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, Freddie, Roco Studio

Roco Studio

Photography . 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography . 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch

€449

Print, Blue Heaven, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 67 x 65.5 cm Print . 26.4 x 25.8 inch

€890

Photography, From Earth, Maïlys Derville

Maïlys Derville

Photography . 75 x 50 x 0.27 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€650

Photography, Elvis, Roco Studio

Roco Studio

Photography . 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography . 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch

€449

Print, Il pagliaccio, Lucio Monaco

Lucio Monaco

Print . 60 x 43 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch

€150

Photography, By my side, Giacomo Pirozzi

Giacomo Pirozzi

Photography . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€450

Photography, Fashion Z - pink, Roco Studio

Roco Studio

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€449

Photography, DJ Napoléon, Bruce Meritte

Bruce Meritte

Photography . 100 x 70 x 10 cm Photography . 39.4 x 27.6 x 3.9 inch

€3,000

Photography, Fishnet Stockings, Tony Potts

Tony Potts

Photography . 83.8 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography . 33 x 23 x 0.1 inch

€353

Print, Elvis Gold, Batik

Batik

Print . 61 x 50.8 x 0 cm Print . 24 x 20 x 0.01 inch

€595

Print, Darth Elvis, Batik

Batik

Print . 61 x 50.8 x 0 cm Print . 24 x 20 x 0.01 inch

€790

Print, Army Of Me, Batik

Batik

Print . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0 cm Print . 16 x 20 x 0.01 inch

€595

Print, Tears4 2Pac, Batik

Batik

Print . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0 cm Print . 16 x 20 x 0.01 inch

€595

Print, Darth Elvis, Batik

Batik

Print . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0 cm Print . 20 x 16 x 0.01 inch

€595

Print, Darth Ziggy Pink, Batik

Batik

Print . 129.5 x 104.1 x 0 cm Print . 51 x 41 x 0.01 inch

€595

Print, Bowie 2 Bowie, Batik

Batik

Print . 51 x 51 x 0.001 cm Print . 20.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch

€750

Photography, ManoScape, I, Kourosh Sotoodeh

Kourosh Sotoodeh

Photography . 91 x 61 x 0.5 cm Photography . 35.8 x 24 x 0.2 inch

€650

Photography, Look Look, Alexander Benz

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€460

Print, Anaïs, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 67 x 65.5 cm Print . 26.4 x 25.8 inch

€890

Photography, Neighborhood, Noa Grayevsky

Noa Grayevsky

Photography . 152.4 x 127 x 0.5 cm Photography . 60 x 50 x 0.2 inch

€20,000

Photography, Handbag Running, Tony Potts

Tony Potts

Photography . 58.4 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 23 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€226

Print, Seran, Christophe Malsert

Christophe Malsert

Print . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€429

Print, Nisha, Maria Rivans

Maria Rivans

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,082