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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, New Dawn, Bill Bate

New Dawn

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,344

Painting, Clear Blue, Bill Bate

Clear Blue

Bill Bate

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,040

Sculpture, Torso, Rene Rikkelman

Torso

Rene Rikkelman

Sculpture . 50 x 30 x 26 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 11.8 x 10.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Feathers, Ruslana Levandovska

Feathers

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€14,976

Painting, Refuge, Elizabeth Becker

Refuge

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€954

Painting, Phoenix, Erwann Tirilly

Phoenix

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 143 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 56.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€14,000

Painting, Sur la plage, Julien Cuny

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 180 x 127 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 50 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, L'Amour Libre, Rachel Yedid

L'Amour Libre

Rachel Yedid

Painting . 147 x 142 x 5 cm Painting . 57.9 x 55.9 x 2 inch

€12,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,000

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,000

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€500

Painting, Mourning, Reinaldo Chavez

Mourning

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 13.5 cm Painting . 7.5 x 5.3 inch

€390

Painting, A Gentle Summer, Luis Morris

A Gentle Summer

Luis Morris

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

€1,155

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

€5,000

Painting, Back, Nathan Chantob

Back

Nathan Chantob

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

€7,500

Painting, Ton feu, Cécile Desserle

Ton feu

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

Fine Art Drawings, Esterelle, Marta Grassi

Esterelle

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Sculpture, Tancament III, Teresa Riba

Tancament III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 21 x 17 x 15 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 6.7 x 5.9 inch

€4,100

Photography, Kahleesi, Cécile Plaisance

Kahleesi

Cécile Plaisance

Photography . 125 x 95 x 3 cm Photography . 49.2 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Nude, Antonio Feltrinelli

Nude

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 102 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€10,000

Fine Art Drawings, Leda, Marta Grassi

Leda

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Cheese !, Maxime Frairot

Cheese !

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€350

Photography, Bardot, Bridgeman

Bardot

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, Inner Voice, Bill Bate

Inner Voice

Bill Bate

Painting . 92 x 71 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28 x 1.6 inch

€2,006

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Mino Maccari

Nude

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€900

Photography, Nu Assis, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Nu Assis

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, L'Envol, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

L'Envol

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Photography, Gaïa, Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Gaïa

Jean-Michel Rousvoal

Photography . 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Painting, Le Penseur, Clement Garnung

Le Penseur

Clement Garnung

Painting . 155 x 135 x 2 cm Painting . 61 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, Turmoil, Bill Bate

Turmoil

Bill Bate

Painting . 122 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,040

Painting, Fusion, Bill Bate

Fusion

Bill Bate

Painting . 140 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,344

Painting, Golden Glow, Bill Bate

Golden Glow

Bill Bate

Painting . 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,040

Fine Art Drawings, Nu de femme, Stéphane Lejeune

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Painting, Intermission, Tsanko Tsankoff

Intermission

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting . 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200