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Abstract Portrait Prints

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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Style: Abstract
Young Musician (Artist Proof)
Located in New York, NY
Shelly (Sheldon) Fink (American, 1925-2002), "Young Musician" Artist Proof, Figurative/Portrait Lithograph signed on Paper, 17 x 14, Late 20th Century Color: Black and White Sheldon Fink was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, and won Tiffany Foundation grants in 1957 and 1963. Shelly's work has appeared at the Albany Art Institute, the Berkshire Art...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Maurice de Vlaminck - Portrait - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Maurice de Vlaminck - Portrait - Original Lithograph 1956 Signed in the plate Dimensions: 22 x 16 cm Publisher: Sauret. Frontispice of The Hunger
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1950s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled (Portrait Of A Lady, Edition 80/100)
By Yoram Lukov
Located in New York, NY
Yoram Lukov (Israeli b. 1940), "Untitled (Portrait of a Lady)" Edition 80/100, Abstract Figurative/ Portrait Lithograph, 20.50 x 28.50, Late 20th Century Colors: Black, White
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Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Blue Mask Hand-Altered Monoprint
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold monoprint of a blue mask by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). Signed "Patricia Pearce" in the lower right corner. "Monoprint" is written in the lower left corner. Presented i...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Portrait Prints

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Jacques Villon - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jacques Villon - Original Lithograph Lithograph, 1964 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Revue Art de France Pierre Soulages or the "painter of black" as he is often referred to, has rightfull...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Full-page, colour pochoir of costume designs by Sonia Delaunay Edition 331/500 copies on Velin Aussedat Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.5 cm. From 27 Living Paintings. [Milano, Edizioni del Naviglio, 1969]. Jacques Damase. Robes Poèmes, Introduction. Text by Guillaume Apollinaire and Blaise Cendrars. Sonia Delaunay was known for her vivid use of color and her bold, abstract patterns, breaking down traditional distinctions between the fine and applied arts as an artist, designer and printmaker. Born Sarah Stern on November 14, 1885 in Gradizhsk, Ukraine, she was adopted in 1890 by her maternal uncle, Henri Terk, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, where she grew up, exposed to music and art, and learning several foreign languages. In 1903, she moved to Germany to study drawing with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutler (1863–1909) at the Karlsruhe academy of fine arts; Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), composer-to-be, was among her classmates there. In 1905, she traveled to Paris where she attended art classes at the Académie de la Palette, learned printmaking from Rudolf Grossman (1889–1941), and met Amédée Ozenfant (1886–1966), André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974), and Jean-Louis Boussingault (1883–1943). Sonia spent much of her time at exhibitions and galleries in Paris, which showed works by Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Les Fauves, Henri Matisse and André Derain. She did, however, maintain contact with Germany, exhibiting at the Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, in 1913, 1920 and 1921. During her first year in Paris, Sonia met the German collector and art-dealer, Wilhelm Uhde (1874–1947), whom she married on December 5, 1908, and whose Montparnasse gallery, the Galerie Notre-Dame des Champs, showed her first solo exhibition. Through Uhde, Sonia encountered many painters, including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Robert Delaunay (1885–1941). In 1910, Sonia divorced Uhde by mutual agreement, married Delaunay that same year, and gave birth to their son, Charles, in January 1911. Together Sonia and Robert Delaunay pursued the study of color, influenced by theories of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889). Sonia’s interest in simultaneous contrast, as evidenced in her early collages, book bindings, small painted boxes...
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1960s Abstract Portrait Prints

Rueckenakt
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: Rueckenakt Medium: Etching Edition: 50 Signed and numbered by hand Size: 21.5 × 17.6 on 25.0 × 19.9 inches COA provided Claude Garache is a French artist. He has worked in pa...
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1990s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Etching

Woman with Flowers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014) Title: Woman with Flowers Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 200,...
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1980s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Screen

HAPPY COUPLE Signed Lithograph, Colorful Abstract Portrait, CoBrA Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
HAPPY COUPLE is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on Somerset paper, 100% acid free. HAPPY COUPLE is a ...
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1970s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Ritual Mark Tobey abstract black tan and white lithograph
Located in New York, NY
This delicate composition in black and tan features layers of sheer brushwork, inky daubs, and thin lines. Mark Tobey, one of the founders of the American Mystical school of painting...
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1970s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Robe in Furnace" by Jim Dine
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Jim Dine Robe in Furnace Original etching in colors on copperplate deluxe paper From the rare, limited edition impression 4 of 31 Hand signed by artist and numbered Image Size 27...
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1980s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Etching

Portrait de Femme II
Located in London, GB
Lithograph, 1955, on Arches wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50, printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 66.4 x 50 cm. (26⅛ by 19¾ in.) This abstract, three-quarter profile is of Picasso’s second wife, Jacqueline Roque. The couple met during the summer of 1952 whilst Roque was working at Georges and Suzanne Ramié’s Madoura pottery works in Vallauris, the studio where Picasso made his ceramics in the South of France. The couples love endured until the artist’s death in 1973, Picasso adored Jacqueline so much so that for seventeen of the twenty years the couple spent together - the longest relationship of Picasso’s life - Roque was the only female Picasso painted. When Picasso embarked on his late, great period, his biographer John Richardson succinctly defined and characterised as ‘l’époque Jacqueline.’ In this lithograph, Picasso bestows Roque with an elegant, sphinx-like appearance. The straight line of the nose which extends directly from the forehead to the tip is particularly evocative of these ancient Egyptian sculptures...
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1950s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Self Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Walter Helbig Self Portrait, 1919 woodcut 17 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (44.1 x 31.8 cm)
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1910s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

'Framed Color Face More And More' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Framed Figures' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Ghost Night Rolls Royce' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Individual Sizes and Framing on Request
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'It's Not You It's Me' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Series I ed of 5 Size 60' x 60" Series II ed of 5 size 40" x 40" Special Sizes on Request.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'My Guardian Angel II' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Individual Sizes and Framing on Request Wittig's works use photographic techniques ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'My Gaurdian Angel' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Individual Sizes and Framing on Request Wittig's works use photographic techniques ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Swirl Zero Two' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Series I ed of 5 Size 60' x 60" Series II ed of 5 size 40" x 40" Special Sizes on Request.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Swirl Zero One' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Series I ed of 5 Size 60' x 60" Series II ed of 5 size 40" x 40" Special Sizes on Request.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Lux Nan Ji' Digital Painting, Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Individual Sizes and Framing on Request Wittig's works use photographic techniques ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Lux Don't Look Back' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Lambda Print Mounted on Alu Dibond Acrylic Front Glossy / Mat Individual Sizes and Framing on Request
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

Perspective And Delusion
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Kalipo Miami Passage' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

Golden Shores
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

'Abstract Lake Scape' Conceptual Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

Arches of Gold
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Digital, Lambda

Fuck
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Akio Takamori Title: Fuck Date: 1996 Medium: 4 Color Lithograph Dimensions: 24.75 x 33.5 inches Editions: 24 Akio Takamori’s evolution as an artist began as he worked with ...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Wood, Printer's Ink, Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph

Framed Color Face V
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Portrait Prints

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Lambda, Digital

Abstract portrait prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract portrait prints 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 prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, green, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jens-Christian Wittig, Karel Appel, Mauro Oliveira, and (after) Sonia Delaunay. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Digital Print 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 prints, so small editions measuring 3.94 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait prints 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 $1 and tops out at $34,000, while the average work sells for $869.

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