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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, Evanescence, Nawel Aubert

Evanescence

Nawel Aubert

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

€900

Print, Pour Jorn, Antonio Saura

Pour Jorn

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 54 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.3 inch

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Flash, Lantomo

Flash

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€3,200

Print, Jardin japonais, Yves Brayer

Jardin japonais

Yves Brayer

Print . 40.5 x 50.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 15.9 x 19.9 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, Myriam, Sébastien Allart

Myriam

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Painting, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

€6,000

Print, The architect, Insane 51

The architect

Insane 51

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€940

Painting, Hope, Jumoke Oyetunde

Hope

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,771

Painting, Teal Wonder, Isabel Emrich

Teal Wonder

Isabel Emrich

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€3,905

Painting, Sympathie, Marta Grassi

Sympathie

Marta Grassi

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Green and Red, Carlos Mendez

Green and Red

Carlos Mendez

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

€900

Sculpture, Taureau 8, Julien Cuny

Taureau 8

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€800

Painting, In my univers, Jules Be Kuti

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€5,200

Painting, The rain, Ramonn Vieitez

The rain

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 64.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 25.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,816

Print, Relinquished, Roger Ballen

Relinquished

Roger Ballen

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€14,000

Painting, Autoportrait, Ghislaine Ferreira

Autoportrait

Ghislaine Ferreira

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000 €1,800

Print, Golden Art - DJ, Sagrasse

Golden Art - DJ

Sagrasse

Print . 83 x 83 x 3 cm Print . 32.7 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Souvenirs, Zwy Milshtein

Souvenirs

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€12,000

Painting, Working day, David Jamin

Working day

David Jamin

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

€2,100

Design, Ma benz, Marie-Ange Daudé

Ma benz

Marie-Ange Daudé

Design . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Design . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Tomorrow, Hanna Sidorowicz

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Reflejos II, Jaume Plensa

Reflejos II

Jaume Plensa

Print . 65 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 28 x 0 inch

€3,200

Painting, Fur collar, Lantomo

Fur collar

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Painting, Doriane, Sébastien Allart

Doriane

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 57 x 76 cm Print . 22.4 x 29.9 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 60 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€11,500

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€11,900

Painting, Matelot, David Jamin

Matelot

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,380

Print, Prima, Yves Pero

Prima

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€675

Print, Multiple, Julien Cuny

Multiple

Julien Cuny

Print . 60 x 80 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.5 inch

€95

Sculpture, Nez, Antonio Saura

Nez

Antonio Saura

Sculpture . 51 x 64 x 1 cm Sculpture . 20.1 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

€5,000

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Sculpture, Andy Warhol, Marin Marcos

Andy Warhol

Marin Marcos

Sculpture . 52 x 34 x 17 cm Sculpture . 20.5 x 13.4 x 6.7 inch

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.5 inch

€1,500

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

€600

Painting, La Barque, Christie Nguyen

La Barque

Christie Nguyen

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Melting Pot, Maxime Frairot

Melting Pot

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,280

Painting, Le paradis blanc, Julien Cuny

Le paradis blanc

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850

Sculpture, Love Love Love, Sagrasse

Love Love Love

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 62 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture . 24.4 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€580

Painting, Rêverie, Nawel Aubert

Rêverie

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€500

Painting, Memories, Reinaldo Chavez

Memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 30 x 60 x 0.6 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,100 €990

Painting, Bob Marley, Erdna André

Bob Marley

Erdna André

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

€500

Painting, Devaneio, Teresa Carneiro

Devaneio

Teresa Carneiro

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Sculpture, Yolo Fuck War, Sagrasse

Yolo Fuck War

Sagrasse

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

€650