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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Fragmenta No. 2, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,900
Fragmenta No. 3, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,900
Fragmenta No. 4, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,900
Visage Irina Gros Plan
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 210 x 160 x 10 cm Painting - 82.7 x 63 x 3.9 inch
€60,500
Your arrival
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 13.5 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.3 x 7.5 inch
€340
Rose study no. 63
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€105
Rose study no. 64
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€105
Rose study no. 65
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€105
The Face of Abstraction Expressionism-3
Renjie Gao
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
€9,500
Die Katia
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€950
Safe zone
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
About last night, encore et encore
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€800
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
€9,000
Set of 6 Portrait. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 59.9 x 63 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch
€6,553
Hellebore No. 39
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
€391
Nature Collection No. 1
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€482
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch
€15,000
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch
€12,000
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,092
Portrait #3. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,092
Portrait #1. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,092
Le Footballeur ou Man Kicking a Ball
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,400
My precious
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€950
Confused people series 10
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 09
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 08
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 07
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 06
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 05
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 04
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 03
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 02
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Confused people series 01
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
€910
Somnium No. 3, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€6,500
Somnium No. 12, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€5,200
Somnium No. 2, Series XII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€8,900
Love interruption
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€7,500
Somnium No. 8, Series IX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€8,900
Momento temporis
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€9,900
Désir Noir, comme la Nuit
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Nebula No. 6, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€5,900