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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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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€200

Painting, Estelle, Sébastien Allart

Estelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€19,000

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Untitled, Renjie Gao

Untitled

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Photography, Deep soul 234, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 234

Laurence Verney

Photography . 75 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

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

€350

Painting, In the Field, Ilia Balavadze

In the Field

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 35 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, Soaring Series 3, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 3

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Painting, Pelota, Carlos Mendez

Pelota

Carlos Mendez

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

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Plaid Shirt, Nathan Chantob

Plaid Shirt

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€2,600 €2,340

Painting, La japonaise, Olivier Daumas

La japonaise

Olivier Daumas

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

€4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

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

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 9.4 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.4 x 9.4 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Au Cabaret, Yves Brayer

Au Cabaret

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 8.3 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Kid, Ilia Balavadze

Kid

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 15 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, Kanelle, Sébastien Allart

Kanelle

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Painting, Collagène, Zwy Milshtein

Collagène

Zwy Milshtein

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

€2,400

Painting, Retrospect, Eyitayo Alagbe

Retrospect

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,679

Painting, Waves In, Ruslana Levandovska

Waves In

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€2,232

Painting, Gift from God, Ya-Wei Li

Gift from God

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 265 x 190 x 4 cm Painting . 104.3 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

€24,700

Painting, Conjoined People, Ya-Wei Li

Conjoined People

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 140 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 55.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€6,100

Painting, Street Cred, Lisbeth Buonanno

Street Cred

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 120 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Code 2101, Thierry Carrier

Code 2101

Thierry Carrier

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

€6,000

Painting, Eaque, Laurent Betremieux

Eaque

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 76 x 57 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.4 inch

€700