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, Keep Covered (red), RNST

RNST

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$484

Painting, #Artvoyou in UK, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$726

Print, Chaos Couture, Hush

Hush

Print - 74 x 54 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 inch

$1,089

Print, Glance, Vhils

Vhils

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

$1,694

Print, Bleach, Vhils

Vhils

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

$1,694

Print, Laissez nous danser, RNST

RNST

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

$581

Print, Dusk, Vhils

Vhils

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

$1,694

Print, Bauhaus gris nuit, Skio

Skio

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

$242

Print, Madonna, Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$4,720

Print, La Chute, Levalet

Levalet

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$593

Print, Ksyander, Rafael Sliks

Rafael Sliks

Print - 70 x 70 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,210

Print, Racines et des ailes, Maye

Maye

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

$1,029

Print, Weirdo N°14, Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$666

Print, Weirdo N°8, Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$666

Print, Bauhaus rouge Feu, Skio

Skio

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

$242

Print, Poet, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print - 67.3 x 90.2 cm Print - 26.5 x 35.5 inch

$2,500

Print, Sister troop 3, Gary Hume

Gary Hume

Print - 81.5 x 54 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.1 x 21.3 x 0 inch

$2,178

Print, Chef Albert, Guy Buffet

Guy Buffet

Print - 58.4 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Print - 23 x 18 x 2 inch

$750

Print, Faces 1 & 2, Hush

Hush

Print - 30 x 46 cm Print - 11.8 x 18.1 inch

$967

Print, 2 Girls, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$156

Print, Sans Titre, Mimmo Paladino

Mimmo Paladino

Print - 29.3 x 23.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.5 x 9.2 x 0 inch

$1,452

Print, Hot Women, Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

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

$545

Print, Olivia, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 150 x 102 cm Print - 59.1 x 40.2 inch

$19,364

Print, Autoportrait, Jean Le Gac

Jean Le Gac

Print - 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$847

Print, Sur Adami, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print - 22 x 18 x 1 cm Print - 8.7 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

$424

Print, Mona Spot, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$156

Print, L is for Love, Peter Blake

Peter Blake

Print - 102.5 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 40.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$3,631

Print, Swing spring, Shuz

Shuz

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$61