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!

Les filles du bord de mer... (En scène)

Olivier Messas

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

€1,600

Anna's aroma

Eugenia Isen

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€546

La femme et l'enfant sur les racines de l'arbre

Amor de Agua

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

€800

Fashionable Lady

Tigran Araqelyan

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

€319

Homo Novus XVII

Rémi Planche

Painting . 150 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€5,100

Evening

Justyna Kuklo

Painting . 60 x 41 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,860

Vaporized Her

James Chiew

Painting . 149 x 99 x 2 cm Painting . 58.7 x 39 x 0.8 inch

€8,500

Human Interpretations

Oleksandr Gukalov

Painting . 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€520

A fleur de peau

Irene Mahon

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€510 €459

Ava

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting . 21 x 14.8 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.2 inch

€120

Fleur d’amour

Danielle Stora Darmon

Painting . 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Dove of Peace

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 89 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€3,099

Girl with a white hairpin

Liubou Sas

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

€950

La gardienne

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€3,600

The Elephant and the Little Girl with Butterflies

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€2,999

The best moment of the week

Mónica Castanys

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Spellbound - Portrait of a Leopard, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Angie Wright

Painting . 119.4 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47 x 47 x 2 inch

€7,277

Penelope

Artsrun Asatryan

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

€1,639

Loading identity

Aphisit Sidsunthia

Painting . 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting . 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,780

Language of Strings -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Modern Men

Olaniyi Timothy

Painting . 87.6 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34.5 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,550

Golden Duet

Hayk Miqayelyan

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

€820

Matilda

Svetlana Lazareva

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,093

Creuse ! Silence.

Pier

Fine Art Drawings . 95 x 70 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 37.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,600

J+ les débuts

Gaëtan de Séguin

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,600

Rise

Jacob Pescollderungg

Painting . 45 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

Without Instructions 5

Tatiana Elizarova

Painting . 10 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€300

Breath turn

Galya Popova

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

€2,560

Injured (The Stoic Men)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

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

€3,871

Emotions of Crossed Fingers - Portrait of Asia Girl

Max Skoblinsky

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

€1,500

Face à Face

Emile Orange

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€2,750

Geisha

Mamen Coranti

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

€800

Phone Conversation

Abdulateef Salaudeen

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

€1,822

Poussières d'étoiles 05

Théo Le Franc

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

€900

Adventure at a Dime

Lena Applebaum

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

€5,471

Boyaca

Maritza Bernal

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

€1,200

Animal podcast

Gevorg Sinanyan

Painting . 114 x 133 x 2 cm Painting . 44.9 x 52.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,913

Shaded 2

Awosola Michael Angello

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,913

Decision

Galya Popova

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

€3,200

Girl On A Hill

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 50.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 14 x 1 inch

€1,412

Behind the tree

Galya Popova

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

€2,900

Moment of reflections 1

Samson Olatubosun

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

€2,095

Listen, I am here

Eniafe Gbenga

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

€1,822

Outstanding

Olajire Olalekan

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

€1,822

Au-delà du regard

Béa Bealaff-Girotto

Painting . 81 x 65 x 1 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Don't Look at Me : Unseen Elegance

Ryoko Watanabe

Painting . 50 x 67 x 5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 26.4 x 2 inch

€2,000

Le Fou et le Roi

Armen Gasparian

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

€4,900

Poisson d'or

Albena Vatcheva

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

€525 €499

Memories of Colors

Kim Yoon Kyung

Painting . 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,170

Mind Mechanics 3

Paul Sergounine

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Modern Borrowed Scenery, Colonel Sanders

Teppei Ikehila

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

€650

Le pécheur à la pipe d'écume série Mer et Océan

Philippe Messager

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

€780

Resonance 17

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Resonance 10

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Lady in a Hat

Roxana Khonkulova

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

€7,000

Garden of Eden - Colorful Tropical Nature Woman Artwork

Galina Gataullina

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

€1,002

Taro

Ricardo Tena

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

€7,260

Sea Breeze

Kateryna Bukuros

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

€1,000

La Fillette Au Cheval à Bascule

Vincent Bardou

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

€2,799

The Little Girl with the Xylophone

Vincent Bardou

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

€2,999

A World of Two

Vincent Bardou

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

€3,399

The One I Know Well

Eleonora Taranova

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

€1,000

Reflection distortion

Ekaterina Kuzmina

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

€1,184

Silentium Fortis

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

The Motion That Never Learned to Fly

Zhanar Sagidolla

Painting . 122 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€2,459

Rope Swin (1)

Su Yu

Painting . 38 x 48 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch

€900

Crimson Symphony: A Contemporary Oil Artwork of Catharsis & Rebirth | Red & Silver Hues, 60x60cm

Jane Nee

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

€1,002

Liberation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Plant

Kehinde Oyafajo

Painting . 116.8 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 46 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,049

I've Been Here Before

Mayowa Esan

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

€3,962

Untitled 158

Joseph Nam

Painting . 76.2 x 60.96 x 3 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Sunday afternoon

Ventzislav Dikov

Painting . 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Queen

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€695

Silent Journey

Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Painting . 99.1 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,412

Ce jour là

Min Kyoung Lee

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.9 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

€2,800

Anthill

Galya Popova

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

€3,200

Destination

Ahmed Zelfani

Painting . 99 x 69 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 27.2 x 1 inch

€3,800

Spring walk

Arevik Gasparyan

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

€1,093

Listening to spring

Galya Popova

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

€2,560

Titanomachie

Timothy Archer

Painting . 140 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€7,500 €7,125

Counting

Galya Popova

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

€3,200

A walk

Galya Popova

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

€2,560

Reflection

Galya Popova

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

€2,560

Out of nothing

Galya Popova

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

€3,200

N° 1112 Belgrade ç. Musée Zepter D. Flagrant délit 3.

R. Cavalié

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€520

Gentleman

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,915

Eyes contact

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 135 x 85 x 4 cm Painting . 53.1 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch

€9,000

Jean Luc VDH

Alain Abramatic

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

€1,060

Bustle

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€319

La traversée

Axelle Biltgen

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Sixty-Eighter

Gerda Van Damme

Painting . 49.5 x 62 x 0.9 cm Painting . 19.5 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Contemplation

Virginie Clement

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Douceur

Elisabeth Besnier

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

€2,800

Tides of Change 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative People, Expressionism

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€3,188

Secret d'Alcove

Michel Nadaï

Painting . 120 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

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