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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Somnium No. 4, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€7,500
The woman who rode horses goes to the beach
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€4,800
Your absence is too much company
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 19 x 16 cm Painting - 7.5 x 6.3 inch
€300
Because of your love my heart keeps young
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 19 x 16 cm Painting - 7.5 x 6.3 inch
€300
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
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
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
The Incurable Madhouse
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
€40,000
White Plaster Statue
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
€40,000
A Whole Ship of Sensitive Lies
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
€40,000
Portrait 1
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 2
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 4
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 6
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 7
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Blanche
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 73 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.5 x 1 inch
€3,800
Captain
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch
€4,000
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€8,384
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,384
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,384
Perspectives
Laurent Betremieux
Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
La cène
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€6,900
Redemption
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
Eve Keith Jacket 2
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,200
Eve Keith Jacket !
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,200
Morning preparations
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€9,500