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…

Les mouettes

Charles Lapicque

Print . 65 x 48 cm Print . 25.6 x 18.9 inch

€750

Tête Montagne

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 60 x 50 x 35 cm Sculpture . 23.6 x 19.7 x 13.8 inch

€1,400

Bouquetin

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 40 x 30 x 25 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

€850

Déni de faciès

Guillaume Piot

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

€1,500

Macba1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 190 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

She will come back

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€850

What Does The Future Hold 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€402

Where the Light Stays 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€402

Alison

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€3,800

Napoli

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 82 x 81 x 1 cm Print . 32.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Her Worth I

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 68.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting . 27 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,098

Untitled

Carlos Mendez

Fine Art Drawings . 64 x 45 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€555

Autoportrait à la combi

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€950

Lady in Red in Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€12,501

La tristeza

James Sparshatt

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

€724

Evanescence

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€900

Dress Code for the Afterlife

Natia Sapanadze

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

€600

White River

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Contemporary portrait - Create Yourself

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Labake - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait of African Woman, Blue

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,143

Mend No. 19

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,067

Melancholia No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,067

Melancholia

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,067

Nature Collection No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,277

Barn Owl No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

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

€848

Contemporary portrait "Travel Companion"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Iris no. 197

Elizabeth Becker

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

€938

Deeper no. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,366

A strong man – Uncle III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 85 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,339

Tambourinades

Gérard Traquandi

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 11.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 4.5 inch

€400

Migrant heart

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,700

You are indifferent

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,750

Marginalized

Reinaldo Chavez

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

€1,850

El Dandy

James Sparshatt

Photography . 75 x 55 x 1 cm Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,983

Portrait 2

Erdna André

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

€500

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€402

Mystic

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 41 x 8 x 33 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 3.1 x 13 inch

€4,500

Vert outremer (1)

Julien Cuny

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

€250

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 147 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 57.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Girl with a Pearl

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 70 x 1 cm Print . 34.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€980

Femme 24

Manuella Ferré

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

€320

Poule ou coq ?

Julien Cuny

Painting . 100 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€900

Addiction

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,900

Code 2020

Thierry Carrier

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

€6,000

Hello, Moonlit Night

Sakurako Hamaguchi

Painting . 91 x 72.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.8 x 28.6 x 1 inch

€1,520

Mia

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€3,800

Abstract Floral No. 18

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€125

Abstract Floral No. 16

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€125

Abstract Floral No. 10

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€125

Abstract Floral No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€125

Le pull rayé

Julien Cuny

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

€390

Just Keep the Connection

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€2,900

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€3,900

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Contemporary portrait - Autumn Walk

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Black Leather Gloves"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Open Mind

Julien Cuny

Painting . 190 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,400

Contemporary portrait - Summer Night

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€750

Contemporary portrait Guardians

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait - Poolside Party

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€600

In the Center of the Metropolis

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Photo for Memory"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "The Path"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "The Inhabitants"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Holiday dress"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Selfie with the Banksy Art"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "Barbie"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Contemporary portrait "At Night"

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

The GPS

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 80 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

By the Streets of the Old Lviv Town

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

The Teleportation

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Jackdaw

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,831

A strong man - Dad

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 280 x 95 x 1 cm Painting . 110.2 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,339

Lisa visiting Gaultier...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,200

Flower girl

Victor Sheleg

Painting . 60 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€3,800

Dark Materials IV

James Sparshatt

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

€1,826

Mujer de Viñales

James Sparshatt

Photography . 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,064

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 9.3 inch

€300

Quiet Strength 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€402

Where the Light Stays 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€402

Impressions of Venice

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€4,286

Strength

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€250

The Path Where Nothing Is Simple

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Hellebore No. 39

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€384

Heron in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,009

Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

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

€1,563

Relax

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€1,300

Octave

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 54 x 37 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.3 x 14.6 x 0 inch

€1,600

Cosmologia

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 160 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,800

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