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…

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 60 x 75 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,620

Le Seau

Nathan Chantob

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

€5,500

Struggle

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,000 €3,400

301 303 and 302, Painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,356

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

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women (1)

Obeka Simon

Painting . 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18 x 22 x 1 inch

€1,491 €1,223

Shoten

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Pyrethia

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Thalar

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Sisters at the Beach

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,446

Pallium

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 140 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,000

Copper plates

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 13.5 x 19 cm Painting . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

€380

Cozy Retreat

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€600

My Brother's Room II

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€5,500

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

Seven days running over the fields (diptych)

Melinda Matyas

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,700

Le dernier rituel 7

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 180 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€13,000

Proper Treats

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 95 x 75 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,891

Dinner by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€13,106

The Girl with the Gelato

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,621

Somnium No. 4, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

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

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

True Self - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Woman Sitting on Chair

Olajire Olalekan

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

€2,576 €2,112

Ryushen

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Amaterasu

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 270 x 270 x 3 cm Painting . 106.3 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch

€32,000

Kotobagaki

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 250 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Liaison

Marta Grassi

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

€2,200

Le temps des brumes

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 300 x 250 x 3 cm Painting . 118.1 x 98.4 x 1.2 inch

€32,000

Maison Sauvage - Spring

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

The Cambridge, London

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,988

Les Deux Magots, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,169

Vase of Flowers

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 49 x 39 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

€3,600

Parisian Balconies

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

Melampyro

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 120 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 inch

€10,500

The Pont Alexandre III, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,988

Lavender fields, Provence France

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,988

Cafe de Flore, Evening Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

At the edge of Central Park

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,537

Lovers in the City

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,988

L'ombre des arbres

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

€20,000

Still life II

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 110 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 inch

€9,800

4-5-17

Montse Valdés

Painting . 160 x 195 cm Painting . 63 x 76.8 inch

€31,220

Jazz

Julien Cuny

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

€1,600

The Dolce Vita Life

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€13,106

Evanescence

Nawel Aubert

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

€900

At the Bottom

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 46.5 x 3 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Tulipes

Frédéric Léglise

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

€4,200

À Jamais Je Te Tiens

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 95 x 95 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

Je t’attendrai

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

She Carries The Sea

Mario Henrique

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

€6,900

Tokyo Blues #4

Adam Norgaard

Painting . 60.6 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€714

Face Your Fears 2

Obeka Simon

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

€2,034 €1,668

Cherry blossoms at Washington Square Park, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,988

Reine

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,000

Witness Series

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€1,000 €900

Stormy Tides

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

The Mighty Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,808

Valronèse

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Fragmenta No. 2, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Fragmenta No. 4, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Portier de nuit : Max & Lucia

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€950

A Call from Florence

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,231

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Somnium No. 10, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Duplicit Complicit

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Fragmenta No. 3, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€3,900

Code 1956

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Phototype Outremer

G. Carta

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€600

Parisian Solitude

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,231

Evening Rush in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,604

A Table for Two

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,510

Pause

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Sacromagnetica

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Somnium No. 7, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Somnium No. 6, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Table for Two in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,531

Somnium No. 3, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Somnium No. 2, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Aime toi

Cécile Desserle

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

€2,900

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,675

Late Night IV

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 11 x 0.2 inch

€2,260

Somnium No. 2, Series XII

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Conversations At Dinner

Mario Henrique

Painting . 90 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Et les fleurs persistent

Marta Grassi

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

€900 €810

Pratensis

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€10,500

Nebula No. 2, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Fireflies in Kyoto

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,892

Untitled SM 23

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Nebula No. 1, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Waves In

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,260

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