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!

Yang

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Fading Exotic Birds Framed

Barry Wilson

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,702

Le Promenade

Olena Kishkurno

Painting . 115 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting . 45.3 x 37.4 x 0 inch

€1,700

Good Time - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa, Women Love

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,485 €2,788

Holding the Light

Liana Asatryan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€679 €543

Gold and Water / D'or et d'eau

Damien Bassez

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

Rouge et bleu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200 €180

En soirée

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200 €180

L'espagnole

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

La rêveuse à l'As de coeur

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Poupée russe

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

La mystérieuse

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Des maisons plein la tête

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Monsieur de la

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Anastasia

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Loueur de meublés

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Étoilé-e

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

L'éventail

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Où es tu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

La timide

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Spectacle

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Violet-bleu

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Pin up

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Femme à la casquette

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Jeune fille au béret

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,300

Insouciance enfantine - Série: Inspiration latine

Isabelle Verdenne

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,065

Juliette

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Beyond The Facade -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Fabrics, Women

Roseleen Labazacchy

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,801 €3,041

Gold Memory

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 49.5 x 40.1 x 3.8 cm Painting . 19.5 x 15.8 x 1.5 inch

€1,628

Happy birthday dad

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€8,500

AntiK papier bulle /152

Christophe Ruiz

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

couple à la pomme - mythologie - cosmogonie - pomme - apple - Basquiat

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 89 x 115 x 4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

€800

Red Orange Diversity

Patrizia Casagranda

Painting . 114.3 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 45 x 55 x 2 inch

€8,146

Portrait of man

Pierre Emile Lelong

Painting . 29 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch

€480

Longue vue

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200

C'est la fête

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200 €180

Black and White

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€200 €180

Ana Maria

Paola Vignola

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Sans titre

Esmaël Bahrani

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

€1,100

Hegemonic Dance

Ouisam Melhem

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Vert d'espoir

Jazzu

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,050

In Between

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 83.8 x 63.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 33 x 25 x 1.5 inch

€2,036

Mystery girl

Joanna Misoteri

Painting . 70 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€996

Robert

Matthieu de Malte

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Theatral II

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Sculpture . 8 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture . 3.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

€160

Sorpresa na rúa Real (Sorpresa en la calle Real)

Alfredo Erias

Painting . 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Son

Rosemary Achata

Painting . 31 x 23 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 inch

€380

Forever in Love With You

Yasna Godovanik

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,290

Theatre Velvet Framed

Barry Wilson

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,702

Ephémères colorés

Jazzu

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Archive V

Evazesir (No Rules Corp)

Painting . 29 x 25 x 9 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.8 x 3.5 inch

€700

Cara

Francesco Neo

Painting . 130 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Folded Wings

Dizlarka

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,539

Barnús groc

Teresa Riba

Painting . 27 x 21 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€600

Ying

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Calm

Martin Marko

Painting . 190 x 125 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

The Saviour Within

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

€2,545

La Femme aux 7 couleurs -Série: Inspiration latine, Portrait de femme

Isabelle Verdenne

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,065

Lady in Her Prime (Merriment) - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Swimming

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,942 €2,353

Louise

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

La chance se provoque

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,550

The Shield of Elegance

Yana Reznik

Painting . 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Sans titre

Esmaël Bahrani

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

€1,100

Balloon Girl - 2026

Mr Brainwash

Painting . 127 x 96.5 cm Painting . 50 x 38 inch

€22,000

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 30 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€1,500

Peaceful Synergy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Africa Women, Blue

Samson Adetunji

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,263 €1,810

Together

Zied Lasram

Painting . 50 x 32 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€585

Sum of Parts

Naomi Friedman

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 3 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1.2 inch

€800

La Mirada

Montse Tomé

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€900

I Love You

Seaty

Painting . 110 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€11,000

Portrait of My Barber (At The Barber Shop)

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,838 €3,147

Andy sotto i baffi Marilyn

Matilde Berretta

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

€350

Twin Sisters

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€19,800

Archives VII

Evazesir (No Rules Corp)

Painting . 15 x 30 x 10 cm Painting . 5.9 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

€600

Atunbi (Rebirth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Oluwatimileyin Tega Adegbenjo

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,855 €1,484

Amazonas

Segreba Amadeo

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Myself

Rinat Shaina

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Clarity

Elie Chammaa

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

The princess

Carlotta Baldazzi

Painting . 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€560

Worship 2

Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,640

Untitled 6-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 60 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Heavenly and earthly 2: Vibrant Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Expressionist Journey of Inner & Outer Worlds

Vera Klimova

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,629

Pink Chinoiserie Framed

Barry Wilson

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,702

Folklorico de Mexico - Série: Inspiration latine

Isabelle Verdenne

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,065

Golden Presence

Irene Peysakhova

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,086

Heart

Rosa Maria Gallego

Painting . 45 x 36.5 x 3 cm Painting . 17.7 x 14.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Héritage en Mouvement

Modou Guèye

Painting . 65.5 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 25.8 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,270

Harmonie

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

L'hymne à la vie

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 250 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch

€64,000

Sans titre (15)

Esmaël Bahrani

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

€1,100

Girl Emerging From the Canvas

Ani Hovak

Painting . 95 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,978

Beneath Her Breath (Whisper of Gratitude) -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,942 €2,353

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