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!

Omoge Awelewa (The Beauty Maiden)

Oladire Araireoluwa

Painting . 182.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,694

Violet

Franklin Ndibam

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

€2,806

Portrait de jeune fille

Emile-François Chambon

Fine Art Drawings . 34.5 x 24.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch

€715

Family

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€175

Florra

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 97 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,100

Dans tes bras 1

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,900

Franco

Samuel Franceschi

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 7.9 inch

€530

Rdv noté dans la main

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Today's Leader - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform

Meshach Charity

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

€2,667

Vision of Twilight 1

Obeka Simon

Painting . 50.8 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,492

Putain ça brille

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Pipo et Jac à la pêche

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Good old days

Emmanuel Daniel

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

€3,616

Paysage Imaginaire II

Florence Malcombe

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€240

Divinité 14

Dasz Panda

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

€800

The Red Traveller

Konstantinos Papaioannou

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,300

Bleasure 4 (House of Cards)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 121.9 x 106.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 42.1 x 1 inch

€2,938

My father's car 1

Desmond Akindoju

Painting . 71.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,130

Cricri Forest

Christian Silvain

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€50,000

Uncle Suuru

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 110 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,983

Fleur de cactus

Jéko

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Gentleman with a Cigar

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€6,870

Vigorous Mompreneur

Akande John

Painting . 137.2 x 167.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 54 x 66 x 1 inch

€3,616

Interactions

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,797

Juvenile 3

Charles Osaro

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

€2,585

On The Fence

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

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

€3,760

Portrait d'un cavalier afghan selon Kessel - Série Portrait Esquisse

Christophe Beuchard

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0 inch

€625

faire face 2

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,900

Dans tes bras 5, prendre soin

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,900

Dans tes bras 2, prendre soin

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,900

Hasha

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

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

€407

Style and Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,938

Transparency - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Red

Agboola Oladapo

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

€5,424

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

€7,638

Me and My Guys 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,938

Forever young

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,034

My Purple Heart

Meshach Charity

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

€3,435

Paranoïa

Kokian

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€690

Thoughtful John

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€1,672

les gardiennes 2

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

Histoire de femmes 13

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

Ces dames élancées

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

Passport 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism, Modern

Wisdom Uche

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

€588

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow of Africa 1

Oladire Araireoluwa

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

€4,384

Me and You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Love Africa Women

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,938

Love Between Friends - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,938

Identity 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Flower Pot, Colourful

Hezekiah Oyejide Obidare

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

€4,248

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women (1)

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,492

Unlikely Event 5 (The Soothsayer)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 120.9 x 120.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.6 x 47.6 x 1 inch

€3,480

Glow 2

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 110 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,064

Pillow Play

Esther Oyeyemi

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,446

Gangan (Talking drum)

Akande John

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,712

Tender Gaze 2

Charles Osaro

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

€2,784

Makanjuola (Don’t Be in a Hurry for Wealth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Africa

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,712

La Plage

Isabelle Floch

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Tranquil Blossom - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Plant

Desmond Akindoju

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,672

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting . 140 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,500

Friend

Ken Garduno

Painting . 34.5 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€400

La nuit tombe sur la garrigue

Jéko

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Mon monde fragile

Maria Expósito Santiso

Painting . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Bloom 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

€407

Gisèle

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€143

Wendy - 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

€588

Locked

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Nouveau héros

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Wild side of the moon

Nathan Chantob

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

€2,600

Gathering - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism, Africa

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,520

Me and My Guys 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,938

Lady in the Orange dress (All I have is Me)

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,938

Frivole

Monica

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.7 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€350

Where the Light Stays 9 - 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

€407

On Your Tomb, They Won't Smell Nice V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative

Obeka Simon

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

€2,531

L’art du hasard : une tache d’eau relevée sur une table figurant un bebe

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 4.1 inch

€600

Sisterhood (The Love We Share)

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,576

Cast 2 (Muse)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting . 135.1 x 124 x 2.5 cm Painting . 53.2 x 48.8 x 1 inch

€3,977

Bravery

Mayowa Esan

Painting . 120.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,616

Princess Sauda

Akande John

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

€3,254

Tender Gaze

Charles Osaro

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

€2,585

Regal

Victor Morawo

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

€2,531

Lost Love

Michael Alan

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.04 inch

€2,350

Giordana

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€8,600

L & M

Svetlana Lazareva

Painting . 30 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€633

Where Love Resides(We are Sisters) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Women

Taiwo Odejinmi

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

€2,938

Diva nu aux seins rouge

Volt

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

€380 €323

Obehi (Hand of God)

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,797

Lady with the golden flower

Emmanuel Daniel

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

€4,790

Untitled SM 23

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Bloom 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

€407

Nicole - 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

€588

Tête

Geneviève Seillé

Fine Art Drawings . 72.5 x 45 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 17.7 inch

€2,900

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,938

Medicine in art

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€2,260

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