Abstract Portrait Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Abstract
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Accretion Yankel Contemporary painting collage abstract art work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint, collage and mixed media on panel
Unique work
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
1990s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Striking abstract portrait by Modern British artist Ewart Johns of 'Athene'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A bold and striking portrait of 'Athene' by the notable Modern British artist Ewart Johns. This painting is characterised by strong red / brown colours, highlighted by whites and bl...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Koordinator - Oil on Canvas by Bernhard Gillesen - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Koordinator is an artwork realized by Bernhard Gillesen (Düsseldorf 1952 - Trevi 2023) in 1976.
Oil on Canvas cm. 120x100 cm.
Hand signed, dated and titled on rear.
Good condition...
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Persona YB2306
Located in Zofingen, AG
ARTIST : Alex Senchenko ©
Title : Persona YB2306 .
Technique: Acrylic & structure on canvas
100cm. x 100cm.
Original Painting on a 1.5 cm Deep Canvas
Ready to hang
2023
...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Russian Portrait Flushed girl w Big bows 20th century Watercolor by Fonvizin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted in watercolors by Artur Vladimirovich Fonvizin (1883–1973), from German: von Wiesen; was a Russian painter of watercolours.
Size app.: 49.5 x 38 cm (roughly 19.5 x 15 in), f...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting Portrait of Stylish Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on artist paper, unframed
7.25. x 7 inches
Signed initials ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Persona YB2302
Located in Zofingen, AG
ARTIST : Alex Senchenko ©
Title : Persona YB2302 .
Technique: Acrylic & structure on canvas
100cm. x 100cm.
Original Painting on a 1.5 cm Deep Canvas
Ready to hang
2023
...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
jesus christ superstar oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - jesus christ superstar - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 80X60 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 19...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black angel oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - Black angel - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 60X50 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student sin...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
be reborn oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - Be reborn- Oil on canvas
Canvas size 50X20 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student since high school, with constant ...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colourful Modern British Painting The Dancer White against Purple background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemporary British artist, 21st century
oil on board, unframed
size: 18 x 22 inches
This came from a private collection of artworks by the artist, a few of which are signed 'Andrew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Audrey Hepburn as Ariane Farrell, Original art, still-life, Pop art, Abstract
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
Original
Digitally produced painting on Canvas
Image size: H:147 cm x W:147 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:147 cm x W:147 cm x D:1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu image...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Contemporary British Abstract Portrait Painting Figure Reaching For A Kiss
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Solo Kiss
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed on verso
painting: 20 x 18 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the rising contemporary British painter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
self portrait 1 oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - self portrait 1 - Oil on canvas
Canvas size 70X50 cm.
Frameless.
Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art student ...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Untitled"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
abstract with portrait oil and collage on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Horacio Sapere (1951) - Abstract - Oil and collage on canvas
Signed lower right
Canvas measures 61x46 cm.
Frameless.
Horacio Sapere (Buenos Aires, 1951). He has lived and worked in Mallorca since 1975 and since 2011 he has had a studio in New York. An intense and committed artist, he develops his creative process through theater and performance (1970-1980), visual poetry (1976-1982), painting and sculpture. Creator of major projects such as Poet's room (1995), presented for the first time at the BMB gallery in Amsterdam (1996), at the UIB -Universitat de les Illes Balears- (1997) and at the Sala de Cultura Sa Nostra in Ibiza (1998). ); and as a sculptural poetic installation at the MEIAC, the Spanish and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz (2000), the Fernando Pessoa...
Category
1980s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FANCY LOLLIPOP
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
"Fancy Lollipop" is a vibrant and energetic artwork featuring a blend of bold and bright colors. The color palette, which includes shades of blue, pink, and black, creates a sense of...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Latex, Paper, Pigment
Die Gäste
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Die Gäste"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Oksana Domnytska "Untitled"
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
One Queen (17), Royal Art, Contemporary Queen Elizabeth II Art, Digital Painting
By Agent X
Located in Deddington, GB
One Queen (17) is an Original on Canvas by Agent. ’One Queen (17)depicts silhouette of the Queen.
Agent X digital artworks available with Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. Agent X creates the illusion of a cut-out to reveal a Baroque, floral painting underneath. With its bold composition of the antique with the contemporary, the artwork is a powerful transference of street to Canvas. Agent X, cultural explorer and agent of the unknown, creates experimental, multimedia collages, paintings, and 2D artwork. Described as ‘Pop Art with thought,’ Agent X juxtaposes pop culture, technology, fashion, and music in visually complex amalgamations expressing the anxieties of the global, post-modern world and the dark side of consumerist, media-obsessed culture. His work occupies a unique intersection between the aesthetics and philosophy of Futurism, the social critique of the Dada movement...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Les bonshommes 2022 - Contemporary Figurative Framed Acrylic on Paper painting
Located in PARIS, FR
Oeuvre papier de l'artiste peintre Camille Cottier.
