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…

Ballerina No. 3, Series XXVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Serie Mallorca. Lluita

Toni Caldentey

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

€1,800

Dans la grosse paume

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

Mon Enfant, ma Sœur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 160 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,000

Kafka 5

Antonio Saura

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

€1,300

Une autre lecture

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

The Emotional Pause

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 75 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Tambourinades

Gérard Traquandi

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 11.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 4.5 inch

€400

Deep Sleep

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Hommage

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,000

L'énigme Rimbaud

Olivier Daumas

Photography . 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€400

Iliana

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Biunivoco

Lantomo

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

€2,510

Untitled SM 23

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

The Soldier and the Politicians

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€420

Hurting my happiness

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€300

To Leave or to Stay

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

PSR

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€800

Le Cygne

Rachel Yedid

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

€12,000

Yes

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€800

Twin Sisters

Hom Nguyen

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

€18,000

Combustion

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,300

Body

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€1,800

Stroll Under the Red Umbrella

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 85 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,500

Theatrical Scene

Eugene Berman

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

€500

Kora

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,700

L'Envol de Violette

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 190 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€12,200

La Confianza

James Sparshatt

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

€844

You never left

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€300

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

Transanimisme

Julien Cuny

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

€1,800

L'atelier des costumes

Yves Brayer

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

€150

La tente de l'Emir, Maroc

Yves Brayer

Print . 31 x 34 cm Print . 12.2 x 13.4 inch

€150

Cuckoo Clock

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Le taureau à la lune

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 53 x 53 cm Painting . 20.9 x 20.9 inch

€3,000

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Fragmented Presence

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Contemporary portrait "Together. Without words"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

€2,500

1%

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Reader 3

Saoud Abdallah

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

€5,088

Row or Ride?

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Le Flirt

Yves Pero

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

€675

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Embrace

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 16 inch

€191

Mirades II

Teresa Riba

Painting . 27 x 21 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€600

Dark Side

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

€22,000

Brixton 1995

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 112 x 115 x 1 cm Painting . 44.1 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Gabylla

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

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

Permanent, Probably

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

I Want Ice Cream

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Corazon y alma (1)

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

€2,450

Symphony No. 9

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 5

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

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

El revolucionario

James Sparshatt

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

€844

Drink Your Juice, Natasha…

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Nature Collection No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,317

Dawn over Bagan

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 75 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 inch

€1,397

Surely I Will Fly - 21st Century

Obeka Simon

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,544

Portrait, série Empreinte

Hom Nguyen

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

€25,000

The Gentlemen of Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,722

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

Not a Word About Love

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 17.5 x 12.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 6.9 x 4.9 x 0 inch

€500

Anfititre

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 20 x 20 x 0.01 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€170

Miléna

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Chasse à l'âme

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch

€400

Morning. Kyiv. Ukraine

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Partir

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Night walker

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 13 cm Painting . 7.5 x 5.1 inch

€290

Nyks

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 12 x 14.5 cm Print . 4.7 x 5.7 inch

€200

Macba1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

When Venice Dreamed of Love

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€11,356

Julius

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 41.3 inch

€10,000

Miss Marlboro

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,400

Lesi

Lantomo

Print . 42 x 29.7 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 inch

€170

Little One

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,817

El Dandy

James Sparshatt

Photography . 75 x 55 x 1 cm Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,976

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 185 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 72.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,900

Le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 65 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€2,900

Identidad fraccionada

Núria Bosch

Painting . 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€800

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€555

Poule ou coq ?

Julien Cuny

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€900

Tropicana

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67.5 x 67.5 x 2 cm Photography . 26.6 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,154

A Parisian Moment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,452

Festive Spirits

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€863

Pour Jorn

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

€950

Addiction

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Dark Materials IV

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,822

Le Toucan

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

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