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…

Contemporary portrait - California

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,200

Contemporary portrait - Americano with Milk

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,200

Les iris violets

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 60 x 92 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

€3,200 €1,600

In Love

Ger Doornink

Print . 65.5 x 67 cm Print . 25.8 x 26.4 inch

€890

Les Vacances IV

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,376

Les Vacances II

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,376

Les Vacances I

James Sparshatt

Photography . 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,376

Tomorrow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 57 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Temps céleste

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,800

Untitled

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 24 x 29 x 3 cm Painting . 9.4 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch

€400

Sitting Gracefully While the World Falls Apart

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Don't Worry, Be Happy!..

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Swallows in Flight No. 47

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Birds on Branches No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Tree Swallows

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Autumnal No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

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

€944

Autumnal No. 15

Elizabeth Becker

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

€944

Autumnal No. 14

Elizabeth Becker

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

€944

El naufrago

James Sparshatt

Photography . 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography . 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,133

Las Memorias

James Sparshatt

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

€1,645

Credendo Vides 019

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

€800

Stone oculi

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 11.6 x 21.8 cm Painting . 4.6 x 8.6 inch

€320

Compter le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 107 x 196 x 3 cm Painting . 42.1 x 77.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,012

Grackles No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,192

Tree Swallows

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,192

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,012

Contemporary portrait - Dilemma

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Last man standing

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€725

La fosse

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Lovers - Kiss In Pink And Blue

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 75.9 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 29.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,725

Les coquelicots

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Researchers

Katalin Soós

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€7,200

Los Tangueros

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€725

Clone

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Tide No. 24

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€229

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

The Face of Abstraction Expressionism-3

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

Queen Anne's Lace No. 22

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,293

Irises No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Poppies No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Grackle No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Grackle No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Blackbird

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Heron No. 29

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Heron in Flight No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Flying Hawk No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Flying Hawk No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,293

Flying Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Two Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Goldfinches

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Red-Tailed Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Contemporary portrait - Gas - Disel

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Lily Bouquet

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 39.75 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Untitled 1

Saoud Abdallah

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

€899

Beyond the Sun

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 12 x 19 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.5 inch

€290

Brotherhood

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 8 x 15.5 cm Painting . 3.1 x 6.1 inch

€240

Maya

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 11 x 16 cm Painting . 4.3 x 6.3 inch

€240

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€200

Clara

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Unknow

Hanna Sidorowicz

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 74 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 29.1 x 0 inch

€1,800

Absolutely Nothing

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 95 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 37.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€19,000

Nature Collection No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,698

In the stillness of dawn

Plamen Ovcharov

Painting . 65 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€680

Contemporary portrait - The Beginning of the Road

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Abierta 4

Antonio Saura

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

€2,500

A Confiança

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€725

Saudade

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€725

La Marche des Éléphants

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Plant Study No. 109

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€1,214

Seagulls in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 92.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 36.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,214

The southern gentleman

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,158

Fictions

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 200 x 340 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 133.9 x 1.2 inch

€42,000

Dandy in the garden of black roses & Terrifying night of the first transformation

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 50 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€4,496

Control

Ali Buhamad

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

€450

Coordinates: Nowhere

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Los Vientos

James Sparshatt

Photography . 150 x 180 x 3 cm Photography . 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€8,470

150 Years From Now 2

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 60 x 1 inch

€5,395

Hellebores No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,743

Hallucination

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 120 x 1.8 cm Painting . 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

There was Life Here

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€2,500

Mirando Fijo

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Xon Duce Harley Davidson

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

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