Ses “bonhommes”, aux visages honnêtes, sont le reflet de sentiments universels: la solitude, l’amour, l’attente, le rêve
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The inner peace
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
The main thing in life is to save your own inner peace, on the left Buddha - he is calm and peaceful, on the right is our everyday’s life with all troubles...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prayer
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Prayer for peace in Ukraine
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary British Abstract Painting Colourful Wacky Portrait Of Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Abstract Portrait'
by Bolly Frost
Acrylic painting on canvas
signed
painting: 24 x 18 inches
Superb original modern abstract portrait painting by the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a man
Located in Genève, GE
Monogram artwork : W.B.C.
Work on canvas
Category
1980s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue flowers Abstract Colorful Portrait of Girl with Flowers by German Artist
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original portrait painting by the German artist Ljubow Jung.
Jung is a professional artist and clothes designer.
Imitation of stained glass windows. Stained glass windows are made o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a Black nude woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a black nude woman seated on a chair.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Oils on ...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Abstract Contemporary French Oil Painting - Portrait of a Figure in Blue, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 20th century/ early 21st century
Title: Abstract portrait of a figure
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed
Size:
canvas: 29.5 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thank You for Seeing Me
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Thank you For Seeing Me forms part of my ongoing series called I'm Still Here. In this series I create paintings that are inspired by all the people in my life that I have made an im...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Stylish Man in Glasses, Portrait, Blue Colour , Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stylish Man in Glasses, Portrait, Blue Colour ,Original Oil Painting
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 26 x 21 inches
Sensational abstract oil painting by French female artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
HUMAN ATMOSPHERE 7 - contemporary artwork, oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
In this exhibition, British painter Michael Pemberton (b. 1974) suggests we each have a personal HUMAN ATMOSPHERE. An ether where we truly exist, unseen by the naked eye but as real ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Football Match, large original French 20th century oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Josyne Gallet
Title: ' La Match'
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 29.5 x 24.25 inches
canvas: 28.75 x 23.75 inches
Provenance: private coll...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in a artists studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern English oil portrait, two women in an artists studio
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Great use of color and abstract brush strokes...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude black woman seated on a chair
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Friends by Annemarie Ambrosoli Vibrant figures convey unity and dialogue
Located in Kiens, BZ
Friends (2022), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 90x90 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
This artwork comes dir...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Twins by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Twins (2019), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 50x60x2 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
Hand-signed by the Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venus and Amor by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Venus and Amor (2016), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 60x80 cm, by Italian contemporary artist ©Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
Hand-signed by...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Oils on artists ...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Hommage to Paul Klee - Painting by Giorgio Cresciani - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract is an original contemporary artwork realzed by Giorgio Cresciani in 1977.
Oil painting on table.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
Category
1970s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paint
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Oils on artists ...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Ladies by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Ladies (2017), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 50x70 cm, by Italian contemporary artist ©Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
Hand-signed by the Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 1980's French Abstract Figurative Colorist Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1980's, signed
Title: abstract figurative composition
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed.
framed: 26.25 x 38.75 inches
canvas: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman reading, seated
Located in Woodbury, CT
1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman seated reading in an interior.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during t...
Category
1950s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Fashion Show by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil on canvas Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Fashion Show (2016) oil on canvas stretches over wooden frame, 50x70 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
“In this painting ...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
What's New? by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil on Canvas Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
What's New? (2017), oil on canvas, 50 x 65 x 2 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli.
Hand-signed by the Artist front lower center, dated and signed on the verso of...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Original French Expressionist Oil Painting Vibrant Colour Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century)
oil on canvas, unframed
size: 21.5 x 19 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from the artists estate, France...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Let's forget the Tittle-Tattle by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Let's forget the Tittle-Tattle (2017) oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 60x92 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Apple of Seduction by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
The Apple of Seduction (2016), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 60x80 cm, by Italian contemporary artist ©Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
Hand-s...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The revolt of the innocents by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 130x97 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas without frame
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
I have a Dream by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil on Canvas Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
I Have a Dream (2019), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 50 x 60 x 2 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli
In this artwork the blue color predominates, cre...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Looking for Flowers by Annemarie Ambrosoli Oil Abstract Expressionist
Located in Kiens, BZ
Looking for Flowers (2018), oil on canvas stretched over wooden frame, 50 x 65 x 2 cm, by Italian contemporary artist Annemarie Ambrosoli (ICA - International Certified Artist)
Hand...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - RENE LEROY (B.1932)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) signed
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition
Medium: mixed media, material and oil on canvas, framed, signed
Size: frame: 29.5 x 37 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Original Expressionist Oil Painting Quirky Abstract Face
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century)
oil on canvas, unframed
size: 26 x 19.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from the artists estate, France...
Category
20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LARGE FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING - R. LEROY - OCHRE COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932)
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition
Medium: oil on canvas, framed, signed
Size: framed: 28.25 x 28.25 inches
painting: 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Beatrice Werlie, Carlos Carnero, Masri Hayssam, and Addison Jones. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $570,000, while the average work sells for $1,960.