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…

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 25 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

Train

Mino Maccari

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

€500

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€520

Painter

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 30 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€600

Figure

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

The Vortex

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 51 x 70 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 20.1 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€600

Medieval Concert

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€580

Figures

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 14.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.7 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

€600

Interlude No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Moth Study No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.1 inch

€205

Flow No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 17.8 x 28.6 cm Painting . 7 x 11.25 inch

€103

Flow No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€103

Enso No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

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

€147

New Mexico No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

New Mexico No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€160

Colorado No. 35

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€187

Impromptu No. 12

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 17.8 x 38.1 cm Painting . 7 x 15 inch

€134

The Little One

Ger Doornink

Print . 65.5 x 67 cm Print . 25.8 x 26.4 inch

€890

December No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€339

Colorado No. 34

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Colorado No. 33

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Fog

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Swallows in Flight No. 21

Elizabeth Becker

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

€178

Appalachians No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

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

€401

Appalachians No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

November Branches No. 17

Elizabeth Becker

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

€160

Interlude No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

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

€250

Interlude No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

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

€250

Interlude No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Wild Rose No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.86 x 30.48 cm Painting . 9 x 12 inch

€134

Shadow Study No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0 inch

€103

Shadow Study No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0 inch

€103

Shadow Study No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0 inch

€103

Shadow Study No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.86 x 30.48 cm Painting . 9 x 12 inch

€103

Birds in Flight No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

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

€250

Winter Geese No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

Forlorn No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€294

Cœur Noir & Lumière Rouge

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 27 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 10.6 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Caresse bleu cadium

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 22 x 32 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

New Mexico No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

At the Zoo

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€700

Interlude No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€294

Emerge

Elizabeth Becker

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

€294

Rest No. 8

Elizabeth Becker

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

€187

Anonymous

Elizabeth Becker

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

€103

Monarch Study No. 11

Elizabeth Becker

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

€267

Touch No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

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

€383

Gaze

Elizabeth Becker

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

€205

The Woods No. 143

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€160

The Woods No. 139

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€103

Flying Lovers

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

L'échange

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Oxygen mask

Katalin Soós

Painting . 22 x 35 x 3 cm Painting . 8.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

€497

Matin Tranquille

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 32 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 12.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€700

The artist's funeral

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 50 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€700

Ave III

Rocio Mazuecos

Sculpture . 26 x 36 x 12 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 14.2 x 4.7 inch

€725

Retour gare Lille Flandres

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

€14,000

Please feed on my love

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€1,150

Illusion

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 91 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,250

Characters

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22.5 x 28.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.9 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch

€360

Sketch

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 24 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€380

Couple

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€350

Characters

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 28 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.7 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€480

Hangers 2

Katalin Soós

Painting . 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€470

Conversation

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 19 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.5 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€580

Soldiers

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€580

La mort aux trousses

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Cavalos e pitangas

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 79.8 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€4,457

Women

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 5 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 2 x 4.7 x 0 inch

€450

Palette #1

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings . 3.9 x 5.9 inch

€250

Gym bag 1

Katalin Soós

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

€450

Tiger Skin Jasper

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€450

Les mains du temps

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 14.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€300

Moldavite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€450

Exterior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 12.3 x 17 x 0.5 cm Print . 4.8 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

€178

Poisson à l'oeil rouge

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 39 x 47 cm Painting . 15.4 x 18.5 inch

€550

Etude de "La bataille de Näfels"

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 44 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€468

Some of us are looking at the sun

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€1,800

Micheal Jordan - Yes I am

OverSide

Photography . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Around us

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€446

Mazel Tov 4

Katalin Soós

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

Conflict

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€400

Sunrise

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 13.5 x 19 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

€340

Une rencontre inattendue

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€480

Smoking Man

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€380

Il est mien #2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€950

Duo d'esquisse

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

€457

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 220 x 320 x 1 cm Painting . 86.6 x 126 x 0.4 inch

€16,000

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€800

Reflections of a breast

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 92 x 127 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 50 x 0.4 inch

€713

My red milk I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 14 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 5.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€357

Followspot

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€900

Michael Jordan - We do it !

OverSide

Photography . 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

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