabatier

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

$352

Print, Mick, Vincent Sabatier

Vincent Sabatier

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

$352

Print, Frida, Vincent Sabatier

Vincent Sabatier

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

$352

Print, Disegno 97, Omar Galliani

Omar Galliani

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

$741

Print, Oltremare, Omar Galliani

Omar Galliani

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

$741

Print, Joker, Vincent Sabatier

Vincent Sabatier

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

$352

Print, Dominatrix, Jordan Pankov

Jordan Pankov

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$205

Print, Autoportrait, Jean Le Gac

Jean Le Gac

Print - 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$850

Print, Eve, Roy Ahlgren

Eve

Roy Ahlgren

Print - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Print - 20 x 20 inch

$650

Print, Emerge II, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 70 x 52 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,211

Print, YO! Mao, JP Malot

JP Malot

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

$170

Print, Dyad, Hush

Hush

Print - 74 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,004

Print, Arcane (Shadow Grey), Hush

Hush

Print - 74 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,004

Print, Solares, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Iris, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Gloria, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Freya, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Luna, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Flora, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Thalia, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

$231

Print, Sacrée Frida, Ary Kp

Ary Kp

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$219 $197

Print, La Perlée, Ary Kp

Ary Kp

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$219 $197

Print, Rattus, Lionel Morateur

Lionel Morateur

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

$205

Print, Minos, Lionel Morateur

Lionel Morateur

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

$205

Print, PMA, Dugudus

PMA

Dugudus

Print - 40 x 60 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$61

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