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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, Zaltaïne, Yoann Merienne

Zaltaïne

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Painting, Mon enfance, Hom Nguyen

Mon enfance

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€28,900

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

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

€5,000

Painting, Oceanus III, Mario Henrique

Oceanus III

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

Painting, You Man, Hom Nguyen

You Man

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€34,500

Painting, Luna, Sébastien Allart

Luna

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,900

Painting, Resonance 20, Guy Ghazanchyan

Resonance 20

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,800 €4,320

Painting, Code 2302, Thierry Carrier

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, While I Hope, Damilola Ilori

While I Hope

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 134.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 53 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,929

Painting, Raihana, Ahmed Art

Raihana

Ahmed Art

Painting . 150 x 100 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 inch

€1,750

Painting, Samu, Ricardo Tena

Samu

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Painting, Sky, Ewa Hauton

Sky

Ewa Hauton

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

€3,900

Painting, Mortehoe Sun, Bill Bate

Mortehoe Sun

Bill Bate

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

€3,343

Painting, En pointillé, Marta Grassi

En pointillé

Marta Grassi

Painting . 130 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Fine Art Drawings, Meta, Erwann Tirilly

Meta

Erwann Tirilly

Fine Art Drawings . 130 x 142 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.2 x 55.9 inch

€9,500

Painting, Katsumi, Michelino Iorizzo

Katsumi

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€11,200

Painting, Dr Season, Nathan Chantob

Dr Season

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Entre mim, Teresa Carneiro

Entre mim

Teresa Carneiro

Painting . 140 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€7,650

Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 200 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€12,100

Painting, Sans-titre, Victor Hasch

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting . 117 x 66.6 x 3 cm Painting . 46.1 x 26.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Painting, Pienso, Núria Bosch

Pienso

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 3.5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.4 inch

€7,200

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, Martine, Nicolas Briere

Martine

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch

€5,000

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print . 78 x 119 x 0.1 cm Print . 30.7 x 46.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Painting, Ma mère et moi, Hom Nguyen

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€26,100

Painting, Mexico, Toni Caldentey

Mexico

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Hide, Nathan Chantob

Hide

Nathan Chantob

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

€7,600

Painting, Fauno, Ricardo Tena

Fauno

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 120 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€5,444

Painting, Deep Inside, Ewa Hauton

Deep Inside

Ewa Hauton

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

€3,900

Painting, Empreinte, Hom Nguyen

Empreinte

Hom Nguyen

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

€30,000

Painting, Permeation, Luiza Kasprzyk

Permeation

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€1,000

Painting, Harmony, Hanna Sidorowicz

Harmony

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 185 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 72.8 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,900

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Code 2109, Thierry Carrier

Code 2109

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Painting, Operating, Katalin Soós

Operating

Katalin Soós

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

€7,600

Painting, Destiny, Oleg Zhivetin

Destiny

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 120 x 120 x 0.2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€914

Painting, Turquoise, Fabrice Leito

Turquoise

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,500

Painting, You Do You, Zena Blackwell

You Do You

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 122 x 117 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 46.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,470

Painting, Tigre, Hom Nguyen

Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€25,300

Painting, Frágil, Núria Bosch

Frágil

Núria Bosch

Painting . 130 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, L'enfant, Benjamin Carbonne

L'enfant

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 86 x 144 x 3 cm Painting . 33.9 x 56.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,700

Painting, Makeda, Antoine Stevens

Makeda

Antoine Stevens

Painting . 180 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 70.9 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€9,900

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€25,000

Painting, Victory, Agboola Oladapo

Victory

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 182.9 x 146.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 72 x 57.6 x 1 inch

€6,407

Print, Vanité, Pei-Ming Yan

Vanité

Pei-Ming Yan

Print . 78 x 119 x 1 cm Print . 30.7 x 46.9 x 0.4 inch

€3,400

Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen

Dark Side

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 150 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 inch

€22,000