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, Tendresse, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

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

€5,400

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

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

€15,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,000

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Au tribunal, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €704

Painting, Transanimisme, Julien Cuny

Julien Cuny

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

€1,800

Painting, Daffodil, Olivier Massebeuf

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Matricule, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€1,200

Painting, The Milkmaid, David Kandelaki

David Kandelaki

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

€280 €224

Painting, Untitled 4.4, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,200

Painting, Trucks, Rene Rikkelman

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€900

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €680

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €680

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €680

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €696

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €704

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €720

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €704

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €720

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €720

Painting, Queen Mariana, Núria Bosch

Núria Bosch

Painting . 190 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

€7,000

Painting, Reflection, Damilola Ilori

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 127 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 50 x 39 x 1 inch

€3,186

Painting, Untitled 2.2, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,200

Painting, Pining, Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€2,367

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Kora, Sébastien Allart

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,700

Painting, Code 2019, Thierry Carrier

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 130 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€9,000

Painting, Resonance 8, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (1), Jules Be Kuti

Jules Be Kuti

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€580

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,080

Painting, Untitled 1.1, Ilia Balavadze

Ilia Balavadze

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

€2,000

Painting, Resonance 22, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 19, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 7, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 3, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 4, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Resonance 6, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 5, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 2, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 9, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800

Painting, Resonance 1, Guy Ghazanchyan

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320