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!

Amore e passione

Kristina Mallen

Painting . 65 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,650 €1,238

We Outside 1 (Escape Route)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,878

Fela The Black President

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,878

Inner Nature 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,674

Inner Nature 1

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,674

After a Long Day 4

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,897

Sisters in Yellow

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

To whom it is deserved

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,655

Life Happens For Us

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,120

Life is too short to not Shawarma

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,120

Mystery of Freedom

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Wait (Denge Dey Pose)

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,744

Interactions

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,744

Flowers of paradise

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,138

Omidan (Maiden) 3

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Omidan (Maiden) 4

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Omidan (Maiden) 5

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Omidan (Maiden) 6

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Big Sister

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,388

The Gaze

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 104.1 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,541

Lean on Me I Lean on You

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 137.2 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,743

Atoke Oni Koroba

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,432

Retrospect

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,674

Where the Light Stays 7 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

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

€401

Woman sketch, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 11 x 1 inch

€401

N°1 - Untitled

Aditi Lago

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11 x 0 inch

€500

Choose

Franz Campoy

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 22.4 x 0 inch

€690

Boy with a Cat

Ilczyszyn Hanna

Painting . 14 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.5 x 8.1 x 0 inch

€210

Elegance and Refinement: Portrait of Princess Dorothy -21st Century Contemporary

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 127 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 44 x 1 inch

€7,533

Beneath The Sky, Among The Stalks 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Farm

Esther Oyeyemi

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1 inch

€669

Les yeux ouverts

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22.4 inch

€2,000

Standing Tall - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Africa

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,432

Home Alone This Saturday Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,789

150 Years From Now 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€5,349

Serenity II

Karim Benchebra

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,020

Good Woman - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€3,566

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,878

A Life Unraveled 2

Obeka Simon

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

€2,674

We Outside 2 (Lagos Baddie Girl)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,878

Picasso aux couleurs joyeuse

Daniela Rothem Partouche

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

€5,012

Blood Sister - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,986

Nothing But Human

Obeka Simon

Painting . 137.2 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 48 x 1 inch

€4,724

Yoga Feelings On My Vintage Jacket

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,546

Fiddler On The Roof

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€420 €210

Gaze up to the Sky

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 45 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Bella - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Africa, Love

Wisdom Uche

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

€579

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 10 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

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

€401

Pleasure - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Emmanuel Daniel

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

€579

Une Envolée de Légumes !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€120

Sun Flower - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, Africa, Face

Oluwafemi Akanmu

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

€2,541

Captured Moment

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 106.7 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 42 x 1 inch

€3,878

Cheer up and Glow (Hope) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Oil

Obeka Simon

Painting . 76.2 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,764

Having Done All, I Stand 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Women, Oil

Obeka Simon

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

€2,764

Dancing With Van Gogh

Lali Kakubava

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€500

Feeding The Birds

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€420 €210

Omidan 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Observation

Eugenia Jaeger

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 59 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 23.2 inch

€700

Through the bottle: a surreal journey into chaos and routine: Original Colored Pencil Drawing on Paper, Modern Abstract Portrait and Symbolist Fine Art

Fatima Erkenova

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€241

Moods and Fears 5: Contemplative Mixed Media Graphic on Paper

Dizlarka

Fine Art Drawings . 27.8 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€223

Ensemble 2

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€135

Where the Light Stays 6 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

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

€401

Blue house, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 14 x 1 inch

€490

Girl with red cheeks, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 24.4 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.6 x 13.5 x 0.1 inch

€481

Portrait 03, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€276

Beneath The Sky, Among The Stalks 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative, Farm

Esther Oyeyemi

Painting . 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1 inch

€669

Portrait of Adesuwa

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,897

Soul of the City

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,897

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,897

Regardless I will be Here - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Love

Obeka Simon

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

€2,897

Sisters in Yellow 4 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Love African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Somewhere

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€135

Naissance

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€175

Character

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Forest Melody 2

Alyona Masterkova

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 27.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 10.8 x 0 inch

€348 €313

Femme au bras levé

Pascal Marlin

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

€250

Femme au miroir

Pascal Marlin

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

€250

Karl Lagerfeld Original Fashion Sketch Ink Drawing with Marker B27

Karl Lagerfeld

Fine Art Drawings . 42.5 x 20 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.7 x 7.9 x 1 inch

€3,388

Canicule

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€155

La jupe bleue

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€125

Cadeau

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€125

Character

Pascal Marlin

Painting . 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Je suis là

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€135

Portrait rose # 6

Pascal Marlin

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

€250

Portrait rose # 5

Pascal Marlin

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

€250

Enigma

Michael Alan

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 10.75 x 0.04 inch

€3,400

Oga madam

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,546

Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,012

Obehi (Hand of God)

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,744

Mother and child

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,457

Tenacity

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,636

Omidan

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,853

Fleur

Monica

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€350

Moods and Fears 4: Evolving Forms: Abstract Black & White Ink Artwork with Contemplative Figures | Modern Mixed Media Statement Piece

Dizlarka

Fine Art Drawings . 27.8 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€223

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