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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…


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Painting, Radiant, Elizabeth Becker

Radiant

Elizabeth Becker

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

€361

Photography, La mirada, James Sparshatt

La mirada

James Sparshatt

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

€725

Sculpture, Aigua III, Teresa Riba

Aigua III

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 34 x 33 x 14 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 13 x 5.5 inch

€3,800

Painting, La couronne, Marta Grassi

La couronne

Marta Grassi

Painting . 27 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

€440

Painting, Reverie, Elizabeth Becker

Reverie

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

€343

Photography, El duende, James Sparshatt

El duende

James Sparshatt

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

€1,157

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait, François Chapuis

Portrait

François Chapuis

Fine Art Drawings . 49 x 35 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.3 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€580

Painting, L'accueil, Zwy Milshtein

L'accueil

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Painting, Morgane, Zwy Milshtein

Morgane

Zwy Milshtein

Painting . 39 x 22 cm Painting . 15.4 x 8.7 inch

€1,800

Photography, Picasso (1), Gjon Mili

Picasso (1)

Gjon Mili

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

€250

Painting, Mirades III, Teresa Riba

Mirades III

Teresa Riba

Painting . 27 x 21 cm Painting . 10.6 x 8.3 inch

€750

Photography, Rebalance, Ali Buhamad

Rebalance

Ali Buhamad

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

€1,000