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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, 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

Painting, Defense, Renjie Gao

Defense

Renjie Gao

Painting . 155 x 143 x 4 cm Painting . 61 x 56.3 x 1.6 inch

€17,859

Painting, Rêverie, Nawel Aubert

Rêverie

Nawel Aubert

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

€500

Photography, No title, Philippe Pasqua

No title

Philippe Pasqua

Photography . 200 x 156 x 1 cm Photography . 78.7 x 61.4 x 0.4 inch

€15,000

Painting, Soaring Series 7, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 7

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Soaring Series 6, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 6

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Soaring Series 5, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 5

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Soaring Series 2, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 2

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Painting, Soaring Series 1, Renjie Gao

Soaring Series 1

Renjie Gao

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

€14,000

Print, Sorores, Ger Doornink

Sorores

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980

Painting, Silence, Renjie Gao

Silence

Renjie Gao

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€15,000

Photography, El duende, James Sparshatt

El duende

James Sparshatt

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

€1,157

Painting, Untitled X, Ya-Wei Li

Untitled X

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 199 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 78.3 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€14,600

Painting, The Secular Bird, Ya-Wei Li

The Secular Bird

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 190 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€14,800

Painting, Desperate Wedding, Ya-Wei Li

Desperate Wedding

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 200 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€17,700

Painting, Élya, Sébastien Allart

Élya

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,400

Painting, Doriane, Sébastien Allart

Doriane

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,800

Photography, Deep soul 80, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 80

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography . 44.1 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€2,100

Painting, Le centaure, Julien Cuny

Le centaure

Julien Cuny

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

€300

Sculpture, Aigua III, Teresa Riba

Aigua III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 34 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 13 x 5.5 inch

€3,800

Painting, Nocturne, Zwy Milshtein

Nocturne

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 27 cm Painting . 15.4 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, La couronne, Marta Grassi

La couronne

Marta Grassi

Painting . 27 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€440

Painting, A Life Unraveled, Obeka Simon

A Life Unraveled

Obeka Simon

Painting . 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38 x 32 x 1 inch

€2,679

Painting, Oga madam, Eyitayo Alagbe

Oga madam

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€4,554

Print, Yamoto, Ger Doornink

Yamoto

Ger Doornink

Print . 87 x 65.8 cm Print . 34.3 x 25.9 inch

€980