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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IL est mien #1
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
$1,040
La Valse des Damnés
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$5,490
Only Lovers Left Alive
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$5,779
Robin plus Elena
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$1,329
Living Melancholia
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$982
Offrande Impie #1
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
Les Ombres du Tartare #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
L'élégance désabusée
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
Ce qu'il y a entre nous
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
Suffocation
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Retenez-moi
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
Jouir du Mal
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
Jusqu'à ce que le jour se lève
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
Flaying in darkness
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Dancing until we are dead
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$982
Confinement
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
Primal
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,890
Attente & Mélancolie
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$982
Please blow my mind away
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$982
Le désir au fond des yeux
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
Les mains étrangères
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
Les ombres du tartare
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
Les ombres du tartare II
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Provocation
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
Close Combat #3
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
Ce qu'il y a entre nous 2
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
Suffocation 2
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
Ne faire plus qu'un
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Sweet Mistress
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Toi & moi et rien d'autre
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,098
Close Combat I
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
Close Combat II
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
Vanda abuse du fait d'être photographe
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
Divas, champagne, and bla bla bla #2
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$982
Succombe ! #2
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
$1,040
The little kinky ones #7
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 20 x 28.5 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch
$520
Mélangeons-nous & oublions demain
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$5,201
Homme de profil
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,098
Homme pensif
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,098
Femme nue aux bas noirs
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,098
Nu bleu debout aux poires (2)
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 73 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 28.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$867
Annonciation en rose
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$982
Nu brun à l'oiseau / diptyque
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,387
Le spectre
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$577
Nu jaune à la coiffure
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 23 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$405
Lucille
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 250 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
Price upon request
Madina
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Clémence
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Naïs
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Mélissa
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Alexia
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Oumy
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 200 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Guerra Junqueiro
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Sculpture - 66 x 22 x 33 cm Sculpture - 26 x 8.7 x 13 inch
Price upon request
Baselitz
Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)
Painting - 250 x 250 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Théa
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 130 x 195 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 2 inch
Price upon request
Ballerina No. 13, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
Sold
Fragmenta No. 4, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 17, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 5, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 7, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 6, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 4, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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Ballerina no. 3, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 2, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
Ballerina no. 1, Series XXIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
Sold
