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…

Human Blue

Hom Nguyen

Print . 102 x 77 x 1 cm Print . 40.2 x 30.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Solid Air (Hand-finished)

Snik

Print . 101.6 x 68.6 cm Print . 40 x 27 inch

€1,250

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Suite Utopia 02

Jaume Plensa

Print . 63.5 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 25 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€1,600

Phorelyos

Yoann Merienne

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

€9,000

Ameria

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

€800

J'ai enfin sorti la tête de l'eau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 6 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 2.4 inch

€2,100

Black Angel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Paint it wild

Axel Traverso

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

€2,900

En campagne

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€1,500

La Masque

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch

€860

Deep Inside

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Lumière Volée 3

Nathan Chantob

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

€1,300

Morenike Afrofuture - Contemporary african firgurative art by Ekele Francis

Ekele Francis

Painting . 52.9 x 39.6 x 3 cm Painting . 20.8 x 15.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Portrait aux rayures

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Le paysagiste

Jean Le Gac

Print . 53.5 x 75 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.1 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€300

Fleur de toussaint

Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Painting . 20 x 20 x 5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 2 inch

€1,999

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

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

€5,000

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Sculptures Dans L'Atelier (Lust 185), rare hand signed etching

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 28.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Print . 11.25 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€14,172

Nocturnal memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 28 x 20.5 cm Painting . 11 x 8.1 inch

€440

Art Book

Hom Nguyen

Print . 47.6 x 33.8 cm Print . 18.7 x 13.3 inch

€500

Danseuse Prière

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.9 x 2 inch

€8,400

Permeation

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€1,000

Icon in echo

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Within the Shimmering Dark - Limited Edition

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,181

Born Behind Silence

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 2.5 inch

€1,317

Folie

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 95 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Silios

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€10,500

Saphia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Invitations aux voyages

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 61 x 46.5 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Daily Diary

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€2,725

Mother and Child

Ly Hung Anh

Painting . 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 59 x 48 x 2 inch

€4,724

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 inch

€800

I Found My Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Black Woman

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€1,136

Danse pour moi

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,500

Alba

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,700

Andy Warhol

Marin Marcos

Sculpture . 52 x 34 x 17 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 13.4 x 6.7 inch

€2,500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Dakhla

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 20 x 20 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Le Visage Volé

Jaume Plensa

Print . 40 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print . 15.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,300

What Your Soul Sings Canvas

Snik

Painting . 40.65 x 40.65 x 3 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Portrait of Woman

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Thessela

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€800

Suite du temps VII

Jaume Plensa

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€3,000

Portrait I

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€500

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Ma benz

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€2,500

The Scarecrow

Mino Maccari

Painting . 20.5 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.1 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€380

Icare

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

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

€2,800

Luna

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,800

Anthony

Ricardo Tena

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

€7,260

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15 inch

€800

Dada Awuru

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 66 x 55.9 x 6.4 cm Painting . 26 x 22 x 2.5 inch

€863

Ménine rouge

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 35 x 35 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 13.8 x 1 inch

€1,100

Visage

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€6,000

Estelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Petit rat de l'Opéra

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 29 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Iago

Charles Lapicque

Print . 57 x 38 cm Print . 22.4 x 15 inch

€300

Où est mon chapeau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€550

Portrait de Louis Aragon

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€590

Elyneï

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,700

Held

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 23.5 x 16 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch

€182

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Le Temps Suspendu... 027

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Prélude

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 145 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 57.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€800

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Saint Georges

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

S’allécher

Marie Rauzy

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

€1,800

That's Him

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Protéger et servir le nouveau royaume

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 105 x 90 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€450

Charity

Sagrasse

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

€250

La boite à rythme

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,200

Marionette

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

In the FIeld among the Flowers - Contemporary printed portrait

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Saint Sébastien

Kosta Kulundzic

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

€2,000

Oiseau

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

€800

Figuras Negro

Antonio Saura

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

€1,890

CH Skateboard

Rachel Bergeret

Sculpture . 85 x 38 x 10 cm Sculpture . 33.5 x 15 x 3.9 inch

€4,800

A la Intemperie

Jaume Plensa

Print . 42 x 58 x 0.3 cm Print . 16.5 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€4,200

Tiberion

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

€800

Velvet static

Axel Traverso

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

€6,700

Black angel

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€4,400

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€800

Omidan 1

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 76.2 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 30 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€1,136

Dried Infructescence

Lisbeth Buonanno

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€700

Autoportrait II

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting . 94 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 37 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Adso

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 28 x 11 x 9 cm Sculpture . 11 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

€2,500

Portrait VIII

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€500

Side By Side

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€250

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