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…

Le griffon

Julien Cuny

Painting . 70 x 50 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€300 €150

Un monde meilleur

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 180 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Desvelo VIII

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Tête-D

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Selo F1

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Selo - 4

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Selo - 3

Ivan Tzonev

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

€80

Batman

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Lego

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Superman

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Zircoin

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€450

Ti Lhan

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Vivement Noël

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€350

Selo D

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€80

Red Lisa #9

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

€650

Desvelo VII

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Desvelo VI

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Desvelo V

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Sueños de Morfeo

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Cantos marinos II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 34.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.6 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€725

Cantos marinos I

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 34.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 13.6 x 1 x 0.2 inch

€725

El origen del coral II

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€725

El origen del coral I

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35.5 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting . 14 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€725

Individuation

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Gym bag 1

Katalin Soós

Painting . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€450

Captain flam

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€180

Mon amour

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Tiger Skin Jasper

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€450

Pierre de lune

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch

€450

Moldavite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 10 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting . 3.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€450

Chrysicolla

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€450

Burna

Fresha D

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Peridot softness

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Labradorite Glow

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Amazonite

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Some of us are looking at the sun

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€1,800

Mazel Tov 4

Katalin Soós

Painting . 20 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

La robe rouge

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

€160

Silence 2

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 29 x 29 x 2 cm Painting . 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

€160

Tu es toujours dans mes pensées

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Desvelo II

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Emerald Glow

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Ich habe techno musik gehort

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Painting . 97 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting . 38.2 x 25.6 x 0 inch

€2,750

Une rencontre inattendue

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€480

Des étoiles pour toi

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch

€300

Néfeles

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 162 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€7,500

El coro

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 195 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 76.8 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€9,190

Them

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

€1,200

Black Metal

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

€950

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting . 220 x 320 x 1 cm Painting . 86.6 x 126 x 0.4 inch

€16,000

Holy s**t

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€800

Desvelo III

Rocio Mazuecos

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

€500

Fragmented Femininity

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 100 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€713

Reflections of a breast

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 92 x 127 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 50 x 0.4 inch

€713

Splashed emotions

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 48 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting . 18.9 x 15 x 0.1 inch

€624

Fusion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 40 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15 x 0.2 inch

€513

The Blue Lines of an Untold Story

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 50 x 32 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 inch

€713

Moine (Monk), série Human

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

La liberación de Afrodita

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 240 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 94.5 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€8,000

Unfathomable Depth 1

Olivier Massebeuf

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

€1,200

Sapphire Beam

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 15 x 10 x 2 cm Painting . 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.8 inch

€300

My red milk I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 14 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 5.5 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€357

Followspot

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€900

Poisson tigré

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 27 x 34 cm Painting . 10.6 x 13.4 inch

€400

DMX

Erdna André

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

€600

Sortie de masques

Christie Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 98 x 3 cm Painting . 63 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch

€9,000

Oiseau carré aux fruits en bleu et jaune

Stephanie Larène

Painting . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€450

En attendant demain

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€12,000

My red milk II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 16 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 6.3 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€357

La passion

Dominique Dève

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€250

Let there be light !

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€900

The man next door I

Gerry Nnubia

Painting . 27.9 x 21 cm Painting . 11 x 8.25 inch

€400

Notorious

Erdna André

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

€500

Le fil d'Ariane

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 160 x 250 x 5 cm Painting . 63 x 98.4 x 2 inch

Price upon request

Snoop

Erdna André

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Breast Print 28

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm Painting . 6 x 6 x 0.2 inch

€223

Breast Print 27

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 14 x 16.5 x 0.4 cm Painting . 5.5 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

€223 €201

Breast Print 26

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 16.8 x 12.2 x 0.4 cm Painting . 6.6 x 4.8 x 0.2 inch

€223

Breast Print 25

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm Painting . 6 x 6 x 0.2 inch

€223

Cloth Master in blue - Monochrome

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20.5 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch

€178 €160

Cloth Master in brown - Monochrome

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 20.5 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.1 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch

€178

Entrecote II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21 x 13 x 0.5 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch

€223

Domestic yellows III

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.2 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch

€223

Domestic yellows II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26 x 14 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.2 x 5.5 x 0.2 inch

€223

Domestic yellows I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26.5 x 16.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.4 x 6.5 x 0.2 inch

€223

Meditation II

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 28 x 13 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11 x 5.1 x 0.2 inch

€223 €201

Meditation I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 28 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€223

Peace of mind

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 28 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€223

Almost ready

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26.5 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.4 x 4.9 x 0.2 inch

€223

Slicing the onion

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 26 x 12 x 0.5 cm Painting . 10.2 x 4.7 x 0.2 inch

€223 €201

The ladies are waiting I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 16.5 x 25.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 6.5 x 10 x 0.2 inch

€223

Breast print 10

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 16.5 x 12.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 6.5 x 4.9 x 0.1 inch

€223

A woman's mirror - Top view 2

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 60 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch

€446

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