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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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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15 inch

$921

Fine Art Drawings, Tribut, Nathan Chantob

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$2,763

Fine Art Drawings, The Grand Ball, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 37 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

$967

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

Marta Grassi

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

$1,036

Fine Art Drawings, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$4,375

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 18, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,612

Fine Art Drawings, En campagne, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,727

Fine Art Drawings, La Masque, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

$990

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$921

Fine Art Drawings, Joker, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$14,851

Fine Art Drawings, Your arrival, Reinaldo Chavez

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 13.5 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

$391

Fine Art Drawings, Strong Mans, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$2,072

Fine Art Drawings, Love is Blind, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,497

Fine Art Drawings, Tomorrow, Hanna Sidorowicz

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,957

Fine Art Drawings, Au Grand Radeau, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 11.6 inch

$576

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$921

Fine Art Drawings, Quiet Time, Damilola Ilori

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9 x 1 inch

$1,140

Fine Art Drawings, La Paix, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$14,851

Fine Art Drawings, Flash, Lantomo

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

$3,684

Fine Art Drawings, Honfleur, Jean Le Gac

Jean Le Gac

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

$1,209

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$921

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

$2,993

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 37, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,612

Fine Art Drawings, Scène de corrida, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,497

Fine Art Drawings, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,094

Fine Art Drawings, Le Philosophe, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,727

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$3,454

Fine Art Drawings, Couple Reading, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7 x 4.7 x 0 inch

$691

Fine Art Drawings, Image of Death, Eugene Berman

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$1,151

Fine Art Drawings, Perspective, Hanna Sidorowicz

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$1,151

Fine Art Drawings, Toucher, Dzovig Arnelian

Dzovig Arnelian

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 18 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 7.1 x 0.2 inch

$814

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.5 inch

$1,727 $1,554

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,533

Fine Art Drawings, Yakuza 27, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12.6 inch

$345

Fine Art Drawings, Waiemea Angels, Kosta Kulundzic

Kosta Kulundzic

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 110 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 43.3 x 2 inch

$4,605

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$921

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Dimitri Godycki Cwirko

Dimitri Godycki Cwirko

Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$1,140

Fine Art Drawings, Boy#5, Cigar, Dominique Dève

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$230

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

$1,727

Fine Art Drawings, Icare, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$13,700

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

$387

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Simon Goldberg

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$345

Fine Art Drawings, Soldier, Jacques Hirtz

Jacques Hirtz

Fine Art Drawings . 41 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$345

Fine Art Drawings, A Theater Character, Flor David

Flor David

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$403

Fine Art Drawings, Yakuza 4 (2), Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 12.6 inch

$345

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 36, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,612

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, 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

$668

Fine Art Drawings, Fluo in Pink 2, Lantomo

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

$2,786

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$3,454

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Carlos Mendez

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 64 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 25.2 x 0 inch

$639

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

$7,829

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9.3 inch

$345

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

$387

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

$403

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (192), Zwy Milshtein

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,727

Fine Art Drawings, The Snake Charmer, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21.5 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$852

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

$668

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$5,756

Fine Art Drawings, The Mermaid, Mino Maccari

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$783

Fine Art Drawings, La Racine, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,878

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

$4,145