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…

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

Kotobagaki

Yoann Merienne

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

€25,000

Untitled SM 23

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

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

€1,355

Fleur bleue

Julien Cuny

Painting . 188 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Tulipes

Frédéric Léglise

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

€4,200

Permanent, Probably

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Somnium No. 2, Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Spectrum

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€19,500

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

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

€1,490

Stigmata

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 122 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€723

Conversations At Dinner

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Streets of Strasbourg

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,526

Operation with a lot of light

Katalin Soós

Painting . 163 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 64.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,600

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

At the Beach

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,518

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

Sunset over an ocean

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,706

Le Vrai Paris Cafe, Montmarte

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,428

Snow in New York City, Wall Street

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,789

Christmas at Bar Marche, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,518

Moving City, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,887

Rolls Royce Phantom by Cartier, Monaco

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,338

Icon No. 2, Series IV

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Iceberg and the Red Sail

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 90.2 x 69.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.75 inch

€2,706

Urban Streets of New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,706

Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, New York

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,706

Colosseum

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,526

Nebula No. 3, Series II

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Nebula No. 2, Series II

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Nebula No. 1, Series II

Mario Henrique

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

€5,900

Ballerina Dancer

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,887

Vienna, view from Kunsthistoriche Museum, Wien

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,797

Gondola in Venice Italy

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,526

Struggle

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€4,000

Somnium No. 3, Series VIII

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Apparentia No. 5, Series III

Mario Henrique

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

€5,864

Code 1921

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

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

La Musique

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 121 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

La Vierge à l'Enfant

Nathan Chantob

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

€12,000

La pause

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

L'étincelle

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Captain

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Painting . 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch

€4,000

Somnium No. 3, Series XV

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Somnium No. 6, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,100 €935

Symphony No. 9

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 6

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 5

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 4

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Symphony No. 2

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

The Playground

Teona Yamanidze

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

€7,000

Laura And Her Cat

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Love interruption

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Atelier

Mario Henrique

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

€8,500

Cat On My Lap

Mario Henrique

Painting . 148.5 x 148.5 x 4 cm Painting . 58.5 x 58.5 x 1.6 inch

€7,500

The Poker Player

Mario Henrique

Painting . 147 x 118 x 4 cm Painting . 57.9 x 46.5 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Momento temporis

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Fervens

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Reading Woman

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 150 x 101 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.8 x 0.8 inch

€8,200

Ludicium

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Acta, Non Verba

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Dignitas

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Hedy Lamarr, Icon Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Anxius

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€3,800

The Magic Hidden In The Portraits

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Materia No. 4, Series VI

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Le Toucan

Olivier Daumas

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

€500

Phototype Outremer

G. Carta

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

€600

Monstera

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 110 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,300

Woman by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,887

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

Why Does Love Fade Away? -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,070

Le coq

Julien Cuny

Painting . 105 x 75 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.5 inch

€600

Black Metal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€950

Untitled

Mario Henrique

Painting . 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,500

Catalina

Mario Henrique

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

€7,500

Emergency

Katalin Soós

Painting . 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,600

Cercle n°2

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Parisian Chic

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,526

Water Lily Pond

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,248

Gondoliere in Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,248

New York City Chrysler Building

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,706

The Minority

Ya-Wei Li

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

€2,000

Materia No. 1, Series V

Mario Henrique

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

€10,000

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€4,200

Dinner by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,096

The Ash Within

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 65.5 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 25.8 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

La Caresse de Mozart

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

Hommage

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

€12,000

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