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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Je n'irai plus chez mon coiffeur
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$358
Un Jour de Janvier
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$280
Vanité (crâne aux paillons)
Philippe Pasqua
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch
$29,803
The Lady Magazine
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch
$6,914
Léa & Josh
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Double trouble
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Odette
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Merci au Photographe
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$358
Madone sur velours vert
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$53,646
Girl with an accent
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$11,444
Cathy
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Two girlfriends in blue
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 50 x 50 x 7 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
$3,815
Hands #5
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$595
Hommage à Jean Cocteau #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$595
Eduard
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Hands#1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$595
Prominences of the outgoing summer
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$18,478
George
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Paul
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
Duo
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$298
L'homme au bonnet d'ours
Florian Eymann
Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,605
Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 120 x 92 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch
$11,921
Oiseau vertical en jaune et bleu
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$536
Etude pour assiette de pommes
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$465
Nature morte à l'oiseau
Stephanie Larène
Sculpture - 58 x 64 x 23 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 25.2 x 9.1 inch
$4,769
Elévation, duo d'oiseaux
Stephanie Larène
Sculpture - 160 x 160 x 15 cm Sculpture - 63 x 63 x 5.9 inch
$11,921
Oiseau carré aux fruits en bleu et jaune
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$536
Nature morte à la poire couchée
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 47 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$536
Nature morte jaune et rose aux poires tordues
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 46 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$536
Fruits plein cadre
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$465
Delhia Dancing in the Garden III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 73 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 inch
$7,630 $6,867
Sin título
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$656
Jozsi and Szilvi Dancing 10
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,245
Beatrix and Erika dancing in black
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,106
.....but Delhia kept on Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 130 x 81 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 inch
$9,775
Men Wrestling in Greys
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 89 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch
$8,106
Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,106
The Paggan Wedding
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$1,431
Anne
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch
$17,882
Resonanz der Bewegung
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,980
Anatomy study for a Woman Walking
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch
$4,053 $3,648
