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…

Starry Night over Paris, Musée d'Orsay

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch

€2,619

Paris Rooftops

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,161

Sailboats at Evening Lake

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,709

Les eaux calmes

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€400

The rear window

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 70 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

La laideur cachée 5

Marie Rauzy

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

€3,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

La favorite, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,168

Portrait

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 70.5 x 51 x 1 cm Painting . 27.8 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

€8,000

Fergusson

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Painting . 160 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€37,000

Endless Summer Sunset

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.6 inch

€4,967

Ocean Daydreaming

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.6 inch

€3,793

Dog

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 68 x 98 cm Painting . 26.8 x 38.6 inch

€900

Le Poulpe en Bas Des Escaliers

Renjie Gao

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

€5,000 €4,250

The Blue Child

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

J'ai rêvé

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Woman at a Parisian Terrace

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€6,141

Cherry Blossom in black

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,600

See you in Rome

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,780

A Veiled Woman at the Bar

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,961

Portrait

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 80 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€8,200

A stroll in the woods

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€5,600

Pillow Talk

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€2,709

Blinding Lights

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch

€2,709

Influx

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

The Gentlemen of Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€7,677

Lifelong Sleep

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 32 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 12.6 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€840

On Your Tomb They Won't Smell Nice - 21st Century, Contemporary, Floral, Women

Obeka Simon

Painting . 50.8 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 26 x 1 inch

€1,490

Don't Let Me Go

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,258

Dog

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 59 x 69 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.2 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch

€900

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000 €850

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000 €850

Gentleman

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,890

Le petit prince au japon

Julien Cuny

Painting . 100 x 70 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

€450

Le voyage écarlate sur l'écume

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 22 x 27 x 1.8 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.7 inch

€750

Black Devil (Esu)

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,574

Longing - diptych

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€8,309

Look through my eyes

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 114.3 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,709

Evening at the Lake, Zurich

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€7,225

Majesté

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€850

Under the Stars of New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€7,225

la membrane

Julien Cuny

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

€1,800

Taro

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,260

Femme assise

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 183 x 152 x 4 cm Painting . 72 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

€12,000

Portrait #2. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,084

Paris Corner Cafe - with gold embellishment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,432

Pink Cherry Blossoms - with gold embelishment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,800

Maison Sauvage, Paris - with gold embellishment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,793

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€800

To the Sound of Waves

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,793

Moving Spots

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

The Girl with the Baguettes

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€4,696

The Flowers of Death

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,080

Prendre de la hauteur

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,800

Ritmos y equilibrio

Núria Bosch

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

€1,500

Los Angeles Lights

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.7 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.65 inch

€13,367

Jedidiah

Agboola Oladapo

Painting . 59.9 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15 x 1 inch

€2,709

Galdosa

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 22 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Nothing is Impossible

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,935

Vision of Twilight 1

Obeka Simon

Painting . 50.8 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,490

There's a certain amount of risk involved

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 59 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€4,516

Code 2019

Thierry Carrier

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

€9,000

Le porte drapeau

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 240 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 94.5 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€18,000

l'endormie

Julien Cuny

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

€1,800

Somnium No. 2, Series XIV

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

Le Seau

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

€5,500

Work

Katalin Soós

Painting . 98 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Natural Predators in Captivity

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€800

Anna III

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€800

Rapsodie in Blue

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€2,400

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€700

A Parisian Moment

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€4,425

Spot the Difference

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting . 17.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

€2,681

Soft Gravity

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 3 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Ballerina No. 3, Series XXVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Esophoria

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 180 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

€16,000

Marché : Les Choux

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

The Theatre Stage

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€14,500

Petit bonbon rose qu'on veut sucer

G. Carta

Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€450

Face Your Fears 2

Obeka Simon

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,032

Jazz

Julien Cuny

Painting . 146 x 114 x 5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 2 inch

€1,600

Festive Spirits

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.75 inch

€858

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Le printemps dans l’air

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,900

In Utero's Archeo Memory

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 148 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 58.3 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Gilded Grace

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,225

The Gentleman

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,503

Gentleman with a Cigar

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,864

Aboard the Orient Express - with gold embellishment

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€9,935

Afternoon Tea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,503

Somnium No. 4, Series VII

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

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