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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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Painting, Fusion, Albena Vatcheva

Fusion

Albena Vatcheva

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

€199

Fine Art Drawings, Pensive, Erdna André

Pensive

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€500

Photography, Konbaki, John Kenny

Konbaki

John Kenny

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

€964

Photography, Les Voiles, Uwe Ommer

Les Voiles

Uwe Ommer

Photography . 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,135

Painting, Berta, Marta Lafuente

Berta

Marta Lafuente

Painting . 23 x 29 cm Painting . 9.1 x 11.4 inch

€400

Painting, Portrait, Joanna Woyda

Portrait

Joanna Woyda

Painting . 75 x 75 cm Painting . 29.5 x 29.5 inch

€700

Sculpture, Romy, Véronique Clanet

Romy

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture . 37 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€3,200

Painting, Proserpine, Yining Zhao

Proserpine

Yining Zhao

Painting . 130 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Fine Art Drawings, Loi, Quentin Badran

Loi

Quentin Badran

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€4,450

Painting, Gustave, Tania Potapenko

Gustave

Tania Potapenko

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€410

Fine Art Drawings, Orange Study, CJ Pyle

Orange Study

CJ Pyle

Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.5 x 5.7 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Untitled, Yasser Safi

Untitled

Yasser Safi

Print . 17 x 19 cm Print . 6.7 x 7.5 inch

€550

Painting, Old Theme, Aleksandr Ilichev

Old Theme

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€8,200