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!

Catching My Daydreams

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 137 x 86 x 4 cm Painting . 53.9 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

The Silent Mantis 1

Georges Kafian

Painting . 120 x 80 x 1.6 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,600

La marinière

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Providence

Francesco Neo

Painting . 130 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

Echoes of care

Oluwole Olawuyi

Painting . 137.2 x 137.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 54 x 54 x 2.5 inch

€2,323

Let it shine !

Noir Visualart

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Aristopunk

Stéphane Frey

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Manzana

Mara

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€8,300

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Senza titolo

Alessandro La Motta

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

€1,000

Beauty from Within 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 78.7 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 26 x 1 inch

€1,959 €1,567

Queen 26-2-01

Kim Soo Young

Painting . 92.5 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 36.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€3,800

Fairy Tale

Damilola Olusegun

Painting . 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,922

Une clé pour un nouveau jour

Jazzu

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Nile

Eva Dimitrova

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Soul Meditation (Journey to Inner Peace) 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,321

There's Maurice in it

Maurice Renoma

Painting . 100 x 105 x 10 cm Painting . 39.4 x 41.3 x 3.9 inch

€9,500

MT20

Brat

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

€800

Ronin

Irakli (Akuna) Kavtaradze

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Hosanna

Carole Framezelle - Acmiya

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,100

Sans titre

Cédric Bouteiller

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

€14,000

3 Milliards

Alben

Painting . 145 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€12,700

Take care Baby!

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Soft machine dream

Axel Traverso

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,900

Black Girl in Origami Dress with Rooste II, Framed

Efren Isaza

Painting . 111.8 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44 x 72 x 1 inch

€13,666

What we carry in love 2

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 2.5 inch

€2,278

Co-Comparison - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Impasto, African

Adeleke Femi

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

€1,685 €1,348

Untitled 5

Raffi Yedalian

Painting . 22 x 15 cm Painting . 8.7 x 5.9 inch

€800

Untitled

Larissa De Jesus Negron

Painting . 34.3 x 27.9 x 2 cm Painting . 13.5 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€2,733

Playroom

Amy Shekhter

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€820

Seer 1: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media Painting of Woman Hair

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,640 €1,312

On ne sait plus où on habite

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

Need more speed

Fabien Novarino

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

€3,400

New horizon nº 16

Marta Fàbregas

Photography . 130 x 100 x 1 cm Photography . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€5,400

Alyson

Seaty

Painting . 130 x 115 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

Bye Bye Blackbirdds

Paula Montgomery

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€2,824

Smile of Frida

Wawapod

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

€1,500

Banquise

Sevarbleu

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

€1,600

Mysterious Matryoshka: Textured Abstract Figure in Charcoal & Crimson | Stranger Artwork

Ekaterina Solopova (Gibris)

Painting . 80 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,278

ToccO Hio

ZuZ Frederic Zuzek

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€4,500

Cordelia's Estranged Self - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media

Princewill Aruocha

Painting . 113 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44.5 x 35 x 1 inch

€3,963 €3,170

Between The Past and The Future 1

Shadi Abou Sada

Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Il canto della falena (diptych)

Lorena Fonsato

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€680

Fantasy

Iglesias15680

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

€1,300

About me

David Martinez

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

€1,400

Red Dress - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of an African Woman in Fabrics

Roseleen Labazacchy

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

€3,826

Colette et les Minettes du Jardin du Palais Royal - Série portrait de femme iconique

Marie Voillat

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

€215

Archives II

Evazesir (No Rules Corp)

Painting . 30 x 15 x 10 cm Painting . 11.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

€600

El diario de mi amiga

Iryna Gragera

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

€1,000

Bazaar Kate Moss Coiffe Amériendienne

Pola 4.0

Painting . 100 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Hey

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting . 185 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 72.8 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Girls need

William Vecchietti

Painting . 80 x 160 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€1,700

Paint is black, Mick Jagger. Technique mixte sur toile de Mr Sly

Mr Sly

Painting . 91.5 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Backyard

Mayer Azar

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,100

Tom Petty

Greg Frederick

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 3.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1.4 inch

€2,300

When the Eyes Are Silent

Arevik Gasparyan

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

€1,822

Perséphone

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 115 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Panther Dough II (framed original painting on canvas)

Socko

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 1 inch

€1,708

Robert

Matthieu de Malte

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

€1,400

La paix

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€13,800

Mystery

Greatjoy Ndlovu

Painting . 60.5 x 45.5 cm Painting . 23.8 x 17.9 inch

€1,650

Far From Home 2

Michael Adetula

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

€1,321

Untitled 7-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.4 inch

€5,445

We're All Mad Here

Caro Graffiti

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Souvenirs

Changzheng Zhu

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

€680

The word in your hands will be better

Segreba Amadeo

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

€2,400

Effeullier la marguerite

Alex Laben

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

€1,440

Raihana

Ahmed Art

Painting . 150 x 100 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 inch

€1,750

Disheveled

Martin Marko

Painting . 125 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,060

Little Sleep, Little Slumber - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman

Akinsola Olamilekan

Painting . 106.7 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 60 x 1 inch

€2,733 €2,186

Pienso

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 3.5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.4 inch

€7,200

Afro fado #2

O Gringo

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

€1,800

FREEZING

Antonio Murgia

Painting . 90 x 140 x 4.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.8 inch

€5,520

Peace Shall Prevail 3

Babafemi Ogunkanmbi

Painting . 61 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 15 x 1 inch

€1,822

Regard sérieux à moustache

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 48 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€11,000

XS Paper Doll #111, Dolce Gabbana Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 32 x 24 x 4 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Souvent le sang des herbes bat - série Mixed media 3D poétique

Denise Crolle-Terzaghi

Painting . 37 x 27 x 6 cm Painting . 14.6 x 10.6 x 2.4 inch

€265

Briller sur l'ombre

Modou Guèye

Painting . 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,090

Silent Gaze

Sola Ojo

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,275

One banana, please

Elisabeth Sabala

Painting . 43 x 35 cm Painting . 16.9 x 13.8 inch

€1,300

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Dark Side

Flu

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€990

Obey Icon

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 68 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€11,500

Les Demoiselles de Monti

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€10,000

Sans titre

Esmaël Bahrani

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,100

Me and My Guys 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€4,874

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Mama 2

Thandazani Ndlovu

Painting . 85 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting . 33.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,197

L'anonyme 1

Jean Le Gac

Painting . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€1,000

Brut II

Jazzu

Painting . 29.7 x 21 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€400

Ayanmo (Fate)

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,959

Healing

Rosa Maria Gallego

Painting . 41 x 31 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Harlem

Seaty

Painting . 80 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€7,000

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