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!

Lincoln Gangster

James Chiew

Print . 80 x 170 x 3 cm Print . 31.5 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Bryan

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 inch

€3,350

Michel Houellebecq

Valerio Adami

Print . 28.5 x 21 cm Print . 11.2 x 8.3 inch

€250

Monks XXI

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Monks XXII

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Monks XXIII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 100 x 75 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,590

Monks VII

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Monks XLVIII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 105 x 70 x 3 cm Photography . 41.3 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,590

Monks XXVIII

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Monks LIX

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,690

Monks LXIV

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Monks XIV

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,590

Hong Kong Urban Arch IV

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,890

Magnificent

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Liliboy - La pause - Nord-sur-Erdre - Festival La Nuit de l'Erdre - Groupe Deluxe 2019 - série photo noir et blanc

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

523

Françoise Nielly

Print . 89 x 170 cm Print . 35 x 66.9 inch

€4,200

Vancouver

Françoise Nielly

Print . 99 x 170 cm Print . 39 x 66.9 inch

€4,200

Monks XXVII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 100 x 75 x 3 cm Photography . 39.4 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,590

Monks III

Sven Pfrommer

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

€1,590

Le temps est un ami

Martine Haeuw

Photography . 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

La Marche des Éléphants

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Constantine - Into the Light

Guy Sargent

Photography . 68 x 68 x 0.2 cm Photography . 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

€736

Le vert est dans la pomme

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Girls in the Light

Guy Sargent

Photography . 68 x 88 x 0.2 cm Photography . 26.8 x 34.6 x 0.1 inch

€900

KF 1625

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Men in Blue

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Santorin feeling

Jean Christophe Stauder

Painting . 24 x 19 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch

€250

Fiesole III

Guy Sargent

Photography . 130 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography . 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€965

KF 1425

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Wesley

Françoise Nielly

Print . 165 x 110 cm Print . 65 x 43.3 inch

€4,500

The scientist

Paul Richard Mason

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

€650

KF 1325

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Le Bon, la brute et le truand

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Miroir d'Elle

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€180

Lucie

Patrick Villas

Print . 120 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,500

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

€493

Portrait

Jean Christophe Stauder

Painting . 22 x 27 x 3 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€290

KF 1225

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

L'ombre des songes

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€160

Street art portrait-55

SmaK-titi

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€750

Pola Molitor

Gil Rigoulet

Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€2,500

Mendrisse

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€280

KF 1125

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

-N-

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 41.3 inch

€4,500

MBS

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

€4,000

Songes d'Hiver

Martine Haeuw

Photography . 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Porcelain Hand

Guy Sargent

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

€515

KF 1025

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

D'or et de Platine

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 41.3 inch

€10,000

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

30's Upside Down

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€120

L'homme du passé

Tanguy Mendrisse

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

€160

Monks XVII

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 80 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,790

The Cardinal

Guy Sargent

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

€685

Fiesole X

Guy Sargent

Photography . 85 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography . 33.5 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€625

KF 0925

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Julius

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 41.3 inch

€10,000

Camp

Ivan Peev

Painting . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€450

Le pélican

Patrick Villas

Print . 120 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,500

The Sun King, Versailles

Guy Sargent

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

€685

Fire and fury

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

€4,000

Guerre et paix

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

€4,000

KF 0825

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

KF 0725

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€370

Leron Thomas trompettiste - Nantes - Stéréolux - Concert de GUTS - série photo noir et blanc

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

KF 0625

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€370

Jan van Eyck

Guy Sargent

Photography . 53.5 x 46 x 0.2 cm Photography . 21.1 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€325

The Mirror and the Shadow

Guy Sargent

Photography . 46 x 57 x 0.2 cm Photography . 18.1 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

€495

KF 0525

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€370

Street art wall-1

SmaK-titi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.7 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

€600

KF 0425

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€370

KF 0325

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Kévin - L'ascension - Nantes - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo noir et blanc danse et architecture

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

Code 1922 (Estampe)

Thierry Carrier

Print . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€300

Kévin & Jessie - Nanytes - Île de Nantes - série photo couleur danse et architecture

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

On the moon 13 - série portraits de femmes (1)

Stéphane Vereecken

Photography . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€690

KF 0225

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€370

KADJ - Le réverbère - Nantes - île de Nantes - série photo couleur danse et architecture

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Photography . 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch

€578

On the moon 06 - série portraits de femmes

Stéphane Vereecken

Photography . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€500

Last call

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Pola Molitor 2

Gil Rigoulet

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

€2,200

Jimmy Jay - Saint-Herblain - La Carrière - Festival Hip Opsession 2013 - série photo concert noir et blanc

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

La prima

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

On the moon 02 - série portraits de femmes

Stéphane Vereecken

Photography . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€500

Street art couple-4

SmaK-titi

Painting . 26 x 16 x 0.7 cm Painting . 10.2 x 6.3 x 0.3 inch

€190

Jessie - Pont Éric Tabarly - série photo couleur danse et architecture

Lucas Perrigot

Photography . 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€578

Paradis perdu 16 - série portraits de femmes

Stéphane Vereecken

Photography . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€500

François Gabart

Maud Bernos

Photography . 15 x 15 cm Photography . 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€260

Primerose

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Beauty of Faith

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

The Destiny of Saïd

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Inconnu - 2

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.8 inch

€200

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