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, L'envie, Leonor Fini

Leonor Fini

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

€350

Print, Enfant, Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum

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

€150

Print, Umbrella Girl, Paola Grott

Paola Grott

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

€200

Print, Carmen, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Print, Don José, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Print, Le Picador, Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Print . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Print, Sans titre, Lluís Barba

Lluís Barba

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Untitled, Justyna Dorzak

Justyna Dorzak

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

€200

Print, Figures, Franco Gentilini

Franco Gentilini

Print . 31.5 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.4 x 9.6 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Blushing Beauty, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,986

Painting, Day Dream, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,986

Painting, Statue Overpaint, Peter Max

Peter Max

Painting . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,986

Print, Untitled, Joan Martí

Joan Martí

Print . 74 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.1 x 22 x 0 inch

€222

Print, Ramollissement, Pol Bury

Pol Bury

Print . 39 x 28 cm Print . 15.4 x 11 inch

€200

Print, Homère, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 76 x 54 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 inch

€450

Print, Arcalia IV, Modest Cuixart

Modest Cuixart

Print . 74 x 52 x 0.01 cm Print . 29.1 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€200

Print, Ramollissement, Pol Bury

Pol Bury

Print . 39 x 28 cm Print . 15.4 x 11 inch

€200

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

€2,659 €2,393

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, Bailarina, Marcel Villier

Marcel Villier

Print . 67.5 x 51 cm Print . 26.6 x 20.1 inch

€400

Print, Woman, Léon Lang

Léon Lang

Print . 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print . 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, The Player, Pietro Morando

Pietro Morando

Print . 67 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€250

Print, Ramollissement, Pol Bury

Pol Bury

Print . 39 x 28 cm Print . 15.4 x 11 inch

€200

Print, Picasso, Erró

Erró

Print . 46 x 64 cm Print . 18.1 x 25.2 inch

€550

Print, Gold Age, Jacob Rantzau

Jacob Rantzau

Print . 150 x 108 cm Print . 59.1 x 42.5 inch

€3,250

Print, The kisses, Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

€775

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Maria Carbonero

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Ulysse, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

Print . 47 x 37 cm Print . 18.5 x 14.6 inch

€140