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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Painting, Untitled 2, Vakho Bugadze

Vakho Bugadze

Painting - 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$7,921

Painting, Moonlight, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 32 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,097

Painting, CHARLIE, Valérie v

Valérie v

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$9,627

Painting, Woman, Kate Aksen

Kate Aksen

Painting - 45 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,401

Sculpture, Danaé, Nina Khemchyan

Nina Khemchyan

Sculpture - 72 x 40 x 26 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 15.7 x 10.2 inch

$16,451

Painting, Female figure, Pere Pruna

Pere Pruna

Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,133

Painting, Psyché, Mohamed Lekleti

Mohamed Lekleti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,530

Painting, JPV14, Glenn Varez

Glenn Varez

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$609

Painting, Thora, Lu Mourelle

Lu Mourelle

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$7,190

Painting, Velvet, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$731

Painting, Juventud rebelde, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$914

Painting, Con la vida, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$914

Painting, Un jour avec life, Aconcha

Aconcha

Painting - 41 x 33 x 1.7 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.7 inch

$969

Painting, Target, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting - 50 x 40 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,828

Painting, Anna Wintour, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$24,372

Painting, Blue, ALX

ALX

Painting - 100 x 100 x 12 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 4.7 inch

$9,505

Painting, Mon Lisa, JP Malot

JP Malot

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

$853

Painting, Dancers 3, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,219

Painting, Dance 15, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,219

Painting, Serenity_19, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 41 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,133

Painting, Remain_5, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,706

Painting, Remain_2, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,462

Painting, Serenity_21, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,193

Painting, Marelle, Loic Tarin Doud

Loic Tarin Doud

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,484