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20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Black And White Distorted Faces
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Deformed Head , Style of "Cobra", Acrylic on Foamed Paper, Framed and Signed "L"
By Bengt Lindström
Located in Leuven , BE
. The colors are radiant and there is a distorted face. It is in good condition and has initial "L " in
Category

Late 20th Century European Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Distort
By Ryan Morse
Located in Denver, CO
Ryan Morse's "Distort" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face distorted
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Distort
Distort
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne, moiré)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
longtime fascination with Francis Bacon, Murakami was struck by “the way Bacon would distort human faces in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Offset

Burma Shave, monochromatic, dramatic monotype, multiple faces
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

"Entering the Bus" Expressionist Figurative Composition Original Oil on Canvas
By Jakob Bokulich
Located in Soquel, CA
typical clothing, and appear to be going out their daily lives. The expressive, slightly distorted faces
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jim Shaw - Stocks Painting - Signed and Dated Oil on Canvas
By Jim Shaw
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Contemporary Art Center, Long Island, NY, US Galleria Massimo de Carlo, Milan, IT Distorted Faces & Portraits
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

FRAGMENTOS DE MUJER
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
We can see a woman's face divided by small squares that separate her and distort her face a little.
Category

2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 'Vanity Mirror' by Cindy Sherman
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
distorted version of the artist's face. This exquisitely crafted mirror, which was made for Performa's
Category

2010s American Table Mirrors

Materials

Corian

The Reflection (Red) Framed Signed and Numbered Tondo Screenprint
By Paul Insect
Located in Draper, UT
-esque portraits, which often feature distorted and exaggerated faces, and his use of bright colors
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

1982 Star Wars (Japanese) Original Vintage Poster
By Tom Jung
Located in Winchester, GB
. Jung described the cross from Luke's lightsaber distorting the face of Vader as a good solution to the
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Ghosts of Philadelphia 2
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Monotype, Archival Ink

Ghosts of Philadelphia 2
H 12 in W 18 in D 0.05 in
New Father
By Kim Dorland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
amidst bare birch trees in an otherwise desolate landscape, his face entirely distorted by thick blots of
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Ghosts of Philadelphia 3, dramatic black & white narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

“Adam and Eve”
By Jack Levine
Located in Southampton, NY
the mannerist style of El Greco, and he started creating figures with exaggerated, distorted, taffy
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

Ghosts of Philadelphia 7, mysterious monochromatic suggestive of narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Monotype

Sleepwalk Redux #21, 2015
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies
Category

2010s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Sleepwalk Redux #8, 2015
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies
Category

2010s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

The Reflection (Blue) Framed Signed and Numbered Tondo Screenprint
By Paul Insect
Located in Draper, UT
-esque portraits, which often feature distorted and exaggerated faces, and his use of bright colors
Category

2010s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Third Man 3, night, city scape, monochromatic, narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Born to Kill, monochromatic, crime, narrative, high contrast, drama
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

The Killers, black and white city scape, surrealistic, narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Unconscious 3
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Dust Bowl, monotype, black and white, wpa style
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Kiss Me Deadly 2, night, sea, boat, black and white, surrealist noir
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Kiss of Death, night scene, interior, black and white, dramatic narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Third Man 2, black and white, night scene, cityscape
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Ashcan School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Asphalt Jungle, black and white, interior, crime scene, narrative
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

Caricatural Portrait - Gouache on Paper by Max Turner
Located in Pasadena, CA
expression of the face, emphasizing and distorting specific characteristics such as the skull wearing a
Category

1960s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

TÊTE D'HOMME Lithograph Abstract Portrait Bearded Man, Maroon, Rose, Gray, Black
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Union City, NJ
abstract portrait of a bearded man's face expressed with distorted facial features - eyes set wide apart
Category

1980s Abstract Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Faces1 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
and distort the image until the face became invisible. "removing identities until the source is no
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Faces2 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
and distort the image until the face became invisible. "removing identities until the source is no
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Faces3 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
and distort the image until the face became invisible. "removing identities until the source is no
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Summer Heat #2, abstract figure work w bold color
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Prize Blade 1, abstract male nude, expressionist brushwork, dark, monochromatic
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Self Portrait #1, colorful gestural abstracted portrait
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Paper, Monotype

Sleepwalking 18, monochromatic dream like figures
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

Sleepwalking monochromatic, mysterious interior black/white w dramatic windows
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Bald, brown tones, monotype, head and shoulders with numbers, text
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

1990s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Sleepwalking #23, earth tone, brown, gestural, abstract brushstrokes
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Sylvaticus Aquaticus, nude water bather blue colors free brushwork
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Etude Du Corps Humain D'après Ingres, Lithograph
By Francis Bacon
Located in Roma, IT
represented in isolation – in empty rooms and cages, or against black walls – their faces and figures
Category

1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Wrestlers, monochromatic sports dramatic black and white
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Jugged Hare, blue swimmer water monochromatic
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

Sleepwalking #15, dark tones, monochromatic, mysterious
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Pheromone B, abstracted sensual figure w swirling blues and greens
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Scorn, classical gestural abstract male nude figure, dog, blues, earth tone
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for
Category

2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Unfinished Thought, female nude, abstracted figurative painting earth tones
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Diver, 1995
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Monotype, Archival Paper

The New Great Depression 5, dramatic, black & white, noir, mystery, genre
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

Brave New World 1, dramatic, black & white Ashcan, Americana
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Monotype

The Great Depression 3, dramatic, black & white, noir, mystery, genre
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

House by the River, dramatic, black & white, noir, mystery, genre
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Monotype

Red Ophelia, colorful abstract female nude
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude
Category

2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Karel Appel Curtains, 1963, Documented at Stedelijk Musem
By Karel Appel
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
red and its semi-figurative images of grotesque limbs and distorted, grimacing faces. But to other
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Cotton

The Five Scrolls
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The artist Leonard Baskin makes reference to The Five Scrolls in this artwork. A semi-distorted
Materials

Watercolor, Paper

The Five Scrolls
The Five Scrolls
H 30.5 in W 23 in D 1.5 in
Bernard Damiano 'Composition' 1975 Oil Canvas Expressionism Colorful Yellow Cyan
By Damiano Bernard
Located in Bergamo, IT
paintings are generally of an Expressionistic nature, featuring distorted faces of people, particularly of
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil, Canvas

"Mark"
Located in Spetses, GR
a human face, deconstructed and distorted through thick oil paste and bold, gestural brushstrokes
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mark"
"Mark"
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Alice 2
Located in Spetses, GR
foundation. The distorted half-face adds an element of mystery, inviting viewers to interpret and engage with
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alice 2
Alice 2
H 39.38 in W 55.12 in D 1.19 in
No. 83
By Brian Fekete
Located in Stowe, VT
results, a deliberately distorted woman’s face, surrounded by lovely, carefully constructed curls slides
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

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How Much are Distorted Faces?

Distorted faces can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,708, while the lowest priced sells for $25 and the highest can go for as much as $288,000.