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, Ballerina, Martina Hamrik

Martina Hamrik

Painting . 120 x 160 x 6 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 2.4 inch

€4,500

Design, N°90, Alicia Lasne

Alicia Lasne

Design . 65 x 45 x 1.5 cm Design . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,200

Design, Tapisserie, Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Design . 190 x 140 x 4 cm Design . 74.8 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€2,800

Sculpture, Pop Singer, Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

Sculpture . 43.2 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Sculpture . 17 x 14 x 1 inch

€4,517

Design, N°91, Alicia Lasne

Alicia Lasne

Design . 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Design . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,500

Sculpture, Les yeux dans le dos, Jéko

Jéko

Sculpture . 69 x 22 x 4 cm Sculpture . 27.2 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,600

Sculpture, Cardinal, Olivier de Sagazan

Olivier de Sagazan

Sculpture . 63 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture . 24.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

€3,000

Painting, Puce, Patricia Simsa

Patricia Simsa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 6 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.4 inch

€750

Design, Rules, Javier Calleja

Javier Calleja

Design . 120 x 120 cm Design . 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€1,650 €1,485

Painting, In Our Space, Toheeb Ibrahim

Toheeb Ibrahim

Painting . 106.7 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,575

Painting, Georgian, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Zora, Patricia Simsa

Patricia Simsa

Painting . 30 x 30 x 6 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 2.4 inch

€750

Fine Art Drawings, Femme feuille, Michèle Coudert

Michèle Coudert

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€400

Sculpture, Mathilde, Véronique Clanet

Véronique Clanet

Sculpture . 37.5 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 14.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€3,800

Sculpture, Ali Mahdavi, Angélique

Angélique

Sculpture . 59 x 48 x 38 cm Sculpture . 23.2 x 18.9 x 15 inch

€16,000

Print, Kaotic, Josep Uclés

Josep Uclés

Print . 56 x 76 x 1 cm Print . 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€300

Painting, All-In, Karolina Feigina

Karolina Feigina

Painting . 38 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,144

Painting, Untitled, Michael W. Soi

Michael W. Soi

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,980

Painting, Ballerina, Martina Hamrik

Martina Hamrik

Painting . 150 x 115 x 6 cm Painting . 59.1 x 45.3 x 2.4 inch

€4,200

Painting, Ursula, Fabien Novarino

Fabien Novarino

Painting . 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Design, Portrait, Fabrica Minervae

Fabrica Minervae

Design . 160 x 95 x 4 cm Design . 63 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Painting, Woman, Bola Obatuyi

Bola Obatuyi

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,891

Painting, Brothers, Ademola Ajayi

Ademola Ajayi

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,123