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 Woods No. 150
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$170
The Woods No. 149
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$170
The Woods No. 147
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$170
The Woods No. 140
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
Sold
The Woods No. 139
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$115
The Woods No. 132
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$115
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$10,403
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
$751
Unfathomable Depth 1
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
Let there be light !
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,040
Nebula No. 2, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,820
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
$9,900
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$10,403
Brûler dans tes yeux
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$982
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
$7,513
Me, myself and I
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$13,870
La fumeuse d'opium
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
$13,870
Éclats de vie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$1,098
The encounter
Reinaldo Chavez
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch
$393
La cène
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$7,976
Seb, the smartphone junkie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$867
Serie Mallorca . Personaje
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,387
Between The Light - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,668
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$11,668
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
$11,668
Merci au photographe 2
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$769
La Famille Playmobile 2
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$769
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
$12,000
Redemption
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,161
The space between - Magenta V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$9,335
Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,335
Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$9,335
Perspectives
Laurent Betremieux
Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,699
Mickey en Andalousie
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 86 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.9 x 0.4 inch
$6,935
Autour d'un samovar
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$6,011
La danseuse à l'omelette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
$13,870
Les filles du vestiaire
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 114 x 1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
$17,338
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
$1,040
Les oiseaux sans Hitchcock
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$20,806
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
$925
#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
$500
#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
$500
#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
$500
Sans titre 1
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$8,091
Eve Keith Jacket 2
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,855
Ruscello
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 190 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
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
$6,500
Estate #1. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 39.9 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 39.3 x 1.19 inch
$5,400