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!

"Sacrifice of Abraham" - Left part

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 53 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€465

Dürer and His Time (part 2)

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 36.5 x 12 x 2 cm Painting . 14.4 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€285

Dürer and His Time (part 1)

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 36 x 11 x 2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 4.3 x 0.8 inch

€285

Portrait of the Artist

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 21 x 12 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€205

Wanderer

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 23 x 18.5 x 2 cm Painting . 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inch

€415

Self-portrait

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 14 x 9.5 x 2 cm Painting . 5.5 x 3.7 x 0.8 inch

€285

Napoleon

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 20.5 x 12 x 2 cm Painting . 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€285

Apostle

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 37 x 24.5 x 2 cm Painting . 14.6 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch

€285

Napoleon on St. Helena

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 62 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 24.4 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

€200

Fairy tale

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 28 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€350

Hero of Port Arthur

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 39 x 39 x 2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

€170

Le fruit defendu

Electre

Painting . 69 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.2 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€410

Resting Figures

Gegham Hunanyan

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

€312

Un souffle bleu

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 14 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.5 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€450

A Friend in Sadness

Karine Harutyunyan

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

€177

Infanta for the Queen

Valery Tatar

Painting . 144 x 182 x 2 cm Painting . 56.7 x 71.7 x 0.8 inch

€13,202

Lylya

Nicoleta Stati

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€267

La mort aux trousses

Jean-Jacques Venturini

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

€2,500

Mother and child

Strashevich Alexander

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

€640

Hunting

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€485

Butterfly

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€485

Still life

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€495

Summer fantasy

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€415

In the circus town

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€1,100

Puppy Companions

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€428

Golden Sky

Reneta Isin

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

€22,000

Portrait of a gypsy woman

Serghei Ghetiu

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

€800

Prayer

Pavlo Marinets

Painting . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€446

N° 1019 Adagietto. Guggenheim (suite)

R. Cavalié

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€280

esprit embrumé

Louis Mendrisse

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

€4,200

Habit de lumière

Marie Tissot

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

€6,500

Fragile

Eric Doisy

Painting . 24 x 21 x 4 cm Painting . 9.4 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

€360

Le trait

Eric Doisy

Painting . 30 x 21 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 1.6 inch

€400

Courir

Richard Vildeman

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€420

Amazon

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 17.5 x 12 x 2 cm Painting . 6.9 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€265

Family

Valery Savenets

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

€415

Desvelo VIII

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€500

Enfant Paré

Nicole Lavigne

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€340

Enfant à la fleur

Nicole Lavigne

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€340

Evening Melody

Oleg Litvinov

Painting . 46 x 31 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

€460

Bonaparte

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 29.5 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.6 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

€285

Kozak Patsyuk

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 36 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€320

Warrior heads

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 32 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12.6 x 12 x 0.8 inch

€170

Gypsy

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 30 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

€175

Apostle Peter

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 36 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€230

Christ

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 15 x 11.5 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 4.5 x 0.8 inch

€230

Portrait

Alexander Litvinov

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

€285

Diogenes

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 30.5 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 12 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€285

Peter

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 31 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€285

Warrior Heads

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 29 x 23 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€305

Madeleine

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 27.5 x 23 x 3 cm Painting . 10.8 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

€300

A Family

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 26.5 x 12.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.4 x 4.9 x 0.8 inch

€300

Portrait

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 22.5 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€300

Godfathers

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 16 x 13.5 x 2 cm Painting . 6.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inch

€310

Usurer

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 21 x 13.5 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inch

€300

St. George

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 36.5 x 36.5 x 2 cm Painting . 14.4 x 14.4 x 0.8 inch

€210

Evening by the fireplace

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 29 x 23 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€175

Nobleman

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 67 x 43.5 x 2 cm Painting . 26.4 x 17.1 x 0.8 inch

€195

Beautiful daughter

Alexander Litvinov

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

€410

Usurer

Alexander Litvinov

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

€410

Portrait of a woman

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 60 x 39 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

€275

Bathsheba – Left part of the Diptych

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 29.5 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 11.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€270

Angel

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 42 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€315

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 26.5 x 23 x 2 cm Painting . 10.4 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€175

Magic melody

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 57.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.6 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

€410

The Death of Troy

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 33 x 34.5 x 2 cm Painting . 13 x 13.6 x 0.8 inch

€300

Portrait of a man

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 34.5 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 13.6 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€180

Portrait of a man

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 41 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€285

Candlemas

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 38 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€310

Christmas

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 42 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

€310

Saint Sebastian

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 41 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€410

The Piper Tune

Papayon

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

€150

George the Victorious

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 18.5 x 20.5 x 2 cm Painting . 7.3 x 8.1 x 0.8 inch

€185

Napoleon

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 30 x 31 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

€285

Jesus Christ

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 45 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€205

Jesus Christ

Alexander Litvinov

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

€205

Cupids and Pegasus

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 42 x 32 x 2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

€360

Fun

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 18.5 x 13.5 x 2 cm Painting . 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inch

€285

Song

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 21 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€285

Suitor

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 31.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch

€275

Prophet

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 23.5 x 14 x 2 cm Painting . 9.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

€285

Portrait of a noble man

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 18 x 13 x 2 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.8 inch

€265

Warrior

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 27.5 x 21.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.8 inch

€265

Emperor's soldier

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 20 x 12 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 4.7 x 0.8 inch

€265

Portrait of Nicholas II

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 20.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm Painting . 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.8 inch

€280

Esther

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 26 x 17 x 2 cm Painting . 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch

€305

Friendship

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 33.5 x 31 x 2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

€285

Prayer

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 32 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 12.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€275

Two godfathers

Alexander Litvinov

Painting . 30 x 20.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.1 x 0.8 inch

€205

Slender girls - (based on paintings by Franz Metzinger)

Viktor Konotopsky

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

€370

Red Sultana - based on Lev Bakst

Viktor Konotopsky

Painting . 58 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 22.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€465

Portrait of a girl - based on Lev Bakst

Viktor Konotopsky

Painting . 50 x 36 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

€465

Quiet Resistance

Kamo Ohanyan

Painting . 42 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

€178

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