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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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Photography, Beyrouth, José Nicolas

José Nicolas

Photography - 40 x 40 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,032

Fine Art Drawings, La sieste sous les arbres, Jéko

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,007

Print, Untitled, Ian Kuali'i

Ian Kuali'i

Print - 43.18 x 43.18 x 0.02 cm Print - 17 x 17 x 0 inch

$358

Painting, 99 Luftballons, Toctoc

Toctoc

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.01 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$1,274 $1,203

Painting, Moses, Marco Araldi

Marco Araldi

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,319

Sculpture, Flacon Chanel, Fred Meurice

Fred Meurice

Sculpture - 23 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

$1,056

Print, Rough Cuts 1, Hush

Hush

Print - 60 x 41 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.1 inch

$1,007

Painting, Fée, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 39 x 22 cm Painting - 15.4 x 8.7 inch

$2,185

Print, Mist, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 42 x 29.7 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$1,323

Painting, L'étincelle, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

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

$1,821 $1,365

Painting, Reina, Capocci

Capocci

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,699

Print, Cloud Dancer, Rob Omodiagbe

Rob Omodiagbe

Print - 59 x 47 x 0.5 cm Print - 23.2 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch

$290 $261

Painting, Remain_2, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,456

Photography, Untitled, Chema Madoz

Chema Madoz

Photography - 50 x 60 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 inch

$7,040

Print, Guardian, Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Print - 59.94 x 59.94 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,821

Painting, Rouge, Tanya Lytko

Tanya Lytko

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

$2,603

Painting, Couple, Ezequiel Solano

Ezequiel Solano

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

$1,214 $971

Photography, Blue Blondie, Mick Rock

Mick Rock

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$2,397

Print, Doodle Hug, Mr Doodle

Mr Doodle

Print - 54 x 60 x 15 cm Print - 21.3 x 23.6 x 5.9 inch

$4,855

Painting, La demoiselle IV, Kaige Yang

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,942 $1,748

Painting, Le Pupitre, Flavien Couche

Flavien Couche

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,032

Sculpture, Renaissance, Chloé Sontrop

Chloé Sontrop

Sculpture - 48.5 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.1 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

$2,427

Sculpture, Confidence, Beatrice Bizot

Beatrice Bizot

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 7 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 2.8 inch

$2,913

Print, Keep Covered, RNST

RNST

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$352 $317

Painting, Hot Flash, Rob Omodiagbe

Rob Omodiagbe

Painting - 102 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,000 $6,300

Photography, Don de soi 27, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$8,739

Photography, Olivia, Amrita Bilimoria

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 45.7 x 30.7 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18 x 12.1 x 0.2 inch

$1,600

Sculpture, The Nest, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture - 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch

$12,137 $10,317

Fine Art Drawings, Nelson Mandela, C215

C215

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.7 inch

$3,398

Painting, Le fil d'Ariane, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$14,443

Fine Art Drawings, La Masque, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,044

Sculpture, Java, Jean-Louis Toutain

Jean-Louis Toutain

Sculpture - 32 x 14 x 11 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.5 x 4.3 inch

$4,127

Painting, Sensuality, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 80 x 20 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 7.9 x 2 inch

$1,080

Painting, Breathe, Pompilio Gianluca

Pompilio Gianluca

Painting - 37 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 14.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,032

Painting, Birth, Boris Serdyuk

Boris Serdyuk

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,111

Painting, Yayoi, Yu Deng

Yu Deng

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,034

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