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!

Divinité III

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,987

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

To whom it is deserved

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,758

Life Happens For Us

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,208

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

€3,208

Flowers of paradise

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,227

Big Sister

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,483

Atoke Oni Koroba

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,529

Retrospect

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,750

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

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

€412

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

€495

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

€284

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

€3,667

Diva nu aux seins rouge

Volt

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€380

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

€3,987

We Outside 1 (Escape Route)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,987

Sisters in Yellow

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Mystery of Freedom

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Omidan (Maiden) 3

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Omidan (Maiden) 4

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Omidan (Maiden) 5

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Omidan (Maiden) 6

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

John Kennedy and Caroline Bessette NY daily news cover

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€871

Gaze 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

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

€412

Gaze 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

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

€412

Rebirth 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

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

€412

Rebirth 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

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

€412

Yellow Durag - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion

Gobe Joseph

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

€412

Strokes and Emotions 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 20.1 x 16 x 2.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 1 inch

€458

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

€687

Les yeux ouverts

Evelyne Postic

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

€2,000

Divinité II

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Portrait of Adesuwa

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,979

Soul of the City

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,979

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil 1

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,979

A Life Unraveled 2

Obeka Simon

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

€2,750

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

€2,933

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

€2,842

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

€2,842

Souvenirs of Resilience -21st Century

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,987

Bochapo

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

The memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 139.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 55 x 0.1 inch

€2,292

Faces 10 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expression, Africa

Mayowa Esan

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

€412

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 7 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

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

€412

Sisters' Reunion

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 132.1 x 119.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 52 x 47 x 1 inch

€7,746

Inner Nature 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,750

Inner Nature 1

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,750

Femme corail

Gris De Garance

Painting . 30 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€130

Omidan 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Enfant

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 3.9 inch

€400

Observation

Eugenia Jaeger

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

€700

Senza titolo ( chiamato retouche) - 20-08-25-9

Paolo Da San Lorenzo

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

€341

Disgusto

Eduardo Candil

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

€600

Souvenir of Resilience 3

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 101.6 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 28 x 1 inch

€4,904

Inner Nature 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women on African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,750

Away From The Noise - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Orange, Oil

Obeka Simon

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

€2,567

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

€2,979

Solitude

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,857

Seated Woman

Suzie Bernardeau

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 12.4 x 0 inch

€280

Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Oga madam

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,675

Johnny the Pioneer

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,583

Summer in Guadeloupe

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€4,857

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

€4,675

Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,125

Ovie (King)

Gobe Joseph

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

€4,857

Écharpe noire et blanche 245 ref BDNW11911

Atelier Vionnet

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€320

Mother and child

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,583

Beginning of new story 2

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42 x 1 inch

€5,087

On A Date

Gobe Joseph

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

€5,041

Tenacity

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,767

Omidan

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,933

Carrie Bradshaw in the kitchen with a hat

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Fin de soirée

Nef

Painting . 29.7 x 42 cm Painting . 11.7 x 16.5 inch

€300

Faces 9 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expression, Africa

Mayowa Esan

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

€412

Patti

Nef

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

€200

Lulu

Nef

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

€200

Sisters in Yellow 5 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Love African Fabric

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting . 182.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 60 x 1 inch

€4,583

Divinité I

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

A Life Unraveled

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,750

Having Done All, I Stand 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Women, Oil

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,842

Blossoms of Strength 2

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 137.2 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 35 x 1 inch

€4,857

The Internet

Ken Garduno

Painting . 21.5 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.5 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€400

Lady vamp

Inga Makarova

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

€2,750

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 6 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Akande John

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

€412

Donald Trump

Eduardo Candil

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

€600

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

Strong and Bold 3

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

€4,904

Attitude

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 101.6 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 28 x 1 inch

€4,904

Archaeologists

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.01 inch

€779

Per gioco per amore

Sergey Bondarev

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 75 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€7,900

Humanité Ici

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 3.9 inch

€400

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