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!

Frida

Murad Subay

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

L'écharpe orange

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Girl–Spring

Svitlana Van Rossum

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Corporate World - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Painting . 69.9 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.5 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,684

Be Yourself - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 81.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 20 x 1 inch

€2,048

Fela The Black President

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,960

Something New

Sergio Lazo

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,440

La Cage De Lamentables Harmonies

Sandra Chevrier

Painting . 96.52 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm Painting . 38 x 20 x 1 inch

€22,758

Juliette

Sophie Wilkins

Painting . 76 x 101 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch

€4,100

Sunset Whispers

Adán López Alemán

Painting . 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,900

Delightful soul

Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,684

Like a pirate

Debbie Reda

Painting . 34.9 x 27.3 x 2.54 cm Painting . 13.7 x 10.7 x 1 inch

€4,096

Anna Wintour

Orest Hrytsak

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€20,000

Designers V,

Izabela Galazka

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,495

Untitled VIII. From The Balance Series

Salvatore Arnone

Photography . 127 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 50 x 35 x 0.1 inch

€2,276

Saint Goustan

SETCH

Painting . 102 x 73 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Behind the Mask

Florkey

Painting . 85 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 33.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,350

Mini Fragment 5

Gripe

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

€430

Tondo for a woman in a white cap

Damien Bassez

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

€4,400

Des racines au nectar

Oji

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,000

Life is a mistery

Yannick Aaron

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Game of Life

Michael Adetula

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,684

Audith Rhodes

Dain

Print . 30.5 x 25.5 x 2.54 cm Print . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

€1,957

Three graces

Nagui Achamallah

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€1,352

Marc Jacobs pink

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1 inch

€1,001

Quand est-ce-que tout bascule?

Michadu

Sculpture . 41 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

€1,400

The Collector - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Daniel Owoeye

Painting . 104.1 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,731

Emilie

Nuno

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Le cœur au ventre

Brigitte Derbigny

Sculpture . 33.5 x 24.5 x 11 cm Sculpture . 13.2 x 9.6 x 4.3 inch

€500 €450

Buscando la luz

Sergio Moscona

Painting . 56 x 76 cm Painting . 22 x 29.9 inch

€4,900

Le Col Rouge - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionist Portrait, African Woman

Kayimahe Ishmael Zed

Painting . 80 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,548

Aurora

Maurice Kummer

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,050

Les Mannequins (The Supermodels) 2

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,684

Sophia Loren Pop Style

Maria De Campos

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€3,490

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Alter ego

Antony Squizzato

Painting . 55 x 46 x 1.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.6 inch

€1,400

Securely Waiting

Janet Adegoke

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1.5 inch

€1,821 €1,639

Bats-toi, ne baisse pas les bras et tu seras libre N°12

Jacob Diboum

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€330

Always the same questions 1

Nadine Denjean

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

€1,400

Oum kalthoum, Yoko & Ono

Djénina Hagenburger

Painting . 122 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

White Wedding 2

Olamilekan Okunade

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€3,323

The Tolerant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern, Dog, Couple, Cat

Ajenifuja Abiodun

Painting . 152.4 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 60 x 1 inch

€4,870

Marianne

Britt

Painting . 59 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Dreamer in green

Ha Yeon U

Painting . 60.6 x 90.9 x 3 cm Painting . 23.9 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Where I am - a melody of tenderness sounds

Mariia Voronchak

Painting . 110 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€870

Jeaux de dames

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

My Imperfection Gaze - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, African Woman

Akanji Bolaji

Painting . 114.3 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,775

Ballet Pose lll

Robert van Bolderick

Painting . 73.7 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€865

Hibiscus

Olalekan Odunbori

Painting . 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,684

White Lollipop

Maria Tendo

Painting . 130 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€2,048

Els dansants de Forcall en la Festa Major

Marta Carceller

Painting . 100 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€850

Circle of Trust 2

Iyiola Odunayo

Painting . 101.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,821

Cappuccino

Mikhail Baranovskiy

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,200

Ogbontarigi Obinrin (Extraordinary Woman)

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting . 127 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 43 x 1 inch

€2,230

I'm seeing double

Janet Adebayo

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,502

Blue Towel 2

Olamilekan Bello

Painting . 99.8 x 79.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.3 x 31.3 x 1 inch

€2,003

Beyond the Limits

Busari Adewale

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,412

Falcons ambition

Omoayo George Osoba

Painting . 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,821

In Her Thoughts 2

Esther Obiwuru

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,821

Inside on paper

Bright Toh

Painting . 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch

€2,094

Ajoke

Theophilus Madaki

Painting . 104.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 32 x 1 inch

€1,821

Valley of No Shadow 1

Fredrick Idele

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,276

Black and Blue

Franklin Ndibam

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€2,461

Flamenco

Marine Walon

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,375

Toto Zed

David Ferreira

Sculpture . 85 x 32 x 15 cm Sculpture . 33.5 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch

€2,000

Apollo & Daphne

Marco Araldi

Painting . 102 x 61 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 24 x 1.6 inch

€4,255 €3,830

So Concerned

Michael Knigin

Painting . 116.8 x 116.8 cm Painting . 46 x 46 inch

€10,924

Kin-Kawaii57

Monika Nowak

Painting . 140 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,900

The Great Beyond (France)

tizlu

Painting . 44 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Serpents

Kang Yu

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€890

Auprès de mon arbre

AKET

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Umbrellas 50 IV

Carlos Martin Jimenez

Painting . 49.8 x 49.8 x 4.1 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.6 inch

€901

Marilyn Monroe

Emile van dalen

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€12,500

Eternal

Lucie Rydlova

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Sanctuary IV

Franklin Ifeanyi Igwenagu

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€2,449

Histoire de chocolat - Série figurative décadente

Bernard Hennequin

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€940

A Window into Serenity

Anna Reznikova

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Apolo Blue and Green Diptych

Paloma Castello

Sculpture . 43.9 x 55.9 x 30 cm Sculpture . 17.3 x 22 x 11.8 inch

€3,641

Paseo

José Pirès

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,430

Untitled

Ishmael Armarh

Painting . 144.78 x 130.175 x 1.5 cm Painting . 57 x 51.3 x 0.6 inch

€8,147

Brian

Karenina Fabrizzi

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

€338

Donuts Trump

Daru

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,600 €1,344

Catechismo Classe 2

Matteo Fieno

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Discover 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Children, Africa, Balloons

Benjamin Akinsoji

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,047

Contemplation

David Kaye

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2.54 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€9,103

Gold lips

Agusil

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,800

Marilyn Monroe Cadillac

Peter Donkersloot

Painting . 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€8,950

Change of Plan

Joanna Sulek Malinowska

Painting . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,495

Botox Forbidden Fruit

Ben Frost

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 4.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.8 inch

€2,850

Sócrates

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 100 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,220

Indice 50

Afat One

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€3,000

Heartbreaker

Raphaelle Emery

Painting . 15.5 x 7 x 1 cm Painting . 6.1 x 2.8 x 0.4 inch

€250 €238

Wetland Powers

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,900

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