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…

Pop Lips

Sagrasse

Painting . 83 x 83 x 11 cm Painting . 32.7 x 32.7 x 4.3 inch

€1,000

Golden Art - The Force Smile

Sagrasse

Print . 83 x 83 x 4 cm Print . 32.7 x 32.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,350

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Les combattants

Nicolas Monjo

Painting . 80 x 80 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€3,600

Closer Than Words

Jules Be Kuti

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

€5,200

The Kiss

Manuel Santelices

Painting . 20.3 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm Painting . 8 x 8 x 1 inch

€994

Dakhla

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 20 x 20 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Apparentia No. 3, Series IV

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Artist Tracey Emin Working

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€814

Roi du Ciel

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,200

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

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

€5,500

Thessela

Yoann Merienne

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€800

Woman

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,944

De jour comme de nuit

Marta Grassi

Painting . 145 x 145 x 0.2 cm Painting . 57.1 x 57.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,400

Je déborde carrément trop

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 60 x 60 x 6 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch

€1,200

Le veilleur immobile

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Painting . 160 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€37,000

LLum de matí

Alejandra Caballero

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

€2,300

L'âge des vertiges

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€950

Vanité aux papillons, bleue

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting . 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€17,990

We Are All The Same / SAMOURAÏ

Insane 51

Painting . 135 x 135 x 3 cm Painting . 53.1 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch

€13,900

Danse pour moi

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,500

Girl power

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

El revolucionario

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€838 €755

Sloth / paresse (seven deadly sins)

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,250

Transanimisme

Julien Cuny

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Messagers en vert

David Jamin

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

€690

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

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

€5,500

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€25,000

Turquoise

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Somnium #3, Series XIII

Mario Henrique

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

€5,100

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

€850

Uzétienne au chapeau

David Jamin

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

€2,750

The Asian girl

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 125 x 125 x 4 cm Painting . 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.6 inch

€11,500

New Strokes

Nathan Chantob

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

€2,900

Vase 1

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Design . 40 x 40 cm Design . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€7,000

Myocarde

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 96 x 96 cm Painting . 37.8 x 37.8 inch

€5,500

Empreinte 10 concrétion

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Painting . 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch

€30,000

L'Observateur I

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Une dernière lueur (bougie et écaille martre)

Agrume

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

€1,958

La sabiduría del Minotauro

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€2,800

Mise à nu

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€2,750

Visage

Benjamin Carbonne

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

€6,000

Un jour ce qui se prépare aura lieu

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 31 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,200

Le ciel, la terre, je saute...

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€950

Peace

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 87 x 87 x 2 cm Painting . 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Où est mon chapeau

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€550

The Look (Edition of 30)

Ger Doornink

Print . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,720

FALLING IN

Insane 51

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,790

lnvolucruM

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€900

Éclat II

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,800

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

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

€5,500

Black Angel

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€4,400

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

€45,000

Love is Blind

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,300 €1,040

Life is Game

Sagrasse

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€600

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

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

€550

Te veo

James Sparshatt

Photography . 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€959 €864

Marianne

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 40 x 40 cm Print . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,400

Le Poulpe en Bas Des Escaliers

Renjie Gao

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

€5,000

MENINE ROUGE 2019

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Les citrons

David Jamin

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

€690

Hope

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

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

€4,400

Veranda V

Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

Painting . 200 x 200 x 0.5 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.2 inch

€10,800

L'ombre qui saute

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€950

Minimalist N°030423

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€4,000

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

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

€5,200

Bazouk

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

€9,000

Rhythm of Elegance

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

€1,356

You're behind me

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,100

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Hope

Jumoke Oyetunde

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

€1,763

Limoges 1970

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Être libre

Cécile Desserle

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

€3,800

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

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

€5,500

Relinquished

Roger Ballen

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

€14,000

Ma benz

Marie-Ange Daudé

Design . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Design . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,500

Zikik

Ahmed Art

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

€590

Grande vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings . 160 x 160 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€28,000

Golden Art - DJ

Sagrasse

Print . 83 x 83 x 3 cm Print . 32.7 x 32.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

PSR

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

Print . 20 x 20 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Vanité or

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,990

Électrique

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,250

Brave

Sancko

Painting . 50 x 50 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€990

Juin

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch

€12,000

Prima

Yves Pero

Print . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€675

Sur la route (message 23) … croiser Rimbaud, Kerouac sur la route du peintre…

Jean Le Gac

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

€7,500

Sweet Apple

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 29 x 29 x 33 cm Sculpture . 11.4 x 11.4 x 13 inch

€530

Woman Sitting Down

Milburn-Foster

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

€6,200

La Barque

Christie Nguyen

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

€6,000

Gliding Towards Tomorrow

Kpe Innocent

Painting . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,500

Love U

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 11 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture . 4.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch

€100 €95

Stigmata

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 122 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€904

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