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, Miss Blue, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$97

Painting, Miss yellow, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$97

Painting, City Boy, Emmanuel Ojebola

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,000

Painting, Cavalier, Avi Ben Simhon

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting - 70 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,905

Photography, Look at me, Ludovic Simon

Ludovic Simon

Photography - 50 x 73.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 28.9 inch

$2,118

Painting, All-In, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

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

$1,385

Painting, Monk, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

Painting - 116 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,542

Photography, The smoker, Marie Minot

Marie Minot

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,331

Photography, Ana, Marie Minot

Ana

Marie Minot

Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,331

Painting, Broken, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 90 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

$6,656

Painting, Touche Moi 1, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$7,867

Painting, Sombre Obsession, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$10,287

Painting, Be Wild, Pola 4.0

Pola 4.0

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

$8,593

Painting, Unbroken, Adebayo Taiwo

Adebayo Taiwo

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

$1,850

Painting, Vision trouble, Levalet

Levalet

Painting - 72 x 130 cm Painting - 28.3 x 51.2 inch

$4,357

Painting, Insecurity, David Martinez

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,089

Painting, Why, David Martinez

Why

David Martinez

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

$2,057

Painting, Lady, Rinat Shaina

Rinat Shaina

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

$3,631

Painting, Stay Wild, Gil Kd

Gil Kd

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

$3,268

Painting, Lumière de l'aube, Gil Kd

Gil Kd

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,510

Painting, Beautiful Day, Gil Kd

Gil Kd

Painting - 101 x 101 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,328

Painting, NEMO, NATU

NATU

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

$4,841

Painting, Santiano, NATU

NATU

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

$4,236

Painting, The Future Mother, Keziat

Keziat

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$726

Painting, Pleut-il ?, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

$3,026

Painting, Le machino, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,936

Painting, Le ruban, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 10 x 7 x 1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 inch

$303

Painting, Head-6, Anand Manchiraju

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 12 x 1 inch

$3,500 $3,150

Painting, Zoé, Paul Wagner

Paul Wagner

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

$4,175

Painting, Mona Lisa, Paul Wagner

Paul Wagner

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

$4,175

Painting, Untitled I, Rachel Isadora

Rachel Isadora

Painting - 29.2 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm Painting - 11.5 x 17.5 x 2 inch

$950

Painting, Le complot, Skepa

Skepa

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

Sold

Photography, Glass Candy, Alexander Rocco

Alexander Rocco

Photography - 86.4 x 86.4 x 1.3 cm Photography - 34 x 34 x 0.5 inch

$2,800

Painting, Le minotaure, Skepa

Skepa

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

$7,988

Painting, Solace, Emmanuel Ojebola

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$4,829

Painting, Joy 3, Dagmar Gertrot

Dagmar Gertrot

Painting - 210 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting - 82.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Painting, Performance I, Sabine Danzé

Sabine Danzé

Painting - 250 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 98.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$14,523

Painting, Anima Angeli, Sabine Danzé

Sabine Danzé

Painting - 146 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Haute Couture, Sabine Danzé

Sabine Danzé

Painting - 160 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

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