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…

L'ombre des arbres

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 200 x 200 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 inch

€20,000

Bullfight Sunday

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 30 x 30 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€480

From my memories

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 19 x 19 cm Painting . 7.5 x 7.5 inch

€370

Galene

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 20 x 20 x 0.01 cm Print . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€170

Method Man

Erdna André

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Aile d'acier

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€1,000

White Roads

Nataliya Bagatskaya

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

€5,900

In the Fied

Ilia Balavadze

Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€750

Corporation

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€780

Transition n°3

Marta Grassi

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

€580

Fading into Her

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€227 €204

What a lovely way to burn

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 79.8 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€2,271

Almost Spring

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€2,900

Vase 2

Alexandre Monteiro (Hopare)

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

€7,000

And the Geese are already Flying Far...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€4,900

Lovers - The portrait of love 4

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€640

El campesino

James Sparshatt

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

€966

La dama de la plaza

James Sparshatt

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

€1,154

Soleil

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,000

Fanfare de la mer

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€4,000

Bibliothèque au fauteuil rouge

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€690

Everything changed in absolute silence

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 59.9 x 59.9 x 5.1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€2,271

Cherry blossoms - spring is here!

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€5,088

Mujer de Santiago

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El tabaquero

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Sortilèges n°3

Marta Grassi

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

€700

Yves Saint-Laurent

OverSide

Photography . 60 x 60 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€350

Affinity FM1

Yves Pero

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

€675

Untitled 2

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€863

Place du Pantheon, Paris

Ruslana Levandovska

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

€6,178

La romera

James Sparshatt

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

€723

El campesino

James Sparshatt

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

€723

Fanfare de la mer

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€3,000

Hall Joving (in collaboration with Norman)

Lucile Callegari

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

€2,500

Thinking muse - Portrait

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€640

Sortilèges n°4

Marta Grassi

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

€700

Selo E

Ivan Tzonev

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

€1,000

Les deux

Pitu

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

Price upon request

Pulchrum foruM - Format M

Louis Blanc

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

€900

Lovers - The portrait of love 3

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€640

Underground life

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€3,000

Philippe Poupon

Maud Bernos

Photography . 15 x 15 cm Photography . 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€260

Obirin Rere (Good Woman) 3 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, African Modern

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Obirin Rere (Good Woman) 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, African Modern

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Obirin Rere (Good Woman) 1 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative, African Modern

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Diversity -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Bold 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Untitled -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Mixed Age 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

Mixed Age 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African Modern, Women

Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 1 inch

€681

I got lost in that hug

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.6 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€290

Silent distance

Melinda Matyas

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

€5,800

Twins

Fresha D

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

€950

Swallow No. 39

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 45.7 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 18 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€182

Le retour

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

I hid in the fables of her childhood

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.6 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€290

Soul Brothers 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Soul Brothers 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Soul Brothers 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Soul Brothers 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Vigilante - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Soliloquizing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

Soliloquizing 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 35.6 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 14 x 1 inch

€409

On était une bande de jeunes...

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€2,700

Kadok

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€2,700

La dernière cigarette

Zwy Milshtein

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

€10,000

Lunar Roadtrip

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€980

Portrait 2

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€160

Portrait 4

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€160

Portrait 1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€160

Tête C

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Tête A1

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Tête 7

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Thibaut était éjaculateur précoce à cause de son anxiété

G. Carta

Painting . 15 x 15 x 0.2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

€175

Florid thoughts

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 99.8 x 99.8 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39.3 x 2 inch

€2,725

Horizon A

Ivan Tzonev

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

€1,000

Routes Secondaires

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€6,500

Forlorn No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 36.8 x 36.8 cm Painting . 14.5 x 14.5 inch

€150

Selo H

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€160

Tête 2

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Selo - M

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 29 x 29 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.4 inch

€160

Selo - S

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

L'âme curieuse VI

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,200

Reflection. The river

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 99.8 x 99.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 39.3 x 0.1 inch

€3,634

Selo S

Ivan Tzonev

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

€1,000

Mere et enfant

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 29 x 29 x 1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€350

Crown

Fabrice Leito

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

€4,200

Surprise

Pitu

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

Price upon request

Reflexion

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€220

Assieds-toi là

G. Carta

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€200

Yves Saint Laurent - L'histoire d'une vie

OverSide

Photography . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€350

Le soleil sommeille sur les rues de Paris

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

€750

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