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…

Rencontre

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€950

Le fil d'Ariane

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 250 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 98.4 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Divas, champagne & blablabla VI

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€850

Just Waiting

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€950

Breast Print 27

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 14 x 16.5 x 0.4 cm Painting . 5.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

€225 €202

The ladies are waiting I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 16.5 x 25.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 6.5 x 10 x 0.2 inch

€225

Subway summer

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

Les êtres du dessous

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 82.7 x 0 inch

€3,750

Surreal Horse

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 35 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€270

Inside Out

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€405

Blackened Love

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€1,500

Furn El Chebbak

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 50 x 69 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.2 inch

€495

Tetis

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 25 x 28.5 x 0.01 cm Print . 9.8 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€300

Absis Seriegrafia

Marc Prat

Print . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€290

Fruits plein cadre

Stephanie Larène

Painting . 50 x 65 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

€390

Requiem for Little Red Riding Hood

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

Price upon request

Naturae

Smoka

Painting . 60 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€640

Red Lisa #5

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 38 x 46 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0 inch

€650

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

L'un à l'autre

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€850

The Pianist #4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€650

The Pianist #3

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 59 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 23.2 x 0 inch

€650

Dindette & Dindonneau 2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch

€499

Lithurgie 4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 84 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.1 x 0 inch

€1,350

La Belle

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Nu couché aux cheveux blonds

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

€230

Dance, Colours and Nature 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,044

Dance, Colours and Nature 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,044

Nu aux bas roses

Alain Bonnefoit

Painting . 24.5 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 9.6 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch

€350

Reading Freud

Jennifer DeGroot

Painting . 61 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 24 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€1,380

Permeation V

Luiza Kasprzyk

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€550

Nu allongé sur fond noir et rouge

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.05 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€600

Illusion of freedom

Guy Ghazanchyan

Sculpture . 58 x 94 x 82 cm Sculpture . 22.8 x 37 x 32.3 inch

€4,800

Nu allongé

Alain Bonnefoit

Print . 55 x 78 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

€150

Bolshoi No. 3

Mario Henrique

Painting . 180 x 290 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 114.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,900

Nostalgia

Katarzyna Szydlowska

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

€3,200

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000 €4,500

Silence

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,500

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 6.6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 5.5

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Untitled 3.3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Adèle n°3 - Nue position ciseaux

Cécile Desserle

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

La azotea

Toni Caldentey

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

€3,000

Anatomy Lesson

Mino Maccari

Painting . 33.5 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Triptych - Three Grey Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,532

Triptych - Three Pink Graces, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 80 x 89.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,532

Figure Sketch No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 16 inch

€180

Surface

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€3,351

Three Graces With Red Curtain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 81 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,419

Dinner Time 3

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€17,000

Beyond boundaries #2

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€5,000

Adam and Eve

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Beyond boundaries

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200 €180

Reclining Nude in Three Colours 1

Michael Alford

Painting . 50.8 x 76.2 cm Painting . 20 x 30 inch

€4,047

Beyond Boundaries #1

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 213 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 83.9 x 0.8 inch

€10,000 €8,000

Boudoir

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Behind the Scenes 3

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€2,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 140 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Sans titre

Olivier de Sagazan

Painting . 59 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 23.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 25 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 24 x 37 x 0.4 cm Painting . 9.4 x 14.6 x 0.2 inch

€700

Tennis, le simple

Charles Lapicque

Print . 45 x 63 cm Print . 17.7 x 24.8 inch

€950

The Pool

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 160 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Passion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 11.5 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.5 x 8.5 x 0 inch

€180

Sessual

Mino Maccari

Painting . 55 x 73 x 0.4 cm Painting . 21.7 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Beyond the soft colors II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 49 x 143 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 56.3 x 0 inch

€2,518 €2,266

Behind the scenes 1

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€2,500

Woman's Reflection

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,867

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 31 x 47 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€700

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 25 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€700

Among my swan and Eden Diptych

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 100.1 x 138.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 54.5 x 0.1 inch

€7,194

Beyond the soft colors

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 71 x 163 x 0.1 cm Painting . 28 x 64.2 x 0 inch

€4,047

The white towel

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€3,500

On the way to Arcadia - I

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€1,800

Ukrainian Ophelia

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,676

Beyond boundaries #7

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

€200

Sultry in Shadows

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€7,913

Un Roi sans Couronne

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 63 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 24.8 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,400

Lucian

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 120 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€11,000

À Jamais dans Mon Cœur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 130 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€8,400

Les jours heureux I

David Jamin

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

€2,550

Le Déserteur

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 125 x 160 x 5 cm Painting . 49.2 x 63 x 2 inch

€12,000

Dreaming 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 41.9 x 59.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€658

Strength of a Black Man: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait

Obeka Simon

Painting . 121.9 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 54 x 1 inch

€3,462

Les formes combustibles #2

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 145 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Dreaming 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 41.9 x 59.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€658

Dreaming 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 41.9 x 59.9 x 1.5 cm Painting . 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€658

Le laboratoire

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 162 x 260 cm Painting . 63.8 x 102.4 inch

€25,000

Libre et alanguie

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

On the Border of Worlds

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Skull Treasure

Renjie Gao

Painting . 200 x 600 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 236.2 x 1.6 inch

€80,000

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