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!

Sentinel of liberty

BrickBoardBuilder

Painting . 120 x 80 x 6 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

€4,400

The Milkmaid

David Kandelaki

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€280 €224

A bicyclette

VirJnie

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€230

Black Beauty

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting . 88.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,627

Vintage is Better XL

Gongas

Painting . 96 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting . 37.8 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€720 €576

Unknown Soldier - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Military, Veteran, Men

Makama John

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

€2,395

Enchanting Elegance

Samson Adetunji

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

€2,033

Away From Our Hands

Toheeb Ibrahim

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

€2,575

Far From Home

Michael Adetula

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

€1,988

Solitude Gaze - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 88.9 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,395

Becoming 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting . 88.9 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 31 x 1 inch

€2,033

The Great Beyond

tizlu

Print . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€380

Geisha

Flow

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€2,000 €1,800

I know I´m not alone (red)

Jana & JS

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

€200

Halo of Blooms

Clement Mmaduako Nwafor

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

€4,337

Echo's answer

Andrea Michaelsson BTOY

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€450

Les Pas de Deux 3

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

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

€1,500 €1,275

Shadows and Bloom 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Figuration, Modern

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 83.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,259

Le temps est bon

Lola Jamin

Painting . 51 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€580

Nunc (For No Special Reason) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expression

Olumide Ajayi

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

€1,084

Before the Leap - 21st Century, Contemporary Portrait, Figurative, Women, Africa

Ademola Ajayi

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

€2,395

Dauntless 3

Kehinde Mayowa

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

€2,259

Les Mannequins (The Supermodels) 2

Alawaye Tope

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

€1,672

Idehen

Barnabas Macauley

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

€3,795

Becoming 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Africa

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting . 100.3 x 85.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.5 x 33.5 x 1 inch

€2,033

Good Hair (Special Edition)

Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle

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

€725

Through The Lens of Calm - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Couple, Fashion

Adewuyi Theophilus

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

€3,479

Sisters in Yellow 2

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,892

Home

Emmanuel Ojebola

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

€4,066

L'intimité

Kristina Mallen

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

€1,750

Shadows and Bloom 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Figuration, Modern

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 83.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,259

Nurturing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Figurative Portrait, Women, Africa

Loje Oluwaseun

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

€1,310

Abundance: Aje Ni Temi

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

Painting . 25.4 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 10 x 10 x 1 inch

€1,220

Twin Brother

Oshorenoya David Francis

Painting . 46 x 29.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.7 x 1 inch

€1,220

Living for the Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Neo-Expressionism

Dennis Onofua

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

€4,383

I Remember Your Promise - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media

Princewill Aruocha

Painting . 113 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44.5 x 34 x 1 inch

€4,383

Ephémère (bois encadré)

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€850

Insight

Kehinde Mayowa

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

€2,033

State of Calm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Bird

Adebayo Taiwo

Painting . 100.3 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.5 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,033

Envol

Flow

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€2,200 €1,760

Liberté en Liberté

tizlu

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€380

Love Without Fear

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,711

Iris

Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle

Print . 64 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€675 €574

La Baiser

Kristina Mallen

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

€1,750

Ancestral Throne - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Painting . 86.4 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 27 x 1 inch

€2,395

Unfurling the Past

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€2,395

Au tribunal

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

Charlotte Gainsbourg au Festival de Cannes, 2019

Pascal Baril

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

€650 €585

Aposiopesis - 21st Century, Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, People, Pressure

Olumide Ajayi

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

€3,389

Ecstasy 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral Women, Modern

Oyeleye Feranmi

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

€1,491

La demoiselle du vent Bleue clair

Patricia Grangier

Sculpture . 52 x 20 x 22 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 7.9 x 8.7 inch

€3,000

As Far As You Can See

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting . 55.9 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 22 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,220

My amigo

Desmond Akindoju

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

€1,355

Patience

Kehinde Mayowa

Painting . 90.2 x 90.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.5 x 35.5 x 1 inch

€2,033

That One Friend

Samson Toba

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

€4,066

Néon Muse

Gongas

Painting . 85 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€590 €472

Till It All Withers 3

Samson Olatubosun

Painting . 91.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 26 x 1 inch

€1,672

Look And Sanity (Beautiful Representation)

Abdulateef Salaudeen

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

€2,124

Boubou - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Plants, Women, Africa

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 59.9 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.6 x 1 inch

€1,446

Keep It Safe - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women

Babatunde Adeogun

Painting . 151.1 x 121.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.5 x 47.7 x 1 inch

€2,575

Morenike Afrofuture

Ekele Francis

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,762

Obinrin (Woman)

Oladire Araireoluwa

Painting . 114.3 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,880

Introspection - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting . 88.9 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,395

Mixed Feeling 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,130

Be Yourself - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Painting . 81.3 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 20 x 1 inch

€2,033

Athlete

Maria Tendo

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

€2,033

Life: The Best Teacher

Naomi Oyeniyi

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

€2,033

Solicitude IV

Akande John

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

€2,078

Esther, After My Mom's

Adeniyi Joshua Adetayo

Painting . 100.1 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,943

Black is beautiful

Kehinde Oyafajo

Painting . 119.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€2,078

Expecting

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,078

Untitled

Charles Osaro

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

€1,807

Crown of Her Own Voice -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fabrics

Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

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

€2,395

Untitled 4

Kayimahe Ishmael Zed

Painting . 89.9 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,536

Aphrodite (Petite)

Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle

Print . 43.2 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 17 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€350

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Delft Bathroom Skull

Dead Head

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€250 €225

Tribeca

Virginie Clement

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Veiled Contemplation

Meshach Charity

Painting . 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 34 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,033

Timeless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Women, Floral

Awofadeju Solomon

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

€1,807

At The Other Side Waiting - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Love

Ogbonna Francis

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

€2,395

Teach us to love ourselves

Oluwafemi Afolabi

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

€2,711

On the School Bus

Karine Matsakyan

Painting . 94 x 43 x 0.5 cm Painting . 37 x 16.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Mixed Feeling 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Women

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,130

Gaze 1

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€895

Glimpse to Fate

Omoayo George Osoba

Painting . 105.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 41.7 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,807

I Have a Dream - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa, Football

Aba Linus

Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31 x 31 x 1 inch

€2,124

Retrato en azules

Enrique Pichardo

Painting . 150 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,420

Reflection - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women

Tolulope Adigbo

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

€2,124

Lilac Armchair - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Painting of a Woman in Red

Jason Langa

Painting . 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,310

Ally

Ibitoye Emmanuel

Painting . 89.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€2,214

Fantasy 1

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,762

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