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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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Print, Kinbaku Y, Yves Pero

Kinbaku Y

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Diletta II, Dominique Dève

Diletta II

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

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #3, Guillaume Piot

Palette #3

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 3.9 inch

€250

Painting, Captain flam, Maxime Frairot

Captain flam

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Mon amour, Lisbeth Buonanno

Mon amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Oscar, Lisbeth Buonanno

Oscar

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€100

Painting, Burna, Fresha D

Burna

Fresha D

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

€750

Painting, Amazonite, Lisbeth Buonanno

Amazonite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Print, La brise, Yves Pero

La brise

Yves Pero

Print . 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€300

Fine Art Drawings, Long Neck, Dominique Dève

Long Neck

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€260

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #20, Guillaume Piot

Palette #20

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 3.9 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Palette #17, Guillaume Piot

Palette #17

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.3 x 3.9 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Pathos, Dominique Dève

Pathos

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€270

Fine Art Drawings, Le nouveau royaume, Julien Cuny

Le nouveau royaume

Julien Cuny

Fine Art Drawings . 105 x 90 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€450 €315

Photography, Deep soul 253, Laurence Verney

Deep soul 253

Laurence Verney

Photography . 117 x 100 x 3 cm Photography . 46.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Photography, DS 247, Laurence Verney

DS 247

Laurence Verney

Photography . 112 x 92 x 3 cm Photography . 44.1 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Three Horsemen, Mino Maccari

Three Horsemen

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 28.8 x 20.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.3 x 8.2 x 0 inch

€480

Fine Art Drawings, Jeune femme, Henri Fehr

Jeune femme

Henri Fehr

Fine Art Drawings . 29 x 22 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.4 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch

€457

Print, Anaïs, Ger Doornink

Anaïs

Ger Doornink

Print . 67 x 65.5 cm Print . 26.4 x 25.8 inch

€890

Painting, Néfeles, Rocio Mazuecos

Néfeles

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€7,500

Painting, El coro, Rocio Mazuecos

El coro

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€9,190

Painting, Them, Olivier Massebeuf

Them

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, The Associate, Dominique Dève

The Associate

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€270

Painting, Fusion, Dzovig Arnelian

Fusion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch

€513

Fine Art Drawings, Combat, Dominique Dève

Combat

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

€260

Painting, DMX, Erdna André

DMX

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Print, Interior, Dzovig Arnelian

Interior

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 17 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 6.7 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€178

Fine Art Drawings, Mistery, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Mistery

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€520

Fine Art Drawings, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Styx

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Notorious, Erdna André

Notorious

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

Print, Ceto, Rocio Mazuecos

Ceto

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 35 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Snoop, Erdna André

Snoop

Erdna André

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600