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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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Fine Art Drawings, The Reader, Mino Maccari

The Reader

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$407

Painting, Tragedy, Elizabeth Becker

Tragedy

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$572

Painting, Falcon, Elizabeth Becker

Falcon

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$410

Painting, Placebo, Nawel Aubert

Placebo

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,436

Painting, Aglow, Elizabeth Becker

Aglow

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

$303

Painting, Visceral, Elizabeth Becker

Visceral

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$162

Painting, Vanité, Julien Cuny

Vanité

Julien Cuny

Painting . 105 x 75 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 inch

$718

Painting, Innate, Elizabeth Becker

Innate

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$248

Painting, Reveal, Elizabeth Becker

Reveal

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

$303

Painting, Gaze, Elizabeth Becker

Gaze

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

$248

Print, Kafka 8, Antonio Saura

Kafka 8

Antonio Saura

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

$1,555

Painting, Popeye, Maxime Frairot

Popeye

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$215

Print, La Breloque, Mino Maccari

La Breloque

Mino Maccari

Print . 44 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.3 x 13 x 0 inch

$718

Painting, Regard, Fresha D

Regard

Fresha D

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,137

Painting, Horizon A, Ivan Tzonev

Horizon A

Ivan Tzonev

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

$1,196

Fine Art Drawings, Elephant Portrait, Hom Nguyen

Elephant Portrait

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Yu-hi, Sakurako Hamaguchi

Yu-hi

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 26 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 10.2 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

$263 $237

Photography, Deep soul 46, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 46

Laurence Verney

Photography . 119.6 x 90 x 2 cm Photography . 47.1 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,393

Fine Art Drawings, Figure, Mino Maccari

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$622

Fine Art Drawings, Soldier, Mino Maccari

Soldier

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$694

Painting, The cage, Olivier Massebeuf

The cage

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,436

Fine Art Drawings, At the Zoo, Mino Maccari

At the Zoo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$838

Fine Art Drawings, Otium, Mino Maccari

Otium

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$694

Painting, Oxygen mask, Katalin Soós

Oxygen mask

Katalin Soós

Painting . 22 x 35 x 3 cm Painting . 8.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$595

Photography, Deep soul 44, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 44

Laurence Verney

Photography . 90 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,427

Painting, Night, Nathan Chantob

Night

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$7,777