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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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Painting, Moth, Natia Sapanadze

Moth

Natia Sapanadze

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

€2,500

Print, Abierta 5, Antonio Saura

Abierta 5

Antonio Saura

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

€1,800

Painting, Winds, Reinaldo Chavez

Winds

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 8 x 32 cm Painting . 3.1 x 12.6 inch

€320

Photography, Dagoberto, James Sparshatt

Dagoberto

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€3,596

Photography, La Linea, James Sparshatt

La Linea

James Sparshatt

Photography . 55.8 x 76.2 x 1 cm Photography . 22 x 30 x 0.4 inch

€2,986

Fine Art Drawings, Free Boys 2, Ilia Balavadze

Free Boys 2

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 85 x 100 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 33.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€3,500

Painting, Volandas II, Carlos Mendez

Volandas II

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 98 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Eco, Rocio Mazuecos

Eco

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 32 x 66 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.6 x 26 x 0.2 inch

€2,300

Fine Art Drawings, Two World, Ilia Balavadze

Two World

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,500

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 93 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.8 x 36.6 x 0 inch

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 40.9 x 0 inch

€1,700

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

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

€1,600

Fine Art Drawings, 24.40, Ilia Balavadze

24.40

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 86 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 33.9 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, Queen lady, Samuel Cueto

Queen lady

Samuel Cueto

Photography . 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€6,000

Painting, Sans titre, Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre

Zwy Milshtein

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

€1,500

Photography, Deep soul 232, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 232

Laurence Verney

Photography . 60 x 64 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

€2,088

Painting, Tide no. 20, Elizabeth Becker

Tide no. 20

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,037

Painting, Deep Sleep, Ya-Wei Li

Deep Sleep

Ya-Wei Li

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

€3,900

Painting, Fly Bar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Fly Bar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, The Landscape, Oleg Zhivetin

The Landscape

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 60 x 118 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 46.5 x 0.1 inch

€722

Painting, Green Table-Top, Ya-Wei Li

Green Table-Top

Ya-Wei Li

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

€3,900

Fine Art Drawings, Parade, Mino Maccari

Parade

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 49.5 x 69.1 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.5 x 27.2 x 0.2 inch

€650

Photography, O prazer, James Sparshatt

O prazer

James Sparshatt

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

€847

Fine Art Drawings, NKM, Guillaume Piot

NKM

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Painting, Parténope, Rocio Mazuecos

Parténope

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35 x 74 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,850

Painting, Code 2220, Thierry Carrier

Code 2220

Thierry Carrier

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

€5,800

Photography, Saint Laurent, Bridgeman

Saint Laurent

Bridgeman

Photography . 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, -N-, Guillaume Piot

-N-

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 74 x 105 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.1 x 41.3 inch

€4,500

Fine Art Drawings, MBS, Guillaume Piot

MBS

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 inch

€4,000