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…

Lovely Mouse

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

€200

Hourvari

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€20,000

Hide and Feel

Axel Traverso

Print . 50 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,500

Anne

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 120 x 100.5 x 10 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.6 x 3.9 inch

€15,000

Voiles

Paul Laurenzi

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

€1,300

Garde à Vous

Béatrice Terra

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

€2,900

Woman in an Armchair

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

€3,500

La danse

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 116 x 76.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 30.1 inch

€2,500

Buste

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€2,400

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 5 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

€235

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 4 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

€235

Découverte

Isabelle Lebret

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

€2,200

Quelle technique !

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Cuento collazos

Antonio Saura

Print . 60 x 39.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 23.6 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,100

Burqa Profile

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 160 x 120 x 3 cm Photography . 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,900

Personnage nu au harnachement

Georges Bru

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 20.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 8.1 x 0 inch

€1,200

Nu au Fauteuil

Philippe Pasqua

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

€5,500

La Belle

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Yellow skirt

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,990

Espace développement personnel

Nicolas Monjo

Painting . 162 x 114 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 inch

€8,000

The bridge

Katarzyna Szydlowska

Painting . 46 x 38 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 inch

€1,200

Security Checked

Dinh Y Nyi

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

€17,197

Nu Assis (Lust 53), rare hand signed lithograph

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 64.8 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Print . 25.5 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

€15,568

Couple 3

Rachel Yedid

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Dance, Colours and Nature 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,051

Dance, Colours and Nature 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,051

Horizon (1)

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Zhan

Frédéric Léglise

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 inch

€2,000

Anne

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch

€15,000

Human I

Jolanta Johnsson

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

€350

Nun & Baby

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 165 x 125 x 2 cm Photography . 65 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

€23,300

Nude No. 130

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€1,222

Three Graces With Red Curtain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 81 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,428

Illusion of freedom

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture . 58 x 94 x 82 cm Sculpture . 22.8 x 37 x 32.3 inch

€4,800 €4,320

Les Clés

Nicolas Carréga

Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 9.3 inch

€250

Nu aux bas roses

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 24.5 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.6 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Permeation V

Luiza Kasprzyk

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

€550

Nu aux bras croisés

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 65 x 49.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

€230

Reading Freud

Jennifer DeGroot

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

€1,380

Nu allongé sur fond noir et rouge

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€600

Rabbit

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€4,200

La nuit

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Eve

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Narcisse

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Allégorie

Yoann Merienne

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

€13,000

Nude

Marta Wakula

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 4.7 inch

€150

Homme de profil

Isabella Kretzdorn

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Tout doux tout doux

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 52 x 38 cm Painting . 20.5 x 15 inch

€2,200

Splashed by the waves of the sea

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 110 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

My arms will search for you

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,200 €1,020

Nu en médaillon

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.05 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€250

Nu allongé

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 55 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€150

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40.5 x 36.5 cm Painting . 15.9 x 14.4 inch

€3,300

Bolshoi No. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 180 x 290 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 114.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,900

Scène galante

Yves Brayer

Painting . 28 x 22.2 cm Painting . 11 x 8.7 inch

€1,250

La azotea

Toni Caldentey

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

€3,000

Untitled 9

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 52 x 44 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20.5 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€1,000

Security

Dinh Y Nyi

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

€16,292

Cocon

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Surface

Bill Bate

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

€3,342

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€200

Couple 2

Rachel Yedid

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

Painting . 33.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000 €4,350

L'amazone

Julien Cuny

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

€850

Dreaming 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 41.9 x 59.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€663

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

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

Figure Sketch No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 16 inch

€181

Triptych - Three Grey Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,542

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,542

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Beyond Boundaries #1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch

€10,000

Femme 1

Roger Decaux

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,000

The Ritual of Elegance

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€6,155

Girl

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,500 €3,960

Le pagne

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€7,000

Nude No. 131

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€1,222

Nu couché aux cheveux blonds

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

€230

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€5,000 €4,500

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

Permeation II (1)

Luiza Kasprzyk

Painting . 51 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 20.1 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€450

Vintage Years - Black Stockings, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 102.1 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting . 40.2 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch

€1,599

Deserving of a Story

Jennifer DeGroot

Painting . 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€1,630

Sips of desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,086

Renaissance

Erwann Tirilly

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

€9,000

Nu Debout II

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€11,000

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

Nu

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 76 x 54 x 0.5 cm Print . 29.9 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch

€450

Mains I

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€3,000

La grande vague

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 146 x 115 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

La fontaine

Paul Laurenzi

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

€1,300

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