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…

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

€1,490

Le retour

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Architectural scene

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 70 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€903

Blockade

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Toro I screenprint 2018

Marc Prat

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

€280

4-5-17

Montse Valdés

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

€31,220

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

La route C

Ivan Tzonev

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

€490

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

Eole

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 48 x 49 x 37 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 19.3 x 14.6 inch

€14,000

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

Saturday

Zena Blackwell

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

€2,681

Conversations At Dinner

Mario Henrique

Painting . 90 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Introspection 1

Sancko

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

€189

Cuckoo Clock

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

301 303 and 302, Painting

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 9.9 x 45 x 0.3 cm Painting . 3.9 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,355

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

Spectrum

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch

€19,500

Vision of Twilight 2

Obeka Simon

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

€1,490

Jacquelina

James Sparshatt

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

€1,350

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

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

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

€1,500

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

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

Serie Mallorca 4

Toni Caldentey

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

€1,800

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,100

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

€8,038

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

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

€3,613

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

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

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

€600

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

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

Multiples

Julien Cuny

Painting . 127 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 50 x 68.1 x 2 inch

€4,200 €2,940

Dinner by the Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€13,096

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

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

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

€1,000

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,400

La Confianza

James Sparshatt

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

€847

Rhododendron Study No.10

Elizabeth Becker

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

€993

Parisian Balconies

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,258

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

€1,535

Angels and Demons (Portrait of Giorgio Morandi)

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

€950

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

Egret in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,463

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

€3,613

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

Le Papou

Olivier Daumas

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

€3,000

Code 1956

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

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

€903

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

Partir

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

La plénitude du marin

Julien Cuny

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,500 €750

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

Abierta 8

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

The Mighty Sea

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,806

Moonshadows

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Hawks in Flight No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,077

Early Morning

Natia Sapanadze

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

€900

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

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

Just Cheeseburger...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Dagoberto - Cuba musician

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€969

Marché : Viandes

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Operating Room

Katalin Soós

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

€6,000

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

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

€1,987

Central Park view I

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,626

Mooncake

Insane 51

Print . 40 x 70 cm Print . 15.7 x 27.6 inch

€1,590

Le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€2,900

Abierta 7

Antonio Saura

Print . 75 x 104 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

Le retour I

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Spring in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,967

Louvre Museum in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,071

Streets of Strasbourg

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,529

At the Beach

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€3,522

Sunset over an ocean

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€2,709

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

€2,800

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

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

€969

Fellaz on Frenchmen

James Sparshatt

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

€950

Birds in Flight No. 1

Elizabeth Becker

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

€271

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

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