Abstract Portrait Artists
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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Et le volcan s'endort
Muriel Paul
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,287
Later than night
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,217
Ich habe techno musik gehort
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 97 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$3,217
Empreinte 10 concrétion
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$35,100
Vierge en scorpion
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch
$4,387
Les êtres du dessous
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 82.7 x 0 inch
$4,387
Rencontre
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,111
Intime Résidence #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,111
Blackened Lovers #8
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,111
Octobre, the hairless cat
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,111
Octobre, the hairless cat II
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
Octobre, the hairless cat III
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
Sublimation III
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,111
Douces Ténèbres #23
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,111
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
Dindette & Dindonneau 2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$584
Pourquoi pas des petits pois
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$421
Jeanne d'Albret Reine de Navarre
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$209
Droits de l'Homme
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 34 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 13.4 inch
$8,424
Couple de rhinocéros
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 70 x 100 x 30 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$81,899
Je n'irai plus chez mon coiffeur
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$351
Un Jour de Janvier
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$275
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$29,250
The Lady Magazine
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$6,786
Léa & Josh
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$292
Double trouble
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$292
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
Olivier en bronze
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$29,250
Merci au Photographe
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$351
Madone sur velours vert
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$52,650
Spectrum
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
$22,815 $20,533
Gothic Girl
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 150 x 72 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch
$14,508 $11,606
Girl with an accent
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$11,232
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
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
Two girlfriends in blue
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$3,744
Hands #5
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$584
Hommage à Jean Cocteau #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$584
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
Hands#1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$584
Prominences of the outgoing summer
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$18,135
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
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
Flowing sound
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 120 x 90 x 25 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 9.8 inch
$15,093 $13,584
L'homme au bonnet d'ours
Florian Eymann
Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,538
Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 120 x 92 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch
$11,700
Delhia Dancing in the Garden III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 73 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 inch
$7,488
Jozsi and Szilvi Dancing 10
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,148
