Portrait

Painting, Refracted Visage 1, Niall Pickvance

Refracted Visage 1

Niall Pickvance

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,416

Painting, Couple, Peter Keil

Couple

Peter Keil

Painting - 62.23 x 49.53 x 2 cm Painting - 24.5 x 19.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,498

Sculpture, Lam, marrons striés, Baptiste Laurent

Lam, marrons striés

Baptiste Laurent

Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$899

Painting, French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist, Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,798

Painting, Woman in Blue with Headscarf, Nicolle Menegaldo

Woman in Blue with Headscarf

Nicolle Menegaldo

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,550

Painting, La guerre du feu 1, Thibault Franc

La guerre du feu 1

Thibault Franc

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Painting, Je l'ai sur le pouce, Béatrice Terra

Je l'ai sur le pouce

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,809

Painting, Obscuring II, Onyis Martin

Obscuring II

Onyis Martin

Painting - 74.9 x 54.6 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.5 inch

$1,461

Painting, La prise de tête, FAG

La prise de tête

FAG

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

$1,573

Painting, Série Black is not a colour, Otiniel Lins

Série Black is not a colour

Otiniel Lins

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

$1,573

Painting, Thinking Through, Maxwell Boadi

Thinking Through

Maxwell Boadi

Painting - 81.3 x 61 cm Painting - 32 x 24 inch

$1,011

Fine Art Drawings, Simone Veil, Hom Nguyen

Simone Veil

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$14,495

Painting, Marilyn Monre, Natan Elkanovich

Marilyn Monre

Natan Elkanovich

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$6,967

Painting, Social, Jaber Al Mahjoub

Social

Jaber Al Mahjoub

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$202

Painting, Frida’s Tribal Journey, Jules Holland

Frida’s Tribal Journey

Jules Holland

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

$6,180

Painting, Vendanges, Jean-Pierre Ceytaire

Vendanges

Jean-Pierre Ceytaire

Painting - 27 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$3,371

Print, Olga, Walter Minus

Olga

Walter Minus

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$331

Painting, Between Dreams, Oleg Zhivetin

Between Dreams

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting - 90 x 121 x 0.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,699

Painting, Bowie, Sylvie C

Bowie

Sylvie C

Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,236

Painting, Last time, Bertrand Martin

Last time

Bertrand Martin

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$5,057

Print, Marilyn Portrait, Russel Young

Marilyn Portrait

Russel Young

Print - 65.9 x 49.1 x 1 cm Print - 25.9 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

$13,000

Painting, _Conversation, Léonid Sergueiev

_Conversation

Léonid Sergueiev

Painting - 43 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 16.9 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,450

Painting, Kaluyo Perez and his piano, Julián Fourcade

Kaluyo Perez and his piano

Julián Fourcade

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

$955

Painting, Portrait de Willy, Casimir Reymond

Portrait de Willy

Casimir Reymond

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,720

Sculpture, Féminité III, Ousmane Dermé

Féminité III

Ousmane Dermé

Sculpture - 55 x 19 x 12 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 7.5 x 4.7 inch

$6,630

Fine Art Drawings, A Wrapped Woman, Ernest Fouard

A Wrapped Woman

Ernest Fouard

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 11 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 4.3 x 0 inch

$382 $306

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin 1/10, Anouk Tisserand

Dessin 1/10

Anouk Tisserand

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

$67

Fine Art Drawings, Clown, Leonardo Aliaga

Clown

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$213

Sculpture, Hipster Marie-Antoinette, Léo  Caillard

Hipster Marie-Antoinette

Léo Caillard

Sculpture - 58 x 34 x 22 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 13.4 x 8.7 inch

$23,597

Painting, Female figure, Domingo Alvarez

Female figure

Domingo Alvarez

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$674

Painting, Preparing the pan, Dzovig Arnelian

Preparing the pan

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 25.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

