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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Touche pas à mon pote
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,510
Abstract Floral No. 31
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$140
Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Autumnal No. 14
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Autumnal No. 12
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Complètement vautré le gazier
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,170
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$32,760
Le café de la place
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,861
Junger Mann mit Obstkorb
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,917
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$702
Ballerina no. 21, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
Ballerina no. 20, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$994
Nature Collection No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,350
Beziehung - auf dem Sofa
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$4,446
Dibujos de estudio 8
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 2
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 1
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
Un brin de miel
Christophe Mirallès
Painting - 130 x 195 x 8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 3.1 inch
$10,530
Rhododendron Study No.10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,100
Portrait du fumeur
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,797
Abstract Floral No. 32
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$140
Somnium #8, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,817
Hellebores No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,050
Abstract Floral No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$330
Herons in Flight No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,850
Flying Hawk No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,550
Autumnal No. 16
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Autumnal No. 15
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Autumnal No. 13
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Autumnal No. 11
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Autumnal No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Nature Collection No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Je ne ferai pas de mal à une mouche
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,791
Le portrait aux yeux bleu
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,393
Mon instinct maternel débordant !
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,329
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3
Mario Henrique
Painting - 110 x 77 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 inch
$1,158
Character Combination Series-1
Renjie Gao
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,925
Somnium #2, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$9,009
Somnium #3, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,967
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$339
Portrait #52. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Birds on Branches No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,050
L'instinct Parental
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,393
Duplicit Complicit
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$10,413
Somnium No. 5, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,583