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!
Yan Carpenter
Photography . 90 x 72 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$929
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Riz Riz Rizz
Painting . 146 x 97 x 6 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 2.4 inch
$8,705
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Riz Riz Rizz
Painting . 200 x 150 x 6 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
$18,223
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Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,045
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,089
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 146 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$3,250
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,643
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,554
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,089
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Marta Grassi
Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
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Thalia Dalecky
Design . 77 x 30 x 30 cm Design . 30.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$2,089
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Thalia Dalecky
Design . 45 x 42 x 42 cm Design . 17.7 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch
$1,973
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Thalia Dalecky
Design . 40 x 18 x 20 cm Design . 15.7 x 7.1 x 7.9 inch
$3,250
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Faith Gbadero
Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$1,800
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Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings . 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$3,482
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,161
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,161
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 15.5 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch
$1,161
Joaquín Xaudaró
Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$1,741
Julien Raynaud
Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,062
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Julien Raynaud
Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,179
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Maka Batiashvili
Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,393
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Maka Batiashvili
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$1,184
