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!

Bats-toi, ne baisse pas les bras et tu seras libre N°6

Jacob Diboum

Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€330

Untitled 8

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,000

Rêver à meilleur

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings . 43 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€650

Epicentre

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€2,700

Brigitte

Marian Williams

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

€350

Night Gown

Marian Williams

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

€350

New-York Urban Wall

Lasveguix

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

€1,600

Autoportrait

Pascal Marlin

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

€550

Goodbye, Atlantis

Olga Rakova

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€350

Faces On Navy on Fur

Coco Hall

Sculpture . 30.84 x 66.08 x 5.08 cm Sculpture . 12.1 x 26 x 2 inch

€359

Face à la Mort

Lasveguix

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.02 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€350

The Fish I

Marianna Oklejak

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 41.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€370

Elvis

Zeta Yeyati

Painting . 53 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 20.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€309

S3M

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3G

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3F

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

Brumes

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Freddie Mercury news

Spaco

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

€200

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

Christa David

Photography . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Photography . 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Diva au violon 2

Christiane Guerry

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Portrait de femme

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 36 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

€350

Les Belles Canapéennes 12

Mylène Vignon

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€420

Fro

Chris Arran

Print . 61.5 x 44 x 0.2 cm Print . 24.2 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€482

Untitled, Mix media

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€879

Men

Marian Williams

Painting . 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€475

K2- 18b

Nataliia Svitlychna

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

€350

God save the sting

Hugues Candaës

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

€1,560

Masque

Pascal Marlin

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

€450

Untitled 9

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,000

Enfantillages

Aurélie Salvaing

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

€2,700

Portrait fétiche

Nico Pichon

Painting . 48 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 18.9 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€500

Rendez vous

Patricia Simsa

Painting . 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

La Chamane!

Florence Malcombe

Painting . 130 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,580

Anna

Igor Volkov-Tkachinskiy

Painting . 68 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€359

Intérieur capitonné

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

La source

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Prolifération

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Dragonfly

Catherine Clare

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

€1,400

The untamed mustang

Catherine Clare

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€1,250

Frenetici

Pietro Pancotto

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€450

Madame Füssli en rose

Michèle Coudert

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

€400

Gazing through Ankara 1

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 81.3 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 23 x 1 inch

€1,660

Untitled 5

Wang Fei

Fine Art Drawings . 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch

€11,700

Animal magique

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€850

Petite chose 7

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 35 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€300

Rulers

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Reina Roja

Zeta Yeyati

Painting . 72 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 28.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€309

L’homme sous l’affiche

Eric Doisy

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

€1,150

S3O

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3N

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3L

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3I

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

S3D

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 70 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

The Chef d’œuvre

Frédéric Batard

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

€1,753

Amy Winehouse

Spaco

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

€200

Fab Specs 2

Marian Williams

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€400

Another Kiss

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€180

Homme à la main levée

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 65 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€800

Homme à la cagoule

Pascal Marlin

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

€850

As de Coeur

Isabelle Lutter

Print . 84.3 x 60 x 1.4 cm Print . 33.2 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Aventure littéraire

Véronique Baleste

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

€200

Et la Marmotte ..

Aurelie Cholley

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

€1,070

British Museum

Aurelie Cholley

Painting . 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€840

Profil de femme

Pascal Marlin

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

€450

Butterflies 2

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€175

Hexa Flowery Audrey

Priscilla Vettese

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

€390

Le cri de Frida Kahlo

Spaco

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

€200

Dimanche

Aurélie Salvaing

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

€2,700

Les paradis perdus #10

Haude Bernabé

Painting . 35 x 45 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 inch

€2,300

Alfons maillot III

David Cumps

Painting . 23 x 23 x 2 cm Painting . 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€220

Afrocentric Radiance

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55 x 49 x 1 inch

€3,051

Eternity's Embrace

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55 x 49 x 1 inch

€3,051

Contemplative Moment

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 44 x 1 inch

€2,513

Resilient Beauty

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 44 x 1 inch

€2,513

African radiant: Celebration of beauty and joy

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 114.3 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 43 x 1 inch

€2,513

Exhilaration

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 44 x 1 inch

€2,513

Jacq 1961

Spaco

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

€200

Untitled 4

Wang Fei

Fine Art Drawings . 89 x 69 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch

€14,600

Rocket man

Hans Mendler

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€800

Maidenform

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Moths

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€250

Masquerade 5

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Veronica Lake

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Houston, We Got A Problem, 3

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Best of Both Worlds

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€198

Best of Both Worlds 4

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Retro Fantastic 14

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Retro Fantastic 4

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Retro Fantastic 12

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Special Forces

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€198

Red Rose 2

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Enfant au grand chapeau

Pascal Marlin

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

€480

Valentine 11

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

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