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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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

£3,755

Painting, Stomp, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

£3,522

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

£3,522

Painting, Siblings 3, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

£3,522

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

£3,522

Painting, Roundhouse, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

£3,522

Painting, Shooter, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

£3,522

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

£3,290

Painting, Gulliver, Alexander Daniloff

Alexander Daniloff

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

£303 £258

Painting, Flora, Alexander Daniloff

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 36 x 9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14.2 x 3.5 x 0.1 inch

£210

Painting, Inclination, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£821 £739

Painting, Inès, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£178 £170

Painting, Anna, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£178 £170

Painting, La liseuse, Marion Cadet

Marion Cadet

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 1 inch

£1,606

Painting, Respire, Marion Cadet

Marion Cadet

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

£2,230

Painting, Woman King, Olamilekan Okunade

Olamilekan Okunade

Painting - 109.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 30 x 1 inch

£2,671 £2,003

Print, Hot Women, Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

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

£401 £361

Painting, Re Lear, Alexander Daniloff

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 65 x 47 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch

£428 £364

Painting, Eclisse, Alexander Daniloff

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£312

Sculpture, Louisiane, Nella Buscot

Nella Buscot

Sculpture - 71 x 18 x 23 cm Sculpture - 28 x 7.1 x 9.1 inch

£11,152

Painting, At the barré, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 0.5 inch

£1,239

Painting, Intimacy, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 0.5 inch

£1,239

Painting, Solitude, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 0.5 inch

£1,239

Painting, Ascolto, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 88.9 x 94 x 3.8 cm Painting - 35 x 37 x 1.5 inch

£1,239

Painting, Espressivo, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting - 139.7 x 78.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 55 x 31 x 1.5 inch

£1,548

Painting, Scaffolder #2, David Supper

David Supper

Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 31 x 0.8 inch

£781

Painting, Girl, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

£766

Painting, Squarehead, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.5 inch

£1,432

Painting, Sphère, Chantal Roux

Chantal Roux

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

£1,427

Painting, Elle, Onemizer

Onemizer

Painting - 146 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 35 x 2 inch

£4,461

Painting, Freedom Soul, Anamaria Cepoi

Anamaria Cepoi

Painting - 110 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,711

Sculpture, Mitsouko, Micke

Micke

Sculpture - 17 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

£1,071 £910

Painting, Marooned, John Popkess

John Popkess

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

£2,031

Painting, Warning, Damien Berrard

Damien Berrard

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

£3,569

Painting, Blue Danube, Carl White

Carl White

Painting - 41 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

£1,160

Painting, Waiting, Asher Topel

Asher Topel

Painting - 70.6 x 59.9 x 3 cm Painting - 27.8 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,239

Photography, Mirror Image, Dominic Rouse

Dominic Rouse

Photography - 38.1 x 30.5 cm Photography - 15 x 12 inch

£535 £465

Painting, Squirt, Dylan Cram

Dylan Cram

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

£1,329

Painting, Going down, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

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

£3,522

Print, Iago, Charles Lapicque

Charles Lapicque

Print - 57 x 38 cm Print - 22.4 x 15 inch

£268

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