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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Figure Sketch No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 inch
€188
Figure Sketch No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 inch
€188
The Deflated Jelly Fish
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Man Throwing a Ball 2
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,800
Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing in Greys
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,200
Le talon d'Achille de l'artiste
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€1,150
Man running, Woman running
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€6,800
Man catching and throwing a ball
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€5,900
Man throwing a ball
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€5,900
Jazz verry hard
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 262 x 103 x 2 cm Painting - 103.1 x 40.6 x 0.8 inch
€15,000
Charlotte de Corday
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
L'Elfe à l'Omelette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€10,000
The Poetress
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 55 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€750
Red Lisa #13
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch
€650
La Grande Vague
Laurent Betremieux
Painting - 146 x 115 x 1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch
€3,200
Lola pamplemousse
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 162 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 63.8 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch
€12,000
Les valises diplomatiques
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 97 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch
€15,000
La crise d'Olympia
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 114 x 162 x 1 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 0.4 inch
€12,000
The Hopeless Madhouse
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 2 inch
€35,000