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, Colduro, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 100 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, alter égo, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

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

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Painting, Mineral Touch, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Painting, The Hangover, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Painting, Dark chocolate, Liubou Sas

Liubou Sas

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Yellow boy, Bunkt_

Bunkt_

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

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Print, Lory, James Jean

James Jean

Print - 36 x 30 cm Print - 14.2 x 11.8 inch

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Painting, I Feel Like a King, Popkapi

Popkapi

Painting - 170 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 66.9 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Kiss, Michael Edery

Michael Edery

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

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Painting, In May, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, Melissa, Michelino Iorizzo

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Warm Grass, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Painting, Blue box, Konovalov Igor

Konovalov Igor

Painting - 100 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Parting, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Painting, Whispers, Nora Ampova

Nora Ampova

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

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Painting, Memories, Zianko Vasili

Zianko Vasili

Painting - 100 x 75 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 inch

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Painting, Girl, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Geisha, Michelino Iorizzo

Michelino Iorizzo

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

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Photography, Far Away, Basile Crespin

Basile Crespin

Photography - 95 x 114 x 3 cm Photography - 37.4 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, India, Michael Edery

Michael Edery

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

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Painting, Just The Life, Flu

Flu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Nebula, Gianluca Fascetto

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 35 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Citrus Heights, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 91 x 195 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Anna, Flu

Flu

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

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Painting, You, Michelino Iorizzo

You

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Mr Hope, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Lady In Pink, Roman Gulman

Roman Gulman

Painting - 180 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Vaï, Joachim Romain

Joachim Romain

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, XXX, Joachim Romain

XXX

Joachim Romain

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Untitled, Roman Gulman

Roman Gulman

Painting - 180 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Untitled, Roman Gulman

Roman Gulman

Painting - 120 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

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