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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On her majesty's Reine 007 james bond cinéma
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 75 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
$405
Vision
Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren
Painting - 200 x 125 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
$11,328
human monckey
Snach-ka
Painting - 119 x 102 x 0.5 cm Painting - 46.9 x 40.2 x 0.2 inch
$4,623 $4,161
Sleeping
Anthony Roaland
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$393
The Seated Woman
Robert Fontene
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0 inch
$416
Summer in La Baule VI - Sun Bathing LA french school artist basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$520
Playing Soldier
Paul Emile Colin
Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$277
Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$121
Sketch
Bernard Bécan
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$231
Ceramic Style Delft Skull (1)
Dead Head
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$266 $239
Silent Soul (01)
Richard Laillier
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$694
Kurhessisches Corps
Herbert Knotel
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$439
Habit de Scène 6
Alexandra Chauchereau
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$549 $495
Dancing in the light
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,156 $867
Je n'irai plus chez mon coiffeur
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$347
Un Jour de Janvier
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$272
West coast jazz
Pascal Therme
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$798
Merci au Photographe
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$347
Geisha's serenity
Thibault Vigneron
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,618
Eva Herzigova chez Chanel vintage
Pascal Therme
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$462
Minnie Stone Style
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Sculpture - 40 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,890
Autoportrait 6
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,543
Eva Herzigova, en Westwood, collection Fall Winter 1995
Pascal Therme
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$347
Tendrement
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,965
Tramonto, La Vergine
Enrica Ciffo
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$936 $843
Oscillant
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,965
Divinité III (7)
Dasz Panda
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$925
To the Third Floor
Kamo Ohanyan
Painting - 62 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$650 $520
The Couple
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$855