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, Madonna, Ora

Ora

Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch

£2,613

Fine Art Drawings, Portait 8, Prochore Tchuidjang

Prochore Tchuidjang

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£721

Painting, Beyond self, Devajyoti Ray

Devajyoti Ray

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

£451

Painting, Big City Blues, Lavanelli

Lavanelli

Painting - 117 x 102 x 1 cm Painting - 46.1 x 40.2 x 0.4 inch

£2,568

Print, Magritte's Door, Koak

Koak

Print - 30 x 24 cm Print - 11.8 x 9.4 inch

£324

Painting, Summernights, Karl Gietl

Karl Gietl

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

£1,081

Sculpture, Femme au bouquet, Yves Lohé

Yves Lohé

Sculpture - 57 x 33 x 12 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 13 x 4.7 inch

£1,442

Painting, Underneath, Ametza Irizar

Ametza Irizar

Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

£5,280

Painting, The Wonder, Rita Chehab

Rita Chehab

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

£9,010

Print, Détente, Monique Baroni

Monique Baroni

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

£315

Print, Ben Alexander, Erich Heckel

Erich Heckel

Print - 54.5 x 42.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 21.5 x 16.7 x 0 inch

£1,622

Painting, Nageur, Michel Lablais

Michel Lablais

Painting - 42 x 32 x 6 cm Painting - 16.5 x 12.6 x 2.4 inch

£1,081

Painting, Female figure, Pere Pruna

Pere Pruna

Painting - 30 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

£1,577

Painting, Portrait, Paul Duhem

Paul Duhem

Painting - 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

£901

Fine Art Drawings, Edith, Gaelle Beyaert

Gaelle Beyaert

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£505

Painting, In a hug, Lucie Vackova

Lucie Vackova

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,081

Sculpture, Together, K R Nariman

K R Nariman

Sculpture - 15 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£4,235

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 9.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 3.7 inch

£811

Painting, Kaduna boy, Simeon Nwoko

Simeon Nwoko

Painting - 104.1 x 72.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41 x 28.5 x 1 inch

£1,691

Painting, Chaleur, Aurore Amberny

Aurore Amberny

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£721

Photography, Crying girl, Feng Wang

Feng Wang

Photography - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£721

Print, Two Men, Franco Gentilini

Franco Gentilini

Print - 65 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.9 x 0 inch

£766

Painting, Psyché, Mohamed Lekleti

Mohamed Lekleti

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

£6,307

Painting, Nofckntitle N° 2, ProArtX

ProArtX

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,883 £2,451

Sculpture, Le lecteur, Claire Boris

Claire Boris

Sculpture - 173 x 30 x 27 cm Sculpture - 68.1 x 11.8 x 10.6 inch

£4,325

Painting, Barbie, Lizaso

Lizaso

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

£3,154

Fine Art Drawings, Asfixia, Vermibus

Vermibus

Fine Art Drawings - 35.5 x 28 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch

£811

Sculpture, Tribute, Kazuhiko Tanaka

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Sculpture - 12 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 2 x 2 inch

£288

Painting, Masque #2, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

£3,244

Painting, Untiled, Aboudia

Aboudia

Painting - 60 x 42 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 2 inch

£29,283

Painting, Human Decay, Oceania

Oceania

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£4,415

Painting, December 20th, Anna Waleron

Anna Waleron

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£3,514

Painting, Diver III, Vincent Zambrano

Vincent Zambrano

Painting - 73.7 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 29 x 20 x 1.5 inch

£1,961

Painting, No title - Nº 7, Justyna

Justyna

Painting - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

£2,748

Photography, Autoportrait, Jean Le Gac

Jean Le Gac

Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£631

Painting, Malcomx, Lo Da

Lo Da

Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

£1,442

Painting, La danse, Zeklo

Zeklo

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,162

Painting, Untitled, Edward Shahda

Edward Shahda

Painting - 71 x 63 cm Painting - 28 x 24.8 inch

£2,998

Sculpture, Pop Singer, Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

Sculpture - 43.2 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 17 x 14 x 1 inch

£3,844

Painting, Amy, Zeljko Masic

Amy

Zeljko Masic

Painting - 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,982

Sculpture, Samurai, Iwi Lahcen

Iwi Lahcen

Sculpture - 170 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

£18,020

Print, Tokyo Infection, NABEchan

NABEchan

Print - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£1,847

Painting, Jane, Eugenie Chervonna

Eugenie Chervonna

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

£234

Painting, Les deux soeurs, Jia Juanli

Jia Juanli

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£8,560

Photography, Marilyn Crying, Russell Young

Russell Young

Photography - 155 x 115 x 1 cm Photography - 61 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

£27,481

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