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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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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 8, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 8

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 7, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 6, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 5, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 4, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 3, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 3

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 2, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 1, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 1

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Painting, Kanelle, Sébastien Allart

Kanelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€2,800

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

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

€4,200

Painting, Cercle n°1, Marta Grassi

Cercle n°1

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Painting, Prayer, Saoud Abdallah

Prayer

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€5,086

Painting, Panter, Nathan Chantob

Panter

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Jasmine, Sébastien Allart

Jasmine

Sébastien Allart

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

€3,200

Painting, Les Copains, David Jamin

Les Copains

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Painting, Unstoppable, Obeka Simon

Unstoppable

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,543

Photography, Graciela, James Sparshatt

Graciela

James Sparshatt

Photography . 90 x 90 x 1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,005

Print, Pas de titre, Jaume Plensa

Pas de titre

Jaume Plensa

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,800

Photography, Frosted reeds, James Sparshatt

Frosted reeds

James Sparshatt

Photography . 60 x 85 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0 inch

€1,382

Fine Art Drawings, Black Pins, Lantomo

Black Pins

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 73 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 28.7 inch

€3,760

Print, Shibuya, Ger Doornink

Shibuya

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€980

Painting, Forest, Teona Yamanidze

Forest

Teona Yamanidze

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

€4,200

Painting, Comedy Man, Ya-Wei Li

Comedy Man

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Etude 2019, Hanna Sidorowicz

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,650

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 9, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 9

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,300

Painting, Tragedy, Elizabeth Becker

Tragedy

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€481

Print, Abierta 8, Antonio Saura

Abierta 8

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Print, Abierta 7, Antonio Saura

Abierta 7

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Print, Abierta 6, Antonio Saura

Abierta 6

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Painting, The Distance, Natia Sapanadze

The Distance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,000

Painting, Big Sister, Eyitayo Alagbe

Big Sister

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,451

Fine Art Drawings, Unknow, Hanna Sidorowicz

Unknow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 74 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

Photography, Dagoberto, James Sparshatt

Dagoberto

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€3,546

Painting, Cheerful Clown, Oleg Zhivetin

Cheerful Clown

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 90 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€808 €647

Painting, Tide no. 23, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 23

Elizabeth Becker

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

€409

Painting, Tide no. 22, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 22

Elizabeth Becker

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

€409

Photography, BAnana superstar, OverSide

BAnana superstar

OverSide

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Print, Like a poem, Ger Doornink

Like a poem

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 66 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 26 x 0.4 inch

€980

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