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…

In Her Pride - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 88.9 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 27 x 1 inch

€2,674

Myriam

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Golden Character

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 65 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Le déni

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 162 x 114 cm Painting . 63.8 x 44.9 inch

€5,300

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€11,900

Sailor

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Painting . 73 x 54.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.5 x 1 inch

€3,800

Souvenirs

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€12,000

Perou

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Print . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€990

Portrait of Woman

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 39 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Hilaire

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Omidan 2

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 76.2 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 30 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€1,114

Beauté 17

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 x 10 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

€6,500

The Day After FP-5

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 145 x 115 x 1.8 cm Painting . 57.1 x 45.3 x 0.7 inch

€3,900

Somnium #8, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€10,100

Small Puffy Candy

Sagrasse

Design . 38 x 16 x 15 cm Design . 15 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch

€390

La direction

Yoann Merienne

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

€10,000

While I Hope

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 134.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 53 x 33 x 1 inch

€2,853

XS Paper Doll #111, Dolce Gabbana Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 32 x 24 x 4 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Maya

Josue M Pierre

Painting . 95 x 71.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 37.4 x 28.3 x 1 inch

€1,961

Locked in my heart

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,515

The Gaze between courses

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€856

Figuras Negro

Antonio Saura

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

€1,890

Pienso

Núria Bosch

Painting . 170 x 160 x 3.5 cm Painting . 66.9 x 63 x 1.4 inch

€7,200

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Portrait of an Uncontained Mind 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Modern

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€2,095

Il a un p'tit grain...

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 95 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 37.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€2,900

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 70 x 47.5 cm Print . 27.6 x 18.7 inch

€1,150

Now Make Me Cry

Sakurako Hamaguchi

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

€720

Pink Lady

Victor Sheleg

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

€1,700

Last Steps to Emptiness

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 39 x 34 x 3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

€870

Evening Paris Cityscape - Limited Edition

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€1,426

Le Visage Volé

Jaume Plensa

Print . 40 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print . 15.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,300

Kief

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

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

€1,800

Flash

Lantomo

Fine Art Drawings . 73 x 54 cm Fine Art Drawings . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

€3,200

Brûler dans tes yeux

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€850

Resonance II

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 200 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Faux semblant n°2

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Tribut

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€2,400 €2,160

Sky

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,900

Composition abstraite

Mady Epstein

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,449 €1,304

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Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

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

€350

Follow me

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,000

After a long day (Series 1)

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 2.5 inch

€3,120

Couche de Souvenirs (1)

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€18,400

Close-up 9 (Ophélie`s eye)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 26 x 18 cm Painting . 10.2 x 7.1 inch

€1,200

La Negra Tomasa

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€3,800

Beyond the door

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 0.75 inch

€2,674

Untitled 8-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 74 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 29.1 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€5,445

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

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

€2,800

Born Behind Silence

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 6.4 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 2.5 inch

€1,293

La Fortune

Nadège Dauvergne

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

The poet with red cheek

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,600

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 330 x 220 x 10 cm Painting . 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

€120,000

Hommage à Francis Bacon

Mila Veljac'a

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

€2,700

Anthony

Ricardo Tena

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

€7,260

Invitations aux voyages

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 61 x 46.5 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

La liseuse/6

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Le garçon à la lune

Julien Cuny

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

€850 €425

Introportrait au grand soir

David Jamin

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

€3,500

Portrait de classe 22

Camille Cottier

Painting . 27.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Vertical Red 2

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 90 x 59 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Brotherhood 3

Ekele Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,783

CH Skateboard

Rachel Bergeret

Sculpture . 85 x 38 x 10 cm Sculpture . 33.5 x 15 x 3.9 inch

€4,800

Code 2020

Thierry Carrier

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

€6,000

Sculptures Dans L'Atelier (Lust 185), rare hand signed etching

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 28.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Print . 11.25 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€13,907

Sabine

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,894

Vase with flowers

Rosen Markovski

Painting . 74 x 56 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 22 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Le Peintre et l'Echo

Jean Le Gac

Print . 49.5 x 40 cm Print . 19.5 x 15.7 inch

€300

Elyneï

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,700

Sentiments partagés (1)

Jules Be Kuti

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

€7,200

Family

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 30 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

€1,000

Katsumi

Michelino Iorizzo

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

€11,200

On your tomb, They won't smell nice

Obeka Simon

Painting . 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,496

Still life I

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 110 cm Painting . 59.1 x 43.3 inch

€9,800

Le reflet

Sandra Quintin

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,450

Japan #1

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 74.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch

€3,120

Longing No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€2,318

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting . 117 x 66.6 x 3 cm Painting . 46.1 x 26.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting . 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting . 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€9,000

Autour d'un verre

Maxime Frairot

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

€300

Colour Me Happy - Mint #1

Sophie Derrick

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€4,134

Keep Calm 2.0

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 16 x 6 x 8 cm Sculpture . 6.3 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch

€100

Omidan 1

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 76.2 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm Painting . 30 x 18 x 2.5 inch

€1,114

Lovers - Passionate 3, 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

€495

Portrait of Giorgio Morandi

Mino Maccari

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Melt Gold

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€1,600

Beauté 12

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Le clin d'oeil

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

Portrait I

Antonio Saura

Print . 30 x 20 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 inch

€500

The woman on sofa

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 90 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.8 x 1 inch

€6,200

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