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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, Plum Study, Elizabeth Becker

Plum Study

Elizabeth Becker

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

€297

Painting, Tide no. 23, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 23

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€405

Painting, Tide no. 22, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 22

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€405

Painting, Fog No. 5, Elizabeth Becker

Fog No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€495

Print, Exterior, Dzovig Arnelian

Exterior

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€180

Fine Art Drawings, Women, Mino Maccari

Women

Mino Maccari

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

€450

Painting, Respire, Elizabeth Becker

Respire

Elizabeth Becker

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

€180

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #1, Guillaume Piot

Palette #1

Guillaume Piot

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

€250

Painting, Gym bag 1, Katalin Soós

Gym bag 1

Katalin Soós

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

€450

Painting, Moldavite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Moldavite

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€450

Painting, Fog, Elizabeth Becker

Fog

Elizabeth Becker

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

€207

Painting, Emerge, Elizabeth Becker

Emerge

Elizabeth Becker

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

€297

Painting, Gaze, Elizabeth Becker

Gaze

Elizabeth Becker

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

€207

Photography, Around us, Ali Buhamad

Around us

Ali Buhamad

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

€450

Painting, Mazel Tov 4, Katalin Soós

Mazel Tov 4

Katalin Soós

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

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Conflict, Mino Maccari

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

Fine Art Drawings, Smoking Man, Mino Maccari

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

Fine Art Drawings, Duo d'esquisse, Henri Fehr

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

€455

Fine Art Drawings, Sunrise, Reinaldo Chavez

Sunrise

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€340

Painting, Chaos, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

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

€16,000

Painting, Holy s**t, Olivier Massebeuf

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€800