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, Dope 25, Vhils

Vhils

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€450

Print, The Clown, Max Papart

Max Papart

Print - 73.7 x 53.3 cm Print - 29 x 21 inch

€896

Print, Over and out, Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Print - 65.5 x 55.5 x 0.01 cm Print - 25.8 x 21.9 x 0 inch

€10,500

Print, L'artisan, Louis Toffoli

Louis Toffoli

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€400

Print, L'artisan, Louis Toffoli

Louis Toffoli

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€400

Print, Mushroom Cloud, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€4,000

Print, Backyard Garden, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 120 x 80 x 0.01 cm Print - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€5,300

Print, Fighting, Yue Minjun

Yue Minjun

Print - 80 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€4,700

Print, La Topaze, Alphons Mucha

Alphons Mucha

Print - 56 x 23 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€600 €300

Print, Athletes, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Print - 86.4 x 66 cm Print - 34 x 26 inch

€1,344

Print, Diàleg, Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

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

€550

Print, Capricorn, Aya Takano

Aya Takano

Print - 66.5 x 52 cm Print - 26.2 x 20.5 inch

€1,150

Print, Nuque, Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum

Print - 28 x 21 cm Print - 11 x 8.3 inch

€135

Print, La Cloche, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 58 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.3 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Le Porcher, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 58 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.3 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Le Rubis, Alphons Mucha

Alphons Mucha

Print - 60 x 25 cm Print - 23.6 x 9.8 inch

€600 €300

Print, Untitled, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€753

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, Marat, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

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

€280

Painting, The Faure, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€2,655

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

Print, La colère, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, L'orgueil, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, L'envie, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, L'avarice, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, La paresse, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, La luxure, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, Duo, Antoni Muntadas

Duo

Antoni Muntadas

Print - 74 x 95 x 0.02 cm Print - 29.1 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€1,000

Print, Le violoncelliste, 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, Le spectateur, 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, Georges Lukacz, 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, Jacqueline Danan, Gen Paul

Gen Paul

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

€300