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…

Empty Paintings on The Wall

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 144 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 56.7 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,100

Demain après-midi

Laurent Betremieux

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

€600

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

€2,679

Golden Character

Carlos Mendez

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

€1,000

The Cat Who Chose My Home

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Le déni

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€5,300

Myriam

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

Human

Hom Nguyen

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

€11,900

J’écrirais ton nom sur l’azur

Cécile Desserle

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

€4,200

Souvenirs

Zwy Milshtein

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

€12,000

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

Omidan 2

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,116 €1,005

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

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

€6,500

Perou

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€990

Hilaire

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,900

While I Hope

Damilola Ilori

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

€2,857

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

€1,964

Locked in my heart

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,518

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

Confession

Nawel Aubert

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

€900

The Gaze between courses

Dzovig Arnelian

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

€857 €772

Pienso

Núria Bosch

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

€7,200

Small Puffy Candy

Sagrasse

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

€390

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

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

€1,150

Twiggy

Bridgeman

Photography . 51 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography . 20.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

€240

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Pink Lady

Victor Sheleg

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

€1,700

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

Last Steps to Emptiness

Natia Sapanadze

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

€870

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

€2,098

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

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

Minus

Yoann Merienne

Sculpture . 59 x 37 x 28 cm Sculpture . 23.2 x 14.6 x 11 inch

€12,000

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

La fille à la lune

Julien Cuny

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

€850

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

Composition abstraite

Mady Epstein

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

€1,447

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

€3,125 €2,813

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

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

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

€120,000

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

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

€2,800

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

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

Born Behind Silence

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

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

€1,295

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

Suite du temps VII

Jaume Plensa

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

€3,000

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

€1,786

Masque

Charles Lapicque

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

€9,000

Anthony

Ricardo Tena

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

€7,260

CH Skateboard

Rachel Bergeret

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

€4,800

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 clin d'oeil

Julien Cuny

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

€800

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

€2,500

Sabine

Jean Ducommun

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

€1,892

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

€13,930

Madame

Pitu

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€8,500

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

Croquis éternel 'Choisir la lumière'

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 23.5 x 20 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 9.3 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€110

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

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

€1,250

Alba

Sébastien Allart

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

€2,700

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

€3,125

Longing No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,322

Portrait I

Antonio Saura

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

€500

Le Peintre et l'Echo

Jean Le Gac

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

€300

Still life I

Yoann Merienne

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

€9,800

Omidan 1

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,116

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

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

€4,140

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

€496

Melt Gold

Renjie Gao

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

€1,600

Resonance

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€200 €180

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

Le village hanté

Charles Lapicque

Print . 37 x 27 cm Print . 14.6 x 10.6 inch

€125

Oui mais bien sûr...!

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,400

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

€150

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 200 x 140 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€12,100

Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 50 cm Painting . 28.7 x 19.7 inch

€2,200

Tornem-hi III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 40 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

€3,600

Fighting A Losing Battle

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,679

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