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…

Les Hespérides L'Insouciance

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Reminiscence I

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 33 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 9.4 x 1 inch

€230

Floating

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 100.1 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

Esse lugar é repleto de mistérios

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 100.1 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

Femme 11

Manuella Ferré

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

€420

The Secular Bird

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 190 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€14,800

White Skelton

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 150 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€11,700

Deep soul 44

Laurence Verney

Photography . 90 x 80 x 3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,864

La prima

Yves Pero

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

€300

Femme 10

Manuella Ferré

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

€420

Sur écoute

Julien Cuny

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

€450

Inspiration

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€480

Characters

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 28.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

€360

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€350

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€500

Affinity

Yves Pero

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

€300

François Gabart

Maud Bernos

Photography . 15 x 15 cm Photography . 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€260

Girls

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€450

Origine 3

Julien Cuny

Painting . 204 x 75 cm Painting . 80.3 x 29.5 inch

€380

Deep soul 69

Laurence Verney

Photography . 111 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography . 43.7 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

€2,851

Femme 6

Manuella Ferré

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

€420

Iago

Charles Lapicque

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

€300

Femme 4

Manuella Ferré

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

€420

Diletta II

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€250

Cantos marinos II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 34.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.6 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€725

Cantos marinos I

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 34.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.6 x 1 x 0.2 inch

€725

El origen del coral II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€725

Femme 3

Manuella Ferré

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

€350

Palette #1

Guillaume Piot

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

€250

Conflict

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€400

Des étoiles pour toi

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€300

Some of us are looking at the sun

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€1,800

Three Horsemen

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch

€480

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

Palette #20

Guillaume Piot

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

€250

Palette #17

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 3.9 inch

€250

DS 247

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 92 x 3 cm Photography . 44.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Éditions Petit #8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

€288

Néfeles

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€7,500

Le fil d'Ariane

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 250 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 98.4 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Interior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 17 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 6.7 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€180

Meet the Reaper

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Éditions Petit #5

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

€288

Blue Monday

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Combat

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€260

Éditions Petit #4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

€288

Let there be light !

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Divas, champagne & blablabla VI

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€850

Universe 23 - Nipple Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 3 x 3 cm Painting . 1.2 x 1.2 inch

€226

Universe 20 - Nipple Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 3 x 3 cm Painting . 1.2 x 1.2 inch

€226

The man next door I

Gerry Nnubia

Painting . 27.9 x 21 cm Painting . 11 x 8.25 inch

€400

The Pianist #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€650

De précipices en belvédères 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

€150

Portrait 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Portrait 8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Portrait 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Portrait 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Portrait 3

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Portrait 1

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

€150

Femme 7

Manuella Ferré

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

€420

Deep soul 250

Laurence Verney

Photography . 117 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 46.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Paris Sportif

Alexander Benz

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

€460

L'un à l'autre

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€850

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

The inmate and the Black Virgin

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch

€450

The Pianist #4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€650

Naïri

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Hurting my happiness

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€300

You never left

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€300

Madina

Sébastien Allart

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

Price upon request

Innocence

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 44 x 28 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch

€450

Buste

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Lovely Mouse

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

€200

Burqa Profile

Cécile Plaisance

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

€6,900

Hide and Feel

Axel Traverso

Print . 50 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,500

Woman in an Armchair

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

La danse

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 116 x 76.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 30.1 inch

€2,500

Garde à Vous

Béatrice Terra

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

€2,900

Couple 3

Rachel Yedid

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Permeation V

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€550

La nuit

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Eve

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Narcisse

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Nude

Marta Wakula

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

€150

Nu en médaillon

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.05 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€250

Bolshoi No. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 180 x 290 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 114.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,900

Couple 2

Rachel Yedid

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Adèle n°3 - Nue position ciseaux

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Femme 1

Roger Decaux

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,000

Nu

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,800

Permeation II (1)

Luiza Kasprzyk

Painting . 51 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 20.1 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Vintage Years - Black Stockings, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 102.1 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 40.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€1,594

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