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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Rhododendron Study No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,150
Sternenthaler - Ein Märchenmoment
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,152
On ne sait plus où on habite
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,533
Abstract Floral No. 31
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$140
Swallows in Flight No. 47
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Autumnal No. 14
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$33,217
Junger Mann mit Obstkorb
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,958
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$712
Ballerina no. 21, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
Ballerina no. 20, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,008
Nature Collection No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,350
Vanité
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$4,508 $4,057
El patrón
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$652
Ironía
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$652
Aún perdura el recuerdo
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$652
El secreto
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$652
Beziehung - auf dem Sofa
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,508
Dibujos de estudio 8
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$712
Dibujos de estudio 2
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$712
Dibujos de estudio 1
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$712
Un brin de miel
Christophe Mirallès
Painting - 130 x 195 x 8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 3.1 inch
$10,677
Rhododendron Study No.10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,100
Somnium #8, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,982
Abstract Floral No. 32
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$140
Hellebores No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,050
Herons in Flight No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 6
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Heron in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Heron in Flight No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Flying Hawk No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,550
Autumnal No. 16
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Autumnal No. 15
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Autumnal No. 13
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Autumnal No. 12
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Autumnal No. 11
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Autumnal No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Nature Collection No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3
Mario Henrique
Painting - 110 x 77 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 inch
$1,174
Somnium #2, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$9,135
Somnium #3, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,050
Mademoiselle 37
Kaige Yang
Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,898 $1,708
