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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Nebula No. 5, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Nebula No. 4, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Nebula No. 3, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Nebula No. 1, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Nebula No. 2, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Whoever ruined the party
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Beatrix and Zsuzsa dancing IX
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
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Nuit fauve, Champagne, et playlist #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
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Abandon
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
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Nebula no. 3, series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Materia No. 5, Series VI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Quietly Judging You
Mario Henrique
Painting - 64 x 135 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 53.1 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina no.1, Series XXIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 1, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 5, Series XXIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 4, Series XXIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 3, Series XXIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 2, Series XXIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 12 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 11 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 10 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 9 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 7 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 6 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 5 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 4 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 2
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 7, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 6, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 5, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 4, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 3, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 2, Series XXI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 22, Series XXV (1)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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Red haired hassidim
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
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Sie ist Weiß und sie ist Schwarz
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
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Ballerina No. 1, Series XXVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Somnium No. 11, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerinas No. 19, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 17, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 108 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 42.5 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 22, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 21, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 20, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerinas No. 18, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 93 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 36.6 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 16, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 108 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 42.5 x 1.6 inch
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Ballerina No. 14, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
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Somnium #7, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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People Of New York
Mario Henrique
Painting - 140 x 250 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 98.4 x 1.6 inch
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Game Of Seduction
Mario Henrique
Painting - 148.5 x 148.5 x 4 cm Painting - 58.5 x 58.5 x 1.6 inch
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Matiere n°2 série VII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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