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, Blue Girl, Batik

Batik

Print . 101 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print . 39.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Men in Blue, Maïlys Derville

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Print, Dali, Jean-Philippe Henric

Jean-Philippe Henric

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

€429

Photography, Withdrawal, Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Photography . 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€750

Photography, Unity, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography . 120 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€15,000

Photography, Camo 44, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

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

€10,000

Photography, Camo 46, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

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

€11,000

Photography, Camo 41, Thandiwe Muriu

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography . 150 x 100 cm Photography . 59.1 x 39.4 inch

€19,000

Photography, Esperanza, James Sparshatt

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€725

Print, Arletty, Sephora Venites

Sephora Venites

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

€2,340

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