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…

Freedom

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 26 x 24 x 10 cm Sculpture . 10.2 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch

€235

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €704

Mystica

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 17 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 6.7 x 7.9 inch

€400

XS Paper Doll #110 – Dior Couture Tribute | Luxury Fashion

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Love Colors

Sagrasse

Print . 24 x 31 x 12 cm Print . 9.4 x 12.2 x 4.7 inch

€230

Labyrinthe

Hanna Sidorowicz

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

€1,650

I'm Sorry Mona Lisa

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 31 x 23 x 3 cm Sculpture . 12.2 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

€500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800

Beauté 14

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

NY street

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch

€2,260

Repos de lumière.

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 10 x 35 x 4.5 cm Sculpture . 3.9 x 13.8 x 1.8 inch

€150

Art Book

Hom Nguyen

Print . 47.6 x 33.8 cm Print . 18.7 x 13.3 inch

€500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€800

L'orange et l'enfant

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€950

Lou

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Les citrons

David Jamin

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

€690

Vanité or

Philippe Pasqua

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

€3,990

Change point of view

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 21 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch

€450

Hypnosis #2

Erwann Tirilly

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

€3,500

Quand les mystères sont très malins

Yves Brayer

Print . 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch

€500

Près de lui, près du feu.

Natacha Birds

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Piano

David Jamin

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 1 inch

€900

Bergerie en Provence, Le Destet

Yves Brayer

Painting . 20.3 x 26.8 cm Painting . 8 x 10.6 inch

€1,400

In città

Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku

Painting . 32.8 x 47.8 x 0.8 cm Painting . 12.9 x 18.8 x 0.3 inch

€2,260

Demain après-midi

Laurent Betremieux

Painting . 30 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

€600

Ozhiko

Yoann Merienne

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

€1,800

El Principe

James Sparshatt

Photography . 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography . 16 x 20 inch

€845

Porteur de rêve

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1 inch

€1,500

Portrait aux rayures

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €704

If It Had A Mouth It Would Say Hello

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,675

La demoiselle IV

Kaige Yang

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

€1,600

Autour d'un verre

Maxime Frairot

Painting . 46 x 33 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 13 x 0.4 inch

€300

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

€14,000

La cicatrice

Natacha Birds

Sculpture . 30 x 16 x 11 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 6.3 x 4.3 inch

€300

Small Puffy Candy

Sagrasse

Design . 38 x 16 x 15 cm Design . 15 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch

€390

XS Paper Doll #111, Dolce Gabbana Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 32 x 24 x 4 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Au Grand Radeau

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 20.5 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.1 x 11.6 inch

€500

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

What Your Soul Sings Canvas

Snik

Painting . 40.65 x 40.65 x 3 cm Painting . 16 x 16 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Le Visage Volé

Jaume Plensa

Print . 40 x 32 x 0.3 cm Print . 15.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€2,300

Honfleur

Jean Le Gac

Fine Art Drawings . 29.5 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.6 x 15 inch

€1,050

Tribut

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 38 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Close-up 9 (Ophélie`s eye)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 26 x 18 cm Painting . 10.2 x 7.1 inch

€1,200

Lovers - Passionate 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Carmen Tyrrell

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 0.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€502

Schisme #4

Erwann Tirilly

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

€2,800

Page 8

Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)

Print . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€350

Sans titre (192)

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings . 25 x 36 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch

€1,500

La petite robe jaune

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.8 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.7 inch

€950

Oui mais bien sûr...!

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,400

Fille rouge

Hanna Sidorowicz

Painting . 33 x 41 x 2.5 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 1 inch

€1,200

Sculptures Dans L'Atelier (Lust 185), rare hand signed etching

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 28.6 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Print . 11.25 x 9 x 0.1 inch

€14,100

Beauté 17

Kaige Yang

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

€2,300

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15 inch

€800

Portrait de classe 22

Camille Cottier

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

€800

Last Steps to Emptiness

Natia Sapanadze

Painting . 39 x 34 x 3 cm Painting . 15.4 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

€870

Le clin d'oeil

Julien Cuny

Sculpture . 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€800

Cavaliers en Camargue

Yves Brayer

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€1,400

Le Peintre et l'Echo

Jean Le Gac

Print . 49.5 x 40 cm Print . 19.5 x 15.7 inch

€300

The Kiss

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€800

Le rouge gorge et l'enfant des bois

Els Knockaert

Painting . 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€850

Family

Ali Buhamad

Photography . 40 x 30 x 5 cm Photography . 15.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

€1,000

Rêve d'eau #3

Marta Grassi

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

€870

Portrait of Giorgio Morandi

Mino Maccari

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,100

Fighting A Losing Battle

Zena Blackwell

Painting . 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,675

Paysans mexicains

Yves Brayer

Print . 33 x 24 cm Print . 13 x 9.4 inch

€150

Tornem-hi III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 40 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch

€3,600

A dandy in the garden of black roses

Ramonn Vieitez

Painting . 50 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€2,260

XS Paper Doll #30, YSL Tribute

Rachel Bergeret

Painting . 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture . 22 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture . 8.7 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

€18,000

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€1,500

Back to 1500

Sagrasse

Sculpture . 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€450

Close-up 7 (Jiali`s lips)

Frédéric Léglise

Painting . 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Le village hanté

Charles Lapicque

Print . 37 x 27 cm Print . 14.6 x 10.6 inch

€125

Portrait

Guy Ghazanchyan

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

€800 €696

Untitled

Adam Sabhan

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

€800

Colt Hill Bridge

Luis Morris

Painting . 23 x 28 x 2 cm Painting . 9.1 x 11 x 0.8 inch

€790

I Found My Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Realist Portrait, Black Woman

Olajire Olalekan

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€1,130 €904

Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2916

Alberto Giacometti

Print . 44.5 x 32.5 cm Print . 17.5 x 12.8 inch

€9,500

Un jour ce qui se prépare aura lieu

Nathan Chantob

Fine Art Drawings . 31 x 31 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

€2,200

Trucks (3)

Rene Rikkelman

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

€1,450

Portrait de femme au foulard vert

Georges Dessouslavy

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,112

L'iris double

Olivier Daumas

Painting . 28 x 39 cm Painting . 11 x 15.4 inch

€1,100

Untitled

Jules Be Kuti

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€580

Where the light finds us

Damilola Ilori

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.81 x 9 x 1 inch

€542

Jeunes filles

Jean Ducommun

Painting . 46.5 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 18.3 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,735

Children’s

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€240

Nu de femme

Stéphane Lejeune

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

€336

Scène de corrida

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings . 24.4 x 31.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.6 x 12.3 inch

€600

Salon rouge

David Jamin

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

€850

Day dream II

Fabrice Leito

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

€1,100

L'affreux Robert

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 50 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€1,400

Portrait de classe 18

Camille Cottier

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

€800

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