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!

Anticipation

Seyi Odukoya

Painting . 81 x 66 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 26 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Grivois

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Casablanca, Rare Signed Etching, 91/160, Framed, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman

Al Hirschfeld

Print . 47.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Print . 18.875 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€3,349

Summer Repose | Contemporary Watercolor Reclining Female Figure

Ana Ozz

Fine Art Drawings . 46 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

€402

Queen | Elegant Royal Portrait in Brilliant Blue

Svetlana Iskoskikh

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

€1,339

Dans la lumière

JR

Print . 32 x 24.5 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.6 inch

€4,560

Kid Favela

C215

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€600

Rizière VI

Gabriel Schmitz

Painting . 56.5 x 62.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.2 x 24.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Gele 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Culture, Women

Lukman Olanrewaju Karounwi

Painting . 96.5 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 38 x 1 inch

€1,473

Two selves

Winifred Otowa

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch

€1,072

Self-Portrait

Eleonora Taranova

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

€1,200

Exquisite Black 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Floral

Damola Ayegbayo

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

€2,188

Elévation - Scène onirique et fantastique

Sylvie Robert Alonso

Painting . 46 x 38 x 1.8 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.7 inch

€780

My Own Sweet Solitude 20

Georges Bassil

Painting . 36 x 28 cm Painting . 14.2 x 11 inch

€1,298

I Was Your Age Once

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 110 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,896

Chasseur

Stéphane Fauchille

Painting . 100 x 73 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 2 inch

€5,900

354122 Between Vision and Memory

Yoshihiro Fujita

Painting . 65 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

Visionary with Light (small)

Lieven D'Haese

Sculpture . 35 x 39 x 15 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 15.4 x 5.9 inch

€3,800

Kiss V

Roy Lichtenstein

Design . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€675

The Unfaded Unseen #5

Dina Zaman

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.1 inch

€480

Fading Yellow

tizlu

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€550 €495

Earth Emissary - Jane Fonda

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print . 46 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch

€450

La pêche à la sardine

Sergio Moscona

Painting . 152 x 210 x 3 cm Painting . 59.8 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch

€24,000

Les bonbons

Robert Combas

Painting . 54 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€39,000

Coffret - Permanently Impermanent Collector

Dface

Print . 37 x 32.3 x 5 cm Print . 14.6 x 12.7 x 2 inch

€690

Thinker !

Esther Barend

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

€6,900

Self Defense

ArtoRich

Painting . 80 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,700

The Crown 160424

Opas Chotiphantawanon

Sculpture . 74 x 30.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture . 29.1 x 12 x 1.8 inch

€2,000

Montmartre

Hedwige Leroux

Sculpture . 71 x 13 x 23 cm Sculpture . 28 x 5.1 x 9.1 inch

€12,800

Legislative Influence for Sale

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print . 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print . 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€600

Shout with me II

Bertrand Joliet

Sculpture . 42 x 25 x 13 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.1 inch

€1,500

Let's Keep It

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 24 x 16 x 33.5 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 6.3 x 13.2 inch

€440

Sous protection

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting . 25 x 35 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€11,000

The demand of the time (Black & white)

Jacob Rantzau

Print . 108 x 159 cm Print . 42.5 x 62.6 inch

€3,250

Today is the Day

Greg Angus

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 2 inch

€2,366

Rhythm

Dorit Levi

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,322

Illusions

France Courpotin

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€4,400

Mike Jagger

Lo Da

Painting . 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€1,600

El Universo - The Universe

Peperina Magenta

Print . 99.1 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 27.5 x 1 inch

€4,643

Garden of Eden

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting . 75 x 60 x 4.5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch

€1,800

The decision

Ricardo Fabián Bertona

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,607

La Chute

Levalet

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

€490

Anima e Animus

Gabriella Maino

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€500

Porter par le vent

Luo Li Rong

Sculpture . 100 x 100 x 50 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 39.4 x 19.7 inch

€47,500

William Dunas Dance, Pamela-American Dance Festival

Alex Katz

Print . 74.9 x 50.8 cm Print . 29.5 x 20 inch

€1,072

Alaska Street

Luis Martins dit L7Matrix

Painting . 80 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€2,500

Cosmas and Damian

Salvatore Travascio

Painting . 115 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 45.3 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

