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, White Day, Egor Shvachunov

Egor Shvachunov

Painting - 105 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

€630

Painting, Dance, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

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

€500

Painting, Scarface, Peter Donkersloot

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,450

Painting, Sunrise, Stef Basias

Stef Basias

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€970

Painting, Mood, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sans titre, Camille Adra

Camille Adra

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€1,800

Painting, ONE, Edo Kaaij

ONE

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

€6,500

Painting, Cheezy-E / Hip Hop, Spazz

Spazz

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€599

Painting, Moonlight, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

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

€900

Painting, Immersion, Antonio Mariconda

Antonio Mariconda

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,880

Sculpture, Bad advisor, Gaya Lastovjak

Gaya Lastovjak

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 14 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 5.5 inch

€5,000

Painting, Fragmentada, Pilar Vega

Pilar Vega

Painting - 144 x 171 x 4 cm Painting - 56.7 x 67.3 x 1.6 inch

€4,200

Photography, Marilyn Crying, Russell Young

Russell Young

Photography - 155 x 115 x 1 cm Photography - 61 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€30,500

Painting, 50 shades, Creami One

Creami One

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

€2,000

Painting, L'amour, Kevin Yrin

Kevin Yrin

Painting - 119 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,950

Painting, Pink Dip, Katherine Russell

Katherine Russell

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€950

Painting, Florence, Ricardo Tena

Ricardo Tena

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Painting, African Woman(Pink), N. Gail

N. Gail

Painting - 160 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€3,550

Painting, the last punk, Snach-ka

Snach-ka

Painting - 180 x 180 x 4.5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.8 inch

€9,700

Painting, Lolita, Maria Aparici

Maria Aparici

Painting - 175 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 68.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€9,700

Painting, Priscilla, Yigal Ozeri

Yigal Ozeri

Painting - 91 x 136 x 7 cm Painting - 35.8 x 53.5 x 2.8 inch

€44,343

Painting, Take a punch, Jörg Döring

Jörg Döring

Painting - 170 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Painting, Faces, Askthedust

Askthedust

Painting - 110 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Fairy Tail, Anna Ugryumova

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€3,400

Painting, Full Moon, David Cesaria

David Cesaria

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€480

Painting, Urban pop, Lilly

Lilly

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, Self-portrait, Timur Fork

Timur Fork

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€11,706

Painting, Judy Garland, Efi Mashiah

Efi Mashiah

Painting - 162.6 x 132.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 64 x 52 x 3 inch

€5,765

Painting, Arrhythmia, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Painting, A question, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

€2,400

Painting, Fragility, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, First button, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Rope Swin, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 35 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Cold air, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

€3,250

Painting, Énergies ordinaires, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Painting, Ballerina 5, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Rope Swin (1), Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Milacat, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 130 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,000 €3,600

Painting, Une ame du coeur, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 81 x 54 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,900

Painting, Ludovica, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600