Search ?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art
What are you searching for?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art

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…


Read more

Saved search

Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches

Unsaved search

A problem occurred

Painting, Myocarde, Erwann Tirilly

Myocarde

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 96 x 96 cm Painting . 37.8 x 37.8 inch

€5,500

Painting, Marionette, Tsanko Tsankoff

Marionette

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Print, Abierta 3, Antonio Saura

Abierta 3

Antonio Saura

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

€1,800

Painting, Le bain, Béatrice Terra

Le bain

Béatrice Terra

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

€2,200

Painting, Visage, Benjamin Carbonne

Visage

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€6,000

Painting, Peace, Marie-Ange Daudé

Peace

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 87 x 87 x 2 cm Painting . 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 60 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 inch

€9,000

Sculpture, La direction, Yoann Merienne

La direction

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 70 x 27 x 24 cm Sculpture . 27.6 x 10.6 x 9.4 inch

€10,000 €9,000

Painting, Coq, David Jamin

Coq

David Jamin

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, La paix, Hom Nguyen

La paix

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€13,800

Painting, Miléna, Sébastien Allart

Miléna

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Painting, Pink Lady, Victor Sheleg

Pink Lady

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,700

Print, FALLING IN, Insane 51

FALLING IN

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,790

Painting, Alice, Sébastien Allart

Alice

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Follow me, Cécile Desserle

Follow me

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Life is Game, Sagrasse

Life is Game

Sagrasse

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€600

Fine Art Drawings, En campagne, Guillaume Piot

En campagne

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, L'anonyme 1, Jean Le Gac

L'anonyme 1

Jean Le Gac

Painting . 49 x 58 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

€1,000

Print, Fall, NKSIN

Fall

NKSIN

Print . 41 x 51 x 2 cm Print . 16.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Sculpture, YOLO with balloon, Sagrasse

YOLO with balloon

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 66 x 34 x 32 cm Sculpture . 26 x 13.4 x 12.6 inch

€650

Fine Art Drawings, Plates- bandes, Nathan Chantob

Plates- bandes

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Free Boys, Ilia Balavadze

Free Boys

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Painting, Emilia, Sébastien Allart

Emilia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Print, Untitled, Antonio Saura

Untitled

Antonio Saura

Print . 56 x 75 cm Print . 22 x 29.5 inch

€1,800

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Print, Le Pain, Alain Bonnefoit

Le Pain

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 37 x 55.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 14.6 x 21.9 x 0.1 inch

€800

Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer

Le Cirque

Yves Brayer

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Sabine, Jean Ducommun

Sabine

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,913 €1,626

Sculpture, The Nest, Guy Ghazanchyan

The Nest

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture . 62 x 53 x 49 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 20.9 x 19.3 inch

€9,000

Print, Untitled 2, Jaume Plensa

Untitled 2

Jaume Plensa

Print . 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print . 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,900

Print, Abierta 2, Antonio Saura

Abierta 2

Antonio Saura

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

€2,200

Painting, Deux oiseaux, David Jamin

Deux oiseaux

David Jamin

Painting . 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,440

Sculpture, Bardot, Marin Marcos

Bardot

Marin Marcos

Sculpture . 56 x 17 x 30 cm Sculpture . 22 x 6.7 x 11.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Éclat II, Fabrice Leito

Éclat II

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,800

Painting, S’allécher, Marie Rauzy

S’allécher

Marie Rauzy

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Cardinal, Olivier de Sagazan

Cardinal

Olivier de Sagazan

Sculpture . 63 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture . 24.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch

€3,000

Painting, Felicia, Sébastien Allart

Felicia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900