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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Rhododendron Study No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€1,067
Sternenthaler - Ein Märchenmoment
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
On ne sait plus où on habite
Béatrice Terra
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,350
Abstract Floral No. 31
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€130
Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€1,623
Autumnal No. 12
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€1,808
Grande vanité aux papillons
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch
€28,000
Junger Mann mit Obstkorb
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,493
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 1
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€600
Ballerina no. 21, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
Ballerina no. 20, Series XXV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
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
€2,782
Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,107
El patrón
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
Ironía
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
Aún perdura el recuerdo
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
El secreto
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
Vanité
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€3,800
Beziehung - auf dem Sofa
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,800
Dibujos de estudio 8
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€600
Dibujos de estudio 2
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€600
Dibujos de estudio 1
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€600
Un brin de miel
Christophe Mirallès
Painting - 130 x 195 x 8 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 3.1 inch
€9,000
Rhododendron Study No.10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€1,020
Abstract Floral No. 32
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch
€130
Somnium #8, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€10,100
Hellebores No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,829
Abstract Floral No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€306
Herons in Flight No. 7
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Herons in Flight No. 6
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Herons in Flight No. 5
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Heron in Flight
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Herons in Flight No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Heron in Flight No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,087
Flying Hawk No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€2,365
Autumnal No. 13
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€1,808
Autumnal No. 11
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€1,808
Autumnal No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€1,808
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
€2,319
Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 3
Mario Henrique
Painting - 110 x 77 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 inch
€990
Character Combination Series-1
Renjie Gao
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,500
Somnium #2, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€7,700
Somnium #3, Series XIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€5,100
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
€290