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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On ne choisit pas sa famille
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
La demoiselle IV
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,849 $1,664
Portrait #2. 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
Voices in the Wind
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$10,287
Zelf Portret (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Chuli Herrera
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,322
Vanité 03
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 230 x 200 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 90.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$46,235
Eclosion
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Sculpture - 35 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch
$11,559
Hellebore No. 30
Elizabeth Becker
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch
$150
The Space Between - Viridian V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$9,335
Close to nothing (Pink)
Sophie Derrick
Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
$1,647
Series of paintings Summer vibes Second Feelin
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 100.1 x 39.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$3,520
Après l'expo
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$867
Sans titre
Adam Nidzgorski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$751
Sans titre (192)
Zwy Milshtein
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$1,734
Dans le cœur
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 73 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.5 x 1 inch
$4,392
Fanatic moreno
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$393
Autoportrait à la combi
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,098
No title
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography - 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch
$17,338
Mirrored Case - Jewel Sapphire
Sophie Derrick
Sculpture - 39 x 27 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.6 x 2.2 inch
$2,471
Portait 8
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$925
Lisboa
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 13 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.1 inch
$3,468
Amina
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$57,794
Hack Harring
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Print - 45 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$982
Oiseau debout medium size
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$913
Déchirure II (triptyque)
Muriel Paul
Painting - 90 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$578
Christian
Camille Schaeffer
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$289
Gliding Towards Tomorrow
Kpe Innocent
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$5,201
Inséparables, duo d'oiseaux à l'orthogonale
Stephanie Larène
Sculpture - 66 x 70 x 6 cm Sculpture - 26 x 27.6 x 2.4 inch
$8,091
Femme nue allongée
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 64 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$925
Vase 2
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Design - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
Price upon request
Hommage à Francis Bacon
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,121
Passion, life and death of the great moreno
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 77 x 57 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 inch
$1,387
Dass Leben ist Bunt (Otto Dix)
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Il a peur de son ombre
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$9,074
Le rouge nous va mieux au teint
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Without a beginning nor an end
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 50 x 40 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$670
Hommage an Francis Bacon - rot
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,543
Autumnal No. 12
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Erinnerung an den Sommer
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,312
