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…
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,555
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,235
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,235
Recommended by Artsper
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,235
Recommended by Artsper
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,235
Recommended by Artsper
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,235
Recommended by Artsper
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,429
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Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,361
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,361
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,361
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,749
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture . 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch
CHFÂ 8,649
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Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 15 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 2,332
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,138
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 6,608
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,527
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 826
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
CHFÂ 923
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 923 CHFÂ 831
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 2,187 CHFÂ 1,859
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 923 CHFÂ 831
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 923
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 826 CHFÂ 743
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 826 CHFÂ 743
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,652
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 972
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,166
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 952
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 2,169
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 2,169
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 2,169
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,041
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Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,037
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 99.8 x 79.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 39.3 x 31.4 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 6,507
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 37.8 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.9 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,904
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 180.8 x 275.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 71.2 x 108.6 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 19,954
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 140 x 184.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 72.8 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 13,014
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 140 x 184.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 72.8 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 13,014
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 59 x 39.3 x 0.3 inch
CHFÂ 8,676
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,301
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 868
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,041
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,041
Teona Yamanidze
Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 5,345
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Teona Yamanidze
Painting . 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 6,900
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Natia Sapanadze
Painting . 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 1,846
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Camille Cottier
Painting . 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 923
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