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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Nature Collection No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Autumnal No. 11
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,950
Cherry Blossom No. 40
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$550
Kopf sagt nein - Bein sagt go.
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 150 x 70 cm Painting - 59.1 x 27.6 inch
$4,392
Hommage an Francis Bacon - schwarz
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,236
Hommage an Francis Bacon - orange
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,468
Frau mit blauen Stiefeln
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,508
Swallows in Flight No. 47
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$1,750
Nature Collection Sketch No. 1
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$165
She never got tired of giving us her life
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 77 x 57 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 inch
$1,040
Le Poulpe en Bas Des Escaliers
Renjie Gao
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,779
Sternenthaler - Ein Märchenmoment
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,046
Junger Mann mit Obstkorb
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,882
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 8 (Framed)
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$694
He put color into our lives
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 80 x 100 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 inch
$2,081
Nature Collection No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,350
Queen Anne's Lace No. 22
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,550
Herons in Flight No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 6
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Heron in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Herons in Flight No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Heron in Flight No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Flying Hawk No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,550
