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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, Back, Nathan Chantob

Back

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, A Gentle Summer, Luis Morris

A Gentle Summer

Luis Morris

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,155

Painting, Inner Voice, Bill Bate

Inner Voice

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 71 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28 x 1.6 inch

€2,007

Painting, Untitled 4, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 24 x 37 x 0.4 cm Painting . 9.4 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

€700

Painting, Collision, Dzovig Arnelian

Collision

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch

€181

Painting, Mermaid II, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 39.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€362

Painting, Mermaid I, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21 x 44 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€362

Painting, Mermaid III, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€360

Painting, Calm Blue, Bill Bate

Calm Blue

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€3,344

Painting, Fusion, Bill Bate

Fusion

Bill Bate

Painting . 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,344

Painting, Elements & Senses, Bill Bate

Elements & Senses

Bill Bate

Painting . 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,344

Fine Art Drawings, Rayée, Petites Luxures

Rayée

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 92 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 36.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Painting, Ton feu, Cécile Desserle

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

€3,800

Painting, The void, Dzovig Arnelian

The void

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 35 x 45 x 0.6 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€362

Painting, Le Penseur, Clement Garnung

Le Penseur

Clement Garnung

Painting . 155 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 61 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, Mend No. 18, Elizabeth Becker

Mend No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

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

€859

Photography, Bardot, Bridgeman

Bardot

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, Intermission, Tsanko Tsankoff

Intermission

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Painting, The Game, Erwann Tirilly

The Game

Erwann Tirilly

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

€5,000

Painting, Toi et Moi, Isabelle Lebret

Toi et Moi

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Painting, On the coast, Tsanko Tsankoff

On the coast

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,599

Painting, Revelation, Bill Bate

Revelation

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,344

Painting, Ocean Swimmers, Bill Bate

Ocean Swimmers

Bill Bate

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,344

Painting, Energy, Bill Bate

Energy

Bill Bate

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,344

Fine Art Drawings, Poised, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Poised

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€950