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…

Le beau-père

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Contemporary portrait "Stop!"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Lilies No. 19

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€947

Lilies No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€947

Kafka 5

Antonio Saura

Print . 39 x 53.5 cm Print . 15.4 x 21.1 inch

€1,300

Archangel Michaela

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 18 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch

€900

You never left

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 16 cm Painting . 7.5 x 6.3 inch

€300

4-5-17

Montse Valdés

Painting . 160 x 195 cm Painting . 63 x 76.8 inch

€31,220

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€980

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 190 x 210 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 82.7 x 2 inch

€5,600

Walking in a Mossy Land

Natia Sapanadze

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

€750

Behind the Scenes 2

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

No title

Philippe Pasqua

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

€12,000

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 53 x 53 cm Painting . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

€3,000

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

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

Liens invisibles

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€1,600

Le Bal

Ilia Balavadze

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

€10,000

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€200

Le Marché Jules Valles

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 56 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Pause

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Moonshadows

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Melancholia No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,078

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

Momento temporis

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,600

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,600

Mademoiselle 49

Kaige Yang

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

€1,500

Mademoiselle 29

Kaige Yang

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

€1,500

Beauté II

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Poppies No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,849

Swallows in Flight No. 47

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,030

Flying Hawk No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,849

Somnium No. 3, Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Fleur bleue

Julien Cuny

Painting . 188 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€1,579

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Untitled 2

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Macba1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

Prayer

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€5,051

Unusual Taste

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30.5 x 35.5 x 3 cm Painting . 12 x 14 x 1.2 inch

€790

Dia al camp (Banyoles)

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 65 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Sunset No. 24

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€117

Contemporary portrait - Create Yourself

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Hellebores No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,751

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€555

Big Blue Me

Nathan Chantob

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

€10,000

Credendo Vides 021

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€800

Contemporary portrait - Autumn Walk

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

In the Center of the Metropolis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Black chair

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

€12,600

Black women

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 130 x 82 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

€4,600

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€750

Contemporary portrait - Coffee with the President

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Contemporary painting with Mona Lisa - Spring

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Les gardiens du silence

Laurence Verney

Photography . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Photography . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€4,500

Gaze

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

A Terrace with a View of the Sea

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€1,500

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

€150

Lea 4

Anne-Valérie Dupond

Painting . 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€2,900

Dark Materials IV

James Sparshatt

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

€1,827

Toujours ensemble

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€100

Heiress of eternal light

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 35 x 35 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 inch

€545

Hello, Moonlit Night

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 1 inch

€1,520

Les gardians

Yves Brayer

Print . 74 x 54 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 inch

€300

Saiorse

James Sparshatt

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

€2,131

Selo V

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€80

Parisian Balconies

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,255

Abierta 8

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€1,984

Girl 8

Saoud Abdallah

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

€1,624

Menine 2017

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€12,000

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,650

A Call from Florence

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,216

Me and My Guys 1 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,932

Eins mit sich sein

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Contemporary portraits - Old Newspaper

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 115 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 45.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Flow of Time in the Window

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

F@ck the Rules

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Oh my God, or a Custom Portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

The main Thing is for my Mom not to Find out

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

666

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€1,500

Queen 2

Nicolas Briere

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

€6,000

Study of angel 2016

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€1,000

Girl power

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

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