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…

In Utero's Archeo Memory

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 148 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 58.3 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Corazon y alma

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,036

Copper plates

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 13.5 x 19 cm Painting . 5.3 x 7.5 inch

€380

Etude 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

€1,650

Dinner by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,080

Contemporary portrait "Stop!"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait - Do You Know?..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€1,300

Parisian Balconies

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,255

At the edge of Central Park

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,534

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

The Illusion of Safety

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 105 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 41.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Rhododendron Study No.10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€992

Theatrical Scene

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€500

Reine

Yoann Merienne

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

€7,000

Valronèse

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,000

Cuckoo Clock

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

4-5-17

Montse Valdés

Painting . 160 x 195 cm Painting . 63 x 76.8 inch

€31,220

Departure Without Map

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

The Knight and the Lady

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€850

La route C

Ivan Tzonev

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

€490

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women (1)

Obeka Simon

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

€1,488 €1,221

The Mighty Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,804

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 54 x 81 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.3 x 31.9 inch

€1,500

Toro I screenprint 2018

Marc Prat

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€280

Egret in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,461

Somnium No. 10, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€6,500

Stroll Under the Red Umbrella

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 85 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.7 inch

€1,500

In the Still of the Night in New York

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€1,985

Central Park view I

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€1,624

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

Le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 65 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€2,900

Brothers

Reinaldo Chavez

Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings . 4.3 x 6.3 inch

€280

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,682

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

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

Introspection 1

Sancko

Print . 30 x 60 cm Print . 11.8 x 23.6 inch

€189

Birds in Flight No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

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

€271

301 and 302. Diptych

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€902

Hawks in Flight No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,075

Spring in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,962

The Last Look

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,413

Louvre Museum in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€3,067

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

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

€1,488 €1,221

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

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

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

Barque au petit Rhône

Yves Brayer

Print . 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print . 19.5 x 25.4 inch

€300

Troupeau dans les Alpilles

Yves Brayer

Print . 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print . 19.5 x 25.4 inch

€300

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

La tente de l'Emir, Maroc

Yves Brayer

Print . 31 x 34 cm Print . 12.2 x 13.4 inch

€150

Drink Your Juice, Natasha…

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Marcel Duchamp

Julien Cuny

Painting . 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

The Lavender Hour in Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€16,689

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Fragmented Presence

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Serie Mallorca 4

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.04 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,800

Le retour I

Kaige Yang

Painting . 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Atelier

Mario Henrique

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

€8,500

Fervens

Mario Henrique

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

€9,900

Materia No. 2, Series VII

Mario Henrique

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

€8,029

With friends

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200

Early Morning

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 54 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€900

Jeremy Abbott and Oliver Hartt Diptych, Portraits

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

Romantic Evening

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€3,789

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,400 €1,190

La Confianza

James Sparshatt

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

€847

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 25 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€600

Row or Ride?

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Error 404: Gasoline Not Found

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 65 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Black Leather

Smoka

Painting . 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€800

Emergency

Katalin Soós

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

€6,600

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Moonshadows

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

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

€1,000

Le Papou

Olivier Daumas

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

€3,000

Just Cheeseburger...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€2,500

Late Night V

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,413

At the pool

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,691

The Sherlock Holmes, London

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,330

Maison Sauvage, Paris - Autumn

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,052

Royal Opera Restaurant, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,330

Just Tender Peaches... (Photorealism still life painting)

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€5,900

Love Letters

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,864

Seascape at Blacksand Beach, Iceland

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,052

Christmas Festivities

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,593

L’Amérique I

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Print . 97 x 130 x 0.1 cm Print . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch

€3,000

Nexus papel III

Marc Prat

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 160 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 63 inch

€825

Ian and Oliver Hartt Diptych, Portraits

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 39.9 x 59.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,608

I Want Ice Cream

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Moulin Rouge, Evening Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 50.8 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€5,322

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