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, Ethnic 3, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$423

Print, Glowing Corn, Keith Haring

Keith Haring

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

$7,556

Print, Le Vitrail, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.1 x 26.42 x 2.54 cm Print - 15 x 10.4 x 1 inch

$5,895

Fine Art Drawings, Duo # 2, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$484

Fine Art Drawings, Duo # 4, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$484

Fine Art Drawings, Duo # 1, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

$484

Print, Untitled 2, Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Print - 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$5,924

Print, Diana, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Print - 92 x 95 x 0.01 cm Print - 36.2 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$10,699

Print, G LE BG, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 55 x 50 cm Print - 21.7 x 19.7 inch

$4,594

Print, Admiracion, Juan Ripolles

Juan Ripolles

Print - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Print - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$459

Print, Pajera, Juan Ripolles

Juan Ripolles

Print - 55 x 75 x 0.5 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,451

Fine Art Drawings, Head, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$544

Painting, Couple, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 54 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$484

Painting, Homme, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$266

Painting, Siddhartha, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$846

Painting, Couple, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$266

Painting, Tête, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$121

Painting, Tête, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$121

Photography, Reminiscence, Viet Ha Tran

Viet Ha Tran

Photography - 59.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,300

Print, Profile, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print - 57.2 x 48.3 cm Print - 22.5 x 19 inch

$1,800

Print, Lavoratore, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 150 x 98 x 0.1 cm Print - 59.1 x 38.6 x 0 inch

$1,209

Print, Danse, Jacob Diboum

Jacob Diboum

Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$181