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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Print, Untitled, Mario Bedini

Mario Bedini

Print - 80.5 x 60.5 cm Print - 31.7 x 23.8 inch

$481

Print, Untitled, Ramon Llovet

Ramon Llovet

Print - 57 x 77 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 inch

$534

Fine Art Drawings, Nimeño II, José Pirès

José Pirès

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 44 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17.3 inch

$589

Print, Eye To Eye, Gomad

Gomad

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

$155

Print, Truth, Hombre

Hombre

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

$95

Print, Woman, Léon Lang

Léon Lang

Print - 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$361

Print, Woman, Mario Tozzi

Mario Tozzi

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

$457

Print, The Scream, Nino Pedone

Nino Pedone

Print - 47 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.5 x 26 x 0 inch

$361

Print, Shattered Honor, SISC

SISC

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$301 $256

Print, El Festejo, Aryz

Aryz

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,683

Print, In Deference, Shirin Neshat

Shirin Neshat

Print - 64.8 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Print - 25.5 x 40 x 1 inch

$25,000

Print, Louise, André Juillard

André Juillard

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

$264

Print, Sans titre, Marion Semple

Marion Semple

Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$168

Print, Sans titre, Didier Moreau

Didier Moreau

Print - 64.5 x 48 x 0.05 cm Print - 25.4 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$301

Print, Les cheveux, Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,443

Print, La géante, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 71 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 28 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,005

Print, Caballero, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 101 x 81 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.8 x 31.9 x 0 inch

$9,449

Print, L'Acrobate, Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,214

Print, Nuit d"été, Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.5 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,683

Print, Mir, C215

Mir

C215

Print - 78 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

$962