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!

Good vibes

Sylvie Gerard

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

€3,510

Love is in the air

Delafruz Baghirova

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

€2,200

Body of Mind

Lawrence Amoo

Painting . 180.1 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59 x 1 inch

€9,528

Sun's Out

Carrie Graber

Painting . 91.4 x 68.6 x 3.2 cm Painting . 36 x 27 x 1.25 inch

€7,921

Steve McQueen

Vlado Vesselinov

Painting . 81.3 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting . 32 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€2,348

Divinity

George Maskharashvili

Painting . 160 x 250 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch

€9,700

La sagesse dans les branches

Amor de Agua

Painting . 120 x 108 cm Painting . 47.2 x 42.5 inch

€1,100

Hotel Molitor

Serge Nicolas-Castel

Painting . 81 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,300

Kinda cute

Sacré Fred (Julien Philips)

Painting . 45 x 32 x 0.6 cm Painting . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch

€850

Bailarina en verde

Rosa Agenjo

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

€1,200

L'empire des sens

Gérard Pamboujian

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

€4,500

L'occitane

Béa Bealaff-Girotto

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

€1,900

Sophia Loren

Sid Maurer

Painting . 43.2 x 33.7 cm Painting . 17 x 13.25 inch

€2,709

Our Lady of Patria

Tania Potapenko

Painting . 91 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 35.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

The Thinker: Captivating Oil on Paper Artwork | Deep Teal & Earthy Tones | Contemporary Figurative Art in Walnut Frame

Nastya Prairie

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

€1,084

Eki Mekki Kaadar

Stéphane Fauchille

Painting . 81 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€4,900

Mirame (Painting)

Fernanda Pérez

Painting . 65 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

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

Thinker

Yaojun Xue

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€2,000

L'amour

Kevin Yrin

Painting . 119 x 105 x 3 cm Painting . 46.9 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,950

Jeunes filles

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 46.5 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 18.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,731

The Child Within III

Cristiano Felismina

Painting . 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

Liebe Juliane die

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,800

Orange Legend

Harutyun Aghajanyan

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

€361

Artist Lisa

Vladyslav Kazachenko

Painting . 105 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 x 1 inch

€1,472

Regard D'âme

Zabin

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

€3,600

Topografia di un volto

Salvatore Alessi

Painting . 29 x 23 x 3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Light Around - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Fashion

Adewuyi Theophilus

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

€3,838

Pêcheur réparant sa barque, Normandie

emile renouf

Painting . 40 x 55 x 7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 21.7 x 2.8 inch

€4,800

Looking Forward

Babatunde Adeogun

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

€2,574

S’allécher

Marie Rauzy

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

€1,800

Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

HM 12

Hanan Milner

Painting . 85 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 33.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,140

Le jeune prince à Venise

Dominique Andrier

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

€2,300

Sac à main

Marion Cadet

Painting . 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1 inch

€1,800

Seed of Joy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, African

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 78.7 x 95.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 37.5 x 1 inch

€2,574

Threshold (Interval) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,039

Elisa taking a rest

Pol Ledent

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

€900

Reverie

Elisabeth Besnier

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Marionette

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€1,100

Graziella

Mariano Otero

Painting . 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Money Bag - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Hyperrealism, Africa Market

Falope Ibrahim

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,897

Kuluso (Ant-Lion Larvae)

Adegbenro Adeola

Painting . 147.3 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 58 x 46 x 1 inch

€4,516

Historical journey

Jacob Kwesi Bennett

Painting . 94 x 117.1 x 3 cm Painting . 37 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,553

Guardians of the Night

Artsrun Asatryan

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

€3,793

Petit café du matin

Giuseppe Piermatteo

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€920

Mind Mechanics 15

Paul Sergounine

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

€4,800

Lohengrin

Anikó Boda

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€11,500

Fragments 3

Baboute

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

€2,400

Dream

Katrin Rymsha

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

€2,258

L'enfant aux rêves tissés

Els Knockaert

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

€850

Untitled 1

Mariam Okribelashvili

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Clipped Wings Of An Angel

William Oxer F.R.S.A.

Painting . 43.2 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 17 x 12 x 1 inch

€1,764

Cradled

Sandra Boskamp

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1.5 inch

€2,258

A bird

Galya Popova

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

€1,760

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Dessert

Rustam Qbik

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

€2,750

What Remains Unmasked - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Culture

Iyiola Odunayo

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

€2,574

The Architect of Will

Shadrach Utubor

Painting . 122 x 101 x 2 cm Painting . 48 x 39.8 x 0.8 inch

€910

Aurore qui fait des bulles

Virginie Renard-von Rakowski

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Inspiration

17 Kael

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

€950

Enjoying the sea breeze

Jose Luis De la Barra Bellido

Painting . 91.4 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 38 x 1 inch

€1,987

Série : Portrait de couleur - tableau No 1

Wen Ming Tao

Painting . 40 x 30 x 5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

€6,741

Piranja

Henk Jan Sanderman

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,250

Freddie II

Le Closier

Painting . 76 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

City dweller

Paulis Postazs

Painting . 40 x 26 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 10.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,860

Sans titre (1)

David Nicolas Djordjevic

Painting . 55 x 45 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.7 x 1 inch

€1,400

Anything Is Possible

Andra Daans

Painting . 49.8 x 34.8 x 1.8 cm Painting . 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.7 inch

€1,452

Dans un ciel d'or

Raya Sorkine

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

€23,000

Woman in a green dress

Lidia Wiencek

Painting . 90 x 81 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.9 inch

€1,000

Hommage à Léonard de Vinci

Jez Baille Bosio

Painting . 80 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€950

Guapa

Tetiana Tarasenko

Painting . 85 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 33.5 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Lost of Value - 21st Century, Figurative Portrait, African Currency, Modern

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting . 71.1 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 27 x 1 inch

€1,671

L'Emozione

Veronica Ciccarese

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

€470

Durag Boy -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Dotted Green

Makama John

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

€2,664

L'élégance d'un regard

V. Petrov

Painting . 27 x 22 x 5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 2 inch

€640

Sourire en Equilibre

Jean Baptiste Fournier

Painting . 27 x 22 x 5 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 2 inch

€780

A Meeting / Rendez-Vous

Adam Marczukiewicz

Painting . 130 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Red Garment 2

Meshach Charity

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

€2,032

Les nuits blanches

Fabienne Comte

Painting . 140 x 110 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€5,600

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

Dignity of Work

Patrice Burkhardt

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 inch

€1,468

Woman at work

Julie Wende

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.8 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 0.3 inch

€808

Nothing more

Haydee Torres

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

€1,084

504170 Echoes of the Retina

Yoshihiro Fujita

Painting . 103 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 40.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,200

Social Cells

Nguyen Vinh Trung

Painting . 144.8 x 175.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 57 x 69 x 2 inch

€5,961

Woman With Lotus

Tran Huy Hoan

Painting . 119.4 x 94 x 5.1 cm Painting . 47 x 37 x 2 inch

€9,935

Tribal Indochine woman IV

Nguyen Quang Huy

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 inch

€4,335

A Sanctuary of My Own Making

Olumoko Moses

Painting . 48 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Lady on a Chair

Itzchak Tarkay

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

€4,877

Percolating

Ghazi Baker

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

€6,000

Ritratto #0124

Damiani

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

€1,900

Hard Black

Rob Omodiagbe

Painting . 102 x 76 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,509

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