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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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Painting, Wanted, cObo

cObo

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Sculpture, Grindstone 2, tizlu

tizlu

Sculpture - 29 x 24.5 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.6 x 5.9 inch

€900 €810

Painting, Dr. G, Hélène Matlis

Hélène Matlis

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€980

Painting, Self-Portrait, Daria Luhova

Daria Luhova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Bergamotte, Cannibal Malabar

Cannibal Malabar

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

€1,800

Print, Tranquility, Itzchak Tarkay

Itzchak Tarkay

Print - 50.2 x 62.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 19.75 x 24.5 x 1 inch

€1,855

Painting, Two Sisters, Lena Langer

Lena Langer

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

€1,348

Fine Art Drawings, Head, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€450 €383

Painting, Metis, Valerian Lenud

Valerian Lenud

Painting - 81 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€949

Painting, Taxi driver, Le Closier

Le Closier

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€1,123

Painting, Donuts Trump, Daru

Daru

Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Painting, Aires, Troy Henriksen

Troy Henriksen

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Luana, Walter Minus

Walter Minus

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

€890

Painting, Yayoi, Yu Deng

Yu Deng

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

€2,500

Painting, Care, Lianne Kocks

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Le titan vert, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Sculpture - 66 x 54 x 33 cm Sculpture - 26 x 21.3 x 13 inch

€980

Painting, Family, Ya Su

Ya Su

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,397

Painting, La mère et l'enfant, Kej

Kej

Painting - 61 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,000 €800

Painting, Zango, Shake

Shake

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Le fil d'Ariane, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,650

Painting, Morning, Viacheslav Kaidash

Viacheslav Kaidash

Painting - 80 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

€1,000 €900

Painting, Pink Child, Jef Aérosol

Jef Aérosol

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

€2,700

Painting, La bringue, Thodé

Thodé

Painting - 95 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€2,190

Painting, Fish, Otto Schade

Otto Schade

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,700 €1,530

Painting, Waiting, Eva Dimitrova

Eva Dimitrova

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

€850

Sculpture, Marianne Deneuve, Spaco

Spaco

Sculpture - 20 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

€270

Sculpture, Blissfull, Gil Bruvel

Gil Bruvel

Sculpture - 63.5 x 48.3 x 58.4 cm Sculpture - 25 x 19 x 23 inch

€23,761

Painting, Esclarmonde, Mina Mond

Mina Mond

Painting - 72 x 48 x 0.8 cm Painting - 28.3 x 18.9 x 0.3 inch

€1,800

Painting, M.50, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

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

€10,500

Painting, Toy Boat, Anna Reznikova

Anna Reznikova

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€800

Painting, Mona Lisa, Romain Dorez

Romain Dorez

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

€800

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

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