Portrait

Print, Visage à la frange, Henri Matisse

Visage à la frange

Henri Matisse

Print - 49 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm

$15,652

Print, Portrait IV, Antonio Saura

Portrait IV

Antonio Saura

Print - 65 x 50 cm

$565

Painting, Tender Innocence, Maria Matveyeva

Tender Innocence

Maria Matveyeva

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,118

Painting, Le timide en veste à fleurs, Jéko

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.5 cm

$4,065 $3,659

Painting, Lys, Cannibal Malabar

Lys

Cannibal Malabar

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,807

Print, Edward Kennedy F.S. II.240 (Unique trial proof), Andy Warhol

Edward Kennedy F.S. II.240 (Unique trial proof)

Andy Warhol

Print - 101 x 81 x 2 cm

$35,000

Print, Toujours Marilyn, Miguel Guía

Toujours Marilyn

Miguel Guía

Print - 55 x 100 x 0.3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Bali, Ladode

Bali

Ladode

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Torero (1), Bertrand de Visme

Torero (1)

Bertrand de Visme

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,073

Painting, Relax with a Coffee, Sona Adalyan

Relax with a Coffee

Sona Adalyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$881

Painting, Red-haired girl, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Red-haired girl

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,525

Print, The forgotten echoes - JALAL TOUFIC'S RADICAL CLOSURE, Manar Ali Hassan

The forgotten echoes - JALAL TOUFIC'S RADICAL CLOSURE

Manar Ali Hassan

Print - 35 x 25 x 1 cm

$600

Painting, Eugénie, Karo Trass

Eugénie

Karo Trass

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$113

Painting, Rhetoric, Orioye Samuel

Rhetoric

Orioye Samuel

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,200 $2,720

Painting, Flat Lies (Terra), Gianluca Fascetto

Flat Lies (Terra)

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Portrait 2, Anna Camille

Portrait 2

Anna Camille

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,876

Design, Companion Red, Kaws

Companion Red

Kaws

Design - 16.7 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm

$1,016

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$900

Print, Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Seven Black Cats - Contemporary portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Print - 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm

$1,468

Painting, Le musicien, Pierre Sojo

Le musicien

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 110 x 95 x 2 cm

$4,178

Painting, Go West, Dominik Jasinski

Go West

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,936

Photography, Nanaya Green&Red, Marcos Rodrigo

Nanaya Green&Red

Marcos Rodrigo

Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Harley, Juan-Manuel Pajares

Harley

Juan-Manuel Pajares

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,920

Photography, lusclnuS, Louis Blanc

lusclnuS

Louis Blanc

Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,129

Print, George Washington: Father of Our Nation, Steve Kaufman

George Washington: Father of Our Nation

Steve Kaufman

Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm

$1,000

Painting, Gaïa, Leslie Valade

Gaïa

Leslie Valade

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Portrait in Blue and Red, Ihar Barkhatkou

Portrait in Blue and Red

Ihar Barkhatkou

Painting - 105 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,259

Photography, N° 1, Carlotta Baldazzi

N° 1

Carlotta Baldazzi

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$632

Painting, Tayssy, Sébastien Allart

Tayssy

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Femme de caractère, Patrick Mendo'o

Femme de caractère

Patrick Mendo'o

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm

$678

Print, La cage et L'encre noir, Sandra Chevrier

La cage et L'encre noir

Sandra Chevrier

Print - 71.1 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Le chaman, Julien Cuny

Le chaman

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 70 cm

$678

Painting, New Girl, Peggy-Lee Mensen

New Girl

Peggy-Lee Mensen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Vyjdrzac1, Emilie Chauvel

Vyjdrzac1

Emilie Chauvel

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm

$565

Painting, Lady with a hand fan, Anatoly Metlan

Lady with a hand fan

Anatoly Metlan

Painting - 91 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$6,800

Painting, On se marche dessus, AE2

On se marche dessus

AE2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,299

Painting, Katiola, Well Rimo

Katiola

Well Rimo

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm

$12,422

Painting, Tic Tac, Britt

Tic Tac

Britt

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,259

Sculpture, Caleidoscopio, Amancio Gonzalez

Caleidoscopio

Amancio Gonzalez

Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 20 cm

$4,856

Painting, Wanna be loved by you, Lasveguix

Wanna be loved by you

Lasveguix

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,073

Print, Peel off Glass, Nurim

Peel off Glass

Nurim

Print - 63.4 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$926

Sculpture, L'écolier, Sophie Barut

L'écolier

Sophie Barut

Sculpture - 35 x 10 x 10 cm

$2,259

Photography, Maestria, Luz

Maestria

Luz

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.03 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Babolex Snoop Dogg, Vincent Faudemer

Babolex Snoop Dogg

Vincent Faudemer

Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 15 cm

$2,146 $1,931

Photography, Dorian, Amaral Barthes

Dorian

Amaral Barthes

Photography - 42 x 32 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, Kong, Philippe Dias

Kong

Philippe Dias

Painting - 150 x 50 x 4 cm

$2,202

Painting, In Her, Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

In Her

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,000 $2,550

Painting, Sun-Mariko, Monika Nowak

Sun-Mariko

Monika Nowak

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm

$9,825

Painting, On ne choisit pas sa famille, Béatrice Terra

On ne choisit pas sa famille

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,597

Sculpture, La Musa della musica, Giorgio de Chirico

La Musa della musica

Giorgio de Chirico

Sculpture - 24 x 5.8 x 5.8 cm

$7,905

Print, Soleil cou coupé 1, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 1

