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!

Manu

Clara NineL

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€340

Sir David Attenborough

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Abraham Lincoln

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Albert Einstein

Marta Zawadzka

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

€5,000

Flying Apsaras Crossing Mountains

Qing-Yan Li

Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch

€1,650

Election Day

Bernard Bécan

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch

€320

Boys II

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€273

Boys I

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€273

Mask (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, 2007)

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 64 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€1,500

Nexa: Striking Black & White Ink Artwork | Dual Female Faces, Contemporary Stippling for Collectors

Iana Cherepansky

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€273

Rendez-vous au sommet

Laurence Capelli

Painting . 60 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€480

Your Past Follows You

Tamar Darchiashvili

Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€960

Untitled 8

Tamar Darchiashvili

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,280

Disharmony 2

Tamar Darchiashvili

Fine Art Drawings . 44.5 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.5 x 22.6 x 0 inch

€830

White Peony

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€6,200

Equity and Diversity

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,904

Royal Feminine

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,904

Stand Tall

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,904

Call To Order

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,904

Justice Before Peace

Tosin Oyeniyi

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

€3,186

Black Council

Tosin Oyeniyi

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

€3,186

Senteur florale au rouge baiser

Christy

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Home Coming

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 99.1 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,904

Beauté fatale et délicate

Christy

Painting . 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€820

Aux délices incandescents

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€990

Passionnément rouge

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

Femme aux coquelicots

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

Untitled 262

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.8 inch

€637

Femmes 21

Arancha Tejedor

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€160

Issues

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€273

Face Body

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€273

Beauté du silence

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€450

Douceur sévère

Christy

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Pétale de sang

Christy

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Douceur aux Reines du Jardin

Christy

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

€1,000

Eyes

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting . 31 x 31 x 0.2 cm Painting . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

€390

Regard profond

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

Masami

Christy

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Monks XVII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 80 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,790

Big eyes

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,000

Charleville pendant la nuit

Tadeusz Kantor

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€4,800

Précieuse

Christy

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

€1,750

Velouté aux couleurs groseille

Christy

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Fraîcheur exotique en couleur

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

La guerrière aux fleurs

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Volupté harmonieuse

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Yeux bleus au bouquet

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 4.7 inch

€195

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 4.7 inch

€195

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 4.7 inch

€195

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.5 inch

€235

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.5 inch

€235

Untitled

Hayri Sengun

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.5 inch

€235

La chute

Laurence Capelli

Painting . 60 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€480

Maternal Love

Su Yu

Painting . 29 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€450

Lapin

Hervé Maury

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€820

Deux chats sur bleu

Hervé Maury

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€820

Mouton

Hervé Maury

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€820

Hommage à Jean-Paul Goude - Inès et Charlie

Anka Matei

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

L'éventail à la. danse captive

Christy

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Un petit air d'Angelina Jolie

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Pow Pow Pow

Tarek X Mat Elbé

Painting . 38 x 48 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

€500

Roof 2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 121 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€660

Prostitute

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 86 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.9 x 24 x 0 inch

€3,000

Violine seduction

Christy

Painting . 42 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Kiyomi

Christy

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Sora

Christy

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 71.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 28.1 inch

€900

Incandescence féminine

Christy

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Raffinement japonais

Christy

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Zen attitude

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Une certaine délicatesse

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Charme et Délice bleuté

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Beauté fatale

Christy

Painting . 59 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,700

Nola

Marta Zawadzka

Painting . 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,800

Mora: Symbolic Black & White Ink Drawing | The Flow of Time & Inner States | Original Art for Modern Collectors

Iana Cherepansky

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€273

Thoughtful Man

Timi O

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.5 x 0 inch

€410

Symphonie Nuptiale

Joëlle Darmon

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€560

Heaven knows i'm miserable now

Christian Dugardeyn

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

€5,500

Hinata

Christy

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Nihon-Buyö

Christy

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Geisha azurée

Christy

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

€980

Regard lointain bleuté

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

Douceur bleutée au regard lointain

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

L'indien

Christy

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€980

Attitude désinvolte

Christy

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

€1,400

Floral delicacy

Christy

Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18.9 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

€1,220

The Yellow Jacket

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€501

Neighbours

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€3,000

Franco

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Vetements fall 21

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€546

Jane

Sandra Detourbet

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€700

Racontes moi une histoire

Laurence Capelli

Painting . 60 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€480

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