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…

Untitled 19

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,684

DeliRiUs

Louis Blanc

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

$1,684

Operation with a lot of light

Katalin Soós

Painting . 163 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 64.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$9,142

Credendo Vides 018

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$962

Camdem 1979

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$3,488

Once In Tbilisi

Natia Sapanadze

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

$2,646

Who I am

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 50 x 70 x 5 cm Photography . 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$539

301 303 and 302, Painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,617

Esophoria

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$19,247

There's a certain amount of risk involved

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

$5,389

ContemplatlO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,203

Invocation

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,007

Mains IV

Yoann Merienne

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

$3,609

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,624

Fleurs

Kaige Yang

Painting . 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$1,444

Le courage des inconscients

Yoann Merienne

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

$962

Emergency

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,939

Boldness 3

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$2,156

Catelirci

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 45 x 60 cm Painting . 17.7 x 23.6 inch

$2,165

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$241

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

$2,749

Symphony No. 2

Mario Henrique

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

$9,022

Shoten

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$8,420

Thalar

Yoann Merienne

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

$8,420

Cat On My Lap

Mario Henrique

Painting . 148.5 x 148.5 x 4 cm Painting . 58.5 x 58.5 x 1.6 inch

$9,022

Maison Sauvage, Paris - with gold embellishment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

$4,527

Middle Eastern singer

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 70 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$539

Portier de nuit : Max & Lucia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,143

Silent gift 2

Damilola Ilori

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

$481

Does It Get Better? - 21st Century

Obeka Simon

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

$3,024

Autumnal No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$1,132

Last Performance

Natia Sapanadze

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

$3,248

Nocturne

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 27 cm Painting . 15.4 x 10.6 inch

$1,684

Herons in Flight No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

$2,425

Heron in Flight No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

$2,425

Smile

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$2,156

facieS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,804

Ryushen

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$14,435

Amaterasu

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 270 x 270 x 3 cm Painting . 106.3 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch

$38,493

Kotobagaki

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$30,073

Two World

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$1,925

301 and 302. Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,078

Somnium No. 8, Series IX

Mario Henrique

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

$10,706

Reine

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,420

Valronèse

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$8,420

Créole

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

$8,180

Prendre l'air

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$601

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

$3,024

Dagoberto - Cuba musician

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,161

Contemporary portrait "The Path"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,564

facieS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$2,827

Lisa visiting Gaultier...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,444

A Beautiful Fight

Elizabeth Becker

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

$356

Little One

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$2,156

Pratensis

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,631

El barbudo

James Sparshatt

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

$1,387

Paysage instantané #1

Marie Rauzy

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

$4,451

Empty Bed

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$5,533

El Ensayo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$3,722

Don't Worry, Be Happy!..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$3,007

We need sweets for rebels

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

$3,368

Le Marché Jules Valles

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 56 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 22 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,143

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,849

La tristeza

James Sparshatt

Photography . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$869

Identidad fraccionada

Núria Bosch

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

$962

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,707

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

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

$3,789

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$1,684

Bouquetin

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 40 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,022

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

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

$4,571

The Sunset

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.9 inch

$3,007

Nature Collection Sketch No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$178

No Day, no Night

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$3,488

Abierta 7

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

$2,646

Macba2

Katalin Soós

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

$10,826

Open Mind

Julien Cuny

Painting . 190 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,090

Last man standing

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$869

Portrait #52. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,293

CyClOpS - Format L

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$6,315

Researchers

Katalin Soós

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$8,661

The Birdman

Renjie Gao

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

$6,015

Hanging Leaves No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

$161

The Woods No. 38

Elizabeth Becker

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

$324

Winter Trees No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

$269

Your memory accompanies me

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19.3 x 14 cm Painting . 7.6 x 5.5 inch

$361 $289

Los Tangueros

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$869

In My Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,503

White Roads

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$7,097

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$2,156

Sin título

Jaume Plensa

Print . 105 x 75 cm Print . 41.3 x 29.5 inch

$7,699

A Confiança

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$869

Saudade

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$869

At the edge of Central Park

Ruslana Levandovska

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

$1,832

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