Abstract Portrait Artists

Painting, Je t'aime moi non plus, Béatrice Terra

Je t'aime moi non plus

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,242

Painting, Portrait #2. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #2. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Surging, Renjie Gao

Surging

Renjie Gao

Painting - 200 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch

$33,540

Photography, Vanité tatouée - rouge, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité tatouée - rouge

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 200 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$10,062

Print, Thrower #2, Jérôme Lagarrigue

Thrower #2

Jérôme Lagarrigue

Print - 67.5 x 72 x 1 cm Print - 26.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch

$1,040

Painting, Flavia, Sébastien Allart

Flavia

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,062

Painting, Night encounters, Reinaldo Chavez

Night encounters

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$1,029

Painting, Silence, Galya Popova

Silence

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,180

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,801

Painting, Ballerina no. 5, Series XXIII, Mario Henrique

Ballerina no. 5, Series XXIII

Mario Henrique

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$727

Painting, Lucky Luke, Maxime Frairot

Lucky Luke

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$201

Sculpture, Eclosion, Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Eclosion

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Sculpture - 35 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch

$11,180

Painting, Gash soul, Monika Sabo

Gash soul

Monika Sabo

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,342

Painting, Autoportrait à la combi, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Autoportrait à la combi

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$950

Sculpture, Vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

$15,652

Painting, Down there, Olivier Massebeuf

Down there

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,006

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 170 x 140 x 0.5 cm Photography - 66.9 x 55.1 x 0.2 inch

$15,652

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 64 x 49 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 19.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,012

Painting, Empreinte 10 concrétion, Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Empreinte 10 concrétion

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$33,540

Painting, Selfie IX, Moses Baite

Selfie IX

Moses Baite

Painting - 50.7 x 40.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,677

Painting, Blue Skull, Philippe Pasqua

Blue Skull

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 195 x 159.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 76.8 x 62.8 x 0 inch

$16,770

Painting, Heron no. 27, Elizabeth Becker

Heron no. 27

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch

$1,750

Painting, Rodman, Fresha D

Rodman

Fresha D

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,107

Painting, Woman Walking II, Milburn-Foster

Woman Walking II

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 92 x 65 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 inch

$5,366

Print, Se Coiffer, Françoise Pétrovitch

Se Coiffer

Françoise Pétrovitch

Print - 120 x 160 x 0.1 cm Print - 47.2 x 63 x 0 inch

$2,236

Painting, Cheerful clown, Oleg Zhivetin

Cheerful clown

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting - 90 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,299

Sculpture, Smallwall Fresha, Fresha D

Smallwall Fresha

Fresha D

Sculpture - 11 x 25 x 2 cm Sculpture - 4.3 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$391

Painting, La demoiselle IV, Kaige Yang

La demoiselle IV

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,789

Painting, Autoportrait et le bois, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait et le bois

Carmen Selma

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,578

Painting, A man in a bar, Dominique Dève

A man in a bar

Dominique Dève

Painting - 42 x 29 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 inch

$280

Painting, Eye see you 1/3, Stephanie Larène

Eye see you 1/3

Stephanie Larène

Painting - 78 x 106 x 1 cm Painting - 30.7 x 41.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,230

Photography, Close to nothing (Pink), Sophie Derrick

Close to nothing (Pink)

Sophie Derrick

Photography - 42 x 30 x 8 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch

$1,586

Fine Art Drawings, Transparent peonies, Galya Popova

Transparent peonies

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, Grande vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua

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

$31,304

Painting, Fée, Zwy Milshtein

Fée

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 39 x 22 cm Painting - 15.4 x 8.7 inch

$2,012

Painting, New gloves, Victor Sheleg

New gloves

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,398

Painting, Titane, Christophe Mirallès

Titane

Christophe Mirallès

Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch

$2,907

Painting, Sans titre, Adam Nidzgorski

Sans titre

Adam Nidzgorski

Painting - 37 x 48 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch

$1,342

Painting, 111 117, Florian Eymann

111 117

Florian Eymann

Painting - 66 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,193

Painting, Gliding Towards Tomorrow, Kpe Innocent

Gliding Towards Tomorrow

Kpe Innocent

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$5,031

Painting, Zelf Portret (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Chuli Herrera

Zelf Portret (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Chuli Herrera

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$8,050

Painting, Sa majesté, Isabelle Lebret

Sa majesté

Isabelle Lebret

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,590

Painting, Mexico, Toni Caldentey

Mexico

Toni Caldentey

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,236

Painting, The Space Between - Viridian V1, Sophie Derrick

The Space Between - Viridian V1

Sophie Derrick

Painting - 150 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$8,589

Print, They come down hard, Olivier Massebeuf

They come down hard

Olivier Massebeuf

Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$78

Fine Art Drawings, Die Katia, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Die Katia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,062

Painting, Mental portrait, Rosen Markovski

Mental portrait

Rosen Markovski

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$805

Painting, Mother and Child, Ly Hung Anh

Mother and Child

Ly Hung Anh

Painting - 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 59 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,200

