Portrait

Sadness, melancholy and gloom have found an outlet in artists throughout history and in the depiction of figurative art. Through artists, humanity and their emotional and physical states are portrayed to be viewed and related to. The instant recognition of such a grave subject also plagues human history itself, thus carving out its own rightful spot amongst the history of art movements. In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting L'Absinthe, where viewers see a portrait of a young woman solemnly contemplating her situation, disengaged from their gaze, her surroundings, maybe even from herself.

Dark hues and colors define somber portrait painting and can highlight the cause of such sadness, whether that be the subject's emotional state or a greater rendering of the world's expanse and the human existence within it. Existential or not, the traits of somber artwork can be found in our own collection of portraits on Artsper. The portraiture work of Nicolas Fropo de Habart works the body in all its dimensions to create an absolute feeling of vastness while Antoine Stevens also depicts wandering souls in his dimmed portraiture. But given the nature of humanity, somber depictions of the figure are not entirely unexpected…

Les gardians

Yves Brayer

Print . 74 x 54 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 inch

€300

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,200 €2,816

Anthroporos

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,200 €2,816

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

€1,400

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Lord and Lady Eliot.

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€1,368

Monet's pond - Limited edition print

Ruslana Levandovska

Print . 83.8 x 63.5 x 0.8 cm Print . 33 x 25 x 0.3 inch

€593

1%

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Et les fleurs persistent

Marta Grassi

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

€900

Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€2,006

By the pool

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€2,006

Stormy Tides

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,280

The Mighty Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€1,824

Reflets

Marta Grassi

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

€1,600

L’Amérique I

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Print . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€3,000

La fausse ingénue

Charles Lapicque

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€200

Envol

Marta Grassi

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

€880

Lost sioux

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 114 x 84 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Liens invisibles

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

On est encore là

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Lilies No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€958

Parisian Solitude

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,296

Saphia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Anfititre

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 20 x 20 x 0.01 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€170

Mindscapes - 21st Century

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,964

Portrait #13 and #3, Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,189

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,143

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,143

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,505

Vase 2

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Design . 40 x 40 x 40 cm Design . 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€7,000

Marché : Viandes

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

No title

Philippe Pasqua

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

€12,000

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Liaison

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Woman with deep thought (Feminine epidemic series) II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,043

Gold Green Vitae

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 2 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€980

Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 104 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 40.9 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

€6,400

Temporary Shelter

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,700

Washing Face

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,000 €3,600

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€971

Code 1924 (Estampe)

Thierry Carrier

Print . 60 x 40 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€300

Materia No. 1, Series I

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€7,752

Fellaz on Frenchmen

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€950

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€410 €328

Where the Light Stays 5 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€410

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€5,000

Dinner Time 2

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€13,000

Iris no. 208

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,231

Mon Soleil

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 95 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

The Amalfi Coast Drive

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,296

Evening Rush in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,654

A Table for Two

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€4,551

La pause

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

L'étincelle

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Boss Lady

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,967

A little bird told me

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 57 x 73.5 x 2 cm Painting . 22.4 x 28.9 x 0.8 inch

€580

Sortie de masques

Christie Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

Table for Two in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,554

Confidences et reflets

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch

€850

Viento I

Carlos Mendez

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

€2,000

Why Does Love Fade Away? -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,100

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

La Confianza

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 inch

€849

Dagoberto - Cuba musician

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€971

Late Night IV

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch

€2,280

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 160 x 100 x 80 cm Sculpture . 63 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch

€39,000

Untitled (with dog)

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€800

Cercle n°2

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

€150

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

Painting . 27 x 21 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€600

Waves In

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,280

In the Still of the Night in New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,006

Central Park view I

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€1,642

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Partir

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

El Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€3,115

Soleil

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€3,000

Sans Titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,350

Monet Garden Water Lilies

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€6,840

The Mixologist

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,934

Parisian Nights

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€5,837

Spring in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€5,016

The Noir Hour

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€5,837

Tête T

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€80

Portrait #13 and #2, Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,189

Louvre Museum in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€3,101

Collagène

Zwy Milshtein

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

€2,400

Twins

Fresha D

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,824

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