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…

Iris no. 197

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 inch

€944

Deeper no. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 76.2 x 57.2 cm Painting . 30 x 22.5 inch

€1,376

Unstoppable

Obeka Simon

Painting . 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,518

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,200

Woman with Veil

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 102 x 71 x 8 cm Painting . 40.2 x 28 x 3.1 inch

€14,000

Look at one Other

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 135 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 53.1 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€4,600

Come A Long Way 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€405

Stone oculi

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 11.6 x 21.8 cm Painting . 4.6 x 8.6 inch

€320

Where the Light Stays 9 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Damilola Ilori

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€405

Rêverie

Nawel Aubert

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€500

Compter le temps

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 107 x 196 x 3 cm Painting . 42.1 x 77.2 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Carré

Nathan Chantob

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

€5,000

Estelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

€2,500

Eins mit sich sein

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,012

Grackles No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,192

Tree Swallows

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,192

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€3,012

Portrait #52. From the Portraits series

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€1,079

Sin Pst II

Carlos Mendez

Painting . 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Contemporary portrait - Dilemma

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 90 x 1.8 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Regard

Fresha D

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€950

Lovers - Kiss In Pink And Blue

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 75.9 x 102.1 x 1.5 cm Painting . 29.9 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch

€1,725

Les coquelicots

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

les mots qu'elle voulait entendre entre les lignes

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Researchers

Katalin Soós

Painting . 100 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€7,200

Haunted by desire

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 62 x 62 x 0.5 cm Painting . 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.2 inch

€1,295

Cercle n°1

Marta Grassi

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

€1,300

Untitled SM 17

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Untitled SM 26

Adam Sabhan

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,500

Portrait No 37

Renjie Gao

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

€5,000

The Birdman

Renjie Gao

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

€5,000

The Journey

Renjie Gao

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

€5,000

Portrait No 90

Renjie Gao

Painting . 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch

€4,000

Queen 2

Nicolas Briere

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€6,000

Vendredi 20h17

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€380

Girl power

Marie-Ange Daudé

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

€2,500

Deep crying

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 120 x 80 x 0.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

€2,600

Clone

Marie-Ange Daudé

Painting . 90 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,900

Me and My Guys 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Relaxation

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€2,922

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

€2,922

Boss Lady

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,912

Untitled - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Modern Art, Colour, Acrylic

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€2,698

Mon Vélo

David Jamin

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

€2,550

Tide No. 24

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€229

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 160 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

Untitled

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

The Face of Abstraction Expressionism-3

Renjie Gao

Painting . 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

Queen Anne's Lace No. 22

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,293

Irises No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Poppies No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Grackle No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Grackle No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Blackbird

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Heron No. 29

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Heron in Flight

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Herons in Flight No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Heron in Flight No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

In Her III

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,113

His Worth II

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,113

Flying Hawk No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Flying Hawk No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,293

Flying Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Two Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Red-Tailed Hawk No. 5

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€1,574

Goldfinches

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Red-Tailed Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Le retour du sumo

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,400

Pathfinder 4

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,113

Pathfinder 3

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,113

Pathfinder 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,113

Contemporary portrait - Gas - Disel

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

F@ck the Rules

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,500

Lily Bouquet

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 66 x 101 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26 x 39.75 x 0.1 inch

€2,023

Tendre un perchoir 10

Marie Rauzy

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

€3,500

Boldness 2

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 66 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 26 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,798

Heroine

Eyitayo Alagbe

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€2,248

Jackdaw

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 101 x 66 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.75 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€1,843

Wandering Thoughts

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,967

Woman of Virtue (Feminine Epidemic series)

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,878

Girl with Dog

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€11,000

Untitled 1

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 35 x 50 cm Painting . 13.8 x 19.7 inch

€899

La sombra del viento

Marta Grassi

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

€1,500

Away From The Lens 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Women, Fashion

Afolayan Emmanuel

Painting . 35.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 12 x 1 inch

€405

Beyond the Sun

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 12 x 19 cm Painting . 4.7 x 7.5 inch

€290

Brotherhood

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 8 x 15.5 cm Painting . 3.1 x 6.1 inch

€240

Maya

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 11 x 16 cm Painting . 4.3 x 6.3 inch

€240

With the heart awaken

Reinaldo Chavez

Painting . 14.5 x 13.8 cm Painting . 5.7 x 5.4 inch

€280

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