Portrait

Print, Friendship and Support ( Gold ), Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Friendship and Support ( Gold )

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$906

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Sans titre

Robert Combas

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch

$1,358 $1,155

Painting, Aequorea Victoria, Caro Graffiti

Aequorea Victoria

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 12.6 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch

$962

Painting, Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige, Enrique Pichardo

Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$978

Print, Virgo energy, Insane 51

Virgo energy

Insane 51

Print - 17.7 x 31.5 inch

$1,075

Painting, With Cupid at Your Back, Lilit Soghomonyan

With Cupid at Your Back

Lilit Soghomonyan

Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$906 $815

Painting, Young boy, Jef Aérosol

Young boy

Jef Aérosol

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$8,490

Painting, Smirk, Nina Urushadze

Smirk

Nina Urushadze

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,038

Sculpture, Gana, Jack Jacquot

Gana

Jack Jacquot

Sculpture - 31.5 x 20.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,038

Painting, Au tribunal, David Jamin

Au tribunal

David Jamin

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$906 $851

Sculpture, L'Insaisissable, Marc Petit

L'Insaisissable

Marc Petit

Sculpture - 6.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 inch

$1,811

Painting, Shoredich IV, Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Shoredich IV

Yoann Bonneville (YBA)

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

$2,038

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,680

Painting, À fleur de peau, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

À fleur de peau

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,151

Painting, Dream, Gillian Brin

Dream

Gillian Brin

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$736 $662

Painting, Contemporary portrait "Cat Country", Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait "Cat Country"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch

$2,253

Painting, Adolescence 1, Camille Cottier

Adolescence 1

Camille Cottier

Painting - 18.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,151

Sculpture, Thoughts, Karen Axikyan

Thoughts

Karen Axikyan

Sculpture - 12.2 x 5.9 x 6.3 inch

$1,350

Painting, Reading in the garden, Dasha Pogodina

Reading in the garden

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 37 x 37 x 1 inch

$1,245

Sculpture, Circus Acrobats, Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa

Circus Acrobats

Joanna Zakrzewska-Cholewa

Sculpture - 19.3 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch

$1,810 $1,630

Sculpture, Surveillants, Didier Fournier

Surveillants

Didier Fournier

Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.2 x 5.5 inch

$906 $815

Painting, Blue VR7731, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR7731

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,057

Print, Recouvrance 2006, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Recouvrance 2006

Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Print - 25.2 x 31.9 inch

$792

Painting, Le chaman, Julien Cuny

Le chaman

Julien Cuny

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$679

Print, Direct Panama, Eduardo Arroyo

Direct Panama

Eduardo Arroyo

Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$679

Painting, Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba

Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)

Fasalejo Tobiloba

Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,350

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$900

Painting, Mademoiselle 41, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 41

Kaige Yang

Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,698

Print, La cage et L'encre noir, Sandra Chevrier

La cage et L'encre noir

Sandra Chevrier

Print - 28 x 28 x 0.1 inch

$1,472

Painting, In a hat, Joanna Woyda

In a hat

Joanna Woyda

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$1,472

Sculpture, Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #3, Jéko

Les yeux dans les tiens, souris #3

Jéko

Sculpture - 27 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,943

Painting, Le timide en veste à fleurs, Jéko

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting - 55.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

$4,075 $3,668

Print, Couple, Fernand Léger

Couple

Fernand Léger

Print - 18.9 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$906

Print, L'Ecuyere, Marc Chagall

L'Ecuyere

Marc Chagall

Print - 13.4 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$1,358

Print, Paper Head 1 | Girl, Julian Opie

Paper Head 1 | Girl

Julian Opie

Print - 32.7 x 28 x 0.4 inch

$14,151

Painting, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo

Sans Titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch

$736 $442

Painting, Bulb of Awakening, Ekele Francis

Bulb of Awakening

Ekele Francis

Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Afrikaans, Korede Solaja

Afrikaans

Korede Solaja

Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,121

Painting, Le Regard de David, Miguel Guía

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,094

Sculpture, Il n'y voit que du bleu, Michadu

Il n'y voit que du bleu

Michadu

Sculpture - 26.4 x 6.3 x 14.6 inch

$2,038

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,000

Photography, Men's World 2, Olha Stepanian

Men's World 2

Olha Stepanian

Photography - 31 x 31 inch

$1,850

Print, Viento, Antonio Segui

Viento

Antonio Segui

Print - 24.8 x 17.9 x 0.1 inch

$623

Print, Lou et son ombre, Jaume Plensa

Lou et son ombre

Jaume Plensa

Print - 19.7 x 16.9 inch

$1,698

Painting, Lamente, Gianluca Fascetto

Lamente

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 25.6 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,109

