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, Untitled, Josep Baques

Josep Baques

Print . 35 x 51 cm Print . 13.8 x 20.1 inch

€330

Print, Red Boat, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print . 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€5,900

Painting, Love Above All, Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash

Painting . 76.2 x 55.8 x 3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 1.2 inch

€12,800

Print, L'orgueil, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print . 41 x 33 x 0.01 cm Print . 16.1 x 13 x 0 inch

€350

Print, Untitled, Orlando Herrera

Orlando Herrera

Print . 48.5 x 54 cm Print . 19.1 x 21.3 inch

€222

Print, Femme plus, Ronald Chapeau

Ronald Chapeau

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€400

Print, Clown, Enrico Benaglia

Enrico Benaglia

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€320

Print, Woman In Red, Pompeo Borra

Pompeo Borra

Print . 33.2 x 23.8 x 0.2 cm Print . 13.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€230

Print, S.T. 95065, Hans Van Horck

Hans Van Horck

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€226

Print, The Cardinal, Mario Bardi

Mario Bardi

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

€180

Print, Untitled, Ramon Llovet

Ramon Llovet

Print . 57 x 77 cm Print . 22.4 x 30.3 inch

€444

Print, Les Appelants, Arman

Arman

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

€390

Print, Nuque, Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

€135

Print, Eyes, Nobless

Nobless

Print . 60 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€500 €450

Print, Lithographie, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print . 55.9 x 85.6 x 0.2 cm Print . 22 x 33.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Print, Reverie, Alphons Mucha

Alphons Mucha

Print . 60 x 44 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€1,180

Print, Capricorn, Aya Takano

Aya Takano

Print . 66.5 x 52 cm Print . 26.2 x 20.5 inch

€1,000

Print, Untitled, Mario Bonamici

Mario Bonamici

Print . 64 x 45 cm Print . 25.2 x 17.7 inch

€250

Print, Sans titre, Pat Andrea

Pat Andrea

Print . 36 x 25 cm Print . 14.2 x 9.8 inch

€350

Print, Annabel, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0 inch

€2,900

Print, Garbage Hill, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print . 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€4,000

Print, A6, Sandro Chia

A6

Sandro Chia

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Print, Soul Mates, Kent Wahlbeck

Kent Wahlbeck

Print . 64 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€500