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, Open arms, Nicole Tijoux

Nicole Tijoux

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

€300

Photography, The God Father, Bruce Meritte

Bruce Meritte

Photography . 100 x 91 x 10 cm Photography . 39.4 x 35.8 x 3.9 inch

€2,500

Photography, Making a mark, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€5,200

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

Print, In Love, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

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

€890

Photography, Quiet The Night, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€5,200

Photography, The World Above, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€5,200

Photography, Elsewhere, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€5,200

Photography, Brighter Days, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€5,250

Photography, Sandrah, Andreas Sundgren

Andreas Sundgren

Photography . 140 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography . 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch

€3,166

Photography, Céline, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 33.2 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,250

Photography, Libertad, Rocio Villanueva

Rocio Villanueva

Photography . 51 x 51 x 3 cm Photography . 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Photography, Listen, Richard Dunkley

Richard Dunkley

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

€365

Photography, Dagoberto, James Sparshatt

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€3,592

Photography, King Mysterious, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 44.5 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17.5 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€1,599

Print, Sorores, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

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

€980

Photography, Gust of wind, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 71.1 x 53.3 x 0.1 cm Photography . 28 x 21 x 0 inch

€1,999

Photography, Surreal, Rocio Villanueva

Rocio Villanueva

Photography . 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography . 20 x 20 inch

€1,200

Print, Yamoto, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

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

€980

Print, Barbie 2, Sandy Candy

Sandy Candy

Print . 18.36 x 13 cm Print . 7.2 x 5.1 inch

€125