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…


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Painting, Regards, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 240 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch

€16,000

Painting, Sage II, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€5,000

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

Painting, Anxiety, Olajire Olalekan

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,105

Fine Art Drawings, Dark City, Simon Goldberg

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (1), Jules Be Kuti

Jules Be Kuti

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€580

Painting, Code 2019, Thierry Carrier

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€9,000

Painting, Untitled 1.1, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€2,000

Sculpture, Fulfilled, Rene Rikkelman

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 21 x 34 x 15 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 13.4 x 5.9 inch

€3,900

Painting, Mesdemoiselles, Kaige Yang

Kaige Yang

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

€2,500

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,080

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, La gardienne, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€3,600

Painting, Untitled, Natia Sapanadze

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 60 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,620

Painting, Sans titre, Adam Nidzgorski

Adam Nidzgorski

Painting . 29 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€720

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 81 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.9 inch

€1,500

Painting, Incendies, Erwann Tirilly

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 100 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€8,000

Fine Art Drawings, Les Chaises, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 73 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,600

Sculpture, Harshal, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 16 x 11 x 9 cm Sculpture . 6.3 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

€2,000

Painting, Resonance 8, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Les citrons, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€690

Painting, 4-5-17, Montse Valdés

Montse Valdés

Painting . 160 x 195 cm Painting . 63 x 76.8 inch

€31,220 €26,537

Painting, Room, Katalin Soós

Katalin Soós

Painting . 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Winter Talk, Smoka

Smoka

Painting . 120 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Resonance 23, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 22, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 19, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 15, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 18, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 14, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 7, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 3, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 4, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 6, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 5, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 2, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 9, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 10, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 1, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Miléna, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Painting, Myst, Sandra Quintin

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€700

Photography, lusclnuS, Louis Blanc

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Photography, El caballero, James Sparshatt

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,337

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