Portrait

Painting, Dans l'ombre, Christy

Dans l'ombre

Christy

Painting - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,920

Painting, Achille, Adélaïde Leferme

Achille

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,846 $2,561

Painting, More than a body, Poonam Choudhary

More than a body

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

$3,000

Photography, Queen lady, Samuel Cueto

Queen lady

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$9,034

Painting, Moulin Rouge, Johnathan Ball

Moulin Rouge

Johnathan Ball

Painting - 10 x 14 inch

$1,300

Photography, Follow the white rabbit, Katarzyna Widmanska

Follow the white rabbit

Katarzyna Widmanska

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$847

Painting, Naked, Corey Kilmartin

Naked

Corey Kilmartin

Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,372

Painting, Confused, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Confused

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,146

Painting, A tribal Mind, Thomas Mainardi

A tribal Mind

Thomas Mainardi

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,033

Painting, Albero di Natale, Alexander Daniloff

Albero di Natale

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 16.9 x 11 x 0 inch

$203

Painting, Re Lear, Alexander Daniloff

Re Lear

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 25.6 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch

$542 $461

Painting, Dr. Alastair Baird, Alastair Faulkner

Dr. Alastair Baird

Alastair Faulkner

Painting - 15 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,694

Painting, Portrait, Iszchan Nazarian

Portrait

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,807

Painting, Don Giovanni, Alexander Daniloff

Don Giovanni

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 17.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$339

Fine Art Drawings, Cavaliere del Santo Graal, Alexander Daniloff

Cavaliere del Santo Graal

Alexander Daniloff

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.5 x 0.2 inch

$169

Painting, Angel, Iszchan Nazarian

Angel

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 43.3 x 35.8 inch

$1,016

Sculpture, Melancolique Anonyme, Alexandre Mijatovic

Melancolique Anonyme

Alexandre Mijatovic

Sculpture - 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$3,840

Photography, Le temps est un ami, Martine Haeuw

Le temps est un ami

Martine Haeuw

Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Baiser sur le front, Etienne

Baiser sur le front

Etienne

Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.5 x 2.8 inch

$7,623

Painting, Cyrano si j'étais..., Ghislaine Ferreira

Cyrano si j'étais...

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$870

Painting, Je boirai bien une bière, Ghislaine Ferreira

Je boirai bien une bière

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$881

Photography, Stories Scheherazade Certified II, Grzegorz Sikorski

Stories Scheherazade Certified II

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$215

Print, La Gioconda, Slasky

La Gioconda

Slasky

Print - 28.7 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,778

Painting, Portrait 16, Shahram Nabati

Portrait 16

Shahram Nabati

Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

$678

Painting, Requiem for a Dream, Docteur Bergman

Requiem for a Dream

Docteur Bergman

Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$655

Painting, Opinion, Sid'Ali Hams

Opinion

Sid'Ali Hams

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Photography, Curves #55, Michal Zahornacky

Curves #55

Michal Zahornacky

Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,694

Photography, Cinematography inspired session #26, Grzegorz Sikorski

Cinematography inspired session #26

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$215

Photography, Cinematography inspired session #7, Grzegorz Sikorski

Cinematography inspired session #7

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$215

Photography, Flamenco I, Grzegorz Sikorski

Flamenco I

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$215

Painting, The end of the dream, Didier Guerandelle

The end of the dream

Didier Guerandelle

Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$2,033

Painting, Social value of consumption, Didier Guerandelle

Social value of consumption

Didier Guerandelle

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,016

Painting, Sans titre, Gatien Mabounga

Sans titre

Gatien Mabounga

Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$1,299

Painting, Beauty kids, Kusbudiyanto

Beauty kids

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,807

Painting, Têtes couronnées - Mona sortant du salon de coiffure, Gatien Mabounga

Têtes couronnées - Mona sortant du salon de coiffure

Gatien Mabounga

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$2,146

Painting, Ce soir je serai la plus belle pour aller danser, Gatien Mabounga

Ce soir je serai la plus belle pour aller danser

Gatien Mabounga

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Kipusa (gorgeous), Mosoti Kepha

Kipusa (gorgeous)

Mosoti Kepha

Sculpture - 19.1 x 12.2 x 1 inch

$2,134

Photography, Would You Swim with Me? II, Grzegorz Sikorski

Would You Swim with Me? II

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0 inch

$215

Painting, Figure, Sergio Barletta

Figure

Sergio Barletta

Painting - 11 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

$960

Painting, Frida K., Charlotte Lecoanet

Frida K.

Charlotte Lecoanet

Painting - 14.2 x 10.2 inch

$621

Photography, Quant Dress, John French

Quant Dress

John French

Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,118

Photography, Eternal Recurrence #42, Natasha Zupan

Eternal Recurrence #42

Natasha Zupan

Photography - 60 x 53.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Untitled II, José Sierra

Untitled II

José Sierra

Photography - 23.62 x 35.44 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Chineese Fog, Pierre Migot

Chineese Fog

Pierre Migot

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,118

Print, Iron Couple, Peter Klasen

Iron Couple

Peter Klasen

Print - 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$10,728

Print, L’île de l'insomnie IX, Antonio Segui

L’île de l'insomnie IX

Antonio Segui

Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$136

Painting, BrooKlyne, 2Kyff

BrooKlyne

2Kyff

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,016

Painting, Double thought V-001, Tehos

Double thought V-001

Tehos

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$734

Photography, Deseo Insular XII, José Sierra

Deseo Insular XII

José Sierra

Photography - 27.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Painting, 3 figures, Alain Rothstein

