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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L'homme au bonnet d'ours
Florian Eymann
Painting - 72 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,495
Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV
Philippe Pasqua
Photography - 120 x 92 cm Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch
$11,559
Oiseau vertical en jaune et bleu
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$520
Etude pour assiette de pommes
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$451
Nature morte à l'oiseau
Stephanie Larène
Sculpture - 58 x 64 x 23 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 25.2 x 9.1 inch
$4,623
Elévation, duo d'oiseaux
Stephanie Larène
Sculpture - 160 x 160 x 15 cm Sculpture - 63 x 63 x 5.9 inch
$11,559
Oiseau carré aux fruits en bleu et jaune
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$520
Nature morte à la poire couchée
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 47 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.5 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$520
Nature morte jaune et rose aux poires tordues
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 46 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$520
Fruits plein cadre
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch
$451
Delhia Dancing in the Garden III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 73 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 inch
$7,398
Jozsi and Szilvi Dancing 10
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,086
Beatrix and Erika dancing in black
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,860
Resonanz der Bewegung
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
.....but Delhia kept on Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 130 x 81 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 inch
$9,478
Men Wrestling in Greys
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 89 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch
$7,860
Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,860
The Paggan Wedding
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$1,387
Anne
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch
$17,338
Die Augen geschlossen / 2
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,468
Mädchen mit einem roten Apfel
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,508
Anatomy study for a Woman Walking
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch
$3,930
The Baseball Player
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
$7,860
Man running III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
$7,860
Dancing in the Moonlight
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,166
The model, 25 days in May, and a confusion
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 22 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch
$301
She received a kiss in the soul
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Merged with her in a glance
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
Im Raum - Figur in Rosa und Rot
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$289
Im Raum - Figur in Grün und Blau
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$289
