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…
Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
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Kaige Yang
Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
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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
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
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
Ilia Balavadze
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,800
Guy Ghazanchyan
Sculpture . 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch
€8,900
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Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,200
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 22 x 0.4 inch
€2,600 €2,340
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€6,800 €6,120
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€850
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€950
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€950
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€950
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Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€950
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,700
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€1,000
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€1,200
Hanna Sidorowicz
Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€980
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
€2,323
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
€2,323
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch
€2,323
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,115
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Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
€3,252
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 99.8 x 79.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 39.3 x 31.4 x 0.3 inch
€6,968
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 37.8 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 14.9 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
€4,181
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 180.8 x 275.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 71.2 x 108.6 x 0.3 inch
€21,367
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 140 x 184.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 72.8 x 0.3 inch
€13,935
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 140 x 184.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 72.8 x 0.3 inch
€13,935
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 59 x 39.3 x 0.3 inch
€9,290
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,394
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€929
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,115
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,115
Teona Yamanidze
Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€5,500
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Teona Yamanidze
Painting . 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,100
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Natia Sapanadze
Painting . 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
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Olivier Massebeuf
Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€780
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