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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, Number 8, Carlotta Baldazzi

Number 8

Carlotta Baldazzi

Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€560

Print, Elsewhere, Mila Margini

Elsewhere

Mila Margini

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,150

Painting, Alain Prost, 2Kyff

Alain Prost

2Kyff

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

€895

Print, Rooted, Lanre Studio

Rooted

Lanre Studio

Print . 45.72 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Print . 18 x 12 x 0 inch

€195

Print, Mujer Afro, Alberto Ricardo

Mujer Afro

Alberto Ricardo

Print . 80 x 60 x 5 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€200 €160

Painting, Stil Ikonen II, Miss Mouse

Stil Ikonen II

Miss Mouse

Painting . 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Painting, Sans, Matthieu Fappani

Sans

Matthieu Fappani

Painting . 29.5 x 29.5 x 3 cm Painting . 11.6 x 11.6 x 1.2 inch

€400

Print, Poise, Lanre Studio

Poise

Lanre Studio

Print . 45.72 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Print . 18 x 12 x 0 inch

€195

Print, Twilight Dance, Ian Jones

Twilight Dance

Ian Jones

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€850

Print, Frida Truth, Grace Balzak

Frida Truth

Grace Balzak

Print . 50.66 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€650

Print, 8 de Pique, Isabelle Lutter

8 de Pique

Isabelle Lutter

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

€3,500