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!

Sans titre (deux personnages)

Yvon Taillandier

Painting . 50 x 65.5 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,434

Amour Blue

O Gringo

Painting . 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,823

Mickey - Série portrait personnages iconiques en superman

Serero Pop Art

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

$526

Eternamente joven

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 26 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 10.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,434

Sunflower Queen

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,479

Unapologetic Vogue

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 101.6 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,479

Crown of Beauty 1

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 91.4 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 29 x 1 inch

$2,479

Portrait I

Aaron Labin (Grigoryan)

Painting . 38.5 x 28.5 x 2 cm Painting . 15.2 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch

$944

Le baiser

Adélaïde Leferme

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

$1,672

Simone Veil femme forte héroïne célébrités paix liberté figure pop art Wahrol

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 115 x 75 x 5 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 2 inch

$1,314

Colombe paix Frida Kahlo Miroir pop art libre

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 115 x 75 x 5 cm Painting . 45.3 x 29.5 x 2 inch

$956

Remember Hex Marilyn

Priscilla Vettese

Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.2 cm Painting . 5.1 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch

$72

Collagène

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$2,867

Pearl of Heritage

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 76.2 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 28 x 1 inch

$2,316

Souvenirs of Beauty 1

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 101.6 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,855

The Baby's La Croix

Angelica Briones

Painting . 91.4 x 60.9 x 3 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$43,006

Idehen

Barnabas Macauley

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

$4,526

Untitled

Nina Narimanishvili

Painting . 63 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,314

Move Out of Sight

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 71 x 71 x 4 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1.6 inch

$5,424

La parade des saltimbanques

Toufik Berramdane

Painting . 40 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$7,705

Mona Lisa

Irina Bast

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$614

Kiss

Irina Bast

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

$809

Tender embrace

Irina Bast

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

$809

Ephémère (encadrée)

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 15 x 15 x 0.5 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

$238 $227

It's Okay To Not Be Okay - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

The waiting

Zied Lasram

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

$430

Me and My Guys 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

Every Petal Tells

Minal Morarji

Painting . 62 x 77 x 3 cm Painting . 24.4 x 30.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,584

New-York 85's

Fabienne Recanzone

Painting . 145 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 57.1 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$5,137

Goethe dans la campagne romaine

Patrick Moya

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

$4,301

Cast Aside 1

Michael Adetula

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

$1,455

In Her III

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$2,533

His Worth II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$2,533

Silent Grace

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,670

Moon Circus

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

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

$2,031

Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style) 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, African Woman, Beads

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 101.6 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,855

We Outside 1 (Escape Route)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$4,688

Fela The Black President

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$4,688

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

$836

Couple in red

Ramon Poch

Painting . 90 x 75 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 2 inch

$3,823

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

$2,155

Heroine

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$2,694

Zulús

Montserrat Tobella Bosch

Painting . 46 x 39 x 1.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15.4 x 0.6 inch

$3,417

Face of Resilience 1

Ayobami Raphael

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$538

Mémoire du Soleil Levant

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$2,091

My New York

Irina Bast

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

$809

American Dream

Irina Bast

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

$809

Deep crying

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

$3,106

Clone

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

$3,464

Bondieuserie # 4

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$836

Homer

Chris Boyle

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

$567

Salt in my Wounds

Elie Chammaa

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$334

Me and My Guys 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

The violinist

Krum Kostov

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

$896

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

Serge

PyB

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

$299

Andy Mouse

PyB

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

$227

Pathfinder 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$2,533

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$2,533

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$2,533

A Bond Unspoken

Michael Adetula

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

$2,855

Untitled I

Rachel Isadora

Painting . 29.2 x 44.5 x 5.1 cm Painting . 11.5 x 17.5 x 2 inch

$1,024

Series-Moods 3

Fulvio Ghemasi

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$299

Ethnic # 1

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 40 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$454

Justine

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch

$478

Nothing to be Ashamed of (Body Positivity) 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

$3,233

Portrait sauvage

Pascal Marlin

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

$1,015

Nostalgic Cylce

Danny O'Connor

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$6,075

Rolling Red Car Tony

Jisbar

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Vendredi 20h17

Maxime Frairot

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

$454

Girl power

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,987

Regarde moi

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$3,464

Eternal Recurrence #5. 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

$1,078

Les contes du Jade #7

Haude Bernabé

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

$4,659

In My Solitude 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$4,149

Holiday Done Another School Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$4,149

La ciudad de los condenados

Victor Coll

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

$1,792

Unbroken

Adebayo Taiwo

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

$1,994

La reine mère

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$2,867

After a Long Day 4

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

To whom it is deserved

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$4,418

Green portrait

Barbara Kroll

Painting . 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$679

Life Happens For Us

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,771

Portrait - laughing man

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting . 40.9 x 31 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

$681

Wait (Denge Dey Pose)

Barnabas Macauley

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

$4,526

Interactions

Barnabas Macauley

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

$4,526

Essen 18

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

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

$3,222

Flowers of paradise

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,793

Queen

O Gringo

Print . 125 x 95 x 1 cm Print . 49.2 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,898

Pharell Williams Portrait. Nothing Stays Still, Untitle I. Photograph intervened by the artists.

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography . 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,164

Between The Past and The Future 2

Shadi Abou Sada

Painting . 120 x 148 cm Painting . 47.2 x 58.3 inch

$8,958

Snow walk

Marta Lafuente

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

$776

Portrait

Nino Tolomashvili

Painting . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$478

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