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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, Burn, Cristina J. Rey

Cristina J. Rey

Photography . 20 x 23 x 0.2 cm Photography . 7.9 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$128

Print, Loly, Christophe Malsert

Christophe Malsert

Print . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$580

Print, Mood, Lilit Soghomonyan

Lilit Soghomonyan

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

$232

Print, Life, Tehos

Tehos

Print . 54 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$348

Photography, China Girl, Richard Dunkley

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$362

Photography, Lipstick Man, J.Léo

J.Léo

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

$6,969

Print, L'Ours, Teddy Gardez

Teddy Gardez

Print . 110 x 80 x 0.2 cm Print . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,022

Print, Mood, Lilit Soghomonyan

Lilit Soghomonyan

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

$232

Photography, Safe, Kalliope Amorphous

Kalliope Amorphous

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Photography . 20 x 16 inch

$3,775

Print, Cupid, Lilit Soghomonyan

Lilit Soghomonyan

Print . 90 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$232

Photography, Spectre 01, Tony Noël

Tony Noël

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$581

Photography, Tension 26, Tony Noël

Tony Noël

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$581

Print, 12, Absurdity Inventor

12

Absurdity Inventor

Print . 70 x 56 cm Print . 27.6 x 22 inch

$558

Print, Icone 03, Tehos

Tehos

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$755

Photography, Steppes walk, Guilhem Ribart

Guilhem Ribart

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$581