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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La dernière cigarette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
Advanced training in social skills
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€900
Some of us are looking at the sun
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch
€1,800
But you can't kill me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€1,200
Deus ex machina
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
Portrait 1
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 2
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 4
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 6
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Portrait 7
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€800
Never quite touching
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch
€250
Unfathomable Depth 1
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Let there be light !
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€900
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
Nebula No. 2, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€5,900
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
€9,023
Vivement dimanche prochain
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€350
Brûler dans tes yeux
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
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
€6,500
Me, myself and I
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
€12,000
La fumeuse d'opium
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
€12,000
The encounter
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
€340
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
€10,937
Blanche
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 73 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.5 x 1 inch
€3,800
Captain
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch
€4,000
Between The Light - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,503
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€10,503
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
€10,503
Perspectives
Laurent Betremieux
Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Mickey en Andalousie
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 86 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
€6,000
Autour d'un samovar
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
€5,200
La danseuse à l'omelette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
€12,000
Les filles du vestiaire
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
€15,000
Les oiseaux sans Hitchcock
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€18,000
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
€800
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€8,402
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,402
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,402
Cellule de degrisement
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 37 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€300
The inmate and the Black Virgin
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch
€450
La cène
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€6,900
The last dance
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€1,150