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…

Barn Owl No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$1,619

Woman

Dimitri Godycki Cwirko

Fine Art Drawings . 41.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.3 x 10.4 x 0 inch

$1,185

Spaziergang

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 48 x 36 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,017

Grivois

Laurent Betremieux

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

$2,872

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 54 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,196

The castle of the soul

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 50 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$694

L’Ouverture d’Espirit

Ger Doornink

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

$10,170

A Theater Character

Flor David

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 10 x 0.1 inch

$419

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,982

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$897

Dark Materials I

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,186

Écoute le jardin.

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 21 x 21 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$215

I'm Sorry Katsushika

Sagrasse

Print . 31 x 23 x 3 cm Print . 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$598

Apple Beautiful Woman

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 38 x 34 x 5 cm Sculpture . 15 x 13.4 x 2 inch

$526

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

$2,991

In Her Pride - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 88.9 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 27 x 1 inch

$3,238

Quand les mystères sont très malins II

Yves Brayer

Print . 18 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 7.1 x 12 x 0 inch

$598

Untitled 1.1

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$2,393

La Pause

Nadège Dauvergne

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

$1,555

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,555

Tête Z

Ivan Tzonev

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

$455

Interior brick

Rosen Markovski

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

$718

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 60 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,938

Joconde

Sagrasse

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

$479 $431

Somnium 03 Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

$9,213

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography . 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

$17,947

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,555

The Asian girl

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 125 x 125 x 4 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch

$13,760

Dark Materials VIII

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,736

Grandma With Pearl Earring

Agboola Oladapo

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

$4,533

À Jamais Je Te Tiens

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 95 x 95 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

$5,265

Sale peintre ! On aura ta peau

Jean Le Gac

Print . 32 x 24 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$299

Piqûre de rappel

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 196 x 130 x 6 cm Painting . 77.2 x 51.2 x 2.4 inch

$10,050

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,795

Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade

Yves Brayer

Painting . 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch

$4,786

L'oiseau de paradis

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 90 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$6,940

L’Amérique I

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Print . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

$3,589

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

$3,228

Longing No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

$2,806

La Musique

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 121 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,265

Innocent

Sagrasse

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

$317

The Minority

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$2,393

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 55 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,077 $861

Portrait Grand Format

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,872 $2,584

Notre Dame l'aube retrouvée

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 27 x 22 x 1.8 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inch

$957

Regardless I Will Be Here 2: 21st Century Contemporary Oil Portrait, Africa Man

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

$3,022

La Caresse de Mozart

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$5,265

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,436

L'Attente

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 55 x 44 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,555

Someone else Clown

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$598

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 45 x 35 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,795

Rural Landscape

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$957 $766

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,137

Contemplación y equilibrio

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,895

In Time series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$1,914

Autoportrait

Jean Le Gac

Photography . 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$838

Let's Talk

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,795

Portriat

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$957 $766

The dreamer's fatigue

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 50 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$694

My Forever Summer

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

$2,632

Untitled 1-4-9

Montse Valdés

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$10,858

Miradas

Núria Bosch

Painting . 166 x 153 x 3.5 cm Painting . 65.4 x 60.2 x 1.4 inch

$8,615

La Voluptueuse

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 149 x 108 x 5 cm Painting . 58.7 x 42.5 x 2 inch

$10,050

Room

Katalin Soós

Painting . 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,914

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography . 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

$17,947

Queen 1

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 1 inch

$8,375

De l'eau de l'air 2

Sandra Quintin

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

$1,316

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$28,955

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,991

In front of Nighthawks

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$5,384

Les Chaises

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 73 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,307

Arbre de Vie

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,050

Le Rossignol

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$3,350

Lost sioux

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 114 x 84 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,273

Le peintre invisible

Jean Le Gac

Print . 79 x 63 x 0.2 cm Print . 31.1 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$838

A girl and her cat

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$6,700

Le Seau

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

$6,581

La Borée

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$3,350

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,991

Le Temps Suspendu... 010

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$957

Berceuse, Tu es ce Murmure

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$14,358

Inclinaison

Nadège Dauvergne

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

$2,991

On ne sait plus où on habite

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$6,820

Sin retorno

Toni Caldentey

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

$2,393

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,991

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,991

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,991

Hide and Seek

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 110 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

$3,231

La grâce d'un cygne

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 18 x 13 x 1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,555

Mon Enfant, ma Sœur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 160 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 59.1 x 2 inch

$14,358

The Knight and the Lady

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,017

Une autre lecture

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

$1,914

Strength

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$299

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