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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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Print, Men and Women, Mino Maccari

Men and Women

Mino Maccari

Print . 36 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Lust in the wind, Petites Luxures

Lust in the wind

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Milf Feuilles, Petites Luxures

Milf Feuilles

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Photography, Nude, Bridgeman

Nude

Bridgeman

Photography . 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€240

Print, Windows, Luiza Kasprzyk

Windows

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 52 x 44 cm Print . 20.5 x 17.3 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Print, 1:1, Luiza Kasprzyk

1:1

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 28 x 28 cm Print . 11 x 11 inch

€300

Print, Partkraw, Luiza Kasprzyk

Partkraw

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 32 x 31 cm Print . 12.6 x 12.2 inch

€300

Print, The clash, Luiza Kasprzyk

The clash

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 36.5 x 51.5 cm Print . 14.4 x 20.3 inch

€300

Print, Action 2, Luiza Kasprzyk

Action 2

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 43 x 48 cm Print . 16.9 x 18.9 inch

€300

Print, Grace, Yves Pero

Grace

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch

€675

Print, Le cygne, Yves Pero

Le cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 67 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€675

Sculpture, The big bang, Rene Rikkelman

The big bang

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 70 x 47 x 23 cm Sculpture . 27.6 x 18.5 x 9.1 inch

€9,500

Print, Kinbaku-A, Yves Pero

Kinbaku-A

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Luna, Yves Pero

Luna

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Ensemble, Yves Pero

Ensemble

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Le rêve, Yves Pero

Le rêve

Yves Pero

Print . 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Tre Grazie, Yves Pero

Tre Grazie

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, La Suite, Yves Pero

La Suite

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Le flirt, Yves Pero

Le flirt

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Nude XV, Marta Wakula

Nude XV

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 8 cm Print . 6.5 x 3.1 inch

€190

Print, Nude XIII, Marta Wakula

Nude XIII

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 8 cm Print . 6.5 x 3.1 inch

€190

Print, Nude X, Marta Wakula

Nude X

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 16.5 cm Print . 6.5 x 6.5 inch

€190

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Print, Nude XVIII, Marta Wakula

Nude XVIII

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 16.5 cm Print . 6.5 x 6.5 inch

€190

Print, Nude XVII, Marta Wakula

Nude XVII

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 16.5 cm Print . 6.5 x 6.5 inch

€190

Print, Metoo, Sancko

Metoo

Sancko

Print . 30 x 30 cm Print . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€65

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Marta Wakula

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150