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…

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 95 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 37.4 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,200

Portrait de Willy

Casimir Reymond

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

€1,293

Vieille femme au panier de pommes

Alberto Cecconi

Painting . 70.5 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,103

Reflection. The river and Can anyone go all this way Diptych

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 99.8 x 169.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.3 x 66.8 x 0.1 inch

€7,132

Weekend To Remeber - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Black Woman

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 50.8 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 17 x 1 inch

€1,114

Trois petits oiseaux

David Jamin

Painting . 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Carcasse

Benjamin Carbonne

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,975

On est encore là

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Hommage an Francis Bacon - rot

Mila Veljac'a

Painting . 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,800 €2,520

Yellow card

Ogunniyi Oluwatosin

Painting . 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,061

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€5,500

Untitled

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting . 139 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 54.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€3,300 €2,805

Brave

Sancko

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

€990

The Great Below

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€1,500

La Barque

Christie Nguyen

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

€6,000

Ozhiko

Yoann Merienne

Painting . 22 x 27 x 2 cm Painting . 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

In front of Nighthawks

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting . 81 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,500

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

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

€1,100

Sur la route (message 23) … croiser Rimbaud, Kerouac sur la route du peintre…

Jean Le Gac

Painting . 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Lavandière bretonne

Marguerita Pillini

Painting . 40 x 24.5 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 9.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,716

Jeune fille espagnole au foulard

Edouard Morerod

Painting . 47.5 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting . 18.7 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch

€2,340

Untitled 4-5-19

Montse Valdés

Painting . 100 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€6,900

Dr Season

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

€7,500 €6,750

The Reader -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Africa Women

Agboola Oladapo

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

€3,120

Entre mim

Teresa Carneiro

Painting . 140 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€7,650

Cloud-Gazing Club

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Je n'avance pas en ligne droite

Béatrice Terra

Painting . 92 x 73 x 4 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

The Weeds of the Long Night

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Fur collar

Lantomo

Painting . 73 x 54 x 4 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€3,400

Gentle spirit

Roman Gulman

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

€3,209

Afternoon Tea

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€6,418

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800

Portrait de classe 14

Camille Cottier

Painting . 27.5 x 22.5 x 2 cm Painting . 10.8 x 8.9 x 0.8 inch

€800

Kookina (Hair bun)

Saoud Abdallah

Painting . 69 x 48 cm Painting . 27.2 x 18.9 inch

€2,300

Vanité aux papillons, bleue

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting . 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€17,990

Taken Away

Snik

Painting . 100.3 x 130.2 x 5.1 cm Painting . 39.5 x 51.25 x 2 inch

€13,372

Digital Heteroideus

Ya-Wei Li

Painting . 45 x 35 x 4 cm Painting . 17.7 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Horizon-Bezdenitsa - 1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€550

Bourrasque

Nadège Dauvergne

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

€680

Gliding Towards Tomorrow

Kpe Innocent

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

€4,500

Mursikid

Lo Da

Painting . 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€1,600

Breakfast forever

Melinda Matyas

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

€5,800

Nature Collection No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€2,229

Morenike Afrofuture

Ekele Francis

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€1,738

Mamadou

Clement Garnung

Painting . 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,600

Temporary Shelter

Teona Yamanidze

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

€2,800

When Venice Dreamed of Love

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch

€11,143

Hommage à Modigliani

David Jamin

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

€3,200

Human (1)

Hom Nguyen

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€13,900

Close-up 6 (Fei Fei)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 55 x 38 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

When We Stay Very Quiet

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 115 x 65 x 1.8 cm Painting . 45.3 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,700

Boom #2

Guillaume Piot

Painting . 21 x 14.8 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 inch

€210

Natacha

David Kandelaki

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

€350 €280

A la bonne vôtre VI

Christophe Blanc

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,100

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800

Paesaggio

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 99.8 x 79.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 39.3 x 31.4 x 0.3 inch

€6,686

Fauno

Ricardo Tena

Painting . 120 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€5,444

Boat for Hire

Luis Morris

Painting . 20 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€669

Obsession Is Romantic

Mario Henrique

Painting . 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting . 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

Frozen Immortality

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,100

Untitled

Jules Be Kuti

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Blue Skull

Philippe Pasqua

Painting . 195 x 159.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 76.8 x 62.8 x 0 inch

€15,000

Portrait No.9 Bullfighter

Renjie Gao

Painting . 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

After A Long Day 5 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Mixed Media, Modern

Eyitayo Alagbe

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

€3,878

Les migrants

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 40 x 57 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Ties That Binds Us 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil, Women

Afolayan Emmanuel

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

€3,432

Dino ne supporte plus ses commères de collègues

G. Carta

Painting . 25 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€350

Mirage

Marta Grassi

Painting . 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,100

Dormeuse

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting . 18 x 24 x 2 cm Painting . 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€500

Impressions of Prague

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€4,279

The Podium II

Ilia Balavadze

Painting . 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€3,200

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800

Faune

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

La Ladakhis

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 55 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 1 inch

€2,000

Wendy

Sébastien Allart

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

€1,200

First

Nathan Chantob

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Without Words

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Boat Couture: Home Edition

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 90 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch

€2,000

Joconde

Sagrasse

Painting . 54 x 27 x 5 cm Painting . 21.3 x 10.6 x 2 inch

€400

Lady with Fur

Antonio Feltrinelli

Painting . 105 x 76 x 0.7 cm Painting . 41.3 x 29.9 x 0.3 inch

€6,400

Bosco delle querce

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 180.8 x 275.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 71.2 x 108.6 x 0.3 inch

€20,504

La fille à la lune

Julien Cuny

Painting . 110 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€850 €425

Baby Doll 2025, CD Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 71 x 42 x 1 cm Painting . 28 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Somnium No. 8, Series XVI

Mario Henrique

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

€4,900

Giovanna

Michelino Iorizzo

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€9,500

Mademoiselle 43

Kaige Yang

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

€1,400

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

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

€3,400

Working day

David Jamin

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

€2,100

Between prayer

Axel Traverso

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

€5,500

Contemplación y equilibrio

Rocio Mazuecos

Painting . 35 x 90 x 1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€2,420

Sunny Horse

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting . 125 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting . 49.2 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€891

Embroidered embrace

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€6,151

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