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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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Print, Human blue, Hom Nguyen

Human blue

Hom Nguyen

Print . 62 x 51 x 2 cm Print . 24.4 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Print, Human Blue, Hom Nguyen

Human Blue

Hom Nguyen

Print . 102 x 77 x 1 cm Print . 40.2 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Sculpture, Freedom, Sagrasse

Freedom

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch

€235

Painting, Pop Lips, Sagrasse

Pop Lips

Sagrasse

Painting . 83 x 83 x 11 cm Painting . 32.7 x 32.7 x 4.3 inch

€1,000

Print, Ameria, Yoann Merienne

Ameria

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

€800

Print, Under, Sagrasse

Under

Sagrasse

Print . 61 x 41 x 10 cm Print . 24 x 16.1 x 3.9 inch

€580

Sculpture, Baby Boero Rouge, Sagrasse

Baby Boero Rouge

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 11 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture . 4.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch

€85

Sculpture, Mystica, Sagrasse

Mystica

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 17 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 6.7 x 7.9 inch

€500

Painting, Kief, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Kief

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Le baptême, Yoann Merienne

Le baptême

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 5 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

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

€900

Painting, RDV, Fabrice Leito

RDV

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Fine Art Drawings, La Masque, Yves Brayer

La Masque

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

€860

Sculpture, Minus, Yoann Merienne

Minus

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 59 x 37 x 28 cm Sculpture . 23.2 x 14.6 x 11 inch

€12,000

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

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

€5,000

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Day dream II, Fabrice Leito

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100 €1,045

Fine Art Drawings, Ma mère et moi, Hom Nguyen

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

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

€11,500

Painting, L'attente, Marta Grassi

L'attente

Marta Grassi

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Print, Art Book, Hom Nguyen

Art Book

Hom Nguyen

Print . 47.6 x 33.8 cm Print . 18.7 x 13.3 inch

€500

Painting, A(e)ntre, Sandra Quintin

A(e)ntre

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Painting, Le fil d'Ariane, Hom Nguyen

Le fil d'Ariane

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Sculpture, Life is Soft, Sagrasse

Life is Soft

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 32 x 15.5 x 13 cm Sculpture . 12.6 x 6.1 x 5.1 inch

€240

Painting, Zaltaïne, Yoann Merienne

Zaltaïne

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Fine Art Drawings, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€9,800

Painting, La demoiselle IV, Kaige Yang

La demoiselle IV

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Painting, Oceanus III, Mario Henrique

Oceanus III

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting . 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

€120,000

Painting, Matelot, David Jamin

Matelot

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,380

Painting, You Man, Hom Nguyen

You Man

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€34,500

Painting, Schisme #4, Erwann Tirilly

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 40 x 30 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€2,800

Sculpture, Skate, Hom Nguyen

Skate

Hom Nguyen

Sculpture . 91 x 29 x 12 cm Sculpture . 35.8 x 11.4 x 4.7 inch

€22,000

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€850

Painting, Mon enfance, Hom Nguyen

Mon enfance

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€28,900

Painting, In Between, Afolayan Emmanuel

In Between

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€2,416

Sculpture, Mmmhhh Or, Sagrasse

Mmmhhh Or

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 12 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture . 4.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€400

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€8,500

Print, The Architect, Insane 51

The Architect

Insane 51

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Code 2302, Thierry Carrier

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Tête Z, Ivan Tzonev

Tête Z

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€380

Painting, Vanité or, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité or

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€3,990

Painting, Luna, Sébastien Allart

Luna

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€2,900

Sculpture, Back to 1500, Sagrasse

Back to 1500

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€450

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

Painting, En pointillé, Marta Grassi

En pointillé

Marta Grassi

Painting . 130 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, Baby, Nathan Chantob

Baby

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Print, Thessela, Yoann Merienne

Thessela

Yoann Merienne

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

€800

Sculpture, Le clin d'oeil, Julien Cuny

Le clin d'oeil

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Painting, Human (1), Hom Nguyen

Human (1)

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€13,900

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