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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Amy Winehouse (S)

Elton John standing at his piano (S)

4 Lips (S)

Umbrella Silhouette II (XS)

Umbrella Silhouette (S)

The Kiss Silhouette (S)

Gunslinger Silhouette

The Lion Queen

Submerged Mouths (S)

Umbrella Silhouette II (S)

Jean Shrimpton London Streets (M)

Sophia Loren

Sean Connery as Bond (M)

Robert Redford with Richard Helms (XS)

Dean Martin (S)

Paul McCartney at Ringo Starr’s Wedding (M)

Amy Winehouse (L)

Audrey Hepburn in Pool View 2 (S)

Audrey Hepburn in Pool (Black and White) (S) (1)

Raquel Welch on the Cross (Co-signed edition) (S)

Brigitte Bardot with Dog (Co-signed edition) (S)

Hat With Smoke (S)

Blue Book (3)

Affair Of The Diamond Necklace (S)

Vogue 1955

Into The Fog

Blue Book

Audrey Hepburn and William Wyler (Signed and Numbered by Terry O'Neill) (M)

Hair Dryer 1965 (1)

XII 143 // XII Mustang, Nepal (XL)

Splash

Monroe (1)

David

N°203

Ne me retiens pas

Le Torero / The Bullfighter

Life is a Veil

N°205

Portrait

Geisha

Be cool 3 pièce unique style industriel

Come on unique style industriel

Le Flûtiste

L'homme au chapeau

Rimbaud

T41 - Vieille femme Chinoise

Johnny Depp

Les veuves

Visage rouge

Vigilant

Portrait

Lock

Anne, ma soeur Anne...

Basquiat

Mémoire de JingDeZhen

Daba

Untitled

Untitled 3

Ballade en forêt

Marilyn in Vogue (1962)

Peine secrète

Sans titre 1

L'escalier

Puro... alegria

Marilyn in Vogue (1962)

Keen Audrey