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!

My new character

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€160

Paule

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€215

He called her Diana

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 75 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€240

Giraffe Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€600

Salvador Dali

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 56 x 46 x 36 cm Sculpture . 22 x 18.1 x 14.2 inch

€4,971

Amedeo Modigliani

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 65 x 47 x 19 cm Sculpture . 25.6 x 18.5 x 7.5 inch

€5,423

Jackson Pollock

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 62 x 28 x 20 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 11 x 7.9 inch

€4,519

Francis Bacon

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 58 x 31 x 22 cm Sculpture . 22.8 x 12.2 x 8.7 inch

€5,423

Gustav Klimt

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 53 x 38 x 21 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 15 x 8.3 inch

€5,423

Eventide No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€389

Luminous

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting . 15 x 11 inch

€163

Serene

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Undertow No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Vulnerable

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€208

Solitude

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€181

Aglow

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Lifted No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€163

Subdued No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€145

Permeate No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€190

Forlorn

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€298

Desolate No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€343

A Quiet Place

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€154

Rest No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Rest No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€208

Influent No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Visceral

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€136

Languish

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€104

Portrait Study No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€163

Gloaming

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€452

Identity No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€181

Just a Vapor No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Dissolve No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Mend No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting . 15 x 11 inch

€199

Heartfelt

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Consciousness No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€181

Inner

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€181

Evanescent No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Interlude No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€253

Released

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Rest No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Faith No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Faith

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Endure No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Abyss

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Awe

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Surrender No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Dream

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Blessed

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€163

Feel No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€253

Touch No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Touch No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Sleep Study No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 45.7 x 61 cm Painting . 18 x 24 inch

€253

Anthony

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€271

Surrender No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Space No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Sleep Study No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Sleep Study No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Rest No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Portrait Sketch No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Portrait Sketch No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Identity No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Feel No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Feel No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Endure

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€298

Searching No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€104

Evoke No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€181

Stillness No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€181

Permeate

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€181

Identity No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€325

Without

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Untitled

Agathe Wagner

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

€600

Surrender

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€208

Layers of Time

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€298

Chichikov and Nozdryov

Daniil Litvinov

Painting . 29 x 41 x 1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

€225

Tête du 16 octobre 1987

Bernard Noël

Fine Art Drawings . 32.5 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€600

The Old and the Young

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 48 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

€600

Soldier

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

€580

Portrait

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

The frowns

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 18 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Deeper No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€343

Yesterday

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€298

Interlude No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 45.7 x 61 cm Painting . 18 x 24 inch

€208

Impermanence

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€253

Dreamer

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€497

Sullen No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Mend no. 15

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Portrait Study No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€104

Whisper

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€298

No longer

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 cm Painting . 24 x 18 inch

€298

Muted No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.7 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€127

Muted

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.7 x 3.5 x 0 inch

€149

Breath

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€104

Clouded

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€316

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