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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, Working day, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,100 €1,680

Painting, Mirage, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€900

Painting, Que Calor, Sylvie Eudes

Sylvie Eudes

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

€2,400

Painting, Plein Soleil, Sylvie Eudes

Sylvie Eudes

Painting - 36 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Cloud Dancer, Rob Omodiagbe

Rob Omodiagbe

Painting - 152 x 122 x 1 cm Painting - 59.8 x 48 x 0.4 inch

€9,253

Painting, Young Vandal, Asko

Asko

Painting - 128 x 102 x 0.1 cm Painting - 50.4 x 40.2 x 0 inch

€1,300 €975

Painting, Joyful, Asko

Asko

Painting - 106 x 106 x 0.1 cm Painting - 41.7 x 41.7 x 0 inch

€950 €808

Painting, Smile, Asko

Asko

Painting - 110 x 104 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€950 €808

Painting, Sitting Bull, C215

C215

Painting - 29.5 x 40.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.9 inch

€2,500

Painting, Gold, Nathalie Cubéro

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€895

Painting, Amy, Martin

Amy

Martin

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

€680

Painting, S2H, Stefano Mazzolini

S2H

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,000 €2,400

Painting, Blue BB, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,300 €1,040

Painting, James Dean, Martin

Martin

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

€650

Painting, Steve McQueen, Martin

Martin

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

€650

Painting, Three, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 205 x 285 cm Painting - 80.7 x 112.2 inch

€5,890

Painting, Imagine, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

€1,000

Painting, Tête G, Ivan Tzonev

Ivan Tzonev

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

€330 €297

Painting, Café de Paris, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Character, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€220 €187

Painting, Sisters, Poonam Choudhary

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€1,617 €1,294

Painting, Rehab 2, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,950

Painting, Rehab 1, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,950

Painting, Pti Loulou, Hélène Matlis

Hélène Matlis

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€1,600

Painting, Biomecanic 2, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting - 105 x 95 cm Painting - 41.3 x 37.4 inch

€550

Painting, Abstract Expression, Asko

Asko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€4,500 €4,050

Painting, Joie de vivre, Christof Monnin

Christof Monnin

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,500 €1,275

Painting, Dragon boy, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, Cocooning, Joanna Glazer

Joanna Glazer

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

€149

Painting, Popcorn, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Painting, L'attaque des daurades, Nep-

Nep-

Painting - 200 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€6,800

Painting, Concern, Lianne Kocks

Lianne Kocks

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

€1,000

Painting, Care, Svitlana Van Rossum

Svitlana Van Rossum

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Kiss, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Return, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, Nuance 11, Jack Jacquot

Jack Jacquot

Sculpture - 34 x 47 x 1 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Beats, Aurélie Renout

Aurélie Renout

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

€2,000

Painting, Beach Bum, Aurélie Renout

Aurélie Renout

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

€2,000

Painting, Surf’s up, Aurélie Renout

Aurélie Renout

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

€2,000

Painting, Mélange, André.M

André.M

Painting - 72 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,650 €1,485

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