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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Arlequin et ses convives
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$4,095
Séduction
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,042
Arlequine - Arlequins
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,264
Vetements fall 21
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$600
Dior
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$800
Ludovic
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$800
Gucci Fall
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$850
The Guitar Wizard
Marta Zawadzka
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 62.5 x 48 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.6 x 18.9 inch
$4,680
Mask (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, 2007)
Stanislav Bojankov
Print - 64 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch
$1,170
Noir Flower Woman (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$468
Magnifying Glass (red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$468
Magic Comes To Lurline Bay
Anthony Horth
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.8 inch
$875
Constellations
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$673 $640
A corner at Dries van Noten’s home
Manuel Santelices
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$1,300
The king of light on his skate
Themanfromthefuture Urano
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$877
Ayrton Senna MacLaren .Italie. Monza
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,755
N° 1007 Bruscamente con bravura.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$936
Le cordonnier (pour les Fables de la Fontaine)
Marc Chagall
Print - 29.5 x 24 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,042
Uplifted - Bronze Resin
Emmanuel Okoro
Sculpture - 210 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 82.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$5,288
The Last Tupperware Party 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$292
The Magic Hidden In The Portraits
Ya-Wei Li
Painting - 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
$2,340
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Pause
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Atelier 6
Feng Hatat
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$702
Mémoire de JingDeZhen Atelier 5
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Bambin dans les bras, Côte d’Ivoire
Louis Toffoli
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$468
Bubble blowers
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.2 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.25 inch
$2,160
Audrey Hepburn
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,217
Love triangle - II
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.01 inch
$900
Cecille is playing with her tail
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 61 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$1,230
Spontaneous Work
Luka Tsetskhladze
Painting - 160 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$1,638
Carrie Bradshaw in the kitchen with a hat
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$700
Arlequine aux yeux bleus
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$409
The letters prove to be responsive
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,574
Glamor and Maternity
Marian Williams
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$146
Danseuse sur un Tabouret
Henri Matisse
Print - 64.5 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.4 x 18.5 x 0 inch
$31,590
