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, Le Juste, Françoise Jallot

Françoise Jallot

Painting - 116 x 89 x 1.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.6 inch

$2,409

Painting, Meditacion P X, Marc Prat

Marc Prat

Painting - 11 x 11 x 0.1 cm Painting - 4.3 x 4.3 x 0 inch

$301

Painting, Le ruban, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$301

Sculpture, La Dialogue, Nina Khemchyan

Nina Khemchyan

Sculpture - 59 x 65 x 28 cm Sculpture - 23.2 x 25.6 x 11 inch

$14,453

Painting, Dance l, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,204

Painting, Débarquement, Valérie v

Valérie v

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,310

Painting, Chromosomes, Valérie v

Valérie v

Painting - 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$11,924

Painting, Monica B, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

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

$1,060

Painting, Mélodie, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

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

$1,060

Painting, Dance 10, Kerstin Paillard

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 66 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,204

Painting, Miles Davis, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$24,088

Painting, CR7 Portugal, Orest Hrytsak

Orest Hrytsak

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$30,110

Painting, Butterfly, Vakho Bugadze

Vakho Bugadze

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,227