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!

Layers of Time

Elizabeth Becker

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

€298

Le guetteur d'horizon

Alexandre Bertrand

Photography . 19 x 13 x 2 cm Photography . 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.8 inch

€220

Face à la Mort

Lasveguix

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.02 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€350

Brad Pitt

Franck Leclerc

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

€590

Basquiat - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Picasso - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

La jeune fille à la perle - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Dali - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Rei Muntanya - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 150 x 150 x 1 cm Print . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Hypnotizer

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Sculpture . 8 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture . 3.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

€160

Arizona fish

Britt

Painting . 130 x 96 x 7 cm Painting . 51.2 x 37.8 x 2.8 inch

€3,300

Breath

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€104

Perceiving No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€208

Profound

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€298

Perceiving

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€298

Awareness

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€298

Healing No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€208

Healing No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€253

Withstanding No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€298

Homme à la main levée

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 65 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€800

Homme à la cagoule

Pascal Marlin

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

€850

Maidenform

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Veronica Lake

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Retro Fantastic 14

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Retro Fantastic 4

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Retro Fantastic 12

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Special Forces

Marian Williams

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

€198

Red Rose 2

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

Valentine 11

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Marvel Heroes 1

Marian Williams

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€198

The Bride

Marian Williams

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€400

Innocence armée

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography . 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€2,100

Profil de femme

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€450

Barack Obama

Bret Reilly

Painting . 129.5 x 104.1 x 10.2 cm Painting . 51 x 41 x 4 inch

€20,791

Chaman accoucheur de Salvador

Bences

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€165

Punk Adventures

Lihina Yulia

Painting . 79 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Madame Füssli en rose

Michèle Coudert

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€400

Live-Evil .

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting . 190 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1 inch

€2,300

Poles Apart 2

Marian Williams

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€450

Poles Apart 3

Marian Williams

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€450

Orange Shirt

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€723

Albatross

Kazuhiko Tanaka

Sculpture . 8 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture . 3.1 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

€160

Punch Magazine, 1871

Robert Robinson

Sculpture . 29 x 23 x 7 cm Sculpture . 11.4 x 9.1 x 2.8 inch

€700

Ethnic # 1

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 40 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€380

Justine

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch

€400

Le miroir d'eau

Sophie Griotto

Print . 100 x 85 x 3 cm Print . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€589

Sweet adventures

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€900

Serie geisha 00069

Josep Pozo

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

€1,800

30's Upside Down

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€120

Queen 10235

Kim Soo Young

Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 15.7 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inch

€520

Regard enraciné

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography . 73 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,900

Voyageur du cosmos - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 180 x 135 x 1 cm Print . 70.9 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,100

Maternité VI

Virginie Cadoret

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

€1,200

Cuarto Viaje: Frecuencia 639 HZ

Rocio Villanueva

Photography . 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography . 20 x 20 inch

€1,200

Jardin des curiosités

Sophie Griotto

Print . 100 x 85 x 3 cm Print . 39.4 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

€589

Portrait sauvage

Pascal Marlin

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

€850

Girl with shoulder

Badriot

Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€900

D/002

Jean-Jacques André

Painting . 136 x 68 x 4 cm Painting . 53.5 x 26.8 x 1.6 inch

€980

Sandra Lee

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Goldorak strass

Cha

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€400

Why become an adult ?

Patrick Santoni

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

€250

Goodall

Bret Reilly

Painting . 165.1 x 119.4 x 10.2 cm Painting . 65 x 47 x 4 inch

€20,791

The Quiver, 1882

Alexander Korzer-Robinson

Sculpture . 25 x 18 x 5 cm Sculpture . 9.8 x 7.1 x 2 inch

€600

Mother Nature

Igor Volkov-Tkachinskiy

Painting . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,085

Series-Moods 3

Fulvio Ghemasi

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€250

Évasion

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€160

Illustration for the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel". Prince and witch in the tower.

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 24.7 x 29.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.7 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€4,160

Rêversible

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€120

30's Sensuality

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€180

Miroir d'Elle

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€180

L'homme du passé

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€160

Couple

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 55 x 43 x 0.3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

€450

The Polymath's Eye

Guy Sargent

Photography . 59.5 x 46 x 0.2 cm Photography . 23.4 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€488

Jardinero

Jean-Philippe Henric

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

€499

Portail des rêves

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,700

Histoires invisibles

Hugo Kevelaer

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€1,700

Vers les fleurs

Patricia Simsa

Painting . 90 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Serie geisha 00096

Josep Pozo

Painting . 122 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting . 48 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch

€3,499

We were not expected, but we came

Lihina Yulia

Painting . 80.5 x 70.5 x 2 cm Painting . 31.7 x 27.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Matérnité VI

Virginie Cadoret

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

€1,200

Primer viaje: Vértice de la proyección interior II

Rocio Villanueva

Photography . 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography . 20 x 20 inch

€1,200

Kids in space 7

Marian Williams

Print . 24 x 29 x 0.2 cm Print . 9.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€95

Soliloquy. Photograph intervened by the artists

Cristian Hunter

Photography . 30.5 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Photography . 12 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€1,356

Primerose

Maïlys Derville

Photography . 75 x 50 x 0.27 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€650

Flamenco

Jean-Philippe Henric

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

€429

Petit portrait d'homme

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€350

Petit portrait de femme

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€350

The beard

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€450

Small Kim

Alfredo Scaroina

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

€200

Grégolos (n°2)

René-François Grégogna

Sculpture . 18 x 6.5 x 9 cm Sculpture . 7.1 x 2.6 x 3.5 inch

€450

Tête noire

Pascal Marlin

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

€550

Deux têtes et vases

Pascal Marlin

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

€550

Au coeur de la lune

Maryse-Anne Couteau

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€3,500

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