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!

Egghead 3

Marian Williams

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

€125

Among the flowers

Anna Krtshatsyan

Painting . 27.5 x 22.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

€350 €315

Baroque (4)

Martine Elhaik

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€370

13 juillet 1962

ElleK

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3.7 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.5 inch

€275

Sienne

Claudia Coccina

Painting . 72 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Adoration

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 46 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€185

Les paradis perdus #3

Haude Bernabé

Painting . 56 x 76 cm Painting . 22 x 29.9 inch

€3,900

Fuck You

EME

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

€2,300

Untitled 11

Wang Fei

Fine Art Drawings . 97 x 78 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 38.2 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

€14,600

Sid Badknife

LN Le Pape

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

€790

Maidenform

Marian Williams

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

€125

Woman

Maria De Campos

Painting . 120 x 120 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€5,500

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

Rulers

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

Red Rose 2

Marian Williams

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

€198

Valentine 11

Marian Williams

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

€125

Marvel Heroes 1

Marian Williams

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

€198

The Bride

Marian Williams

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

€400

A girl

Bogdan Pikulicki

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 13 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 5.1 inch

€200

Planéte Afrique

Artwhos

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

€450

Papier Kraft

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€115

Jean Luc VDH

Alain Abramatic

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

€1,060

Leader 4

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Amis

Richard Vildeman

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

€1,260

Femmes oubliées

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,700

Fab Specs 2

Marian Williams

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

€400

Bright girls 3

Marian Williams

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

€250

Bright Girls 6

Marian Williams

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

€250

Norma Jeanne

Tony Tichene

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

€850

Rimini

SLH Artiste

Painting . 120 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Father and Son

Marian Williams

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

€125

Idia

Claudia Coccina

Painting . 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Made in longchamp

Christophe Streichenberger

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

€2,560

Power–Lechaosincarné

Noël Caizergues

Painting . 30 x 21 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 1.2 inch

€390

La Chamane!

Florence Malcombe

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

€1,580

Les paradis perdus #10

Haude Bernabé

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

€2,300

L’amico pallico

Giuseppe Madonia

Painting . 59 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€600

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

The Gaze

Peter Hofmann

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Untitled 10

Wang Fei

Fine Art Drawings . 97 x 78 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 38.2 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

€14,600

Hollywood Drama Queens 1

Marian Williams

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

€125

No One's Perfect

Marian Williams

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

€250

Sandra Lee

Marian Williams

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

€125

Quiet happiness

Irina Bast

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

€632

The Geography of Absence

Julia Shilo

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

€733

Electric Ghost

Christophe Streichenberger

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,760

KF 1725

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

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

€380

Ame révélée

Véronique Baleste

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,000

Ava in Paris

Marian Williams

Print . 22 x 16 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.7 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€190

Untitled 9

Wang Fei

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

€11,700

Another Kiss

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€180

Glamor and Maternity

Marian Williams

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

€125

This Is A Hold Up

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 24 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

€198

Igboland

Claudia Coccina

Painting . 65 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Camus

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€85

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Courageous Spirit

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 63.5 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25 x 23 x 1 inch

€1,283

Wrote a Letter to you

Isabelle Hirtzig

Design . 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Design . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€175

Geisha au kimono

Electre

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Trace de toi

Aurélie Salvaing

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 23 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€400

Tondo Street Art - Tondo city / 013

Jean-Jacques André

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

€320

9 de Carreau

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500

Portrait with Blue eyes

Dean Tavoularis

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Fractures N°62 - Série Mannequin

ECW Artist

Painting . 25 x 24 x 0.8 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.4 x 0.3 inch

€440

Her Absence

Julia Shilo

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€687

Baigneuse au ballon

Christophe Streichenberger

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

€2,560

Camille variation 6

Aurélie Salvaing

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

€1,300

Plongeon

Aurélie Salvaing

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

€1,300

Untitled 8

Wang Fei

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

€11,700

Sans Titre

Amy Ernst

Print . 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 15 x 0 inch

€200

Beyond the Sun

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 12 x 19 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.5 inch

€290 €247

Mona Lisa

Irina Bast

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€522

Leader 3

Juliane Hundertmark

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Le Double 6

RogerM

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

€450

Angel monkey

Spaco

Painting . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€600

S3O

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3N

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3M

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3L

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3I

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3G

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

S3D

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€800

Outside the Secret Window

Gor Avetisyan

Sculpture . 62 x 52 x 8.5 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.5 x 3.3 inch

€3,000

Saint-Ex en série

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . x cm Painting . 0 x 0 inch

€1,600

Gazing Through Ankara 2

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 76.2 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 27 x 1 inch

€1,695

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