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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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Painting, Voiles, Paul Laurenzi

Voiles

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,555

Painting, Rocky, Maxime Frairot

Rocky

Maxime Frairot

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

$215

Painting, L'Amour Libre, Rachel Yedid

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 147 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 57.9 x 55.9 x 2 inch

$14,358

Painting, Lucian, Nathan Chantob

Lucian

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 120 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$13,161

Painting, Ton feu, Cécile Desserle

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

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

$4,547

Fine Art Drawings, Esterelle, Marta Grassi

Esterelle

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,077

Photography, Kahleesi, Cécile Plaisance

Kahleesi

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 125 x 95 x 3 cm Photography . 49.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$10,170

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Simon Goldberg

Nude

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

$479

Fine Art Drawings, Leda, Marta Grassi

Leda

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,077

Fine Art Drawings, The Phone, Mino Maccari

The Phone

Mino Maccari

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

$1,017

Photography, Gaïa, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Gaïa

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,795

Fine Art Drawings, Rayée, Petites Luxures

Rayée

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 92 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$2,154

Painting, Equilibrio, Núria Bosch

Equilibrio

Núria Bosch

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

$4,786

Fine Art Drawings, Telephone, Mino Maccari

Telephone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 34.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$897

Painting, Passion, Dzovig Arnelian

Passion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 11.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch

$215