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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, Untitled 5, Saoud Abdallah

Untitled 5

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 62 x 41 cm Painting . 24.4 x 16.1 inch

€1,694

Painting, Ocean Figures, Bill Bate

Ocean Figures

Bill Bate

Painting . 145 x 115 x 4 cm Painting . 57.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,951

Fine Art Drawings, Poised, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Poised

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€950

Painting, Mermaid II, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 39.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€357

Painting, Revelation, Bill Bate

Revelation

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Painting, Ocean Swimmers, Bill Bate

Ocean Swimmers

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Painting, Energy, Bill Bate

Energy

Bill Bate

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

€3,344

Print, Grace, Yves Pero

Grace

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 46 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.1 x 13 x 0 inch

€500

Print, Human, Jolanta Johnsson

Human

Jolanta Johnsson

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

€300

Painting, Nähe 2, Mila Veljac'a

Nähe 2

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Print, Nude VIII, Marta Wakula

Nude VIII

Marta Wakula

Print . 16.5 x 8 cm Print . 6.5 x 3.1 inch

€190

Painting, The caress, Dzovig Arnelian

The caress

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 90 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€2,050

Print, Boudoir, Mino Maccari

Boudoir

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Sexual Desire, Mino Maccari

Sexual Desire

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Pleasure, Mino Maccari

Pleasure

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Satisfaction, Mino Maccari

Satisfaction

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Erotism, Mino Maccari

Erotism

Mino Maccari

Print . 21 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm Print . 8.3 x 6 x 0.1 inch

€300

Print, Kinbaku Y, Yves Pero

Kinbaku Y

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Luna, Yves Pero

Luna

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, Eugene Berman

Portrait

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0 inch

€450

Painting, Eos, Laurent Betremieux

Eos

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 76 x 57 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.4 inch

€700

Sculpture, Tornem-hi II, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 16 x 17 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.3 x 6.7 inch

€3,600

Sculpture, Tornem-hi, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 48 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch

€3,600

Print, La Brise, Yves Pero

La Brise

Yves Pero

Print . 120 x 90 x 0.01 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and Child, Mino Maccari

Mother and Child

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 x 0 inch

€920

Sculpture, Tancament IV, Teresa Riba

Tancament IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 22 x 12 x 27 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 4.7 x 10.6 inch

€4,100

Sculpture, Tancament II, Teresa Riba

Tancament II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 15 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture . 5.9 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch

€4,100