$600 $540

Painting, Chatte assise, FsT

Chatte assise

FsT

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

$1,230

Sculpture, Fragment sur bois, Beatrice Bizot

Fragment sur bois

Beatrice Bizot

Sculpture - 43 x 10 x 6 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

$2,471

Painting, Colorl dance, Jayfray

Colorl dance

Jayfray

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,236 $1,112

Photography, Medusa Me, Elizabeth Sher

Medusa Me

Elizabeth Sher

Photography - 57 x 57 x 0.4 cm Photography - 22.4 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch

$730

Painting, Rotterdam et moi 1, Marian Williams

Rotterdam et moi 1

Marian Williams

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,315

Photography, Gold Kiss 3D, Koray Erkaya

Gold Kiss 3D

Koray Erkaya

Photography - 76.2 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 21 x 0.1 inch

$8,900

Painting, La femme papillon, Danielle Grivet

La femme papillon

Danielle Grivet

Painting - 113 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 44.5 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Photography, On est notre environnement, Aline Part

On est notre environnement

Aline Part

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$674

Painting, Shadow on concrete, Polina Izvekova

Shadow on concrete

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,854

Sculpture, Saint Michel (bronze), Antoniucci Volti

Saint Michel (bronze)

Antoniucci Volti

Sculpture - 240 x 64 x 42 cm Sculpture - 94.5 x 25.2 x 16.5 inch

$101,131

Painting, Paradis Bleu, Léa Vandeveld

Paradis Bleu

Léa Vandeveld

Painting - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$225

Fine Art Drawings, Amazone, Mathilde André

Amazone

Mathilde André

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

$281

Print, Mirabelle de Bruxelles, Félix Meynet

Mirabelle de Bruxelles

Félix Meynet

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

$331

Painting, Flow, Rebeb

Flow

Rebeb

Painting - 50 x 41 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,011

Fine Art Drawings, #hands10, Nello Petrucci

#hands10

Nello Petrucci

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,686

Painting, De l'ombre à la lumière, Gor bedrossian

De l'ombre à la lumière

Gor bedrossian

Painting - 97 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,686

Photography, French Kiss, Pierrick Van Troost

French Kiss

Pierrick Van Troost

Photography - 70 x 47 cm Photography - 27.6 x 18.5 inch

$2,247

Painting, Le chapeau rouge, Moreno Pincas

Le chapeau rouge

Moreno Pincas

Painting - 20 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$3,933

Painting, Never say, L.E.T.

Never say

L.E.T.

Painting - 70 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,584

Painting, Désert, Victor Ablard Chauvet

Désert

Victor Ablard Chauvet

Painting - 120 x 100 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch

$1,124

Sculpture, L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme, Chantal Nottrelet

L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme

Chantal Nottrelet

Sculpture - 39 x 10 x 12 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 3.9 x 4.7 inch

$562

Painting, She Save Us, Samson Toba

She Save Us

Samson Toba

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,200 $2,880

Painting, Alter Ego, Franklin Ndibam

Alter Ego

Franklin Ndibam

Painting - 140 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,850 $3,465

Print, Thrall, Milkbox

Thrall

Milkbox

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 22 x 0 inch

$539

Painting, Gigolo, Ana Maria Kis

Gigolo

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$1,798

Print, Pool no. 3 canvas, Aleksandra Honko

Pool no. 3 canvas

Aleksandra Honko

Print - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$326

Painting, War and Peace, Sebastian Picker

War and Peace

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 100 x 240 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 94.5 x 0.4 inch

$19,102

Painting, Trillizos, Nacho Eterno

Trillizos

Nacho Eterno

Painting - 43 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$1,681

Painting, Antoine, Françoise Nielly

Antoine

Françoise Nielly

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$11,799

Painting, Black Angel, Abiola Olabamiji

Black Angel

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$2,550 $2,295

Painting, Marilyn Monroe, Dane Shue

Marilyn Monroe

Dane Shue

Painting - 55.9 x 55.9 x 1.3 cm Painting - 22 x 22 x 0.5 inch

$1,900

Painting, Benicio del Toro, Jean-Michel Lourenço

Benicio del Toro

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,292

Painting, Warrior, Ahmed Shahabuddin

Warrior

Ahmed Shahabuddin

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$17,979

Painting, Jeune Fille Au Chapeau, André Averianov

Jeune Fille Au Chapeau

André Averianov

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

$2,809

Painting, The Brother (1), Tarek Butayhi

The Brother (1)

