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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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Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Simon Goldberg

Nude

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 32 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, The Phone, Mino Maccari

The Phone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

Fine Art Drawings, Reclined Nude, Mino Maccari

Reclined Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Untitled 6, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Painting, Untitled 4, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Painting, The Pool, Ilia Balavadze

The Pool

Ilia Balavadze

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

€15,000

Painting, Calm Blue, Bill Bate

Calm Blue

Bill Bate

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

€3,351

Painting, Flowers, Reinaldo Chavez

Flowers

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 15 x 35 cm Painting . 5.9 x 13.8 inch

€370

Painting, Mermaid III, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€361

Painting, Mermaid I, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21 x 44 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€361

Painting, En soi, Isabelle Lebret

En soi

Isabelle Lebret

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

€3,500

Painting, On the coast, Tsanko Tsankoff

On the coast

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,599

Painting, Toi et Moi, Isabelle Lebret

Toi et Moi

Isabelle Lebret

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

€3,500

Painting, Untitled 7, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Painting, Untitled 5, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

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

€700

Painting, The void, Dzovig Arnelian

The void

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 35 x 45 x 0.6 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€361

Print, Secretly, Luiza Kasprzyk

Secretly

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 30.5 x 33 cm Print . 12 x 13 inch

€400

Fine Art Drawings, Telephone, Mino Maccari

Telephone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 34.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, On the shore, Tsanko Tsankoff

On the shore

Tsanko Tsankoff

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

€3,800

Print, Le Cygne, Yves Pero

Le Cygne

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 120 x 0.01 cm Print . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Mend No. 18, Elizabeth Becker

Mend No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€858

Painting, Confiance, Isabelle Lebret

Confiance

Isabelle Lebret

Painting . 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Sweet Dreams, Dzovig Arnelian

Sweet Dreams

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 113 x 178 cm Painting . 44.5 x 70.1 inch

€4,516 €4,064

Painting, Lovée, Lisbeth Buonanno

Lovée

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 12 x 18 x 1.8 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.1 x 0.7 inch

€500

Painting, Being, Elizabeth Becker

Being

Elizabeth Becker

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

€497

Fine Art Drawings, Fight, Mino Maccari

Fight

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 21 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€600

Painting, Cadiz 1, Rene Rikkelman

Cadiz 1

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Night, Elizabeth Becker

Night

Elizabeth Becker

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

€271