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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Print, Dominatrix, Jordan Pankov

Jordan Pankov

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€169

Print, La quête, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, #Artvoyou in UK, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Print, Villes Bulles, Osru

Osru

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

€130

Print, Kill, Rene Gagnon

Rene Gagnon

Print . 55.88 x 55.88 x 0.2 cm Print . 22 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€400

Print, Midi Rouge, Anthea Missy

Anthea Missy

Print . 29.7 x 42 cm Print . 11.7 x 16.5 inch

€325

Print, Eve, Roy Ahlgren

Eve

Roy Ahlgren

Print . 50.8 x 50.8 cm Print . 20 x 20 inch

€587

Print, Rattus, Lionel Morateur

Lionel Morateur

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

€169

Print, Nisha, Maria Rivans

Maria Rivans

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,072

Print, L.A. gang, Michel Tabanou

Michel Tabanou

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

€199 €150

Print, Minos, Lionel Morateur

Lionel Morateur

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

€169

Print, YO! Mao, JP Malot

JP Malot

Print . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€140

Print, Tribe, Yoran Melow

Yoran Melow

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

€90

Print, Lady Di, Lilly

Lilly

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.01 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€600

Print, Pierrot to the moon, Shuz

Shuz

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

€50

Print, Strike a Pose, Dugudus

Dugudus

Print . 50 x 40 cm Print . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€70

Print, Wait and see, Shuz

Shuz

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

€50

Print, Love and sneakers, Shuz

Shuz

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

€50

Print, Amour toujours, Taumah

Taumah

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

€90

Print, Indian, Yoran Melow

Yoran Melow

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

€90

Print, Sans culotte, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print . 46 x 35 x 1 cm Print . 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Print, Lesbos, Félix Labisse

Félix Labisse

Print . 44 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.3 x 12.4 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Irezumi dragon, Tian

Tian

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Print, Cobra, Corneille

Corneille

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

€1,200

Print, Mythic athletes, Lucebert

Lucebert

Print . 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

€450

Painting, Romantica, Tian

Tian

Painting . 81 x 65 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Print, Abbracci, Emeid

Emeid

Print . 35 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€320

Print, Olivia, Janet Treby

Janet Treby

Print . 101.6 x 53.3 x 5.1 cm Print . 40 x 21 x 2 inch

€1,988

Print, Finger, Erró

Erró

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

€1,290

Print, Drawing Lesson, Mel Ramos

Mel Ramos

Print . 83.8 x 80 cm Print . 33 x 31.5 inch

€5,421

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