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!

Displaced Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman

Akinsola Olamilekan

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

€1,674

Peace shall prevail 5

Babafemi Ogunkanmbi

Painting . 88.9 x 72.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€2,263

Archive VI

Evazesir (No Rules Corp)

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

€700

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Espejo de Sabiduría

Mamen Coranti

Painting . 61 x 88 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 34.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

The Astronomer

Oswald Aulestia

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€7,500

Beneath the crimson veil

Victor Sonoiki

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€1,674

Ohne Titel

Karl Heinz Essig

Painting . 21.2 x 17 x 0.2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

Le poète

Noël Granger

Painting . 38 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Happier Now

Amy Shekhter

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2 inch

€7,241

Consumirse=Transformarse

María del Prado Aznar Navarro

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

€1,530

Obey Icon

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 68 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€11,500

Avec des étoiles dans les yeux

Changzheng Zhu

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

€1,260

Shana

Flu

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

€990

Forever & Ever

Yuvi Gold

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€1,991

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 200 x 150 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 inch

€8,600

Tangled Within: Colorful Mixed Media Female Portrait Collage on Black Canvas with Cotton Threads

Tatsiana Yelistratava

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,086

Love

Iglesias15680

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

€800

Duck Vador

Daru

Painting . 63 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 24.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Unspoken layers

Oluwole Olawuyi

Painting . 61 x 40.6 x 6.4 cm Painting . 24 x 16 x 2.5 inch

€950

Between dreams

Yana Gorelik

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

€905

Meeth 14

Giuseppe Scarangelli

Painting . 150 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

€8,400

After a long day (Series 1)

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2.5 inch

€3,168

Frida Kahlo et son Chat à oreilles de pinceau - Série portrait de femme iconique

Marie Voillat

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€215

Sunflower

Michelle Gialanze

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,300

Mama 2

Thandazani Ndlovu

Painting . 85 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting . 33.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,197

Sans titre (Batman)

Benjamin SPaRK

Painting . 51 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 20.1 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Power lady

James Chiew

Photography . 100 x 150 x 4 cm Photography . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Sans titre

Kiki Picasso

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

€2,000

Tender Weight of Waiting 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

Michael Adetula

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

€1,674 €1,340

Godfather VI

Peter Donkersloot

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€8,950

The Butterflies Collage, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Anyes Galleani

Painting . 61 x 569 x 4.1 cm Painting . 24 x 224 x 1.6 inch

€1,448

Grumor Question

XOOOOX

Painting . 48.5 x 19 x 3 cm Painting . 19.1 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,100

Fairy Tale

Damilola Olusegun

Painting . 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,883

Océan

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 73 x 60.5 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Ronin

Irakli (Akuna) Kavtaradze

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Echoes of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fabric, African

Agwunwa Theophilus

Painting . 45.7 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,131

Hopeful

Clement Nwafor

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 2.5 inch

€1,810

Eternal Recurrence #9. Mixed media Collage on Paper

Natasha Zupan

Photography . 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

€905

Série silhouette

Joël Mbaï

Painting . 24.7 x 24.7 x 3.4 cm Painting . 9.7 x 9.7 x 1.3 inch

€445

Providence

Francesco Neo

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

€3,600

The Silent Mantis 1

Georges Kafian

Painting . 120 x 80 x 1.6 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,600

The Strength Within

Kunle Abraham

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

€1,000 €800

ToccO - Aloha

ZuZ Frederic Zuzek

Painting . 85 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,300

Polo Player in Blue - Polo team Horse

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€110 €88

Women's Pride 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Fashion

Alawaye Tope

Painting . 55.9 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 22 x 16 x 1 inch

€950 €760

Senza titolo

Alessandro La Motta

Painting . 105 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 41.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

MT20

Brat

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€800 €720

Aristopunk

Stéphane Frey

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

€4,800

Untitled

Larissa De Jesus Negron

Painting . 34.3 x 27.9 x 2 cm Painting . 13.5 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€2,715

Blind spot

Moses Ndubuzo

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 6.4 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2.5 inch

€2,534

Sans titre

Cédric Bouteiller

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

Niamey

Seaty

Painting . 105 x 90 cm Painting . 41.3 x 35.4 inch

€8,900

Catching My Daydreams

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 137 x 86 x 4 cm Painting . 53.9 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Beautiful Heart

Kehinde Taiwo

Painting . 88 x 68 x 3 cm Painting . 34.6 x 26.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,900 €1,520

The Power of Thoughts III

Gor Avetisyan

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

€890

Baby girl

Fabien Novarino

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

€1,900

Lapin songeur

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,400

Bye Bye Blackbirdds

Paula Montgomery

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€2,806

A Set of Six Portraits. Mixed media

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 96.5 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 45 x 1 inch

€8,146

La paix

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€13,800

Blushing Beauty Ver. I #38, Unique Acrylic Painting on Paper, Hand Signed

Peter Max

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€4,707

Signature I

Martin Marko

Painting . 90 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,315

Untitled 5

Raffi Yedalian

Painting . 22 x 15 cm Painting . 8.7 x 5.9 inch

€800

Frida

Maria De Campos

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,700

La fêlure

Eric Doisy

Painting . 88 x 39 x 2 cm Painting . 34.6 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Queen 26-2-01

Kim Soo Young

Painting . 92.5 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 36.4 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€3,800

A Mother's Universe. Where Love begins | Jeweled Copper Motherhood Artwork

Irina Bast

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

€1,358

Marked in majesty

Wasiu Akande

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€1,177

Banquise

Sevarbleu

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

€1,600

Accorder nos accords

Jazzu

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Seer 1: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Mixed Media Painting of Woman Hair

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,629

3 Milliards

Alben

Painting . 145 x 125 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

€12,700

Portrait

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting . 85 x 66 x 1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

About me

David Martinez

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

€1,400

Co-Comparison - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Impasto, African

Adeleke Femi

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

€1,674

Portrait of Basquiat

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting . 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€2,715

J'ai enfin sorti la tête de l'eau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 6 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 2.4 inch

€2,100

The Object of Awe

Martha Adanma

Painting . 92 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,200 €1,760

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€11,900

Oneness

John Kayode Omidiran

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,499

Black Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Pattern

Henry James

Painting . 68.6 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 25 x 1 inch

€2,580 €2,064

Conversation

Virginie Delmas

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Beauty from Within 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 78.7 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 26 x 1 inch

€1,946

Omidan 1

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 76.2 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 30 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€1,131

Red Dress - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of an African Woman in Fabrics

Roseleen Labazacchy

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

€3,801 €3,041

Urban Joconde

Wawapod

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Soul Meditation (Journey to Inner Peace) 2 - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,312 €1,050

Young Adam

Robert Stieghorst

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

€4,000

Girls need

William Vecchietti

Painting . 80 x 160 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€1,700

Hands of Nurture

Toyin Ologunloluwa

Painting . 86 x 86 x 2 cm Painting . 33.9 x 33.9 x 0.8 inch

€735 €588

Rizière IV

Gabriel Schmitz

Painting . 56.5 x 62.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.2 x 24.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

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