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…

motuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€4,500

Pes AC MaNuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€6,500

Nu d'atelier

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 61 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€800

Nude No. 59

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€299

Sous le soleil exactement/17

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Joie de vivre

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€950

Douce Sorcellerie

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,150

Spellcaster

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,150

Nu au Papillon

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Nu Papillon 1

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Nu Assis

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Nu Assis au Papillon

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Nu Assis 2

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Mon Amour

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Les Héspérides Le Souffle

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Les Hespérides Eglé

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Les Hespérides Eglé Mangeant la Pomme

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Les Hespérides Avant le Drame

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Les Ailes

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Le Rêve

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Le Baiser

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

La Danse Macabre

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

L'Invocation

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

L'Éphémère

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

L'Envol

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Gaïa

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€1,500

Bleu Tendresse

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 14 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.5 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€500

Carnality

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Gesture Study No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€299

Nude No. 44

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€104

Body No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€389

Nude No. 26

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€208

Nude No. 19

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€253

Nude No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Nude No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 38.1 cm Painting . 15 x 15 inch

€253

Nude No. 11

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€208

Jess No. 13

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 25.4 x 38.1 cm Painting . 10 x 15 inch

€199

La Promenade

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Fight

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 18 x 12 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.1 x 4.7 x 0.1 inch

€520

The Couple on the Bed

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 13 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch

€500

Erotic Scene

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 17 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

€580

Nude of Woman

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 27 x 22 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€680

Nude no. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€181

Nude On The Train

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€580

Jess No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Nude No. 82

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 39.4 x 38.7 cm Painting . 15.5 x 15.25 inch

€181

The Hopeless Madhouse

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 300 x 5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 118.1 x 2 inch

€35,000

The Incurable Lunatic Asylum

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch

€40,730

CoRpus AC maNus

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€6,500

Beauté Nocturne

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

De chair et de plumes

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€850

Idolâtrie

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€800

Possession

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,150

Liberate me

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,150

Cadiz 1

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Midnight lady B

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€605

Midnight lady D

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€627

Lovers -You are mine

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€795

Les coulisses

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€900

Umbral de realidad

Núria Bosch

Painting . 60 x 82 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Línea de unión

Núria Bosch

Painting . 48 x 77 x 3.5 cm Painting . 18.9 x 30.3 x 1.4 inch

€3,400

Code 2014

Thierry Carrier

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

€500

Contemplate

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting . 15 x 11 inch

€244

Slumber No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 11 x 15 inch

€244

Gesture Study No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€104

Nude No. 43

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 cm Painting . 9 x 12 inch

€104

Nude No. 39

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 45.7 cm Painting . 16 x 18 inch

€253

Nude No. 36

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€208

Nude No. 28

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€299

Renewal

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 22 x 15 inch

€272

Rooted No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 cm Painting . 11 x 15 inch

€154

Rooted

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 38.1 x 27.9 cm Painting . 15 x 11 inch

€154

Free

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 35.6 x 25.4 cm Painting . 14 x 10 inch

€181

Nude No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€299

Nude No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€344

Nude No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

€208

Jess No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€208

Jess No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting . 20 x 16 inch

€299

Jess No. 11

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€344

Jess No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€344

Jess No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€344

Jess No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Jess No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Jess No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Jess

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Painting . 16 x 20 inch

€299

Lovée

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 12 x 18 x 1.8 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.1 x 0.7 inch

€500

Eclat d'innocence

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€750

Sereine élégance

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 12 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€500

Gesture study no. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€272

Nude No. 94

Elizabeth Becker

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

€344

Eclipse

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting . 12 x 9 inch

€163

Nude No. 88

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

€299

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