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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!

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Photography, Dragqueen, Celso Castro

Dragqueen

Celso Castro

Photography . 69.9 x 49.5 x 0.3 cm Photography . 27.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

€902

Photography, Dohaya, Luz

Dohaya

Luz

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€890

Photography, Motion, Michaela Haider

Motion

Michaela Haider

Photography . 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€902

Photography, Kate Coyne, Richard Dunkley

Kate Coyne

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography . 30 x 20 x 1 inch

€524

Photography, 20112011-13052024, Songlin Ji

20112011-13052024

Songlin Ji

Photography . 20 x 30 x 0.4 cm Photography . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€900

Photography, Tiger #7, Brad Wilson

Tiger #7

Brad Wilson

Photography . 74 x 58 x 0.1 cm Photography . 29.1 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€2,000

Photography, Rue Mouffetard, Uwe Ommer

Rue Mouffetard

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch

€1,353

Photography, Skiing Holiday, Slim Aarons

Skiing Holiday

Slim Aarons

Photography . 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography . 20 x 30 inch

€3,350

Photography, Rue Mouffetard, Uwe Ommer

Rue Mouffetard

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.62 x 15.74 x 0.1 inch

€1,353

Photography, Bobby Simmons, Michael Grecco

Bobby Simmons

Michael Grecco

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€2,706

Photography, Aurora 1, Andrea Zvadova

Aurora 1

Andrea Zvadova

Photography . 64 x 49 x 0.1 cm Photography . 25.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€700

Photography, Leonard Cohen, John Rowlands

Leonard Cohen

John Rowlands

Photography . 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography . 16 x 20 x 2 inch

€1,218

Photography, San Diego Home, Slim Aarons

San Diego Home

Slim Aarons

Photography . 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography . 20 x 20 inch

€3,100

Photography, El barbudo, James Sparshatt

El barbudo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,158