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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, Body No. 3, Elizabeth Becker

Body No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€299

Painting, Body No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Body No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€244

Painting, Nude No. 67, Elizabeth Becker

Nude No. 67

Elizabeth Becker

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

€208

Painting, Nude No. 85, Elizabeth Becker

Nude No. 85

Elizabeth Becker

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

€253

Print, Champion, Luiza Kasprzyk

Champion

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 58 x 58 cm Print . 22.8 x 22.8 inch

€500

Painting, Hold On, Elizabeth Becker

Hold On

Elizabeth Becker

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

€344

Fine Art Drawings, Echec Et Mate, Petites Luxures

Echec Et Mate

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Light my fire, Petites Luxures

Light my fire

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 69 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 27.2 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Men and Women, Mino Maccari

Men and Women

Mino Maccari

Print . 36 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.2 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Cadiz 2, Rene Rikkelman

Cadiz 2

Rene Rikkelman

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

€950

Fine Art Drawings, Lust in the wind, Petites Luxures

Lust in the wind

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Milf Feuilles, Petites Luxures

Milf Feuilles

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€900

Photography, Nude 2, Bridgeman

Nude 2

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€240

Photography, Nude, Bridgeman

Nude

Bridgeman

Photography . 47 x 47 x 0.1 cm Photography . 18.5 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€240

Photography, CaecuS - Format M, Louis Blanc

CaecuS - Format M

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Photography, CaecuS - Format S, Louis Blanc

CaecuS - Format S

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,150

Print, Windows, Luiza Kasprzyk

Windows

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 52 x 44 cm Print . 20.5 x 17.3 inch

€500

Painting, Equilibrio, Núria Bosch

Equilibrio

Núria Bosch

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Du und Ich, Mila Veljac'a

Du und Ich

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Painting, Coercion, Olivier Massebeuf

Coercion

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Instinct, Nawel Aubert

Instinct

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Illusion, Nawel Aubert

Illusion

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,250

Painting, L'étreinte, Nawel Aubert

L'étreinte

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch

€1,400

Painting, Hands, Nawel Aubert

Hands

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Sexotronic, Petites Luxures

Sexotronic

Petites Luxures

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,600

Painting, Blue Magic, Fresha D

Blue Magic

Fresha D

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

€950