Corneille

Print - 81 x 62 x 0.2 cm

$678 $610

Painting, The new breath of Igbo life, Dieudonné Djiela Kamgang

The new breath of Igbo life

Dieudonné Djiela Kamgang

Painting - 120 x 110 x 5 cm

$5,082

Painting, Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde), Marie KVK

Mona Lisa Dream Blue (La Joconde)

Marie KVK

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,936

Painting, French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist, Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, 50 shades, Creami One

50 shades

Creami One

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Euphorie solitaire, Cécile Desserle

Euphorie solitaire

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm

$4,291

Sculpture, Divina Proportia, Dirk De Keyzer

Divina Proportia

Dirk De Keyzer

Sculpture - 58 x 12 x 8 cm

$14,060

Print, Madonna, Mr Brainwash

Madonna

Mr Brainwash

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$4,404

Painting, Emergence, Nef

Emergence

Nef

Painting - 52.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm

$2,823

Print, Paper Head 1 | Girl, Julian Opie

Paper Head 1 | Girl

Julian Opie

Print - 83 x 71 x 1 cm

$14,116

Print, Rose, Maude Ovize

Rose

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$339

Photography, Chrissie Hynde, Paris, Pierre Terrasson

Chrissie Hynde, Paris

Pierre Terrasson

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Photography, Recconais qu'il y a toujours une inconnue, Julie Peiffer

Recconais qu'il y a toujours une inconnue

Julie Peiffer

Photography - 62 x 40 x 0.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Le jour J..., David Jehan (B.boss)

Le jour J...

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$678 $610

Fine Art Drawings, Self-portrait on fruit, Julien Delagrange

Self-portrait on fruit

Julien Delagrange

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Form Divine IV, Elizabeth Ekpetorson

Form Divine IV

Elizabeth Ekpetorson

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 cm

$1,129

Painting, Continent Américain, Clara Castagné

Continent Américain

Clara Castagné

Painting - 110 x 92 x 2.5 cm

$5,082

Fine Art Drawings, Chine, Clara Castagné

Chine

Clara Castagné

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 118 x 2.5 cm

$5,082

Sculpture, Le centaure, Chiron, Christophe Charbonnel

Le centaure, Chiron

Christophe Charbonnel

Sculpture - 146 x 48 x 80 cm

$67,758

Sculpture, L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme, Chantal Nottrelet

L'étranger - série Sculpture portrait de femme

Chantal Nottrelet

Sculpture - 39 x 10 x 12 cm

$565

Painting, Stark wie Mohn, Sasa Makarova

Stark wie Mohn

Sasa Makarova

Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm

$10,164

Painting, Visages, Pierre Henry

Visages

Pierre Henry

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$2,084

Painting, Thoughtful Man, Josep Guinovart

Thoughtful Man

Josep Guinovart

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,033

Print, Young Poet, Hrair Gharib

Young Poet

Hrair Gharib

Print - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$147

Print, Black Council, Tosin Oyeniyi

Black Council

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print - 99.1 x 127 x 2.5 cm

$3,500 $3,150

Painting, The Brother (1), Tarek Butayhi

The Brother (1)

Tarek Butayhi

Painting - 120 x 100 cm

$5,700

Sculpture, Atomic Heart Mother, Gediminas Endriekus

Atomic Heart Mother

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 16 cm

$21,457

Painting, Cavalier avec un glaive sur canapé, Victorien Bazo

Cavalier avec un glaive sur canapé

Victorien Bazo

Painting - 90 x 70 x 5 cm

$3,614

Painting, Our fearless mothers, who bathed in the shadows, Massoud Hayoun

Our fearless mothers, who bathed in the shadows

Massoud Hayoun

Painting - 61 x 91 x 5 cm

$4,178

Sculpture, Packaging, Salvo Alibrio

Packaging

Salvo Alibrio

Sculpture - 23 x 14 x 5.5 cm

$226

Painting, Goya, C215

Goya

C215

Painting - 10 x 14 x 0.01 cm

$1,016

Painting, Rural Rugged I, Godspower Odogwu

Rural Rugged I

Godspower Odogwu

Painting - 84.5 x 86 x 2.5 cm

$1,920

Print, Pidgeon, Clemens Maurer

Pidgeon

Clemens Maurer

Print - 70 x 56 x 0.1 cm

$666

Painting, Pot Carrier, Nicolle Menegaldo

Pot Carrier

Nicolle Menegaldo

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,568

Photography, Vagabondages 12, Carlos Arriagada

Vagabondages 12

Carlos Arriagada

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm

$1,920

Print, A l'ombre des pins, Sophie Griotto

A l'ombre des pins

Sophie Griotto

Print - 100 x 85 x 3 cm

$665

Painting, Journey, Trayko Popov

Journey

Trayko Popov

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,016

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour - 9, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour - 9

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Nina Hagen, 2Kyff

Nina Hagen

2Kyff

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$1,005

Painting, Amélie, Charlotte Lecoanet

Amélie

Charlotte Lecoanet

Painting - 91 x 73 x 2.4 cm

$1,694

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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