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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, Au bord, Sandra Quintin

Au bord

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Ma mère et moi, Hom Nguyen

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€11,500

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Melt Gold, Renjie Gao

Melt Gold

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,600

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Painting, Day dream II, Fabrice Leito

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

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

€1,100

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€8,500

Painting, Le baptême, Yoann Merienne

Le baptême

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€25,000

Painting, While I Hope, Damilola Ilori

While I Hope

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 134.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 53 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,918

Painting, Baby, Nathan Chantob

Baby

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, Raihana, Ahmed Art

Raihana

Ahmed Art

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

€1,750

Fine Art Drawings, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€9,800

Painting, The Kiss, Manuel Santelices

The Kiss

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 20.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 8 x 8 x 1 inch

€1,003

Painting, Les citrons, David Jamin

Les citrons

David Jamin

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

€690

Painting, Gabylla, Sébastien Allart

Gabylla

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Print, Diavasi, Yoann Merienne

Diavasi

Yoann Merienne

Print . 58 x 110 cm Print . 22.8 x 43.3 inch

€800

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Portrait bleu, Hom Nguyen

Portrait bleu

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€9,350

Painting, Anthony, Ricardo Tena

Anthony

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Painting, Sans-titre, Victor Hasch

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting . 46.5 x 93.5 x 3 cm Painting . 18.3 x 36.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Harmony, Hanna Sidorowicz

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€980

Sculpture, The Nest, Guy Ghazanchyan

The Nest

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture . 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch

€10,000 €9,000

Painting, Selo F, Ivan Tzonev

Selo F

Ivan Tzonev

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

€540

Painting, Surreal face, Carlos Mendez

Surreal face

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 11, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 11

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Painting, Sky, Ewa Hauton

Sky

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, Mortehoe Sun, Bill Bate

Mortehoe Sun

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,345

Sculpture, Life is Soft, Sagrasse

Life is Soft

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 15.5 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 inch

€240 €216

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 x 10 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,500

Painting, Mademoiselle 32, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 32

Kaige Yang

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

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Faux semblant n°2, Marta Grassi

Faux semblant n°2

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Petreous, Reinaldo Chavez

Petreous

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 12.5 x 21.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.9 x 8.3 inch

€320

Painting, Révéler, David Jamin

Révéler

David Jamin

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Sculpture, Back to 1500, Sagrasse

Back to 1500

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€450

Sculpture, Oiseau, Julien Cuny

Oiseau

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

€800

Painting, Haze, Renjie Gao

Haze

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

€14,000

Print, Abierta 3, Antonio Saura

Abierta 3

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Le bain, Béatrice Terra

Le bain

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Fine Art Drawings, Meta, Erwann Tirilly

Meta

Erwann Tirilly

Fine Art Drawings . 130 x 142 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.2 x 55.9 inch

€9,500

Fine Art Drawings, Honfleur, Jean Le Gac

Honfleur

Jean Le Gac

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 15 inch

€1,050

Print, Le balcon, Yves Brayer

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

Print . 32.8 x 24.2 cm Print . 12.9 x 9.5 inch

€600

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