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!

The Family

Sirio Pellegrini

Painting . 77 x 68 x 0.5 cm Painting . 30.3 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch

€3,600

French School -Portrait Summer in La Baule 12 - Sunny Indifference XL

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€2,800

Emotional Echo

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 87 x 71 x 2 cm Painting . 34.3 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

"Woman in furs" - (based on T. Lempicka)

Viktor Konotopsky

Painting . 70 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€600

La Chamane!

Florence Malcombe

Painting . 130 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,580

Sunflower Queen

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

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

€2,095

The Little Princess and Little Prince

Su Yu

Painting . 150 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€24,000

Now Future Battle

Su Yu

Painting . 150 x 200 x 6 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch

€24,000

The Final Temptation

Igor Galan

Painting . 57 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 22.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

King

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

Painting . 96 x 88 x 2 cm Painting . 37.8 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Viva la vida

Artista Ramírez Mata

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

€10,600

The Graceful Performer

Ruzanna Melqumyan

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

€592

French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large) NSWE

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting . 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

€1,500

Secret d'oiseau

Pascale Simon

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

€3,600

Adufe The Glimmer of Hope-21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women

Mayowa Esan

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

€3,051

Gifted Treasure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Beauty Women

Damola Ayegbayo

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

€2,960

State of Mind 14

Damola Ayegbayo

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

€2,960

Expectations

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

€890

Timeless Romance

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€14,573

Evening Together

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€10,930

Mystery at the Bar

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€10,930

Midnight Glamour

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€10,930

God bless America

James Chiew

Print . 70 x 170 x 4 cm Print . 27.6 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch

€5,500

Quiet Reflections

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€11,012

The Whiskey Call

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch

€29,674

Girl with a Book

Naoko Paluszak

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

€1,621

Cosmologia

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 160 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Portrait Continental Elvis - French school

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch

€1,800

Unflappable 3

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,550

PS 234 L'amour tombe des nues - French school Portrait

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting . 81 x 63 x 2.2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24.8 x 0.9 inch

€2,200

Tribute to Kúlódò

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,554

Late night II

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€10,930

Late Night

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€11,840

Cary Grant in North by Northwest

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€12,751

Mystery in black

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€12,751

Shaded 1

Awosola Michael Angello

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

€1,913

Rhythms in Blue

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€319

Pay Tribute

Wang Dianyu

Painting . 160 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,600

What my eyes have seen

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,099

You and Me 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,099

No Heroes in Troubled Times

Su Yu

Painting . 200 x 360 x 6 cm Painting . 78.7 x 141.7 x 2.4 inch

€23,000

French School Portrait Thom Yorke radiohead

Bazévian Delacapucinière

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

€1,600

Portrait black Elvis

Bazévian Delacapucinière

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

€1,500

Les yeux dans les yeux

Zafi

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

€5,900

Feminine Anchor

Su Yu

Painting . 120 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€9,200

Adolescence

Danielle Birebent

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

€250

Le modèle épouvanté.

Odile Pinto-Corbin

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,110

Tendresse

Odile Pinto-Corbin

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

€1,300

Au-delà des montagnes, au-delà des rivières...

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€5,250

N° 1000 Poco piu mosso.

R. Cavalié

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

€350

Les 4 éléments

Albena Vatcheva

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

€4,990

L'oeil de Saturne

Florence Boré

Painting . 100 x 85 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,500

Angel of mercy

Natalia Byrdina

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

€911

Grâce immolée

Philippe Huart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

€10,000

La Rêve De L'arbre Aux Oiseaux

Maria Teresa Bertina

Painting . 100 x 60 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 inch

€4,000

Attente

Jean-Louis Mendrisse

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

€2,800

Majestic

Tristan Saint Michel

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

€6,000

Love in full bloom

Anand Manchiraju

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€7,286

Quiet Aristocrat (after Sargent) - Elegant Oil Portrait, Muted Tones

Nastya Prairie

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€565

Girlfriends | Urban Lifestyle Cafe Figurative Artwork

Elya Reshetnikova

Painting . 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€729

Willow's Daughter

Oleksandr Gukalov

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

€520

Away From The Lens 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

Maybe Tomorrow

Robert Inestroza

Painting . 35 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€400

Journey of Becoming -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

Avis de tempête

Danielle Stora Darmon

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

€6,500

The Weeds of the Long Night

Natia Sapanadze

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

€2,500

Requiem

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 50 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Boomerang Watchers

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€950

Skis and Skates

Boris Serdyuk

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

€560

Mom and Daughter" – based on paintings by Nikolai Feshin

Boris Serdyuk

Painting . 59 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.2 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€560

"Woman having Tea" – based on paintings by Nikolai Feshin

Boris Serdyuk

Painting . 50 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€570

Ink-Black Eyes

Ivan Tverdun

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

€2,800

Woman

Alena Di Santo

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

€455

Slash

Aphisit Sidsunthia

Painting . 30 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€2,360

Dino ne supporte plus ses commères de collègues

G. Carta

Painting . 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€350

Le raccordement

Stéphane Fauchille

Painting . 198 x 115 x 5 cm Painting . 78 x 45.3 x 2 inch

€7,500

Issa

Nicole Lavigne

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

€1,260

Angela

Nadine Denjean

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

€1,580

Like catcher

Konovalov Igor

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Ayudado por bajo

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting . 73 x 92 x 1.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.6 inch

€5,500

Self-Portrait 1990

Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)

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

€4,900

Unbreakable Bond

Andra Daans

Painting . 119.9 x 99.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.3 x 0.7 inch

€6,209

Spectrum

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€19,500

Will You Play With Me?

Keti Bubunauri

Painting . 104 x 77 x 3 cm Painting . 40.9 x 30.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Strength in Diversity 6

Damola Ayegbayo

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

€4,417

Chloe

Dariusz Witold Mierzwa

Painting . 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€950

Le roi de la vie

Daniela Rothem Partouche

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

€2,180

Spéciale Philippe de Villiers

Jean Tourlonias

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

€4,200

Open Mind

Julien Cuny

Painting . 190 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,400

Freckles and Rain

Francesco Calistri

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Flora

Olga Marciano

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

€7,800

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Su Yu

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

€3,200

5 Beautification

Su Yu

Painting . 94 x 89 x 4 cm Painting . 37 x 35 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

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