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!

Orange Shirt

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€722

Nodo Inglese

Alexander Daniloff

Painting . 21 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11 x 0 inch

€130

Where the Wind Leads | Seaside Woman in Deep Blue

Ana Ozz

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€316

Close to You | Indigo Couple in Quiet Embrace

Ana Ozz

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€316

The Girl and Her Flower Shadow: Dreamy Blue and Magenta Botanical Portrait, Surreal Feminine Watercolor Artwork on Paper

Ella Jensen

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€207

Hombre Monte

Eduardo Candil

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€600

Passione

Kristina Mallen

Painting . 65 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€850 €765

Amore

Kristina Mallen

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

€850 €765

Red Mystery

Kristina Mallen

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

€1,290 €1,161

Red Temptation

Kristina Mallen

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

€1,300 €1,170

I took a seat at the café

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€185

Portrait

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€175

Bustier Dress

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€105

Untitled

Ernest Salvadó

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 55 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 21.7 inch

€555

Blue Rug

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€165

Ambiance fleur d’oranger

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€95

Robert mapplethorpe

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 26.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.5 x 0.1 inch

€857

Madame

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€165

Grey Blue Strokes

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

€255

Esther

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€165

La rose

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€175

Tenderness

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch

€225

Avec ma fille

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€185

The boy with green hair

Fred Borghesi

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

€2,600

Les fougères

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€250

Rebecca

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€185

Tribute to Josephine

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€249

My guardian angel is wearing a red cape

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€150

Her child

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting . 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€185

Dentelle

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€180

Mon amour de petit frère !

Noël Granger

Painting . 40 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€180

Mon fils !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€180

Chapeau vert - Série portrait de femme

Michel Verclytte

Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€175

Sorry

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€115

Pasta Queens

Kristina Mallen

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

€1,350 €1,215

Toil

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings . 62 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.4 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€5,000

Gandalf

Vincent Pompetti

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 23.6 inch

€1,100

Ange ou démon

Christy

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

€990

Untitled

Melchor Zapata

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 55 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 21.7 inch

€1,800

Beyond

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

Under the Brim | Indigo Blue Watercolor Fashion Portrait

Ana Ozz

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€316

Between Us | Indigo Blue Intimate Couple Artwork

Ana Ozz

Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€316

Hommage au chef Bocuse !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Cara de soldado

Eduardo Candil

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€600

On the beach

Natalya Mougenot

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

€700

Amore e passione

Kristina Mallen

Painting . 65 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,650 €1,485

Red lips

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€165

Diptych: Dual Red Temptation

Kristina Mallen

Painting . 50 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€2,250 €2,025

Illustration for the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel". Prince and witch in the tower.

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 24.7 x 29.8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.7 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€4,160

Medicine lesson

Ray Smith

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€1,100

Dessin 3 Création de Mode

Liubov Juravliova

Fine Art Drawings . 43 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.9 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€450

By the window

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€150

The woman in blue

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

€195

A Portrait Of Blue Eyes

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 72 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.3 x 19.7 inch

€960

Lola

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€180

Tell me everything

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€185

Eaque

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 76 x 57 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.4 inch

€700

Cindy Sherman Discovers Instagram

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€812

Lynn Yaegger

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€857

Feel No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

Underlying No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€162

Eye Study No. 20

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 15.2 cm Painting . 9 x 6 inch

€180

Searching No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€171

Radiant

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

Aura No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

The Spires of the Spirit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€699

Security

Lluís Bargalló

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Et avec ça !

Noël Granger

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€150

Invitation à la danse - Série portrait de femme

Michel Verclytte

Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€175

Je pense donc

Marie-Aude Molin

Painting . 60 x 40 x 0.25 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

E ascolta il colpo del vento

Grazia Salierno

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

€340

The White Shirt

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€115

Toujours avec moi

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€175

Mais où es-tu ?

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€175

All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€1,353

William F. Buckley and Pat Buckley at home in NY. From the Interiors series

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,082

Isabella Blow in Philip Tracey

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,082

Harry Brant in Connecticut

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch

€857

Victor Hugo

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 92 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€990

Pat Buckley leaving town

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€1,173

Supermodels in Vogue

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€857

In her emerald green dress

Isabelle Hirtzig

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

€215

Queen Camilla

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€902

Fred Hughes and Diana Vreeland in New York

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€1,173

Dirty magic

Michael Alan

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch

€1,600

Pour se détendre

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€95

Barbara Hutton, Portrait

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 7 x 0.1 inch

€857

Carrie Bradshaw in the kitchen with a hat

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,082

Orange Backstage

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 15.2 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6 x 8 x 0.1 inch

€857

Jeffrey Deitch Protected by His Angels Warhol and Basquiat

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€812

Clarity No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

Clarity No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting . 10 x 8 inch

€298

Clarity No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting . 10 x 8 inch

€316

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