Abstract Portrait Artists

Painting, Los musicos, Béatrice Terra

Los musicos

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,597

Painting, Sisterhood, Olivier Massebeuf

Sisterhood

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 40, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 40

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 42, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 44, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 44

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 45, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 45

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 39, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 39

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mademoiselle 49, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 49

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,694

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour - 4, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour - 4

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Le hall de gare, Béatrice Terra

Le hall de gare

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Je l'ai sur le pouce, Béatrice Terra

Je l'ai sur le pouce

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, White spring, Galya Popova

White spring

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,525

Painting, Advanced training in social skills, Olivier Massebeuf

Advanced training in social skills

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, Laura And Her Cat, Mario Henrique

Laura And Her Cat

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

$10,051

Painting, Transportation, Galya Popova

Transportation

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, L'Observateur I, Fabrice Leito

L'Observateur I

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,840

Painting, La Chasse, Fabrice Leito

La Chasse

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm

$4,065

Sculpture, Olivier en bronze, Philippe Pasqua

Olivier en bronze

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 80 x 30 x 30 cm

$28,233

Painting, Sicilian lemon, Galya Popova

Sicilian lemon

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Holy s**t, Olivier Massebeuf

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm

$903

Sculpture, Coupelle de vanités, Philippe Pasqua

Coupelle de vanités

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 28 x 45 x 35 cm

$28,233

Painting, Survivre aux marges, Carmen Selma

Survivre aux marges

Carmen Selma

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,208

Painting, Autoportrait à contre-jour, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait à contre-jour

Carmen Selma

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,270

Painting, Autorretrato con fondo blanco, Carmen Selma

Autorretrato con fondo blanco

Carmen Selma

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,097

Painting, Autoportrait torse, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait torse

Carmen Selma

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,680

Painting, Voices in the Wind, Mario Henrique

Voices in the Wind

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

$10,051

Painting, Tendresse, Fabrice Leito

Tendresse

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 98 x 146 x 2 cm

$6,098

Painting, Acting out, Reinaldo Chavez

Acting out

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$209

Painting, Deliriums, Reinaldo Chavez

Deliriums

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$209

Painting, She left one day, Reinaldo Chavez

She left one day

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$215

Painting, The sweet wait, Reinaldo Chavez

The sweet wait

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$215

Painting, Melody, Galya Popova

Melody

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, April, Galya Popova

April

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,976

Painting, Talisman, Reinaldo Chavez

Talisman

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm

$248

Painting, Autorretrato con mandarina, Carmen Selma

Autorretrato con mandarina

Carmen Selma

Painting - 76 x 63 x 2 cm

$2,361

Painting, Plexus, Galya Popova

Plexus

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 cm

$903

Painting, Matadors, Olivier Massebeuf

Matadors

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour-11, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour-11

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour-3, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour-3

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Impossible behaviour - 5, Galya Popova

Impossible behaviour - 5

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 90 x 70 x 0.2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Oiseau debout medium size, Stephanie Larène

Oiseau debout medium size

Stephanie Larène

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

$892

Painting, Orlando, Galya Popova

Orlando

Galya Popova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,710

Painting, The blue hand, Dominique Dève

The blue hand

Dominique Dève

Painting - 42 x 29 cm

$282

Painting, Passion in lively red, Reinaldo Chavez

Passion in lively red

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.6 cm

$248

Painting, Little Sunshine, Reinaldo Chavez

Little Sunshine

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$237

Painting, With what strength am I going to continue?, Reinaldo Chavez

With what strength am I going to continue?

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm

$327

Painting, La demoiselle IV, Kaige Yang

La demoiselle IV

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Etude with a blue book, Galya Popova

Etude with a blue book

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, Autorretrato de domingo, Carmen Selma

Autorretrato de domingo

Carmen Selma

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$4,125

Painting, La puñalada, Carmen Selma

La puñalada

Carmen Selma

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$4,125

Painting, Ombre et lumière, Carmen Selma

Ombre et lumière

Carmen Selma

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$3,313

Painting, Cedro, Galya Popova

Cedro

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, The beginning, Galya Popova

The beginning

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,202

Painting, The Clown From Bari, Mario Henrique

The Clown From Bari

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

$10,051

Painting, Yellow day, Galya Popova

Yellow day

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Allure, Mario Henrique

Allure

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm

$8,470

Painting, Autoportrait au pinceau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait au pinceau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,361

Painting, Autoportrait face au rideau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait face au rideau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,361

Painting, Autorretrato manca, Carmen Selma

Autorretrato manca

Carmen Selma

Painting - 100 x 65 x 0.1 cm

$2,798

Painting, Autoportrait face au rideau, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait face au rideau

Carmen Selma

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$8,251

Painting, Perspectives, Laurent Betremieux

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm

$3,614

Painting, After work, Galya Popova

After work

Galya Popova

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,386

Painting, Vanité tatouée - bleue, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité tatouée - bleue

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$12,422

Painting, Eternal hugs, Reinaldo Chavez

Eternal hugs

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 80 x 60 cm

$1,073

Painting, Loneliness, Reinaldo Chavez

Loneliness

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 80 x 100 cm

$2,033

Painting, Night walker, Reinaldo Chavez

Night walker

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 19 x 13 cm

$215

Painting, To your feet, mother, Reinaldo Chavez

To your feet, mother

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm

$327

Painting, To live off of memories, Reinaldo Chavez

To live off of memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm

$327

Painting, Floral No. 30, Elizabeth Becker

Floral No. 30

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$200

Painting, Abstract Floral No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Abstract Floral No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$200

Painting, Abstract Floral, Elizabeth Becker

Abstract Floral

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm

$200

Painting, Man Throwing a Ball, Milburn-Foster

Man Throwing a Ball

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 100 x 100 cm

$7,679

Painting, Girlz, Fresha D

Girlz

Fresha D

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$542

Painting, Hibiscus No. 8 (1), Elizabeth Becker

Hibiscus No. 8 (1)

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

$550

Painting, Hibiscus No. 8, Elizabeth Becker

Hibiscus No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

$550

Painting, Parrot Tulip, Elizabeth Becker

Parrot Tulip

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

$550

Painting, Laocoonte Group, Mario Henrique

Laocoonte Group

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

$10,051

Painting, Giselle, Mario Henrique

Giselle

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm

$8,470

Painting, Beauté 17, Kaige Yang

Beauté 17

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,597

Painting, Beauté 14, Kaige Yang

Beauté 14

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,597

Painting, Beauté 12, Kaige Yang

Beauté 12

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,597

Painting, Beauté 6, Kaige Yang

Beauté 6

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,597

Painting, Beauté 8, Kaige Yang

Beauté 8

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,597

Painting, Mesdemoiselles, Kaige Yang

Mesdemoiselles

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$2,823

Painting, Carnival, Galya Popova

Carnival

Galya Popova

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Movement, Galya Popova

Movement

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,202

Painting, Unerwartet, Galya Popova

Unerwartet

Galya Popova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,863

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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