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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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Painting, Multiples, Julien Cuny

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€4,200

Sculpture, Mystic, Rene Rikkelman

Mystic

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 41 x 8 x 33 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 3.1 x 13 inch

€4,500

Painting, Two Hawks, Elizabeth Becker

Two Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,849

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,700

Painting, Untitled, Guy Ghazanchyan

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Print, Sorores, Ger Doornink

Sorores

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Painting, Portrait 2, Erdna André

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, The Kiss, Mino Maccari

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Painting, The Portrait, Ya-Wei Li

The Portrait

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Painting, Arbre de Vie, Rachel Yedid

Arbre de Vie

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

Print, The Dutch, Ger Doornink

The Dutch

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Painting, Solaris, Erwann Tirilly

Solaris

Erwann Tirilly

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

€7,500

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 170 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 66.9 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 150 x 205 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 80.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,600

Painting, Hard Way, Ilia Balavadze

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 205 x 205 x 4 cm Painting . 80.7 x 80.7 x 1.6 inch

€5,500 €4,675

Painting, Unflappable 3, Obeka Simon

Unflappable 3

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,526 €2,071

Fine Art Drawings, Le Vicomte, Guillaume Piot

Le Vicomte

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Painting, Oasis, Ilia Balavadze

Oasis

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 110 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Spettacolo, Mino Maccari

Spettacolo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch

€800

Painting, Code 1931, Thierry Carrier

Code 1931

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

Fine Art Drawings, Strength, Dominique Dève

Strength

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

Painting, Models, Ilia Balavadze

Models

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 120 x 185 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 72.8 x 1.6 inch

€5,700

Print, Yamoto, Ger Doornink

Yamoto

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Painting, Rêverie, Nawel Aubert

Rêverie

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€500

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography . 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

€15,000

Painting, L'attente, Ivan Tzonev

L'attente

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€750

Fine Art Drawings, Zhan, Frédéric Léglise

Zhan

Frédéric Léglise

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Homme pensif, Isabella Kretzdorn

Homme pensif

Isabella Kretzdorn

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Clone, Marie-Ange Daudé

Clone

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Painting, Unstoppable, Obeka Simon

Unstoppable

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,526 €2,071

Painting, Fog No. 3, Elizabeth Becker

Fog No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€180