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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Photography, In flight I, Frank Williams

In flight I

Frank Williams

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

€300 €270

Painting, Pandora, Valerio Adami

Pandora

Valerio Adami

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€75,000

Fine Art Drawings, Zhan, Frédéric Léglise

Zhan

Frédéric Léglise

Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, Le Polisson, tizlu

Le Polisson

tizlu

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.9 inch

€1,800

Painting, All Will Be Good II, tizlu

All Will Be Good II

tizlu

Painting - 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Savoring Sun, tizlu

Savoring Sun

tizlu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 1 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, L'attente, Martín Duque

L'attente

Martín Duque

Sculpture - 30 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch

€1,340

Painting, Kiss, David Jamin

Kiss

David Jamin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Avocat, David Jamin

Avocat

David Jamin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Au tribunal, David Jamin

Au tribunal

David Jamin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Elvis Presley, Martin

Elvis Presley

Martin

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, En avant la vida, Jazzu

En avant la vida

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000 €1,900

Painting, A hit, Galya Popova

A hit

Galya Popova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Photography, Autoportrait II, Feng Hatat

Autoportrait II

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, El Dandy, James Sparshatt

El Dandy

James Sparshatt

Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,545

Painting, Skyblue Sun, tizlu

Skyblue Sun

tizlu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 1 inch

€1,100

Painting, Passer par là, Jazzu

Passer par là

Jazzu

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,100

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Migration

Galya Popova

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

€4,000

Painting, Art, David Jamin

Art

David Jamin

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Hope, Asko

Hope

Asko

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

€600

Painting, Pistacchio Sun, tizlu

Pistacchio Sun

tizlu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 1 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, Storm, Karen Akhikyan

Storm

Karen Akhikyan

Sculpture - 13 x 53 x 23 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 20.9 x 9.1 inch

€1,276

Painting, Ghetto Cat, tizlu

Ghetto Cat

tizlu

Painting - 80 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 2 inch

€1,800

Print, MIR, C215

MIR

C215

Print - 78 x 78 cm Print - 30.7 x 30.7 inch

€799

Painting, Confident blue, David Jamin

Confident blue

David Jamin

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€5,100

Painting, Pestacle, Albena Vatcheva

Pestacle

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 35.5 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting - 14 x 14 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Sisters, Poonam Choudhary

Sisters

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€1,641

Painting, Pause musicale, Sylvie Eudes

Pause musicale

Sylvie Eudes

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

€4,500 €4,050

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