Painting, R E C Y C L É - ZB-021019, Arseneca

R E C Y C L É - ZB-021019

Arseneca

Painting - 146 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch

$995

Painting, Sans-titre, Victor Hasch

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting - 117 x 66.6 x 3 cm Painting - 46.1 x 26.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,068

Print, Negate & Gild - Black + Bronze #2, Sophie Derrick

Negate & Gild - Black + Bronze #2

Sophie Derrick

Print - 59.4 x 42 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 inch

$720

Painting, En Avant, Marche ou Tombe, Alexandra Delya

En Avant, Marche ou Tombe

Alexandra Delya

Painting - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch

$1,789

Painting, La brute, Ryse Kaïa

La brute

Ryse Kaïa

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$2,236

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (192), Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre (192)

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,677

Design, Child, Reinaldo Chavez

Child

Reinaldo Chavez

Design - 23.5 x 18 x 3 cm Design - 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

$257

Painting, Fou de bassan, Muriel Paul

Fou de bassan

Muriel Paul

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,453

Painting, Adonis, Laurent Betremieux

Adonis

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 76 x 57 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22.4 inch

$783

Painting, The Clown, Moutaz Al-Bashar

The Clown

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 220 x 220 x 1 cm Painting - 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.4 inch

$10,174

Painting, Nelson Mandela, Zhengyong Liu

Nelson Mandela

Zhengyong Liu

Painting - 240 x 220 x 5 cm Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch

$31,304

Fine Art Drawings, Boy#5, Cigar, Dominique Dève

Boy#5, Cigar

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$224

Print, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Print - 152.4 x 123.2 x 2.5 cm Print - 60 x 48.5 x 1 inch

$18,800

Fine Art Drawings, Only she, Reinaldo Chavez

Only she

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 13.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 5.3 inch

$380

Print, JM Basquiat, Victor Hasch

JM Basquiat

Victor Hasch

Print - 82 x 60 cm Print - 32.3 x 23.6 inch

$671

Fine Art Drawings, Portait 8, Prochore Tchuidjang

Portait 8

Prochore Tchuidjang

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$894

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Adam Nidzgorski

Sans titre

Adam Nidzgorski

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$727

Fine Art Drawings, Hellebore No. 30, Elizabeth Becker

Hellebore No. 30

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 inch

$150

Sculpture, Mirrored Case - Jewel Sapphire, Sophie Derrick

Mirrored Case - Jewel Sapphire

Sophie Derrick

Sculpture - 39 x 27 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 10.6 x 2.2 inch

$2,379

Painting, Ghost, Ludovic Isidore

Ghost

Ludovic Isidore

Painting - 76 x 63 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,236

Print, Liu Zhengyong - Sérigraphie 05, Zhengyong Liu

Liu Zhengyong - Sérigraphie 05

Zhengyong Liu

Print - 116 x 81 x 1 cm Print - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

$783

Painting, Kaunas Ghetto, Bruce Clarke

Kaunas Ghetto

Bruce Clarke

Painting - 50 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,851

Painting, II, Pascal Girard

II

Pascal Girard

Painting - 92 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,242

Fine Art Drawings, Un danseur près du Pompidou, Carmen Selma

Un danseur près du Pompidou

Carmen Selma

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$271

Painting, L'acrobate, Isabella Kretzdorn

L'acrobate

Isabella Kretzdorn

Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

$3,130

Painting, La cicatrice d'eau et de feu, Chrislen

La cicatrice d'eau et de feu

Chrislen

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,286

Fine Art Drawings, Homme pensif, Isabella Kretzdorn

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

$1,062

Painting, Pose d'or 11, Etienne  Gros

Pose d'or 11

Etienne Gros

Painting - 20 x 14 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.4 inch

$593

Painting, Security Checked, Dinh Y Nyi

Security Checked

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting - 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 59 x 48 x 2 inch

$19,000

Fine Art Drawings, 22C15, Etienne  Gros

22C15

Etienne Gros

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,012

Design, Vase 2, Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Vase 2

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Design - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Ca pique un peu, Béatrice Terra

Ca pique un peu

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,857

Painting, J'en ai dans le tiroir, Béatrice Terra

J'en ai dans le tiroir

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,460

Painting, Pressure, Galya Popova

Pressure

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,453

Painting, Blue basilikum, Galya Popova

Blue basilikum

Galya Popova

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$894

Painting, Portrait #13. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #13. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Oleanders, Galya Popova

Oleanders

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$894

Painting, Fruits, Galya Popova

Fruits

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Portrait #1. From the Portraits series, Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Portrait #1. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,200

Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot

Batman

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$201

Painting, Ballerina no. 6, Series XXIII, Mario Henrique

Ballerina no. 6, Series XXIII

Mario Henrique

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$727

Painting, Ballerina no. 4, Series XXIII, Mario Henrique

Ballerina no. 4, Series XXIII

Mario Henrique

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$727

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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