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!
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€80
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€510
Recommended by Artsper
Svetlana Saratova
Sculpture . 50 x 48 x 11 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 18.9 x 4.3 inch
€930
Recommended by Artsper
Betty Acquah
Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 inch
€4,462
Recommended by Artsper
Betty Acquah
Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 inch
€8,273
Recommended by Artsper
Betty Acquah
Painting . 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 inch
€8,273
Recommended by Artsper
Baptiste Laurent
Painting . 200 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
Recommended by Artsper
Baptiste Laurent
Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 150 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
€2,500
Baptiste Laurent
Painting . 250 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 98.4 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
€8,000
Recommended by Artsper
Florence Dussuyer
Painting . 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch
€10,000
Recommended by Artsper
Pascal Marlin
Painting . 51 x 39 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20.1 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
€400
Recommended by Artsper
Pascal Marlin
Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Recommended by Artsper
Clara Crespin
Painting . 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
€6,500
Recommended by Artsper
Clara Crespin
Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€3,900 €3,432
Recommended by Artsper
Clara Crespin
Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€5,000 €4,350
Recommended by Artsper
Clara Crespin
Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 36 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€650 €572
