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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, Freundschaft, Mila Veljac'a

Freundschaft

Mila Veljac'a

Painting - 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,422

Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting - 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

CHF 117,342

Painting, Fée, Zwy Milshtein

Fée

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 39 x 22 cm Painting - 15.4 x 8.7 inch

CHF 1,760

Painting, Eve, Fresha D

Eve

Fresha D

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,076

Painting, Tayssy, Sébastien Allart

Tayssy

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,858

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

CHF 3,325 CHF 2,992

Painting, Mexico, Toni Caldentey

Mexico

Toni Caldentey

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,956

Design, Child, Reinaldo Chavez

Child

Reinaldo Chavez

Design - 23.5 x 18 x 3 cm Design - 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

CHF 225

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Adam Nidzgorski

Sans titre

Adam Nidzgorski

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

CHF 636

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (192), Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre (192)

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch

CHF 1,467

Painting, Sans-titre, Victor Hasch

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting - 117 x 66.6 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 26.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,222

Painting, La brute, Ryse Kaïa

La brute

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,956

Sculpture, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

CHF 13,690

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 14,668

Painting, Tchin, Isabelle Lebret

Tchin

Isabelle Lebret

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,151

Fine Art Drawings, Portait 8, Prochore Tchuidjang

Portait 8

Prochore Tchuidjang

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 782

Painting, Sans, Florian Eymann

Sans

Florian Eymann

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,445

Painting, The Clown, Moutaz Al-Bashar

The Clown

Moutaz Al-Bashar

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

CHF 8,898

Fine Art Drawings, Christian, Camille Schaeffer

Christian

Camille Schaeffer

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

CHF 244

Painting, II, Pascal Girard

II

Pascal Girard

Painting - 92 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,227

Painting, Portrait, Béatrice Terra

Portrait

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,445

Painting, Warmis, Reinaldo Chavez

Warmis

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 40 x 50 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

CHF 704

Painting, Beauté 17, Kaige Yang

Beauté 17

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,249

Painting, Dawn, Elizabeth Becker

Dawn

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

CHF 513

Painting, Dignity, Elizabeth Becker

Dignity

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

CHF 513

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