![Painting, Tree study No. 45, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897764_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Tree study No. 45, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897764_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Colorado No. 36, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682358_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Appalachians No. 3, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1618866_1_grid.jpg)
Appalachians No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Autumn Bouquet No. 4, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1427400_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autumn Bouquet No. 3, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1427391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, En mode vertical, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364316_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 8, Series XIX, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332054_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 8, Series XIX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 4, Series XIX, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332030_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 4, Series XIX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 3, Series XIX, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332024_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 3, Series XIX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 1, Series XIX, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332012_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 1, Series XIX
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 5, Series XVIII, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1172175_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 5, Series XVIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 4, Series XVIII, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1172172_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 4, Series XVIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 2, Series XVIII, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1172166_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 2, Series XVIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Spontaneous Ballerina no. 1, Series XVIII, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1172163_1_grid.jpg)
Spontaneous Ballerina no. 1, Series XVIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, François Deux Grand-Duc de Toscane, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1364355_1_grid.jpg)
François Deux Grand-Duc de Toscane
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Orchid No. 4, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/657903_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Vampire Lust, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197252_1_grid.jpg)
Vampire Lust
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Rose Study No. 59, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924030_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Floral No. 8, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/905385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Surma No. 2, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788772_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cherry Blossom No. 29, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/779673_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Magnolia No. 39, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/707256_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Plant Study No. 55, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/657918_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Plant Study No. 54, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/657915_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 85, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617757_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 84, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617352_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 83, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/617343_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swallows in Flight No. 19, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/606639_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swallows In Flight, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/527351_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bob, Maxime Frairot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158521_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cosmo No. 1, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1070994_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lily No. 8, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/946263_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lily No. 7, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/946239_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lily No. 2, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/945528_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lily No. 1, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/945525_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Floral No. 12, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/944055_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 148, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941658_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 144, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941490_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 143, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941400_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 141, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940884_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 140, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940878_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 139, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940869_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 137, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940848_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 136, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940095_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 135, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/940038_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 61, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/925611_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 60, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/924120_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 123, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/923895_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 58, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/912351_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 56, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/912291_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 55, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/911622_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 133, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/909732_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 122, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/909621_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 121, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/909588_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 118, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/908358_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 117, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907881_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 53, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907764_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 131, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907038_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 130, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907029_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 129, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907011_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 128, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906984_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iris No. 127, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906963_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Floral No. 9, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/906888_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose Study No. 51, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/905457_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swallows in Flight No. 39, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/860649_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barn Owl No. 2, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/859770_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tree Study No. 42, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/854790_1_grid.jpg)
Tree Study No. 42
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Heron No. 8, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/838845_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, September Study No. 1, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835368_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Woods No. 79, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835359_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tree Study No. 33, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835353_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grass Study No. 2, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835347_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Plant Study No. 65, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/835335_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apparentia No. 4, Series I, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810216_1_grid.jpg)
Apparentia No. 4, Series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Iris No. 125, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/800484_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apparentia No. 4, Series III, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/792489_1_grid.jpg)
Apparentia No. 4, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Apparentia No. 2, Series I, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/789213_1_grid.jpg)
Apparentia No. 2, Series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Apparentia No. 6, Series I, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/789198_1_grid.jpg)
Apparentia No. 6, Series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Apparentia No. 8, Series I, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/789189_1_grid.jpg)
Apparentia No. 8, Series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Fragmenta No. 2, Series III, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/789123_1_grid.jpg)
Fragmenta No. 2, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Girl in Yellow No. 2, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788997_1_grid.jpg)
Girl in Yellow No. 2
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 1, Series V, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788889_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 1, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 3, Series IV, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788862_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 3, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 4, Series IV, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788823_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 4, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 5, Series IV, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788814_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 5, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 8, Series II, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788790_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 8, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Somnium No. 9, Series II, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788784_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 9, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Surma No. 1, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/788682_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Plant Study No. 105, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/781023_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meadow Study No. 1, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/781011_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grass Study No. 4, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/780993_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Queen Anne's Lace No. 15, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/771891_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Queen Anne's Lace No. 12, Elizabeth Becker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/771624_1_grid.jpg)
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.