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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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Sculpture, Side By Side, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$290

Print, La prima, Yves Pero

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$348

Painting, Love, David Jamin

David Jamin

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

$2,904

Painting, Little Touch, Ger Doornink

Ger Doornink

Painting . 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$9,873

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,808

Painting, Roi du Ciel, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

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

$4,878

Painting, Icon in echo, Axel Traverso

Axel Traverso

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

$6,388

Fine Art Drawings, Lieux communs, Nathan Chantob

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$3,020

Sculpture, Charity, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$290

Design, Ma benz, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

Design . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Design . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,904

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,949

Print, Prima, Yves Pero

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$784

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$52,269

Fine Art Drawings, Créole, Nathan Chantob

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$7,898

Painting, Deux, Hanna Sidorowicz

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

$1,857

Painting, Phorelyos, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$10,454

Painting, Empreinte, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$34,846

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,904

Painting, Out of shape, Axel Traverso

Axel Traverso

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

$6,388

Painting, Closer, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

$5,111

Painting, Le retour, Ivan Tzonev

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$93

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,904

Painting, Body, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

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

$2,091

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,904

Painting, Twins, Fresha D

Fresha D

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

$1,103

Painting, Le Cygne, Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$13,938

Painting, Gabylla, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

$3,717

Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$534

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 53 x 53 cm Painting . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

$3,485

Painting, Transanimisme, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,091

Painting, Reader 3, Saoud Abdallah

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$6,039

Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$25,554

Painting, Juin, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$13,938

Painting, Jasmine, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

$3,717

Print, Anfititre, Rocio Mazuecos

Rocio Mazuecos

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

$197

Photography, Tropicana, James Sparshatt

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67.5 x 67.5 x 2 cm Photography . 26.6 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,379

Painting, Café de Paris, David Jamin

David Jamin

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

$1,394

Painting, Tondo II, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

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

$3,485

Painting, Virelian, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

$13,938

Painting, Nocthea, Yoann Merienne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

$23,231

Fine Art Drawings, In the Fied, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$871

Painting, Method Man, Erdna André

Erdna André

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

$1,162

Print, Le Flirt, Yves Pero

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$784

Print, Galene, Rocio Mazuecos

Rocio Mazuecos

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

$197

Photography, Birds, Bridgeman

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$279

Painting, Fugitive, Hanna Sidorowicz

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 165 x 165 x 3.5 cm Painting . 65 x 65 x 1.4 inch

$13,938

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