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…

Craving You

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

Divas, champagne and bla bla bla #4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,016

Octobre, the hairless cat II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,016

De précipices en belvédères 8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 6

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 5

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 3

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

De précipices en belvédères 1

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$179

Portrait 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 6

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 5

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 3

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Portrait 1

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$179

Octobre, the hairless cat III

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,016

The Pianist #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$777

Béatrice, beauté sauvage

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$777

Invictus

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 24 x 17 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 9.4 x 6.7 inch

$430

The Unicorn Has Three Eyes

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 2 inch

$1,955

Tracing the body - Breast Print

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 26 x 7 x 0.1 cm Print . 10.2 x 2.8 x 0 inch

$271 $244

Faces and Places

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 114 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting . 44.9 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch

$5,159 $4,643

Klubnacht

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,136

L'espace d'un instant

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,136

Worship

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,136

Douce Sorcellerie

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,375

La Princesse Noire

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

Nähe

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$5,381 $4,843

Close Combat II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

Jusqu'à ce que le jour se lève

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

La Beauté Triomphante

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

L'étranger

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,016

Jouir du Mal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

The hand that feed

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

Les mains étrangères

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,136

Dancing until we are dead

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,016

Cascade noire

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$777

Nuit Fauve, Champagne et Playlist #2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$777

Nuit Fauve, Champagne et playlist #3

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$777

Nuit Fauve, Champagne et playlist #4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$777

Portrait

Nicolas Carréga

Print . 25 x 17 x 0.2 cm Print . 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$478

La demoiselle III

Kaige Yang

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

$1,913

New York Thoughts

Ruslana Levandovska

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

$9,600

Untitled

Mario Henrique

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

$8,968

Le Seau

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch

$6,577

Captain

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Painting . 80 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 1 inch

$4,783

La Borée

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$3,348

Oropimente

Toni Caldentey

Painting . 146 x 113 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,870

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 49 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$598

Portrait 2

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$598

La pie bavarde, bavarde !

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 46 x 38.5 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15.2 x 0.8 inch

$717

Dots

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$789

Autour d'un verre

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 46 x 33 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$359

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$239 $215

INVISIBLE 2026

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 38 x 29 x 3 cm Painting . 15 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,315

Si tu étais la

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 160 x 90 x 6 cm Painting . 63 x 35.4 x 2.4 inch

$2,392

Parallel Souls

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,674

L'art de la Guerre

Guillaume Piot

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

$1,794

Home is Where I'm Needed

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,674

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 31 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12.2 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$538

Femme 25

Manuella Ferré

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

$383

Comedy Man

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 86 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,989

Portrait No.4

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,196

Le Temps Suspendu... 010

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

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

$957

Il tocco delle ninfe

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 149.9 x 99.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 59 x 39.3 x 0.3 inch

$10,786

la membrane

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,152

Taro

Ricardo Tena

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

$8,681

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$538

Hommage an Francis Bacon - rot

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,348

Sweet dreams

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,435

La direction

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 70 x 27 x 24 cm Sculpture . 27.6 x 10.6 x 9.4 inch

$11,958

Out of the blue

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$538

Too Late to Scare Me

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

$2,989

Now Make Me Cry

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 60.6 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.9 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$861

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

Print . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$239

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

$239 $215

On ne sait plus où on habite

Béatrice Terra

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

$6,816

Transparency - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Red

Agboola Oladapo

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

$6,472

Femme assise

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 183 x 152 x 4 cm Painting . 72 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

$14,350

Sin retorno

Toni Caldentey

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

$2,392

Mademoiselle 42

Kaige Yang

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

$1,674

Red card

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$1,283

Au théatre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 30 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

$717

Lovers - Passionate 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$599

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

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

$13,752

Ma mère et moi

Hom Nguyen

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

$13,752

Hide and Seek

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 110 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

$3,229

Mountainscape No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

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

$2,286

Life Journey 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Realism

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

$1,564

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