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!

Inconnu - 1

Guillaume Piot

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

€200

IBEYI - Deux minutes avant la scène - Paris - L'Olympia - 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

€600

Paradis perdu 14 - série portraits de femmes

Stéphane Vereecken

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

€500

KF 1525

Paul Kostabi & Giuseppe Fortunato

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

€380

Tête d'Orphée

Jean Christophe Stauder

Painting . 28 x 19 x 1 cm Painting . 11 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

€400

Discipline 1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

IBEYI & JR - Paris - L'Olympia - 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

€600

L'empereur imprimeur II

Bruno Mallart

Print . 124 x 83 x 3 cm Print . 48.8 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

From Earth

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Coste Hôtel Dieu - Nantes - 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

Vasile, last of the last

Maïlys Derville

Photography . 50 x 75 x 0.027 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€650

The Dream of Jench

Maïlys Derville

Photography . 50 x 75 x 0.027 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€650

Coste - La grue jaune - Nantes- île Beaulieu - 2012 - série 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

Peak Performance

Edvarda Braanaas

Print . 75 x 60 cm Print . 29.5 x 23.6 inch

€700

The Ecstasy of Gold 2

Maïlys Derville

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

€650

Boxer Bruce

Sebastian Riemer

Photography . 125 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 49.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Charles X - La coopérative de Mai - Clermont-Ferrand 2016 - Les Nuits Zébrées de Nova

Lucas Perrigot

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

€570

Octobre, the hairless cat II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Planète rouge (2)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Octobre, the hairless cat

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€950

Octobre, the hairless cat III

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Look Look

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Barcelone

Paul Richard Mason

Print . 34 x 25 cm Print . 13.4 x 9.8 inch

€350

Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°3/5

Catherine Clare

Print . 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€250

Mother earth (3)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Portrait homme à la veste rouge (1)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°4/5

Catherine Clare

Print . 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€250

Planète rouge (3)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Planète rouge (1)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Portrait homme à la veste rouge (2)

Catherine Clare

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€490

Roman Traffic

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Marion - Île de beaulieu - Nantes - série Danse photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Kévin - Le mur - La poste - Nantes - série Danse photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Architects Anonymous

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Life

Tehos

Print . 54 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.3 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€300

Jessie - Halles Alstom - Nantes - série photo Danse Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

MC Solaar, Daddy Lord C et JP Manova - Médiathèque Françoise Sagan - Paris - Concert de JP Manova pour la radio Le Mouv' - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Shoeblack

Guilhem Ribart

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Pépé, une seconde avant - Festival Fête du Bruit - Saint Nolff - Concert du groupe Deluxe - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Pépé, saxophoniste du groupe Deluxe - Le Stéréolux - Nantes - Dans les coulisses de l'Olympia d'Ibeyi - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

L'homme à la guitare - Le Trianon - Paris - Avant première du concert de Guts - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

IBEYI23 Olympia - L'Olympia - Paris - Dans les coulisses de l'Olympia d'Ibeyi - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Dany Dan - La Carrière - Saint Herblain 2013 - Dans les coulisses du festival Hip Opsession - série photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Emily - Le Bataclan - Concert de Jukebox Champions - Paris 2014 - série Photo Noir et Blanc

Lucas Perrigot

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

€290

Francisco

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€2,500

Paris Sportif

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Sophie

Camille Poli

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

€90

Katerina

Martine Haeuw

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€460

Les anciens et les modernes

Nadja B.

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

€500

Goldo fleurs

Camille Poli

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

€90

Restraint

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€70

Jeune fille aux fleurs

Camille Poli

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

€90

Steppes walk

Guilhem Ribart

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Love Is Blind

Grzegorz Sikorski

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

€250

Do You Like Surprises?

Grzegorz Sikorski

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

€250

Derrick Adams Mirroring Idealism Wall Relief 2021 Edition of 40

Derrick Adams

Print . 70 x 2.5 x 10 cm Print . 27.6 x 1 x 3.9 inch

€35,702

Hide and Feel

Axel Traverso

Print . 50 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,500

The Kiss

Enki Bilal

Print . 60 x 60 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€990 €792

Sunny line

Lesya Rozova

Photography . 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€1,200

The last sitting - Marilyn purple wink roses

Bert Stern

Photography . 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography . 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€2,775

Porcelain Paradox

Guy Sargent

Photography . 116.5 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography . 45.9 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,650

Porcelain Repose

Guy Sargent

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

€825

Porcelain: Presence

Guy Sargent

Photography . 107 x 107 x 0.2 cm Photography . 42.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

€2,625

Hristina

Samuel Lugassy

Photography . 80 x 65 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

I see butterfly

James Chiew

Painting . 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€9,500

The Dark Roman - Blue

Guy Sargent

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

€695

Porcelain LVV

Guy Sargent

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

€1,165

Porcelain XXXIII

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain XLV

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain XXXVI

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain VIII

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain XLI

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain XLIV

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain XLIII

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain LV

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain LVIII

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain Goya

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain Repose II

Guy Sargent

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

€825

Porcelain Red VIII

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain Red VI

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain Red IV

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain Red XX

Guy Sargent

Photography . 84.5 x 68 x 0.2 cm Photography . 33.3 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

€925

Porcelain Red

Guy Sargent

Photography . 80 x 68 x 0.2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

€925

Porcelain XXIII

Guy Sargent

Photography . 68 x 68 cm Photography . 26.8 x 26.8 inch

€915

Porcelain XLVI

Guy Sargent

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

€895

Porcelain XXVI

Guy Sargent

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

€925

Porcelain Cranach

Guy Sargent

Photography . 111.5 x 68 x 0.2 cm Photography . 43.9 x 26.8 x 0.1 inch

€995

Porcelain XXXIV

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain XXXI

Guy Sargent

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

€915

Porcelain XX

Guy Sargent

Photography . 110 x 91.5 x 0.2 cm Photography . 43.3 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€1,175

Surrogate

James Chiew

Painting . 100 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€6,500

Native

James Chiew

Painting . 90 x 180 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 2 inch

€8,500

Le coeur n'a pas de sexe

Miss.Tic

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,500

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