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The unpredictability of human behavior is fodder for Abstract Expressionism. Sudden movement, brief glances and impermanent facial expressions defy the strict laws of realism, so how about a shift away from it? Portraiture may be described as still, posed and an effective rendering of the human form in the subject of figurative art. But the human can also be dynamic and in a state of motion, impossible to portray during sittings. By moving away from realism and using light, color, shapes and mixed media, abstract art creates movement on the canvas itself echoing the dynamism of the figure - the subject of abstract portraiture. Abstract artists such as Theo van Doesburg and his 1915 work Abstract Portrait uses  blocks of color and shapes to carve out what we recognize to be a figure. But the figure is deconstructed and seems to move and shift on the canvas. Expecting to see a face, the viewer uses their eye to put the portrait back together and find the figure in the work.  Today, Shay Mess combines female faces with nature to create portraits that are floral, saturated with color and draw the viewer in. Whilst Mario Henrique focuses on the dynamism of the human form depicting dancers and the fleeting nature of the human body.


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Painting, Brut, Victor Sheleg

Brut

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$11,583

Painting, Absence, Ryse Kaïa

Absence

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,223

Painting, Indifférence, Ryse Kaïa

Indifférence

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,340

Painting, 111 117, Florian Eymann

111 117

Florian Eymann

Painting - 66 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,341

Painting, Copains, Maxime Frairot

Copains

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$181

Painting, Eyewinker, Victor Sheleg

Eyewinker

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.3 x 0 inch

$1,521

Fine Art Drawings, Mark, Camille Schaeffer

Mark

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Painting, Royale, Maxime Frairot

Royale

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$404

Painting, Ensemble, Maxime Frairot

Ensemble

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.2 inch

$491

Painting, Louisa, Maxime Frairot

Louisa

Maxime Frairot

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

$275

Photography, Crâne, Philippe Pasqua

Crâne

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 150 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$22,230

Painting, Stella, Philippe Pasqua

Stella

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 188 x 160 x 10 cm Painting - 74 x 63 x 3.9 inch

$46,800

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,850

Painting, Tsunami, Muriel Paul

Tsunami

Muriel Paul

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,872

Painting, Chaos, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 220 x 320 x 1 cm Painting - 86.6 x 126 x 0.4 inch

$18,720

Painting, Welcome!, Maxime Frairot

Welcome!

Maxime Frairot

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

$351

Fine Art Drawings, Odette, Camille Schaeffer

Odette

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Painting, Flower girl, Victor Sheleg

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,446

Painting, Comme neuf, Muriel Paul

Comme neuf

Muriel Paul

Painting - 130 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,106

Painting, Choice, Victor Sheleg

Choice

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$9,594

Painting, Hapiness, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Hapiness

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,276

Fine Art Drawings, Cathy, Camille Schaeffer

Cathy

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, Duo, Camille Schaeffer

Duo

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Painting, Peony Girl, Victor Sheleg

Peony Girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$20,826

Fine Art Drawings, Eduard, Camille Schaeffer

Eduard

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Painting, Les amants, Muriel Paul

Les amants

Muriel Paul

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,696

Painting, Esmeralda, Muriel Paul

Esmeralda

Muriel Paul

Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,404

Painting, Three pears, Victor Sheleg

Three pears

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch

$4,563

Fine Art Drawings, George, Camille Schaeffer

George

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, Paul, Camille Schaeffer

Paul

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

$292

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