Abstract Portrait Artists
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Présage II
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€650
Portrait of a beautiful moment named childhood
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 19 x 19 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 inch
€350
Walkers from other time
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
€340
Vanité aux papillons rouges
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€10,900
Mountainscape no. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 65.4 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 25.75 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€1,652
Iris no. 196
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,021
Plant Study No. 109
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€1,993
Meadow Study No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€1,993
Seagulls in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 92.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 36.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,895
Between The Light - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,378
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€10,378
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
€10,378
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€7,936
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,936
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€7,936
Petrous oscule VIII
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.6 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.2 inch
€250
Ma chatte est possessive !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€2,300
Elle est tombée du ciel
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
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.