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, Magic Kim, Marie Serruya

Marie Serruya

Print - 33 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£123

Photography, The age of joy, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,500

Photography, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152 x 101 x 0.01 cm Photography - 59.8 x 39.8 x 0 inch

£4,675

Photography, C. Z. Guest, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£3,629

Photography, Baragoi, John Kenny

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,500

Photography, Rebirth - Size L, Idan Wizen

Idan Wizen

Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£409

Photography, Johnny Depp, Arnaud Baumann

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

£13,642

Photography, Ancho, John Kenny

John Kenny

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

£2,500

Photography, Valerie Cates, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

£2,842

Photography, Young Society, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Tania Mallet, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Sundowners, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Social Call, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Skiing Holiday, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch

£3,356

Photography, Saint-Tropez, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Princess Pia, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

£2,842

Photography, Let’s Dance, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Lake Tahoe, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

£2,842

Photography, Horse Show, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

£2,842

Photography, Gloria Schiff, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Fan Mail, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Barbados Bliss, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Alice Topping, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,356

Photography, Socialites, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch

£2,842

Photography, Muffy Bancroft, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

£3,229

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