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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, In my univers, Jules Be Kuti

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,200

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Albert Fernand-Renault

Portrait

Albert Fernand-Renault

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Abierta 1, Antonio Saura

Abierta 1

Antonio Saura

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

€1,800

Sculpture, YOLO with balloon, Sagrasse

YOLO with balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Sculpture, Yolo with Balloon, Sagrasse

Yolo with Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, Vanité, Julien Cuny

Vanité

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€250

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Le Cirque

Yves Brayer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Éclat II, Fabrice Leito

Éclat II

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,800

Sculpture, American Pie, Sagrasse

American Pie

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 75 x 100 x 10 cm Sculpture . 29.5 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

€1,200

Painting, Fantasy 1, Jumoke Oyetunde

Fantasy 1

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,777

Photography, Kito de Pavant, Maud Bernos

Kito de Pavant

Maud Bernos

Photography . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Felicia, Sébastien Allart

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Sculpture, Charity, Sagrasse

Charity

Sagrasse

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

€250

Painting, Surgery, Katalin Soós

Surgery

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€800

Sculpture, Yolo Fuck War, Sagrasse

Yolo Fuck War

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650 €585

Print, Agora, Marc Prat

Agora

Marc Prat

Print . 62 x 96 cm Print . 24.4 x 37.8 inch

€650

Sculpture, Yolo Chain, Sagrasse

Yolo Chain

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Painting, Etude 2019, Hanna Sidorowicz

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,698

Painting, Carré, Nathan Chantob

Carré

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 37, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 37

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,400

Print, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200 €180

Painting, Tresaith Coast, Bill Bate

Tresaith Coast

Bill Bate

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,444

Painting, Sunrise, Nawel Aubert

Sunrise

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Roses can hurt, Ramonn Vieitez

Roses can hurt

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 99.8 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€3,644

Sculpture, Yolo with Balloon, Sagrasse

Yolo with Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Print, Thessela, Yoann Merienne

Thessela

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€800

Painting, Pop Lips, Sagrasse

Pop Lips

Sagrasse

Painting . 60 x 60 x 7 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.8 inch

€600

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

Sculpture, YOLO with balloon, Sagrasse

YOLO with balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Painting, Closer, Marie-Ange Daudé

Closer

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€4,400 €3,960

Painting, Roseline, Sébastien Allart

Roseline

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Selo D, Ivan Tzonev

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

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

€550 €495

Sculpture, Yolo With Balloon, Sagrasse

Yolo With Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Sculpture, Yolo with Balloon, Sagrasse

Yolo with Balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Painting, Le paradis blanc, Julien Cuny

Le paradis blanc

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Painting, Memories, Reinaldo Chavez

Memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 30 x 60 x 0.6 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,100

Sculpture, Fly together, Sagrasse

Fly together

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 52 x 24 x 12 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 9.4 x 4.7 inch

€440

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

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 70 x 47.5 cm Print . 27.6 x 18.7 inch

€1,150

Fine Art Drawings, Le Philosophe, Guillaume Piot

Le Philosophe

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Print, Le Cri, Sagrasse

Le Cri

Sagrasse

Print . 54 x 27 x 5 cm Print . 21.3 x 10.6 x 2 inch

€400