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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Unfathomable Depth 1
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,404
Let there be light !
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,053
Nebula No. 2, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Marilyn No. 2, Icon Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$9,900
Brûler dans tes yeux
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
La femme d'affaire
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100.5 x 66.5 x 2 cm Painting - 39.6 x 26.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,605
Me, myself and I
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$14,040
La fumeuse d'opium
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
$14,040
The encounter
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$398
Seb, the smartphone junkie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$877
Blanche
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 73 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.5 x 1 inch
$4,446
Captain
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch
$4,680
Between The Light - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,828
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$11,828
Between The Light - Titanium on Viridian V1 Edit
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$11,828
Sans titre 1
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$8,190
Muse. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 140 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$12,000
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$9,463
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,463
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,463
Perspectives
Laurent Betremieux
Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,744
Mickey en Andalousie
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 86 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
$7,020
Autour d'un samovar
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,084
La danseuse à l'omelette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
$14,040
Les filles du vestiaire
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
$17,550
Il est mien #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,053
Les oiseaux sans Hitchcock
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$21,060
Portrait 5
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$936
#303. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$500
#302. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$500
#301. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$500
Ruscello
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 190 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
Estate #2. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 49.8 x 125 x 0.8 cm Painting - 19.6 x 49.2 x 0.3 inch
$6,500
Estate #1. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 39.9 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 39.3 x 1.19 inch
$5,400
Neige sur Kichinev
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,020
Maria
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
Meet the Reaper
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
The Nap No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 inch
$180
La cène
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$8,073
Hellebore No. 31
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch
$150
Cellule de degrisement
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 37 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$351
The inmate and the Black Virgin
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch
$526
The last dance
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,345
Chuter, se battre, recommencer
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,632
Redemption
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,212 $3,791
Eve Keith Jacket 2
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,914