Tarek Butayhi

Painting - 120 x 100 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch

$5,700

Sculpture, Helicoides, Jesus Curia

Helicoides

Jesus Curia

Sculpture - 44 x 222 x 30 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 87.4 x 11.8 inch

$29,215

Painting, Abondance, Silvia Calmejane

Abondance

Silvia Calmejane

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$6,742

Painting, Ecoute, Lise Vurpillot

Ecoute

Lise Vurpillot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,922

Photography, Métamorphoses, Gabriel Dia

Métamorphoses

Gabriel Dia

Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,584

Sculpture, Méternité, Awa Seni Camara

Méternité

Awa Seni Camara

Sculpture - 36 x 16 x 18 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 6.3 x 7.1 inch

$5,057

Print, Black Council, Tosin Oyeniyi

Black Council

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 99.1 x 127 x 2.5 cm Print - 39 x 50 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, Lieu commun, Nathan Chantob

Lieu commun

Nathan Chantob

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

$16,293

Painting, Ref. 1524 - Untitled, Mehdi Dashti

Ref. 1524 - Untitled

Mehdi Dashti

Painting - 148 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 43.3 x 2 inch

$5,057

Painting, Marianne, Christophe Létua aka Tophe

Marianne

Christophe Létua aka Tophe

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,573

Print, Untitled, Jacques Yankel

Untitled

Jacques Yankel

Print - 50 x 64 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.2 inch

$449

Painting, Black Beauty, Emmanuel Ojebola

Black Beauty

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 106.7 x 95.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 37.5 x 1 inch

$2,000

Photography, L'Atelier, D-A Woisard

L'Atelier

D-A Woisard

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

$899

Painting, Frida Kahlo with Dua Lipa, Annabell Mozer

Frida Kahlo with Dua Lipa

Annabell Mozer

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,989

Print, My Name Is Audrey, Jules Holland

My Name Is Audrey

Jules Holland

Print - 73 x 57 x 0.02 cm Print - 28.7 x 22.4 x 0 inch

$556

Painting, La dama del armiño, Miguel  Oñate

La dama del armiño

Miguel Oñate

Painting - 141 x 103 x 3 cm Painting - 55.5 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch

$6,742

Print, Batman, Alberto Ricardo

Batman

Alberto Ricardo

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$337

Painting, Geisha somptueuse, Christy

Geisha somptueuse

Christy

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,439

Painting, Tank Girl Blue Orange, Mat Elbé

Tank Girl Blue Orange

Mat Elbé

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$674

Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia

Untitled

Santiago Torriglia

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,202

Fine Art Drawings, Inside the cleverness of a bee, Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos

Inside the cleverness of a bee

Marija Tanaskovic Papadopoulos

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$15,731

Painting, Alexandria’s Genesis, Paris Sergiou

Alexandria’s Genesis

Paris Sergiou

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,405

Painting, Sing song, Matthew Keith Davies

Sing song

Matthew Keith Davies

Painting - 46 x 56 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$2,247

Painting, Arribada, Alejandra Caballero

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,652

Fine Art Drawings, Gallery of Shoes N1, Nino Devdariani

Gallery of Shoes N1

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings - 86 x 62 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$3,259

Photography, Untitled, Ebuka Michael

Untitled

Ebuka Michael

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$905

Print, Venus Resting, Vava Venezia

Venus Resting

Vava Venezia

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

$2,247

Painting, Betty Blue, Chloé Kaemmerer

Betty Blue

Chloé Kaemmerer

Painting - 21 x 14.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8 inch

$697

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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