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…

The Podium II

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,738

Night encounters

Reinaldo Chavez

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

$1,075

MoonCake

Insane 51

Print . 43 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print . 16.9 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,974

Verso la primavera

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 140 x 184.9 x 0.8 cm Painting . 55.1 x 72.8 x 0.3 inch

$16,357

The Illusion of Safety

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$3,154

Serie Mallorca 4

Toni Caldentey

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

$2,102

Models

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 120 x 185 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 72.8 x 1.6 inch

$6,658

The Distance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,168

Untitled

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$6,424

Without Mask

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,402

Toro I screenprint 2018

Marc Prat

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

$327

La gardienne

Julien Cuny

Painting . 126 x 173 x 5 cm Painting . 49.6 x 68.1 x 2 inch

$4,205

Hawks in Flight No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

$2,508

Egret in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

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

$1,766

Departure Without Map

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

Untitled 35

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 34

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 33

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 32

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 31

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 30

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 29

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 28

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 27

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 26

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 25

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 24

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 23

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 22

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 21

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 20

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 17

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Untitled 16

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Once In Tbilisi

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$2,570

To the Sound of Waves

Ruslana Levandovska

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

$4,580

Deep Sleep

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,555

Le Temps Suspendu... 002

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

$934

Corazon y alma

James Sparshatt

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

$1,224

Introspection 1

Sancko

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

$221

Untitled 15

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 14

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 13

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 12

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 10

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 7

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 6

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 5

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 4

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 1

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Oasis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

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

$1,752

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

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

$1,168

Serie Mallorca. Lluita

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 92 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,102

The Podium

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 140 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$5,490

Code 1956

Thierry Carrier

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

$2,102

Credendo Vides 018

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$934

Untitled 19

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,635

Fragmented Presence

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

Hard Way

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 190 x 210 x 5 cm Painting . 74.8 x 82.7 x 2 inch

$6,541

Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade

Yves Brayer

Painting . 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch

$4,672

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

$584

Green Table-Top

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$4,555

Ensayo

James Sparshatt

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

$1,145

Confused people series 10

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting . 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,091

The Priest-Eater

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 23.5 x 28 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.3 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$818

Baiser volé

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 8 x 12 x 1 cm Painting . 3.1 x 4.7 x 0.4 inch

$572

Cuckoo Clock

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

Untitled 11

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Untitled 9

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,518

Behind the Scenes 2

Ilia Balavadze

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

$2,102

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

$2,920

Just Cheeseburger...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$993

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$993

Crépuscule

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,738

Nyks

Luiza Kasprzyk

Print . 12 x 14.5 cm Print . 4.7 x 5.7 inch

$234

Black Leather

Smoka

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

$934

Emergency

Katalin Soós

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

$7,709

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

$701

Catelirci

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 45 x 60 cm Painting . 17.7 x 23.6 inch

$2,102

Credendo Vides 027

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$934

Trucks

Rene Rikkelman

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,278

One Way

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

I Want Ice Cream

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,920

Comme chien et chat

Béatrice Terra

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

$3,855

Don't go to the Garden of Flowers

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 36 x 47 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.5 x 1 inch

$3,037

Moth

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,920

Last Performance

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,154

Daily Monologue

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,504

Confused people series 09

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting . 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,091

Nexus papel III

Marc Prat

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

$964

Relationship

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$794

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

$1,635

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