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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Painting, Tender embrace, Irina Bast

Irina Bast

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

€686

Painting, My New York, Irina Bast

Irina Bast

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

€686

Painting, American Dream, Irina Bast

Irina Bast

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

€686

Painting, Entropy in chief, Ghazi Baker

Ghazi Baker

Painting . 106 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 41.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Painting, Out of Sight, Rahma Lhoussig

Rahma Lhoussig

Painting . 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,600

Painting, Clown blanc, Pascal Marlin

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Clara, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Painting, Ella espera, Zeta Yeyati

Zeta Yeyati

Painting . 82 x 53 x 1 cm Painting . 32.3 x 20.9 x 0.4 inch

€309

Painting, Homer, Chris Boyle

Chris Boyle

Painting . 13.2 x 15.5 x 0.01 cm Painting . 5.2 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€475

Painting, Cat in Blue, Ramon Poch

Ramon Poch

Painting . 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€3,750

Sculpture, Pachamama, Brigitte Dravet

Brigitte Dravet

Sculpture . 47 x 35 x 25 cm Sculpture . 18.5 x 13.8 x 9.8 inch

€6,000

Photography, Nail artist, J.Léo

J.Léo

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

€1,500

Painting, Clone, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Painting, The waiting, Zied Lasram

Zied Lasram

Painting . 33 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€360

Painting, The violinist, Krum Kostov

Krum Kostov

Painting . 60 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Serge, PyB

PyB

Painting . 43 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 16.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€250

Painting, Andy Mouse, PyB

PyB

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

€190

Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Jester's Joke, Oleg Zhivetin

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 75 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€814 €651

Painting, Hypnose, Marie-Paskale Perrin

Marie-Paskale Perrin

Painting . 116 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,300

Painting, N° 1, Carlotta Baldazzi

Carlotta Baldazzi

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

€560

Painting, Creative Music, Dorit Levi

Dorit Levi

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€4,758

Painting, Cheezy-E / Hip Hop, Spazz

Spazz

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€599

Painting, Snow walk, Marta Lafuente

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€650

Painting, Seul, Calat

Calat

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

€625

Print, Dream on, James Chiew

James Chiew

Print . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Print . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

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