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, Le Roi nu, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 57 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$793

Print, Zero's Friend, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print - 68.6 x 54.6 x 0.3 cm Print - 27 x 21.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,450

Print, In my house, Seth

Seth

Print - 103 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 40.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$3,038

Print, Earth, François Boisrond

François Boisrond

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,220

Print, MIR, C215

MIR

C215

Print - 78 x 78 cm Print - 30.7 x 30.7 inch

$941

Print, Irène, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$171

Print, Lulu, Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$12,500

Print, Balzac, Gen Paul

Gen Paul

Print - 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$366

Print, Le Clown, Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Print - 32 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$15,619

Print, Diàleg, Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

Print - 50 x 38 cm Print - 19.7 x 15 inch

$671

Print, Apollo, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 33 x 43 cm Print - 13 x 16.9 inch

$536

Print, Le Torero, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,491

Print, La Cloche, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 58 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$793

Print, Untitled, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$840

Painting, Yoda, Aiiroh

Aiiroh

Painting - 75 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,208

Print, Le Rubis, Alphons Mucha

Alphons Mucha

Print - 60 x 25 cm Print - 23.6 x 9.8 inch

$732 $366

Print, Zoé, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$171

Print, Homère, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$171

Print, Ulysse, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$171

Print, Boat Flyer, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print - 45.7 x 58.4 cm Print - 18 x 23 inch

$1,800

Print, Woman in Black, A.R. Penck

A.R. Penck

Print - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,062

Print, Les Appelants, Arman

Arman

Print - 38 x 28 x 1 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0.4 inch

$476 $428

Print, Carmen, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$4,149

Print, Don José, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,491

Print, Carmen, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,491

Print, Micaela, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,491

Print, Le Picador, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$4,271