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…

Trucks

Rene Rikkelman

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

$1,729

Gliding Towards Tomorrow

Kpe Innocent

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

$5,367

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

$8,944

Golden Art - The most beautiful woman ever

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 83 x 83 x 6 cm Sculpture . 32.7 x 32.7 x 2.4 inch

$1,610

TRipOdiS - Collection cORpuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

$1,193

Paper VIP

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 37 x 37 x 13 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 14.6 x 5.1 inch

$298

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 5 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

$280

Croyance

Hom Nguyen

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

$23,970

Ailleurs

Marta Grassi

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

$2,624

Le veilleur immobile

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

$44,125

Ties That Binds Us 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil, Women

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,172

After a long day (Series 2)

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 2 inch

$4,770

Être libre

Cécile Desserle

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

$4,532

Golden Art - African DJ

Sagrasse

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

$1,610

Kito de Pavant

Maud Bernos

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

$3,578

Together Forever Old

Sagrasse

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

$298

Birds

Bridgeman

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

$286

Architects Anonymous

Alexander Benz

Photography . 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$2,147

Nymphe

Els Knockaert

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,073

The Clown

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 220 x 220 x 1 cm Painting . 86.6 x 86.6 x 0.4 inch

$10,852

Black Love Renaissance

Ekele Francis

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

$3,792

Take My Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 14 x 14 x 12.5 cm Sculpture . 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.9 inch

$143

Neglected Stone

Busari Adewale

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,250

Veranda V

Cécile Duchêne-Malissin

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

$12,880

L'orange et l'enfant

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$1,133

Mindscapes - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mixed Media, Modern

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,629

Mademoiselles jouent au foot

Kaige Yang

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

$1,789

Meditacion P XI

Marc Prat

Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch

$298

Free

Sancko

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

$1,181

Minimalist N°011225

Nicolas Briere

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

$4,770

Love U

Sagrasse

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

$119

Closer

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 100 x 100 x 6 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

$5,247

Empreinte 10 concrétion

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

$35,777

Fusionnels

Marta Grassi

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

$2,147

The Look (Edition of 30)

Ger Doornink

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

$3,244

Life is Game

Sagrasse

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

$716 $644

Voices in the Wind

Mario Henrique

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

$10,614

My Mother

Ly Hung Anh

Painting . 139.7 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting . 55 x 55 x 2 inch

$5,634

Lieux communs

Nathan Chantob

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

$3,101

Together Forever Kiss

Sagrasse

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

$298

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 4 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.6 inch

$280

Capo I

Pitu

Sculpture . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Sculpture . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$7,036

Lust / luxure (seven deadly sins)

Insane 51

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

$1,061

Luxury Vandals African DJ

Sagrasse

Print . 60 x 60 x 15 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 5.9 inch

$417

Labyrinthe

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,968

Self esteem

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

$1,355

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,550

Deep soul 84

Laurence Verney

Photography . 100 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$2,504

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

$4,055

Black Love Matters I - Contemporary African Acrylic Painting

Ekele Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$3,250

Crazy For You Gold

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 35 x 7 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 13.8 x 2.8 inch

$346

Deux

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,907

Take My Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 14 x 14 x 12.5 cm Sculpture . 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.9 inch

$143

Sweet Apple

Sagrasse

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

$632

Turquoise

Fabrice Leito

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

$5,367

Take My Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 14 x 14 x 12.5 cm Sculpture . 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.9 inch

$143

Love U

Sagrasse

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

$119

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 5 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2 inch

$280

Sweet Apple

Sagrasse

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

$632

Luxury Vandals DJ

Sagrasse

Print . 60 x 60 x 15 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 5.9 inch

$417

Meet it #10

Alexandra Delya

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

$167

Love U

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 11 x 11 x 9 cm Sculpture . 4.3 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

$119

Alchimistes 5

Jaume Plensa

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

$1,908

Bertrand de Broc

Maud Bernos

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

$3,578

L'âge des vertiges

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$1,133

La Nit i la Ciutat

Alejandra Caballero

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,816

Black Love Matters III - Contemporary west African Art

Ekele Francis

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$3,034

Unbroken 2: 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Portrait of Woman in Nature

Obeka Simon

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

$3,034

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch

$358

Banana Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 6 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 2.4 inch

$358

lusclnuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,193

In my univers

Jules Be Kuti

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

$6,201

Moon

Bridgeman

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

$286

The Playground

Teona Yamanidze

Painting . 130 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 51.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$8,348

Marianne

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

$1,670

Écoute le jardin.

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 21 x 21 x 0.5 cm Sculpture . 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$215

Broad Oak Bridge

Luis Morris

Painting . 27 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$942

Pop Lips

Sagrasse

Painting . 60 x 60 x 7 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.8 inch

$716

Je déborde carrément trop

Béatrice Terra

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

$1,431

In My Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

$3,522

Rhythm of Elegance

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

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

$1,625

Banana mmmh...

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 26 x 3 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch

$280

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

$1,133

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,550

I want to break free - Blue heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 35 x 6 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch

$525

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

$5,963

Prendre de la hauteur

Cécile Desserle

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

$3,339

I want to break free - Green heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 35 x 35 x 6 cm Sculpture . 13.8 x 13.8 x 2.4 inch

$525

Untitled Portrait Drawing No. 10 (Framed)

Mario Henrique

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

$716

L'Observateur I

Fabrice Leito

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

$4,055

L'ombre qui saute

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$1,133

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,550

Trois visages

Hom Nguyen

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

$53,665

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