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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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
€10,922
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
€10,480
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
€10,480
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
€10,480
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€8,384
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,384
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€8,384
#303. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€455
#302. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€455
#301. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 9.9 x 15 x 0.3 cm Painting - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
€455
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
Il est mien #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€900
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
Ruscello
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 190 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
€13,653
Estate #2. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 49.8 x 125 x 0.8 cm Painting - 19.6 x 49.2 x 0.3 inch
€5,916
Neige sur Kichinev
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
€6,000
Symphonie de Jade
Christie Nguyen
Painting - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Maria
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
Meet the Reaper
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
The Nap No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 inch
€164
La cène
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€6,900
Seb, the smartphone junkie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
€750
Hellebore No. 31
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch
€137
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
The last dance
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€1,150
Chuter, se battre, recommencer
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
€2,250
Les brûmes de Londres
Christie Nguyen
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€10,000
Redemption
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
Whoever ruined the party
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€70
Rendez vous à Cherbourg
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€350
Sans titre (36)
Zwy Milshtein
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€2,800
Merci au photographe 2
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€665
La Famille Playmobile 2
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€665
Eve Keith Jacket 2
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,200
Eve Keith Jacket !
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,200
Illusion
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
€2,250
Hendrick 1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
€750
Portrait 9
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 inch
€900
La muse de plumes
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 71 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 28 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€950
Queens of the Night
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€950
La muse de vinyle
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€950