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!

Strange Mermaid In Blue

Marian Williams

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Peacock On Pink

Marian Williams

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Despair - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Floral, Men Love, Dotted Green

Makama John

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,095

Whispers of the Wonder Pond

Blanca Plata

Painting . 76 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€5,800

Lady with Headband

Roland

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

€4,900

Meditating in the Dark

Miiickey Madu

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€4,000

Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa

Fredrick Idele

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

€1,872

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

€1,738

La diva aux fleurs

Volt

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€140

Abeni (We Prayed for Her and She Arrived) -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative

Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Painting . 39.1 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11 x 1 inch

€1,560

Steve McQueen

Le Closier

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€1,203

Afro Crown 1

Rotimi Godwin

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€1,114

The relief of the sky

Elisa Bonotti

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

€850 €638

Yellow Geisha

Marian Williams

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,750

Ajala Travel 1

Abdulateef Salaudeen

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

€2,229

La dame au petard

Salam Moneyang

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

€1,800

Zornitsa

Eva Dimitrova

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

€1,200

Self appreciation

Loje Oluwaseun

Painting . 80 x 67.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 26.5 x 1 inch

€1,471

Wouldn't You Like To Know

Switzin Twikirize

Painting . 140 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€4,457

The winner

Will Street

Fine Art Drawings . 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€350

My sister and friend 1

Esther Obiwuru

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

€2,541

L. Portrait intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 74.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,120

Heir

Melbourne Aquino

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€485

C'mon everybody

André Cervera

Painting . 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€4,100

Social butterfly III

Lianne Kocks

Painting . 66 x 66 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Beach beauty

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting . 119 x 91 x 4 cm Painting . 46.9 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,550

Plat

Corneille

Print . 57 x 58 cm Print . 22.4 x 22.8 inch

€3,500

La maison comme témoin

Jean-Michel Cordier

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

€1,800

Hibou de nuit

Aurelie Cholley

Painting . 127 x 96 x 2 cm Painting . 50 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,130

L'appel du bleu

Christy

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

€1,150

Morning Silence

Kateryna Kolesnykova

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

€975

Vaporized Her

James Chiew

Painting . 149 x 99 x 2 cm Painting . 58.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch

€8,500

Chaussette

Mumuzepaint

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

€880

Jungle king

Hervé Maury

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

€2,200

Les Yeux sont Bleus

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€200

La Blonde

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

€200

Girl at Sunrise

Kosta Morr

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

€1,300

Regard bleu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 30 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€250

En scène

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Painting . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€250

Me and My Guys 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€4,769

Dark Vador

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,999

Panda With The Blue Butterfly

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,999

The Silk Road

Olena Kishkurno

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

€2,500

Fragment of Krylon

Gripe

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

€2,700

Nosotros los de piel de bronce y corazón de oro

Mumov

Painting . 190 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€7,750

Halfway Love 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Abstract Expression, Flowers, Couples

Olumide Ajayi

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

€1,070

La Mélodie du Coeur

Joseph Piermatteo

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,280

Bethesda, l'ange de Central Park

Véronique Baleste

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 182.9 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 72 x 1 inch

€4,012

Hulk Art

Vincent Bardou

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

€2,099

Unbroken Poise -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Women

Olaniyi Timothy

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

€1,605

You&me forever

Kseniya Rai

Painting . 89 x 116 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Timeless Radiance -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€1,872

Garden Of Divine Songs

Daria Golovina

Painting . 130 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€1,200

Dirty mix 1

Didier Gomez

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

€550

Self-Portrait / Autoportrait

Eric Bourdon

Painting . 65 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Me!

NABEchan

Painting . 24 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Giving Last Respect 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Celebration of Life and Death

Michael Adetula

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

€1,783

Composition graphique 9

Kesko

Painting . 125 x 105 x 2.5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 41.3 x 1 inch

€1,800

Miléna

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,800

Splendor 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait Floral, Africa Women

Oyeleye Feranmi

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

€1,471

Dancing Shadows - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women

Elie Hatungimana

Painting . 80 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 29.5 x 1 inch

€1,649

Parrot Paradise II

Sreya Gupta

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

€1,850

Roof

Dima Filatov

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

€1,200

Le regard dans le vide

Jéko

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

€1,400

Strange Mermaid On Yellow

Marian Williams

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

The Full Moon

Kirill Postovit

Painting . 160 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,700

Associated with autumn

ArtoRich

Painting . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Expectation

Odesola Idowu

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

€2,095

Black 911

Fabien Novarino

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

€1,900

Frida Kahlo

Julia Ruf

Painting . 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Will You Play With Me?

Keti Bubunauri

Painting . 104 x 77 x 3 cm Painting . 40.9 x 30.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Caballero Águila

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 160 x 159 x 1 cm Painting . 63 x 62.6 x 0.4 inch

€4,185

Le bain de soleil

Jéko

Painting . 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Not all dreams come true

Djénina Hagenburger

Painting . 122 x 190 x 1 cm Painting . 48 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch

€4,800

Putain ça brille

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Pipo et Jac à la pêche

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Pleine lune

Marie-Paskale Perrin

Painting . 90 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Des espoirs - série portrait onirique et surréalisme

Samuel Boudaud

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,125

Pot Carrier with Pink Shawl

Nicolle Menegaldo

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

€2,371

Claudia

Fred Meurice

Sculpture . 80 x 80 x 1 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,279

My father's car 2

Desmond Akindoju

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

€1,114

Umeshu

Cannibal Malabar

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

María Elegante

Enrique Pichardo

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

€2,617

Nupcias

Enrique Pichardo

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

€2,620

Three smiles

Jef Aérosol

Painting . 97 x 117 x 1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 46.1 x 0.4 inch

€6,500

Outstanding friend

Oluwaseun Ojebiyi

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

€2,095

Retrato en fondo rojo

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 200 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€4,615

Steve McQueen

Philippe Dias

Painting . 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€990

Monica B

SKP

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

€880

Neytiri EA (rehaussée à la main)

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Print . 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€410

Queen (Series II)

Esther Oyeyemi

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

€2,139

Adanne

Wisdom Uche

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

€1,248

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