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!

Bowie 01 (23) (1)

Raymond Stuwe

Print . 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€550

Aimable

Dominique Pourchet

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch

€135

Héritière du vent 02

Christophe Malsert

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€499

Impératrice des cimes

Christophe Malsert

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€499

Shadow rider

Christophe Malsert

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€499

Nota 1 gioconda

Josep Pozo

Painting . 75 x 52.5 x 3.5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 20.7 x 1.4 inch

€600

Le singe rouge

Hélène Lagnieu

Fine Art Drawings . 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€4,200

I could feel my heart beating VI

Jacqueline H-Botquelen

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

€7,400

I could feel my heart beating IV

Jacqueline H-Botquelen

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

€7,400

I could feel my heart beating I

Jacqueline H-Botquelen

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

€7,400

Mon amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

By the end of the day

Atsuko Ishii

Print . 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€130

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun !

Batik

Print . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0 cm Print . 16 x 20 x 0.01 inch

€595

Darth Elvis

Batik

Print . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0 cm Print . 20 x 16 x 0.01 inch

€595

Darth Ziggy Pink

Batik

Print . 129.5 x 104.1 x 0 cm Print . 51 x 41 x 0.01 inch

€595

Box office

Podkol

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

€550

Emerald Glow

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Billie

Podkol

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

€550

UK queen Elisabeth (splash on paper)

JP Malot

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

€200

Rufina Amaya survivante et militante salvadorienne - série hommage, technique ancestrale du découpage Suisse

Bences

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€200

High line

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Lost in translation

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Près de l'étoile

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Ouvrage nippon

Matthieu Forichon

Print . 60 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 23.6 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€399

Central Park

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Les roches brunes

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Vue mer

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Le pavillon de la reine

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Un jardin à Paris

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Alabama 001. The Ameriguns

Gabriele Galimberti

Photography . 60 x 80 cm Photography . 23.6 x 31.5 inch

€3,300

Llibre 5

Fernando Alday

Painting . 29.5 x 39.5 cm Painting . 11.6 x 15.6 inch

€250

Llibre 7

Fernando Alday

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 inch

€250

Life

Tehos

Print . 54 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€300

California

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Fleurs sauvages

Hossein Borojeni

Print . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€299

Henriette

Dominique Pourchet

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€180

Des étoiles pour toi

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Le canapé

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Hôtel Atlantique

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Neighborhood

Noa Grayevsky

Photography . 152.4 x 127 x 0.5 cm Photography . 60 x 50 x 0.2 inch

€20,000

Women Life Freedom (1)

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Print . 99 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print . 39 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Sapphire Beam

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.8 inch

€300

Peak Performance

Edvarda Braanaas

Print . 75 x 60 cm Print . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€700

Sands of time

Viktor Goryaev

Fine Art Drawings . 105 x 75 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€2,400

Tim

Dominique Pourchet

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€110

The Kappa

Marta Uszakow

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€400

Two Hakata Dolls and a Fish

Marta Uszakow

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€400

Self-Portrait

Marta Uszakow

Fine Art Drawings . 34.6 x 24.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 9.7 x 0 inch

€400

The Eyes of the Universe

Marta Uszakow

Fine Art Drawings . 29.8 x 42.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 16.6 x 0 inch

€400

Mer noir

Ayoka Zahir

Painting . 42 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€500

Vue sur le Cervin

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Footing matinal

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Pont des arts, fin du jour

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Fun Loving Criminals III

Batik

Print . 30.5 x 40.6 x 0 cm Print . 12 x 16 x 0.01 inch

€455

Blondie Orange

Batik

Print . 30.5 x 40.6 x 0 cm Print . 12 x 16 x 0.01 inch

€455

Cherry Kate

Batik

Print . 31 x 31 x 0.01 cm Print . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€455

Loly

Christophe Malsert

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

€499

Orange girl

Christophe Malsert

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

€499

I Love her III (triptych)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 113 x 102.9 cm Photography . 44.5 x 40.5 inch

€10,721

I Love her II (triptych)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 113 x 102.9 cm Photography . 44.5 x 40.5 inch

€10,721

Now We are Free (M)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 158 x 144 cm Photography . 62.2 x 56.7 inch

€14,295

Now We are Free (S)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 113 x 102.9 cm Photography . 44.5 x 40.5 inch

€12,508

Nightsky (L)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 158 x 144 cm Photography . 62.2 x 56.7 inch

€14,295

Nightsky (S)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 113 x 102.9 cm Photography . 44.5 x 40.5 inch

€12,508

All That Was Me is Gone (L)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 158 x 144 cm Photography . 62.2 x 56.7 inch

€14,295

All That Was Me is Gone (S)

Isabelle van Zeijl

Photography . 113 x 102.9 cm Photography . 44.5 x 40.5 inch

€12,508

Charles

Dominique Pourchet

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch

€135

Les amoureux de lyon

Matthieu Forichon

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

€299

Au meurice

Matthieu Forichon

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

€399

Amy Winehouse Turquoise

Batik

Print . 30.5 x 30.5 x 0 cm Print . 12 x 12 x 0.01 inch

€455

Darth Ziggy

Batik

Print . 40.6 x 30.5 x 0 cm Print . 16 x 12 x 0.01 inch

€455

And suddenly

Atsuko Ishii

Print . 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€130

Arte Para Curarte Docloud

Alberto Porta (Zush)

Print . 43 x 32 cm Print . 16.9 x 12.6 inch

€250

Vies en vue - moyen -3

LN Le Cheviller

Photography . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€270

Che Guevara the ultimate Revolutionary Hero

Thomas Dellert

Painting . 190 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 63 x 2 inch

€7,500

Mick Jagger

Raymond Stuwe

Print . 50 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€500

Energy

Kamsar Ohanyan

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€320

Girl #1

Karine Nicolleau

Photography . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€250

Mes amours de panda

Florence Le Van

Photography . 27 x 18 x 1 cm Photography . 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€400

Ma pomme et moi

Florence Le Van

Photography . 27 x 18 x 1 cm Photography . 10.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€400

Télétravail

Philippe Achermann

Print . 24 x 18 cm Print . 9.4 x 7.1 inch

€50

Vhils & Manuel Cargaleiro - Tributo

Vhils

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

€7,500

Les anciens et les modernes

Nadja B.

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

€500

Flora 4

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€481

Family busine$$

Ayoka Zahir

Painting . 42 x 58 x 0.01 cm Painting . 16.5 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€300

Juliette

Frederic Weisz

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€690

Too good to be true

Atsuko Ishii

Print . 30 x 24 x 0.5 cm Print . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

€130

Femme assise

Florence Le Van

Photography . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€400

Summertime

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 61 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Photography . 24 x 20 x 0.5 inch

€361

After Rossetti

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography . 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

€475

Flora 2

Richard Dunkley

Photography . 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Photography . 20 x 24 x 1 inch

€421

Audrey Hepburn

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.05 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Untitled

Viktor Goryaev

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 70 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

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