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, Sarasvati, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$358

Print, Marat, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$335

Print, La paresse, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print . 41 x 33 x 0.01 cm Print . 16.1 x 13 x 0 inch

$419

Print, La luxure, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print . 41 x 33 x 0.01 cm Print . 16.1 x 13 x 0 inch

$419

Print, King, Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

Print . 50 x 38 cm Print . 19.7 x 15 inch

$479

Print, Muse, SISC

SISC

Print . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$179

Print, Sans titre, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 32 x 23 x 1 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$419

Print, Faces of Peace, SISC

SISC

Print . 84 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$419

Print, Volto, Virgilio Guidi

Virgilio Guidi

Print . 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$215

Print, Lithographie, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

Print . 47.8 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print . 18.8 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$359

Print, Eye To Eye, Gomad

Gomad

Print . 50 x 70 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$154

Print, Humans Be Human, Akut

Akut

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$238

Print, Napoléon en Jordan, Shuz

Shuz

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$60

Print, Sans titre, Marion Semple

Marion Semple

Print . 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$168

Print, Two Girls, Felicita Frai

Felicita Frai

Print . 48 x 67.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.9 x 26.6 x 0 inch

$239

Print, Sortilège, Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

Print . 72.5 x 57 cm Print . 28.5 x 22.4 inch

$7,777