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…

Beauté 9

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Beauté II

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Beauté III

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Somnium No. 2, Series XIV

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Nothing is Impossible

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,938 €2,409

Confusion

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 66 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€600

Oropimente

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 146 x 113 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Jungle premier

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€3,200

Combustion

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,300

Ethereal Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Woman

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€3,480 €2,853

Ballerina No. 3, Series XXVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Stroll Under the Red Umbrella

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 85 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,500

Invocation

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Selo 17

Ivan Tzonev

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

€250 €225

Inclinaison

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Red card

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,076 €882

301 303 and 302, Painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,356

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Art Rock

David Jamin

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€5,200

Sin retorno

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

You're a Girl

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Return

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

The Hibiscus

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€2,900

Drink Your Juice, Natasha…

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Une autre lecture

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Fragmented Presence

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Architectural scene

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 70 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€904

Beauté I

Kaige Yang

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

€2,500

Somnium No. 4, Series VII

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Diversity of Thoughts -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 88.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 28 x 1 inch

€3,028 €2,483

Row or Ride?

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Somnium No. 4, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Her Worth I

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 68.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,124 €1,742

True Self - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Woman Sitting on Chair

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,576 €2,112

Boldness 3

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,808 €1,482

Liaison

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Jazz

Julien Cuny

Painting . 146 x 114 x 5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 2 inch

€1,600

She Carries The Sea

Mario Henrique

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Error 404: Gasoline Not Found

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Fleurs

Kaige Yang

Painting . 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Fragmenta No. 2, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Fragmenta No. 4, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Grande Menine

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€16,000

Moonshadows

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

La route C

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€490 €441

Gabylla

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Somnium No. 10, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Duplicit Complicit

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

I Want Ice Cream

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Transparency - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Red

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€5,423 €4,447

Just Cheeseburger...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,500

Smile

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,808 €1,482

Contemporary portrait "Together. Without words"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait "Something Warm and Soft"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 75 x 2.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

Charging Bull #1, Ferox Series

Mario Henrique

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

€4,500

Just Red Fabric on a Black Mannequin...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 135 x 90 x 2.3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

Just Tender Peaches... (Photorealism still life painting)

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

Fragmenta No. 3, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Pause

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Sacromagnetica

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Somnium No. 7, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Somnium No. 6, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Somnium No. 3, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Somnium No. 2, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Somnium No. 2, Series XII

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

The blue hand

Dominique Dève

Painting . 42 x 29 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.4 inch

€250

Aren't We All Hungry?

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,034 €1,668

Icon No. 2, Series IV

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Nebula No. 3, Series II

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Nebula No. 2, Series II

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Nebula No. 1, Series II

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Replica No. 2, Series I

Mario Henrique

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,429

Popcorn

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Permanent, Probably

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Aláàárù Ajé (Carrier of Wealth)

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,627 €1,334

La demoiselle II

Kaige Yang

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

€1,800

Somnium No. 3, Series VIII

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Apparentia No. 5, Series III

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€5,875

301 and 302. Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€904

Liens invisibles

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Selo-U

Ivan Tzonev

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

€250 €225

Captain

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Painting . 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch

€4,000

Somnium No. 2, Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Twins

Fresha D

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Symphony No. 9

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 6

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 5

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 4

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

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