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!

Visite ensoleillée

Jéko

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Keeping silence

Galya Popova

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,080

Rappel toi d'eux

Jéko

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

€3,500

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

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

€1,850

Vendredi

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

€1,500

Warm Night 2

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€950

Thrilling book shop

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Sanctuary 3

Franklin Ifeanyi Igwenagu

Painting . 88.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 35 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,349

Between hertbeats

Barbara Schaumann

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

€1,600

Kief

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

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

€1,800

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

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

€2,800

The Serenity of Prague

Gabriel Monte

Painting . 75 x 42 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €840

Upbringing - Conceptual Dark Vintage Portrait-Collage: Emotionally Charged Figurative Artwork

Julia Shilo

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

€819

Ladybug

Victoria Stagni

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

€3,400

L'oeil

Pauline Bailly

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

€850

Abstract Carnival

Seyran Gasparyan

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

€2,003

Portrait with Bird

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€1,200

Obsession Is Romantic

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

La Tête sur mon épaule

François Sauvage

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Orpheus and Eurydice

Nataliia Svitlychna

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

€1,366

Portrait series H

Taner Yilmaz

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,200

Threesome of Truth

Olayinka Salami

Painting . 127 x 88.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 50 x 35 x 1.5 inch

€1,821

The Call of Freedom

Gor Abrahamian

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,276

Debout sur le piano

Frédéric Menguy

Painting . 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Impression sur Audrey (impressionnisme magique)

Miguel Guía

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€9,800

Red bird

Galya Popova

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

€960

Portrait I

Rémi Planche

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

€8,000

Somnium 03 series XIV

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,100

Douceur

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

€2,160

Quiet Conversation

Mateos Sargsyan

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,366

L'attente

Marta Grassi

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

€900

Au bord

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Oil genre painting - After the Plein Air

Alex D.

Painting . 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€839

Shamisen Luth à trois cordes

Georges Corominas

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

€13,600

Before performance

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,400

Forbidden Fruit - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women

Akinboye Akinola Peter

Painting . 80 x 67.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 26.7 x 1 inch

€2,049

Four Chairs and a Read

Carrie Graber

Painting . 91.4 x 83.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 33 x 1.5 inch

€8,605

Self-Healing (Freedom) - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Portrait, Woman

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

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

€2,231

L’ombre du silence

Pierre Laurent

Painting . 120 x 90 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 2 inch

€3,400

Rainy Day At City, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,266

Paraiso. Dream 3

Elena Done

Painting . 116.1 x 88.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.7 inch

€2,868

Who Cares If I'm Waiting -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Horse

Elijah Olanase

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

€3,506 €2,805

Already Ascendant - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa

Etuk Unyime

Painting . 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 20 x 1 inch

€2,276

Cheek to Cheek

Armen Vahramyan

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

€1,229

Boy London 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Men

Daniel Owoeye

Painting . 106.7 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 29 x 1 inch

€2,140

Friendship

Kateryna Bukuros

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

€395

A Hug Full of Love

Arevik Gasparyan

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

€1,411 €1,200

The swimmer with her arm in the sky / La nageuse au bras dans le ciel

Damien Bassez

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

€4,400

The young woman with amaryllis

Victoria Stagni

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

€3,400 €3,060

L'étoile

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 23 x 18 x 1 cm Painting . 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€980

Quiet Between Walls - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

Olawuyi Oluwole

Painting . 137.2 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 44 x 1 inch

€3,870

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800 €680

Cinq petits baigneurs

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Love from Afar 3

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,371

Eicona

Sylvie Cappe

Painting . 81 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€920

Aella

Rémi Planche

Painting . 130 x 110 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 2 inch

€5,800

You Man

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€34,500

Tendre printemps

Julien Cuny

Painting . 83 x 128 x 1 cm Painting . 32.7 x 50.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Zelf Portret (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Chuli Herrera

Painting . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€7,200

Escapade 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Faith Gbadero

Painting . 45.7 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,366 €1,093

Le souffle

Albena Vatcheva

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

€499 €475

Doors Ajar to Perception, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Alexandr Klemens

Painting . 70.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€917

Ocule

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 121.9 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 43 x 1 inch

€1,499

Félie chez Morphée

Francine Van Hove

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

€12,000

El baile del amor - Série: Inspiration Latine, portrait de danseurs

Isabelle Verdenne

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,240

A walk in a heavenly

Andrii Chebotaru

Painting . 125 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch

€4,553

Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling

Jason Langa

Painting . 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,320

Bleu Roi

Taner Yilmaz

Painting . 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Quiet Joy: Whimsical Magical Realism Oil Canvas

Marina Belousova

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,357

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting . 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

€120,000

Portrait du poète russe Ivanov

Mady Epstein

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

€1,244

Hide and seek

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Sanctuary 1

Franklin Ifeanyi Igwenagu

Painting . 88.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 35 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,349

Madame Monsieur

Véronique Chomienne

Painting . 143 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 56.3 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€1,600

Marinas dress

Liz Gartz

Painting . 54 x 41.5 x 1 cm Painting . 21.3 x 16.3 x 0.4 inch

€850

The Tree of Life

Kateryna Ocheredko

Painting . 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,730

Self vs other I

Winifred Otowa

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

€2,367

Jump2

Dima Filatov

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Retour de shopping

Jean-Louis Toutain

Painting . 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€3,467

Une jeune fille apaisée réflechissant - Portrait d'une jeune fille

Jair Marques Herculano

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

€2,500

Meeth 07

Giuseppe Scarangelli

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

€8,400

Phorelyos

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€9,000

Flowers of my soul: Surrealist portrait of a warrior woman with delicate pink water lilies in oil on canvas

Ekaterina Kuzmina

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

€1,184

Somnium #8, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,100

Bitch 1

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Woman with the Raven | Contemporary Realist Artwork in Neutrals and Black

Ger Da

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

€865

Culm Day

Anna Reznikova

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

€600

The Dance Of Two Selves

Yana Reznik

Painting . 150 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,450

Esperanza

Vesna Udicki Vucetic

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

€1,000

Man of Valor

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 182.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 54 x 1 inch

€9,424

Mother and Child, Original Painting on Canvas, Signed, 24 x 18 in. Stretched

Robin Morris

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€1,366

Jeune fille pensive

Ch. Kàstli

Painting . 65 x 47 x 0.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,425

Portrait of Quiet Dignity

Mateos Sargsyan

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

€1,411 €1,129

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