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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Painting, Gigolo, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 60.96 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$1,964 $1,178

Painting, Pratensis, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,889

Painting, Bowls, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

$730

Painting, South Sea, Yuliy Takov

Yuliy Takov

Painting - 48 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$1,798

Painting, Feminine Anchor, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$11,294

Painting, Capital and Art, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$23,569

Painting, King Lion, Hani Badawi Leo

Hani Badawi Leo

Painting - 98 x 68 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,964

Painting, We Will, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

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

$675

Painting, Enora-77, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,473

Painting, Colombina, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,228

Painting, Ignes, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,105

Painting, King coeur rouge, MrHope

MrHope

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

$430

Painting, Mr.Hope King, MrHope

MrHope

Painting - 40 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$184 $157

Painting, Les Trois Rois, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,043

Painting, Les Amoureux, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,166

Painting, Introspection, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,166

Painting, Natural beauty, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,105

Painting, Swag Behind The Wall, Shake

Shake

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

$1,473

Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

$1,350

Painting, Mother, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,946

Painting, ONE, Edo Kaaij

ONE

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

$7,979

Painting, Gem, Edo Kaaij

Gem

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$7,120

Painting, Pondering, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 68 x 68 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,885

Painting, Levitation, Le Hai Linh

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,657

Painting, Livia, Michael Edery

Michael Edery

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,296

Painting, Spring, Andriy Klishyn

Andriy Klishyn

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$516

Painting, La Gitana, Arevik Gasparyan

Arevik Gasparyan

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

$1,200

Painting, Adulter, Ed Potapenkov

Ed Potapenkov

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

$2,210

Painting, Cash Prize, Flu

Flu

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

$2,332

Painting, Scurol, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 98 x 65 x 8 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 3.1 inch

$1,841

Painting, Twisted Mirror Image, Su Yu

Su Yu

Painting - 130 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$27,866

Painting, April, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

$491

Painting, Baby blue, Ana Maria Kis

Ana Maria Kis

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 1.27 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$957

Painting, Remendando, AVEL Muñoz

AVEL Muñoz

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,412

Painting, Ballerinas, Olga Artim

Olga Artim

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

$1,043

Painting, Eyes, Cagla Misirli

Cagla Misirli

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,350