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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, Shérazade, Zwy Milshtein

Shérazade

Zwy Milshtein

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

€1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Telephone, Mino Maccari

Telephone

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 34.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€750

Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero

Untitled

Maria Carbonero

Print . 46 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.1 x 13 x 0 inch

€500

Photography, araneosuS, Louis Blanc

araneosuS

Louis Blanc

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

€1,400

Photography, Precari deoS, Louis Blanc

Precari deoS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Mermaid I, Dzovig Arnelian

Mermaid I

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 21 x 44 x 0.1 cm Painting . 8.3 x 17.3 x 0 inch

€361

Photography, Bardot, Bridgeman

Bardot

Bridgeman

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.01 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€190

Painting, The void, Dzovig Arnelian

The void

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting . 35 x 45 x 0.6 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

€361

Photography, BestiA, Louis Blanc

BestiA

Louis Blanc

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

€1,150

Photography, InclusuS, Louis Blanc

InclusuS

Louis Blanc

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

€800

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Photography, araneosuS, Louis Blanc

araneosuS

Louis Blanc

Photography . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,750

Sculpture, Tornem-hi II, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi II

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 45 x 16 x 17 cm Sculpture . 17.7 x 6.3 x 6.7 inch

€3,600

Sculpture, Tornem-hi, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 48 x 14 x 12 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 inch

€3,600

Photography, DisSimuLaTiO, Louis Blanc

DisSimuLaTiO

Louis Blanc

Photography . 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and Child, Mino Maccari

Mother and Child

Mino Maccari

Fine Art Drawings . 38 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 10 x 0 inch

€920

Photography, motuS, Louis Blanc

motuS

Louis Blanc

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

€3,900

Painting, Free, Elizabeth Becker

Free

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 35.6 x 25.4 cm Painting . 14 x 10 inch

€180

Painting, Jess, Elizabeth Becker

Jess

Elizabeth Becker

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

€298

Sculpture, Tornem-hi IV, Teresa Riba

Tornem-hi IV

Teresa Riba

Sculpture . 48 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture . 18.9 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch

€4,250

Painting, Body No. 3, Elizabeth Becker

Body No. 3

Elizabeth Becker

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

€298

Painting, Body No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Body No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting . 40.6 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 16 x 10 x 0.1 inch

€244

Painting, Hold On, Elizabeth Becker

Hold On

Elizabeth Becker

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

€343