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, Trucks, Rene Rikkelman

Rene Rikkelman

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

$1,729

Sculpture, Paper VIP, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$298

Painting, Croyance, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$23,970

Painting, Ailleurs, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

$2,624

Photography, Kito de Pavant, Maud Bernos

Maud Bernos

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

$3,578

Photography, Birds, Bridgeman

Bridgeman

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

$286

Painting, Nymphe, Els Knockaert

Els Knockaert

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

$1,073

Painting, The Clown, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Moutaz Al-Bashar

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

$10,852

Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$143

Painting, Meditacion P XI, Marc Prat

Marc Prat

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

$298

Painting, Free, Sancko

Sancko

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

$1,181

Sculpture, Love U, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$119

Painting, Closer, Marie-Ange Daudé

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

$5,247

Painting, Fusionnels, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

$2,147

Painting, Life is Game, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$716 $644

Painting, My Mother, Ly Hung Anh

Ly Hung Anh

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

$5,634

Fine Art Drawings, Lieux communs, Nathan Chantob

Nathan Chantob

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

$3,101

Sculpture, Capo I, Pitu

Pitu

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

$7,036

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,550

Photography, Deep soul 84, Laurence Verney

Laurence Verney

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

$2,504

Painting, Deux, Hanna Sidorowicz

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

$1,907

Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$143

Sculpture, Sweet Apple, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$632

Painting, Turquoise, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

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

$5,367

Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$143

Sculpture, Love U, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$119

Sculpture, Sweet Apple, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$632

Sculpture, Love U, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$119

Photography, lusclnuS, Louis Blanc

Louis Blanc

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

$1,193

Painting, In my univers, Jules Be Kuti

Jules Be Kuti

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

$6,201

Photography, Moon, Bridgeman

Bridgeman

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

$286

Painting, Pop Lips, Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$716

Sculpture, Banana mmmh..., Sagrasse

Sagrasse

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

$280

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,550

Painting, Untitled, Adam Sabhan

Adam Sabhan

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

$1,550

Painting, Trois visages, Hom Nguyen

Hom Nguyen

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

$53,665