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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Man running III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
€6,800
Dancing in the Moonlight
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,200
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
€260
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
€290
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
€290
La felina
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
Camuflaje
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
Spicy
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
La pescadora
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
Aguadora
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
Intervalo de tiempo
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
€550
I miss your heart
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€550
Maha-Kali
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,500
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,000
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€3,000
Nobody blinded me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€5,000
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€5,000
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
€250
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
€250
Dancing in the Dark
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,400
Figures in a Landscape
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,220
Caphi
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 230 x 150 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 90.6 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€40,000
Study for a Portrait of the Burlesque Queen
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 73 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 inch
€5,700
Woman Descending a Staircase
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 inch
€6,200
Where are We Now ?
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
€6,800
Men Wrestling in Black
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€6,800
Study for a Portrait of the Burlesque Queen II
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 73 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 inch
€6,400
The Deposition, after Raphael
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,109
Somnium No. 3, Series IX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,000
Materia No. 5, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€6,500
Materia No. 4, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€6,500
Materia No. 3, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€9,181
Materia No. 2, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,000