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!

Forgiveness

Liubou Sas

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€3,310

Goodbye

Angelo Art

Painting . 139.7 x 40.64 x 3 cm Painting . 55 x 16 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Coeur tendre

Véronique Baleste

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

€1,200

Souvenir of Resilience 3

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 101.6 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 28 x 1 inch

€4,871

Dancing with the wind

Hani Badawi Leo

Painting . 98 x 148 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Portraits #52, #50 and #51, Triptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 63 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,278

Sans titre 24

Arsène Odin

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€200

Scarface

Peter Donkersloot

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

€8,950

Vive les fleurs roses

Seb Paul Michel

Sculpture . 12.5 x 6 x 3 cm Sculpture . 4.9 x 2.4 x 1.2 inch

€69

Vive les fleurs jaunes

Seb Paul Michel

Sculpture . 9 x 7 x 3 cm Sculpture . 3.5 x 2.8 x 1.2 inch

€69

Vive les fleurs

Seb Paul Michel

Sculpture . 11 x 7 x 3 cm Sculpture . 4.3 x 2.8 x 1.2 inch

€69

Inner Nature 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,732

Citrine

Nina Urushadze

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Albatross

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Sculpture . 8 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture . 3.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

€160

The Hands That Holds Me

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

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

€2,595

She Deserve the Flower - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral

Olaniyi Timothy

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

€2,504

Folie Douce

Véronique Baleste

Painting . 80 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€600

Finding A Safe Place

Aba Linus

Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 31 x 1 inch

€2,959

Calm Within

Adebayo Taiwo

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

€2,504

Thologiny (The Kiss)

Daniele Fortuna

Sculpture . 35 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€1,200

Free and Blooming - Wings of Freedom

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting . 200 x 148 x 0.1 cm Painting . 78.7 x 58.3 x 0 inch

€2,500

Blond Minnie

Shokkobo Popart

Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch

€480

Brise d'été

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting . 43 x 43 x 0.5 cm Painting . 16.9 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch

€620

Girl and doves

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 95 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€950

Solitude

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,825

Vive les fleurs (1)

Seb Paul Michel

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

€99

Ethnic # 1

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 40 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€380 €323

By Heart

Oyeleye Feranmi

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

€4,553

Justine

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch

€400 €340

Michael Corleone in Sicily

Peter Donkersloot

Painting . 120 x 240 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch

€12,950

Spring girl .

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Wonder

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,170

While time is passing by

Rahma Lhoussig

Painting . 130 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€5,000

Anthony

Marta Zawadzka

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

€2,500

Instructions for Success

Natalie Shiporina

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

€2,900

Threads of resilience

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 152.4 x 127 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 inch

€3,460

Oga madam

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,644

Eternal Footprints

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,900

Johnny the Pioneer

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,553

Summer in Guadeloupe

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€4,825

GIGI HADID. Wall Sculpture Tridiminsional Portrait

Cristian Hunter

Sculpture . 167.6 x 106.7 x 30.5 cm Sculpture . 66 x 42 x 12 inch

€6,829

Yoga Feelings On My Vintage Jacket

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,644

Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,097

Ovie (King)

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,825

The naive optimist

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 61 x 46.5 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 18.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

Portrait sauvage

Pascal Marlin

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

€850 €723

Ernest Hemingway

Marta Zawadzka

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

€3,600

Pin-up

Sylvie Cappe

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,020

Mother and child

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,553

Mario cubism

Mr Popart

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

€950

Beginning of new story 2

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€5,054

Ex-votos 6

Christos Kalfas

Painting . 52 x 23 x 0.2 cm Painting . 20.5 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

Intime

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€3,900

Juja

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 60 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,115

On A Date

Gobe Joseph

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

€5,007

Tenacity

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,735

Cézanne est la montagne

Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

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

€2,300

Omidan

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,914

Ballerina

Liubou Sas

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€2,500

Sweet dreams princess

Liubou Sas

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Bliss

Liubou Sas

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,890

Healing Greenland, Chunja and The Monkey Brothers

Shin Seung-Hun

Fine Art Drawings . 72 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.3 x 30.5 x 0 inch

€1,000

Kept woman

Liubou Sas

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

€2,800

Lonsome

Nino Eliashvili

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Women Over Green

Ramon Poch

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,471

Sunburn

Pascal Marlin

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

€850 €723

Ha Noi Beauty

Luong Trung

Painting . 120 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€6,920

Miss Flower

Tina Loiodice

Fine Art Drawings . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€350

Pic nic

Alexander Daniloff

Painting . 32 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€520

La Matrone d’Éphèse

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting . 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€16,300

A Madame de Montespan

Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez

Painting . 119 x 89 x 4 cm Painting . 46.9 x 35 x 1.6 inch

€10,300

La tristesse d'une française

Zafi

Painting . 76.5 x 57 x 1 cm Painting . 30.1 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Damsel-Life size - Cast bonze Ssculpture with patina and lacquer finish

Nnamdi Okonkwo

Sculpture . 91.4 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm Sculpture . 36 x 42 x 45 inch

€49,170

Seduction Series 4SF9

Roger König

Painting . 200 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€28,000

Fuchsine. Portrait intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Nymphs. Empty Spaces. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Great Lakes. Pharell Williams, Portrait intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

David James Gandy, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Bruno Mars, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Muse. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Paris. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Rossy de Palma, Paris Alone. Portrait Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Bella Hadid, Neon. Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Fluid Bella Hadid, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Kaaling. Pharrel Williams. Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Weifang Sun, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€983

Moods and Fears 4: Evolving Forms: Abstract Black & White Ink Artwork with Contemplative Figures | Modern Mixed Media Statement Piece

Dizlarka

Fine Art Drawings . 27.8 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€228

Abundance for You

Olga Tsyhypko

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

€350

In the Circle of Harmony

Olga Tsyhypko

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

€400

Echoes of the past: Modern Abstract Gilded Face Artwork, Black, Gold, Ochre, 20x20cm for Contemporary Interiors

Yulia Belasla

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

€437

Vibrant Heritage - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

John Ali

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

€410

Disquette pause lunettes bleues

Raphaelle Emery

Painting . 9 x 9 x 1 cm Painting . 3.5 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch

€218

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 7 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

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

€410

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