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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, Instinct, Nawel Aubert

Instinct

Nawel Aubert

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

CHF 867

Painting, Illusion, Nawel Aubert

Illusion

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

CHF 1,203

Painting, L'étreinte, Nawel Aubert

L'étreinte

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

CHF 1,348

Painting, Hands, Nawel Aubert

Hands

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1 inch

CHF 867

Sculpture, Aigua V, Teresa Riba

Aigua V

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch

CHF 3,659

Fine Art Drawings, Echec Et Mate, Petites Luxures

Echec Et Mate

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 867

Fine Art Drawings, Milf Feuilles, Petites Luxures

Milf Feuilles

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 867

Sculpture, Endavant, Teresa Riba

Endavant

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 17 x 26 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.7 x 10.2 inch

CHF 4,140

Fine Art Drawings, Nude flower, Reinaldo Chavez

Nude flower

Reinaldo Chavez

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

CHF 327

Fine Art Drawings, Sexotronic, Petites Luxures

Sexotronic

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 1,540

Fine Art Drawings, Light my fire, Petites Luxures

Light my fire

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch

CHF 1,540

Print, Tre Grazie, Yves Pero

Tre Grazie

Yves Pero

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

CHF 650

Print, Le rêve, Yves Pero

Le rêve

Yves Pero

Print . 67 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Print, _O, Yves Pero

_O

Yves Pero

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

CHF 650

Sculpture, Mirant el mar IV, Teresa Riba

Mirant el mar IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch

CHF 3,947

Print, Partkraw, Luiza Kasprzyk

Partkraw

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 32 x 31 cm Print . 12.6 x 12.2 inch

CHF 289

Print, The clash, Luiza Kasprzyk

The clash

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 36.5 x 51.5 cm Print . 14.4 x 20.3 inch

CHF 289

Print, Inside, Luiza Kasprzyk

Inside

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 62 x 50 cm Print . 24.4 x 19.7 inch

CHF 289

Print, Action 2, Luiza Kasprzyk

Action 2

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 43 x 48 cm Print . 16.9 x 18.9 inch

CHF 289

Print, Le cygne, Yves Pero

Le cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 67 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Print, Kinbaku-A, Yves Pero

Kinbaku-A

Yves Pero

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

CHF 650

Print, Luna, Yves Pero

Luna

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Print, Ensemble, Yves Pero

Ensemble

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Print, Kinbaku Y, Yves Pero

Kinbaku Y

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Print, La suite, Yves Pero

La suite

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch

CHF 650

Photography, Bardot, Bridgeman

Bardot

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

CHF 183

Sculpture, The big bang, Rene Rikkelman

The big bang

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 70 x 47 x 23 cm Sculpture . 27.6 x 18.5 x 9.1 inch

CHF 9,147

Photography, Nude, Bridgeman

Nude

Bridgeman

Photography . 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

CHF 231

Fine Art Drawings, Charnel, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Charnel

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

CHF 1,589

Print, Le Cygne, Yves Pero

Le Cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

CHF 289

Print, Luna, Yves Pero

Luna

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

CHF 289