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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Painting, Tulip, Elizabeth Becker

Tulip

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 52.1 x 30.5 cm Painting - 20.5 x 12 inch

€210

Painting, Lotus, Elizabeth Becker

Lotus

Elizabeth Becker

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

€210

Painting, December, Elizabeth Becker

December

Elizabeth Becker

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

€393

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Painting, Tact, Isabelle Lebret

Tact

Isabelle Lebret

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Destiny, Oleg Zhivetin

Destiny

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting - 120 x 120 x 0.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,720

Painting, Absence, Ryse Kaïa

Absence

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Indifférence, Ryse Kaïa

Indifférence

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Paris, Toni Caldentey

Paris

Toni Caldentey

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Gravity, Olivier Massebeuf

Gravity

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Délissima, Zwy Milshtein

Délissima

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 76 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,400

Painting, Carnaval, Zwy Milshtein

Carnaval

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 57 x 76 x 1 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Painting, Untitled, Mario Henrique

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Painting, Catalina, Mario Henrique

Catalina

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Painting, Twins, Fresha D

Twins

Fresha D

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Regard, Fresha D

Regard

Fresha D

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, L'éponge, Zwy Milshtein

L'éponge

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 91 x 64 x 1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

€4,500

Painting, Fleur bleue, Zwy Milshtein

Fleur bleue

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€11,000

Painting, Boge Moi, Zwy Milshtein

Boge Moi

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€10,000

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