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…

Paris Sportif

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537

The Associate

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$315

Éditions Petit #6

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

$336

En attendant demain

Nathan Chantob

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

$14,003

Sapphire Beam

Lisbeth Buonanno

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

$350

Divas, champagne and bla bla bla #4

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$992

Blue Monday

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$992

Octobre, the hairless cat II

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$992

Mistery

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$607

Éditions Petit #4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

$336

Restraint

Olivier Massebeuf

Print . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$82

The little hero

Dzovig Arnelian

Print . 20 x 15 cm Print . 7.9 x 5.9 inch

$217

Combat

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$303

Silent gift 2

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 x 1 inch

$467 $420

Ceto

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 35 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$350

The man next door I

Gerry Nnubia

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

$467

Little Touch

Ger Doornink

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

$9,919

Amulet

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$700

Octobre, the hairless cat III

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$992

Last call

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537

Madone

Sancko

Print . 30 x 30 cm Print . 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$76

Éditions Petit #2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27 x 20 cm Print . 10.6 x 7.9 inch

$336

Notorious

Erdna André

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

$583

De précipices en belvédères 8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

De précipices en belvédères 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

De précipices en belvédères 6

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

De précipices en belvédères 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

De précipices en belvédères 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

De précipices en belvédères 1

Manuella Ferré

Print . 28 x 21 cm Print . 11 x 8.3 inch

$175

Portrait 2

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 8

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 6

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 4

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 3

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Portrait 1

Manuella Ferré

Print . 27.8 x 20.8 cm Print . 10.9 x 8.2 inch

$175

Femme 13

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

$490

Femme 7

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

$490

Femme 9

Manuella Ferré

Print . 102 x 73 cm Print . 40.2 x 28.7 inch

$490

Look Look

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537

La chambre

Smoka

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$700

Tetis

Rocio Mazuecos

Print . 25 x 28.5 x 0.01 cm Print . 9.8 x 11.2 x 0 inch

$350

Snoop

Erdna André

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

$700

Aya

Fresha D

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

$560

The Pianist #1

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$758

Roman Traffic

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537

Surprise

Pitu

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

Price upon request

DMX

Fresha D

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

$560

Architects Anonymous

Alexander Benz

Photography . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$537

Silent gift 1

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 76.2 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 x 1 inch

$467 $420

Masque de bébé

Olivier Daumas

Photography . 29 x 21 x 0.2 cm Photography . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$175

Stella Serena

Ger Doornink

Painting . 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$9,919

Introspection

Erdna André

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

$583

Naturae

Smoka

Painting . 60 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$747

Untitled

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 10 x 1 inch

$434 $390

Echoes of Self

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$434 $390

Quiet Time

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 25.4 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 10 x 12 inch

$467 $420

Black panther

Erdna André

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

$583

Le jardinier

Smoka

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

$747

Charlène

Christie Nguyen

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

$7,001

Bobby Seale

Erdna André

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

$583

Requiem for Little Red Riding Hood

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting . 75 x 110 x 1.8 cm Painting . 29.5 x 43.3 x 0.7 inch

Price upon request

Nithya(Eternel)

Laurence Verney

Photography . 57.5 x 40 x 1 cm Photography . 22.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$583

Missing

Olivier Massebeuf

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

$408

Le Naufrage

Olivier Massebeuf

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

$408

The inmate and the Black Virgin

Olivier Massebeuf

Painting . 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch

$525

Charlotte I

Dominique Dève

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$350

Red Lisa #5

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

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

$758

Woman

Hom Nguyen

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

Price upon request

Audrey Hepburn

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.05 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$292

Blood Rain

Erdna André

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

$583

Meta 4

Smoka

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

$700

Un monde meilleur

Hom Nguyen

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

Price upon request

Les brûmes de Londres

Christie Nguyen

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

$11,669

L'un à l'autre

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$992

Vanessa

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,109

Pulchritudo Vincit Omnia

Ger Doornink

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

$8,752 $7,877

Kindness

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$583

Kat, the mistress of the night

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,109

Mohamed

Erdna André

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

$467

Talina

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

Dédain

Erdna André

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

$467

L’Ouverture d’Espirit

Ger Doornink

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

$9,919 $8,927

Untitled 8-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 74 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 29.1 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Untitled 7-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 65 x 54 x 3.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.4 inch

Price upon request

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

Mickaël

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$583

Béatrice, beauté sauvage

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$758

Untitled 6-1-21

Montse Valdés

Painting . 60 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Le penseur

Erdna André

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$583

Dindette & Dindonneau 2

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 39 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch

$582

Untitled 1-4-9

Montse Valdés

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

Price upon request

Naïri

Sébastien Allart

Painting . 150 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

Price upon request

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