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!

Donna universo

Saverio Filioli Uranio

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

€480

Série Pop vs Lydi vs Heros 1/20

Lydi

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

€190

Série Pop vs Lydi vs Heros 4/20

Lydi

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

€190

Othoniel vs Lydi 1/20

Lydi

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

€190

Othoniel vs Lydi 1/20

Lydi

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

€190

Pop Lydi vs Heros 1/20

Lydi

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

€190

Othoniel vs Lydi 3/20

Lydi

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

€190

Affection

Anna Krtshatsyan

Painting . 34 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting . 13.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€350 €315

Untitled 169

Tarek Butayhi

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

€700

Crazy Horse

Vincent Pompetti

Painting . 27 x 43 cm Painting . 10.6 x 16.9 inch

€550

Serie Geisha 00090

Josep Pozo

Painting . 90 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,000

Printemps

Albena Vatcheva

Print . 42 x 30 x 0.01 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€89

Iago

Charles Lapicque

Print . 57 x 38 cm Print . 22.4 x 15 inch

€300

Evasion

Bruno Feitussi

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€750

Sotigui Kouyaté

Bernard Pras

Photography . 106 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Nouvelles en trois lignes 3

Roland Topor

Print . 65 x 48 cm Print . 25.6 x 18.9 inch

€600

L’art de la continuité

Aurélie Salvaing

Painting . 20 x 17 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.7 x 0.8 inch

€250

Autoportrait 1

Arnaud Prinstet

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

€700

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print . 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€700

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers 198

Zoran Music

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

€3,000

François Gabart

Maud Bernos

Photography . 15 x 15 cm Photography . 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€260

Vagabonde

Bruno Feitussi

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€750

Path to the light

Jean Peterson

Print . 32.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

€300 €270

Serie Continentes Asia

Javier Herrero

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

€430

Desperdicios de guerra

José Luis Cuevas

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

€600

L'attente

Ivan Tzonev

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

€750

Attitude

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings . 28.8 x 21.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.3 x 8.4 x 0 inch

€250

Serie geisha 00084

Josep Pozo

Painting . 122 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 48 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€2,200

Serie Continentes Europa

Javier Herrero

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

€430

Mémoire de JingDeZhen

Feng Hatat

Photography . 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography . 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€600

Mémoire de JingDeZhen

Feng Hatat

Photography . 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography . 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€600

Atelier de moule

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Restaurateur de porcelaine

Feng Hatat

Photography . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Atelier de porcelaine II

Feng Hatat

Photography . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Atelier de porcelaine I

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Fours traditionnel à bois pour le porcelaine

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Habit de lumière

Marie Tissot

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,500

Une étoile dans la ville

Chantal Bonnevay

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€275

Les empathiques 15

Richard Tisserant

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€250

Danse

Feng Hatat

Photography . 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

The day before yesterday and other days

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings . 29.8 x 23.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€250

Courir

Richard Vildeman

Painting . 20 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€420

Autoportrait

Feng Hatat

Photography . 45 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

Kilian

Alexis Berg

Photography . 30 x 30 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€530

Le Père

Ludovic Debeurme

Print . 25 x 25 x 1 cm Print . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€90

Gardener's mask

Franciszek Bunsch

Print . 10 x 10.5 cm Print . 3.9 x 4.1 inch

€250

L'empereur imprimeur II

Bruno Mallart

Print . 124 x 83 x 3 cm Print . 48.8 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Lucky me

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€310

Les yeux bleus

Hans Bellmer

Print . 66 x 50.5 cm Print . 26 x 19.9 inch

€450

Himba Child II

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€965

Otjitando

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,153

Dull shout

Rossella Mercedes

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€330

Airport

Thierry Rouxel

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

€1,400

At the edge of the Jade Sea

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,153

Nambuele

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,153

Masque fétiche 6

Philfri

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€600

Nganamya - Turkana matriarch

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,153

Yulunda

Vincent Pompetti

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

€700

Bardot et Mastroianni

Vincent Pompetti

Painting . 50 x 38 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15 inch

€700

OH!

JP Malot

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

€600

Masque Fétiche 3

Philfri

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€600

Blondinette

Christophe Stouvenel

Painting . 34 x 27 cm Painting . 13.4 x 10.6 inch

€190

Waiting for the rain in Wamba

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,881

Litiriyan

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,881

Désespoir

Claudia Coccina

Painting . 32 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 12.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Beauté des îles

Toby Mulligan

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

€12,000

A Corps et A Cris 8

Philfri

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€600

Summer time

Nina Tsorieva

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€350 €280

Aimé

Gaelle Beyaert

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€390

Lou et l'or bleu

Gaelle Beyaert

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€390

Afar woman of Assaita

John Kenny

Photography . 67 x 45 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,668

Lise

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture . 56.5 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture . 22.2 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch

€7,250

La reine de la nuit

Pierre Baret

Painting . 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Crete - Satyr and Maened

Leszek Rózga

Print . 20 x 15 cm Print . 7.9 x 5.9 inch

€450

A Corps et A Cris 1

Philfri

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€600

Pescadores de Blanes

José Luis Cuevas

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

€600

Blooming inside

Anna Krtshatsyan

Painting . 30 x 27.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 10.8 x 0.2 inch

€350 €315

Ophelia

Franciszek Bunsch

Print . 12 x 15 cm Print . 4.7 x 5.9 inch

€270

le pantin a la clé ( sur dibond 3mm)

Louis Mendrisse

Print . 80 x 80 x 0.3 cm Print . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€750

Les Impromptus du matin - Sarasvati

Valerio Adami

Print . 21 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€280

Les empathiques 14

Richard Tisserant

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€250

Transit

Yoland Rafougilet

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€430

Llibre 5

Fernando Alday

Painting . 29.5 x 39.5 cm Painting . 11.6 x 15.6 inch

€250

Contre -mur

Yoland Rafougilet

Photography . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€480

Fourmillements

Antonio Segui

Print . 20 x 14 cm Print . 7.9 x 5.5 inch

€95

Hélène et Ménélas

Vincent Pompetti

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

€450

Llibre 7

Fernando Alday

Painting . 39.5 x 29.5 cm Painting . 15.6 x 11.6 inch

€250

Barcelone

Paul Richard Mason

Print . 34 x 25 cm Print . 13.4 x 9.8 inch

€400

Reciprocity 8

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 33 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€500

Femme masquée 4

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 34 x 34 x 1 cm Photography . 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

€550

Femme masquée 3

Bruno Fournier

Photography . 34 x 34 x 1 cm Photography . 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

€550

Untitled

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 36 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.2 x 18.1 inch

€600

Floral harmony

Anand Manchiraju

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€7,616 €6,854

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