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!

Lévitation

Hélène Lagnieu

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€4,500

Creating Flow of Life - 18-07-24

Corné Akkers

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,498

Keep It Safe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women

Babatunde Adeogun

Painting . 151.1 x 121.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.5 x 47.7 x 1 inch

€2,612

Bound By Time 2

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,696

Gaze of Aaffection 1

Desmond Akindoju

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

€917

Love from Afar 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,400

Echoes of Identity - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Figuration, Modern

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€3,071

Motunde - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Modern Vehicle

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 121.9 x 198.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 78 x 1 inch

€3,666

Divinité 13

Dasz Panda

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

€800

Les silencieuses, partie 4/5 du polyptyque

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Woman sketch, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 11 x 1 inch

€412

Solicitude IV

Akande John

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

€2,108

Pops

Ogbonna Francis

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

€1,512

Untitled

Charles Osaro

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

€1,833

Obinrin (Woman)

Oladire Araireoluwa

Painting . 114.3 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,907

Untitled

Lia Kaufman

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 51 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 20.1 inch

€666

La solidarité des humains, hommes de races verte et violette, se respecte mutuellement

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 4.1 inch

€600

Portrait de dame

Albert Chavaz

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€792

Jeune femme à moitié allongée

Maurice Barraud

Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.1 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

€792

Unfinished Business - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Couple, Fashion

Akinboye Akinola Peter

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

€2,429

Personnages

Serge Pahnke

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 39.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

€792

Teach us to love ourselves

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,750

Mimicry

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Portrait

Esther Blanchot

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

€350

Mona Lisa obsession

Ana Maria Kis

Fine Art Drawings . 43.18 x 35.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 14 inch

€280

Unbreakable

Kateryna Kostyk

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Mixed Feeling 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,146

My Brothers and I (The Love We Share) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 81.3 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 60 x 1 inch

€3,529

La sieste sous les arbres

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€830

Grandma With Pearl Earring

Agboola Oladapo

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

€3,850

Les silencieuses, partie 3/5

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Band

Ajegbomogun Damilola

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

€3,529

Aren't We All Hungry?

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,062

Chef's Assistant

Samuel Franceschi

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 inch

€160

Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Realism

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,329

The Cash Machine

Otto Schade

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Träumen (dreaming)

Ulrike Michaelis

Fine Art Drawings . 63.5 x 96.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 38 x 0 inch

€2,800

Self Reflection 1

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€2,750

Sincerity of Purpose -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism

Wisdom Uche

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

€2,062

Jairo, Portrait

Celso Castro

Painting . 134.6 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 53 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€2,292

Conversation

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Les silencieuses, partie 2/5

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Serenity -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Mixed Media

Gobe Joseph

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

€6,829

Abimbola: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting of Africa Woman

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,200

Mixed Feeling 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,146

Asiko - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Minimalist Abstract

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

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

€1,237

Confined Love

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,062

Unbroken 2: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

Obeka Simon

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

€2,567

Gold in Me - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, Portrait, Modern, Women

Amiolemen Emmanuel

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,696

As Far As I Can See - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Meshach Charity

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

€2,062

First Love Yourself

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,062

Perfect Duet -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Mixed Media

Gobe Joseph

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

€6,829

Viyon (Offspring is Good) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape

Lazarus Massavo

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

€1,696

The Man Who Would'nt Be King

Ray Richardson

Fine Art Drawings . 75 x 25 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Graphic - Kalinov

Stavri Kalinov

Painting . 73 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,100

Reflection

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 127 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 39 x 1 inch

€3,208

Mother's comfort

Emmanuel Daniel

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

€3,208

Sitting Pretty

Esther Obiwuru

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

€2,612

Wild rose 2

Osimeh Godstand Ederibhalo

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

€3,483

Jeune fille en pause

Emile-François Chambon

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

€679

Dialogues

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

les silencieuses, partie 1

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Mixed Feeling 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,146

Big, Bold, Beautiful - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, Portrait, Modern

Amiolemen Emmanuel

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

€1,696

Mirror

Victor Morawo

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

€1,054

Soberbia

Nayra María Delgado Morales -Delmor-

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,300

I Am Who I Choose To Be

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,604

Self-Reflection - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,062

Just soar, Don't hesitate

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,062

Cow Boy -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral, Mixed Media

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 124.5 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 49 x 44 x 1 inch

€7,746

Regardless I Will Be Here 2: 21st Century Contemporary Oil Portrait, Africa Man

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,567

Becoming Light: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting of a Woman

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,925

Belle and the Wood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape

Lazarus Massavo

Painting . 119.4 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47 x 35 x 1 inch

€2,429

Tapestry of Beauty (Arike) 2

Esther Oyeyemi

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,283

Self-Worth

Hezekiah Oyejide Obidare

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2 inch

€2,979

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 €176

Jeune gorille jouant - série portrait animaux sauvages

Jean-Paul Radic

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,250

Tomato 1

Desmond Akindoju

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

€1,283

L'art de la gastronomie !

Noël Granger

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

€130

Prométhée

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,300

Mask of the Sun

Esther Cohen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,200 €720

Mixed Feeling 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,146

Bound By Time 1

Aragbada Stephen

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,696

Smile of Joy

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,512

Woman

Nicola Simbari

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€600

Worries, Troubles and Pondering 2: 21st Century Contemporary Oil Portrait, Woman

Obeka Simon

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,567

Foundation and Structure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Landscape

Lazarus Massavo

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,292

Veiled Contemplation

Meshach Charity

Painting . 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,062

Tapestry of Beauty (Asake) 1

Esther Oyeyemi

Painting . 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,283

Her Rebirth

Penuel Heber Madeira Heber Madeira

Painting . 84.1 x 60.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.8 x 1 inch

€3,666

The Sphere

Konstantinos Papaioannou

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Blossoming Seed

Akande John

Painting . 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 inch

€1,833

Eyes of the sparrow

Charles Osaro

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

€1,877

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