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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Sculpture, Sherish, Gillian Brett

Sherish

Gillian Brett

Sculpture - 16 x 13 x 17 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 5.1 x 6.7 inch

€1,097

Painting, Faded air trail, Nomo N

Faded air trail

Nomo N

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

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Le Soir, Louis Pons

Le Soir

Louis Pons

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Fine Art Drawings, Post Mortem VI, Vavjeniak

Post Mortem VI

Vavjeniak

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€600

Photography, Ambrosia, Andy Julia

Ambrosia

Andy Julia

Photography - 105 x 75 x 5 cm Photography - 41.3 x 29.5 x 2 inch

€1,650

Painting, Hera, Iryna Perova

Hera

Iryna Perova

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,815

Sculpture, Le marin, Patricia Simsa

Le marin

Patricia Simsa

Sculpture - 155 x 45 x 30 cm Sculpture - 61 x 17.7 x 11.8 inch

€6,000

Fine Art Drawings, Liberation, Tatjana Rusakova

Liberation

Tatjana Rusakova

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11 x 0 inch

€80

Photography, Saudade, James Sparshatt

Saudade

James Sparshatt

Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€734

Photography, Autoportrait II, Feng Hatat

Autoportrait II

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Carpe diem, Patrick Cornée

Carpe diem

Patrick Cornée

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

€3,200 €2,880

Sculpture, Flexo Walking Around, Zed

Flexo Walking Around

Zed

Sculpture - 125 x 47 x 53 cm Sculpture - 49.2 x 18.5 x 20.9 inch

€2,800 €2,240

Photography, Danse, Feng Hatat

Danse

Feng Hatat

Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Banania, Bernard Pras

Banania

Bernard Pras

Photography - 97 x 81 x 3 cm Photography - 38.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Photography, Mynga, John Kenny

Mynga

John Kenny

Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,884

Photography, Assile, John Kenny

Assile

John Kenny

Photography - 135 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,548

Photography, Autoportrait, Feng Hatat

Autoportrait

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Katsumi, Michelino Iorizzo

Katsumi

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€9,200

Photography, El Barbudo, James Sparshatt

El Barbudo

James Sparshatt

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€857

Photography, Tropicana, James Sparshatt

Tropicana

James Sparshatt

Photography - 67.5 x 67.5 x 2 cm Photography - 26.6 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,171

Painting, Shine Girl, Gongas

Shine Girl

Gongas

Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€450

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