Painting, A couple, Michal Bajsarowicz

A couple

Michal Bajsarowicz

Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch

$2,264

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,472

Painting, Kakorrhaphiaphobia, Aïcha Koné

Kakorrhaphiaphobia

Aïcha Koné

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Print, 100 ans de l'Humanité, Hervé Di Rosa

100 ans de l'Humanité

Hervé Di Rosa

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$679

Photography, Mhysa, Mathilde Oscar

Mhysa

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,698

Painting, Lys, Cannibal Malabar

Lys

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,811

Painting, Thoughtful Man, Josep Guinovart

Thoughtful Man

Josep Guinovart

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,038

Print, Cheval mourant, Pablo Picasso

Cheval mourant

Pablo Picasso

Print - 12.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$2,151

Painting, The ballet friends, Serghei Ghetiu

The ballet friends

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Painting, Bain de soleil sur la Riviera, Bertrand de Visme

Bain de soleil sur la Riviera

Bertrand de Visme

Painting - 51.2 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,038 $1,834

Print, Zahra, YZ (Yzeult)

Zahra

YZ (Yzeult)

Print - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$792

Painting, Force florale, Patricia Dubois

Force florale

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch

$2,888

Sculpture, Adam and Eve, Aleksandr Shkarbanenko

Adam and Eve

Aleksandr Shkarbanenko

Sculpture - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,600

Sculpture, Caleidoscopio, Amancio Gonzalez

Caleidoscopio

Amancio Gonzalez

Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

$4,868

Painting, Peace from Within, Michael Adetula

Peace from Within

Michael Adetula

Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Circle of Trust 2, Iyiola Odunayo

Circle of Trust 2

Iyiola Odunayo

Painting - 40 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Wooden Elegance, Desmond Akindoju

Wooden Elegance

Desmond Akindoju

Painting - 22 x 18 x 1 inch

$1,100

Painting, Teach us to love ourselves, Oluwafemi Afolabi

Teach us to love ourselves

Oluwafemi Afolabi

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,800

Painting, Sérénité, Marie Montagnat

Sérénité

Marie Montagnat

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$792

Painting, Un brin de positif, Jazzu

Un brin de positif

Jazzu

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,830

Painting, Ragazza del Mare, Luigi Iona

Ragazza del Mare

Luigi Iona

Painting - 19.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$102

Print, Portrait IV, Antonio Saura

Portrait IV

Antonio Saura

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$566

Print, Vinyl Mickey Mouse, Edyta Grzyb

Vinyl Mickey Mouse

Edyta Grzyb

Print - 25 x 25 x 1 inch

$985

Painting, Portrait 5, Anna Camille

Portrait 5

Anna Camille

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,887

Design, Time off Black, Kaws

Time off Black

Kaws

Design - 7.9 x 12.6 x 5.9 inch

$1,132

Painting, Kopan, Nanou Marcer

Kopan

Nanou Marcer

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,811

Fine Art Drawings, La dormeuse, Magdalena Lamri

La dormeuse

Magdalena Lamri

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,223

Print, Toujours Marilyn, Miguel Guía

Toujours Marilyn

Miguel Guía

Print - 21.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,528

Painting, Soulmates, Spring serie, Olha Vlasova

Soulmates, Spring serie

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,132

Print, Jeunes filles, Marie Laurencin

Jeunes filles

Marie Laurencin

Print - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch

$634

Fine Art Drawings, Debbie, Monika Nowak

Debbie

Monika Nowak

Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$9,283

Painting, Eugénie, Karo Trass

Eugénie

Karo Trass

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$113

Painting, Lady with a hand fan, Anatoly Metlan

Lady with a hand fan

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 1 inch

$6,800

Painting, In Her, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

In Her

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$3,000

Painting, Goya, C215

Goya

C215

Painting - 3.9 x 5.5 x 0 inch

$1,019

Print, Graff #108, Dine Chanima

Graff #108

Dine Chanima

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,698

Painting, The Godfather, Peter Donkersloot

The Godfather

Peter Donkersloot

Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,623

Print, Soleil cou coupé 1, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 1

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Print, Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Print - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,472

Sculpture, Frida kahlo, PyB

Frida kahlo

PyB

Sculpture - 10.6 x 7.1 x 2.4 inch

$283

Painting, Nanas, Pepita

Nanas

Pepita

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,509

Sculpture, Phébé la dernière fille de Gaïa, Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)

Phébé la dernière fille de Gaïa

Fabienne Bonneau (Fablues)

Sculpture - 11.4 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch

$1,019

Painting, Folies bergères, Cacou

Folies bergères

Cacou

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$623

Painting, Magnetic field, Olivier Massebeuf

Magnetic field

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1 inch

$1,585

Print, Ketaye, Shake

Ketaye

Shake

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$736

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!

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