The three twins

Levoy Exil

Painting . 96 x 76 x 1 cm Painting . 37.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,300

L'oeil du maître 9

Christian Zeimert

Print . 21 x 24 cm Print . 8.3 x 9.4 inch

€180

The Spanish Woman

Josè Guevara

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€220

Untitled

Claudio Abate

Photography . 40 x 29 x 0.01 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€18,000

Baigneuse

Nicolaï

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Collage EF09 - Autoportrait

Edgardo Flores

Painting . 56 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting . 22 x 15 x 0.2 inch

€650

Amazone Terra n°14

Leslie Daisy Ibarrola-Ibero

Sculpture . 25.5 x 32.3 x 17 cm Sculpture . 10 x 12.7 x 6.7 inch

€3,000

Deep Inside

Zurik

Painting . 150 x 300 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 118.1 x 2 inch

€15,135

Sisters

Marta Breeze

Painting . 140 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800

Olanma (Priceless Jewel)

Martha Adanma

Painting . 107 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 42.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,550

Memory in Motion

Karen Akhikyan

Sculpture . 46 x 39 x 19 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 15.4 x 7.5 inch

€3,125

Witches 2

Nino Bosikashvili

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

€2,500

Defenders of Ukraine

Daniil Litvinov

Painting . 41.5 x 29.5 x 2 cm Painting . 16.3 x 11.6 x 0.8 inch

€460

Umi B?zu

Laura Partin

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 100 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,600

The Parrot Speaks for Me

Kateryna Kolesnykova

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Rain

Margarita Ivanova

Painting . 90 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Moment of Affection - 21st Century Contemporary, Expressionism, Portrait, Modern

Joshua Salami

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,652

Explorers

Iwona Miliszewska-Nosko

Sculpture . 60 x 40 x 23 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 15.7 x 9.1 inch

€5,500

Duo de choc

Giuseppe Piermatteo

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€2,300

The Insomnia: Abstract Surrealist Acrylic Painting

Aleksandra Pakhanian

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€982

Queen 12345

Kim Soo Young

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 38 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

She Returns to Herself

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 200 x 180 x 2.5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1 inch

€7,300

Attraction

Wait

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

€2,400

Day Shapes: Bold Abstract Figurative Artwork in Red, Blue & Yellow with Whimsical Figures

Yana Medow

Painting . 150 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,786

Are You in a Relationship?

Iryna Bondar

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

€900

Into the Light: Captivating Urban Sunset Portrait with Golden Hues

Jane Nee

Painting . 50 x 60.5 x 1.8 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.8 x 0.7 inch

€982

Never Forget

Maka Kvartskhava

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

€1,200

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

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

€5,200

Ragazza distesa tra i fili d'erba

Luigi Iona

Painting . 71 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 22.6 x 0 inch

€280

Love Competition

Elene Melikidze

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

€1,100

Untitled #16, série Bullet Proof, The birthday party children 6 years later.

Vee Speers

Photography . 120 x 96 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 37.8 x 0.4 inch

€9,500

Hommage aux tirailleurs

Nathanael Koffi

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

€900

Spider

David Cumps

Painting . 70 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Rubi

Fresha D

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

€950

Le Fils de l´Homme

René Magritte

Print . 45 x 30 cm Print . 17.7 x 11.8 inch

€390

I am my biggest competition

Caroline Chinakwe

Print . 101.6 x 101.6 x 1 cm Print . 40 x 40 x 0.4 inch

€6,088

Femme a l'écharpe d'or

Joëlle Darmon

Sculpture . 40 x 16 x 8 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 6.3 x 3.1 inch

€680

L'étreinte

Yassin Adel

Photography . 90 x 60 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 inch

€2,500

Une femme devant un tableau de Cy Twombly

Gerard Boersma

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Volteggio

Marino Marini

Print . 51 x 37 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.6 inch

€1,390

Kahwslo

Gustavo Rimada

Print . 35.6 x 35.6 cm Print . 14 x 14 inch

€600

Claude a Deux Ans

Pablo Picasso

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

€4,860

Harmonica Curse

Dieter Roth

Print . 31 x 31 x 1 cm Print . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€890

Lover Boy

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2.5 inch

€1,741 €1,393

La pause

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

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