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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Sculpture, Patience, Christian Michaud

Christian Michaud

Sculpture - 137.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 54 x 8 x 8 inch

$1,605

Painting, Dragonfly, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,681

Painting, La persane, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,441

Painting, Rare bird, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 140 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$3,001

Painting, Cosmic girl, Britt

Britt

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,161 $1,902

Painting, Mr.hope, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$264

Painting, Sans titre #2, Koba

Koba

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,080

Painting, Sisters' Reunion, Gobe Joseph

Gobe Joseph

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

$8,450 $6,338

Sculpture, Shut Up, Jaromir Gargulak

Jaromir Gargulak

Sculpture - 20 x 31 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 12.2 x 7.9 inch

$7,203

Painting, La muse, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

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

$540

Painting, Breaking point, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$4,850

Painting, Seeing red, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$4,850

Painting, Stomp, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,550

Painting, Out of control, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,550

Painting, Siblings 3, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,550

Painting, Flinch 6, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$4,550

Painting, Roundhouse, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,550

Painting, Shooter, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,550

Painting, The devil inside, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 142.2 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 56 x 44 x 1 inch

$4,250

Painting, Gulliver, Alexander Daniloff

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 22 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

$408 $347

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