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, Le Picador, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$4,208

Print, Europa, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$1,683

Print, Irène, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$168

Print, Bleu, Corneille

Corneille

Print - 35 x 27 x 1 cm Print - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$421

Print, Bound Man, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 78.7 x 66 cm Print - 31 x 26 inch

$850

Print, Couple, Fernand Léger

Fernand Léger

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$962

Print, B6, Sandro Chia

B6

Sandro Chia

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,164

Print, A6, Sandro Chia

A6

Sandro Chia

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,164

Print, A2, Sandro Chia

A2

Sandro Chia

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

$1,202

Print, Manifeste, Fernand Léger

Fernand Léger

Print - 48 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$962

Print, Dreamer, Laksamana Ryo

Laksamana Ryo

Print - 91 x 72 x 1 cm Print - 35.8 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,322

Print, Athletes, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 86.4 x 66 cm Print - 34 x 26 inch

$1,500

Print, Red Boat, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$7,093

Print, Pine Tree, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$4,208

Print, Ingres and I, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$5,650

Print, Garbage Hill, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

$4,809

Print, Birds of Peace, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$8,415

Print, Le Roi nu, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 57 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

$781

Print, Zoé, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$168

Print, Homère, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$168

Print, Ulysse, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print - 47 x 37 cm Print - 18.5 x 14.6 inch

$168