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, Escape Room, Paulina Pior

Paulina Pior

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,956

Painting, Top Model, Richard Boigeol

Richard Boigeol

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1 inch

$2,401

Painting, Bar Paris, Guy Olivier

Guy Olivier

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,921

Painting, Loyality, Giorgi Giorgadze

Giorgi Giorgadze

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,164

Painting, Umano, Ljbobv

Ljbobv

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$900

Painting, Support, Irina Petrova

Irina Petrova

Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

$600 $540

Photography, 4 monkeys, Samuel Cueto

Samuel Cueto

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

$960

Photography, Kind of Blue, Mikael Kenta

Mikael Kenta

Photography - 105 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 41.33 x 27.55 x 0.1 inch

$3,100

Photography, Go-between, Dominic Rouse

Dominic Rouse

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch

$1,050

Painting, Portrait, Sirio Pellegrini

Sirio Pellegrini

Painting - 33 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13 x 9.3 x 0.2 inch

$2,881

Painting, Dali, Alexandre Petrus

Alexandre Petrus

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$804

Painting, Natacha, David Kandelaki

David Kandelaki

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$372

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$600

Painting, Sans titre, Camille Adra

Camille Adra

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

$2,161

Painting, Vivid 173, Orit Fuchs

Orit Fuchs

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

$22,809

Sculpture, La Nena XS, Idan Zareski

Idan Zareski

Sculpture - 31 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch

$3,361

Painting, Sensuality, Katty Kot

Katty Kot

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,300 $1,840

Painting, Au café, Arome

Arome

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

$720

Painting, Silent, Xiao Yazhu

Xiao Yazhu

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$900

Painting, Picasso, David Lurkin

David Lurkin

Painting - 80 x 63 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$936

Photography, Beauty with gold, James Chiew

James Chiew

Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,541

Fine Art Drawings, Costume, Eugene Berman

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 4.6 x 0 inch

$720

Print, Nanda, Emilio Greco

Emilio Greco

Print - 57 x 45 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.4 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,801

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Fine Art Drawings - 26.67 x 19.43 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 7.6 x 0.4 inch

$8,403

Painting, L'Homme, Gaetan Olias

Gaetan Olias

Painting - 183 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 72 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,981

Painting, Sans Titre, Dawal

Dawal

Painting - 41 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$858

Painting, S’allécher, Marie Rauzy

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,161

Sculpture, Sans titre, Moustache Bleue

Moustache Bleue

Sculpture - 56 x 37 x 11 cm Sculpture - 22 x 14.6 x 4.3 inch

$720

Sculpture, The Doodler 2, Mr Doodle

Mr Doodle

Sculpture - 34 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch

$6,002

Painting, Sulking, Sergio Capitani

Sergio Capitani

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$816

Painting, Thomonoy, Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$720

Painting, Amani, NATU

NATU

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

$4,802

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