3 figures

Alain Rothstein

Painting - 26 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, La Dégustation, Etienne

La Dégustation

Etienne

Sculpture - 7.3 x 5.1 x 7.9 inch

$18,713

Sculpture, Tchin Tchin, Etienne

Tchin Tchin

Etienne

Sculpture - 6.3 x 5.9 x 6.7 inch

$14,455

Painting, The Juggler, Sergio Barletta

The Juggler

Sergio Barletta

Painting - 59.1 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Sculpture, L'Offrande et la pierre plate, Réjane LeChat

L'Offrande et la pierre plate

Réjane LeChat

Sculpture - 17.7 x 3.5 x 5.5 inch

$2,033

Painting, VIP, Patrick Moya

VIP

Patrick Moya

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,146

Painting, Andréa D2P, Véronique Clanet

Andréa D2P

Véronique Clanet

Painting - 12.2 x 10.2 inch

$2,372

Sculpture, Elda, Véronique Clanet

Elda

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture - 23.2 x 9.1 x 3.9 inch

$4,517

Photography, Shreds of Memory I, Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Shreds of Memory I

Jakub Pasierkiewicz

Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,449

Sculpture, Romy, Véronique Clanet

Romy

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture - 14.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$3,049

Sculpture, Maty, Véronique Clanet

Maty

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture - 22.4 x 11 x 7.9 inch

$4,235

Sculpture, Lise, Véronique Clanet

Lise

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture - 27.8 x 13.8 x 8.7 inch

$5,647

Print, Untitled 14, Elias Moubarak

Untitled 14

Elias Moubarak

Print - 5.9 x 8.7 inch

$550

Print, Untitled 13, Elias Moubarak

Untitled 13

Elias Moubarak

Print - 8.7 x 5.9 inch

$550

Print, Untitled 12, Elias Moubarak

Untitled 12

Elias Moubarak

Print - 8.7 x 5.9 inch

$550

Painting, Opium, Sergey Bondarev

Opium

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$29,249

Painting, Bat Girl Yvonne Craig, Dane Shue

Bat Girl Yvonne Craig

Dane Shue

Painting - 40 x 32 x 0.1 inch

$1,670

Sculpture, Pomme "Marilyn", Dom'One

Pomme "Marilyn"

Dom'One

Sculpture - 17.7 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch

$2,146

Print, Blood 3, Lucio Forte

Blood 3

Lucio Forte

Print - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$111

Painting, Untitled, Mix media, Roberto Fonfria

Untitled, Mix media

Roberto Fonfria

Painting - x inch

$980

Print, Poema visual 4, Joan Brossa

Poema visual 4

Joan Brossa

Print - 19.7 x 15 inch

$621

Painting, The struggle between good and evil, Malgorzata Rozmarynowska

The struggle between good and evil

Malgorzata Rozmarynowska

Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 inch

$1,694

Photography, Francis Joyon, Christophe Paucelier

Francis Joyon

Christophe Paucelier

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$1,073

Painting, La espera, Marta Lafuente

La espera

Marta Lafuente

Painting - 48.8 x 33.1 inch

$3,162

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Joaquín Xaudaró

Untitled

Joaquín Xaudaró

Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 inch

$2,259

Painting, Untitled SM 21, Adam Sabhan

Untitled SM 21

Adam Sabhan

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,694

Photography, Don de soi I, Feng Kaixuan

Don de soi I

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,776

Photography, Teatrino from the Castelloland series., Paloma Castello

Teatrino from the Castelloland series.

Paloma Castello

Photography - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,250

Photography, The Road to Perdition, Martin Kallay

The Road to Perdition

Martin Kallay

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,355

Painting, Portrait, Iszchan Nazarian

Portrait

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 29.1 x 22 inch

$1,355

Painting, Beethoven, Iszchan Nazarian

Beethoven

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 39.4 x 36.2 inch

$1,581

Print, Capitipède Duo 1, Yvon Taillandier

Capitipède Duo 1

Yvon Taillandier

Print - 20.1 x 28 inch

$1,005

Photography, After the rains, John Kenny

After the rains

John Kenny

Photography - 32 x 47 inch

$2,767

Fine Art Drawings, Helmeted man 3, Raymond Loewy

Helmeted man 3

Raymond Loewy

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch

$1,118

Fine Art Drawings, Grand portrait 2, Davide Cicolani

Grand portrait 2

Davide Cicolani

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,525

Painting, Little bird, Monika Rossa

Little bird

Monika Rossa

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,355

Painting, Little cellist, Monika Rossa

Little cellist

Monika Rossa

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,355

Painting, Cellist, Monika Rossa

Cellist

Monika Rossa

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$1,355

Painting, Théâtre d'Oklaoma, Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Théâtre d'Oklaoma

Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$474

Photography, Pow wow. Amérique du nord, Dominique Leroy

Pow wow. Amérique du nord

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Photography, Mon beau miroir. Femme Mursi. Ethiopie, Dominique Leroy

Mon beau miroir. Femme Mursi. Ethiopie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Morning at Gruszka's place, Janusz Szpyt

Morning at Gruszka's place

Janusz Szpyt

Painting - 20.1 x 13.4 inch

$1,468

Painting, Celebration, Judith Berry

Celebration

Judith Berry

Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,400

Photography, 189 - James, Bernard Pras

189 - James

Bernard Pras

Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$5,647

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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