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!
Marta Zawadzka
Painting . 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,417
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Marta Zawadzka
Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,200
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Marta Zawadzka
Painting . 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,417
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Marta Zawadzka
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,784
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Marta Zawadzka
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,784
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Alexander Daniloff
Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 18 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch
$123
Alexander Daniloff
Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$992
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Alexander Daniloff
Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$992
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Alexander Daniloff
Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$677
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Saverio Filioli Uranio
Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$93
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$595
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Svetlana Saratova
Sculpture . 50 x 48 x 11 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 18.9 x 4.3 inch
$1,000
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Betty Acquah
Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 inch
$4,800
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Betty Acquah
Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 inch
$8,900
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Betty Acquah
Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 inch
$8,900
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Baptiste Laurent
Painting . 200 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,442
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Baptiste Laurent
Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 150 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$2,917
Baptiste Laurent
Painting . 250 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 98.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$9,334
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Florence Dussuyer
Painting . 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch
$11,667
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Pascal Marlin
Painting . 51 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20.1 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$467
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Pascal Marlin
Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,333
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