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, Le Tambour, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€2,500

Print, Danton, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€2,500

Print, Candy Pink, Neska

Neska

Print . 38 x 28 x 1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€390

Print, Lady, Mario Russo

Mario Russo

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

€280

Painting, Yoda, Aiiroh

Aiiroh

Painting . 75 x 75 x 1 cm Painting . 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€990

Print, Robe longue, Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Print . 72 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.3 x 25.2 x 0 inch

€680

Print, Untitled, Orlando Herrera

Orlando Herrera

Print . 48.5 x 54 cm Print . 19.1 x 21.3 inch

€222

Print, Europa, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€1,400

Print, Lescamillo, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€3,860

Print, Balzac, Gen Paul

Gen Paul

Print . 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Coppola, Dean Tavoularis

Dean Tavoularis

Print . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Print . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,000 €1,800

Print, Untitled, Jacques Yankel

Jacques Yankel

Print . 50 x 64 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.2 inch

€400

Print, La Naine, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 72 x 51 cm Print . 28.3 x 20.1 inch

€1,950

Print, Die Heilige, Thomas Ott

Thomas Ott

Print . 41 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.1 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€250

Print, Untitled, Josep Baques

Josep Baques

Print . 35 x 51 cm Print . 13.8 x 20.1 inch

€330

Print, Femme plus, Ronald Chapeau

Ronald Chapeau

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€400

Print, Woman In Red, Pompeo Borra

Pompeo Borra

Print . 33.2 x 23.8 x 0.2 cm Print . 13.1 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€230

Print, Pierino, Antonio Bueno

Antonio Bueno

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€270

Print, A6, Sandro Chia

A6

Sandro Chia

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.02 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Print, S.T. 95065, Hans Van Horck

Hans Van Horck

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€226