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!

Not a terrorist

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print . 33 x 25.4 x 0.2 cm Print . 13 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€450

Robespierre

Bernard Buffet

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€2,500

Two Worlds

Mariia Kotiuzhynska

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

€1,160

Fougère

Florence Dussuyer

Painting . 97 x 146 x 4 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

€5,100

Super Girl

Odeth'

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

€3,097

The letter

Adda Donato

Painting . 57 x 37 cm Painting . 22.4 x 14.6 inch

€920

Diva

Christelle Lenci

Painting . 21.5 x 21.5 cm Painting . 8.5 x 8.5 inch

€800

L’événement V

Camille Cottier

Painting . 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€950

Don't Tell Me You Didn't Know

Idan Wizen

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

€2,500

Europe mythologie Femme

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting . 130 x 93 x 4.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 36.6 x 1.8 inch

€800

Trop heureuse pour être peureuse

Miss.Tic

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€2,200

Bergamotte

Cannibal Malabar

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

€1,800

Festival of Fire

Ofobuike Okudoh

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 49.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.5 inch

€3,000

Salvador

Yves Courson

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

€8,000

Queen 26-03-06

Kim Soo Young

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 71 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 28 x 0 inch

€1,600

French School Lady in Red in Provençal garden - Chut les Barbizons!

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€2,000

Jewish Wedding

Edward Ben Avram

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

€3,525

Katare XXL

Asko

Painting . 132 x 112 x 0.1 cm Painting . 52 x 44.1 x 0 inch

€1,340

L'abbraccio

Pio Serafini

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

€900

Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling

Jason Langa

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

€1,311 €1,075

Flash

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€3,200

Saxophoniste

Flow

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Renaissance écarlate - Buste de statue grecque

Creami One

Sculpture . 105 x 85 x 2 cm Sculpture . 41.3 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,650

Accord Secret

KiKo

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

€12,800

Little boy

Noah Borger

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€70

Untitled, limited edition print, original artwork from The Gospel Project

Dmitry Vrubel

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

€2,000

Lucie aux arabesques, et au ciel mauve

Sandrine Rondard

Painting . 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

Beautiful in my own skin

Gobe Joseph

Painting . 100.3 x 71.1 x 6.4 cm Painting . 39.5 x 28 x 2.5 inch

€2,712

Sappho

Marino Marini

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,400

Singing in the rain

David Jamin

Painting . 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,380 €1,242

The eyes of butterfly

France Courpotin

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

€3,800

Stupor Mundi

Mimmo Paladino

Print . 103 x 175 x 1 cm Print . 40.6 x 68.9 x 0.4 inch

€4,200

Primary

Anand Manchiraju

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€5,423

Kipusa (gorgeous)

Mosoti Kepha

Sculpture . 48.5 x 31 x 2.5 cm Sculpture . 19.1 x 12.2 x 1 inch

€1,890

The Astronomer

Oswald Aulestia

Painting . 150 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€7,500

Trailable routes

Verónica Arellano

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Sun Match: Vibrant Contemporary Figurative Tennis Artwork in Acrylic on canvas

Yana Medow

Painting . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,627

Urs

Elsa Garate

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

€2,800

Une poignée de prières.

Natacha Birds

Design . 16 x 17 x 11.5 cm Design . 6.3 x 6.7 x 4.5 inch

€69

Vous

Jazzu

Painting . 81 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€3,000

What Your Soul Sings Canvas

Snik

Painting . 40.65 x 40.65 x 3 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Two Ethnic Women

Nicolle Menegaldo

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

€2,371

Sans titre

André Cervera

Painting . 80 x 56 x 0.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€4,000

Resonance II

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Neige incandescente

Victoria Stagni

Painting . 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Mama 2

Thandazani Ndlovu

Painting . 85 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting . 33.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,197

Embraced (Love)

Waleria Matelska

Painting . 120 x 95 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Miu

Capocci

Painting . 140 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€4,800

Histoire de règles et de cheveux

Sandrine Stoïanov

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Femme au tuyau - série portrait de femme

Karine Azoulay (1kazou)

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

€1,500

The fire of marseille

Hans Bellmer

Print . 78 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print . 30.7 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Lena

Lianne Kocks

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€800

Mets lui un nez I

David Cumps

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

€1,200 €1,080

Aquarius

Eva Dimitrova

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€820

Salamandra ou le rêve d'Icare

Julien Cuny

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Original Colour Etching

Jim Dine

Print . 60 x 49 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,750

Consumirse=Transformarse

María del Prado Aznar Navarro

Painting . 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,530

Ohne Titel

Karl Heinz Essig

Painting . 21.2 x 17 x 0.2 cm Painting . 8.3 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,800

POPI

Jordane Desjardins

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

€700

Los cinco guerreros

Enrique Pichardo

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

€2,386

Rough Cuts 1

Hush

Print . 60 x 41 cm Print . 23.6 x 16.1 inch

€830 €747

Kid of the dark night

RNST

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

€80

Three Faces

Giorgi Giorgadze

Painting . 70 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€970

Mila

Igor Galan

Painting . 170 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 66.9 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Japonaise

Clara Castagné

Print . 70 x 100 x 1 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€300

Frida

Mush Lazar

Painting . 120 x 84 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,360

Flottement

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting . 45 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 17.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Spiritus IV — Vas

Daria Golovina

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

€700

L'emmitouflé - Série Les accroupis

Vincent Carpentier

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

N°98

Alicia Lasne

Design . 93 x 63 x 2 cm Design . 36.6 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

S.T. art. 250626-11

Giorgio Toccaceli

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€280

Misfits: Boutique Edition

Lhouette

Painting . 75 x 92 cm Painting . 29.5 x 36.2 inch

€2,426

Anticipation of Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Awofadeju Solomon

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

€4,384 €3,595

Portrait

André Derain

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Mann mit weissem Hemd und schwarzer Hose - Man with white shirt and black trousers

Stephan Balkenhol

Sculpture . 68 x 27 x 27 cm Sculpture . 26.8 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch

€24,000

Les Triplettes

Virginie Matz

Painting . 60 x 81 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 2 inch

€1,520

Obey Icon

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Painting . 68 x 53 x 0.5 cm Painting . 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch

€11,500

Wildest Dream

Ayotunde Ayomide

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€1,446

Pool of whispers

Gardani Art

Painting . 78.7 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 31 x 19 x 2 inch

€3,163

Frida K., Heritage

Caro Graffiti

Sculpture . 54 x 49 x 6 cm Sculpture . 21.3 x 19.3 x 2.4 inch

€1,350

Poise

Ablade Glover

Painting . 152.4 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 60 x 30 x 2 inch

€25,308

Girl with earring

Yana Ros

Painting . 55 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Caps ou pas caps

AKET

Painting . 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€5,900

Richard Wagner

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 inch

€2,500

Silent Serenade of the Harlequin

Viktor Zuk

Sculpture . 24 x 26 x 29 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 10.2 x 11.4 inch

€700

Happier Now

Amy Shekhter

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2 inch

€7,231

First Breath: An intimate oil on linen figurative portrait with soft white tones and delicate floral detail

Nastya Prairie

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

€1,356

The Queen of the Mountains

Artush Voskanyan

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

€4,519

Sister, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 83.8 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 22 x 1 inch

€904

The child with the glass sphere

Sabrina Tortorella

Painting . 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

L'Homme Oiseau

César Baldaccini

Print . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€700 €560

The hair washer

Dagmar Vogt

Sculpture . 60 x 62 x 85 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 24.4 x 33.5 inch

€36,500

Nelson Mandela

C215

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 42.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 16.7 inch

€2,800

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