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, Strike a Pose, Dugudus

Dugudus

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

£65

Print, Full rotation, Mr Cenz

Mr Cenz

Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

£323

Print, Solares, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Iris, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Gloria, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Freya, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Luna, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Flora, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Thalia, Silviya Radeva

Silviya Radeva

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

£175

Print, Wait and see, Shuz

Shuz

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

£46

Print, Pierrot to the moon, Shuz

Shuz

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

£46

Print, The Kid, Winshluss

Winshluss

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

£369

Print, Kill, Rene Gagnon

Rene Gagnon

Print - 55.88 x 55.88 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 22 x 0.1 inch

£369

Print, Villes Bulles, Osru

Osru

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

£120

Print, Michelagnolo, Mino Trafeli

Mino Trafeli

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£369

Print, Michelagnolo, Mino Trafeli

Mino Trafeli

Print - 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£387

Print, Michelagnolo, Mino Trafeli

Mino Trafeli

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£369

Print, Foundations, Hush

Hush

Print - 54 x 54 x 1 cm Print - 21.3 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

£829

Print, Clara, Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono

Print - 50 x 44 cm Print - 19.7 x 17.3 inch

£1,249

Print, Kira, Roby Dwi Antono

Roby Dwi Antono

Print - 50 x 44 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 17.3 x 0.4 inch

£2,060

Print, Jim, C215

Jim

C215

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

£406

Print, Love's screen, Erte Tirtoff

Erte Tirtoff

Print - 16.5 x 22.9 x 0.6 cm Print - 6.5 x 9 x 0.25 inch

£1,981

Print, Queen brexit, Pure Evil

Pure Evil

Print - 85 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print - 33.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£800

Print, Saint Café, Coni

Coni

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

£51 £47

Print, Coulrophobie, RNST

RNST

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

£276

Print, Gisant, Tom Justice

Tom Justice

Print - 30 x 21 x 0.5 cm Print - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

£55

Print, Le Clown, Eric Liot

Eric Liot

Print - 66 x 53 cm Print - 26 x 20.9 inch

£829

Painting, Sailor, Thomas Berthier

Thomas Berthier

Painting - 105 x 60 cm Painting - 41.3 x 23.6 inch

£737

Print, Nosotros, Milan Sanka

Milan Sanka

Print - 42 x 27.9 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11 x 0 inch

£92

Print, Blind Faith, Prefab77

Prefab77

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

£276

Print, Lady Di, Lilly

Lilly

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.01 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£553

Print, Indian, Yoran Melow

Yoran Melow

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

£83

Print, Finger, Erró

Erró

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

£1,189

Painting, Surrogate, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting - 100 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch

£5,991

Print, Psyché, Insane 51

Insane 51

Print - 60 x 60 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

£1,650

Print, Cobra, Corneille

Corneille

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

£1,106

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