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…

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€13,000

Security Checked

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 149.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 59 x 48 x 2 inch

€17,355

Reading Freud

Jennifer DeGroot

Painting . 61 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€1,380

Rabbit

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€4,200

Security

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 144.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 57 x 44 x 2 inch

€16,441

Adèle n°3 - Nue position ciseaux

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

L'homme qui marche

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 142 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 55.9 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€5,719

Le pagne

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€7,000

Renaissance

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 134 x 134 cm Painting . 52.8 x 52.8 inch

€9,000

Nostalgia

Katarzyna Szydlowska

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

€3,200

Turmoil

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,048

Nu au Fauteuil

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 120 x 80 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 inch

€5,500

Boudoir

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

The Deposition, after Raphael

Mario Henrique

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

€9,956

Somnium No. 3, Series IX

Mario Henrique

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

€10,000

Materia No. 5, Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Materia No. 4, Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Materia No. 3, Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€9,043

Materia No. 2, Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€10,000

Asian Story

Dinh Y Nyi

Painting . 139.7 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 55 x 34 x 2 inch

€14,615

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€5,000 €4,500

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€2,800 €2,520

Delhia Dancing in the Garden III

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 inch

€6,400

Men Wrestling in Greys

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 89 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch

€6,800

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 180 x 127 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 50 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

On the way to Arcadia - I

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€1,800

.....but Delhia kept on Dancing

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 130 x 81 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 inch

€8,200

Desprendimiento

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€3,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,500 €4,950

La azotea

Toni Caldentey

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

€3,000

Phoenix

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 143 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 56.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

New Dawn

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Strength of a Black Man: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait

Obeka Simon

Painting . 121.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 54 x 1 inch

€3,517 €2,813

Trans-figuration 0004

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 163 x 153 x 2 cm Painting . 64.2 x 60.2 x 0.8 inch

€19,000

Les formes combustibles #2

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 145 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Red November

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€2,100

Dinner Time 3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€17,000

Le rêve

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Back

Nathan Chantob

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

€7,500

Fragmentos y formas esenciales

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€7,200

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

Fusion

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Le Penseur

Clement Garnung

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

€4,500

The Pool

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Calm Blue

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Elements & Senses

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Golden Glow

Bill Bate

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

€3,048

Woman I

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 130 x 81 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 inch

€8,200

Earth goddess - Triptych

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 126 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 49.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,579

To the white wall

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€3,800

Referential

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Study for a portrait

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Burlesque Queen

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 130 x 81 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 inch

€8,200

Burlesque dancer

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,600

Man running IV

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,200

Man kicking a Ball

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,800

Man running III

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch

€6,800

Jump

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 89 x 1.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.6 inch

€6,800

Hands up my dear

Stephanie Larène

Painting . 140 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€789

Men Fighting

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 90 x 116 cm Painting . 35.4 x 45.7 inch

€6,800

Study for a Portrait of the Burlesque Queen II

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 inch

€6,400

Let's Dance I

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 inch

€6,400

Let's do it !

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 130 x 81 cm Painting . 51.2 x 31.9 inch

€8,200

Solar Centaur

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€1,500

Affinity

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

On the coast

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€3,599

Revelation

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Ocean Swimmers

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Energy

Bill Bate

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

€3,353

Ocean Figures

Bill Bate

Painting . 145 x 115 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,963

On the shore

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

Le Cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Grace

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

_O

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Nähe 2

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

À Jamais dans Mon Cœur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Les Douceurs du Printemps

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

La Gifle, Je Tombe dans le Vide

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 138 x 127 x 4 cm Painting . 54.3 x 50 x 1.6 inch

€8,400

On the way to Arcadia - II

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€2,500

Kinbaku Y

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Luna

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Tre Grazie

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Kinbaku-A

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Le Déserteur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 125 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€12,000

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 147 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 57.9 x 55.9 x 2 inch

€12,000

Prelude Corset Noir

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 160 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,200

La Brise

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

L'Elfe à l'Omelette

Zwy Milshtein

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

€10,000

Lumières sur la ville

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 162 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

€13,000

Lola pamplemousse

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 162 x 92 x 1 cm Painting . 63.8 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

€12,000

Les valises diplomatiques

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 195 x 97 x 1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch

€15,000

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