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, Picasso, Erró

Erró

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

€550

Print, Homère, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

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

€450

Print, Miranda, Martin Bigum

Martin Bigum

Print . 74 x 54 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 inch

€775

Print, Anne Franck, Roser Bru

Roser Bru

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

€600

Print, Boat Flyer, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print . 45.7 x 58.4 cm Print . 18 x 23 inch

€1,625

Print, Tanger, Tony Soulié

Tony Soulié

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

€700

Print, Shattered Honor, SISC

SISC

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€180

Print, Glimpse, Vhils

Vhils

Print . 87 x 61 cm Print . 34.3 x 24 inch

€2,500

Print, Harlequin, Robert Fontene

Robert Fontene

Print . 27 x 19 x 0.2 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Irène, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

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

€140

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, Sans titre, Lluís Barba

Lluís Barba

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

€500

Print, 19m2, Éric Lambé

Éric Lambé

Print . 43.5 x 41 cm Print . 17.1 x 16.1 inch

€250

Print, Athletes, Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

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

€1,354

Print, Child, Enrico Benaglia

Enrico Benaglia

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€420

Print, Diàleg, Joan Brossa

Joan Brossa

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

€550

Print, Homère, Le CyKlop

Le CyKlop

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

€140

Print, Sans titre, Lluís Barba

Lluís Barba

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

€500

Print, Sybils, Felicita Frai

Felicita Frai

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

€200

Print, Acquaint 4, Vhils

Vhils

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

€1,900

Print, Untitled, Justyna Dorzak

Justyna Dorzak

Print . 41 x 29 cm Print . 16.1 x 11.4 inch

€120

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