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!

Face and two men´s nudes

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€950

Fight

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch

€520

Nude of Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€680

Eclipse

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€161

Hommage à W. Horowitz

Gérard Eppelé

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,200

Jumelles

Thalia Dalecky

Painting . 34.5 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.6 x 11 x 0 inch

€320

La Promenade

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Nu brun à l'oiseau / diptyque

Stephanie Larène

Painting . 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

N666

Maria Vanishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 40.5 x 29.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€300

N222

Maria Vanishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 43 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

€360

Untitled 62

Lucio Forte

Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch

€120

Silent Nude II

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting . 29 x 18 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.1 inch

€380

Silent Nude I

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting . 29 x 18.6 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.3 inch

€380

Noir Tabou #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Privation 2 - Black & White

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Prisces: Contemporary Black & White Ink Drawing - Female Figure & Aquatic Life

Iana Cherepansky

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€446

La Princesse Noire

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Beauty

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 30 x 22 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.7 inch

€230

Good Morning

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 48 x 32 cm Painting . 18.9 x 12.6 inch

€260

Tired sketch

Rossella Mercedes

Painting . 24 x 33 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 13 x 0 inch

€300

Lightness: Evocative Black and White Pointillism of Nude and Butterflies – Original Ink Artwork for Modern Interiors & Art Enthusiasts

Iana Cherepansky

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€446

Vin - moz'aïque - Série: Carnotzet

Moz - David Vuillermoz

Photography . 80 x 100 x 0.03 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€390

Vin - moz'aïque - Série: Carnotzet

Moz - David Vuillermoz

Photography . 80 x 100 x 0.03 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€390

Discipline 1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Séduction

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Genre - Personnage figuratif LGBT

Danielle Lamaison

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€225

Nikos

Samuel Perche

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€320

Dancing under the blackest light

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,150

Offrande Impie #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Les Ombres du Tartare #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€950

Oreste

Samuel Perche

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€400

Divas, champagne, and bla bla bla #2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Jusqu'à ce que le jour se lève

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

La Beauté Triomphante

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Avalon

Mina Mond

Painting . 35 x 34 x 0.8 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.4 x 0.3 inch

€400

L’Alkonost

Mina Mond

Painting . 35 x 34 x 0.8 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.4 x 0.3 inch

€400

Robin plus Elena

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,150

Living Melancholia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€850

Nuit Éveillée

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Intime résidence

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 25.2 x 0 inch

€950

You may kiss

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Don Quixote with panda bear

Leonardo Aliaga

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 28 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 11 inch

€350

With Little Cupid

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€430

Love me II

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€420

Love me I

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€430

Secret Game II

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€420

Untitled

Justyna Dorzak

Print . 24 x 31 cm Print . 9.4 x 12.2 inch

€200

The hand that feed

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Love me III

Lilit Soghomonyan

Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€420

Please blow my mind away

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Primal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Mélangeons-nous & oublions demain

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°3

Catherine Clare

Print . 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€320

Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°2

Catherine Clare

Print . 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€320

Lying man

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€560

Nude

Uliana Balan

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€357

Vahinés

Pascal Astier

Painting . 43 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.9 x 12.8 x 0 inch

€200

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