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!

A Royan

Thomas Groslier

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€85

Soul Brothers 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Soul Brothers 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Soul Brothers 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Soul Brothers 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Black Angel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Soliloquizing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Soliloquizing 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Girl with blue face, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€529

Woman with hand on chin, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 64.8 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.5 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch

€784

Infanta, serie Tributo ai grandi

Alexander Daniloff

Painting . 30 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

€195

Lulu

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,524

Fortitude

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,097

Unlikely Event 1 (Strange Card)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 inch

€4,377

Culture Identity 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Nicole - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love

Wisdom Uche

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€593

Mask of Hope

Esther Cohen

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Portrait with Blue eyes

Dean Tavoularis

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Holiday Done Another School Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,511

Sun Flower - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, Africa, Face

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,599

Secret d'oiseau

Pascale Simon

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Adufe The Glimmer of Hope-21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,055

The Astronomer

Ken Garduno

Painting . 38 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€400 €280

Unflappable 3

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,553

Tribute to Kúlódò

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,559

What my eyes have seen

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,103

You and Me 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,103

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

Woman on the armchair, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 19 x 0.1 inch

€693

Friends, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 49.8 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.6 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€620

Seated woman with black skirt, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€556

Seated woman with legs crossed, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 39.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€529

Woman in blue, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€529

Woman with red face, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€529

Portrait with hand on chest, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 52.8 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€565

Blue velvet

Nef

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€350

Dino ne supporte plus ses commères de collègues

G. Carta

Painting . 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€350 €315

Divinité III

Dasz Panda

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

€800

Le roi de la vie

Daniela Rothem Partouche

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,180

Melissa

Monica

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€350

Portrait

Esther Blanchot

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€350

Blue house, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 14 x 1 inch

€502

N°1 - Untitled

Aditi Lago

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11 x 0 inch

€500

Hommage au chef Bocuse !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€120

Sans Titre

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 28.2 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,526

Souvenirs of Resilience -21st Century

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,967

Masked Elegance in Contemporary Threads 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Africa

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,423

Woman

Antonio Mellone

Fine Art Drawings . 48.5 x 33.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.1 x 13.2 x 0.1 inch

€400

…Where you are

Blu_451

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€400

Culture Identity 10 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 9 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 8 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 7 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 6 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 5 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 3 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Culture Identity 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€593

Guy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love

Wisdom Uche

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€593

Sortilèges #8

Marta Grassi

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€480

Green Eyes

Dean Tavoularis

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Et avec ça !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€120

Self Esteem - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Fabric, Floral

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,188

Unstoppable

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,553

Cindy

Monica

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€350

Green woman, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Canvas

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 48.3 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 15 x 1 inch

€593

Playing girl, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€565

Rudy. From Art, culture & society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,368

Sans Titre

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 28.2 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,511

Divinité II

Dasz Panda

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

€800

Abike - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Mixed Media, Women, Car

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 152.4 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 72 x 1 inch

€4,832

Two Men

Pierre Georges Jeanniot

Fine Art Drawings . 17.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.9 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€300

Untitled SM 17

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Untitled SM 26

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Self Portrait -21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa, People

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Bella - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love

Wisdom Uche

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€593

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 10 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

Charles James. From the Fashion series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€1,368

Standing Tall - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Africa

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,511

Sisters' Reunion

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 132.1 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 52 x 47 x 1 inch

€7,705

White sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,556

Where The Body Breaks The Line

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€410

Woman with cigarette, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€465

Inox

Nef

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 inch

€200

Prayerful Embrace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Child, Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,736

Pearlescent Colours

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€215

Somewhere

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€135

Serenity II

Karim Benchebra

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,020

Divinité I

Dasz Panda

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

€800

A Life Unraveled 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,736

Portrait d'enfant

Carl Albert Angst

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€453

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 9 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

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