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!

Diptych IV: Soñar que Tiene las Manos Muy Grandes, and In Every Dream Home a Heartache

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 38.1 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€2,732

Les silencieuses, partie 2/5

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Born to shine

Artwhos

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,290

Miniature with a tree

Marianna Sztyma

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

€890

MT18

Brat

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

€700

Greenland - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Neo-Expressionism

Paschal Ugwu

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

€2,277

Esquisse d’aura

Axelle Biltgen

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€560

Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Realism

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,321

Dancing on the Moon

Daria Golovina

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Peace from Within 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Michael Adetula

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

€1,321

Señorita Rita

Enrique Pichardo

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

€1,115

Et mon visages, tu l'aimes mon visage ? BB

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€900

L'oiseau du matin

Marie Fang

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

€1,500

Sans titre

Bengt Lindström

Painting . 89 x 63 x 0.01 cm Painting . 35 x 24.8 x 0 inch

€5,500

It's a lifestyle not a goal

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting . 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Soulful Melodic Insight - 21st Century

Mayowa Adekile

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

€3,962

Crazy Dali

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.9 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,900

Moleskine

Letta K.

Painting . 80 x 65 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Not Lost

Agbabiaka Johnmark

Painting . 137.2 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 45 x 1 inch

€4,372

The Crown 140424

Opas Chotiphantawanon

Sculpture . 75 x 30.5 x 5 cm Sculpture . 29.5 x 12 x 2 inch

€2,000

Persona YB2402

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,824

Persona YB2401

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,824

Crusader 2

Daniel Owoeye

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

€2,960

Holy feeling

Olha Vlasova

Painting . 90 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

La robe rouge

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 80 x 53 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 20.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait "Travel Companion"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Euphoria 2

Kehinde Mayowa

Painting . 61.5 x 61.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24.2 x 24.2 x 1 inch

€1,548

La fille aux cheveux rouges

Aimée De Courtozé

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

€280

Ophidienne influenceuse

Michèle Coudert

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€390

Ahyphuil BIV

Viktor Anufriev

Painting . 88.9 x 69.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 35 x 27.5 x 2 inch

€4,372

Bruce Springsteen

Brian Olsen

Painting . 172.7 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 68 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,691

La parisienne

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 78 x 48 x 6 cm Painting . 30.7 x 18.9 x 2.4 inch

€2,500

Miki Takakura

Philippe Cormault

Painting . 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Only Time Will Tell

Rik Van de Walle

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

€4,500

Glance

Gago Chtchyan

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

€1,300

Rêve bleu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€2,900

Charme au féminin

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Champagne pour Madame

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€2,900

Creatività

Matteo Milli

Painting . 35 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€280

Arlequin et ses convives

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

The Smoking Girl ( Double )

Esboner

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Séduction

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Cosmonaut training

Luke Yocum

Painting . 60 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€5,250

Arlequine - Arlequins

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€2,790

Elégante aux cheveux d'or

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 140 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,900 €3,510

Thème : Solitude

Cynthia Evers

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€1,050

Roméo et Juliette III

Hastaire

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

€450

The Silent Guarde, 2

Emmanuel Akolo

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€683 €615

Tribal mask from an arcane past

Geert Lemmers

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

€1,480

Gorilla

Gillian Brin

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€490

Le jour J...

David Jehan (B.boss)

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

€540

Catherine

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€960

L'appel du bleu

Christy

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Alba

Claudia

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

€1,280

My Own Sweet Solitude (12)

Georges Bassil

Painting . 42 x 29 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.4 inch

€1,298

Butterfly flight. The girl's back | Colorful Feminine Portrait Artwork

Svetlana Iskoskikh

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

€1,093

Sportif

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€200

Fragments 1

Baboute

Painting . 65 x 65 x 3.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.4 inch

€2,800

The Pearl Fisher

Olena Kishkurno

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

€2,500

The Silk Road

Olena Kishkurno

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

€2,500

Appollo Stranger

Frédéric Batard

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,860

Serenity -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Mixed Media

Gobe Joseph

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

€6,785

Spirit, Mind and Soul - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa

Aba Linus

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

€3,188

Hide and Seek

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 110 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

ORyA

Anne Billen

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

€1,250

Serene Solitude (A Lady's Retreat) - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of Woman

Roseleen Labazacchy

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

€3,825

Abimbola: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting of Africa Woman

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,186

Ecstasy 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Women, Modern

Oyeleye Feranmi

Painting . 88.9 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,503

Girl bending over a vase

Vladimir Kordiukov

Painting . 95 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Nerya

Nef

Painting . 63.5 x 44.5 x 2 cm Painting . 25 x 17.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Sunkissed

Kosta Morr

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

€1,500

Kaleidosoul

Mariia Kotiuzhynska

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

€1,280

Gold in Me - 21st Century, Contemporary, Surrealism, Portrait, Modern, Women

Amiolemen Emmanuel

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,685

Boy With Dream in His Eyes - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Modern People

Olaniyi Timothy

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

€1,321

La sieste sous les arbres

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€830

Amour Blue

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Cuerpo verde

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 150 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,419

Respiration absurde d'une énergie en dérive, série: Ajourements - Portrait fragmenté (3)

Christian Bader

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

€315

Retrato en fondo rojo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,774

Artist Within

Mr Brainwash

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Painting . 30 x 22 inch

€10,500

Toast To Celebrate

Akingbade Mayowa

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

€3,507

Attache toi

André.M

Painting . 28 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€400

Happiness and Flowers

Svitlana Lazoriak

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

€600

Persona YB2306

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,824

Persona YB2302

Alex Senchenko

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

€1,824

Beauté 8

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

Godfather coin

Jorn Van Hoorn

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

€4,950

OH OH ! SURPRISE

Sophie Petetin

Painting . 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€795

Champagne à gogo

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

La collectionneuse

Zafi

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

€8,000

A couple in sepia colour

Agata Stomma

Painting . 65 x 81 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 inch

€2,700

Portrait aux rayures

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Monochrome Faces Nr.35

Asko

Painting . 130 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,700

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