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!

Untitled

Ebuka Michael

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€805

Wet Weather Warning

Oli Epp

Print - 52.9 x 59 cm Print - 20.8 x 23.2 inch

€960

Travail sous le soleil

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€1,300

Maharashtra dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Kutubu Klan

Wylda Bayrón

Photography - 60 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Grandma Divers IX

Alain Schroeder

Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Bolchoi XV

Gérard Uféras

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

€1,500

New York

Lisa Tomasetti

Photography - 58 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 22.8 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Movida Massala

Sarah Caron

Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,500

Pierrot et Colombine

Ivan Messac

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€2,400

Caveman II

Christophe Paucelier

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€990

Consolation

Laura Makabresku

Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€800

Marilyn

Mattoni

Print - 62 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€170

Magritte's Door

Koak

Print - 30 x 24 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 inch

€360

Asian tourist in front of Gudvangen

Hans Kristian Riise

Photography - 64 x 79 x 3 cm Photography - 25.2 x 31.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Poltrona n°171122

Bonaschi

Print - 58 x 42 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€290

Corazón

Flor Garduño

Print - 56 x 46 x 0.02 cm Print - 22 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€3,000

Salvador Dali / Paris Match

Patrice Habans

Photography - 52 x 78 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.5 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€1,600

Photo de mode et chien Dalmatien : Aria

Claude Guillaumin

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Bertrand de Broc

Maud Bernos

Photography - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,000

Biker +

Bruno Timmermans

Print - 90 x 70 cm Print - 35.4 x 27.6 inch

€95

Masque (print) (AP 1/2)

Ohad Ben-Ayala

Print - 30 x 20 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€340

Wild wild west

Scott Weingarten

Photography - 70 x 45 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Poltrona n° 061122

Bonaschi

Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€240

Cendrillon

Sylvain Ruffier

Photography - 33 x 25 cm Photography - 13 x 9.8 inch

€490

Contemplation

Laurence Winram

Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch

€573

Sans titre

Kim Bellorin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,335

Gainsbourg Chez Castel

Jacques Benaroch

Photography - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Feraz #1

Leandro Franco

Photography - 105 x 70 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 inch

€2,400

Prelude to an escape

Katia Chausheva

Photography - 48 x 33 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€800

In the morning after a night of love

Didier Cormillot

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€230

Maria Callas

J.C. Kanter

Print - 70 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€450

Woman in Chiapas, Mexico

Larry Snider

Photography - 44 x 33 x 0.2 cm Photography - 17.3 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€200

Untitled 4

Benjamin Skinner

Photography - 90 x 63 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€900

Marilyn in the wedding veil

Bert Stern

Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch

€2,490

Le courage des inconscients

Yoann Merienne

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

€800

Rêve de scène II

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€120

Dernier Regard

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€290

Sillage, Portrait 3

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€1,000

Prized Possessions

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

A Gathering of Welcome

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€10,000

Les amants imaginaires

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€940

Portrait d’enfants roumains

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€880

Portrait 4, Sillage

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography - 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fragments d’identité

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography - 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,599

Innocence armée

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography - 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€2,100

Regard enraciné

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography - 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,900

Portail des rêves

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€1,700

Histoires invisibles

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€1,700

Mains de résilience

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€1,300

A Sisterhood of Dreams

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€15,000

The Gift

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€15,000

The Space Between Love and Comfort

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€19,000

Iron Couple

Peter Klasen

Print - 61 x 50 x 4 cm Print - 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

L’identité derrière le masque

Hugo Kevelaer

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

€3,200

An Abundance of Plenty

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€11,000

Camo 15

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€13,000

The golden jail

Idan Wizen

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Michoacan dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Vietnam dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Uganda dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Tigray dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Sri Lanka dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Odisha dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Newar dream 2

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Newar dream 1

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Nepal dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Lacandon dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Hmong dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Gujarat dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Damara dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Arakan dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Amhara dream

Francis Leroy

Photography - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Napoli

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print - 82 x 81 x 1 cm Print - 32.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Miroir d'Elle

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€180

Identity02

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,800

Japanese Life 06

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 25 x 120 x 3.8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 47.2 x 1.5 inch

€300

Bad Habits - Greed

Ebuka Michael

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

All Black

Isabelle Picarel

Photography - 53 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 20.9 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

La Reina de las Tierras Altas

Wylda Bayrón

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Yamu Rimbu

Wylda Bayrón

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Tai O

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print - 76 x 84 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 33.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

The drowning of consumption, teddy bear sauce

Idan Wizen

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Hong Kong

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print - 82 x 81 x 1 cm Print - 32.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Identity03

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity10

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 15.6 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 6.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity14

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 20 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity13

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 20 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity09

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 15.6 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 6.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity12

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 20 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity11

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 20 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 7.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity08

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Identity07

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

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