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…

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Ma Joconde (Mona Lisa)

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

€4,400

Le Palais

Guillaume Piot

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

€50

Studio #2, Portrait painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,161

Rock Pin Art

Sagrasse

Print . 44 x 36 x 10 cm Print . 17.3 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch

€440

Fuck Pin Art

Sagrasse

Print . 44 x 36 x 10 cm Print . 17.3 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch

€440

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

You never left

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€300

Juin

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,000

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Femme 12

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

€420

L'épaisseur de la nuit

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€4,200

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 95 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 37.4 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Tiberion

Yoann Merienne

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

€800

Oncle Bui

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

€38,000

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 160 x 100 x 80 cm Sculpture . 63 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch

€39,000

At the End of the Day

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 44 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 17.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Twin Sisters

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€19,800

Saint Georges

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Portriat

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€800

Skeleton Study

Insane 51

Print . 94 x 69 cm Print . 37 x 27.2 inch

€1,970

Masmekrash

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 62.5 x 71 cm Print . 24.6 x 28 inch

€500

Dark Materials VIII

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,962

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,698

Lisa

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Portrait of My Barber (At The Barber Shop)

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,840

Sans repères

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 350 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 137.8 x 1.2 inch

€92,900

Reader 3

Saoud Abdallah

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

€5,052

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

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

The desire to take refuge in oblivion and frivolity arises

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 119.9 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

Serie Mallorca. Lluita

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 92 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Dark Materials VI

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,596

Resonance Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,800

This is One not Two

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 74.9 x 55.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch

€1,130

Lieux communs

Nathan Chantob

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

€2,600

Medium doll, In pink, YSL tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€13,500

Blinding Lights

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,706

Dark City

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€350

Silent gift 4

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 58.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23 x 30 x 1 inch

€400

Untitled 4.4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Cherry Blossom in black

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,593

The Reckless Son-in-Law

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€650

Être libre

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€3,800

Elle bouscule ma libellule

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 197 x 97 x 7 cm Painting . 77.6 x 38.2 x 2.8 inch

€5,300

Prélude

Rachel Yedid

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

€8,400

Longing - diptych

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€8,299

Untitled 2.2

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Parallel Souls

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,400

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€5,000 €4,500

Lumière Volée 7

Nathan Chantob

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

€1,300

Glimpse

Alexander Benz

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

€460

Portrait, série Empreinte

Hom Nguyen

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

€27,500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€2,500

His departure

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,850

Simple Times - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Plants, Women

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 89.9 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€2,304

Adso

Yoann Merienne

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

€2,500

Tendresse

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 98 x 146 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

€5,400

Lumière Volée 3

Nathan Chantob

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

€1,300

Jean Michel Basquiat

OverSide

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

€2,900

Le Temps Suspendu... 014

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

La pie bavarde, bavarde !

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 46 x 38.5 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15.2 x 0.8 inch

€600

Black Angel

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€4,400

El amor

James Sparshatt

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

€725

Hommage A Motherwell

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€1,100

The Blue Child

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

Festive Spirits

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€857

Miléna

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,800

Une chair d'ombre, Don

Antonio Saura

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€2,600

Le balcon

Yves Brayer

Print . 32.8 x 24.2 cm Print . 12.9 x 9.5 inch

€600

Galdosa

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 22 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

The Gentlemen of Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,677

Iris No. 209

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€1,490

Mais non pupuce, ne bave pas

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Le Rossignol

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€2,800

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

The Espresso Affair

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€857

A Gentleman's Toast

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€857

El revolucionario

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€847

L'éloge de l'ennui

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 24 x 27 x 37 cm Sculpture . 9.4 x 10.6 x 14.6 inch

€6,500

Moving Spots

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Libeccio

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 77.5 x 46 x 33 cm Sculpture . 30.5 x 18.1 x 13 inch

€22,000

Prendre de la hauteur

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,800

On ne sait plus où on habite

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

No title (Flora)

Marta Wakula

Print . 25 x 15.5 cm Print . 9.8 x 6.1 inch

€200

Portrait

Nicolas Carréga

Print . 25 x 17 x 0.2 cm Print . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€400

Le magasin aux accessoires

Yves Brayer

Print . 38 x 28 cm Print . 15 x 11 inch

€150

Tondo II

Yoann Merienne

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

€3,000

Jungle premier

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€3,200

PSR

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€800

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€2,500

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