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, Passion incarnée, Gil Kd

Gil Kd

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

$3,026

Painting, Jacques Dutronc 1, YoCat

YoCat

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

$1,150

Painting, Heaven can wait, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

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

$5,930

Painting, In your head, DB Waterman

DB Waterman

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,446

Painting, #Artvoyou in UK, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$726

Painting, Yo! Mao, JP Malot

JP Malot

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

$847

Painting, Etincelle 943, Cacou

Cacou

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

$97

Painting, Fête, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

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

$1,936

Painting, Octave, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 54 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.3 x 14.6 x 0 inch

$1,936

Painting, Collagène, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

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

$2,905

Painting, Poursuite, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$2,905

Painting, The Dancer, Socrate

Socrate

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

$2,178

Painting, Untitle, Luis Fernández

Luis Fernández

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,236

Painting, Bea, Michelino Iorizzo

Bea

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 110 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$11,497

Painting, Face, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 47 x 37 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 1 inch

$968

Painting, Love, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

$968

Painting, Denim, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

$968

Painting, Afro fado - red, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$10,287

Painting, Three women, Segreba Amadeo

Segreba Amadeo

Painting - 81 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,389

Painting, NYIII, Segreba Amadeo

Segreba Amadeo

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,631

Painting, NYII, Segreba Amadeo

Segreba Amadeo

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

$3,268

Painting, Blushing Beauty, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,213

Painting, Day Dream, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,213

Painting, Statue Overpaint, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,213

Painting, N° 4, Carlotta Baldazzi

Carlotta Baldazzi

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$678

Painting, N 2, Carlotta Baldazzi

N 2

Carlotta Baldazzi

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$678

Painting, Requins, M. Campistron

M. Campistron

Painting - 111 x 117 x 2 cm Painting - 43.7 x 46.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,051

Painting, Amour Blue, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$4,841

Painting, Inquietude, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$4,841 $4,115

Painting, Vogue, Pola 4.0

Pola 4.0

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$3,752

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