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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, Woman running, Milburn-Foster

Woman running

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€6,400

Painting, Confiance, Isabelle Lebret

Confiance

Isabelle Lebret

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

€6,000

Painting, Three Graces, Milburn-Foster

Three Graces

Milburn-Foster

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€6,800

Photography, Nu Assis, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Nu Assis

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, L'Envol, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

L'Envol

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, Gaïa, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Gaïa

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Equilibrio, Núria Bosch

Equilibrio

Núria Bosch

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

€4,000

Painting, Du und Ich, Mila Veljac'a

Du und Ich

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Coercion, Olivier Massebeuf

Coercion

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Illusion, Nawel Aubert

Illusion

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,250

Painting, L'étreinte, Nawel Aubert

L'étreinte

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,400

Painting, Nähe, Mila Veljac'a

Nähe

Mila Veljac'a

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

€4,500

Painting, Depths, Olivier Massebeuf

Depths

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, Primal, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Primal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500 €2,125