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!

Looking To The Future

Zurik

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

$9,691

Red Reign of Freedom

Yana Reznik

Painting . 150 x 115 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 45.3 x 0 inch

$1,314

Série silhouette

Joël Mbaï

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

$532

Serene Solitude (A Lady's Retreat) - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of Woman

Roseleen Labazacchy

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

$4,526

Le Baiser

Elips

Painting . 30 x 21 x 0.01 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$705

The Optimistic - Portrait Tasos Nousia

Stella Papa

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,015

Hervé

Matthieu de Malte

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

$1,672

We Need You!

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 40 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$4,301

All Will Be Good

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,540

Mujer azul

Lluís Girau

Painting . 63 x 63 x 2 cm Painting . 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

$956

Untitled

Elena Paredes

Painting . 57 x 50 cm Painting . 22.4 x 19.7 inch

$6,570

Medusa

Rosana Friederichs

Painting . 137 x 119 x 3 cm Painting . 53.9 x 46.9 x 1.2 inch

$11,528

Come Grooving Up Slowly

Danny O'Connor

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

$6,075

Desires

Clement Nwafor

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 6.4 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 2.5 inch

$754

On the Link of Times

Iryna Rets

Painting . 97 x 94 x 1.7 cm Painting . 38.2 x 37 x 0.7 inch

$1,434

La route, peinture sur toile

Christophe Hohler

Painting . 162 x 130 x 6 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2.4 inch

$10,752

Untitled (93)

Nazir Ismail

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

$5,973

Battlement

Rachel Isadora

Painting . 152.4 x 91.4 cm Painting . 60 x 36 inch

$1,401

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

$1,563

Smile of Frida

Wawapod

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

$896

Poesia

Raül Mateo

Painting . 27 x 48 x 5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 18.9 x 2 inch

$2,628

Bondieuserie # 7

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 94 x 66 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37 x 26 x 0 inch

$1,314

Kate (Rosso)

XOOOOX

Painting . 77.5 x 66 x 3 cm Painting . 30.5 x 26 x 1.2 inch

$13,141

New horizon nº 11

Marta Fàbregas

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

$2,628

Peace

DB Waterman

Painting . 80 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,015

Cube féminités

Raphaelle Emery

Painting . 13 x 13 x 13 cm Painting . 5.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$788

The girl of Rene Metras

Segreba Amadeo

Painting . 45 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,628

AntiK papier bulle /152

Christophe Ruiz

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

$1,195

My Culture, My Pride, Series V

Loje Oluwaseun

Painting . 76.2 x 71.1 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 28 x 1.5 inch

$1,994

A black woman with a distinct hairstyle

Ayobami Raphael

Painting . 60 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,613

Fumo viola

Pompilio Gianluca

Painting . 30 x 20.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.1 inch

$418

Donde habita el olvido

Cristina Ortiz

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

$7,048

Fade Away And Radiate

tizlu

Painting . 110 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$6,690

Nambasi

Ladamenrouge

Painting . 91 x 83 x 7 cm Painting . 35.8 x 32.7 x 2.8 inch

$2,270

Sudden realization

Roberto Fonfria

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$1,940

Goddess of fury 1

Georges Kafian

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

$3,106

Jester's Joke

Oleg Zhivetin

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

$1,796

Soul Meditation (Journey to Inner Peace) 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Portrait

Taiwo Odejinmi

Painting . 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,724

Rise Up

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,540

Fade Away And Radiate

tizlu

Painting . 180 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$19,711

Game Over

Dave Muller

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,464

Sisters in Harmony -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Sola Ojo

Painting . 88.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,101

Waiting 4

Greatjoy Ndlovu

Painting . 40.5 x 40.5 x 4 cm Painting . 15.9 x 15.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,792

Small satisfactions

Elisabeth Sabala

Painting . 19 x 24 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 inch

$1,553

Beautiful in my Skin - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 100.3 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.5 x 28 x 1 inch

$4,149

Briller sur l'ombre

Modou Guèye

Painting . 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,302

Tender age in love

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 82 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 32.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,345

Chut

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,613

The Great Beyond

tizlu

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.9 inch

$22,100

Fields of Time. Fields of Thoughts II 1

Monika Wanyura-Kurosad

Painting . 110 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,270

Jungle Fever

Paul Wagner

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

$4,121

Niamey

Seaty

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

$10,632

Grey Blue Empowerment

Patrizia Casagranda

Painting . 160 x 115 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 45.3 x 2 inch

$8,960

Worship 3

Shijirbaatar Jambalsuren

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

$4,534

Thought

Dorit Levi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$2,586

Mama

Mara

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

$8,243

Eyes of strength

Wasiu Akande

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

$1,831

All-In

Karolina Feigina

Painting . 38 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,367

ToccO - Jump (1)

ZuZ Frederic Zuzek

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

$3,942

A woman in an evening gown

Juris Zvirbulis

Painting . 55.5 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting . 21.9 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch

$478

Tolteca

Rosa Maria Gallego

Painting . 44 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,195

The “One-two-three …mosque

Magda Dimoudi

Painting . 101 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 39.8 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,553

Love and Flowers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

$2,640

Les Mannequins (The Supermodels) 2

Alawaye Tope

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

$1,994

Icare

Chantal Dufour

Painting . 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$11,946

A New Dawn

Benjamin Omoike

Painting . 251 x 287 x 4 cm Painting . 98.8 x 113 x 1.6 inch

$2,246

What we carry in love 2

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 2.5 inch

$2,694

Ejima (Twins)

Gloria Mmaduako

Painting . 68.6 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 27 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,078

Portrait of Pedersen

Carl-Henning Pedersen

Painting . 110 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,243

Portrait Head 047B Pop - Italian School - NSWE

Dario Moschetta

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

$1,911

Mindscapes - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mixed Media, Modern

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,610

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

$1,616

Archive I

Evazesir (No Rules Corp)

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

$717

First Light (hand-painted)

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,540

Lost Years 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Restoration, Mixed Media

Paul Ayihawu

Painting . 160 x 144.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63 x 57 x 1 inch

$4,688

Untitled

Oswald Aulestia

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

$16,008

Pistacchio Sun

tizlu

Painting . 50 x 20 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 7.9 x 1 inch

$1,314

Velvet Underground

tizlu

Painting . 140 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$17,322

The Robots

tizlu

Painting . 150 x 210 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 82.7 x 0.8 inch

$17,322

Le petit pendu

Gérard Eppelé

Painting . 59 x 42 x 0.01 cm Painting . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$3,345

Radiance

Joshua Oyeleye

Painting . 90.2 x 90.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 35.5 x 35.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,616

Fly Over Wide Fields

tizlu

Painting . 80 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$4,540

Apurant

Joan Descarga

Painting . 28 x 19 cm Painting . 11 x 7.5 inch

$928

Capsa

Albert Gonzalo

Painting . 35 x 35 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$2,329

See Beyond 1

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,071

Flower Woman 1/6 HPM

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$8,960

Obirin Asiko (Fashionable Woman)

Oladimeji Alabi

Painting . 61 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 21 x 1 inch

$3,771

Girl with Blue Eyes

Muraz Martirosyan

Painting . 55 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,434

Galaxy brain

Leobardo Huerta

Photography . 39.4 x 31.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 15.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,293

Petals of Love

Toyin Ologunloluwa

Painting . 71 x 58 x 2 cm Painting . 28 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

$776

Seeking or hiding, Mixed Media on Wood Panel

Asterios Lamprou

Painting . 100.1 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$30,478

Expectations

John Kayode Omidiran

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

$1,615

Cuba Rock

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting . 130 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,376

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