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, Fusion, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

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

€199

Painting, Avec toi, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

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

€199

Painting, Pin-up, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,020 €867

Painting, Native (1), Christophe Ruiz

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€950 €665

Painting, Irréelle, Sylvie Cappe

Sylvie Cappe

Painting - 73 x 92 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.6 inch

€980 €833

Painting, The painter, Mike Jacobs

Mike Jacobs

Painting - 81.5 x 50.5 x 0.4 cm Painting - 32.1 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity2, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Refugees, Gegham Hunanyan

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€400 €340

Painting, Melody (1), Gegham Hunanyan

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€311 €265

Painting, L’automne, Raymond Berthelot

Raymond Berthelot

Painting - 116 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,250 €1,125

Painting, The artist, Gegham Hunanyan

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€311 €265

Painting, The clown, Sargis Zaqaryan

Sargis Zaqaryan

Painting - 33.5 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

€196 €166

Photography, Roger, Corinne Dubreuil

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,100 €990

Painting, El torero, Paco Rosselló

Paco Rosselló

Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Jardin argenté, Jia Juanli

Jia Juanli

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€17,000 €15,300

Photography, Atelier de moule, Feng Hatat

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Deux Amis, Cécile Coutant

Cécile Coutant

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,660 €1,328

Painting, 3 Nigo, Nicolas Denigot

Nicolas Denigot

Painting - 116 x 267 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 105.1 x 0.8 inch

€6,900 €5,520

Painting, No name, Christophe Ruiz

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€450 €405

Painting, No name, Christophe Ruiz

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€450 €405

Painting, Deuil, Min Kyoung Lee

Min Kyoung Lee

Painting - 116 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200 €2,880

Painting, Le satyre, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€1,750

Painting, No name, Christophe Ruiz

Christophe Ruiz

Painting - 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€950 €665

Painting, Portrait #05, Koba

Koba

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€230

Painting, Trilogie, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting - 24 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€490

Painting, Parade, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

€2,000 €1,800

Photography, White Spirit VI, Angélique

Angélique

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

€1,500

Photography, White Spirit V, Angélique

Angélique

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

€1,500

Photography, White Spirit II, Angélique

Angélique

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

€1,500

Photography, Courbet, Bernard Pras

Bernard Pras

Photography - 104 x 86 x 3 cm Photography - 40.9 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Photography, PJ Harvey, Renaud Monfourny

Renaud Monfourny

Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€3,800 €3,420

Photography, Des Masqués, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography - 76 x 115 x 1 cm Photography - 29.9 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Painting, Amour Femme, Eghna

Eghna

Painting - 129 x 109 x 0.1 cm Painting - 50.8 x 42.9 x 0 inch

€1,200 €1,020

Painting, Make Love, Britt

Britt

Painting - 105 x 86 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.3 x 33.9 x 1 inch

€2,800

Painting, La robe jaune, Pierre Sojo

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,700 €2,430

Painting, La vitrine, Pierre Sojo

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 92 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000 €2,700

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