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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Print, Bob Dylan, Lynn Goldsmith

Lynn Goldsmith

Print . 58.4 x 50.8 cm Print . 23 x 20 inch

€4,073

Photography, Rapunzel, Dina Goldstein

Dina Goldstein

Photography . 41 x 51 x 1 cm Photography . 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,700

Print, Sorores, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Photography, Pilatus, Bernhard Lang

Bernhard Lang

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,990

Print, Colette, Sephora Venites

Sephora Venites

Print . 81.3 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Print . 32 x 23 x 0.1 inch

€2,360

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,250

Photography, Jacquelina, James Sparshatt

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,150

Photography, Don de soi 10, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,600

Photography, Don de soi 1, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,600

Photography, We Are Infinite, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Print, The Dutch, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Photography, Arcoíris, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 32.3 x 43.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 12.7 x 17 x 0 inch

€1,999

Photography, I am awake, Shulan Wang

Shulan Wang

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

€1,500

Photography, Nail artist, J.Léo

J.Léo

Photography . 30 x 40 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Photography, Elsewhere, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Print, Control, Tom Bienert

Tom Bienert

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

€5,700

Photography, Ray Charles, Jimmy Katz

Jimmy Katz

Photography . 56 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography . 22 x 16.9 x 0 inch

€1,500

Print, Yamoto, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Print, Open arms, Nicole Tijoux

Nicole Tijoux

Print . 45 x 53.3 x 0.2 cm Print . 17.7 x 21 x 0.1 inch

€250

Photography, Darknees 1, Cécile Baldewyns

Cécile Baldewyns

Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.25 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

Photography, Don de soi 18, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,900

Photography, Don de soi 23, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography . 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€4,898

Print, RBA 209316, Yigit Yazici

Yigit Yazici

Print . 67 x 74 x 2 cm Print . 26.4 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Photography, Prophetess Mama, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€10,000

Print, Shibuya, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€980

Photography, Movida Massala, Sarah Caron

Sarah Caron

Photography . 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€2,500