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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, Pop Lips, Sagrasse

Pop Lips

Sagrasse

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

$1,187

Painting, Maeva, Sébastien Allart

Maeva

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$2,254

Painting, True colors, David Jamin

True colors

David Jamin

Painting . 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$949

Painting, Phorelyos, Yoann Merienne

Phorelyos

Yoann Merienne

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

$10,679

Painting, Landscape, Ilia Balavadze

Landscape

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 50 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,542

Painting, Racine, Hom Nguyen

Racine

Hom Nguyen

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

$21,358

Painting, Beauté 14, Kaige Yang

Beauté 14

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,729

Painting, Sympathie, Marta Grassi

Sympathie

Marta Grassi

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,424

Painting, Working day, David Jamin

Working day

David Jamin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,492

Painting, Deep Inside, Ewa Hauton

Deep Inside

Ewa Hauton

Painting . 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,627

Painting, Melt Gold, Renjie Gao

Melt Gold

Renjie Gao

Painting . 53.5 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 21.1 x 15 x 0 inch

$1,898

Painting, State Your Name, Snik

State Your Name

Snik

Painting . 45 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 17.7 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,780

Painting, Selo F, Ivan Tzonev

Selo F

Ivan Tzonev

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

$641

Painting, Beauté 6, Kaige Yang

Beauté 6

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,729

Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen

Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$22,425

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

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

$5,933

Painting, Code 2302, Thierry Carrier

Code 2302

Thierry Carrier

Painting . 200 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$14,238

Painting, Zéphyr, Nawel Aubert

Zéphyr

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,068

Painting, Esméralda, Paul Laurenzi

Esméralda

Paul Laurenzi

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,661

Painting, Mademoiselle 43, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 43

Kaige Yang

Painting . 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,661

Painting, Sur la plage, Julien Cuny

Sur la plage

Julien Cuny

Painting . 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting . 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,373

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 73 x 54 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 inch

$10,085

Painting, Portrait, Guy Ghazanchyan

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$890

Painting, Untitled, Ilia Balavadze

Untitled

Ilia Balavadze

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

$1,009

Painting, Icon in echo, Axel Traverso

Icon in echo

Axel Traverso

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

$6,526

Painting, Soma, Erwann Tirilly

Soma

Erwann Tirilly

Painting . 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$14,238

Painting, Folie, Marie-Ange Daudé

Folie

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 95 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

$3,322